#United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry

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Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman)

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The Ronettes - Be My Baby 1963

"Be My Baby" is a song by American girl group the Ronettes that was released as a single in August 1963. Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, the song was the Ronettes' biggest hit, reaching number 2 in the US and number 4 in the UK. It is often ranked as among the best songs of the 1960s, and has been regarded by various publications as one of the greatest songs of all time. Ronnie Spector (then known as Veronica Bennett) is the only Ronette that appears on the track. In 1964, it appeared on the album Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes; the only studio album by the Ronettes (credited to "the Ronettes featuring Veronica"). Produced by Phil Spector and released in November 1964 through his label, Philles Records, the album collects the group's singles from 1963–1964. In 2004, it was ranked number 422 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

"Be My Baby" has influenced many artists, most notably the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, who wrote the 1964 hit "Don't Worry Baby" as a response to "Be My Baby". Many others have replicated or recreated the drum phrase—one of the most recognizable in pop music. As for the opening drum beat, drummer Hal Blaine stated, "That famous drum intro was an accident. I was supposed to play the snare on the second beat as well as the fourth, but I dropped a stick. Being the faker I was in those days, I left the mistake in and it became: 'Bum-ba-bum-BOOM!' And soon everyone wanted that beat." Sonny Bono and Cher were among the backing vocalists. Cher stated in a television interview, "I was just hanging out with Son [Bono], and one night Darlene [Love] didn't show up, and Philip looked at me and he was getting really cranky, y'know. Philip was not one to be kept waiting. And he said, 'Sonny said you can sing?' And so, as I was trying to qualify what I felt my … 'expertise' was, he said, 'Look I just need noise – get out there!' I started as noise, and that was 'Be My Baby'."

The song appears in the opening sequence of Martin Scorsese's film Mean Streets (1973), and the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. The song appears in a fantasy sequence involving Kamala Khan in the Marvel series Ms. Marvel, in the second episode "Crushed". In 1999, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2006, the Library of Congress inducted the Ronettes' recording into the United States National Recording Registry. In 2004, it was ranked number 22 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", where it was described as a "Rosetta stone for studio pioneers such as the Beatles and Brian Wilson." In 2017, the song topped Billboard's list of the "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".

"Be My Baby" received a total of 86,9% yes votes!

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Salome (1921) co-directed and starring Alla Nazimova

Salome is an adaptation of the 1891 Oscar Wilde play of the same name. The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and his execution of John the Baptist. Salome is often called the first "art film" ever made in the United States. The highly stylized costumes, exaggerated acting, minimal sets, and absence of all but the most necessary props make for a screen image much more focused on atmosphere and on conveying a sense of the characters' individual heightened desires than on conventional plot development. A long standing rumor is that the entire cast is either Gay or Bisexual in an homage to Oscar Wilde. While the film was a flop critically and financially, ending Nazimovas producing career, it has since become a cult classic and in 2000 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

The film can be viewed on Youtube here.

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The Women 1939

The Women is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 play of the same name and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code for it to be released.

The film stars Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Lucile Watson, Mary Boland, Florence Nash, and Virginia Grey. Marjorie Main and Phyllis Povah also appear, reprising their stage roles from the play. Ruth Hussey, Virginia Weidler, Butterfly McQueen, Theresa Harris, and Hedda Hopper also appear in smaller roles. Fontaine was the last surviving actress with a credited role in the film; she died in 2013.

The film continued the play's all-female tradition—the entire cast of more than 130 speaking roles was female. Set in the glamorous Manhattan apartments of high society evoked by Cedric Gibbons, and in Reno, Nevada, where they obtain their divorces, it presents an acidic commentary on the pampered lives and power struggles of various rich, bored wives and other women they come into contact with.

Filmed in black and white, it includes a six-minute fashion parade filmed in Technicolor, featuring Adrian's most outré designs; often cut in modern screenings, it has been restored by Turner Classic Movies. On DVD, the original black-and-white fashion show, which is a different take, is available for the first time.

