My Top 20 Part One

These are my favorite films. Read on...

20. The Graduate (1967)- Mike Nichols


19. Raging Bull (1980)- Martin Scorsese

18. Magnolia (1999)- Paul Thomas Anderson

17. Ran (1985)- Akira Kurosawa

16. Jaws (1975)- Steven Spielberg

15. Apocalypse Now (1979)- Francis Ford Coppola

14. Schindler's List (1993)- Steven Spielberg

13. The Wild Bunch (1968)- Sam Peckinpah

12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)- Steven Spielberg


11. Once Upon a Time in The West (1969)- Sergio Leone

THE RETURN OF COPPOLA!!!!... and other exciting films...

So, if you haven't heard, one of my personal favorite filmmakers, Francis Ford Coppola, is finally returning to cinema. His last film, The Rainmaker was admittedly awful, but Youth Without Youth, which finished shooting a few months ago, and should be out by the end of the year, looks fantastic. Tim Roth is such an amazing actor, and I can't wait to see what Coppola, who in my opinion is the greatest "acting director" of all time, does with him.
Another favorite of mine, David Fincher has a new film coming out, Zodiac. It will be interesting to see Fincher's take on the Zodiac murders.
P.T. Anderson may also have a new film coming out. There Will Be Blood is based on Oil! by Upton Sinclair, and stars Daniel Day Lewis. Lewis is definately one of my favorite actors, so that adds just another reason to see the film.
I will post more about films coming out this year soon enough...

Gargoyles!!!

I admit that I never watched Gargoyles religiously as a child. I watched an episode here or there, but I only just recently got into the show, by way of the DVDs. The first season is quite good, from the five-part "Awakening" pilot to the amazing anti-firearms episode, "Deadly Force." It also features what is so far my favorite episode, "Long Way To Morning." I've yet to get far enough into the second season to comment too much, but it does get better. I enjoy the Shakespearian and Arthurian references in the show. It is without a doubt, the best television show Disney ever produced. More on this subject will be posted after I see all of the second season.