The American Spectator

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to see that they completely overlook High Noon , which to my uninformed mind is the best film ever made anytime, anywhere, nouvelle vague French stuff notwithstanding. Noon adheres perfectly to the Aristotelian unities of time and place, the acting by Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Grace Kelly et al. is superb, and there is not a wasted or superfluous word or camera shot in the script. I revisit it at least once a year, and discover something new to admire every time. Not likely to happen with Titanic . br> -- Joe Harriss br> Paris, France /p> p> I have to agree with the main thrust of Larry Thornberry's excellent piece "Don't save me the aisle seat." How can 60-odd years of movies not surpass a film that couldn't win Best Picture Oscar? Thornberry is absolutely spot-on with his characterization of the bore-fest that was Titanic, but I happen to disagree with his ranking of The Deerhunter

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