Throughout The Women, not a single male character is seen or heard. The attention to detail was such that even in props such as portraits, only female figures are represented, and several animals which appeared as pets were also female. The only exceptions are a poster-drawing of a bull in the fashion show segment, a framed portrait of Stephen Haines as a boy, a figurine on Mary's night stand, and an advertisement on the back of the magazine Peggy reads at Mary's house before lunch that contains a photograph of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

In 2007, The Women was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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35 years ago today, July 15, 1988, Die Hard premiered. It is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. It stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, and Bonnie Bedelia, with Reginald VelJohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, and Hart Bochner in supporting roles. Die Hard follows New York City police detective John McClane (Willis) who is caught up in a terrorist takeover of a Los Angeles skyscraper while visiting his estranged wife.

Stuart was hired by 20th Century Fox to adapt Thorp's novel in 1987. His draft was greenlit immediately by Fox, which was eager for a summer blockbuster the following year. The role of McClane was turned down by a host of the decade's most popular actors, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Known mainly for work on television, Willis was paid $5 million for his involvement, placing him among Hollywood's highest-paid actors. The deal was seen as a poor investment by industry professionals and attracted significant controversy prior to its release. Filming took place between November 1987 and March 1988, on a $25 million–$35 million budget and almost entirely on location in and around Fox Plaza in Los Angeles.

Expectations for Die Hard were low; some marketing efforts omitted Willis's image, ostensibly because the marketing team determined that the setting was as important as McClane. Upon its release in July 1988, initial reviews were mixed: criticism focused on its violence, plot, and Willis's performance, while McTiernan's direction and Rickman's charismatic portrayal of the villain Hans Gruber were praised. Defying predictions, Die Hard grossed approximately $140 million, becoming the year's tenth-highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing action film. Receiving four Academy Award nominations, it elevated Willis to leading-man status and made Rickman a celebrity.

Die Hard has been critically re-evaluated and is now considered one of the greatest action films. It is considered to have revitalized the action genre, largely due to its depiction of McClane as a vulnerable and fallible protagonist, in contrast to the muscle-bound and invincible heroes of other films of the period. Retrospective commentators also identified and analyzed its thematic concerns, including vengeance, masculinity, gender roles, and American anxieties over foreign influences. The film produced a host of imitators; the term "Die Hard " became a shorthand for plots featuring overwhelming odds in a restricted environment, such as "Die Hard on a bus". It created a franchise comprising the sequels Die Hard 2 (1990), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), plus video games, comics, and other merchandise. Deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, Die Hard was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2017. Due to its Christmas Eve setting, Die Hard is also often named one of the best Christmas films, although its status as a Christmas film is disputed.

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The Mavericks Of Hollywood (1969)

Easy Rider's Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper

Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper), two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth. On their journey, they experience bigotry and hatred from the inhabitants of small-town America and also meet with other travelers seeking alternative lifestyles. After a terrifying drug experience in New Orleans, the two travelers wonder if they will ever find a way to live peacefully in America.

The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood era of filmmaking during the early 1970s.

A landmark counterculture film, and a "touchstone for a generation" that "captured the national imagination," Easy Rider explores the societal landscape, issues, and tensions towards adolescents in the United States during the 1960s, such as the rise of the hippie movement, drug use, and communal lifestyle. Real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana and other substances.

Released by Columbia Pictures on July 14, 1969, Easy Rider earned $60 million worldwide from a modest filming budget of $400,000. Critics have praised the performances, directing, writing, soundtrack, and visuals. It received two Academy Awards nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson).

In 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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Diamants sur canapé (Breakfast at Tiffany's)

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, written by George Axelrod, adapted from Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name, and starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a naïve, eccentric café society girl who falls in love with a struggling writer while attempting to marry for money. It was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on October 5, 1961, to critical and commercial success.

