90. The Jazz Singer (1927)

I'm not going to lie, this was my least favorite movie so far. There was no talking. It was weird, it was too long, and I fast-forwarded through most of it. This movie constituted a lot of "firsts" for me.

1. It was my first "talkie" - meaning that when movies first started incorporating voice over action, they called them "talkies". This one didn't have talking over the dialogue, just the singing, so it was still pretty boring. And worse than watching a movie with subtitles, because they just showed text on a black screen for the dialogue.

2. It was my first movie with black-face. As evidenced above.

3. It was the first time I've been in a synagogue (visually, anyways).

4. It was the first time I've fast-forwarded through a majority of a movie and still understood exactly what was going on. Except the part about why Al Jolsen was in black-face, I still don't get that.

So this concludes 10% of the list! I'm on to the 80's, and from the looks of the list (http://www.afi.com/100years/movies.aspx) I'm looking forward to it!

91. My Fair Lady (1964)

It took me months to watch this movie. Months. Can't you see how long it's been since I last posted? Months.

It was long. I didn't particularly like it. And I really just wanted them to sing one song the whole movie, "My Fair Lady".

I will say, that Audrey Hepburn lady can do a sick accent. I think my favorite part of the whole movie was her hats. And the dresses. But mostly I'm just glad it's over.

92. A Place in the Sun (1951)

I'm pretty sure that this was my first Elizabeth Taylor movie. I'm not sure. Either way, I enjoyed it. I actually liked Montgomery Clift better than Lizzie. This movie was definitely not what I expected, since it turned out to be kind of creepy. It was nominated for a whole bunch of Oscars, including Best Actor for Monty.

This is what I learned about Montgomery Clift after watching the movie:

1. He was not married to Elizabeth Taylor

2. This is because he was gay.

3. ET saved his life one day after a car accident by pulling two teeth out of his throat

4. He died of pills

5. He turned down the lead role in Sunset Boulevard (which was originally written for him)

6. He was tortured over being gay

So this movie was pretty creeps. There were a lot of topics that seemed inappropriate for the era. Such as: premarital sex, abortion, murder, cheating on your pregnant girlfriend, having a baby out of wedlock, being in love with a convicted murderer, and social climbing. Crazy. Definitely not what I was expecting from #92 on the list.

93. The Apartment (1960)

I learned two things about Shirley MacLaine after watching this movie. I learned them both by watching Oprah. (Who says you can't learn anything by watching day-time television?)

1. Shirley MacLaine was incredibly promiscuous in her day.

2. Shirley MacLaine is a little bit nuts.

However, neither one of these facts have anything to do with how cute a movie "The Apartment" was. In an effort to make this blog better, I'm researching each movie from here on out to find out why each was selected to be in the top 100. This movie was directed by Billy Wilder, who also directed "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, and won 5. It won Best Picture in 1960. I'm guessing that is why it is on the list.

Jack Lemmon was the main character, and at times I felt like I was watching Mad Men, with the outfits, and the men cheating on their wives, and the office decor. Jack Lemmon was this wimpy guy who kept letting the men in his office use his apartment to bring their mistresses back to. All is well and good until he falls in love with the elevator operator and wants to use his own apartment.

Cute, cute, cute, I gave it 4 stars.

94. Goodfellas (1990)

It's hard not to like this movie. It's almost like 3 movies in one, and it's pretty long. I'd seen it before, but I didn't really remember it. I must have mixed it up with Casino, because I kept feeling like they were going to go to Vegas. Oh well.

Sometimes it's funny watching gangster movies, because there always seems to be the same Italian actors in them... what, are there only 20 Italian guys in all of Hollywood?

This movie was good, it was directed by Martin Scorsese, and starred Ray Liotta, Robert DiNero, Joe Pesci, and Paul Sorvino. Every scene felt well thought-out and nicely done. There was this really great scene that is famous for being one long take, which is hardly ever done, and it's the scene when he goes on his first real date with Lorraine Bracco. The scene goes from when they get out of the car, go into the club, through the kitchen, down to the stage of the club, and to the concert - it's a great shot.

This is one movie where I definitely agree with it being on the list!

95. Pulp Fiction (1994)

This post will be done by a guest blogger - Jaime Avendaño - and will be updated when he watches the movie.

96. The Searchers (1956)

Well, I finally watched this movie. It's not that I was avoiding it, it's just that I've been busy. And baseball is on now, so it's harder to find time to dedicate to watching a whole movie. Last weekend Dermot told me that this was one of his favorite movies of all time, so that definitely gave me some more motivation to watch it.

The Searchers was my first John Wayne movie. It was pretty good, I didn't fall asleep at all (which I have in quite a few of the movies on this list so far...). The AFI named it the "Greatest Western of All Time" in 2008, which is a pretty high distinction. It didn't get any Academy Award nominations, though.

It's a movie about a semi-retired Civil War Veteran who's whole family is killed by the "Comanch". They kidnap the two younger girls, and John Wayne finds out that one of the girls is still alive. He spends something like the next 8 years looking for them. There are moments where it gets sort of racist, but John Wayne's character actually speaks a bunch of different languages in the movie, including Spanish and the Comanche dialect. It even has Natalie Wood in it at the end.

I liked this movie, and so I give it 5 stars. John Wayne wasn't that bad...