Greatest Films - The Best Movies in Cinematic History
The 50+ Greatest Femmes Fatales in Classic Film Noir: Classic film noir developed during and after World War II, taking advantage of the post-war ambience of anxiety, pessimism, and suspicion, and possibly reflecting male fears of female liberation and independence during the war years. Film noirs first evolved in the 1940s, became prominent in ...
Film Genres - Greatest Films
Film Sub-Genres Types (and Hybrids) There are dozens and dozens of film sub-genres types (and hybrids), that include films that combine different film elements or types together: e.g., action-comedies, zombie-disaster-thrillers, martial arts/kung-fu or video-game action films, musical dramas, espionage thrillers, black comedies, etc.).
By Year - Greatest Films
Greatest Films - by Year: One way to look at films is to concentrate on each individual year's releases. It's a good method to recognize the flow and the trends of films, to see those that performed best, and to look at those that came to the forefront or were critically important.
Lists - Greatest Films
This selection of 100 Greatest Films in the last century of film-making covers, by conscious choice, a wide range of genres, decades, stars and directors. Emphasis in these selections is purposely directed toward earlier, more classic Hollywood/American films than more recent films, although some recent films (and British films) are included.
200 Greatest Films - By Decade
200 Greatest Films (of the 20th Century) by Decade (chronologically ordered) The films marked with an asterik (*) are from the 100 Greatest Films list. The Pre-20's: * The Birth Of A Nation (1915) * Intolerance (1916) Broken Blossoms (1919) The 1920's: * Greed (1924) The Big Parade (1925) * The Gold Rush (1925) * The General (1927) The Jazz ...
100 Greatest Movie Performances of All Time
100. Alex De Large. Malcolm McDowell. A Clockwork Orange (1971) A self-aggrandizing, sadistic rapist and hooligan, for whom McDowell suffered various forms of torture for the performance (near drowning, scratched corneas, etc.). 99. Navin Johnson. Steve Martin.
All-Time Top Film Franchises - Box-Office - Greatest Films
Star Trek (2009) $257.7 million. $1.36 billion. Twilight Saga Twilight (2008) The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (2011) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (2012) 5. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) $300.5 million. $1.35 billion.
Film Reviews - Greatest Films - Filmsite
Filmsite's Film Reviews: This site has lengthy analytical reviews written by author/reviewer Tim Dirks for many of the best movies ever made throughout the history of cinema. Reviews include a prominent movie poster, historical background for the film, a summary or synopsis of the film, excerpted dialogue, and critical commentary in order to appreciate the film more fully.
Top Films of All-Time - Greatest Films
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Highest grossing Lord of the Rings/Middle Earth film to date. Shrek 2 (2004) - Highest grossing (domestic) animated film to date, but then surpassed by Finding Dory (2016) The Dark Knight (2008) - Highest grossing Batman film to date.
Film Reviews - Overview - Greatest Films
The Greatest Films selected do not include foreign films or non-English language films for purposes of specialization and focus. No negative judgment on foreign films is intended. Reviews include a prominent movie poster, historical background for the film, a summary or synopsis of the film, excerpted dialogue, and critical commentary in order ...