The film was nominated for five Academy Awards (winning two), with the music (including "Moon River") nominated for six Grammy Awards (winning five). In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".

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Mariah Carey 🦋

Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by The Guinness Book of World Records, she is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of music and is noted for her songwriting, five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whistle register. An influential figure in popular music, Carey is credited with influencing vocal styles, merging hip-hop with R&B and pop through her collaborations and popularizing remixes.

Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her self-titled debut album under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993. She is the only artist to date to have their first five singles reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions". Carey gained worldwide success with her albums Music Box (1993) and Daydream (1995)―both of which rank among the best-selling albums and spawned singles such as "Dreamlover", "Hero", "Without You", "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby" and "One Sweet Day". The lattermost of these topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s). After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new urban image and began incorporating hip-hop and R&B elements with the release of Butterfly (1997) and Rainbow (1999).

Her album Butterfly has been credited for revamping Carey's image as a pop star where she began to embrace hip hop and R&B themes and fully come into her own self, resulting in butterflies becoming a metaphorical symbol of her impact and legacy upon pop and R&B music.

By the end of the 1990s, Billboard ranked Carey as the most successful artist of the decade in the United States. She left Columbia Records in 2001 after eleven consecutive years of US number-one singles and signed a record deal with Virgin Records.

Following a highly publicized breakdown and the failure of her film Glitter and its accompanying soundtrack, Virgin bought out Carey's contract, and she signed with Island Records the following year. After a brief, mildly successful period, Carey returned to the top of the charts with The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) which became one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century. Its second single, "We Belong Together", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (2000s).

In 2018 she released the album Caution. The lead single With you became Carey's highest-charting non-holiday song on the US Adult Contemporary chart since "We Belong Together" in 2005. It was followed by a second single, A No No, a R&B and hip-hop track which samples Lil' Kim's Crush on You" (1997) . Caution received universal acclaim from critics; it debuted at number five on the Billboard 200.

Her subsequent ventures included roles in the films Precious (2009), The Butler (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015), and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), being an American Idol judge, starring in the docu-series Mariah's World, performing multiple concert residencies, and publishing the memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey (2020).

Carey has been called a pop icon and has been labeled a "diva" for her stardom and persona. She said, "I have had diva moments, and then people can't handle it. I guess it's a little intense, because I come from a true diva: My mother is an opera singer. And that's a real diva, you know—Juilliard diva. And I mean it as a compliment, or I wouldn't be the person I am without experiencing that."

Her style has often been described as "eccentric" and "over the top". Writer Noah Berlatsky noted that "Carey has always reveled in uber-feminine, girly imagery", with her album titles such as Butterfly, Rainbow, Glitter and Charmbracelet being prime examples.

Carey is one of the best-selling music artists, with over 220 million records sold worldwide and is an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress and the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.

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I came across this a while ago, but it made me immensely happy. I was looking at Kafka's texts for a specific line to use for an ask— and there's little jewels everywhere, honestly.

'Out of the Past' sounded familiar, and so I double checked: 'Out of the Past (billed in the United Kingdom as Build My Gallows High) is a 1947 American film noir directed by (…)'. And so I think, yes, hit the right femme fatale trope that she plays into a little bit, come on, the original trope and not the modernized version of it:

Its complex, fatalistic story-line, dark cinematography, and classic femme fatale garnered the film critical acclaim and cult status. In 1991, the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress added Out of the Past to the United States National Film Registry of “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” films.

Yes. And then I read this, along with her text messages, and it seems to insinuate to some degree that she's seen it before, the film, and thus comments as she does, or is simply aware of its reputation because of how she thought it'd have more fans. Which tells me that she either appreciates it artistically, or she's a fan of it herself. Which thrills me immensely. But see, these are the little easter eggs for her character that I love Hoyoverse for putting into their game. For someone kept as mysterious as Kafka, it's the little things that really add to an ensemble to help with putting down a believable, and most importantly, consistent depiction (or so I hope).

