My Favorite Actors
By Stacey Goldman
Actor Defining Movies
1. Robert Redford 1) The Sting
2) The Natural
3) A River Runs Through It
4) Out of Africa
5) Indecent Proposal
2. Harrison Ford 1) American Pie
2) Star Wars
3) The Empire Strikes Back
4) The Return of the Jedi
5) Raiders of the Lost Ark
6) The Frisco Kid
7) Witness
8) The Fugitive
9) Patriot Games
10) Clear and Present Danger
3. Lawrence Fishbourne 1) Boyz in the Hood
2) The Matrix
4. Robin Williams 1) Moscow On the Hudson
2) Good Morning Vietnam
3) Dead Poet Society
4) Peter Pan
5) Awakenings
6) The Fisher King
7) Patch Adams
8) Good Will Hunting
5. Marlon Brando 1) The Waterfront
2) The Godfather
3) Apocalypse Now
6. Ben Kingsley 1) Ghandi
2) Schindler’s List
3) Bugsy
7. Samuel L. Jackson 1) Do The Right Thing
2) Pulp Fiction
3) Die Hard 2
4) The Negotiator
5) Amos and Andy
8. Gene Hackman 1) Bonnie and Clyde
2) Mississippi Burning
3) Hoosiers
4) Enemy of the State o
9. Kevin Costner 1) Bull Durham
2) Field of Dreams
3) No Way Out
10. Morgan Freeman 1) Shawshank Redemption
2) Driving Miss Daisy
3) Outbreak
11. Humphrey Bogart 1) Maltese Falcon
2) Casablanca
12. James Earl Jones 1) Star Wars
2) The Empire Strikes Back
3) Return of the Jedi
4) Coming to America
5) Field of Dreams
6) Clear and Present Danger
13. Jack Nicholson 1) One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
2) The Shining
3) Witches of Eastwick
4) Prizzi’s Honor
5) Batman
6) A Few Good Men
7) As Good As It Gets
14. Paul Newman 1) The Hustler
2) The Sting
3) Absence of Malice
15. a) Jimmy Stewart 1) Rear Window
2) Vertigo
15. b) Daniel Day Lewis 1) In the Name of the Father
2) My Left Foot
16. Henry Fonda 1) On Golden Pond
17. Denzel Washington 1) Malcolm X
2) The Pelican Brief
3) Philadelphia
18. Harvey Keitel 1) Taxi Driver
2) Pulp Fiction
3) The Bad Lieutenant
19. Robert DeNiro 1) Taxi Driver
2) Raging Bull
3) Midnight Run
4) Awakenings
5) Casino
20.a) Steve McQueen 1) Papillion
2) The Great Escape
20.b) Louis Gossett Jr. 1) An Officer and a Gentleman
21. Will Smith 1) Enemy of the State
2) Independence Day
3) Ali
4) Pursuit of Happyness
22. Dustin Hoffman 1) Papillion
2) The Graduate
3) Tootsie
4) Rain Man
23. Johnny Depp 1) Edward Scissorhands
2) What’s Wrong With Gilbert Grape
3) Pirates of the Carribean
24. Matt Damon 1) Good Will Hunting
2) Saving Private Ryan
3) Fight Club
4) The Rainmaker
25. Tom Hanks 1) Forest Gump
2) Saving Private Ryan
3) Philadelphia
4) DaVinci Code
26. Tim Robbins 1) Bull Durham
2) The Player
3) Shawshank Redemption
27. Eddie Murphy 1) 48 Hours
2) Beverly Hills Cop
3) Beverly Hills Cop 2
4) Trading Places
5) Coming to America
6) Distinguished Gentleman
28.a) Antonio Banderos 1) Philadelphia
2) Zorro
28. b) Daniel Craig 1) Casino Royale
2) Quantum of Solace
29. Tom Cruise 1) The Outsiders
2) Risky Business
3) A Few Good Men
4) Jerry McGuire
5) Mission Impossible
6) Mission Impossible 2
30. Eric Roberts 1) Star ’80
2) The Coca-Cola Kid
31. Tommy Chong 1) Up In Smoke
2) Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie
3) Still Smokin’
32. Cheech Marin 1) Up In Smoke
2) Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie
3) Still Smokin’
33. Cuba Gooding Jr. 1) Boyz in the Hood
2) Jerry McGuire
34. William Hurt 1) The Big Chill
2) Broadcast News
35. John Hurt 1) The Elephant Man
2) Midnight Express
36. Tommy Lee Jones 1) The Fugitive
2) The Client
37.a) Michael Keaton 1) Nightshift
2) Mr. Mom
3) Beetlegeuse
4) Batman
37.b) Sam Elliott 1) Mask
2) Roadhouse
38. Billy Crystal 1) When Harry Met Sally
2) City Slickers
3) The Princess Bride
39. Kevin Spacey 1) The Negotiator
2) American Beauty
40. Michael Douglas 1) Romancing the Stone
2) Fatal Attraction
3) Wall Street
4) The President
41. Matt Dillon 1) The Outsiders
2) Drugstore Cowboy
42. Jamie Foxx 1) Ray
2) Jango Unchained
43. John Travolta 1) Saturday Night Fever
2) Pulp Fiction
3) Face-Off
44. Sean Connery 1) The Man With the Golden Gun
2) Dr. No/Goldfinger
