RV!: Alien (1979) and 477) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

RV!: Alien (1979) Dir: Ridley Scott Date Released: May 25, 1979 Date Seen: November 23, 2011 Rating: 4.5/5

477) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Dir: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Date Released: May 4, 1945 Date Seen: November 25, 2011 Rating: 4.5/5

This past Thanksgiving, it was: Aliens vs. the Brits! For Capital New York!

394) The Red Shoes (1948)

394) The Red Shoes (1948) Dir: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Date Released: October 1948 Date Seen: November 11, 2009 Rating: 4.75/5

Almost pitch-perfect. I am in awe of the way that the film's signature backdrop of a blue horizon that merges sky and sea so effortlessly encapsulates the film's concept of balance between artistic freedom and love of the outside world. Not much more to say except beautiful, amazing, excellent, blah blah blah. So glad I own this.

329) The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

329) The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Dir: Ludwig Berger, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Menzies, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan Date Released: December 1940 Date Seen: October 8, 2009 Rating: 4/5

Visually beautiful and wise beyond its audience, I mean, years. See my review for The L Magazine.