Brian Tallerico
Film critic
Chicago, USA
Site: hollywoodchicago.com
1. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
3. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
4. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen, 1952)
5. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
6. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
7. 2001:A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
8. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
9. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
10. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
11. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
12. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
14. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
15. The Godfather, Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
16. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
17. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
18. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
19. Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)
20. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003)
21. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
22. Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
23. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
24. Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
25. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
26. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders, 1987)
27. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
28. Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
29. Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
30. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
31. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974)
32. Repulsion (Roman Polanski, 1965)
33. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
34. To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962)
35. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
36. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
37. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
38. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
39. Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
40. The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)
41. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
42. The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin, 1940)
43. M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
44. Three Colours: Red (Krysztof Kieslowski, 1994)
45. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
46. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
47 . The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
48. A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan, 1951)
49. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
50. Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
51. All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)
52. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
53. King Kong (Merian Cooper & Ernest Schoedsack, 1933)
54. Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
55. Diabolique (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955)
56. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
57. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
58. The Wages of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953)
59. GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
60. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Mike Nichols, 1966)
61. Platoon (OIiver Stone, 1986)
62. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975)
63. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
64. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
65. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
66. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
67. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
68. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
69. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
70. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
71. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
72. The Player (Robert Altman, 1992)
73. L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson, 1997)
74. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
75. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
76. The Manchurian Candidate (John Frankenheimer, 1962)
77. Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974)
78. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
79. Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)
80. Broadcast News (James L. Brooks, 1987)
81. Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957)
82. Miller’s Crossing (Joel Coen, 1990)
83. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
84. The Fog of War (Errol Morris, 2003)
85. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
86. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
87. The Killer (John Woo, 1989)
88. Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger, 1969)
89. Fantasia (Various, 1940)
90. High Noon (Fred Zinneman, 1952)
91. Twelve Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
92. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
94. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
95. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
96. Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988)
97. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2002)
98. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise, 1951)
99. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)
100. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
Film critic
Chicago, USA
Site: hollywoodchicago.com
1. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
3. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
4. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen, 1952)
5. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
6. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
7. 2001:A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
8. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
9. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
10. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
11. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
12. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
14. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
15. The Godfather, Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
16. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
17. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
18. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
19. Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)
20. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003)
21. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
22. Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
23. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
24. Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
25. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
26. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders, 1987)
27. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
28. Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
29. Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
30. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
31. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974)
32. Repulsion (Roman Polanski, 1965)
33. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
34. To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962)
35. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
36. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
37. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
38. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
39. Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
40. The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)
41. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
42. The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin, 1940)
43. M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
44. Three Colours: Red (Krysztof Kieslowski, 1994)
45. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
46. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
47 . The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
48. A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan, 1951)
49. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
50. Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
51. All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)
52. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
53. King Kong (Merian Cooper & Ernest Schoedsack, 1933)
54. Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
55. Diabolique (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955)
56. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
57. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
58. The Wages of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953)
59. GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
60. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Mike Nichols, 1966)
61. Platoon (OIiver Stone, 1986)
62. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975)
63. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
64. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
65. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
66. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
67. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
68. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
69. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
70. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
71. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
72. The Player (Robert Altman, 1992)
73. L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson, 1997)
74. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
75. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
76. The Manchurian Candidate (John Frankenheimer, 1962)
77. Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974)
78. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
79. Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)
80. Broadcast News (James L. Brooks, 1987)
81. Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957)
82. Miller’s Crossing (Joel Coen, 1990)
83. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
84. The Fog of War (Errol Morris, 2003)
85. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
86. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
87. The Killer (John Woo, 1989)
88. Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger, 1969)
89. Fantasia (Various, 1940)
90. High Noon (Fred Zinneman, 1952)
91. Twelve Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
92. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
94. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
95. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
96. Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988)
97. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2002)
98. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise, 1951)
99. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)
100. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
