hawk ledge (hawkledge)

Series of comic vignettes, the coolest, funniest car chase scene ever shot, and lovingly realized musical scenes, an unapologetic homage to the blues in all its popular derivatives, from Ray Charles to James Brown to Aretha Franklin, all of whom appear. Carrie Fisher as John Belushi's homicidal ex-girlfriend among many brilliant cameos.

Sly identity crisis, suspenseful cross-continental chase, and cool romance balanced between suspense thriller and urbane comedy, with its irreverent Hitchcock humor complementing and fueling its intrigue. Memorable for the sensual banter between the superb Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint as for its famous sequences. Stylish and taut.

Classic comic fantasy-nightmare and psychedelic wonder of sustained imagination portraying a 1984-esque future, and boasting a retro style that gives it an ominous timelessness. Robert De Niro plays against type as the hilarious terrorist Harry Tuttle.

Classic comedy from Mel Brooks, respectfully honoring the old Frankenstein films rather than skewering them, serving up a film that is a cinematic achievement, losing none of its hilarity to the passing of time.