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“My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead.”  These opening lines set the stage for American Beauty, a turn-of-the-20th-century picture about the beauty…and dysfunction…of suburban American life.  As Lester awakens to the changes he needs to make to his everyday life, his wife and daughter follow similar journeys, along with his mysterious next-door neighbor.  As Lester’s death day looms, the culprits seem to multiply.  Part drama, part comedy, and all dysfunctional does American Beauty still deserve to be seen?  Find out today.

Current Rankings:

Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Silence of the Lambs 

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

Titanic

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

Schindler’s List

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

The English Patient

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Braveheart

Unforgiven

Annie Hall

Shakespeare In Love

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Forest Gump

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi

“It always works out?” “Why?” “I don’t know; it’s a mystery.” A play-within-a-play, or rather a play-beyond-a-play, Shakespeare in Love tells the fictional tale of the writing of another fictional tale as a young, upstart Shakespeare struggles to create a new comedy all while living a real-life romance/tragedy in the real world. With an all-star 1990s cast, and copious Shakespeare references and Easter eggs, Shakespeare in Love combines the forbidden love with a Finnes brother from English Patient with the star-crossed lovers of Titanic, all mixed with a Victorian setting.  Largely seen as a surprise in 1998, has Shakespeare proved to be a show for all time?  Find out today!

Current Rankings

Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Silence of the Lambs 

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

Titanic

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

Schindler’s List

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

The English Patient

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Braveheart

Unforgiven

Annie Hall

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Forest Gump

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi

“I’m king of the world!” “Jack, I’m flying!” “A real man makes his own luck” “I’ll never let go Jack” “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets”.  You know the quotes.  You’ve heard about the event, now it’s time to take a look at the film itself.  Nominated for a record-tying 14 Oscars and winning a record-trying 11, Titanic took the world by storm at the end of 1997.  Not only was the film the highest-grossing domestic movie of all time for 12 years, but still holds the record for the longest run at #1.  But for all its awards, does Titanic live up to it’s own hype?  Find out now!

Current Rankings:

Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Silence of the Lambs 

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

Schindler’s List

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

The English Patient

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Braveheart

Unforgiven

Annie Hall

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Forest Gump

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi

“New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire.”  Set at both the beginning and end of the Second World War, The English Patient tells the tale of the eponymous Count Almaszy, burn victim and hospice patient attempting to tell his story and recover his memory in his final days.  As the consequences of his actions circle, other characters struggle to find themselves as they process the waning days of the war.  Meanwhile, Almaszy (Ralph Fiennes) tells his tale of love, war, and mapmaking in the desert.  Is The English Patient’s story one worth telling?  Find out today.

Current Rankings:

Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Silence of the Lambs 

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

Schindler’s List

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Braveheart

Unforgiven

Annie Hall

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Forest Gump

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi

“Fight and you may die.  Run and you will live…at least for a little while.  They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!” These iconic words by William Wallace lead off a Scottish resistance against a long-standing English occupation.  As Wallace’s life is shattered by a brutal English lord, he leads a brave band of warriors to fight back against a far financially and technically superior foe.  Will Wallace and the Scots succeed where others have failed?  Find out this week on Cinema Cemetery.

Current Rankings:

Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Silence of the Lambs 

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

Schindler’s List

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Unforgiven

Annie Hall

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Forest Gump

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi

“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you’re gonna get”. With this classic line, we meet Forest Gump, the man who “truly” wrote the second half of the 20th century and influenced many of the great movers and shakers along the way.  From his humble beginnings living with his single mother in boarding house to serving in Vietnam, to meeting the President (x3) to starting the jogging craze, Forest shows the power of persistence, and positivity, even when told he “can’t sit here”.  Is Forest still worth “running” to see?  Find out this week on Cinema Cemetery.

Current Rankings:

Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Silence of the Lambs 

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

Schindler’s List

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Unforgiven

Annie Hall

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi

“It is written that whoever saves one life saves the world entire.”  Schindler’s List tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a Nazi opportunist who originally sought to use the German occupation of Krakow for profit who became a savior to nearly 850 Jews during the Holocaust.  Part narrative, part historical record, this movie shows the truth of the Holocaust on full display.  Directed by Stephen Spielberg, this piece continues to stand strong nearly 30 years later.  Where will Schindler fall on our list?  Find out now.

Current Rankings:

Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Silence of the Lambs 

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Unforgiven

Annie Hall

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi

"I've always thought it was out of character for David to drink anything as corrupt as whiskey."

"Out of character for him to be murdered too."

Rope tells the story of two friends, Brandon and Phillip, who set out to put a horrific experiment to the test: Is it possible to murder purely for the sake of danger and killing? As the two do away with their friend David, they proceed to then host a party with their mutual friends (and David's family) all while the dead body remains hidden in the room.  Filmed in a "single" shot, this Hitchcock experiment ramps the tension to 11 for the full 80-minute runtime. 

Take a look at this bonus episode to wrap up the year.  See you in 2022!

"I've killed women and children. I've killed everything that walks or crawls At one time or another. And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you done to Ned."  Unforgiven, the Clint Eastwood anti-Western from 1992 tells the tale of William Munny, reformed outlaw who is brought back into the assassin game after learning of an unprovoked attack on a young woman. As Munny (Eastwood) struggles with the choice to return to his old ways, Sheriff Bill Dagget (Gene Hackman) takes whatever steps he can to keep the peace in his town…even if that means getting his hands dirty.  A story of conviction and personal codes colliding, this film shows the consequences of two men who feel no need to search for forgiveness…and have none to give.  Will the film be worthy of your time?  Find out today.

Current Rankings

Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Silence of the Lambs 

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Annie Hall

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi

“Did you kill him?” “No, but best thing for him really; his therapy was going nowhere”. 1991’s Silence of the Lambs tells the tale of FBI trainee Clarice Starling called him to interview Hannibal Lecter in hopes of catching a lead to arrest serial killer Buffalo Bill.  As Hannibal toys with Clarice and the department for his own fun, he leads Agent Starling to not only catch a killer, but learn about her own past as well. Can Clarice silence the lambs, or Buffalo Bill strike again?  Find out…now.

Current rankings:

 Lawerence of Arabia  

The Godfather

All About Eve

The Godfather Part II

Gone With Wind 

It Happened One Night

Amadeus 

The Deer Hunter

The Sting

All The King’s Men

The Lost Weekend

Bridge on the River Kwai

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Rain Man

The French Connection

On The Waterfront

The Sound Of Music

Casablanca

All Quiet on the Western Front

Rebecca

In The Heat of the Night

The Mutiny On The Bounty

You Can’t Take It With You 

Marty

Mrs. Miniver

Dances With Wolves 

My Fair Lady

Patton

Gentleman’s Agreement

Hamlet

Cimarron 

Ben Hur

Chariots of Fire

Gandhi

Annie Hall

Driving Miss Daisy

Midnight Cowboy

Best Years of Our Lives

From Here to Eternity

Oliver!

Around the World in 80 Days

The Apartment
 The Last Emperor

The Great Ziegfeld

A Man Of All Seasons

The West Side Story

Wings

Grand Hotel

Rocky

Out of Africa

Tom Jones

Kramer v Kramer

Life of Emil Zola

How Green Was My Valley

Platoon

An American in Paris

Going My Way

Greatest Show On Earth

Ordinary People

Terms of Endearment

Broadway Melody 

Cavalcade

Gigi