3) The Hunt for Red October
45. Dan Ackroyd 1) The Blues Brothers
2) Trading Places
3) Ghostbusters
46. John Belushi 1) Animal House
2) The Blues Brothers
47. Bill Murray 1) Meatballs
2) Stripes
3) Ghostbusters
48. Adam Sandler 1) The Waterboy
2) The Wedding Singer
49. Joe Pesci 1) Lethal Weapon
2) Lethal Weapon 2
3) My Cousin Vinny
4) Casino
50. Ralph Maccio 1) The Outsiders
2) The Karate Kid
3) My Cousin Vinny
51. Danny DeVito 1) One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
2) Batman 2
3) War of the Roses
4) The Rainmaker
52. Bruce Willis 1) Die Hard
2) Die Hard 2
3) Die Hard 3
4) Pulp Fiction
53. Val Kilmer 1) Top Secret
2) The Doors
3) Batman 2
4) Batman 3
54. Jim Carey 1) Ace Ventura
2) The Truman Show
3) Liar, Liar
4) Batman 3
5) Dumb and Dumber
55. Tim Curry 1) The Rocky Horror Picture Show
2) Clue
56. Forest Whitaker 1) Good Morning Vietnam
2) Johnny Handsome
57. Mickey Rourke 1) Diner
2) Johnny Handsome
3) 9 ½ Weeks
58. Robert Duval 1) The Godfather
2) Apocalypse Now
59. Al Pacino 1) The Godfather
2) Scarface
3) Scent of a Woman
60. James Woods 1) Once Upon a Time in America
2) El Salvador
61. Liam Neeson 1) Schindler’s List
2) Star Wars – Episode One
62. a) Carl Weathers 1) Rocky
2) Rocky 2
62. b) Sylvester Stallone 1) Rocky
2) Rocky 2
64. Arnold Schwartzenegger 1) Predator
2) Total Recall
3) Running Man
4) The Terminator
65.a) Danny Glover 1) Lethal Weapon
2) Lethal Weapon 2
3) Predator 2
65. b) Mel Gibson 1) Mad Max – Beyond Thunderdome
2) Lethal Weapon
3) Lethal Weapon 2
66. Kiefer Sutherland 1) The Lost Boys
2) Stand by Me
3) Flatliners
67. Clint Eastwood 1) Dirty Harry
2) The Unforgiven
3) Heartbreak Ridge
68. Tom Berenger 1) Platoon
2) Major League
69. William Dafoe 1) Platoon
2) The Last Temptation of Christ
3) Clear and Present Danger
70. Patrick Swayze 1) The Outsiders
2) Dirty Dancing
3) Roadhouse
4) Ghost
71. Charlie Sheen 1) Platoon
2) Wall Street
3) Major League
72. Martin Sheen 1) Apocalypse Now
2) The President
73. Michael J. Fox 1) Back to the Future
2) The Secret of My Success
74. Warren Beatty 1) Bonnie and Clyde
2) Heaven Can Wait
3) Bugsy
75. Burt Reynolds 1) The Longest Yard
76. Jeff Goldblum 1) The Fly
2) Jurassic Park
3) Independence Day
77. John Olmos 1) Stand and Deliver
78. Burt Lancaster 1) Atlantic City
2) Tough Guys
3) Field of Dreams
79. Nicholas Cage 1) Moonstruck
2) Face-Off
3) Amos and Andy
80. Sean Penn 1) Fast Times at Ridgemount High
2) The Falcon and the Snowman
81. Peter Falk 1) The Princess Bride
82. Charlton Heston 1) The Ten Commandments
83. Leonardo DiCaprio 1) The Titanic
2) Blood Diamonds
84. Kirk Douglas 1) Ben Hur
2) Tough Guys
85. Dennis Hopper 1) Rebel Without a Cause
2) Hoosiers
3) Blue Velvet
86. Martin Lawrence 1) Bad Boys
2) Life
87. Gene Wilder 1) The Frisco Kid
2) Lady in Red
88. George Clooney 1) Oceans Eleven
2) Michael Clayton
89. James Spader 1) Pretty in Pink
2) Stargate
90. Sam Waterton 1) The Killing Fields
91. Matthew Broderick 1) War Games
2) Ferris Beulers Day Off
3) Project X
92. Dabney Coleman 1) Nine to Five
2) War Games
3) Cloak and Dagger
4) Amos and Andy
93. Pierce Brosnan 1) James Bond – Golden Eye
94. Harry Dean Stanton 1) Blue Velvet
2) Pretty in Pink
95. Gary Oldman 1) Bram Stoker’s Dracula
96. Chevy Chase 1) Caddyshack
2) Vacation
97. John Candy 1) The Great Outdoors
2) Uncle Buck
98. James Caan 1) The Godfather
99. Keannu Reeves 1) Johnny Mnemonic
2) Bram Stoker’s Dracula
3) The Matrix
4) The Replacements
100. Emilio Estevez 1) The Outsiders
2) Maximum Overdrive
3) The Breakfast Club
4) The Mighty Ducks
101. Philip Seymour Hoffman 1) Patch Adams
Thursday, November 20, 2014
North American Media - Moses
My Favorite Movies
By Stacey Goldman (a.k.a Moses)
1. The Natural – starring Robert Redford, Wilfred Brimley and Barbara Hershey – Baseball Folklore.
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Harrison Ford – Action – Archeology - Facing the wrath of the Lord – Archiving.
