100 Movies before the end of the year

The Yahoo! Movies editorial staff has created this handy checklist to track the 100 movies you must see before you die.

Of course this list is subjective. You could expand this list in 1000 different directions, based on genre, actors, directors, etc. Overall, I think this is a good comprehensive list. I was a little surprised I've seen as many as I have. I've added some new flicks to my queue, and some repeats too!

Just because, I'm going to attempt to see every movie on this list before the end of the year. I think there is only one musical here (Sound of Music). I hope I can make it through that...I hate musicals!


0-9
12 Angry Men (1957)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
400 Blows (1959)
8 1/2 (1963)

A
The African Queen (1952)
Alien (1979)
All About Eve (1950)
Annie Hall (1977)
Apocalypse Now (1979)

B
The Battle of Algiers (1967)
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Blade Runner (1982)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blow Up (1966)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Breathless (1960)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid (1969)

C
Casablanca (1942)
Chinatown (1974)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon (2000)

D
Die Hard (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Duck Soup (1933)

E
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)

F
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
The French Connection (1971)

G
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1968)
Goodfellas (1990)
The Graduate (1967)
Grand Illusion (1938)
Groundhog Day (1993)

H
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

I
In the Mood For Love (2001)
It Happened One Night (1934)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

J
Jaws (1975)

K
King Kong (1933)

L
The Lady Eve (1941)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Lord of the Rings (2001)

M
M (1931)
M*A*S*H (1970)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Matrix (1999)
Modern Times (1936)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

N
National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
Network (1976)
Nosferatu (1922)

O
On the Waterfront (1954)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

P
Paths of Glory (1958)
Princess Mononoke (1999)
Psycho (1960)
Pulp Fiction (1994)

R
Raging Bull (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
Rashomon (1951)
Rear Window (1954)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rocky (1976)
Roman Holiday (1953)

S
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Schindler’s List (1993)
The Searchers (1956)
Seven Samurai (1954)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Star Wars (1977)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)

T
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Third Man (1949)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Titanic (1997)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Toy Story (1995)

U
The Usual Suspects (1995)

V
Vertigo (1958)

W
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Wings of Desire (1988)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Women On the Verge of Nervous Breakdown (1988)
The World of Apu (1959)

Portrait of Barack Hussein Obama, 2009

Barack Obama hasn't been in office for more than a few weeks. This revolution is monumental...I don't think anyone will be able to enumerate the myriad ways our lives have been changed up to this point. Barely two months people!

Beckie likes art. Some may not see the elegance in this piece, but I do. Plus, I'm fascinated with diptychs. It's not always about what you see; it's about what you feel and consider as you're seeing it. 44 is now my new favorite number. As I write this, the time is 4:44. This is so 11:11!

T-shirt Tuesday!

I want!!!!

T-shirt Tuesday...it happens when I say it does.

PD Meme

Most embarrassing song in iTunes? I'm not embarrassed. You loved U Can't Touch This too.

Favorite restaurant? It used to be J. Alexander's. Now it's Red Robin, for reasons I'm not real sure about.

Favorite piece of clothing? My University of Vienna t-shirt. Cuz that's where I got it!

Movies you’ve walked out of? The name escapes me, but it starred Jada Pinkett Smith, Bokeem Woodbine and Alan Payne. Ugh.

If you went to hell, what song would be playing over and over again? Right now, anything with Bey screeching.

Worst household chore? Ironing. Seems like you shouldn't have to do that anymore. Right up there with chopping wood.

What is your greatest trait? My ability to amaze myself. I am my own entertainment.

What is your worst? Jumping to conclusions.

Favorite TV shows? Criminal Minds, NCIS, L&O, Life, True Blood, Big Love, Dexter, Leverage

Cut No. 1 on your dream CD? Where is my love by Eldra DeBarge

Book that everyone should read? Straight, No Chaser by Jill Nelson

What do you always have in your fridge? Green tea, chardonnay, soy milk, cheese

What celebrity do you want to be? I want to be me, only famouser.

Your house is on fire, what DVD are you rescuing? Really?

Favorite Web sites? Woot & my google homepage

E-mail or phones? IM.

Headline on obituary? Damn!

Last meal on earth? Shrimps, filet mignon, garden salad, sweet potatoes and carrot cake!

Beckie likes quotes.

“To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.” — James Arthur Baldwin

http://carrieanddanielle.com/how-will-you-make-your-weekend-sensual/

Beckie kicks some ass.

My 11 year old son + 1 ass beatdown = Understanding the importance of waiting where you're supposed to be until I come get you.

I was late. 10 minutes late. I get to the school and a few kids are milling around, still exiting the building. No sight of my son. He must still be inside. 5 minutes go by. I enter the building and find out choir has all been dismissed. Call my 15 year old daughter at home. No son. Send her to the apartment clubhouse and a neighbor's house to see if he's there. No son. Check my phone for calls. None. Check the afterschool program. No kid. Drive around the building...no one. Call the police. As I realize what I'm saying, the tears fall. My stomach cramps. People throw away perfectly good black boys all the time. Surely no one took my son. He's only good for eating up all the brownies, walking the dog and avoiding lotions and moisturizers at all costs. Stuff only a mother loves.

Now I'm calling people whose kids attend my son's school. I can't understand what I'm saying to them; I know they can't understand me. Police pull up. My son walks over to the car. His sneakers are on his feet (it's about 20 degrees), his boots are in his left hand, and his coat is thrown over his shoulder. He's crying and his face is ashy. He says he thought I forgot to pick him up, so he decided to walk home. Walk. In 20 degrees. No coat, boots or gloves (they evaporated). Didn't call because he doesn't have his own personal cell phone. He lost 4 pairs of gloves this winter and it's only January in Ohio, but he wants a cell phone. Didn't ask to use someone else's phone because that's not cool. Didn't wait for me because...because...because....(insert logic of an 11 year old fart master here).

Now my stomach has settled. My tears feel hot. The cops are gone. I can't stop touching him to make sure he's really in front of me. WALK HOME. Should I let him unthaw first? If only I could drive and swing at the same time. Walk home? There is no sidewalk. But you were late. Walk home. We live beyond a highway overpass. There is no walking here. It's a good 3 miles from my house to the school. I choose to drive with both hands on the wheel, just in case the cops are following me. He's so cold he can barely move. Tears and ash all over his face. All I could do was hug and kiss him. Take all the brownies you want son. I love you. I'll beat your ass tomorrow.