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This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

#1 - #1012: original list
#1013 - #1073: 2008 additions
#1074 - #1133: 2016 additions

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Cinema-Necessity-Film-Canons/dp/0801889715

Laurel and Hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released from 1921 and 1951. Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts, 45 sound shorts, and 27 full-length sound feature films.In addition to these, Laurel and Hardy appeared in at least 20 foreign-language versions of their films and a promotional film, Galaxy of Stars (1936), made for European film distributors.

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (Winners & Nominees)

List of Nominees and Winners.

• ACTOR

WALLACE BEERY "The Champ" - WINNER
FREDRIC MARCH "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" - WINNER
ALFRED LUNT "The Guardsman"

• ACTRESS

HELEN HAYES "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" - WINNER
MARIE DRESSLER "Emma"
LYNN FONTANNE "The Guardsman"

• ART DIRECTION

"TRANSATLANTIC" Gordon Wiles - WINNER
Lazare Meerson
"ARROWSMITH" Richard Day

• CINEMATOGRAPHY

"SHANGHAI EXPRESS" Lee Garmes - WINNER
"ARROWSMITH" Ray June
"DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE" Karl Struss

• DIRECTING

"BAD GIRL" Frank Borzage - WINNER
"THE CHAMP" King Vidor
"SHANGHAI EXPRESS" Josef Von Sternberg

• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

"GRAND HOTEL" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - WINNER
"ARROWSMITH" Samuel Goldwyn Productions
"BAD GIRL" Fox
"THE CHAMP" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"FIVE STAR FINAL" First National
"ONE HOUR WITH YOU" Paramount Publix
"SHANGHAI EXPRESS" Paramount Publix
"THE SMILING LIEUTENANT" Paramount Publix

• SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)

"FLOWERS AND TREES" Walt Disney, Producer - WINNER
"IT'S GOT ME AGAIN" Leon Schlesinger, Producer
"MICKEY'S ORPHANS" Walt Disney, Producer

• SHORT SUBJECT (COMEDY)

"THE MUSIC BOX" Hal Roach, Producer - WINNER
"THE LOUD MOUTH" Mack Sennett, Producer
"SCRATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN" RKO Radio

• SHORT SUBJECT (NOVELTY)

"WRESTLING SWORDFISH" Mack Sennett, Producer - WINNER
"SCREEN SOUVENIRS" Paramount Publix
"SWING HIGH" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

• SOUND RECORDING

Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department - WINNER
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department

• WRITING (ADAPTATION)

"BAD GIRL" Edwin Burke - WINNER
"ARROWSMITH" Sidney Howard
"DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE" Percy Heath, Samuel Hoffenstein

• WRITING (ORIGINAL STORY)

"THE CHAMP" Frances Marion - WINNER
"LADY AND GENT" Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt
"THE STAR WITNESS" Lucien Hubbard
"WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD?" Adela Rogers St. Johns, Jane Murfin

So this year BBC Culture decided to get serious about comedy. We asked 253 film critics – 118 women and 135 men – from 52 countries and six continents a simple: “What do you think are the 10 best comedies of all time?” Films from any country made since cinema was invented were eligible, and BBC Culture did nothing to define in advance what a comedy is; we left that to each of the critics to decide. As always, we urged the experts to go with their heart and pick personal favorites, films that are part of their lives, not just the ones that meet some ideal of greatness.

Created August 2017

The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board was established in 1988. Each year, 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films" are preserved, to increase awareness for its preservation. To be eligible for inclusion, a film must be at least ten years old but it is not required to be feature-length, nor is it required to have been theatrically released.

Source: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/

A personal introduction to 1000 movies by the provocative contemporary film critic and historian David Thomson.

Source: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Seen-Introduction-masterpieces/dp/014102075X

Trading on its impeccable reputation, Halliwell’s now presents it’s Top 1,000 favorite films. Starting at number 1,000, each entry includes a plot summary, cast and crew, awards, key critical comments, DVD and soundtrack availability, and a wealth of other interesting details. To supplement the countdown, there is commentary from film stars, show business personalities, well-known critics, and the movers and shakers in the film industry, each naming their favorite films or weighing in on Halliwell’s selection. Illustrated throughout with classic and modern film stills and posters, this is a book that every cinema fan will want to own. John Walker is one of Britain’s leading film critics.

