1. Semen contains zinc and calcium, both of which are proven to prevent tooth decay.
2. According to the Museum of Sex, the vibrator was originally used as a medicinal treatment for menstruation during the 19th century. The vibrator-induced orgasms helped doctors dissipate menstruation's anxiety-related symptoms.
3. Almost 1 in 5 men have told a woman he loves her just to get her into bed.
4. You burn about 200 calories during 30 minutes of active sex.
5. Although nearly any body part or item of clothing may be an object of sexual fetishism, the shoe and the foot are the two most common fetishes in Western society.
6. Approximately 1% of people worldwide identify as asexual (having no strong sexual attraction to either sex).
7. The average male produces several million new sperm daily. Conversely, a female is born with a finite amount of eggs and will produce no more than that throughout her lifetime.
8. Statistics show that approximately 90% of men and 65% of women masturbate from time to time.
9. The average couple spends about 20 minutes engaged in sexual foreplay prior to intercourse.
10. Worldwide, sexually active adults report having sex an average of 103 times per year.
11. Many of the ingredients in chocolate are proven to cause arousal similar in effect to sexual foreplay. In fact, some experts believe chocolate may be even more effective than foreplay for sexual arousal.
12. Both men and women can be turned on by the aromas of wine. The scents of many wines are believed to replicate human pheromones, the chemical substances that cause behavioral responses in humans.
13. Endorphins released during sexual activity create a euphoria similar to that produced by opioid drug use. These same endorphins also act as extremely effective pain killers, so having sex to cure a headache is actually a good idea.
14. The tip of the clitoris has about 8000 nerve endings, more than anywhere else on the human body. The penis only has 4000.
15. Most females have the same feeling of arousal when thinking about food as when having sex.
16. A man will ejaculate approximately 18 quarts (20.46 litres) of semen, containing half a trillion sperm, in his lifetime.
17. Men are 6 times more likely than women to actively seek sexually explicit material on the internet.
18. The smallest erect penis on record was just 1cm long.
19. According to recent surveys, the man is the most likely partner to be tied up during sex.
20. Among primates, man has the largest and thickest penis.
21. At age 70, 73% of men are still potent.
22. A man's testicles increase in size by 50% when he is aroused.
23. About 1% of women can orgasm solely through breast stimulation.
24. 30% of women over the age of 80 still have sexual intercourse either with their spouse or boyfriends.
25. Scientific tests found that when women make love they produce the hormone oestrogen, which makes hair shine and skin smooth.
26. 7% of British men have lied about the size of their penis in order to tempt someone to sleep with them. Males are three times more likely than women to lie about their "vital statistics", with just 2% of females lying about their bra size.
27. Both men and women tend to distort the truth when it comes to discussing how many lovers they have had. However, while women underestimate the number, men prefer to exaggerate their conquests. Men on average claim 13, and women claim 7.
28. Semen contains small amounts of more than thirty chemical compounds, including fructose, ascorbic acid, cholesterol, creatine, citric acid, lactic acid, nitrogen, vitamin B12, and various salts and enzymes.
29. An act of kissing puts 29 facial muscles in motion. In other words, kissing can be used as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles.
30. It takes a sperm 1 hour to swim 7 inches.
31. The proteins in sperm have a tightening effect on the skin. When sperm is left to dry, the evaporation of the water in it leaves behind protein which can help to reduce wrinkles. While this may be an excellent anti-aging treatment, the obvious downside is that you have to walk around with sperm on your face.
32. Necrophilia is the desire for people to have sex with dead people. In 2005 a Dutch scientist, Kees Moeliker, encountered this behaviour amongst ducks.
33. Studies have shown that men who looked at porn of two men and one woman produced more sperm than those who looked at just women. Scientists speculate that seeing competition makes men step up their baby-making capacities.
34. A quarter of penises are slightly bent when erect.
35. For the average healthy man there is a staggering 300 million sperm in just a teaspoon of semen.
36. The average amount of time spent kissing for a person in a lifetime is 20,160 minutes. That’s 336 hours, 14 days or 2 weeks.
37. Drinking lots of pineapple juice will produce sweet sperm.
38. The largest recorded penis was a massive 8-footer of a killer whale.
39. A quick romantic kiss will burn about 2-3 calories.
40. There are roughly 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.
41. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.
42. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up. It stretches and tones up just about every muscle in the body.
43. By the time you have finished reading this sentence, 2000 people in the world have experienced an orgasm.
44. Semen travels at 28 mph during ejaculation.
45. 75% of men have their penis hanging to the left in their pants. 17% have their penis hanging to the right and 8% let it hang either way.
46. Semen has only 5 calories per teaspoon, the same amount as a piece of chewing gum.
47. Approximately 1 in 100,000 males is born with a double penis. Cuban Jean Baptisto dos Santos was born with two large, fully-functional penises. It is written that he "was possessed of extraordinary animal passion... He used both penises, after finishing with one, continuing with the other".
48. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up.
49. A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever.
50. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones which attract the opposite sex.
51. According to a survey of sex shop owners, cherry is the most popular flavor of edible underwear.
52. The left testicle usually hangs lower than the right for right-handed men. The opposite is usually true for left-handed men.
