List of Mainstream Classics of World Cinema: maart 2010

maandag 29 maart 2010

Deleted You Can't Take It With You (1938) and Born Yesterday (1950)

donderdag 25 maart 2010

Deleted Bitter Rice (1950) and Written on the Wind (1956)

vrijdag 19 maart 2010

Added Born Yesterday (1950), Room at the Top (1959), Women in Love (1970) and Trainspotting (1996).
Deleted Shine (1996).

dinsdag 16 maart 2010

Annual revision

Added Once Upon a Time in the West, The Big Lebowski, Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Up & The White Ribbon.

Deleted Frankenstein, Bringing Up Baby, Two Women & Michael Clayton.

So the 2009 films are:
Avatar (James Cameron)
The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)
Inglourious Basterds (Quinten Tarantino)
Up (Pete Doctor)
The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke / Germany)

More 2000 classics...

Judging criteria for the selection process of the list

Feature-Length Fiction Films - narrative format typically over 60 minutes in length

Critical Recognition - formal commendation in print

Popularity at the Time of Release - including figures for box office adjusted for inflation, television broadcasts and syndication, DVD and video sales and rentals.

Historical Significance - a film's mark on the history of the moving image through technical innovation, visionary narrative devices or other groundbreaking achievements.

Cultural Impact - a film's mark on society in matters of style and substance

Films From All Around the World - Although American films dominate the list, it includes movies from all around the world.

Major Award Winners - recognition from competitive events including awards from organizations in the film community and major film festivals.

Nothing Personal - This list has nothing to do with my personal taste. That's the whole point.

Facts about Sijmen's List

Movie Count - there are 374 movies on the list.

The Most Celebrated Director - Masters of suspense Alfred Hitchcock and Steven Spielberg both have seven films on the list.

The Most Celebrated Star - Legendary Hollywood Star James Stewart has seven film on the list. So has Swedish acting master Max Von Sydow, but he doesn't play the lead in all of them. Robert Deniro, Dustin Hofman, Jack Nicholson and surprisingly Morgan Freeman all follow with six films each.

The Most Celebrated Leading Lady - The only actress with more than three films on the list is the ever charming Diane Keaton, although she doesn't play the lead in all of her four films.

New Films and Revisions: films are added and deleted throughtout the year. However, recent films are added in the first weeks of March.

List of Mainstream Classics of World Cinema