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Ichingcarpenter

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10. Start at the beginning of his career

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 03:11 PM

Feb 2012

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and enjoy ... some of the greatest movies of all time All of Kubrick's films from the mid-1950s onward, except The Shining, were nominated for Oscars, Golden Globes, or BAFTAs.

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What's your favorite movie from the year you were born? [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 OP

The Grapes Of Wrath Graybeard Feb 2012 #1

For that year I'd have to agree Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #3

3 Days of the Condor ceile Feb 2012 #2

Kubrick's Barry Lyndon that year also Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #4

I can honestly say I've never seen a Kubrick film ceile Feb 2012 #5

Start at the beginning of his career Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #10

Wait. I take it back- I forgot about The Shining. ceile Feb 2012 #20

Yeah. Not sure I'd start with Barry Lyndon. dogknob Feb 2012 #47

if you don't like a classic like a clockwork orange why bother? pitohui Feb 2012 #65

um ok... ceile Feb 2012 #69

you'll be sorry pitohui Feb 2012 #79

not to be rude? ceile Feb 2012 #90

I believe that what tweety was saying is that... dogknob Feb 2012 #83

The Killing edbermac Feb 2012 #6

The Wizard of Oz RebelOne Feb 2012 #7

Some great movies were released that year Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #13

I don't know. I was kind of young back then. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #8

1965 geardaddy Feb 2012 #9

Only one I think worth it in that selection Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #11

You don't like Beach Blanket Bingo? geardaddy Feb 2012 #17

I just didn't have the hots for Annette Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #19

lol geardaddy Feb 2012 #21

1957 had a few good ones,but Paths Of Glory would be my favorite. Swede Feb 2012 #12

Tough Call that year Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #15

12 Angry Men Auggie Feb 2012 #31

Cat on A Hot Tin Roof HappyMe Feb 2012 #14

A touch of Evil too. Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author geardaddy Feb 2012 #16

Body and Soul ohiosmith Feb 2012 #22

The Pink Panther surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #23

The Godfather pt. 1 WilmywoodNCparalegal Feb 2012 #24

National Lampoon's Vacation Initech Feb 2012 #25

Yeah that was a pretty slow year... dogknob Feb 2012 #51

I kind of cheated actually. Initech Feb 2012 #53

Duh! AIRPLANE! dogknob Feb 2012 #55

Of course! And stop calling me Shirley! Initech Feb 2012 #61

I liked Episode V and Brubaker, jakeXT Feb 2012 #73

The Stunt Man rules! dogknob Feb 2012 #82

Blazing Saddles AsahinaKimi Feb 2012 #26

I didn't get to the theater much then. Especially since I was stuck in a womb for several months JVS Feb 2012 #27

Birth of a Nation Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #28

When Worlds Collide El Supremo Feb 2012 #29

The Grapes of Wrath JitterbugPerfume Feb 2012 #30

Damn, Jit? You older than me. trof Feb 2012 #33

yes I am! JitterbugPerfume Feb 2012 #89

I guess Citizen Kane (1941) trof Feb 2012 #32

High Noon DFW Feb 2012 #34

Wow, WAY too hard to pick between OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #35

Too many from my year to pick just one but I loved "MASH". ScreamingMeemie Feb 2012 #36

Wow, some awesome ones for me! pink-o Feb 2012 #37

From 1971, Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #38

Bad Day at Black Rock. Adsos Letter Feb 2012 #39

A Man for All Seasons blueamy66 Feb 2012 #40

"Marty" blue neen Feb 2012 #41

I will go with Network cyglet Feb 2012 #42

Either The Diary of Anne Frank or North by Northwest. trackfan Feb 2012 #43

The Absent-Minded Professor. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #44

Planet of the Apes (1968) Rob H. Feb 2012 #45

Inherit the Wind bluedigger Feb 2012 #46

You mean besides "Bambi Meets Godzilla?" dogknob Feb 2012 #48

"The Sound of Music". applegrove Feb 2012 #49

Father of the Bride, starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor Ptah Feb 2012 #50

The Gunfighter Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2012 #52

What a bunch of crap during my year JonLP24 Feb 2012 #54

Bring Me The Head Of Charlie Brown dogknob Feb 2012 #56

As promised... dogknob Feb 2012 #77

Don't watch Platoon. It is a big downer. El Supremo Feb 2012 #57

The Song of Bernadette (1943) frogmarch Feb 2012 #58

It's a Wonderful Life mia Feb 2012 #59

+1, it's the one that stands out from that year. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2012 #88

Stripes Son of Gob Feb 2012 #60

Night of the Living Dead rbnyc Feb 2012 #62

Some Like It Hot 6000eliot Feb 2012 #63

Mildred Pierce HeiressofBickworth Feb 2012 #64

1943 sarge43 Feb 2012 #66

That would have to be Star Wars Eyerish Feb 2012 #67

The Empire Strikes Back Soylent Brice Feb 2012 #68

Key Largo sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #70

the fox and the hound, 1981 fizzgig Feb 2012 #71

Too tough to choose one. Mendocino Feb 2012 #72

Rear Window, but look at 1954 Old Troop Feb 2012 #74

I looked at a couple of lists. All of the choices stink. Denninmi Feb 2012 #75

Ouch! Sound of Music dogknob Feb 2012 #78

How strange, no real Science Fiction movies in 1952 csziggy Feb 2012 #76

War of the Worlds---1953 Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #80

what an interesting question! shanti Feb 2012 #81

Wow. Hard to pick. The Guns of Navarone prolly. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #84

The Day the Earth Caught Fire kentauros Feb 2012 #85

The Princess Bride (1987) sakabatou Feb 2012 #86

Easy for me: murielm99 Feb 2012 #87

Little Fauss and Big Halsy n/t miyazaki Feb 2012 #91

A Shot In The Dark KamaAina Feb 2012 #92

Battle of Algiers - a riveting cinematic masterpiece, very ahead for its time. closeupready Feb 2012 #93