53. During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore.
54. Octopuses mate facing each other, but their sex organs never touch. The male ejaculates onto one of his tentacles and then uses the tentacle to introduce the sperm into the female's reproductive organ.
55. Impotence is grounds for divorce in over 25 US states.
56. A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
57. The typical person spends about 600 hours having sex between the ages of 20 and 70.
58. On average, it takes two tablespoons of blood to get a man's penis erect.
59. The vagina is similar to the eye because they are both self-cleaning organs.
60. Only 17% of women are likely to have an orgasm during sex.
61. The science of kissing is called philematology.
62. It is possible for a woman to reach an orgasm through kissing.
63. The mouth is full of bacteria. When two people kiss, they exchange between 10 million and 1 billion bacteria.
64. The most condoms are sold in July and August.
65. Orgasms give a spike to oxytocin levels and that is why you feel so connected and bonded after sex.
66. Running 75 miles in one year burns the same amount of calories as having sex 3 times a week for a year.
67. Those people who claim to have 8 inch penises make up only 3% of the male population.
68. Japanese men are the least interested in sex. On average they do it just 36 times in a year, the least amongst men from across the world.
69. 54% of men and 19% of women think about sex everyday.
70. For every 'normal' webpage, there are 5 porn pages.
71. The furthest recorded distance that a woman has ejaculated was 10.3 ft.
72. It takes a woman between 15-30 minutes to 'come down' after an orgasm, it takes a man a couple of seconds.
73. Other than abstinence, there is no such thing as perfect contraception. All methods have failure rates.
74. The average male orgasm lasts 6 seconds. The average female orgasm lasts 23 seconds.
75. Smoking can shorten a penis by as much as a centimeter. Erections are all about good bloodflow, and smoking calcifies blood vessels, restricting erectile circulation.
76. Men who have been circumsised take a little longer to orgasm than those who haven't.
77. People who regularly watch pornos find their partners in real life increasingly less sexy, regardless of how attractive they are.
78. A quarter of the male population have tried to perform solo oral sex.
79. Sexsomnia is the term scientists use for people who perform sexual activities unconciously during sleep. The spectrum ranges from masturbation to sexual intercourse.
80. Woman orgasm more often when they have their period because during this time there is an increase in the circulation of blood.
81. On average, men's testicles are about 4.5cm long and 2cm wide.
82. Anal sex is when a finger, a mouth, a penis or a sex toy is used to stimulate the delicate nerve endings in the anus.
83. A study of 300 pairs revealed that men who smoke have half as much sex as men who don't.
84. A study of men from five countries revealed that the time between when the penis penetrates the vagina and ejaculation varies extremely, anything between 30 seconds and 44 minutes.
85. Sexual intercourse takes place about 2778 times around the world every 5 seconds.
86. A survey of 50 female students at the University of Texas revealed that 90% of the women are better satisfied by a wider penis, rather than a longer one.
87. The country where the most oral sex is performed is Austria.
88. 3 out of 4 men fantsise about their work colleagues.
89. In relation to body size, the barnacle has the biggest penis in the animal kingdom. It is up to 30 times bigger than the actual body.
90. Out of all primates, chimpanzees have the largest testicles.
91. Girls who have a close relationship with their father usually also end up with partners who share many of their father's traits.
92. Sex is the number one favourite activity in bed for the British. Germans on the other hand, mentioned being on the phone, reading and sleeping.
93. The average women has 11 bras.
94. People have a tendency to choose partners whose body fat percentage is similar to their own.
95; The biggest orgy ever in recent history took place in 1974 at a rock concert in Los Angeles, where 262 couples had sex.
96. Two thirds of all people have had unprotected sex because they were drunk.
97. Men have about 9 erections during the night, regardless of what they dream.
98. Lisa Sparxxx achieved the world gangbang record by having sex with 919 men on October 16th, 2004.
99. A third of all women have admitted they've never had an orgasm with their partner.
100. 7 out of 10 people kiss with their nose to the right.
101. A Night of love can raise the amount of oxygen in cells, helping to keep organs and tissues functioning at their peak.
102. Making love regularly can lower levels of the body's total cholesterol slightly, while positively changing the ratio of good-to-bad cholesterol.
103. Sex is good for your heart. It makes your blood run through all your veins and lowers your blood pressure.
104. Researchers say prostate trouble may arise or be worsened by fluid buildup within the gland. Regular ejaculation will help wash out those fluids.
105. Regular love making can increase a woman's oestrogen level, protect her heart and keep her vaginal tissues more supple.
106. Studies show that a woman's overall reproductive system benefits from frequent penile insertions. Sexual activity helps strengthen the pubococcygeus muscles, which in turn help keep the pelvic organs in shape and where they belong.
107. 52% of all men between the ages of 40 and 70 have trouble getting wood.
108. Sex increases sleep quality. Following an orgasm, the body of both males or females becomes completely relaxed, so they may have a good deep sleep.
109. Sex boosts self-esteem.
110. Sex is the safest tranquilliser in the world. It is 10 times more effective than Valium.
111. In addition to burning calories, sex aids in testosterone production, which can strengthen bones and muscles. Testosterone is also responsible for maintaining healthy energy levels, mood, fertility, and sexual desire.