Thank you Hoyo, for giving us such a deeply nuanced character. God, a woman that's old-fashioned, almost ill-fitting in the modern world, and yet she somehow fits herself into its mold rather well. But she's into the arts, she's into the arts, but the arts of the olden days. She loves old history, and while she uses guns, her blade of choice is the katana of all things, tied to the samurai which are so indicative and symbolical of deep devotion, and old traditions that plays so deeply into honor. I just, I find her fascinating, I truly do.

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TOP 4 HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME (IN MY OPINION)

Hi everyone! In today's blog I will be talking about my Top 4 Horror Movies of All Time

So let's have a look

1. The Shinning (1980)

(Overview)

The Shinning is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and is on the 1977 novel by Stephen King of the same name.

(Plot)

After landing a job as an off-season caretaker, Jack Torrance, an aspiring author and recovering alcoholic moves to the hotel with his wife Wendy and his gifted son Danny to the snow-covered Colorado's secluded Overlook Hotel. But writer's block prevents Jack from pursuing a new writing career. Everything has its time. First, the manager must give Jack a grand tour. Then Mr Hallorann, the facility's ageing chef, chats with Danny about rare psychic gifts. The mysterious employee also warns the boy about the cavernous hotel's abandoned rooms especially Room No.237 is off limits. Slowly Jack starts to lose his mind in the silent and secluded place which drives him to kill his wife and son. After all the strange occurrences and blood-chilling visions have trapped the family in a silent gargantuan prison hammered by snowstorms. Danny and his mother try to escape the hotel he is helped by his own spilt personality and the Mr. Hallorann. At the end, Jack is left stranded in the snow near the gardens of the hotel and Danny with his mother escape to live a simple life in the end.

(Cast & Crew)

The movie is directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay is written by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson. The movie has a star cast of Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance,Shelly Duvall as Wnedy Torrance,Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrance,Scatman Crothers as Dick Hallorann. The cinematography of the movie is done by John Alcott and the movie was edited by Ray Lovejoy. The music of the movie was given by Wendy Carlos and Elkind.

(Other Details & Premiere)

The movie was distributed by Warner Bros Studios. The running time of the movie varied from continent to continent as it had running time of 144 minutes (2 hrs 24 mins) in America and 119 minutes (1 hr 59 mins) in Europe. The movie was released on 23rd of May 1980 in the United States and 2nd of October 1980 in United Kingdom.

(Box office & Accolades)

The movie was made on the budget of 19 million dollars and grossed in 47.3 million dollars. The movie received positive reviews from but critics but was criticized by Stephen King due to it's deviations from the novel. The film received 2 controversial nominations at the first ever Razzies in 1981 for the Worst Director and Worst Actress. The movie was selected to be preserved in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress due to it being culturally,historically significant in American Cinema.

(Rating)

The movie has a rating 8.4/10 on IMDB with 1.1 million reviews and is 83% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 106 critics reviews and more than 250K audience reviews

The movie available to watch on Youtube for 120 Rs.

https://youtu.be/9nkTthe1fgs?si=S6AvQbgOwyBCnHz9

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2. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

(Overview)

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme based on the Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name.

(Plot)

The plot of the movie revolves around a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer by the name of Buffalo Bill who skins his female victims . To catch him,she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr.Hannibal Lector who is a brilliant psychiatrist and a cannibalistic serial killer. The FBI trainee is able to catch Buffalo Bill with the help of Hannibal's notes but in return Hannibal is able to escape the prison. Days after at the FBI Academy graduation party, the FBI trainee receives a call from Hannibal Lecter who is now in the Bahamas. As Lector assures that he won't pursue the young FBI trainee, he excuses himself from the call by remarking that he's having dinner with an old friend.

