Lost Horizon [50 Films Older Than Me #39]

A while ago (indeed, almost a whole year ago), it was my birthday! And to add to all the real life goals and challenges that that brings, I’ve created at least one as it relates to movies and this blog–watch a film I’ve never seen before which came out in each year of the fifty years before I was born, and then write a bit about it.  This is Post #39.

Spoilers ahead.  

100 Years, 100 Creators – Part 2

Over a few posts, I’m choosing different creators or creative teams–novelist, composer, scriptwriter, comic book artist, etc–who have influenced or inspired me, and in most cases brought me a lot of enjoyment.

Favorite Fictional Heroes Countdown–Part 7 (#40-31)

And the countdown to my favorite fictional hero continues.  In today’s post, we have 10 characters who are all male.  Oh dear.  Amongst them, are four Americans, three Englishmen, two aliens and one Frenchman!

Read previous posts here:
• Part 1 (102-91) and rationale for the lists
• Part 2 (90-81)
• Part 3 (80-71)
• Part 4 (70-61)
• Part 5 (60-51)
• Park 6 (50-41)

47 Great Movie Moments #5 – It’s a Wonderful Life

Continuing with this series of 47 moments in film that I love.  (Why 47?)  Today we hit #5, and though it’s late for the holidays, I felt it was still appropriate to hit a Christmas movie or two in this list.

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

47 Movie Blogs #24 – Five Movies in Which a Strange Supernatural or Fantasy Event Teaches Someone an Important Lesson About Life

So with this we cross the halfway point in this series. This post is about those films which have supernatural or fantasy elements, but usually just as an excuse to have fun with a concept and have the main character learn an important life-lesson.