112. If you had sex at the speed of light, the penis will be lost to the force of friction. A penis traveling in and out of a vagina at the speed of light will be subjected to enormous resistive forces. This will heat up the penis enormously and it will vapourise.
113. Sex means a better control of the bladder, as pelvis muscles controlling the urine flow are stronger.
114. Opening a bra with 2 hands uses 8 calories.
115. If you go on holiday and you contract a sexually transmitted disease after visiting a prostitute, your travel insurance will more than likely not cover the cost of treatment.
116. Sex with a geek is the best, geeks have seen all the porn you can imagine and are less likely to be shocked by your exotic requests.
117. In addition to the above, your geek lover might be relieved that your wildest fantasy involves only two other people, five kitchen utensils and a coat hanger.
118. A Finnish study of men aged 55 to 75 found that those who had intercourse less than once a week had twice the risk of erectile dysfunction than those who had sex more often.
119. Sex works the pelvis, thighs, buttocks, arms, neck and thorax. Your pulse rate doubles from about 70 beats per minute to 150.
120. Don't do a runner from the woman you met after a night drinking. Make use of that morning glory, have sex and you can sweat out all the beers you drank before meeting up.
121. Once-a-week sex produces 30% higher levels of immunoglobulin A, which boosts the immune system.
122. As previously stated, sex at the speed of light will create one massive friction burn. Relativity also predicts that the penis will attain infinite mass, essentially becoming a black hole. When its owner realises that his penis has turned into a black hole, he will become profoundly depressed and overcome by a feeling of loss.
123. The flaccid male organ averages around 3 inches.
124. It has been suggested that women can raise their IQ with every orgasm that they experience. This is because the moment of orgasm causes the speed of blood circulation to reach its maximum which means oxygen-enriched blood reaches organs, including the brain, very quickly.
125. As a penis accelerates up to the speed of light, it will inevitably pass the sound barrier, producing deafening sonic booms with every inward and outward thrust.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
American Masters (PBS Series)
William Wyler (1902-1981) Director
Hell’s Heroes (1929), Wuthering Heights (1939), Roman Holiday (1953), Ben Hur (1959), Funny Girl (1968)
Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1990) Director
Rebecca (1940), Rear Window (1954), Vertigo (1958), North By Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960)
Gene Kelly (1912-1996) Dancer-Actor
Anchors Aweigh (1945), An American in Paris (1951), Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Milos Forman (1932-) Director
Black Peter (1964), Taking Off (1971), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Amadeus (1984), Man on the Moon (1999)
George Stevens (1905-1975) Director
Swing Times (1936), Gunga Din (1939), A Place in the Sun (1951), Shane (1955), Giant (1956)
George Cukor (1899-1983) Director
David Copperfield (1935), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), A Star is Born (1954), My Fair Lady (1964)
Billy Wilder (1906-2002) Director-Producer-Writer
Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Blvd (1950), The Seven Year Itch (1955), The Apartment (1960)
John Cassavetes (1929-1989) Director
Shadows (1959), Faces (1968), Gloria (1980), Big Trouble (1986), She’s So Lovely (1997)
Elia Kazan (1909-) Director
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), East of Eden (1955)
Preston Sturges (1898-1977) Director-Writer
The Great McGinty (1940), Sullivan’s Travels (1941), The Lady Eve (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1942), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
D.W. Griffith (1875-1948) Director
Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), The Struggle (1931)
George Lucas (1944-) Director
THX-1138 (1970), American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977-2005), Indiana Jones (1981-1989), The Land Before Time (1988)
David O. Selznick (1902-1965) Producer
David Copperfield (1935), Anna Karenina (1935), Gone With the Wind (1939), Spellbound (1945), A Farewell to Arms (1957)
John Ford (1895-1973) and John Wayne (1907-1979) Director, Actor
Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977) Producer-Actor-Director-Writer-Composer
The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940)
Sam Goldwyn (1879-1974) Producer
Stella Dallas (1927), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Little Foxes (1941), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Porgy and Bess (1959)
Martin Scorsese (1942-) Producer-Actor-Writer-Director
Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), After Hours (1985), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1996)
Buster Keaton ( ) Comedian-Actor-Director
Sherlock, Jr. (1924), Seven Chances (1925), The General (1926), Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1927), It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Sidney Poitier ( ) Actor-Director
No Way Out (1950), The Defiant Ones (1958), Lilies of the Field (1963), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Clint Eastwood (1930-) Actor-Director-Producer
A Fistfull of Dollars (1964), The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), Dirty Harry (1971), Pale Rider (1985), Unforgiven (1992)
Mike Nichols (1931-) Stage/Film Director
The Graduate (1967), Catch-22 (1970), Silkwood (1983), Regarding Harry (1991), Primary Colors (1998)
Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) Actor