3. The Sting - written by David S. Ward – starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Gregory Shaw Action/Drama/Comedy – Confidence games.
4. Once Upon A Time in America – starring Robert DeNiro and James Woods – Mafia – Heroine.
5. After Hours – directed by Martin Scorcese – starring Griffin Dunne, John Heard and Roseanne Arquette – Black Comedy – Chronological.
6. A Clockwork Orange – directed by Stanley Kubrick – starring Roddy McDowell – Futuristic Psycho-Thriller - science – Psychiatric treatment.
7. Papillion – starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman – Action/Drama – Plageurism – Security – Escaping – Editing Versions.
8. Mississippi Burning – starring Gene Hackman and William Dafoe – Documentary Drama – White Supremacists.
9. Rocky – starring Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers – Action/Drama – Opportunity and multiculturalism.
10. E.T – directed by Steven Spielberg – Space/Technology – Ethiopia – Sephardiim.
11. Field of Dreams – Written by Ray Kinsetta - starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster – Mystic – Passages – Self realization – Thinking of the dead – immortal.
12. Bull Durham – starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon – Comedy – Mentoring – Manager – Different levels of ability.
13. Clear and Present Danger – written by Tom Clancy – starring Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones and William Dafoe – Military – Lindu Coffee brand – Cocaine – Americanization – War.
14. The Matrix – written by the Wolcholski brothers - starring Lawrence Fishbourne and Keannu Reeves – Film Noir – Conceptual Philosophy – A controlled environment vs. Zion – Freedom – boundaries.
15. The Outsiders – starring Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, and Emilio Estevez – Film Noir - Drama - The Greasers vs. the Mods.
16. The Godfather Part 2 – directed by Francis Ford Coppolla – starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino – Mafia – Heroine - Custom – Judah – Priesthood.
17. Star Wars – written and directed by George Lucas – starring Harrison Ford – Space/Action Agnostic – Jedi – Empire – Empires – Fundamentalism – Laser – Technology.
18. Shawshank Redemption – starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman – Drama - Tradesmen – Slavery – Identity – Profession - Freedom.
19. Malcolm X – directed by Spike Lee – starring Denzel Washington – Documentary Drama/Theology - By Whatever Means.
20. ‘2001’ – directed by Stanley Kubrick – Futuristic - Does a computer and a child dream.
Silkwood – starring Meryl Streep – Documentary Drama - Nuclear Energy – Plague – Radiation.
21. Batman – directed by Tim Burton – starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton – Film Noir – Drama - Protagonists – Antagonists – the Super-Ego (restraint).
22. Good Will Hunting – written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck – Comedy/Drama - Ingenious – Street smarts – Blue collar – School smarts – White collar.
23. Forest Gump – starring Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise – Documentation - Perseverance - Innocence.
Moscow on the Hudson – starring Robin Williams – Comedy - Is a Soviet (Russian) legal in New York City in 1985?
24. The Frisco Kid – starring Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder – Comedy – Two distinct cultures; Judeo/Christian.
25. Pulp Fiction – directed by Quentin Tarantino – starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Bruce Willis – Action/Comedy – Doing what you’ve ‘got to do’ to make a living and using refrain (with Biblical reference)..
26. Enemy of the State – starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, and Lisa Bonet – Conceptual/Action – Monitoring the monitors - Who monitors their monitors?
27. Animal House – directed by John Landis – starring John Belushi and Tim Matheson – Comedy – Fraternities and the Military.
28. Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke – written by Tommy Chong, starring ‘Cheech’ Marin and Tommy Chong – Comedy – The liberal dope smoking 70’s – Expanding Consciousness.
29. Fiddler on the Roof – directed by Norman Jewison – Drama/Comedy – Customs changing over time.
30. Saving Private Ryan – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Tom Hanks – Drama - Mandating the survival of a Mother’s geneology.
31. Schindler’s List – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley – Documentary Drama - Industrialists role in fighting Nazi Party regulatory practice. Standing behind your constitution.
32. Stargate – starring James Spader and Kurt Russell – Conceptual Archeology – Root History – Derivatives.
33. Die Hard – starring Bruce Willis – Action – Visionary and Terrorism – Crime
34. ‘Cheech’ and Chong’s Next Movie – directed by Tommy Chong – starring ‘Cheech’ Marin and Tommy Chong – Comedy – Expanding Consciousness.
35. Stripes – written and directed by Harold Ramis – starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and John Candy – Comedy – Military Training – Authority (Big Toe) – Advancement.
