By Dennis D. McDonald

My favorite ten individual movies are, in no particular order:

• Alex Proyas’ DARK CITY
• James Cameron’s THE ABYSS
• Steven Spielberg’s AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• Robert Zemeckis’ CONTACT
• Fred M. Wilcox’s FORBIDDEN PLANET
  
• Wim Wenders’ WINGS OF DESIRE
• The Passion of Joan of Arc
• Powell & Pressburger’s THE RED SHOES
• William Wyler’s BEN HUR
• Akira Kurosawa’s THE SEVEN SAMURAI