A Sailor Made Man (1921), Safety Last (1923), The Freshman (1925), Movie Crazy (1932), The Milky Way (1936)
Cary Grant (1904-1986) Actor
Sylvia Scarlet (1935), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Notorious (1946), North By Northwest (1959), Charade (1963)
Danny Kaye (1913-1987) Comedian
Up in Arms (1944), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), White Christmas (1954), The Court Jester (1956)
Lillian Gish (1893-1993) Actress
The Birth of the Nation (1915), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), Remodeling Her Husband (1920), The Wind (1928)
Lon Chaney (1883-1930) Actor
The Penalty (1920), Oliver Twist (1922), Shadows (1922), Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Gregory Peck (1916-2003) Actor
Spellbound (1945), Roman Holiday (1953), Moby Dick (1956), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Other People’s Money (1991)
Lena Horne (1917-2) Singer-Actress
Stormy Weather (1943), Cabin in the Sky (1943), Broadway Rhythm (1944), Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), The Wiz (1978)
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) Actress
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Bus Stop (1956), Some Like it Hot (1959), The Misfits (1961)
Will Rogers (1879-1935) Humorist
Ziegfeld Follies (1914), A Connecticut Yankee (1931), State Fair (1933), Life Begins at Forty (1935), Doubting Thomas (1935)
Judy Garland (1922-1969) Actress-Singer
The Wizard of Oz (1939), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Palace Concert (1951), A Star is Born (1954), Carnegie Hall (1961)
Lucille Ball (1911-1989) Actress-Producer
I Love Lucy (1951), The Lucy Show (1961)
Actor’s Studio
First American theatre group to teach and use the Stanislavski, and later on, the Strasberg systems of acting (method acting)
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) Singer
The Cole Porter Songbook (1956), Ella and Louis (1956), Duke Ellington Songbook (1957), Harold Arlen Songbook (1961), Johnny Mercer Songbook (1965)
Billie Holliday (1915-1959) Jazz/Blues Singer
“Lover Man”, “Billie’s Blues”, “This Year’s Kisses”, “God Bless the Child”, “Strange Fruit”
Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Singer-Actor
The Emperor Jones (1924), Show Boat (1928), Basalik (1935), King Soloman’s Mines (1936), Othello (1943)
Charlie Parker (1920-1955) Jazz Musician
Lady Be Good (1940), Confessin’ the Blues (194) Groovin’ High (1945), Koko (1945), Orinthology (1947)
Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Jazz Musician
Mood Indigo (1930), It Don’t Mean a Thing If it Ain’t Got That Swing (1932), In a Sentimental Mood (1935), Take the “A” Train (1941)
Helen Hayes (1900-1993) Actress
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931), Mary of Scotland (1933), Victoria Regina (1935), Time Remembered (1957), Airport (1970)
Louis Armstrong (1900-1979) Singer
“When It’s Sleepy Time Down South” (1931), “Hello Dolly!” (1964), “What a Wonderful World” (1967)
Tony Bennett (1926-) Singer
“Because of You” (1951), “Firefly” (1958), “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (1962), “The Good Life” (1963), MTV Unplugged (1994), Kennedy Center Honoree (2005),
Stella Adler
Vaudeville
Placido Domingo (1941-) Tenor
La Traviatta (1961), Turandot (1969), Otello (1979), Die Walkure (1992), Three Tenors – Paris (1998)
Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) Singer
Lover (1945), If You Could See Me Now (1946), Sassy (1950), All of Me (1954), Broken Hearted Melody (1958)
Ray Charles (1930-2005) Pianist-Singer-Songwriter
I Got a Woman (1955), Georgia on My Mind (1960), Hit the Road Jack (1961), I Can’t Stop Loving You (1962), Crying Time (1966)
Nat King Cole ( ) Singer
Straighten Up and Fly Right (1945), Unforgettable (1951), Ramblin’ Rose (1962)
Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Clarinetist
King Porter Stomp, Sing Sing Sing, Let’s Dance, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Clarinet Concerto
Muddy Waters (1915-1983) Singer-Guitarist
I Can’t Be Satisfied (1948), Rollin’ Stone (1950), I Just Wanna Make Love (1954), Mannish Boy
(1955), She’s Nineteen Years Old (1958)
Aretha Franklin (1942-), Singer
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (1967), Do Right Woman - Do Right Man (1967), Respect (1968), Think (1968)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Conductor-Composer
West Side Story (1957), New York Philharmonic Debut (1973), Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 with the Berlin Philharmonic (1979)
Willie Nelson (1933-)
“Crazy” (1961), Shotgun Willie (1973), Red Headed Stranger (1975), Stardust (1978), “On the Road Again” (1980)
Jack Paar (1918-) TV Personality
The Jack Paar Show – Radio (1947), Up to Paar –TV (1952), The Morning Show (1954), The Tonight Show (1957), The Jack Paar Show – TV (1962)
Walter Cronkite (1916-) TV Newscaster
JFK Assassination (1963), Vietnam Special Report (1965), Apollo Moon Landing (1969), Watergate Scandal (1972)
Don Hewitt
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, Eyewitness to History, 60 Minutes
Rod Serling (1924-1975) Writer-TV Host
Patterns (1955), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956), The Twilight Zone (1957), Night Gallery (1964), Planet of the Apes (1968)
Group Theatre
Roar China (1930), Success Story (1931), Men in White (1933), Waiting for Lefty (1935), My Hearts in the Highlands (1939)
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) Cartoonist
Show Business is No Business (1951), The World of Hirschfeld (1968), Hirschfeld by Hirschfeld (1979)
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Composer
Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), The Sound of Music (1959)