The list has 42 extra films, because trilogies, or series, are counted as one entry (The Godfather, The Apu Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, Antoine Doinel, Laurel and Hardy shorts, etc...)

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Halliwells-Top-1000-Ultimate-Countdown/dp/0007181655

All the comedies mentioned in the filmography of the book "Film Comedy" by Geoff King, published in 2002.

"From slapstick to satire and subtle innuendo. From the grotesque to the carefully mannered. From madcap anarchy to the darkly deadpan. Film comedy comes in a wide range of forms. For as long as film has existed as an entertainment medium, so has film comedy. ... Comedy was one of the most popular formats in the early years of cinema and has remained so ever since." (from the introduction to the book)

Missing: Edward Penishands (1991)

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Film-Comedy-Geoff-King/dp/1903364353/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402285691&sr=8-1&keywords=film+comedy

Laurel and Hardy were a comedy double act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. The team was composed of thin Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and heavyset American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). They became well known during the late 1920s through the mid-1940s for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend of the pompous Hardy.They appeared as a team in 107 films, starring in 32 short silent films, 40 short sound films, and 23 full-length feature films.

The collection

[NOTE: "Wrestling Swordfish" WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Originally announced as one of the nominees in this category, but before the final voting was done, this film was disqualified and was replaced by another RKO Radio short, Scratch-As-Catch-Can. No documentation has been found as to why this film was disqualified.]

This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

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This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

http://www.alsolikelife.com/FilmDiary/rosenbaum.html

VOD list for Faststeams

Short films I have seen

PART 2 (1947-1964)
PART 3 (1965-1984)
PART 4 (1985-2002)
PART 5 (2003-2019)
PART 6 (2020-2024)

1-10 — 1929 Winners
11-25 — 1929 Nominees

26-23 — 1930 Winners
24-52 — 1930 Nominees

53-58 — 1930 Winners
59-78 — 1930 Nominees

79-84 — 1931 Winners
85-100 — 1931 Nominees

101-110 — 1932 Winners
111-126 — 1932 Nominees

127-135 — 1934 Winners
136-154 — 1934 Nominees

155-165 — 1935 Winners
166-186 — 1935 Nominees

187-199 — 1936 Winners
200-231 — 1936 Nominees

232-244 — 1937 Winners
245-283 — 1937 Nominees

284-298 — 1938 Winners
299-339 — 1938 Nominees

340-352 — 1939 Winners
353-396 — 1939 Nominees

397-407 — 1940 Winners
408-446 — 1940 Nominees

447-462 — 1941 Winners
463-515 — 1941 Nominees

516-532 — 1942 Winners
533-612 — 1942 Nominees

613-631 — 1943 Winners
632-708 — 1943 Nominees

709-726 — 1944 Winners
727-792 — 1944 Nominees

793-805 — 1945 Winners
806-877 — 1945 Nominees

878-897 — 1946 Winners
898-961 — 1946 Nominees

Laurel and Hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released from 1921 and 1951. Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts, 45 sound shorts, and 27 full-length sound feature films.In addition to these, Laurel and Hardy appeared in at least 20 foreign-language versions of their films and a promotional film, Galaxy of Stars (1936), made for European film distributors.

All the Oscar winners in the Live Action (Short Subject) category through 2024

Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in the silent film era, they later successfully transitioned to "talkies". From the late 1920s to the mid-1950s, they were internationally famous for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy, childlike friend to Hardy's pompous bully.

Laurel and Hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released from 1921 and 1951. Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts, 45 sound shorts, and 27 full-length sound feature films.In addition to these, Laurel and Hardy appeared in at least 20 foreign-language versions of their films and a promotional film, Galaxy of Stars (1936), made for European film distributors.