Greatest Western movies: Honorable Mentions

The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Fort Apache (1948)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Broken Arrow (1950)
Rio Grande (1950)
Shane (1953)
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
A Fist Full of Dollars (1964)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
True Grit (1969)
High Plains Drifter (1973)   
The Shootist (1976)
Pale Rider (1985)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Open Range (2003)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Top 10 Western movies

In chronological order...

High Noon (1952)
The Searchers (1956)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Unforgiven (1992)
Tombstone (1993)
True Grit (2010)

Greatest Movie Heroes: #11-20

20. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier)
19. Maximus (Russell Crowe)
18. Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson)
17. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver)
16. Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne and Jeff Bridges)
15.Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor and Alec Guiness)
14. John McClain (Bruce Willis)
13. Batman (Christian Bale)
12. The Man with no name (Clint Eastwood)
11. Phillip Marlowe/Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart)

Lou Gehrig: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Lou Gehrig

Born: June 19, 1903

1920: Received national attention for his playing ability with a grand slam that left Wrigley Field.

1921-23: Columbia University

Major League Debut: June 15, 1923 (New York Yankees)

1923: Yankees win World Series

June 1, 1925: Gehrig begins consecutive game streak

1926: Yankees win World Series (Gehrig hit .348)

1927: Gehrig has greatest season ever for a first baseman (.373, 47, 175, 52 doubles, 1.240 OPS, and 447 total bases)

1927: Gehrig wins MVP

1927: Yankees win 110 games and the World Series (Lou hit .308)

1928: Yanks repeat

1928: In the World Series: Gehrig hits .545 with 4 homers and 9 RBI in a sweep

1931: Sets AL RBI mark with 184

1932: Hit 4 homers in a game and just missed a fifth on a great play by Al Simmons

1932: Yanks win World Series

1932: In the World Series, Gehrig hits .529 with 3 homers and 8 RBI in a sweep

1934: Gehrig wins Triple Crown (.363, 49, 165)

1935: Named Captain

1936: Gehrig wins MVP/Yanks win the World Series

1937-39: Yanks win the World Series

1938: Gehrig began experiencing physical changes which worsened in the 1939 season.

1938: Starred in the movie, Rawhide

April 30, 1939: Gehrig ends consecutive game streak at 2130

May 2, 1939: Gehrig benches himself.

1939: Diagnosed with ALS

July 4, 1939: Lou Gehrig Day at Yankee Stadium. He delivers baseball’s “Gettysburg Address” and is the first player to have his uniform number retired.

1939: Elected to the Hall of Fame on a special ballot

1940: Began working as New York City Parole Commissioner

1941: Resigns from his job due to his health

Death: June 2, 1941

1942: Pride of the Yankees starring Gary Cooper is released

1955: Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Introduced

1989: USPS honored Gehrig with a postage stamp

1999: Voted to All Century Team

Accomplishments:
2130 Consecutive Games

23 Grand Slams (Major League Record)

1934 Triple Crown

1934 Batting Champion

.340 average

493 Home Runs

1995 RBI

2x MVP

7x All Star

7x World Champion

Four Homer Game

NY Yankee Captain

2164 games

Led league in games played: 7x

Led League in Runs: 4x

1888 Runs

100+ runs: 13x

2721 Hits

200+ hits: 8x

534 doubles

Led league in doubles: 2x

Led league in triples in 1926 (20)

30+ homers: 10x

40+ homers: 5x

Led League in Homers: 3x

100+ RBI: 13x

Led league in RBI: 5x

Most RBI in AL History: 184 (1931)

1508 walks

Led league in walks: 3x

100+ walks: 11x

Hit .300: 12x

.447 OBP

.400+ OBP: 13x

.632 slugging

Led league in slugging: 2x

.500+ slugging: 14x

.600+ slugging: 9x

.700+ slugging: 3x

1.080 OPS

.900+ OPS: 13x

1.000+ OPS: 11x

Led league in Total Bases: 4x

400+ total bases: 5x

World Series: .361, 10 homers, 35 RBI, 1.208 OPS

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Greatest Movie Scenes of all Time #11-30

11. The Showdown- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966): A very different type of showdown. It takes forever for the characters to draw which leads to heightening of tension.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYGWXRT7O0

12. Jumping -Butch and Sundance (1969): This scene sums up the buddy flick. Newman and Redford at their best. The fall will probably kill you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck6vqsOt-Pc

13. Wanna have a catch?- Field of Dreams (1989): One of a handful of movie scenes where guys are allowed to cry.

14. Atlanta burns- Gone with the Wind (1939): They deserved it.

15. Patton and the flag- Patton (1970): George C. Scott channels Patton and the American right in this scene and movie.

16. The Red Sea Parts-The Ten Commandments (1956): Don’t mess with Charlton Heston. In real life, the Egyptians were either hit by high tide or a tsunami.

17. Two Hills of beans/Into the Myst- Casablanca (1942): Rick’s true colors come out at the end. Bogart is the classic anti-hero.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3odtrWWc2A

18. The Chase- Bullitt (1968): Probably the first major movie car chase scene. Starts slow and picks up. Metallica copied it in a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-7IEPTAoTg

19. Baptism by Fire-The Godfather (1972): Wacking the heads of the families while attending a baptism. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O789amyaMvw

20. Bank Heist Shootout- Heat (1995): Intense!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9rOCGRlCo4

21. The Chase- The French Connection (1971): Unlike many chase scenes, the main character’s car is smashed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu3GmRQ-U9k

22. The fight- The Quiet Man (1952): Greatest movie fight ever…even had a beer break in it.

23. I Don’t give a damn!- Gone with the Wind (1939): Scarlett was such a bitch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7z6hpO57c

24. Let‘s Go Home- The Searchers (1956): Wayne’s humanity overcomes racism and Natalie Wood goes home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4BAO63mxnc

25. Are you looking at me?-Taxi Driver (1976): Great scene. Too bad it influenced John Hinkley Jr.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9CkhBb18E

26. Kissing Fredo- Godfather II (1974): Fredo, Fredo…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFlp6kl508

27. Boom-The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): Obi Wan realizes his mistake at the end and the bridge is blown. In real life, the bridge still stands today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9A4-jHsYg

28. Superman saves Lois- Superman (1978): Iconic 70s movie moment. Love the pimps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yejwYSZQPsg

29. Death Star blows-Star Wars (1977): Like Luke was going to miss…

30. The Desert Chase-Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): This might be the most exciting scene in movie history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6hIJZS7oI

Greatest Movie Scenes #31-40

31. Showdown- High Noon (1952): Gary Cooper should have let the Frank Miller shoot up the town. Interesting parallels to real life though. When there comes a time to stand up to evil, people run and hide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIEUYju__UU

32. John Wayne Close up- Stagecoach (1939): For 1939, revolutionary camera work that John Ford never used again.

http://www.filmsite.org/scenesD.html

33. Stella!- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951): Brando before he got fat and weird.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1A0p0F_iH8

34. We need a bigger boat- Jaws (1975): Roy Scheider’s expression was priceless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkl3eXAHTRM

35. Mommy Kisses- The Manchurian Candidate (1962): Angela Lansbury channels Hillary Clinton!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RAUm6l_t6k

36. Wayne goes down- The Shootist (1976): John Wayne’s final role (Although there is supposedly one more film out there. It's a post nuclear holocaust sci-fi western). A dying gunfighter looks for death with dignity and finds it. The role echoes Wayne’s own battles with age and illness.

37. Oz goes color- The Wizard of Oz (1939): Going from black and white to color in a film was just cool.

38. It’s Alive!- Frankenstein (1931): The original novel was a Romance Period reaction to the Enlightenment. The film brought it into the industrial age.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H3dFh6GA-A

39. Rocky runs- Rocky (1976): Philadelphia sports history is so bad, they had to immortalize a movie scene with a statue.

40. The Ecstasy of Gold- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1967): Tuco (Eli Wallach) runs through a graveyard searching for gold. He is accompanied by the now classic film score.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PwpOmjAu1M

Greatest Movie Scenes #61-70

61. Head in a box: Seven (1995): Yeah, Gwenyth Paltrow getting beheaded by Kevin Spacey should probably rate higher...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnV6Lu0dmkI

62. Butch and Sundance vs. an army: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969): Now THAT is a way to go out.

63. Lector meets Clarice: Silence of the Lambs (1991): Welcome to Hell Clarice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGG84nUlgYg

64. I never drink wine: Dracula (1931): Poor Renfro...he is receiving an ominous warning and does not know it.

65. They call me Mr. Tibbs: In The Heat of the Night (1967): Ties into the Civil Rights Movement. Want to understand the South prior to the 70s, watch this one.

66. The Shower: Psycho (1960): ree ree reee reee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VP5jEAP3K4

67. Get your stinking paws: Planet of the Apes (1968): Charlton Heston must have the largest catalogue of great quotes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbpsXAJguYo

68. Don‘t Stop at the Tollbooth : Godfather (1972): Sonny pays the toll.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e55LYplVo8

69. Bonnie and Clyde eat lead: Bonnie and Clyde (1967): This may have been the first super violent film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIZ9URHlrQ

70. Eastwood rides into hell: Unforgiving (1992): Eastwood rewrites the Western again.

Greatest Movie Scenes #141-145

141. The exploding stomach trick: Alien (1979): Sitting around the table, a guy's stomach explodes, and an alien pops out.


142. Always look on the bright side of life: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979): Poor Brian. He was being crucified for being the messiah (I AM NOT THE MESSIAH)! The others being crucified with him strike up a song...life's a piece of shit, when you look at it...

143. You Look Like: A Hard Day’s Night (1964): A brief interlude during the film has John and a lady going back and forth. She could not quite place John. As he's leaving, he claims, "She looks more like him than I do."

144. The War is Over: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976): Set after the Civil War, but analogous to Vietnam, Wales goes on a killing spree to avenge his pain. At the end of the film, Wales runs into an old friend, Fletcher (John Vernon). Fletcher tells him that the war is over. Wales (Clint Eastwood) responds, "I guess we all died a little in that damn war." That sums up America in the aftermath of Vietnam.

145. The Vendetta Ride: Tombstone (1993): This is what we should have done in Afghanistan.