While researching for my "My Starting Point for American Film Appreciation" post, I obviously ran across many a title I had not seen. They're in chronological order here but I suppose I'll get them in whatever order Blockbuster decides to mail them to me. Since I'm on the "one at a time" plan and that spaces my rentals about a week apart, this list should last me almost the whole upcoming year.
1. Cabiria (1914) epic drama
2. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1921) the godfather of horror
3. Black Pirate (1926) swashbuckling action
4. Metropolis (1927) the granddaddy of science fiction
5. Freaks (1932) docuhorror (hey, I think I coined a term!)
6. White Zombie (1932) horror inspiration for the metal band
7. Captain Blood (1935) swashbuckling action
8. Night at the Opera (1935) Marx brothers' comedy
9. Dodsworth (1936) romantic drama
10. Topper (1937) supernatural comedy
11. Rules of the Game (1939) French pre-war satire
12. The Women (1939) comedy remade as a dud this year
13. Shop around the Corner (1940) the original You've Got Mail
14. Sullivan's Travels (1941) comedy critique of Hollywood
15. Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943) comedy about a "virgin pregnancy"
16. The Clock (1945) all-in-one-day romantic drama
17. And There Were None (1945) Agatha Christie mystery
18. Children of Paradise (1945) French pre-war dreamy drama
19. Beauty and the Beast (1946) French live action adaptation
20. Red Shoes (1948) ballet drama, mostly for my wife
21. Unfaithfully Yours (1948) comedy with Rex Harrison
22. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) comedy where Alec Guiness (old Obi-Wan Kenobi) plays all the characters (like Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor)
23. Born Yesterday (1950) comedy about a dumb blonde who's not so dumb
24. Crimson Pirate (1952) swashbuckling action
25. M. Hulot's Holiday (1953) Chaplin-esque French comedy (referenced I think in Mr. Bean's)
26. Seven Samurai (1954) Kurosawa epic action remade as a westen
27. Them! (1954) B-movie horror that scared my dad as a kid
28. Bob le flambeur (1955) French thriller inspired by the American '30s gangster genre
29. Seven-Year Itch (1955) comedy with the famous Marilyn Monroe scene
30. Court Jester (1956) medieval comedy of errors
31. Throne of Blood (1957) Kurosawa samurai adaptation of Macbeth
32. Wild Strawberries (1957) Bergman classic drama
33. I Want to Live! (1958) prison drama
34. The Haunting (1963) horror horribly remade a decade ago
35. Le Samourai (1967) French New Wave gangster, no samurai
36. Wait Until Dark (1967) thriller with a blind Audrey Hepburn
37. Duel (1971) made for TV thriller and Spielberg's first
38. Sugarland Express (1974) pre-Jaws drama by Spielberg
39. Trilogy of Terror (1975) collection of supposedly the scariest TV movies
40. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Woody Allen drama
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Better luck in 2010!
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