Top 11 Best Movies I've Seen This Year (1 semester)
Applicable from January 1st, 2012-June 17th, 2012.
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- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera MilesAn American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.The best movie I've seen all year for arguable reasons, and probably the greatest Western of all time, The Searchers is a landmark in both film making and the Western genre. Wayne, Ford, the "Engines", Monumental Valley, the gunfights, the sunset--no movie has illustrated these, and more, better than the Searchers.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLew AyresLouis WolheimJohn WrayA German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.The first of it's kind: A remarkable war film that absorbs audiences into the hellish experiences of war, rendering them utterly speechless by the finale.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.A masterpiece if there ever was one; 12 Angry Men exposes the good and ugly natures of man in just under two hours. And in one small room.
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire MaurierA young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.A starkly realistic and poignant coming of age story.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneClaire TrevorAndy DevineA group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.A classic western with all around memorable characters and an electrifying chase scene.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank OvertonA widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.A powerful and atmospheric movie that speaks for the times. The childhood perspective is reminiscent of a great Spielberg film.
- DirectorsWilliam A. WellmanHarry d'Abbadie d'ArrastStarsClara BowCharles 'Buddy' RogersRichard ArlenTwo young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.An underrated, and even forgotten, gem. The film making here is like a time capsule.
- DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio CantariniWhen an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.A sublimely crafted fantasy that benefits from the dichotomy of its two acts.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsFaye DunawayWilliam HoldenPeter FinchA television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about mass media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.A brilliant satire on television and power in America.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean SebergRichard BalducciA small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder of a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.A stylistic movie that breathes its own narrative which would later influence Tarantino and even Pixar's The Incredibles.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroHarvey KeitelDavid ProvalIn New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic girlfriend, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.Scorsese's autobiographical insight to coming-of-age gangsters in Little Italy. Candid film making at best.