Cole Porter (1891-1964) Songwriter
Paris (1928), The New Yorkers, Anything Goes (1934), Night and Day (1946), Kiss Me Kate (1949)
George Gershwin (1898-1837) Composer
Swanee (1919), Fascinatin’ Rhythm (1924), Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), Porgy and Bess (1934-5)
Merce Cunningham (1919-) Choreographer
Credo in US (1942), Aeon (1961), Signals (1970), Square Game (1976), Crwdsper (1994)
Martha Graham (1894-1991) Choreographer
Lamentation (1927), Primitive Mysteries (1931), Appalachian Spring (1944), Episodes (1959), Rite of Spring (1984)
John Cage ( ) Composer
Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (1951), Sonatas and Interludes (1946-1948), Fontana Mix (1958), Roaratorio (1979)
George Ballanchine (1904-1983) Choreographer
John Hammond
Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953) Playwright
Beyond the Horizon (1920), Anna Christie (1922), The Iceman Cometh (1939), Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1941), A Touch of the Past (1942)
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) Playwright
Battle of Angels (1945), The Glass Menagerie (1945), A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), American Blues (1948), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955)
Arthur Miller (1925-2003) Playwright
All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), After the Fall (1964), The Prince (1968)
Neil Simon (1927-) Playwright
The Odd Couple (1966), The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1970), Chapter 2 (1977), Biloxi Blues (1985), Lost in Yonkers (1991)
Lillian Hellman (1905-1984) Playwright
The Children’s Hour (1934), Days to Come (1936), The Little Foxes (1939), Watch the Rhine (1941), Pentimento (1973)
Truman Capote (1924-1984) Novelist
Other Voices Other Room (1948), The Grass Harp (1951), Beat the Devil (1954), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958), In Cold Blood (1965)
Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)
The Dain Curse (1929), The Red Harvest (1929), The Maltese Falcon (1930), The Glass Key (1930), The Thin Man (1934)
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) Novelist
In Our Time (1925), The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), The Old Man and the Sea (1952)
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) Novelist
This Side of Paradise (1921), The Great Gatsby (1926), Tender is the Night (1934), The Crack Up (1945)
Gore Vidal (1925-) Novelist
The City and the Pillar (1948), Julian (1964), Myra Breckinridge (1968), Burr (1973), Palimpsest (1995)
Katherine Anne Porter (1891-1980) Novelist
Flowering James (1930), Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1942), The Leaning Tower and Other Stone (1944), Ship of Fools (1962)
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) Poet-Storyteller-Writer
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838), The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1843), The Raven and Other Poems (1845), Tales (1845)
Andy Warhol (1927-1987) Artist
Campell’s Soup Cans (1962), Marilyn (1962), Chelsea Girls (1966), Mao (1972), Last Supper (1986)
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1996) Painter
Blue and Green Music (1919), Black Iris (1926), Poppies (1927), Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses (1932), Pelvis I (Pelvis with Blue) (1944)
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) Painter-Illustrator
Saturday Evening Post (1916-1963), Sunset (1926), Four Freedoms (1943), Bottom of the Sixth (1949), The Shiner (1953)
Diego Rivera (1886-1957) Painter
Creation (1922), Ministry of Education Building Mexico City (1923-6), California School of the Arts (1930), Detroit Institute of Fine Arts (1933), Palace of Fine Arts (1934)
Richard Avedon (1923-) Photographer
Observations (1959), Nothing Personal (1964), Portraits (1976), Evidence (1994)
Frank Gehry ( ) Architect
Vitra Design Museum (1989), Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (1997), Experience Music Project (1999), Walt Disney Concert Hall (2003)
Eugene Smith ( ) Photographer
Hell’s Heroes (1929), Wuthering Heights (1939), Roman Holiday (1953), Ben Hur (1959), Funny Girl (1968)
Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1990) Director
Rebecca (1940), Rear Window (1954), Vertigo (1958), North By Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960)
Gene Kelly (1912-1996) Dancer-Actor
Anchors Aweigh (1945), An American in Paris (1951), Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Milos Forman (1932-) Director
Black Peter (1964), Taking Off (1971), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Amadeus (1984), Man on the Moon (1999)
George Stevens (1905-1975) Director
Swing Times (1936), Gunga Din (1939), A Place in the Sun (1951), Shane (1955), Giant (1956)
George Cukor (1899-1983) Director
David Copperfield (1935), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), A Star is Born (1954), My Fair Lady (1964)
Billy Wilder (1906-2002) Director-Producer-Writer
Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Blvd (1950), The Seven Year Itch (1955), The Apartment (1960)
John Cassavetes (1929-1989) Director
Shadows (1959), Faces (1968), Gloria (1980), Big Trouble (1986), She’s So Lovely (1997)
Elia Kazan (1909-) Director
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), East of Eden (1955)
Preston Sturges (1898-1977) Director-Writer
The Great McGinty (1940), Sullivan’s Travels (1941), The Lady Eve (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1942), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
D.W. Griffith (1875-1948) Director
Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), The Struggle (1931)
George Lucas (1944-) Director
