Sun Nov 25, 2001 1:57 pm by Deckard BR26354
I've sent this out in the last Offworld News-letter, but just in case you don't subscribe (why not?):<BR><BR>Here in the UK, Channel 4, one of our established terrestial TV channels, has just shown it's '100 Greatest Movies of All Time' program - the six-hour program (shown in two halves) counted down the list of greatest movies as voted for by the viewing public through Channel 4's website.<BR><BR>And our favourite film came in at....<BR><BR>...number 8! I think you'll agree that's a very respectable position especially when you consider that the competition is every other film ever made!!<BR><BR>Congratulations go to Ridley, the cast and crew and everyone involved in the making of THE defining Sci-Fi movie.<BR><BR><BR>The top ten reads as follows:<BR><BR>1) Star Wars / Empire Strikes Back<BR>2) The Godfather / Godfather II<BR>3) The Shawshank Redemption<BR>4) Pulp Fiction<BR>5) Some Like it Hot<BR>6) Gladiator<BR>7) It's a Wonderful Life<BR>8) Blade Runner<BR>9) Schindler's List<BR>10) Goodfellas<BR><BR>Visit the 'Channel 4' website to see the full list: <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.channel4.com/greatest/" target="_blank">http://www.channel4.com/greatest/</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --> (site was down when I checked)<BR><BR>Alternatively, see the article that the BBC has written about the program: <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/film/newsid_1676000/1676023.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/film/newsid_1676000/1676023.stm</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --><BR><BR>Bye for now.<BR><BR><BR>_________________<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><IMG SRC="http://www.deckard.worldonline.co.uk/filez/BR26354.gif" BORDER="0"><!-- BBCode End --><BR><BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>The difference between the impossible and the possible is equal to the difference between today and tomorrow.</B><!-- BBCode End --><BR><BR><font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Deckard BR26354 on 2001-11-25 20:00 ]</font>
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