Movies

Last post was my book list. As I spent over 15 years in film production, here's my top ten movie list!

1. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

  (the original, of course; "Violet! You're turning violet, Violet!")

2. Goodfellas

 (Scorsese's masterpiece)

3. Betty Blue

 (the joyous original theatrical version; NOT the director's cut which is a nightmare)

4. The Year of Living Dangerously

 (young, and good acting Mel Gibson; young and hot Sigourney Weaver; exotic, mesmerizing political thriller)

5. The Elephant Man

 ( I cry every  time I see this; email me and I'll tell you my John Hurt story)

6. The 400 Blows

 (the best of the French New Wave; a coming of age tale beyond all others)

7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

 (my favorite Spielberg; the old school practical special effects blow away all this modern cheesy CGI junk)

8. The French Connection

 (best cop movie; best car chase; Gene Hackman is a god)

9. Cinema Paradiso

 (so awesome, so sweet, a love letter to movies and to being young)

10. Meet the Parents

 ( i never laughed so hard in a theater as i did the first time I saw this; gets funnier each time I see it)