for me..

notting hill
face off
LOTR 1,2.3
a walk to remember
harry potter series
crouching tiger hidden dragon
memoirs of a geshia
princess mononoke
star wars
titanic

here my all time favorite movies...

1: Annie Hall(1977) Directed by Woody Allen
Woody Allen's masterpiece is simply the smartest, most intuitive film I've seen. Somehow, no matter what phase I'm going through in my life, Annie Hall always has something very profound to say that is always personal. Brilliant.

2: Vertigo(1958) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Mesmerizing film with almost no dialogue. The performances of Stewart and Novak had to be perfect and they were. Hitchcock shines a light on his own obsessions.

3: The Godfather(1972) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
A perfectly told story. Coppola takes his time to tell a good story. Seemingly a lost art. A movie of amazing conviction.

4: The Third Man(1949) Directed by Carol Reed
Flawless performances by Joseph Cotten, Valli, and Orson Welles. This movie not only has the best entrance in history, but also my favorite exit in the wonderfully somber finish.

5: Gates of Heaven(1978) Directed by Errol Morris
Roger Ebert mentions this fascinating documentary about pet cemetaries to be among the ten best movies ever made and after two years of searching for the out of print video, I have to agree. The film that comes closest to exploring the mysteries of life and death.

6: Boogie Nights(1997) Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Does anybody realize yet how great this movie is? The group of people most affected by the move from the free love seventies to the conservative Reagan eighties, the pornography industry struggles to make the adjustment.

7: A Clockwork Orange(1971) Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick's masterpiece of sex and violence is both disturbing and entertaining. The cyclical story telling is masterful.

8: E.T.(1982) Directed by Steven Spielberg
There seems to be an E.T. backlash and I don't know why. The decency of this movie is overwhelming. It should reassure every person that there is a true goodness out there.

9: This Is Spinal Tap(1982) Directed by Rob Reiner
What a comedy should be. Respects the intelligence of the viewer to get the jokes. This movie must be seen many times to get all the jokes.

10: Hoop Dreams(1994) Directed by Steve James
The best documentary I've ever seen is more than just a great story about basketball. As the lives of Arthur and William are shaped, they move in directions that would have seemed schmaltzy in fiction. Breathtaking.