(Cast & Crew)

The movie is directed by Jonathan Demme and the screenplay of the movie is written by Ted Tally based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. The movie has a star cast of Jodie Foster as Calrice Starling (the young FBI trainee), Sir Anthony Hopkins as Dr.Hannibal Lecter,Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford and Ted Levine as Jame Gumb/Buffalo Bill. The cinematography of the movie was done by Tak Fujimoto and was edited by Craig McKay. The music of the movie was done by Howard Shore.

(Other Details & Premiere)

The movie was distributed by Orion Pictures. The movie has a running time of 119 minutes (1 hr 58 mins). The movie was premiered at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. The film was released worldwide on 14th February 1991. The movie is regularly cited by critics,other directors and audience ad one of the greatest and most imfluential films of all time.

(Box office & Accolades)

The movie was made on the budget of 19 million dollars and went on to gross over 272.7 million dollars. The movie won 5 Academy Awards including Best Director,Best Actor,Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay making it only the 3rd film in the history to accomplish that feat. It was also nominated for Best Sound and Best Film Editing. The movie won the award for Best Director at the Golden Globes. The film was listed in as one of the 100 greatest films in the past 100 years in 1998 by the American Film Institute. The movie was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2011.

(Rating)

The movie has a rating of 8.6/10 on IMDB with 1.6 million reviews and is whopping 95% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 153 critics reviews and more than 250K audience reviews.

The movie is available to watch on Amazon Prime Videos (MGM Plus)

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3. The Conjuring (2013)

(Overview)

The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. The movie is the first film in the Conjuring Universe Franchise based on the real-life incident of famous paranormal investigators Ed And Lorraine Warren.

(Plot)

The movie is inspired by the real life reports of the famous demonologitsts Ed and Lorraine Warren who come to help the Perron Family who move into a farmhouse in Harrisville,Rhode Island with their 5 daughters Andrea,Nancy,Christine,Cindy,April and their dog Sadie who refuses to enter the house on the day of moving. During the game of hide and seek the girls discover a boarded up entrance to an unknown cellar. Paranormal events start to occur in the house within the first few nights. Every clock in the house stops at 3:07 am. Carolyn awakens with additional large bruises every morning. One day, they find Sadie dead in the yard and Carolyn and Christine both encounter a malevolent spirit. They contact the Warrens for help who meet to agree and conduct an initial investigation during Lorraine feels a dark spirit which has latched itself to the Perron family. After a few months,the malevolent spirit named Bathsheba who claims full control and possesses Carolyn who sets her sites on to kill the daughters of the Perron Family. Later in the night, Warrens are summoned to help the Perrons and free Carolyn from the possession of Bathsheba who is trying to kill the daughters.

(Cast & Crew)

The movie is directed by James and is written by Chad Hayes. The movie is produced by Tony DeRosa,Peter Safran and Rob Cowan. The movie has a star cast of Vera Fermiga s Lorraine Warren,Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren,Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron,Ron Livingston as Roger Perron,Shanley Caswell as Andrea,Hayley McFarland as Nancy,Joey King as Christine,Mackenzie Foy as Cindy,Kyla Deaver as April. The cinematography of the movie is done by John R.Leonetti and was edited by Kirk Morri. The music of the movie is given by Joseph Bishara.

(Other Details & Premiere)

The movie is distributed by Warner Bros Studios. The movie has running time of 112 minutes (1 hr 52 mins). The movie premiered at the Cinerama Dome on the 15th of July 2013 and was released worldwide on 19th of July 2013. The movie after release received a lot of positive reviews by critics and was received positively by the audiences as well.

(Box office & Accolades)

The movie was made on the budget of 20 million dollars and went on to gross over 319.5 million dollars. The movie turned out to be a great success and worked as a revival of a dying horror genre. The movie went on to become the highest grossing horror movie of all time only to be broken by IT in 2017. The movie was nominated for many awards be it the Best Sci-Fi /Horror Movie at the Critics Choice Awards,It went on to win the Award for the Best Horror movie at the Golden Schomes Awards and IGN Summer Movie Awards. The movie also won the award for Best Horro Film at the Saturn Awards.

