1. Citizen Kane (1941)

Citizen Kane took the art of filmmaking to a whole new level... it redefined filmmaking there's no doubt about it. But is it really better than The Godfather? Godfather came in 2nd on the AFI best 100 films of all time list. If I had to vote I don't know which one I'd choose.

what your not getiing is that look at the year this film was made 1941 not 1991 no other film comes close to advancing the art of film as this does.

My thing is they have no Warhol films on the list....The man invented Reality Television 40 years before it even was thought up...IDK I am a biased art student.

don't forget FUCKIN shinebox

There is a difference between a good movie and an entertaining one. Surprisingly not all movies strive to be entertaining. You can pause Citizen Kane at almost any point in the movie and get a poster out of it. THAT'S quite a feat. Orson Welles performance is astounding and captivates you. Best film of all time? Depends on your definition. But I will say that it is pretty damn close.

this movie PREDICTED MJ's life long before he was born!

genius stuff!

Oh shit I never made that connection....it's so true....except instead of priceless greek sculpture it was ferris wheels and merry-go-rounds.

I totally agree, NewOwnership. I'd love to see a realistic film on Hearst, including his relationship with his long-suffering architect : maybe seen from her eyes. There's enough interesting material on Hearst to do a very long miniseries...something the size of Upstairs Downstairs.