THX-1138 (1970), American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977-2005), Indiana Jones (1981-1989), The Land Before Time (1988)
David O. Selznick (1902-1965) Producer
David Copperfield (1935), Anna Karenina (1935), Gone With the Wind (1939), Spellbound (1945), A Farewell to Arms (1957)
John Ford (1895-1973) and John Wayne (1907-1979) Director, Actor
Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977) Producer-Actor-Director-Writer-Composer
The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940)
Sam Goldwyn (1879-1974) Producer
Stella Dallas (1927), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Little Foxes (1941), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Porgy and Bess (1959)
Martin Scorsese (1942-) Producer-Actor-Writer-Director
Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), After Hours (1985), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1996)
Buster Keaton ( ) Comedian-Actor-Director
Sherlock, Jr. (1924), Seven Chances (1925), The General (1926), Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1927), It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Sidney Poitier ( ) Actor-Director
No Way Out (1950), The Defiant Ones (1958), Lilies of the Field (1963), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Clint Eastwood (1930-) Actor-Director-Producer
A Fistfull of Dollars (1964), The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), Dirty Harry (1971), Pale Rider (1985), Unforgiven (1992)
Mike Nichols (1931-) Stage/Film Director
The Graduate (1967), Catch-22 (1970), Silkwood (1983), Regarding Harry (1991), Primary Colors (1998)
Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) Actor
A Sailor Made Man (1921), Safety Last (1923), The Freshman (1925), Movie Crazy (1932), The Milky Way (1936)
Cary Grant (1904-1986) Actor
Sylvia Scarlet (1935), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Notorious (1946), North By Northwest (1959), Charade (1963)
Danny Kaye (1913-1987) Comedian
Up in Arms (1944), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), White Christmas (1954), The Court Jester (1956)
Lillian Gish (1893-1993) Actress
The Birth of the Nation (1915), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), Remodeling Her Husband (1920), The Wind (1928)
Lon Chaney (1883-1930) Actor
The Penalty (1920), Oliver Twist (1922), Shadows (1922), Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Gregory Peck (1916-2003) Actor
Spellbound (1945), Roman Holiday (1953), Moby Dick (1956), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Other People’s Money (1991)
Lena Horne (1917-2) Singer-Actress
Stormy Weather (1943), Cabin in the Sky (1943), Broadway Rhythm (1944), Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), The Wiz (1978)
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) Actress
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Bus Stop (1956), Some Like it Hot (1959), The Misfits (1961)
Will Rogers (1879-1935) Humorist
Ziegfeld Follies (1914), A Connecticut Yankee (1931), State Fair (1933), Life Begins at Forty (1935), Doubting Thomas (1935)
Judy Garland (1922-1969) Actress-Singer
The Wizard of Oz (1939), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Palace Concert (1951), A Star is Born (1954), Carnegie Hall (1961)
Lucille Ball (1911-1989) Actress-Producer
I Love Lucy (1951), The Lucy Show (1961)
Actor’s Studio
First American theatre group to teach and use the Stanislavski, and later on, the Strasberg systems of acting (method acting)
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) Singer
The Cole Porter Songbook (1956), Ella and Louis (1956), Duke Ellington Songbook (1957), Harold Arlen Songbook (1961), Johnny Mercer Songbook (1965)
Billie Holliday (1915-1959) Jazz/Blues Singer
“Lover Man”, “Billie’s Blues”, “This Year’s Kisses”, “God Bless the Child”, “Strange Fruit”
Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Singer-Actor
The Emperor Jones (1924), Show Boat (1928), Basalik (1935), King Soloman’s Mines (1936), Othello (1943)
Charlie Parker (1920-1955) Jazz Musician
Lady Be Good (1940), Confessin’ the Blues (194) Groovin’ High (1945), Koko (1945), Orinthology (1947)
Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Jazz Musician
Mood Indigo (1930), It Don’t Mean a Thing If it Ain’t Got That Swing (1932), In a Sentimental Mood (1935), Take the “A” Train (1941)
Helen Hayes (1900-1993) Actress
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931), Mary of Scotland (1933), Victoria Regina (1935), Time Remembered (1957), Airport (1970)
Louis Armstrong (1900-1979) Singer
“When It’s Sleepy Time Down South” (1931), “Hello Dolly!” (1964), “What a Wonderful World” (1967)
Tony Bennett (1926-) Singer
“Because of You” (1951), “Firefly” (1958), “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (1962), “The Good Life” (1963), MTV Unplugged (1994), Kennedy Center Honoree (2005),
Stella Adler
Vaudeville
Placido Domingo (1941-) Tenor
La Traviatta (1961), Turandot (1969), Otello (1979), Die Walkure (1992), Three Tenors – Paris (1998)
Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) Singer
Lover (1945), If You Could See Me Now (1946), Sassy (1950), All of Me (1954), Broken Hearted Melody (1958)
Ray Charles (1930-2005) Pianist-Singer-Songwriter
I Got a Woman (1955), Georgia on My Mind (1960), Hit the Road Jack (1961), I Can’t Stop Loving You (1962), Crying Time (1966)
Nat King Cole ( ) Singer
Straighten Up and Fly Right (1945), Unforgettable (1951), Ramblin’ Rose (1962)
Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Clarinetist
King Porter Stomp, Sing Sing Sing, Let’s Dance, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Clarinet Concerto
Muddy Waters (1915-1983) Singer-Guitarist