(Rating)

The movie has a rating of 7.5/10 on IMDB with 556K audience reviews and is 86% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 228 critics reviews and more than 100K audience reviews.

The movie is available to watch on Netflix

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4. Hereditary (2018)

(Overview)

Hereditary is a 2018 American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Ari Aster in his feaure directorial debut.

(Plot)

The plot of the movie revolves around the Graham Family which includes Annie Graham a miniature,her husband,her son and her daughter. The story begins with viewer looking out from the window in a workshop to a tree house, then turning and zooming in to a bedroom in a dollhouse that is in the workshop. As her mother passes away, she and her family prepares for her mother's funeral,unsettling occurrences and palpable situations manifestations start nesting in the secluded house's dark corners. A thick veil of grief and guilt and a sinfully pleasant sense of relief increasingly shroud the already troubled mother. The mounting distress of Annie's 13 year old Charlie becomes evident, and her older brother Peter begins to feel the relentless anguish of culpability. Now little by little, a sinister dark presence robs Annie of her free will, demanding a cruel sacrifice ins exchange of glorious rewards.

(Cast & Crew)

The movie is directed and written by Ari Aster. The movie is produced by Kevin Frakes and Lans Knudsen. The movie has a star cast of Toni Collette as Annie Graham,Gabriel Byrne as Steve Graham,Alex Wolff as Peter Graham,Milly Shapiro as Charlie Graham and Ann Dowd as Joan. The cinematography of the was done by Pawel Pogorzelski and was edited by Jennifer Lame. The music of the movie was given by Colin Stetson.

(Other Details & Premiere)

The movie was distributed by A24 Films. The movie has a running time of 127 minutes (2hrs 7 mins). The movie was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 21st January 2018 and was released worldwide on 8th of June 2018. The movie was received with positive reviews by the critics and the audience.

(Box office & Accolades)

The movie was made on the budget of just 10 million dollars and went on to gross over 82 million dollars. Making it the highest grossing movies for A24 Films till the release of Everything Everyhwere All at Once. The movie was nominated for several awards Toni Collette Won the award for the Best Actress at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards and at the Gotham Awards. Ari Aster was also nominated multiple awards which includes Best New Filmaker and Breakthrough Director at the Fangoria Chainsaw Festival and the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.

(Rating)

The movie has a rating of 7.3/10 on IMDB with 379K audience and is whoop 90% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 383 critics reviews and with 10K audience reviews.

The movie is also available to watch on Amazon Prime Video

(Sources)

And that's the list folks,that's it for the blog and I'll meet you with next one. Until then

CIAO

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Iconic opening scene in The Godfather (1972)

Marlon Brando's portrayal of Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" (1972), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is widely regarded as one of the greatest performances in film history.

His portrayal of the aging mob boss earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor, which he famously declined as a protest against Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans.

Brando underwent a significant physical transformation for the role. He gained weight, shaved his head to simulate male-pattern baldness, and used a mouthpiece to alter the sound of his voice. The result was a convincing portrayal of a powerful and aging mafia patriarch.

Brando was known for his method acting, and he brought a level of authenticity to the role by incorporating improvisation. The famous cat that he holds in his lap during the meeting scene was not originally scripted; Brando found the cat on the set and decided to include it in the scene. Some of the film's most iconic moments were the result of improvisation. For example, the famous line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" was not in the original script but was improvised by Marlon Brando.

In 1990, "The Godfather" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Read about bi badboy Brando here:

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Fargo (1996, Coen brothers)

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Celebrating Julie Dash! "Thirty-one years ago, filmmaker Julie Dash broke through racial and gender boundaries with her Sundance award-winning film (Best Cinematography) Daughters of the Dust. She became the first African American woman to have a wide theatrical release of her feature film. The Library of Congress placed Daughters of the Dust and her UCLA MFA senior thesis Illusions in the National Film Registry. These two films join a select group of American films preserved and protected as national treasures by the Librarian of Congress." Visit Dash's website for more information about her extensive and varied career.