36. ‘48 Hours’ – directed by Walter Hill, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte – Action – Using resources to solve a case.
37. Zodiac – directed by David Fincher, starring Robert Downey Jr. – Psycho-Thriller/Historical – Detective work – Addressing psychotic behavior.
38. De Vinci Code – directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks – Conceptual Theology. Sang Real – Royal Bloodline – Vestige (Mary Magdallan. The Priory Sang – Keepers of the Royal Bloodline – Pagan – Masonic – Opus Dei – Secret division of the Church, the goal being to slaughter the Priory. Symbolism – Sign of Venus Per Se- Cryptic Codes – Anagrams – 10 digit password – Laser print on key – A. Pope. Templars of the Priory – Exist today and were given unlimited power for their duty by Pope Pius iv. Spanish Conquestodors – considered to be High Priests – Robes similar (identical) to KKK Robes. Gatekeepers of heaven and hell.
39. The Godfather – directed by Francis Ford Coppolla – starring Marlon Brando, James Caan, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Talia Shire – Mafia – the families’ decisions – Heroine Trade - Clout.
40. Greystroke – Legend of Tarzan – directed by Richard Attenborough - Fictional documentary – The story of Tarzan.
41. The Waterfront – starring Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger – Drama – How hard does life have to be?
42. Jerry McGuire – starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Cruise – Comedy/Drama – An agents role towards his client – Honesty.
43. Meatballs – starring Bill Murray – Comedy – Summer-camps – ‘It just doesn’t matter.’ – pep- speech’s – guidance.
44. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – starring Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito – Sociology – Are psychiatric facilities voluntary or involuntary by nature?
45. Gandhi – directed by Richard Attenborough – starring Ben Kingsley – Documentary Drama – Theology –Independence. ‘Take the Muslim mans’ son that you killed and as a Hindu raise him to be a devout Muslim.’
46. Nightshift – directed by Ron Howard – starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, and Shelley Long – Black Comedy – Prostitution, the world’s oldest profession. Pros – means nothing, tit – tits, tu - two tits, tion – means nothing.
47. Dead Poet Society – starring Robin Williams – Drama – Carpes Diem – Seize the Day – Des Cartes. Following your dreams regardless of the consequences.
48. Death on the Nile – written by Agatha Christie - starring Peter Ustinov – Mystery - Detective work by using deduction through the eyes of Hercule Poirot.
49. Diner – directed by Barry Levinson – starring Mickey Rourke, Steve Guttenberg, Ellen Barkin, and Kevin Bacon – Comedy/Drama – Relationships.
50. Witches of Eastwick – starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pheifer, and Susan Sarandon – Comedy – Demonic posession and polygamy.
51. Hoosiers – starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper – Documentary Drama – Coaching, and fathering.
52. ‘Bugsy’ – starring Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, and Ben Kingsley – Historical – Mafia.
53. Lord of the Rings – directed by Peter Jackson – Folklore – Wizardry.
54. Heaven Can Wait – starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie – Comedy/Drama – the afterlife. The possibility of reincarnation in the here and now.
55. Star Wars (The Empire Strikes Back) – written and directed by George Lucas – starring Harrison Ford – Space/Drama – Good vs. evil – Empire vs. free spirit – Technology.
56. Full Metal Jacket – directed by Stanley Kubrick – starring Matthew Modine – Military – Training techniques – Suicide – War.
57. Midnight Run – starring Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin – Comedy/Drama – Bounty hunters – Tracking – Choices.
58. The Blues Brothers – directed by John Landis – starring Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi – Comedy – The genre of the Blues and fighting those fucking Nazi’s along the way.
59. Beetlegeuse – directed by Tim Burton – starring Michael Keaton, Wynona Ryder, Alec Baldwyn, and Geena Davis – Comedy/Horror – the afterlife. Beetlegeuse, Beetlegeuse, Beetlegeuse.
60. Good Morning Vietnam – directed by Barry Levinson - starring Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker – Historical comedy – Vietnam War.
61. Slapshot – starring Paul Newman – Comedy – Hockey – Scorer vs. Tough-guy. The role of the Owner and upper management at the point of moving a Franchise.
62. Rear Window- directed by Alfred Hitch cock – starring James Stewart – Psycho-Thriller – Solving a crime.
63. Patch Adams – starring Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman – Comedy/Horror – Education and coming off pharmaceutical treatment. The idealism that humor can heal a persons’ psyche.
64. Boyz in the Hood – directed by John Singleton – starring Lawrence Fishbourne and Cuba Gooding Jr. and Angela Bisset – Drama – Combating gang activity – Racism.
65. The Fugitive – starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones – Action – Innocence – Using science to solve a crime.
66. Apocolypse Now – directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, and Marlon Brando – Historical Time Period – Fighting a war.
67. The Jerk – starring Steve Martin, Jackie Mason, and Bernadette Peters – Comedy – multiculturalism – all it takes is an idea.
68. The Jungle Book - Tarzan
69. Absence of Malice – starring Paul Newman – Drama – Legal issues – Ethics.
70. And A River Runs Through It – directed by Robert Redford – starring Brad Pitt (Narration by Robert Redford) – Drama – Relationships.