I Can’t Be Satisfied (1948), Rollin’ Stone (1950), I Just Wanna Make Love (1954), Mannish Boy
(1955), She’s Nineteen Years Old (1958)
Aretha Franklin (1942-), Singer
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (1967), Do Right Woman - Do Right Man (1967), Respect (1968), Think (1968)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Conductor-Composer
West Side Story (1957), New York Philharmonic Debut (1973), Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 with the Berlin Philharmonic (1979)
Willie Nelson (1933-)
“Crazy” (1961), Shotgun Willie (1973), Red Headed Stranger (1975), Stardust (1978), “On the Road Again” (1980)
Jack Paar (1918-) TV Personality
The Jack Paar Show – Radio (1947), Up to Paar –TV (1952), The Morning Show (1954), The Tonight Show (1957), The Jack Paar Show – TV (1962)
Walter Cronkite (1916-) TV Newscaster
JFK Assassination (1963), Vietnam Special Report (1965), Apollo Moon Landing (1969), Watergate Scandal (1972)
Don Hewitt
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, Eyewitness to History, 60 Minutes
Rod Serling (1924-1975) Writer-TV Host
Patterns (1955), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956), The Twilight Zone (1957), Night Gallery (1964), Planet of the Apes (1968)
Group Theatre
Roar China (1930), Success Story (1931), Men in White (1933), Waiting for Lefty (1935), My Hearts in the Highlands (1939)
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) Cartoonist
Show Business is No Business (1951), The World of Hirschfeld (1968), Hirschfeld by Hirschfeld (1979)
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Composer
Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), The Sound of Music (1959)
Cole Porter (1891-1964) Songwriter
Paris (1928), The New Yorkers, Anything Goes (1934), Night and Day (1946), Kiss Me Kate (1949)
George Gershwin (1898-1837) Composer
Swanee (1919), Fascinatin’ Rhythm (1924), Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), Porgy and Bess (1934-5)
Merce Cunningham (1919-) Choreographer
Credo in US (1942), Aeon (1961), Signals (1970), Square Game (1976), Crwdsper (1994)
Martha Graham (1894-1991) Choreographer
Lamentation (1927), Primitive Mysteries (1931), Appalachian Spring (1944), Episodes (1959), Rite of Spring (1984)
John Cage ( ) Composer
Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (1951), Sonatas and Interludes (1946-1948), Fontana Mix (1958), Roaratorio (1979)
George Ballanchine (1904-1983) Choreographer
John Hammond
Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953) Playwright
Beyond the Horizon (1920), Anna Christie (1922), The Iceman Cometh (1939), Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1941), A Touch of the Past (1942)
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) Playwright
Battle of Angels (1945), The Glass Menagerie (1945), A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), American Blues (1948), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955)
Arthur Miller (1925-2003) Playwright
All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), After the Fall (1964), The Prince (1968)
Neil Simon (1927-) Playwright
The Odd Couple (1966), The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1970), Chapter 2 (1977), Biloxi Blues (1985), Lost in Yonkers (1991)
Lillian Hellman (1905-1984) Playwright
The Children’s Hour (1934), Days to Come (1936), The Little Foxes (1939), Watch the Rhine (1941), Pentimento (1973)
Truman Capote (1924-1984) Novelist
Other Voices Other Room (1948), The Grass Harp (1951), Beat the Devil (1954), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958), In Cold Blood (1965)
Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)
The Dain Curse (1929), The Red Harvest (1929), The Maltese Falcon (1930), The Glass Key (1930), The Thin Man (1934)
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) Novelist
In Our Time (1925), The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), The Old Man and the Sea (1952)
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) Novelist
This Side of Paradise (1921), The Great Gatsby (1926), Tender is the Night (1934), The Crack Up (1945)
Gore Vidal (1925-) Novelist
The City and the Pillar (1948), Julian (1964), Myra Breckinridge (1968), Burr (1973), Palimpsest (1995)
Katherine Anne Porter (1891-1980) Novelist
Flowering James (1930), Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1942), The Leaning Tower and Other Stone (1944), Ship of Fools (1962)
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) Poet-Storyteller-Writer
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838), The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1843), The Raven and Other Poems (1845), Tales (1845)
Andy Warhol (1927-1987) Artist
Campell’s Soup Cans (1962), Marilyn (1962), Chelsea Girls (1966), Mao (1972), Last Supper (1986)
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1996) Painter
Blue and Green Music (1919), Black Iris (1926), Poppies (1927), Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses (1932), Pelvis I (Pelvis with Blue) (1944)
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) Painter-Illustrator
Saturday Evening Post (1916-1963), Sunset (1926), Four Freedoms (1943), Bottom of the Sixth (1949), The Shiner (1953)
Diego Rivera (1886-1957) Painter
Creation (1922), Ministry of Education Building Mexico City (1923-6), California School of the Arts (1930), Detroit Institute of Fine Arts (1933), Palace of Fine Arts (1934)
Richard Avedon (1923-) Photographer
Observations (1959), Nothing Personal (1964), Portraits (1976), Evidence (1994)
Frank Gehry ( ) Architect
Vitra Design Museum (1989), Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (1997), Experience Music Project (1999), Walt Disney Concert Hall (2003)
