Greatest Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine Films

Greatest Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine Films (February 2018)

These are two of the greatest actresses of Hollywood's greatest era. It is hard to believe that they were also sisters, though they did not speak for something like 30 years at one point. They are, I believe the only sisters to win Academy Awards. They are so much more than that though. They were legitimately heroes in their own way. These are some of the greatest films and performances of all time.

10. Ivanhoe

9. Adventures of Robin Hood

8. Suspicion

7. To Each his own

6. Jane Eyre

5. The Heiress

4. Letter from unknown woman

3. The Snake Pit

2. Rebecca

1. Gone with the Wind

Every Super Bowl Losing Quarterback

Every Super Bowl Losing Quarterback (February 2018)

As you may suspect, this list is far more weak than the list of Super Bowl winners. Some of these are great quarterbacks, some of them, not so much.

28. David Woodley (0-1)

27. Vince Ferragamo (0-1)

26. Tony Eason (0-1)

25. Neil O’Donnell (0-1)

24. Colin Kaepernick (0-1)

23. Earl Morrall (0-1)

22. Rex Grossman (0-1)

21. Billy Kilmer (0-1)

20. Chris Chandler (0-1)

19. Craig Morton (0-2)

18. Rich Gannon (0-1)

17. Stan Humphries (0-1)

16. Jake Delholmme (0-1)

15. Matt Hasselbeck (0-1)

14. Kerry Collins (0-1)

13. Joe Kapp (0-1)

12. Steve McNair (0-1)

11. Drew Bledsoe (0-1)

10. Matt Ryan (0-1)

9. Daryle Lamonica (0-1)

8. Cam Newton (0-1)

7. Ken Anderson (0-1)

6. Ron Jaworski (0-1)

5. Boomer Esiason (0-1)

4. Donovan McNabb (0-1)

3. Jim Kelly (0-4)

2. Fran Tarkenton (0-3)

1. Dan Marino (0-1)

Every Super Bowl Winning Quarterback

Every Super Bowl Winning Quarterback (February 2018)

In the NFL, a team must have a good quarterback to win consistently. Pretty much every NFL team that has ever won a Super Bowl has either had a very good quarterback or a quarterback who was playing at a near MVP level. There have only been a few exceptions. The whole team has to be good to win, but quarterback is the most important position. These are all of the Super Bowl winning quarterbacks and their records. Oh yes, this list was written in 2018, so it would be different now. Russell Wilson would be higher, for example. Brady has an asterisk. I am not sure where he should be placed.

32. Trent Dilfer (1-0)

31. Jeff Hostetler (1-0)

30. Nick Foles (1-0)

29. Mark Rypien (1-0)

28. Russell Wilson (1-1)

27. Doug Williams (1-0)

26. Brad Johnson (1-0)

25. Joe Flacco (1-0)

24. Jim McMahon (1-0)

23. Kurt Warner (1-2)

22. Jim Plunkett (2-0)

21. Phil Simms (1-0)

20. Joe Theismann (1-1)

19. Ken Stabler (1-0)

18. Eli Manning (2-0)

17. Drew Brees (1-0)

16. Aaron Rodgers (1-0)

15. Ben Roethlisberger (2-1)

14. Bob Griese (2-1)

13. Len Dawson (1-1)

12. Joe Namath (1-0)

11. Troy Aikman (3-0)

10. Bart Starr (2-0)

9. Steve Young (1-0)

*8. Tom Brady (5-3)

7. Roger Staubach (2-3)

6. Terry Bradshaw (4-0)

5. Brett Favre (1-1)

4. John Elway (2-3)

3. Peyton Manning (2-2)

2. Johnny Unitas (1-0)

1. Joe Montana (4-0)

Greatest British Films

Greatest British Films (February 2018)

Some of the greatest films ever have been British. This is a list of some of the best. They are only films that I had seen up to that time. There is a second list coming in the future with many more of the best such as Room at the top.

60. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

59. Shaun of the Dead

58. A Passage to India

57. Snatch

56. Blithe Spirit

55. The Entertainer

54. Whitnail and I

53. Slumdog Millionaire

52. The Innocents

51. The Killing Fields

50. A Man for all Seasons

49. Henry V

48. Oliver!

47. The Railway Children

46. The 39 Steps

45. The Ipcress File

44. The Lady Vanishes

43. The Horror of Dracula

42. The Man in the White Suit

41. I’m alright Jack

40. The Wickerman

39. The Man who fell to Earth

38. Blood on Satan’s Claw

37. Sunday, Bloody Sunday

36. Oliver Twist

35. Barry Lyndon

34. Witchfinder General

33. The Lavender Hill Mob

32. The Ladykillers

31. Lock, stock and two smoking barrels

30. If..

29. Hamlet

28. Kind Hearts and Coronets

27. Great Expectations

26. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

25. Get Carter

24. Look Back in Anger

23. A Matter of Life and Death

22. Dr. Zhivago

21. Kes

20. Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

19. A Taste of Honey

18. Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

17. This Sporting Life

16. Richard III

15. Bridge on the River Kwai

14. Blow Up

13. Peeping Tom

12. Trainspotting

11. Far from the Madding Crowd

10. Performance

9. The Third Man

8. The Red Shoes

7. Don’t Look Now

6. A Clockwork Orange

5. Gandhi

4. Ryan’s Daughter

3. Brief Encounter

2. Black Narcissus

1. Lawrence of Arabia

Greatest ABBA songs Spotify Playlist

 Greatest ABBA songs Spotify Playlist 

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Greatest ABBA Songs

Greatest ABBA Songs (February 2018)

ABBA was one of the greatest groups of the seventies. They sometimes did not receive the respect that they were so rightly due. As songwriters, they were one of the best teams ever. Their songs are fantastic and not in an ironic way.

19. One of us

18. Lay all your love on me

17. The Name of the Game

16. Fernando

15. Super Trouper

14. Chiquitita

13. Does your mother know?

12. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A man after midnight)

11. Money, Money, Money

10. Thank you for the music

9. I have a dream

8. Voulez Vous

7. SOS

6. Knowing me, Knowing you

5. Waterloo

4. Take a chance on me

3. Dancing Queen

2. Mama Mia

1. The Winner Takes it all

Greatest Alec Guinness Films

Greatest Alec Guinness Films (February 2018)

Alec Guinness was one of the greatest actors of his time. He was incredibly diverse and was a part of some of the greatest films of the time. His partnership with director David Lean proved particularly fruitful. These are his best roles. 

11. A Passage to India

10. The Man in the White Suit

9. Oliver Twist

8. Great Expectations

7. The Ladykillers

6. The Lavender Hill Mob

5. Kind hearts and Coronets

4. Bridge on River Kwai

3. Dr. Zhivago

2. Star Wars Trilogy

1. Lawrence of Arabia

Greatest Foreign Films

Greatest Foreign Films (December 2017)

For the most part, for large parts of the last century, foreign films were, arguably the best in the world. There are some that are beyond anything Hollwood has produced. This is a list of 50 of the best. Note that I have already done a second installment and am working towards a third. I tried not to include westerns or horror films. These are some of the greatest films ever. Many I would highly recommend. 

50. Juliet of the Spirits

49. Satyricon

48. Through a Glass Darkly

47. Virgin Spring

46. Hour of the Wolf

45. Les Diaboliques

44. The Silence

43. Nights of Cabiria

42. Amarcord

41. Fitzcarraldo

40. Ran

39. Bande A' Part

38. Blue Angel

37. Rashomon

36. Yojimbo

35. Nosferatu the Vampyre

34. Passion of Joan of Arc

33. Aguirre the Wrath of God

32. L’ Atalante

31. Wild Strawberries

30. Jules and Jim

29. L’Avventura

28. Mirror

27. Blow Up

26. 400 Blows

25. Le Samourai

24. Stalker

23. M

22. Grand Illusion

21. Ordet

20. Solaris

19. Seventh Seal

18. Belle Du Jour

17. Cries and Whispers

16. Bicycle Thieves

15. Rules of the Game

14. The Leopard

13. Andrei Rublev

12. Seven Samurai

11. Breathless

10. Red Desert

9. Metropolis

8. Battleship Potemkin

7. La Dolce Vita

6. Contempt (Le Mepris)

5. The Conformist

4. Tokyo Story

3. La Strada

2. Persona

1. 8 ½