i luv cinema

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • TCMFF 2019
    • TCMFF 2019: Reflections on a Favorite Film Festival
  • Tribeca 2019
    • When Your Time is Short, Go See a Short! (Tribeca 2019)
    • LINDA RONSTADT: The Sound of My Voice
  • London Film Festival 2019
    • BFI London Film Festival 2019 – My 1st Time!
    • The Aeronauts (2019) was Fun (Kinda)
    • Knives Out: A Highlight on My Cinematic Calendar
    • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: A Review
    • Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans ’66)
  • 100 “Must-See”
  • About Me
Home Fun Stuff A Life in Movies

May 8, 2011 By iluvcinema 11 Comments

A Life in Movies

 

When I visited the Fandango Groovers Movie Blog and noticed that a fantastic blog-a-thon was taking place, I decided that the meme would be something I want to participate in. Little did I know what I was getting myself involved with!

Phew! This was a lot harder than I thought it would be … to have to put together a list of your favorite films from each year sounds like a no-brainer, but the deeper I dug, the more I felt like I was doing the films I did not select a disservice. In the end I decided to go with the films that had the most visceral of responses for me. Where applicable (i.e. head versus heart), I added a “runner-up” selection.

Year Movie Runner-Up
1976

Smurfs and the Magic Flute

Freaky Friday
1977 Star Wars 

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978 Superman: the Movie 

Grease
1979 Alien 

The Warriors
1980 The Empire Strikes Back 

Bon Voyage Charlie Brown
1981 Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie 

1982 E.T. the Extra Terrestrial 

1983 Return of the Jedi 

1984 Beverly Hills Cop 

1985 A Room With a View 

Back to the Future
1986 Aliens 

1987 The Princess Bride 

Lethal Weapon
1988 Cinema Paradiso
1989 When Harry Met Sally 

1990 Europa! Europa! 

Home Alone
1991 Man in the Moon 

1992 Belle Epoque 

1993 Much Ado About Nothing 

1994 The Shawshank Redemption 

Muriel’s Wedding
1995 The Usual Suspects 

While You Were Sleeping *
1996 The Truth About Cats and Dogs 

The Long Kiss Goodnight
1997 L.A. Confidential 

1998 You’ve Got Mail 

1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley 

2000 High Fidelity 

Love + Basketball
2001 Bridget Jones’s Diary 

2002 Far From Heaven 

Bend it Like Beckham
2003 Love Actually 

School of Rock
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 

The Bourne Supremacy
2005 A History of Violence 

2006 Children of Men 

Casino Royale
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum 

Hot Fuzz
2008 The Dark Knight 

2009 Taken 

2010 Inception 

The Social Network

* 5.10.2011 – a bit of revisionist history … actually my runner up should be Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Filed Under: Fun Stuff Tagged With: 1976-2010, blog a thon, life in movies

Comments

  1. M. Carter @ the Movies says

    May 9, 2011 at 10:06 am

    You’re the first person I’ve seen who picked “Man in the Moon” — I didn’t think anyone else knew about that one! But it’s one of my favorite coming-of-age films, and that’s when I fell in love with Reese Witherspoon.

    Reply
    • iluvcinema says

      May 9, 2011 at 10:20 am

      It is definitely an under-appreciated film. I absolutely loved it and have seen it several times.
      Thanks for your comment, M. Carter!

      Reply
  2. Joel Burman says

    May 9, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Nice list. I get curious about that Smurf film and boy I wish I could have had Long Kiss Goodnight on the list! I think its probably one of the most underrated action films in the history of cinema. I think it would land on a top ten list actually!

    Reply
    • iluvcinema says

      May 9, 2011 at 1:36 pm

      RE: Smurf Film – it came out in ’76 and I loved The Smurfs (and that film) growing up so I picked it 🙂
      And yes, Long Kiss Good Night is so kick-ass! I am surprised that it has not gotten as much love as I feel it should. I was juggling between that and Cats&Dogs and ultimately I decided to go with the one that I have seen the most since its release.

      Reply
  3. Andy says

    May 9, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Some great choices there, thanks for taking part.

    Reply
  4. Colleeng says

    May 9, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    A Room With A View!!! I wanted to pick that but I had to go with The Color Purple. “ARWAV” is one of my all time favorites though. I saw it in the theater I think 8 times. You have tons a great picks, I’ll pretend I don’t see The Smurf movie. Just kidding!

    Reply
  5. iluvcinema says

    May 10, 2011 at 7:28 am

    Colleen, you can imagine the euphoria I had when I first went to Florence. It is very touristy but it was exciting to see all the places where they shot the film.

    And the Smurfs film … what can I say, it is all about the childhood memories!

    Did not know it would be such a provocative pick! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Joel Burman says

    May 18, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    OMG I love Cats and Dogs!!! Such a great film too!

    I totally agree on Long Kiss Goodnight I think its a top ten action film of all times.

    Reply
  7. iluvcinema says

    May 19, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    @Joel – thanks I Cats and Dogs is so not on folks’ radar. It is a witty rom-com that would knock any modern offering out of the park!

    Reply
  8. Tom says

    May 20, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    I didn’t know the Smurfs film was made in 1976. In the United States it was released in the early 1980s and I saw it in the theater because I loved the Hanna Barbara TV version. The movie seemed so different.

    Reply
    • iluvcinema says

      May 20, 2011 at 10:10 pm

      @Tom Yeah that was the result of some research. I remembered it from the 80’s too but for purposes of this exercise I refer to the original release date.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

Search

Recommended Read

First True Hitchcock

UC Press, January 2022

Added to My Video Library

Repeat Performance

Centers of Film Study

  • JBFC
  • MoMA Film Screenings
  • The Picture House
  • University of California Press (Cinema and Media Texts)

Fast Film Resources

  • Alfred Hitchcock Wiki
  • Alfred Hitchcock-Master of Suspense
  • Film | The Guardian
  • Kermode & Mayo's Film Reviews
  • Park Circus
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • The Internet Movie Database
  • Tribeca Film

Film Societies

  • BAMcinématek
  • Film Society of Lincoln Center

This is How We Blogroll

  • BBC Film: The Bulletin
  • Cinematic Corner
  • Comet Over Hollywood
  • Critical Women on Film
  • FlixChatter
  • Future of Flim (Tribeca Film Blog)
  • in so many words …
  • Kermode's Film Blog
  • Paula's Cinema Club
  • Roger Ebert
  • Sobriety Test Movie Reviews
  • Superhero Movie Talk
  • Sweet Freedom

Archives

Tweets by @iluvcinema
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact iluvcinema
totalfilm600movieblogs

[footer_backtotop]

Copyright © 2022, iluvcinema ·Streamline Pro Theme · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress · Log in