Tag Archives: Best Actor

The Silence of the Lambs

I remember the first time I saw The Silence of the Lambs in the theater. I was seventeen and I was visiting my best friend in California. Four years earlier I had moved from California to Colorado. Each year I … Continue reading

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In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night, released in 1967, won five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Rod Steiger), Film Editing, Sound, and Writing for Adapted Screenplay. The film is based on a novel by John Ball. Sidney Poitier, Rod … Continue reading

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Forrest Gump

The 76th movie on the AFI’s top 100 movies is Forrest Gump, released in 1994. Really, has it been that long. I can still remember seeing the film in the theatre. I have seen bits and pieces of it over … Continue reading

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The French Connection

The French Connection is the 8th movie I have watched from my AFI top 100 movies.  William Friedkin directed this film and it was released in 1971.  An interesting tidbit about this movie is that it was the first R-rated … Continue reading

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