My Favorite Movies by alrick
No particular order of importance. Each film holds a place in my heart for personal reasons, entertainment, and the understanding and learning of the crafts of filmmaking and storytelling. I will update the list as I experience new films. ENJOY!
1. North by Northwest
2. The Princess Bride
3. Life is Beautiful
4. Citizen Kane
5. The Karate Kid
6. The Goonies
7. Point Break
8. Terminator
9. Terminator II: Judgment Day
10. Terminator III: Rise of the Machines
11. The Matrix
12. The Empire Strikes Back
13. Pitch Black
14. Run Lola Run
15. Coming To America
16. Talk To Me
17. Better off Dead
18. Titanic
19. The Abyss
20. Heat
21. The Bourne Supremacy
22. The Town
23. Harlem Knights
24. Do The Right Thing
25. Malcolm X
26. Jaws
27. Die Hard
28. Imitation of Life (1934)
29. A Face in the Crowd
30. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
31. Braveheart
32. Aliens
33. Pulp Fiction
34. Highlander
35. Warrior
36. Lars and the Real Girl
37. Face Off
38. Hard Boiled
39. The Little Mermaid
40. The Lion King
41. The Godfather
42. Psycho
43. The Silence of the Lambs
44. Full Metal Jacket
45. The Shawshank Redemption
46. Rocky
47. City of God
48. Children of Men
49. Se7en
50. Night of the Living Dead
51. La Haine
52. Lumumba
53. The Beastmaster
54. The Five Deadly Venoms
55. Tombstone
56. The Professional
57. When We Were Kings (Documentary)
58. Breathless
59. Rashomon
60. Friday
61. Gravity
62. All About Eve (1950)
63. Star Wars
64. Return of the Jedi
65. Groundhog Day
66. Unbreakable
67. Blindness
68. American History X
69. The Fly
70. The Godfather Part II
71. Rocky IV
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My 1st short film “Familiar Fruit” on ASPIRE TV!!! Monday Oct 28, 2013
Aspire TV is highlighting the works of short filmmakers. I’m honored to be amongst them. Please be on the look out.
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MY MANZ Kickstarter Campaign Check it out NOW!
PLAINFIELD FILMMAKER CAMPAIGNS TO BRING QUEEN CITY TO BIG SCREEN
Monday September 23, 2013
PLAINFIELD, NJ – After two years of research, development and preparation, Plainfield native and Film Director, Alrick Brown is about to embark on the final push to get his most recent project completed. “My Manz”, a feature film based on the novel written by fellow Plainfielder JM Benjamin, is about a young man born and raised in the Elmwood Garden Projects of Plainfield.
The opening minutes of “My Manz” takes place ten years before the rest of the film and Brown hopes to use the money raised to shoot that portion of the movie and then use those scenes to raise the rest of the budget which is a little over 1 million dollars.
To literally kickstart the big screen adaptation Brown hopes to raise $60,000. ‘We are asking everyday people to give $20.00 and thank 20 people who helped them with their particular hustle”. Brown who is also a part time Film professor at the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts also said, “Giving is important and thanking helps us share our journey and unifies a community around the film.
The film will be shot almost entirely on location in Plainfield, NJ will using streets, homes and buildings in town. A large portion of the budget will go to goods and services from local businesses and vendors. The production will also be casting local talent as well as providing mentoring and internship opportunities for local students in the community.
With celebrity names like Jaime Hector from HBO’s “the Wire”, Jasmine Guy from “A Different World” and Jamal Woolard from “Notorious” attached to the project, Brown is now looking to get his community behind him with a 30 day KICKSTARTER campaign scheduled to begin September 23, 2013 at 12:15pm.Kickstarter is an online crowd funding site where Spike Lee recently raise over 1.2 million dollars for his new project. Kickstarter is an all or nothing site meaning that if an organization does not reach its intended goal then they will not receive ANY of the funds at all. Any monies collected are then returned to the donors and the asking party is back to square zero.
For information about the campaign or to donate to the cause you may visit www.kickstarter.com, MY MANZ- There comes a time to Choose Your Hustle. (Kickstarter Campaign) or send an email to chooseyourhustle@gmail.com.
Film Logline: The story is about a paroled ex-felon who finds true love but struggles to survive on the outside where old friends and old habits provide a familiar solution that may land him right back in prison.
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Keep a look out for MY MANZ
My new film currently in development based on a novel by JM Benjamin.
Tagline: Choose Your HustleThanks for the continued support.
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KINYARWANDA DVD on sale Now!!! 2hours of Bonus Materials
Download it! Buy it! Own it TODAY!
http://www.shop.breakingglasspictures.com/Kinyarwanda-BGP317.htm
Also available on Itunes, Xfinity, Fios, Comcast, Time Warner.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/kinyarwanda/id517842228?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
P.S. If you steal it, download a free version or buy a bootleg DVD you hurt the filmmakers. BUT if you don’t care about hurting us and you actually like the movie support us by buying the real deal, encourage others to buy or download the real deal. Thank you!
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Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film”
Photo by Richard Koek www.richardkoek.com
I was honored to be mentioned Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Take a peek. And check out the full page photo & article in FILMMAKER MAGAZINE. (On select news stands.)
Peace
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Midnight in Paris
Beautiful journey. I wouldn’t call myself a Woody Allen fan per se but I am now…or at least I am a fan of this simple, eloquent, fun, and intelligent film. I have my critique but we can talk about that when I see you next…Check it out. Midnight in Paris
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“Somebody to Love” selected for Tribeca All Access
SOMEBODY TO LOVE is one of 12 films chosen to participate in the Tribeca All Access Program 2011. To learn more click the link for article:
http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org
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KINYARWANDA wins Audience Award at SUNDANCE in World Dramatic Competition
Check out the official Sundance page:
http://www.sundance.org/festival/
http://www.sundance.org/festival/article/2011-competition-film-announcement/
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KINYARWANDA Sundance Preparations
Jon Reiss spits knowledge on Major & Minor Festival Prep. A must read for indie filmmakers. Notice his mention of KINYWANDA. Join us on Facebook & become a part of our distribution plan.
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