5 1930’s movie detectives

Sherlock Holmes
Nick and Nora Charles
Hildegarde Withers
Charlie Chan
Joel and Garde Sloane

A 24-hour Fourth of July film festival.

1. John Adams (HBO miniseries) – 8 hr. 35 min.
2. Independence Day – 2 hr. 25 min.
3. 1776 – 2 hr. 21 min.
4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – 2 hr. 10 min.
5. National Treasure – 2 hr. 11 min.
6. Johnny Tremain – 1 hr. 21. min.
7. Yankee Doodle Dandy – 1 hr. 25 min.
8. [...]

9 great Buster Keaton silent movies

1. One Week
2. Cops
3. Our Hospitality
4. Sherlock Jr.
5. The Navigator
6. The General
7. College
8. Steamboat Bill Jr.
9. The Cameraman

10 great Charlie Chaplin silent movies

1. The Bank
2. The Floorwalker
3. The Rink
4. The Cure
5. The Immigrant
6. Shoulder Arms
7. The Circus
8. The Gold Rush
9. City Lights
10. Modern Times

7 differences between Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

1. Chaplin was British, Keaton was American.
2. Chaplin trained in Beer Halls (talking wasn’t allowed on stage so he studied pantomime), Keaton did an vaudeville act with his parents.
3. In their early days, Chaplin worked with Stan Laurel, Keaton worked with Fatty Arbuckle.
4. Chaplin wore a bowler hat, Keaton wore a pork pie hat.
5. Chaplin [...]

10 Top Ten Movies List Overlooked By AFI

1. Musicals
2. Adventures
3. Action
4. Horror/suspense
5. Comedies
6. Period Drama
7. Biography
8. Heist
9. Holiday
10. Guilty Pleasures

AFI’s Ten Top Tens – Good Eleventh Movies

1. Animation – Kiki’s Delivery Service (or South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut if it has to be a Hollywood movie.)
2. Fantasy – Sherlock Jr. (If you’ve never seen it, stop everything and watch it now. Go!)
3. Sci-Fi – Planet of the Apes
4. Sports – The Natural
5. Western – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
6. [...]