71. Lawrence of Arabia – starring Peter O’Toole – Historical – Sovereignty – Laws of the land.
72. The Titanic – directed by James Cameron – starring Leonardo DeCaprio – Historical – Social classes.
73. Sleepless in Seattle – directed by Rob Reiner – starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan – Comedy – Coping with death in the family.
74. Die Hard 2 –written by Goldman - starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Irons – Action – Crime Mastermind. Hero – protagonist vs Villain – antagonist
75. The Fight Club – directed by David Fincher - starring Brad Pitt – Conceptual terrorism – How does a man deal with Hate? What is real and what is a figment of a persons’ imagination?
76. Tootsie – directed by Barry Levinson – starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, and Bill Murray – Comedy – The rights of a feminist.
77. The Lost Boys – starring Kiefer Sutherland – Film Noir - Conceptual thriller – Vampire’s.
78. Rocky 2 – starring Sylvester Stallone, Meredith Burgess, and Carl Weathers – Action - Re-match.
79. Arthur – starring Dudley Moore – Drama/Comedy – Pompous and not caring vs. defined social classes.
80. Philadelphia – starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington – Social Commentary – The Aids issue in the workplace. What right’s does the individual have? Relationships.
81. Poltergeist – starring Drew Barrymore, and Craig T. Nelson – Sci-fi Horror – Living inside a Television – absolute truth.
82. Platoon – written and directed by Oliver Stone – starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and William Dafoe – Action – War stories – the Role of a Unit/Platoon.
83. Romancing the Stone – starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito – Comedy/Action – A quest and a love story.
84. The Karate Kid – starring Pat Morita and Ralph Macchia – Action – Mentoring – Martial Arts – Fighting dirty.
85. Raging Bull – directed by Martin Scorcese – starring Robert DeNiro – Documentary Drama – A boxer who is out of control with his personal life.
86. Apollo 13 – directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks – Space/Drama documentary – Technology being maximized to its’ fullest.
87. The Color Purple – starring Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover – Drama – Slavery – The relationship between an African-American man and woman - Slavery.
88. Angel Heart – starring Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet – Film Noir - Thriller – A soul that is owned by Hell. ‘Louis Cypher’.
89. Fatal Attraction – starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close – Thriller – A woman that is demonized and willing to torture to get her way.
90. Blue Velvet – directed by David Lynch – starring Dennis Hopper – Film Noir -Thriller – Psychotic behavior in a social context.
91. Johnny Handsome – starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, and Forest Whitaker – Crime/Action – The mind of the common criminal and his re-adjustment into society after large-scale plastic facial surgery.
92. Midnight Express – directed by Alan Parker, starring Randy Quaid and John Hurt Action/Documentary – Cultural differences – Crime and punishment – Scapegoating an American due to politics – personal exodus.
93. Fast Times at Ridgemount High – starring Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, and Forest Whitaker – Comedy – High School in the U.S.A – 80’s.
94. Kramer vs. Kramer – starring Dustin Hoffman – Drama – Parents fighting over the custody of a child – relationships.
95. Risky Business – directed by Jonathon Demme – starring Tom Cruise – Comedic Drama – The average American just before entering Post-Secondary Schooling.
96. American Beauty – starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning – Thriller – Doing what it is you want to do with your life.
97. Maximum Overdrive – starring Emilio Estevez – Sci-Fiction – Technology taking over the analog domain. Analog vs. digital.
98. Eight Men Out – starring John Cusack – Documentary Drama – The infamous ‘Black Sox’ of 1919.
99. Do the Right Thing – directed by Spike Lee – starring Spike Lee, John Tuturro, and featuring Samuel L. Jackson – Drama – Will America ever treat African- Americans as equals?
100. Heartbreak Ridge - starring Clint Eastwood and Mario Peebles - Drama - Army Platoons and their role in shaping the lives of those that serve and grow to be men. Adaptation and learning from ones' mistakes throughout a persons' life. The bonding of personnel that are involved in something special. Fighting for what is important in life and never giving up ones' dreams.
101. Chariots of Fire - directed by Richard Attenborough - The story of the sprinters in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
102. The Wall - directed by Alan Parker - starring Bob Geldoff - a 2 hour music video, brilliant topography.
By Stacey Goldman (a.k.a Moses)
1. The Natural – starring Robert Redford, Wilfred Brimley and Barbara Hershey – Baseball Folklore.
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Harrison Ford – Action – Archeology - Facing the wrath of the Lord – Archiving.
3. The Sting - written by David S. Ward – starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Gregory Shaw Action/Drama/Comedy – Confidence games.
4. Once Upon A Time in America – starring Robert DeNiro and James Woods – Mafia – Heroine.
5. After Hours – directed by Martin Scorcese – starring Griffin Dunne, John Heard and Roseanne Arquette – Black Comedy – Chronological.
6. A Clockwork Orange – directed by Stanley Kubrick – starring Roddy McDowell – Futuristic Psycho-Thriller - science – Psychiatric treatment.
