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Sight & Sound is a monthly British film magazine published by the British Film Institute.  In 1952 the Institute began conducting the well-known, once a decade Sight & Sound poll of the Greatest Films of All Time. The poll is highly respected in the film industry.  The film critic Roger Ebert said it is “the only poll most serious movie people take seriously”. The last poll was conducted in 2022.

Here is a list of the top 20 from the 2022 poll.  To see a complete list of all 100 greatest Films of All Time click here.

  1. “Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
  2. “Vertigo” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
  3. “Citizen Kane” (Orson Welles, 1941)
  4. “Tokyo Story” (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
  5. “In the Mood for Love” (Wong Kar-wai, 2001)
  6. “2001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
  7. “Beau Travail” (Claire Denis, 1998)
  8. “Mulholland Drive” (David Lynch, 2001)
  9. “Man With a Movie Camera” (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
  10. “Singin’ in the Rain” (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1951)
  11. “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
  12. “The Godfather” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
  13. “The Rules of the Game” (Jean Renoir, 1939)
  14. “Cléo From 5 to 7” (Agnès Varda, 1962)
  15. “The Searchers” (John Ford, 1956)
  16. “Meshes of the Afternoon” (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
  17. “Close-Up” (Abbas Kiarostami, 1989)
  18. “Persona” (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
  19. “Apocalypse Now” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
  20. “Seven Samurai” (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)

 

Netflix Secret Codes 2023: Full List of Codes for Hidden Content

Netflix has secret codes for movie categories and genres that most subscribers do not know how to access.  Netflix keeps track of what each user watches and makes recommendations based on those categories.  What if you want to branch out a bit, bust the confines of your existing algorithm that Netflix uses?  With an easy web address trick, you will be able to find all of Netflix’s subgenres.  Tom’s Guide has step by step instructions. Netflix Secret Code Guide or Zmonline Secret Codes have a thorough list of all the subgenres you can choose from.

 

These are glazed ceramic vases with woven natural rattan exteriors.  They are sold separately but look great as a duo.  $36.00 for the tall one and $33.00 for the round one.

 

Have you heard of malted milk powder?  If you like to bake you probably have. It is a fine pale-yellow powder that has a mellow, toasty, caramel flavor.  Malt means a grain that has been sprouted and dried.  It can be the base for beer, whiskey, and malt vinegar. The grain is ground and becomes the base of malted milk powder, which also has wheat flour and powdered milk.  Some brands have sugar and flavorings like chocolate.  It adds a nutty sweet flavor and adds crunch to candies. When added to any baked good, it enhances the flavor.  Try these brownies, with malted milk powder added to the batter, and topped with malted milk balls.

                                                                                     Malted Chocolate Brownies from Real Simple