![Gangs of New York (2002)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005619/1-470x140.jpeg)
Martin Scorsese is well known not only for his cinematography skills, but also for the ingenuous way he portrays New York City in his films….
![#3: Forrest Gump (1994)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005332/forrest-gump-poster-wallpaper-470x140.jpg)
Ranked as one the most timeless films, Forrest Gump has won 6 Academy Awards for Best Picture in 1994 and was chosen in 2011 for preservation…
![Splendor in the Grass (1961)](https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/ballfall2013/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Splendor in the Grass (1961), directed by Elia Kazan, depicts the story of two teenagers in 1920s Kansas who pursue a romantic relationship that collapses…
![#10: The Blind Side (2009)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005335/theblindside-470x140.jpg)
The Blind Side (2009) is an Oscar winning film directed and written by John Lee Hancock. The movie is based on Michael Lewis’ best-seller…
![ARGO](https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/ballfall2013/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Iran has declared war. As the United States embassy is breached and attacked in Iran, 60 United States officials are taken hostage and probably…
![#5: The Pianist (2003)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005333/ThePianist-Cover-400x140.jpg)
If the most touching, heart-wrenching films of the 21st century so far were to be ranked on a top ten list, The Pianist would…
![#2: Rushmore (1998)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005541/rushmore_ver1-470x140.jpg)
This 1998 film, directed by Wes Anderson, focuses on a particularly ambitious child who refuses to let anything stop him from achieving his goals. This…
![A Western Side Story](https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/ballfall2013/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
“Day for Night (1973)” is a French film directed by Francois Truffaut. The film is centered around the lives of a crew during the short…