Fiddler on the Roof (500) Directed by: Norman Jewison Starring: Topol, Norma Crane This rousing musical, based on the stories of Shalom Aleichem, takes place in pre-revolutionary Russia and centers on the life of Tevye (Topol), a milkman who is trying to keep his family's ... read more
Harold and Maude (575) Directed by: Hal Ashby Starring: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort Black comedies don't come much blacker than this cult favorite from 1972, and they don't come much funnier, either. It seemed that director Hal Ashby was the perfect choice to mine a mother ... read more
It's a Wonderful Life (350) Directed by: Frank Capra Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed Now perhaps the most beloved American film, It's a Wonderful Life was largely forgotten for years, due to a copyright quirk. Only in the late 1970s did it find its audience through repeated ... read more
Lost Horizon (500) Directed by: Frank Capra Starring: Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon proposes a perfect hidden community within the uncharted Himalayas, a land where peace reigns and the inhabitants live for hundreds of years. So indelible ... read more
Rashomon (400) Directed by: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo This 1950 film by Akira Kurosawa is more than a classic: it's a cinematic archetype that has served as a template for many a film since. (Its most direct influence was on a Western remake, ... read more
Seven Samurai (400) Directed by: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Toshiro Mifune Unanimously hailed as one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of the motion picture, Seven Samurai has inspired countless films modeled after its basic premise. But Akira Kurosawa's ... read more
