Monthly Archives: August 2007

My 27th – 29th Favorite Motion Pictures

29. Riviére du Hibou, La (An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge) (1962)This short film has about as near-perfect camera work as any film I’ve ever viewed. Well-timed close-ups and long shots, dolly-shots, French angles, and other camera trickery are all … Continue reading

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My 30th to 32nd Favorite Motion Pictures

32. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)Okay, if it seems kind of blasphemous to rank this movie higher than Citizen Kane that’s because 1) it is blasphemous and, 2) this is a list base on how much I enjoyed viewing a particular movie. … Continue reading

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My 33rd to 35th Favorite Motion Pictures

35 – Babe (1995)Talking animals generally don’t equal a great time at the theater, but Babe somehow manages to rise above the genre and become a memorable, one-of-a-kind film that runs a lot deeper than one would first suspect. It’s … Continue reading

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