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My List of 100 Movies to See Before You Die.?

Mar 23, 2009 by wackobill000 | Posted in Movies

Here's my list of the 100 movies to see before you die. This isn't a list of my favorite movies, it's a list of movies that everyone should see.

Let me now what you think of it and what movies should have been on the list.
1.12 Angry

you just took this list
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/100-movi es-to-see-before-you-die.html
and tweaked it a bit

Peach | Mar 23, 2009

THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)

Director: John Huston Writers: CS Forester (novel) James Agee (adaptation) Release Date: 20 February 1952 (USA) more Genre: Adventure / Drama ...

OTR - The African Queen - Part 1

Greer Garson & Humphrey Bogart Lux Radio Theater 15.12.1952

Moulin Rouge 1952

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Drowning the pain in his legs and the grief in his heart with paint and cognac, Lautrec spends his nights at the Moulin Rouge, listening to the calming melodies of Jane Avril (Zsa Zsa Gabor), and being entertained by the can-can of “La Goulue” (Katherine Kath) while absentmindedly sketching on a tablecloth. The manager notices his skillful drawing, and commissions Henri to create a promotional poster for the cabaret. Even as Lautrec crafts the vivid and then-risqué poster (his famous La Goulue), an agonizing loneliness overtakes him, to the point where he takes the morally-bereft Marie Charlet (Colette Marchand) off the Paris streets on a bit of a whim. Though, for a time, it seems that Marie has come to love Lautrec, he is horrified to find that she has taken advantage of him for his money, which she secretly gives to her boyfriend. Depressed and constantly drinking from his hollow walking stick (which he fills with cognac), it seems Lautrec will never rise above the stigma of his

Source: The College Reporter

The African Queen 1952 - Bookshelf


The African queen
183 pages 		The African queen

Creator: Cecil Scott Forester | 1952
The African queen, adapted for the screen
124 pages 		The African queen, adapted for the screen

Creator: Cecil Scott Forster, James Agee, John Huston | 1952

The African Queen 1952 - News


This Day, February 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
Cleveland Jewish News (blog) - Jan 01, 1970
1952: The film The African Queen opened at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. The African Queen marked the film debut of Theodore Bikel. 1953: The Jerusalem Post reported that Washington Senator William Langer, a Republican, introduced a resolution

How an enduring classic was born – against all the odds
Yorkshire Post - Jan 01, 1970
How an enduring classic was born – against all the odds Bogart, nominated as Best Actor, was passed over; he won in 1952 for The African Queen. But it's for Casablanca that Humphrey Bogart is best remembered: a trench-coated anti-hero standing in the rain, turning and uttering that immortal closing line:

Diamond Jubilee: The King is dead – long live the Queen
Telegraph.co.uk - Jan 01, 1970
Diamond Jubilee: The King is dead – long live the Queen By Harry Mount February 1952, was, like February 2012, a cold one. On the morning of the 6th, Sandringham was bleak and wintry, as George VI's valet desperately tried to wake him. A front-page piece in this newspaper – reprinted in our pullout today

The Queen at Treetops: Africa's royal safari lodges
Telegraph.co.uk - Jan 01, 1970
The Queen at Treetops: Africa's royal safari lodges On the day of the Queen's accession anniversary, Brian Jackman recalls a visit to Kenya's Treetops Hotel, and suggests other African safari camps and lodges with a royal connection. When King George VI died unexpectedly, Princess Elizabeth was at the

Far Hills golf museum's exhibit honors black athletes
Dailyrecord.com - Jan 01, 1970
FAR HILLS — There was a time in the United States Golf Association's history when African-Americans were barred from membership. But great athletes in other sports who loved the game of golf — boxer Joe Louis, baseball player Jackie Robinson and