 | The Third Man - Criterion Collection (2-Disc Edition)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $16.49 All in all, probably my favorite film. It has everything, including Orson Welles' finest nine minutes.
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 | Gigi
Buy used from: $3.87 Beautiful in every aspect, always puts a smile on my face.
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 | On the Waterfront (Special Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $8.98 Brando's best, a tour de force.
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 | Chariots of Fire (Full Screen Edition)
Buy used from: $8.95 Never fails to capture my imagination.
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 | Prince of Foxes
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $9.59 For my money, the most intelligent action picture ever.
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 | Lawrence of Arabia (Single Disc Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.86 A feast for the senses, with Peter O'Toole's incredible performance.
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 | The Producers (Deluxe Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.45 The funiest ever, with Zero Mostel at his peak.
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 | A Night at the Opera
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $8.49 The Marx Brothers at their best.
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 | Red River
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $5.37 My favorite western. Who says John Wayne can't act?
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 | Patton (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $9.89 A great war film, George C. Scott's finest.
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 | The Maltese Falcon
Buy used from: $7.99 The best detective movie ever, and arguably Bogie's finest.
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 | 2001 - A Space Odyssey
Buy used from: $3.46 The best sci-fi.
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 | The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)
Buy used from: $3.75 Wonderful story telling.
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 | Viva Zapata!
Buy used from: $19.55 Luscious, with Brando and Anthony Quinn in top form, and a plus: Steinbeck's screenplay.
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 | Yankee Doodle Dandy (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $8.66 / Used from: $8.56 Not only a great musical, but Cagney's best.
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 | Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Buy used from: $28.87 Perhaps the greatest fantasy film, beautifully done by Alex Korda.
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 | King Of Hearts
Buy used from: $49.50 The anti-war film of all time.
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 | Sergeant York (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $8.66 / Used from: $11.80 Gary Cooper at his best.
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 | Some Like It Hot
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.54 The great Billy Wilder at his best.
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 | Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.35 Completely charming.
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 | L.A. Confidential
Buy used from: $1.02 Riveting cop movie, with Russell Crowe's best performance.
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 | Vera Cruz
Buy used from: $14.80 A tight, thrilling western with Coop and Burt Lancaster, who was never better.
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 | Impromptu
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $5.47 A well-written, well-acted film that never got its just due.
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 | Seven Samurai (Criterion Collection Spine #2)
Buy used from: $10.75 Classic adventure Japanese-style.
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 | Broadway Danny Rose
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $6.00 The Woody Allen film that always touches my heart.
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 | A Man for All Seasons (Special Edition)
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $6.29 Beautifully mounted production with Paul Scofield's brilliant performance.
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 | The Wizard of Oz
Buy used from: $8.69 Pure brilliance of the imagination.
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 | The Manchurian Candidate (Special Edition)
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $1.00 So well written, and Sinatra turns in a great performance.
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 | They Died with Their Boots On
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $4.73 This moving story is probably better than Custer deserved.
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 | Dracula (75th Anniversary Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $6.99 Lugosi gives the performance of a lifetime.
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 | From Russia With Love
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $4.99 My favorite of the Bond series -- Connery is so good. So is the scenery.
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 | Beauty and The Beast - Criterion Collection (Restored Edition)
Buy new: $30.49 / Used from: $19.49 This French version is a pure masterpiece. I can see the arms coming out of the wall.
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 | The Graduate (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $9.96 I think this movie was the most influential for an entire generation (mine).
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 | The Hours
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $1.81 A great book and a great film (but I would have given the Oscar to Julianne Moore).
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