Standing at the Scratch Line (2016)

"Standing at the Scratch Line is a short film about returning to sacred spaces of departure and arrival. Multi-media artist Julie Dash portrays the stories of a people seeking refuge and freedom in the African Methodist Episcopal Denomination."

Learn more about the project on The Great Migration website.

Give Me One Reason [music video] (1996)

Daughters of the Dust (1991) "Dash’s first feature — Daughters of the Dust (1991) — was the first film by an African American woman to receive a general theatrical release in the United States; the Library of Congress named it to the National Film Registry in 2004."

Learn more at UCLA Library Film & Television Archive.

"...Julie Dash’s vast yet intimate drama, set in 1902, about the preparations of an extended family on one of the Sea Islands, off the coast of Georgia, to migrate to the American mainland. It’s a movie that runs less than two hours and feels like three or four—not in sitting time but in substance, in historical scope and depth of emotion, in the number of characters it brings to life and the novelistic subtlety of the connections between them, in the profusion of its ideas and the cinematic imagination with which they’re realized, in the sensuous beauty of its images and sounds and the indelibly exalted gestures that it impresses on one’s memory.... The movie’s images have a luminous fullness, a decentered dynamism, and a dance-like flow that separate them from mere illustration and raise them to a visual music that matches the movie’s bold dramatic construction."

Read more in Richard Brody's The Return of Julie Dash’s Historic “Daughters of the Dust” in The New Yorker.

Learn more about the film in Dash's book Daughters of the Dust: The Making of an African American Woman's Film, "which includes Dash's complete screenplay, describes the story of her extraordinary sixteen-year struggle to complete the project."

Illusions (1982)

"In this thirty-four-minute featurette, from 1982, Julie Dash ingeniously revives classic-Hollywood themes and styles in order to subject them to a sharp historical critique.... Dash blends intimate portraiture with echoing reflections and multiple exposures, capturing Hollywood’s harrowing game of multiple hidden identities." Read more in Richard Brody's review in The New Yorker.

Four Women (1975)

"Pioneering, provocative and visionary, the L.A. Rebellion films form a crucial body of work in post-war cinema… Julie Dash's dazzling film is both a critical response to female stereotypes and one of the most brilliantly released films about dance."- George Clark, Tate Modern Learn more at Third World Newsreel.

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The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle.

The Bridge on the River Kwai is now widely recognized as one of the greatest films ever made. It was the highest-grossing film of 1957 and received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. The film won seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) at the 30th Academy Awards. In 1997, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress. It has been included on the American Film Institute's list of best American films ever made.In 1999, the British Film Institute voted The Bridge on the River Kwai the 11th greatest British film of the 20th century.

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CHINATOWN 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟰

Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. It was inspired by the California water wars, a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century, by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley. The Robert Evans production, released by Paramount Pictures, was Polanski's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. Chinatown was released in the United States on June 20, 1974, to high critical and commercial success.

Chinatown received a leading 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (for Polanski), Best Actor (for Nicholson) and Best Actress (for Dunaway), winning Best Original Screenplay. At the 28th British Academy Film Awards, the film received 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Actress in a Leading Role (for Dunaway) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (for Huston), and won a leading 3 awards, including Best Direction (for Polanski) and Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Nicholson). It also received 7 nominations at the 32nd Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (for Dunaway) and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (for Huston), and won 4 awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (for Polanski) and Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (for Nicholson).

The American Film Institute placed it second among its top ten mystery films in 2008. In 1991, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". It is also often cited as one of the greatest films of all time.

A sequel, The Two Jakes, was released in 1990, again starring Nicholson, who also directed, with Robert Towne returning to write the screenplay. The film failed to match the acclaim of its predecessor.

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The great Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charisse. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies".  Singin' in the Rain was among the first 25 films chosen for the newly established National Film Registry for films that are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation