My Top Ten List

1. All About Eve
    1950
    Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    Wri. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

2. Kiss, Kiss Bang, Bang
    2005
    Dir. Shane Black
    Wri. Brett Halliday
            Shane Black

3. Braveheart
    1995
    Dir. Mel Gibson
    Wri. Randall Wallace

4. The Fifth Element
    1997
    Dir. Luc Besson
    Wri. Luc Besson

5. Titanic
    1997
    Dir. James Cameron
    Wri. James Cameron

6. Young Frankenstein
     1974
     Dir. Mel Brooks
     Wri. Mel Brooks
             Gene Wilder

7. Reservoir Dogs
    1992
    Dir. Quentin Tarantino
    Wri. Quentin Tarantino

8. M
    1931
    Dir. Fritz Lang
    Wri. Thea von Harbou
            Fritz Lang

9. The Importance of Being Earnest
     2002
     Dir. Oliver Parker
     Wri. Oliver Parker
             Oscar Wilde

10. Silverado
      1985
      Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
      Wri. Lawrence Kasdan
              Mark Kasdan



It took me a really long time to narrow down this list. In case you are interested, here are some of the films that I considered that did not make the list:

L.A. Confidential, Moonstruck, Aliens, Gone With the Wind, Almost Famous, Anastasia, The Boondock Saints, Diner, The English Patient, Leon: the Professional, Legends of the Fall, Love Me If You Dare, Notorious, A Room with a View,The Descent, 28 Days Later, Glorious 39, Notturno Bus, and Double Indemnity.

Dream Cast Thursday! All About Eve

For the second edition of "Dream Cast Thursday," I will be casting a remake of All About Eve. The film came out in 1950. It stars from left to right, Gary Merill (as Bill Simpson), Bette Davis (as Margo), George Sanders (as Addison DeWitt), Anne Baxter (as Eve), Hugh Marlowe (as Lloyd Richards), and Celeste Holm (as Karen).

It was really hard to recast this film, because it was cast so wonderfully to begin with. I had to not only find people that were perfect for the characters, but also people that were perfect together and were in the proper age ranges.

I chose Michelle Pfeiffer as Eve and Clive Owen as Bill. The original actors were 42 and 35 respectively at the time of filming. Pfeiffer and Owen are now 51 and 47 respectively.

I chose Rachel McAdams as Eve. The original actress was 27. Adams is now 31.

I chose Diane Lane to play Karen and Liev Schreiber to play Lloyd. The original actors were 33 and 39 respectively. Lane and Schreiber are now 44 and 42 respectively.

I made all of the actors that I recast slightly older. I felt that younger actors would not really fit in with the original story. Some of the other casting ideas that I considered before making my final decision included George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. So what do you all think of my casting? How would you all cast it? Put your ideas in the comments.