* WordPress changed the editor and now I am unable to update the blogroll list on the left. I strip most entries of non-English diacritic marks because they always get lost into garbage code in the crossing between platforms and programs and I’m just tired of that. Dates for films follow IMDB first-release date in all cases except in absurd ones where the release date is too far removed from actual production date. I’m sorry about this, but I can’t change it. * The font size in the WordPress Benevolence theme is small. I don’t care about the latest “buzz.” My view is broader. I give priority to older films, as I prefer them. * My lists for the 2000s are weak and should not be taken seriously. It might reveal why some things are on the list and others aren’t. Here is a feeble attempt to explain my cinematic likes and dislikes. * My tastes are complex and unpredictable. The lowest quality grade I’ve awarded is a 4, so I don’t know if anything would rate less). * Vintage Rating = my unscientific 1 – 10 quality grade for each year. * In the queue = Unseen films that I have at hand to view, time permitting. * To see = Important films I still need to see, but have no copy at hand. * To re-watch= Usually referring to films I saw so long ago that I can’t judge them and need to view again. * For the record = Notable films of high repute I’ve viewed that had their moments but did not make my cut of favorites. 1939 (115) is how many I’ve seen for that year.* (*Note: Counts will be a little bit off due to undone updates, etc.). The parenthetical number placed next to the year, eg. * This is not a listing of everything I’ve seen, but a sampling. I’m selective about what I view, making lists since the ’70s from deep research into the cinematic lit and the ‘net. This is meant to be a practical guide for me, and possibly for you. * Herein: A year-by-year listing of my favorite films in rough preference order, others of interest and many I still need to see.
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