All right, Gigi, here ya go - I worked hard on this for you :)

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: First of all, here are the "favorites" I share with you: : : Psycho (the original... I haven't seen the "update," though it sounds a little ham-handed, and I must admit to some petty disrespect for a director that follows the source a bit *too* rigidly.) : : 2001- Space Odyssey (I've never seen a movie give such a sense of the divine) : : Taxi Driver (the lead character is *me*, man... why does everyone think he's so "crazy?" :P) : : Annie Hall (Woody Allen has an irresistable way of playing with paranoia.) : : Blade Runner (I actually found it very moving.) : : Fargo (I can recall no more fascinating character drama in recent movies than those given to us by the "Coen brothers.") : : Pulp Fiction (I've gone both ways on this movie, but I've settled on the positive.) : And here are your "guesses" about my favorite movies that you were right about: : Gone With the Wind (A bit depressing, but irresistably grandoise and witty nonetheless.) : The Piano (one of the more sensible and convincing movies of its kind.) : I might share more of your opinions if I had seen more of the movies on your list. : Most of my favorite movies range from the 1940's to 1970's, and my list reads like a standard "stuffy old critic's" list - this is in part because I've chiefly investigated the movies that I've read were "supposed" to be good. But that will probably change. What's my next step? Same as in my music exploration: to see which films of recent vintage were better-known in the UK than in America! : Wizard of Oz : Casablanca (all-time favorite) : It's a Wonderful Life : The Third Man (I had to endure nearly unintelligably muddled sound until the DVD became available) : Citizen Kane (still waiting for the DVD, and I'm willing to wait as long as necessary, if they *finally* get it right... this, besides being one of the most acclaimed movies, is one of the worst-represented as far as remaster quality.) : Singin' in the Rain (endlessly imaginative, in a roaring 20s urban sort of way) : Vertigo (demands the same kind of slow, meandering attention that 2001--A Space Odyssey does.) : Breakfast at Tiffany's : Andrei Rublev (4w5-ish Russian movie from 1965 or thereabouts) : Monty Python and the Holy Grail (this seems to be a popular one... that's good to know.) : Animal House (far more popular in the U.S. than anywhere else, which is unusual for a favorite of mine.) : Amadeus : Ghostbusters : Ferris Bueller.... : A Fish Called Wanda : The Silence of the Lambs : Little Women : Happiness : Dark City : The Big Lebowski : There's Something About Mary : Snow White (Disney) : Beauty and the Beast (ditto) : Saturday Night Fever : Otto e Mezzo (pour Federico Fellini) : The Princess Bride : Forrest Gump (gee, I wish *I* could just happen to be at every major political event of the last 25 years. :P) : That's 36 - nice round number. : Derf

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