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August 02, 2003

More "Best..." Movie Catagories

Only The Eye offered some movie catagories. After catching up on sleep and with live Led Zeppelin playing in the background, I can now fill in the blanks.


  • Best Historical Fiction: Gettysburg--That was tough because I'm not sure Eye is looking for something more fictional. As for my pick, I had so much sympathy for the characters on both sides. I oppose much of what the Confederacy stood for yet I was deeply moved by the courage of the men marching to their deaths in Pickett's Charge. My second choice is Lawrence of Arabia.

  • Best Spaghetti Western: The video to Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus"--I know I've never watched anything in this genre from start to finish. Westerns rarely pique my interest. However, I may catch the new Kevin Coster western in a few weeks. I know Depeche Mode's video was inspired by spaghetti westerns, and I've seen it. So there.

Send me some more catagories. And for discussion I'll offer this one to the audience: Best Movie Starring a Man Named Steve. My initial pick is The Thomas Crown Affair because I haven't seen Steve McQueen in The Great Escape and Bullitt had too many long pauses. Your thoughts?

Posted by Sean Hackbarth in Culture at 10:43 AM | Comments (6)