National Society of Film Critics Celebrates 50 Years with Screening and Discussion Tour

The National Society of Film Critics have decided to celebrate their 50 years. They have teamed up with curators from Boston to LA to choose from among the group’s 50 best for special presentations and discussions.

Presentations have included Blue Velvet, Stranger Than Paradise, There Will Be Blood, and Life is Sweet.

So far, here is how their list is looking:
March – Film Forum, New York City
May and June – the Music Box Theatre, Chicago
October – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
December – American Cinemateque, Los Angeles

Last year, the NSFC named Spotlight their Best Picture. Other than the obvious choice of the Social Network, the films I would choose if given the chance would be: All The President’s Men, Annie Hal, Breaking Away or The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

Here are their past 50 choices:

A N N U A L A W A R D S F O R B E S T F I L M

1. 1966 BLOW-UP

2. 1967 PERSONA

3. 1968 SHAME

4. 1969 Z

5. 1970 M*A*S*H

6. 1971 CLAIRE’S KNEE

7. 1972 THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE

8. 1973 DAY FOR NIGHT

9. 1974 SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE

10. 1975 NASHVILLE

11. 1976 ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN

12. 1977 ANNIE HALL

13. 1978 GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS

14. 1979 BREAKING AWAY

15. 1980 MELVIN AND HOWARD

16. 1981 ATLANTIC CITY

17. 1982 TOOTSIE

18. 1983 NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS

19. 1984 STRANGER THAN PARADISE

20. 1985 RAN

21. 1986 BLUE VELVET

22. 1987 THE DEAD

23. 1988 THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING

24. 1989 DRUGSTORE COWBOY

25. 1990 GOODFELLAS

26. 1991 LIFE IS SWEET

27. 1992 UNFORGIVEN

28. 1993 SCHINDLER’S LIST

29. 1994 PULP FICTION

30. 1995 BABE

31. 1996 BREAKING THE WAVES

32, 1997 L.A. CONFIDENTIAL

33. 1998 OUT OF SIGHT

34. 1999 TOPSY-TURVY and BEING JOHN MALKOVICH

35. 2000 YI YI

36. 2001 MULHOLLAND DRIVE

37. 2002 THE PIANIST

38. 2003 AMERICAN SPLENDOR

39. 2004 MILLION DOLLAR BABY

40. 2005 CAPOTE

41. 2006 PAN’S LABYRINTH

42. 2007 THERE WILL BE BLOOD

43. 2008 WALTZ WITH BASHIR

44. 2009 THE HURT LOCKER

45. 2010 THE SOCIAL NETWORK

46. 2011 MELANCHOLIA

47. 2012 AMOUR

48. 2013 INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

49. 2014 GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE

50. 2015 SPOTLIGHT