The era of the blockbuster has begun. When I first started this project I tried to lay out the idea that the films I’d be highlighting were just the film from each year that I personally liked the most, not necessarily what the “best” film of the year […]
Okay, I know that this is a pretty obvious choice. I mentioned a few weeks back when I tackled Jaws that I occasionally feel an odd amount of pressure to highlight some weirder, less talked about films during this Cinematic Century project. But, the idea is to discuss my […]
Another week, another incredible lineup of movies from the 1970’s. But, unlike most of the other years I’ve been talking about lately, 1976 had a clear front-runner for me that never really stood up to much competition. I love Network, and I’ve loved Network from the first time I saw it […]
When choosing the films I’m going to highlight during this project I can occasionally feel a bit of guilt when I choose the most obvious option. There’s a certain expectation that I should try to find something of a deep-cut, a movie that doesn’t get talked about […]
Oh look, it’s time for another bloodbath of quality cinema this week on Cinematic Century. We’ve had several years during the course of this project that led to some incredibly difficult decisions for me, but 1974 has to rank as one of most difficult of all time. […]
I’m going to try and not bring this up every week, but it’s frankly amazing to look through these years and find the sheer number of classic films that were released in the same year. For a long time my weekly choices basically boiled down to a […]
For the most part, the rest of the 1970’s are going to be a pretty difficult time for making decisions for this project. It’s an incredibly stacked decade, leading to some of the toughest competitions that I’ll face throughout this entire project. Today is not one of […]
We’ve been in a bit of a slump here on Cinematic Century. The last two films that I’ve talked about have been ones that I love quite a bit, but they’ve been surrounded by a whole bunch of nothing, giving me two years in a row that […]
Last week I talked about how I struggled a little to find my favorite film of 1969 because there was kind of slim pickings. Which was weird, because the few years before that had been absolutely jam-packed with films I loved, causing problems for the opposite reason. […]
This project has led to some really strange realizations over the ebbs and flows of cinema. Looking ahead, things are going to get harder and harder for me, primarily because I’ve just seen more films from the coming years, making things harder. But, I can still come […]
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