>>My 10 favorite movies
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>>It's a Wonderful Life
>>Christmas Story
>>White Christmas
>>Casablanca
>>To Kill a Mockingbird
>>Blues Brothers
>>League of Their Own
>>Glory Road
>>The Majestic
>>Dogma
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>>Honorable mention: Animal House and the original M*A*S*H movie
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>I could probably put 20 into my top 10 but here's my list so far (in no particular order). Also, these are my favorites, not necessarily what could be considered "best"
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>It's a Wonderful Life
>Casablanca
>Fiddler on the Roof
>12 Angry Men
>My Cousin Vinny
>The Five Pennies - this is the first movie that made me break down and cry
>To Kill a Mockingbird
>High Noon
>Shane
>Victor Victoria
Casablanca seems to be a recurring theme. It is the ultimate romantic movie. You not only remember how much you love it but where you first saw it. (Me: Madison, WI, my first week in town, at a free screening and a free meal sponsored by a coffeehouse that was trying to sell meal subscriptions as an alternative to dorm plans). It's taking all my restraint not to start quoting famous lines by the dozen.
What's amazing is the production was a mess. The cast and script were in flux almost to the first day of shooting. Complete chaos. Yet somehow they made lasting art. Here is a really good book --
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Casablanca-Bogart-Bergman-World/dp/0786888148/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286845268&sr=1-3Inspirational, really.
