Clarke was living in Ceylon, not India or a tree, yet they met, hit it off, and created a narrative of scientific advancement and tragedy. Stoners adored its Star Gate scene and groundbreaking graphics, making it their fave movie.
All criminal dynasties following The Godfather are offspring of the Corleones: Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece is the Mafia genre's patriarch. The Godfather's famous details a horse's severed head, Marlon Brando's wheezy voice.
Citizen Kane is always fresh for new filmgoers because to David Fincher's superbly sardonic making-of drama Mank. For newcomers, Orson Welles' bulldozer of a protagonist's rise from neglected youngster.
Starting with a dissolve from the Paramount logo and ending in a warehouse inspired by Citizen Kane, Raiders of the Lost Ark celebrates what movies can do more joyously than any other film.
In the midst of Italy's boom, Federico Fellini's box-office smash defined global elegance and celebrity culture. Here, Marcello Mastroianni stars as a gossip writer caught up in Roman nightlife's chaos.
In '60s Hong Kong's small alleys and staircases, Wong Kar-wai follows Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung, two neighbors who find their wives are cheating.
Paul Thomas Anderson went from a Scorsesian recorder of debauched L.A. life to a hard-nosed investigation of the American confidence man to become the most influential filmmaker of the past 20 years.
The three of dancers rubber-faced (and heeled) Donald O'Connor, dazzling newcomer Debbie Reynolds, and co-director and star act Gene Kelly nailed the songs.
Goodfellas, based on the actual story of gangster Henry Hill, was born in the shadow of The Godfather, but as time goes on, who is more impactful becomes a matter of generation.