The other day while I was driving to a deposition I started thinking about what I would consider the best movie of all time. I tried to remember those lists that came out at the end of the 20th century for examples of what should be candidates. I have my own personal list of my favorite movies, but I wasn't sure if they were good movies, or had some "moral squint" as Orson Welles says in "A Man For All SEasons" [one of my favorites]. It is generally considered that the follwoing are the best movies: 1. Citizen Kane 2. gone With The wind 3. Casablanca 4.The Godfather 5. The Godfather Part II 6. The Best Years of Our Lives 7. Sunset boulevard 8. Midnight cowboy 9. Raging Bull 10. Its A Wonderful Life You get the idea. My candidate is "Casablanca", because it shows people being noble in trying circumstances, and shows the transformation of a cynical man to a pragmatically idealistic one. It has some great lines and is inspiring. I used to consider the 2 Godfather movies to be the best, but the moral is so depressing--in his quest to save his family he kills most of them and loses the others. I guess we can learn what NOT to do. I will always have a tender place in my heart for "The Apartment" and "A Man For All Seasons", but for sheer durability, I guess its "Casablanca". I will entertain other suggestions however, 'cause this really was off the top of my head.