Empire of Light: Nominations for Films of the Year
Update 499 and a half 😁 In advance of Update 500. #BeMorePorcupine
Thanks to all those who sent in nominations and here is the list in strictly alphabetical order for those who are interested. Update 500 should be with you tomorrow 😃
There are so many good films that I will feature the top seven. Plus I will then, as we proceed with updates through 2025, go through each one of the others in turn during the year 😁 That’ll keep me going for a while 😃
OK, OK Empire of Light didn’t make the Top Seven!
African Queen
Alien 1
Apocalypse Now
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
The Big Sleep
The Blues Brothers
Bringing Up Baby
Casablanca
Christmas Carol
The Darkest Hour
Die Hard 1
Don’t Look Now
Empire of Light
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Fifth Element
Frankenstein (1931)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
Fury
Get Carter
Godfather 2
The Green Mile
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
LA Confidential
Leaving Las Vegas
Life Is Beautiful
The Lion in Winter
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Little Miss Sunshine
Lord of the Rings
A Man for All Seasons
Mildred Pierce
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
One Second
Planet of the Apes
Red Sorghum
Saving Private Ryan
Scent of a Woman
Schindler’s List
Singing In The Rain
Sky West and Crooked
Some Like It Hot
A Song Is Born
Spirited Away
Star Trek VI: Undiscovered Country
The Sting
Thelma and Louise
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
To Live (1994)
The Wizard of Oz
Hi Dusty
Happy New Year!
Some great films on that list. Lord of the Rings had to be there, so many great moments in each film (I have the extended versions on DVD which makes so much more sense of the story) - I just love Aragorn’s speech at the Black Gate.
I’d I’d got round to sending in my suggestions there’d be a few classic westerns and Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies - but how to reduce it down to a list of 5 !!!!
Barbara