Richard Corliss
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Richard Nelson Corliss (March 6, 1944 – April 23, 2015) was one of several editors of Time magazine who focused on movies, with occasional articles on other subjects.
He was the former editor-in-chief of Film Comment and author of three books, including Talking Pictures, which, along with other publications, drew early attention to the screenwriter, as opposed to the director. He coined the widely used term "Drop Dead Gorgeous" in 1985 when describing Michelle Pfeiffer's performance in the film, Into the Night.
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Number Ones from Corliss' Top-Tens
Best English language film in parentheses:
- 1969: Midnight Cowboy
- 1980: Mon Oncle d'Amerique (The Elephant Man)
- 1981: The Mystery of Oberwald (Thief)
- 1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- 1983: Berlin Alexanderplatz (The Big Chill)
- 1986: The Fly
- 1988: The Singing Detective
- 1989: Distant Voices, Still Lives
- 1990: L'Atalante (re-release) (Internal Affairs)
- 1991: My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle (The Simpsons: Lisa's Substitute)
- 1992: The Simpsons: Black Widower
- 1993: The Age of Innocence
- 1994: Pulp Fiction
- 1995: Persuasion
- 1997: Ponette (Chasing Amy)
- 2001: Kandahar (Moulin Rouge!)
- 2002: Talk to Her (Gangs of New York)
- 2003: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004: Hero and House of Flying Daggers (Sideways)
- 2005: The White Diamond (The Squid and the Whale)
- 2006: Pan's Labyrinth (Borat)
- 2007: No Country For Old Men
- 2008: WALL-E
- 2009: The Princess and the Frog
- 2010: Toy Story 3
- 2011: The Artist (Hugo in second place)
- 2012: Amour
- 2013: Gravity
- 2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Bibliography
- Talking Pictures (1974)
- Greta Garbo (1974)
- Lolita (1995)
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