Readers have been wondering what’s going on with the ‘60s critics poll. I definitely haven’t forgotten about it. It’s now 90% completed. Results should be posted next Monday or Tuesday.
In case you’re unaware, I’ve been working on our latest critics poll. This time I asked for critics and industry people to submit their ten picks of the best films of the 1960s.
The results will be very interesting to analyze as, when all is said and done, I expect Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” to figure very much at the top of the heap. But what comes after it? This was such a rich period in movie history, especially with the total boom of foreign directors entering the fray, I expect a rich variety of titles to make it.
Our “decade in film” polls have been an integral part of this site and I will continue to conduct them as long as there is high interest from readers — the goal is to go all the way back to the silent era. We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.