More

Blog Entries by John Farr from 04/2012

The Ten Greatest From Great Britain

| Posted 04.02.2012
Read More: Criterion Collection, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies, British Films, Best British Movies, British Movies, Best British Films, News

After screening Criterion's new DVD set, "David Lean Directs Noel Coward," I resolved to compile my own top ten, "desert island" list of British films across the decades.

Read Whole Story

The Best Movies Afloat by Farr

| Posted 04.11.2012
Read More: Titanic, A Night at the Opera, Titanic Anniversary, Best Movies, Boat Movies, Best Boat Movies, Boats, News

I've always appreciated how movies set on liners recreate a bygone era when travel could be calm and civilized. The following dozen movies remain sea worthy -- cinematically speaking, of course.

Read Whole Story

On His 75th Birthday, The Best Jack Nicholson Movies of All Time

| Posted 04.22.2012
Read More: Keanu Reeves, Peter Fonda, Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, Greg Kinnear, Demi Moore, Faye Dunaway, Diane Keaton, Best Movies by Farr, Cuba Gooding Jr, Jules Feiffer, Candice Bergen, Bob Rafelson, Jeff Daniels, Milos Forman, Hope Davis, Hal Ashby, Helen Hunt, The Academy Awards, Best Movies on DVD, Randy Quaid, Dennis Hopper, Best Movies, Danny Devito, Thirteen/WNET, John Huston, Dermot Mulroney, Rip Torn, Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Shelley Duvall, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, James L. Brooks, News

It does not seem quite possible that Jack Nicholson could be turning 75 today. He seems ageless, particularly when you revisit his best films. And that's just what we should all do to mark the occasion.

Read Whole Story