The Top Classic Movies From The Last Century

Tokyo Story (1953)

Tokyo Story is an underrated popular film that even the most famous directors have touted as one of the best films ever. Yasujiro Ozu directed this art-house family drama that follows an elderly couple who are just trying to keep their family together. Their children are city-bound and have no time for them, so how can they resolve it?

Seven Samurai (1954)

Seven Samurai is directed by Akira Kurosawa and is easily on every aspiring filmmaker's must-watch list. A village gathers seven top-level samurai to help protect them against a gang of bandits. In return, they only get rice. The entire story is groundbreaking and the cinematography is Oscar-worthy. 

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The More You Know

  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
  • Natalie Portman dislocated her rib while shooting Black Swan and had to give up her trailer so the low budget film could afford a medic for the rest of shooting.
  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who played the character of ‘Fogell/McLovin’ in the coming-of-age indie flick ‘Superbad,’ was only 17 when filming took place. Being a minor at the time, his mother was required to be on the set during the filming of his sex scene.
  • Toto was paid more than some of the humans in 'The Wizard of Oz'
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