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In Search of Best Picture
17, Feb 2011
by Nigel Druitt
As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway?
Think about it. How many controversial decisions are there in the Academy’s history? How many times is a movie other than Best Picture long remembered as the best of the year?
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70,000 Flickcharters Pick Their Top 20 of 2010
29, Dec 2010
by Nathan Chase
During 2010, we received over 49 million rankings where movie fans have been placing new films from the year onto their lists and putting them up against the best movies of all time. This list culminates those rankings to generate the movies of 2010 that are highest ranked by all of the users of Flickchart. This list is only accurate up to the day this was published, so if you’re eager to see if things have changed, you can check the daily results at http://www.flickchart.com/charts/2010.
Don’t forget too that once you’re there, you can further filter the list to get the best of 2010 combined with any of your favorite actors or genres. Best animated movies of 2010? Check. Best Jonah Hill movies of 2010? Check. Best animated movies starring Jonah Hill of 2010? Check.
While there certainly may be some debate on what made the cut and where each film landed on the list that may not line up with your personal best of 2010, we’re surprised and interested to see such a wide variety of blockbusters, indie films, animated, documentary, comedy, sci-fi, and action make their presence this year. We’ve been making strides to improve the global rankings to be as accurate as possible, and we’ll have even more innovations on this front in the new year – along with a laundry list of new features we’ve got cooked up.
Remember, if you watched and ranked these movies on your Flickchart, you helped to create this list! If not, be sure to rank your favorites of 2010 to influence the list for the future! Without further adieu, here are your Top 20 of 2010:
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by Dan
Rank the week of December 28th’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies ever made:
The American (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #2358
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From everything I’ve read, George Clooney’s latest has been 2010′s most divisive movie. People either LOVE it or HATE it. The main complaint is that it’s a bit “slow,” so check your expectations.
Resident Evil: Afterlife (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best sci-fi horror movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #4977
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Milla Jovovich returns to fight the undead.
Legacy (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: Just Added
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The Wire stars Idris Elba and Clarke Peters reunite for an excellent looking thriller. Check out the trailer.
And Soon the Darkness (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best horror movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #19277
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Well, at least you get to watch Odette Yustman and Amber Heard for 90 minutes.
Legendary (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best sports movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #11200
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With John Cena and Danny Glover.
Twelve (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best dramas of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #17704
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Directed by Joel Schumacher. He has made some incredible movies but also some incredible bombs. This rests firmly on the bomb side.
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Directors Who Dominate: Christopher Nolan
21, Oct 2010by Nigel Druitt
It doesn’t get more dominating than having directed the highest-ranked film on Flickchart’s list of The Best Movies of All Time. But the man behind The Dark Knight is not only responsible for the highest-grossing movie of 2008 (and a member of that elite billion-dollar club). Every one of the seven feature films he has directed has been a hit with critics, and several have been big hits at the box office. They’re also hits on Flickchart. In this entry of Directors Who Dominate, we shine the spotlight on the dark figure of Christopher Nolan.
- In: Directors Who Dominate|User Showcase
- Tags: 2008, 2009, Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan, film, films, Flickchart, Following, heath ledger, Inception, Inglourious Basterds, Insomnia, Iron Man 2, J.J. Abrams, Kick-Ass, Memento, movies, Oscar, Shutter Island, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Toy Story 3
Flickchart Film School: 1920
20, Sep 2010
by Ross Bonaime
By the beginning of 1920, film had already become widely popularized. There were over 20,000 locations in the United States alone that had begun to show movies. Film was already so popular, Hollywood’s Chamber of Commerce had already begun to ask acting hopefuls to try to stay out of the movies due to the overwhelming response to moving pictures. Politics were even brought into the mix when The Americanization Committee was formed. This committee, which was led by film executives and various politicians, hoped to influence a level of patriotism through the films being released. While films still played without sound, Brazil began to test out the use of records to be played during films in order to give them the sense of sound. The idea of film celebrity grew to even greater heights when two of the most famous actors of the time, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, were wed. In addition to all this, a British teen named Archie Leach came to America. Leach would later take on the stage name, Cary Grant, and become one of the most famous actors of his generation.
- In: Flickchart Film School|User Showcase
- Tags: 1920, Cary Grant, Cesare, D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, Expressionism, German, horror films, Intolerance, Martin Scorsese, Mary Pickford, Robert Wiene, Shutter Island, The Birth of a Nation, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Golem, The Mark of Zorro, Tim Burton, Way Down East