| W I N G S O F D E S I R E (Der Himmel über Berlin) Year: 1987 Genre: Fantasy Drama Director: Wim Wenders Writers: Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger, Wim Wenders Music: Laurie Anderson, Jürgen Knieper, Laurent Petitgand Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Peter Falk (yes, Columbo's Peter Falk) BMF says: "A movie about angels and divinity, but handled with great intelligence. Subtly moving, beautifully written... the Big Movie Freak is enraptured." |
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(sequel to Ridley Scott's "Alien") Year: 1986 Genre: Science Fiction Director: James Cameron Writers: James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett Music: James Horner Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Mark Rolston BMF says: "The original and best space soldiers versus an army of bestial extraterrestrials movie, ripped off by countless sci-fi flicks since." |
| 2 0 0 1 : A S P A C E O D Y S S E Y Year: 1968 Genre: Science Fiction Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, real apes BMF says: "I've never seen any sci-fi that is this intellectual and artistic. The standard to which all sci-fi flicks should aspire to." |
| T H E B I G L E B O W S K I Year: 1998 Genre: Comedy Director: Joel Coen Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Music: Carter Burwell, Henry Mancini, Mickey Newbury, Townes van Zandt Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Peter Stormare, John Turturro, David Thewlis, Sam Elliott BMF says: "Never knew that being a bum could be this cool!" |
| B L A D E R U N N E R (Director's Cut) Year: 1982 Genre: Science Fiction Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples, Roland Kibbee (voiceovers), Philip K. Dick (novel) Music: Vangelis Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, Brion James, Joe Turkel, Joanna Cassidy, James Hong BMF says: "Another oft copied science fiction, this time for its mesmerising visual style and atmosphere." |
| B L U E S U B M A R I N E 6 (Ao no roku gô) Year: 1998 Genre: Science Fiction Director: Mahiro Maeda Writers: Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Satoru Ozawa (comics) Voices: Hozumi Gôda, Yukana Nogami, Takeshi Wakamatsu BMF says: "Like a sci-fi blend of The Island of Dr Moreau and The Hunt for Red October, Blue Submarine 6 is daring storytelling, as it adheres to its anti-war stance without ever compromising the exciting action sequences it needs to be a commercial action anime." |
| C A S A B L A N C A Year: 1942 Genre: Romance Thriller Director: Michael Curtiz Writers: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Casey Robinson, Murray Burnett (play), Joan Alison (play) Music: Max Steiner Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Dooley Wilson, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre BMF says: "It may be a black-and-white romantic flick from 1942, but there's nary a hint of fluff here on the mean streets of war-torn Casablanca." |
| H A R D - B O I L E D (Laat sau sen taan) Year: 1992 Genre: Crime Action Director: John Woo Writers: Barry Wong, John Woo, Gordon Chan Music: Michael Gibbs Starring: Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Kwan Hoi-Shan BMF says: "This is probably the only movie in existence where the term "action-packed" to it is a gross understatement." |
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| O N C E U P O N A T I M E I N T H E W E S T Year: 1968 Genre: Western Director: Sergio Leone Writers: Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati, Mickey Knox (English version) Music: Ennio Morricone Starring: Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti BMF says: "The best among Leone's gritty, macho western epics. The best Western, ever." |
| P O R C O R O S S O (Kurenai no buta) Year: 1992 Genre: Action Comedy Directors: Hayao Miyazaki, Tony Bancroft Writer: Hayao Miyazaki Music: Joe Hisashi, Tokiko Kato, Antoine Renard Voices: Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Sanshi Katsura BMF says: "Makes you nostalgic about an era of heroics and romanticism, even if you never lived in those times before." |
| R A I D E R S O F T H E L O S T A R K Year: 1981 Genre: Action Thriller Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: George Lucas, Philip Kaufman, Lawrence Kasdan Music: John Williams Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott, John Rhys-Davies, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey BMF says: "Archeology professor races against the Nazis to find biblical artifact The Ark of Covenant. Sounds like boring rubbish/ disaster on paper; the definitive action-adventure movie on screen." |
| T H E E M P I R E S T R I K E S B A C K (Star Wars Episode 5) Year: 1980 Genre: Fantasy Sci-Fi Director: Irvin Kershner Writers: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas Music: John Williams Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness BMF says: "Every single thing that is magical about Star Wars was encapsulated in this one, and has never been equalled since." |
| MO N T Y P Y T H O N AND THE HOLY GRAIL Year: 1975 Genre: Comedy Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones Writers: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin BMF says: "A celebration of silliness in all its glory. Funniest movie ever!" |
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| L O R D O F T H E R I N G S (Trilogy) Years: 2001, 2002, 2003 Genre: Fantasy Director: Peter Jackson Writers: Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, J. R. R. Tolkien (novel) Music: Howard Shore Starring: Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Christopher Lee, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm BMF says: "It won seventeen Oscars, made a billion bucks, is universally loved; what the freak more do you want?" |
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