7. Papillion – starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman – Action/Drama – Plageurism – Security – Escaping – Editing Versions.
8. Mississippi Burning – starring Gene Hackman and William Dafoe – Documentary Drama – White Supremacists.
9. Rocky – starring Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers – Action/Drama – Opportunity and multiculturalism.
10. E.T – directed by Steven Spielberg – Space/Technology – Ethiopia – Sephardiim.
11. Field of Dreams – Written by Ray Kinsetta - starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster – Mystic – Passages – Self realization – Thinking of the dead – immortal.
12. Bull Durham – starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon – Comedy – Mentoring – Manager – Different levels of ability.
13. Clear and Present Danger – written by Tom Clancy – starring Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones and William Dafoe – Military – Lindu Coffee brand – Cocaine – Americanization – War.
14. The Matrix – written by the Wolcholski brothers - starring Lawrence Fishbourne and Keannu Reeves – Film Noir – Conceptual Philosophy – A controlled environment vs. Zion – Freedom – boundaries.
15. The Outsiders – starring Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, and Emilio Estevez – Film Noir - Drama - The Greasers vs. the Mods.
16. The Godfather Part 2 – directed by Francis Ford Coppolla – starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino – Mafia – Heroine - Custom – Judah – Priesthood.
17. Star Wars – written and directed by George Lucas – starring Harrison Ford – Space/Action Agnostic – Jedi – Empire – Empires – Fundamentalism – Laser – Technology.
18. Shawshank Redemption – starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman – Drama - Tradesmen – Slavery – Identity – Profession - Freedom.
19. Malcolm X – directed by Spike Lee – starring Denzel Washington – Documentary Drama/Theology - By Whatever Means.
20. ‘2001’ – directed by Stanley Kubrick – Futuristic - Does a computer and a child dream.
Silkwood – starring Meryl Streep – Documentary Drama - Nuclear Energy – Plague – Radiation.
21. Batman – directed by Tim Burton – starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton – Film Noir – Drama - Protagonists – Antagonists – the Super-Ego (restraint).
22. Good Will Hunting – written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck – Comedy/Drama - Ingenious – Street smarts – Blue collar – School smarts – White collar.
23. Forest Gump – starring Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise – Documentation - Perseverance - Innocence.
Moscow on the Hudson – starring Robin Williams – Comedy - Is a Soviet (Russian) legal in New York City in 1985?
24. The Frisco Kid – starring Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder – Comedy – Two distinct cultures; Judeo/Christian.
25. Pulp Fiction – directed by Quentin Tarantino – starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Bruce Willis – Action/Comedy – Doing what you’ve ‘got to do’ to make a living and using refrain (with Biblical reference)..
26. Enemy of the State – starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, and Lisa Bonet – Conceptual/Action – Monitoring the monitors - Who monitors their monitors?
27. Animal House – directed by John Landis – starring John Belushi and Tim Matheson – Comedy – Fraternities and the Military.
28. Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke – written by Tommy Chong, starring ‘Cheech’ Marin and Tommy Chong – Comedy – The liberal dope smoking 70’s – Expanding Consciousness.
29. Fiddler on the Roof – directed by Norman Jewison – Drama/Comedy – Customs changing over time.
30. Saving Private Ryan – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Tom Hanks – Drama - Mandating the survival of a Mother’s geneology.
31. Schindler’s List – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley – Documentary Drama - Industrialists role in fighting Nazi Party regulatory practice. Standing behind your constitution.
32. Stargate – starring James Spader and Kurt Russell – Conceptual Archeology – Root History – Derivatives.
33. Die Hard – starring Bruce Willis – Action – Visionary and Terrorism – Crime
34. ‘Cheech’ and Chong’s Next Movie – directed by Tommy Chong – starring ‘Cheech’ Marin and Tommy Chong – Comedy – Expanding Consciousness.
35. Stripes – written and directed by Harold Ramis – starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and John Candy – Comedy – Military Training – Authority (Big Toe) – Advancement.
36. ‘48 Hours’ – directed by Walter Hill, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte – Action – Using resources to solve a case.
37. Zodiac – directed by David Fincher, starring Robert Downey Jr. – Psycho-Thriller/Historical – Detective work – Addressing psychotic behavior.
38. De Vinci Code – directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks – Conceptual Theology. Sang Real – Royal Bloodline – Vestige (Mary Magdallan. The Priory Sang – Keepers of the Royal Bloodline – Pagan – Masonic – Opus Dei – Secret division of the Church, the goal being to slaughter the Priory. Symbolism – Sign of Venus Per Se- Cryptic Codes – Anagrams – 10 digit password – Laser print on key – A. Pope. Templars of the Priory – Exist today and were given unlimited power for their duty by Pope Pius iv. Spanish Conquestodors – considered to be High Priests – Robes similar (identical) to KKK Robes. Gatekeepers of heaven and hell.
39. The Godfather – directed by Francis Ford Coppolla – starring Marlon Brando, James Caan, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Talia Shire – Mafia – the families’ decisions – Heroine Trade - Clout.
