Michael Murray\u2019s List of the Top Ten Movies of All-Time<\/p>\n
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1.\u00a0Furmer sur le banc (1984)<\/p>\n
This brilliant French film follows the life of cab driver Henri Beaumont as he ferries customers through the streets of Montreal during Guy Lafleur\u2019s astonishing 60goal season as a star winger on the Canadiens. Divided into sixty, two-minutes segments, the hockey game on the cab radio (Lafleur scores in each one) serves as the connective tissue between Henri and his passengers as they talk about life. Stylistically innovative, the movie is by turns funny, intimate and revealing, a precursor to the popular show Taxi Cab Confessions. (Cameo by Guy Lafleur at the end.)<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Chinese People (1949)<\/p>\n Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this little known film blurs the line between racist satire and disorienting sexual fetish. Hitchcock has never been more exposed or vulnerable in his craft. Starring Jerry Lewis.<\/p>\n 3. Amish Furniture (1969)<\/p>\n This Swedish drama takes an unflinching look at suicide and the aftermath as it settles on an unsuspecting Amish community. Soundtrack by Jimmi Hendrix.<\/p>\n 4. Incident at the White Tower Motel (1972)<\/p>\n Directed by Japanese master Kurosawa, this stands as the greatest horror film ever made. Watch for a young Jamie Lee Curtis in the bear pepper spray scene.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5. Star Wars (1977)<\/p>\n Directed by George Lucas, this science fiction masterwork reinterprets the bible and features a gay robot dressed in gold lame. It changed movie making forever.<\/p>\n 6. La Sangre de la caza de la polla (1958)<\/p>\n Director Octavio Getino explores the often-dark relationship between man and chicken in this classic example of Spanish neo-realism. He paints a brutal, even savage portrait of cockfighting, but still, we empathize with the cock wranglers and marvel at the nobility of the cocks themselves– a troubling film that will stay with you long after your viewing.<\/p>\n