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Radio Television Film: The Great Films

A guide to library resources and websites for Radio, Television, and Film.

Sight & Sound - The Greatest Films of All Time

Sight & Sound (2012)
Once a decade Sight & Sound asks critics to select the Greatest Films of All Time. Visit 2012's complete list of 100 films above.
Browse the Top 10 below. I've included links to DVD copies at ACC and noted which movies are available to stream instantly on Kanopy.

1. Vertigo (1958) by Alfred Hitchcock
Call Number: PN1997 .V47 2012
2. Citizen Kane (1941) by Orson Welles
Call Number: PN1995.9.S62 C475
3. Tokyo Story by Yasujiro Ozu
Call Number: PN1995.9.F67 T6213 2003
Stream on Kanopy
4. The Rules of the Game (1939)
Call Number: PN1995.9.M27 R44 2004
a.k.a. La Regle du Jeu
Stream on Kanopy
5. Sunrise (1927) by F.W. Murnau
Call Number: PN1995.9 .M27 S8442 2002
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Stanley Kubrick
Call Number: PN1995.9.S26 A139 2001
7. The Searchers (1956) by John Ford
Call Number: PN1995.9.I48 S693 2007
8. Man With a Movie Camera (1929) by Dziga Vertov
Call Number: PN1995.75 .M3684 2002
Stream on Kanopy
9. Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) by Carl Dreyer
Call Number: PN1995.9.R4 J626 1999
Stream on Kanopy
10. 8 1/2 (1958) by Federico Fellini
Call Number: PN1997.2 .O886 2010
Stream on Kanopy

100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century

100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century (2017)
In 2016, the BBC polled 177 film critics from around the world to produce their list of the best of the 21st century so far. The Top 10 are below.

1. Mulholland Drive (2001) by David Lynch
Call Number: PN1997.2 .M85 2015
2. In the Mood for Love (2000) by Wong Kar-Wai
Call Number: PN1995.9.F67 H82 2002
Stream on Kanopy
3. There Will Be Blood (2007) by Paul Thomas Anderson
Call Number: PN1997.2.T4474 T4474
4. Spirited Away (2001) by Hayao Miyazaki
Call Number: PN1997.2 .S72 2003
5. Boyhood (2014) by Richard Linklater
Call Number: PN1997.2 .B69 2015
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) by Michel Gondry
Call Number: PN1997.2 .E84 2004
7. The Tree of Life (2011) by Terrence Malick
Call Number: PN1997.2 .T74 2011
8. Yi Yi (2000) by Edward Yang
On order. Coming soon!
9. A Separation (2011) by Asghar Farhadi
ISBN: 9781893967779
On order. Coming soon!
10. No Country for Old Men (2007) by Joel and Ethan Coen
Call Number: PN1997.2 .N63 2012

25 Greatest Documentaries (PBS)

25 Greatest Documentaries
In 2012, PBS asked its viewers to choose the 25 greatest documentaries. View the complete list at PBS.org, and sample the Top 10 below, with links to the ACC Libraries collection.

1. Grey Gardens (1975) by David & Albert Maysles
Call Number: CT3260 .G74 2006
Stream on Kanopy
2. Paris is Burning (1990) by Jennie Livingston
Call Number: HQ76.2.U52 N535 1992
3. Hoop Dreams (1994) by Steve James
Call Number: GV884.A1 .H66 2005
Stream on Kanopy
4. Thin Blue Line (1988) by Errol Morris
Call Number: HV6542 .T45 2015
Stream on Kanopy
5. Bowling for Columbine (2002) by Michael Moore
Call Number: HV7436 .B59 2002
6. Harlan County, USA (1976) by Barbara Kopple
Call Number: HD5325.M615 H3 2006
7. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) by Rob Epstein
Call Number: F869.S353 M549 2011
Stream on Kanopy
8. Grizzly Man (2005) by Werner Herzog
Call Number: QL737.C27 G75 2005
9. Roger & Me (1989) by Michael Moore
Call Number: HC108.F5 R6 2003
10. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) by Banksy
Call Number: ND2590 .E953 2010

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