40. Greystroke – Legend of Tarzan – directed by Richard Attenborough - Fictional documentary – The story of Tarzan.
41. The Waterfront – starring Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger – Drama – How hard does life have to be?
42. Jerry McGuire – starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Cruise – Comedy/Drama – An agents role towards his client – Honesty.
43. Meatballs – starring Bill Murray – Comedy – Summer-camps – ‘It just doesn’t matter.’ – pep- speech’s – guidance.
44. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – starring Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito – Sociology – Are psychiatric facilities voluntary or involuntary by nature?
45. Gandhi – directed by Richard Attenborough – starring Ben Kingsley – Documentary Drama – Theology –Independence. ‘Take the Muslim mans’ son that you killed and as a Hindu raise him to be a devout Muslim.’
46. Nightshift – directed by Ron Howard – starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, and Shelley Long – Black Comedy – Prostitution, the world’s oldest profession. Pros – means nothing, tit – tits, tu - two tits, tion – means nothing.
47. Dead Poet Society – starring Robin Williams – Drama – Carpes Diem – Seize the Day – Des Cartes. Following your dreams regardless of the consequences.
48. Death on the Nile – written by Agatha Christie - starring Peter Ustinov – Mystery - Detective work by using deduction through the eyes of Hercule Poirot.
49. Diner – directed by Barry Levinson – starring Mickey Rourke, Steve Guttenberg, Ellen Barkin, and Kevin Bacon – Comedy/Drama – Relationships.
50. Witches of Eastwick – starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pheifer, and Susan Sarandon – Comedy – Demonic posession and polygamy.
51. Hoosiers – starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper – Documentary Drama – Coaching, and fathering.
52. ‘Bugsy’ – starring Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, and Ben Kingsley – Historical – Mafia.
53. Lord of the Rings – directed by Peter Jackson – Folklore – Wizardry.
54. Heaven Can Wait – starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie – Comedy/Drama – the afterlife. The possibility of reincarnation in the here and now.
55. Star Wars (The Empire Strikes Back) – written and directed by George Lucas – starring Harrison Ford – Space/Drama – Good vs. evil – Empire vs. free spirit – Technology.
56. Full Metal Jacket – directed by Stanley Kubrick – starring Matthew Modine – Military – Training techniques – Suicide – War.
57. Midnight Run – starring Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin – Comedy/Drama – Bounty hunters – Tracking – Choices.
58. The Blues Brothers – directed by John Landis – starring Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi – Comedy – The genre of the Blues and fighting those fucking Nazi’s along the way.
59. Beetlegeuse – directed by Tim Burton – starring Michael Keaton, Wynona Ryder, Alec Baldwyn, and Geena Davis – Comedy/Horror – the afterlife. Beetlegeuse, Beetlegeuse, Beetlegeuse.
60. Good Morning Vietnam – directed by Barry Levinson - starring Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker – Historical comedy – Vietnam War.
61. Slapshot – starring Paul Newman – Comedy – Hockey – Scorer vs. Tough-guy. The role of the Owner and upper management at the point of moving a Franchise.
62. Rear Window- directed by Alfred Hitch cock – starring James Stewart – Psycho-Thriller – Solving a crime.
63. Patch Adams – starring Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman – Comedy/Horror – Education and coming off pharmaceutical treatment. The idealism that humor can heal a persons’ psyche.
64. Boyz in the Hood – directed by John Singleton – starring Lawrence Fishbourne and Cuba Gooding Jr. and Angela Bisset – Drama – Combating gang activity – Racism.
65. The Fugitive – starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones – Action – Innocence – Using science to solve a crime.
66. Apocolypse Now – directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, and Marlon Brando – Historical Time Period – Fighting a war.
67. The Jerk – starring Steve Martin, Jackie Mason, and Bernadette Peters – Comedy – multiculturalism – all it takes is an idea.
68. The Jungle Book - Tarzan
69. Absence of Malice – starring Paul Newman – Drama – Legal issues – Ethics.
70. And A River Runs Through It – directed by Robert Redford – starring Brad Pitt (Narration by Robert Redford) – Drama – Relationships.
71. Lawrence of Arabia – starring Peter O’Toole – Historical – Sovereignty – Laws of the land.
72. The Titanic – directed by James Cameron – starring Leonardo DeCaprio – Historical – Social classes.
73. Sleepless in Seattle – directed by Rob Reiner – starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan – Comedy – Coping with death in the family.
74. Die Hard 2 –written by Goldman - starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Irons – Action – Crime Mastermind. Hero – protagonist vs Villain – antagonist
75. The Fight Club – directed by David Fincher - starring Brad Pitt – Conceptual terrorism – How does a man deal with Hate? What is real and what is a figment of a persons’ imagination?
76. Tootsie – directed by Barry Levinson – starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, and Bill Murray – Comedy – The rights of a feminist.
77. The Lost Boys – starring Kiefer Sutherland – Film Noir - Conceptual thriller – Vampire’s.
78. Rocky 2 – starring Sylvester Stallone, Meredith Burgess, and Carl Weathers – Action - Re-match.
79. Arthur – starring Dudley Moore – Drama/Comedy – Pompous and not caring vs. defined social classes.
80. Philadelphia – starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington – Social Commentary – The Aids issue in the workplace. What right’s does the individual have? Relationships.
