Christmas homework- watch three of these films

Great films for great media students!

A list of Ms Steventons must-view films

1.    Citizen Kane (1941) - ANY Orson Welles film

2.    Withnail & I - comedy

3.    Blade Runner (1982) - sci-fi, excellence.

4.     Apocalypse Now (1979) - American epic war film – Francis ford Coppola

5.     One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) – Drama – Jack Nicolson at his best

6.     Amalie - Any Jean-Pierre Jeunet film, Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, feel good films, all amazingly shot.

7.    Dr. Strangelove- Comedy - ANY Stanley Kubrick film (2001- Sci-Fi, The Shinning-Horror, The Killing- Thriller)

8.    Pulp Fiction - ANY Quentin Tarantino film (Reservoir Dogs, Dusk Till Dawn, Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds)

9.    Big Lebowski – ANY Coen Brothers films - Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou?, True Grit and many more.

10.  Vertigo - ANY Alfred Hitchcock film

11.  Some Like It Hot (1959)- Comedy - My favourite Marilyn Monroe film.

12.  Breakfast At Tiffany's – Rom-com - Audrey Hepburn

13.  Taxi Driver –  Martin Scorsese, check out a very young Jodie foster – Any Martin Scorsese film there are too many to mention!

14.  The Descent - Very clever in terms of making you feel claustrophobic!

15.  Buried – Some great close up shots.  Most of the film is from the point of view of a man who has been buried alive. I challenge you to watch this without getting shivers.

16.   Alien – So many films reference this, it’s a must view. - A Ridley Scott,  masterpiece.

17.  Brazil – Robert De-Nero like you have never seen him before. Also a Terry Gilliam film great director, 12 monkeys, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Time Bandits, also amazing!

18.  Being John Malkovich – Great Narrative.

19.  Big fish – Tim Burton – Another great director. – My other favourites are, Edward Scissor Hands, Beetle Juice and Mars Attacks

20.  Fight Club

21.  Little ms sunshine – Quirky Fun

22.   Raiders of the Lost Arc – Classic Action

23.  This is Spinal Tap – mock-umentry

24.  Memento – Thriller, Amazing Narrative.

25.  Let the Right One in (2008)- Horror/Drama

26.   12 Angry Men -  Drama

27.  Blazing Saddles – Comedy - ANY MEL BROOKS FILM

28.  The Graduate – Classic Drama

29.  The Usual Suspects – Thriller

30.  Trainspotting - ANY DANNY BOYLE FILM

31.  Donnie Darko – Sci-fi/Thriller

32.  Night of the living dead – Horror

33.  Howls Moving Castle- if you like Disney you have to see a Studio Ghibli, film there are so many.

34.  It’s a Wonderful Life – Mandatory viewing for the Christmas period.