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Buscemi's 110 Favorite Films of the 1960's

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Another decade complete. Sorry for boring you.

(Edited to add Dr. Strangelove and remove In The Heat of the Night)

110. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
109. The Night of the Iguana (1964)
108. This Sporting Life (1963)
107. King of Hearts (1966)
106. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
105. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
104. David and Lisa (1962)
103. Help! (1965)
102. The Honeymoon Killers (1969)
101. The Two of Us (1967)
100. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
99. The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
98. For A Few Dollars More (1965)
97. Irma la Douce (1963)
96. Medium Cool (1969)
95. Yellow Submarine (1968)
94. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
93. Mamma Roma (1962)
92. Masculin Feminin (1966)
91. Le Samourai (1967)
90. The Entertainer (1960)
89. Viridiana (1961)
88. Tokyo Drifter (1966)
87. The Passion of Anna (1969)
86. Charade (1963)
85. Cleo From 5 To 7 (1962)
84. Yojimbo (1961)
83. Hour of the Wolf (1968)
82. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
81. Loves of a Blonde (1965)
80. The Pawnbroker (1964)
79. The Leopard (1963)
78. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
77. A Woman is a Woman (1961)
76. Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
75. Wait Until Dark (1967)
74. Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
73. Kes (1969)
72. Shock Corridor (1963)
71. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
70. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
69. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
68. Putney Swope (1969)
67. Red Beard (1965)
66. Lolita (1962)
65. The Birds (1963)
64. Spartacus (1960)
63. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
62. The Hustler (1961)
61. Woman in the Dunes (1964)
60. Cul-De-Sac (1966)
59. The Exterminating Angel (1962)
58. Becket (1964)
57. Hud (1963)
56. The Face of Another (1966)
55. Divorce, Italian Style (1961)
54. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)
53. The Producers (1968)
52. Take The Money and Run (1969)
51. Point Blank (1967)
50. Last Year At Marienbad (1961)
49. Persona (1966)
48. Eyes Without A Face (1960)
47. Ride The High Country (1962)
46. My Fair Lady (1964)
45. The Bride Wore Black (1968)
44. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
43. Judgment At Nuremberg (1961)
42. 8 1/2 (1963)
41. Play Time (1967)
40. La Dolce Vita (1960)
39. It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
38. Easy Rider (1969)
37. Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
36. Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
35. Breathless (1960)
34. The Fireman's Ball (1967)
33. Repulsion (1965)
32. The Virgin Spring (1960)
31. The Great Escape (1963)
30. Salesman (1968)
29. The Damned (1969)
28. West Side Story (1961)
27. Jules and Jim (1962)
26. Z (1969)
25. The Lion in Winter (1968)
24. The Graduate (1967)
23. Band of Outsiders (1964)
22. The Sound of Music (1965)
21. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
20. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
19. Don't Look Back (1967)
18. Closely Watched Trains (1966)
17. The Shop on Main Street (1965)
16. The Apartment (1960)
15. One, Two, Three (1961)
14. The War Game (1965)
13. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
12. Psycho (1960)
11. Faces (1968)
10. War and Peace (1967)
9. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
7. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
6. Blow-Up (1966)
5. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
4. High and Low (1963)
3. The Wild Bunch (1969)
2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
1. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
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Having not seen many films from this decade, it looks like a good list.

I've never even heard of a bunch of them... what is High and Low? And Faces?
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High and Low is a Kurosawa film (based on a story by Ed McBain). It was later remade as Ransom (and again as the awful King's Ransom).

Faces is a John Cassavetes film. It's in black and white and it's dialogue-driven but the acting is great (Cassavetes was one of the best directors with actors, see A Woman Under The Influence).
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Le Samourai only 90th ? ;)
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It was hard to place it that low but once again, there were better movies.
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Good list though. Many great films. I'm not convinced by the order, but great films.
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Indeed a good list, and I doubt I've seen much more than 100 films from the 60s so I can't compete.

Interesting that The Virgin Spring is your highest Bergman film of the 60s. It's one of my least favourite Bergman films, far too throwaway and simplistic in its intention.

The only other films there I don't particularly like is Vivre Sa Vie, a film that defines pretentious. Totally cerebral, and totally unenjoyable.

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I've never even had the intention of watching it. I've got a big problem with Godard...
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I guess I forgot that you preferred Juliet of the Spirits over 8 1/2.

Two notable exceptions off the top of my head: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Dr. Strangelove

Also: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly at #1 but no A Fistful of Dollars? Too derivative?
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Thanks for reminding me about Dr. Strangelove. I thought I had included it but didn't.

I feel like I want to kiss you right now (but will refrain).

On Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: a good debut but Nichols has done better films. Also, 1966 had better films to offer.
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Buscemi wrote: On Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: a good debut but Nichols has done better films.
I would heartily disagree about that one

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Hey.Thanks for your list.Its not boring.
My favorite movies from your list are
The Honeymoon Killers
101 Dalmatians
Hour of the Wolf
Point Blank
Jules and Jim
Lawrence of Arabia

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I actually didn't notice you had Hour of the Wolf in there, Boosch. Good pick, it's definitely one of Bergman's more under-rated films.

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