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  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Alien Alien
  • Contact Contact

Science Fiction Faves

36 films

Every since I was a kid, I have always loved science fiction movies. I used even enjoy the bad ones.…

  • Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce
  • Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility
  • Sex and the City Sex and the City
  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  • 13 Going On 30 13 Going On 30

Chick Flicks

29 films

Sure, I like chick flicks...not because they're chick flicks...but because a good movie is a good movie, regardless of the…

  • Heat Heat
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  • Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop
  • The Player The Player
  • Get Shorty Get Shorty

L.A. lady

19 films

Los Angeles, home of the big Hollywood studios, has been used to great effect in a number of films that…

  • Taxi Driver Taxi Driver
  • Sweet Smell of Success Sweet Smell of Success
  • Serpico Serpico
  • Annie Hall Annie Hall
  • Tootsie Tootsie

New York, just like I pictured it...

39 films 1

Too many great films have been set in New York City, and thank goodness for that. The city provides not…

  • Betty Blue Betty Blue
  • The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Woman of the Year Woman of the Year
  • Breaking The Waves Breaking The Waves

20 Great Love Stories

22 films

Yes, I am man enough to admit that I enjoy a love story every now and then...a GOOD love story.…

  • The Graduate The Graduate
  • Closer Closer
  • The Day of the Dolphin The Day of the Dolphin
  • Wit Wit
  • Primary Colors Primary Colors

Mike Nichols Favorites

10 films

Mike Nichols is probably the greatest actor's director alive today. He really knows how to get the best performances in…

  • Contact Contact
  • Used Cars Used Cars
  • Back to the Future Back to the Future
  • Beowulf Beowulf
  • Romancing the Stone Romancing the Stone

Robert Zemeckis: RANKED

15 films

Robert Zemeckis is one of the most talented and innovative commercial directors alive today. Here's how I rank his work.

  • Any Given Sunday Any Given Sunday
  • Wall Street Wall Street
  • The Doors The Doors
  • Natural Born Killers Natural Born Killers
  • W. W.

Oliver Stone Top 10

10 films

Oliver Stone is a great, yet polarizing director. His best films dig uncomfortably deep, and force you to look into…

  • Unforgiven Unforgiven
  • High Plains Drifter High Plains Drifter
  • Mystic River Mystic River
  • Million Dollar Baby Million Dollar Baby
  • Firefox Firefox

Clint Eastwood: Director - Top 10

10 films

Clint Eastwood is hit or miss as a director, yet when he's good...Eastwood is very, very good. Here's my choice…

  • Crimson Tide Crimson Tide
  • Days of Thunder Days of Thunder
  • True Romance True Romance
  • Enemy of the State Enemy of the State
  • The Last Boy Scout The Last Boy Scout

Tony Scott - RANKED

16 films

When he's good, Tony Scott is one of the best action directors around. Here's how I rank his films.

  • He Got Game He Got Game
  • Inside Man Inside Man
  • Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing
  • She's Gotta Have It She's Gotta Have It
  • Miracle at St. Anna Miracle at St. Anna

Spike Lee's Ten Best

10 films

Spike Lee is perhaps the most polarizing filmmaker in history. Too often he gets in the way of himself as…

  • Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein
  • Blazing Saddles Blazing Saddles
  • The Producers The Producers
  • Silent Movie Silent Movie
  • High Anxiety High Anxiety

Mel Brooks - RANKED

11 films 1

Mel Brooks has made some of the funniest films ever made. It's a shame he didn't make more movies. Here's…