[devere]

I’m not particularly a Shawshank fan, but it’s a lot better than anything Clint Eastwood ever directed. Not a bad film.

I couldn’t pick a “best film”. There are too many worthy candidates for the honor:

“Gold Rush” (1925)
“City Lights”(1931)
“The 39 Steps” (1935)
“My Man Godfrey” (1936)
“Dodsworth” (1936)
“The Awful Truth” (1937)
“Mr Smith Goes To Washington”(1939)
“Ninotchka” (1939)
“Casablanca” (1942)
“Now, Voyager” (1942)
“The Palm Beach Story” (1942)
“I Remember Mama” (1948)
“Kind Hearts and Coronets” (1949)
“Sunset Blvd” (1950)
“Ikiru” (1952)
“Singin In The Rain” (1952)
“Seven Samurai” (1954)
“Paths of Glory” (1957)
“The Seventh Seal” (1957)
“Charade” (1963)
“Jaws” (1975)
“Goodfellas” (1990)
“Schindler’s List” (1993)

I’m sure I’ve neglected many other memorable films.

[beaversmom]

Jaws and Schindler’s are on my list too.

[Saije]

I agree on Eastwood directing. I tried to watch The Changeling and what could have been a pretty good movie was so slow and stilted, couldn’t get through it. He did a good job with Heartbreak Ridge though, even though it’s kind of corny and doesn’t really portray the Marines accurately.