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The latest issue of TIME Magazine features a list of the greatest films ever made, curated by critics Richard Schickel and Richard Corliss.
The lineup includes the usual heavyweights like Citizen Kane, Casablanca, and Lawrence of Arabia, along with modern hits such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jerusalem. Surprisingly, they left out staples like Annie Hall, Apocalypse Now, and the Italian Neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves.
The authors clearly know they’re inviting backlash, but they don't seem to care. It's their list, not some absolute truth, and taste is always subjective anyway.
From the more recent era, you'll find Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Pulp Fiction.
Martin Scorsese takes the top spot for directors with three entries, while Robert De Niro leads the actors with five films making the cut. In the same issue, Schickel and Corliss also picked the best films by decade: Fritz Lang's Metropolis for the 20s, William Wyler's Dodsworth for the 30s, and Orson Welles' Citizen Kane for the 40s.
The 50s were defined by Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, the 60s by Ingmar Bergman's Persona, and the 70s by Roman Polanski's Chinatown—a film Schickel admits he misjudged upon release, now calling it nearly perfect.
For the 80s, they chose Krzysztof Kieślowski's Dekalog, the 90s belonged to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and for the current decade, the winner is Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her.
What's your take on these decade picks?
The lineup includes the usual heavyweights like Citizen Kane, Casablanca, and Lawrence of Arabia, along with modern hits such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jerusalem. Surprisingly, they left out staples like Annie Hall, Apocalypse Now, and the Italian Neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves.
The authors clearly know they’re inviting backlash, but they don't seem to care. It's their list, not some absolute truth, and taste is always subjective anyway.
From the more recent era, you'll find Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Pulp Fiction.
Martin Scorsese takes the top spot for directors with three entries, while Robert De Niro leads the actors with five films making the cut. In the same issue, Schickel and Corliss also picked the best films by decade: Fritz Lang's Metropolis for the 20s, William Wyler's Dodsworth for the 30s, and Orson Welles' Citizen Kane for the 40s.
The 50s were defined by Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, the 60s by Ingmar Bergman's Persona, and the 70s by Roman Polanski's Chinatown—a film Schickel admits he misjudged upon release, now calling it nearly perfect.
For the 80s, they chose Krzysztof Kieślowski's Dekalog, the 90s belonged to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and for the current decade, the winner is Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her.
What's your take on these decade picks?