81. Poltergeist – starring Drew Barrymore, and Craig T. Nelson – Sci-fi Horror – Living inside a Television – absolute truth.
82. Platoon – written and directed by Oliver Stone – starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and William Dafoe – Action – War stories – the Role of a Unit/Platoon.
83. Romancing the Stone – starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito – Comedy/Action – A quest and a love story.
84. The Karate Kid – starring Pat Morita and Ralph Macchia – Action – Mentoring – Martial Arts – Fighting dirty.
85. Raging Bull – directed by Martin Scorcese – starring Robert DeNiro – Documentary Drama – A boxer who is out of control with his personal life.
86. Apollo 13 – directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks – Space/Drama documentary – Technology being maximized to its’ fullest.
87. The Color Purple – starring Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover – Drama – Slavery – The relationship between an African-American man and woman - Slavery.
88. Angel Heart – starring Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet – Film Noir - Thriller – A soul that is owned by Hell. ‘Louis Cypher’.
89. Fatal Attraction – starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close – Thriller – A woman that is demonized and willing to torture to get her way.
90. Blue Velvet – directed by David Lynch – starring Dennis Hopper – Film Noir -Thriller – Psychotic behavior in a social context.
91. Johnny Handsome – starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, and Forest Whitaker – Crime/Action – The mind of the common criminal and his re-adjustment into society after large-scale plastic facial surgery.
92. Midnight Express – directed by Alan Parker, starring Randy Quaid and John Hurt Action/Documentary – Cultural differences – Crime and punishment – Scapegoating an American due to politics – personal exodus.
93. Fast Times at Ridgemount High – starring Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, and Forest Whitaker – Comedy – High School in the U.S.A – 80’s.
94. Kramer vs. Kramer – starring Dustin Hoffman – Drama – Parents fighting over the custody of a child – relationships.
95. Risky Business – directed by Jonathon Demme – starring Tom Cruise – Comedic Drama – The average American just before entering Post-Secondary Schooling.
96. American Beauty – starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning – Thriller – Doing what it is you want to do with your life.
97. Maximum Overdrive – starring Emilio Estevez – Sci-Fiction – Technology taking over the analog domain. Analog vs. digital.
98. Eight Men Out – starring John Cusack – Documentary Drama – The infamous ‘Black Sox’ of 1919.
99. Do the Right Thing – directed by Spike Lee – starring Spike Lee, John Tuturro, and featuring Samuel L. Jackson – Drama – Will America ever treat African- Americans as equals?
100. Heartbreak Ridge - starring Clint Eastwood and Mario Peebles - Drama - Army Platoons and their role in shaping the lives of those that serve and grow to be men. Adaptation and learning from ones' mistakes throughout a persons' life. The bonding of personnel that are involved in something special. Fighting for what is important in life and never giving up ones' dreams.
101. Chariots of Fire - directed by Richard Attenborough - The story of the sprinters in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
102. The Wall - directed by Alan Parker - starring Bob Geldoff - a 2 hour music video, brilliant topography.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The 20 Greatest N.F.L Tight Ends - by Moses
1. Shannon Sharpe (Denver Broncos)
2. Kellen Winslow (San Diego Chargers)
3. Tony Gonzalez (Atlanta Falcons)
4. Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys)
5. Jay Novacek (Dallas Cowboys)
6. Dallas Clark (Indianapolis Colts)
7. Ozzie Newsome (Cleveland Browns)
8. Jimmy Graham (New Orleans Saints)
9. Mike Ditka (Chicago Bears)
10. Todd Christenson (Oakland Raiders)
11. Jeremy Shockey (New York Giants)
12. Doug Cosbie (Dallas Cowboys)
13. Dave Casper (Oakland Raiders)
14. Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots)
15. Mark Bavarro (New York Giants)
16. Pete Metzelaars (Buffalo Bills)
17. Julius Thomas (Denver Broncos)
18. Brent Jones (San Francisco 49'ers)
19. Billy Joe Dupree (Dallas Cowboys)
20. Jackie Smith (St. Louis Cardinals)
2. Kellen Winslow (San Diego Chargers)
3. Tony Gonzalez (Atlanta Falcons)
4. Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys)
5. Jay Novacek (Dallas Cowboys)
6. Dallas Clark (Indianapolis Colts)
7. Ozzie Newsome (Cleveland Browns)
8. Jimmy Graham (New Orleans Saints)
9. Mike Ditka (Chicago Bears)
10. Todd Christenson (Oakland Raiders)
11. Jeremy Shockey (New York Giants)
12. Doug Cosbie (Dallas Cowboys)
13. Dave Casper (Oakland Raiders)
14. Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots)
15. Mark Bavarro (New York Giants)
16. Pete Metzelaars (Buffalo Bills)
17. Julius Thomas (Denver Broncos)
18. Brent Jones (San Francisco 49'ers)
19. Billy Joe Dupree (Dallas Cowboys)
20. Jackie Smith (St. Louis Cardinals)
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