Eugene Smith ( ) Photographer
Thursday, August 26, 2010
250 Films Map
1. Universally Acclaimed Masterpiece
1a. Masterpiece about show business
2. Romance
3. Comedy
4. Drama
4a. Political Drama
5. Western & Co.
6. World/Adventure
6a. Musical
7. Mystery/Crime
8. Gangster
9. Thriller/Horror/Mystery
10. Action
10a. Comics
11. Drama about tolerance
12. Dark and weird drama
13. Sci-Fi
14. Fantasy
15. War
16. Animation
Universally Acclaimed Masterpiece
1. Casablanca (1943)
2. Modern Times (1936)
3. La Strada (1954)
4. Taxi Driver (1976)
5. M (1931)
6. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
7. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
8. It’s a Wonderful Life (1941)
9. Citizen Kane (1941)
10. The Great Dictator (1940)
11. City Lights (1931)
12. Star Wars (1977)
13. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
14. Metropolis (1927)
15. Raging Bull (1980)
16. The Godfather Part II (1974)
17. Sunrise: A song of Two Humans (1927)
18. King Kong (1933)
19. Jaws (1975)
20. Vertigo (1958)
21. The Seven Samurai (1954)
Masterpiece about Show Business
1. 8 ½ (1963)
2. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
3. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
4. All About Eve (1950)
5. Network (1976)
6. Rear Window (1954)
Romance
1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
2. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
3. Brief Encounter (1945)
4. Amelie (2001)
5. The Lost Weekend (1945)
6. Big Fish (2003)
7. Gone with the Wind (1939)
8. Roman Holiday (1953)
9. La Dolce Vita (1960)
10. It Happened One Night (1934)
11. The Graduate (1967)
12. The Apartment (1960)
13. Harold and Maude (1971)
14. His Girl Friday (1940)
15. Good Will Hunting (1997)
16. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
17. Fight Club (1999)
18. Groundhog Day (1993)
19. Annie Hall (1977)
20. Manhattan (1979)
21. Casablanca (1942)
22. Wall-E (2008)
Comedy
1. Some Like it Hot (1959)
2. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
3. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
4. Safety Last! (1923)
5. The General (1927)
6. Stalag 17 (1953)
7. The Gold Rush (1925)
8. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
9. Ed Wood (1994)
10. In Bruges (2008)
11. Duck Soup (1933)
12. Modern Times (1936)
13. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
14. Annie Hall (1977)
15. Groundhog Day (1993)
16. The Hangover (2009)
17. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
18. The Big Lebowski (1998)
19. Fargo (1996)
20. The Sting (1973)
21. My Man Godfrey (1936)
22. Forrest Gump (1994)
23. The Kid (1921)
24. Life of Brian (1979)
25. Life is Beautiful (1997)
26. The Great Dictator (1940)
Drama
1. Stand By Me (1986)
2. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
3. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
4. Great Expectations (1946)
5. Umberto D. (1952)
6. The Hustler (1961)
7. 12 Angry Men (1957)
8. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
9. The Driving Bell and Butterfly (2007)
10. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
11. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
12. Wild Strawberries (1957)
13. The Wrestler (2008)
14. Mystic River (2003)
15. Million Dollar Baby (2003)
16. Changeling (2008)
17. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
18. On the Waterfront (1954)
19. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Political Drama
1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
3. Judgment at Nuremburg (1961)
4. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
5. The Lives of Others (2006)
6. Gandhi (1982)
Western & Co.
1. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
3. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
4. A Fistful of Dollars (1965)
5. Yojimbo (1961)
6. The Wild Bunch (1969)
7. Unforgiven (1992)
8. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
9. High Noon (1952)
10. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
11. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
12. The Seven Samurai (1954)
13. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
World/Adventure
1. The Seventh Seal (1957)
2. Gandhi (1982)
3. Hotel Rwanda (2005)
4. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
5. Amores perros (2000)
6. City of God (2002)
7. Into the Wild (2007)
8. Stand By Me (1986)
9. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
10. There Will Be Blood (2007)
11. Wages of Fear (2007)
12. The African Queen (1951)
13. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
14. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
16. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
17. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
18. King Kong (1933)
Musical
1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
2. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
3. Amadeus (1984)
Mystery/Crime
1. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
2. Touch of Evil (1958)
3. Rashomon (1950)
4. Vertigo (1958)
5. Dial M For Murder (1954)
6. Notorious (1946)
7. Rebecca (1940)
8. Strangers on a Train (1951)
9. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
10. North by Northwest (1959)
11. Rope (1948)
12. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
13. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
14. Sleuth (1972)
15. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
16. Les diaboliques (1955)
17. L.A. Confidential (1997)
18. Laura (1944)
19. The Big Sleep (1946)
20. The Third Man (1949)
21. Double Indemnity (1944)
22. The Usual Suspects (1994)
23. Chinatown (1974)
24. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
25. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
26. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
27. The Prestige (2006)
28. Oldboy (2003)
29. M (1931)
Gangster
1. The Departed (2006)
2. Casino (1995)
3. Goodfellas (1990)
4. The Usual Suspects (1994)
5. The Killing (1956)
6. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
7. Pulp Fiction (1994)
8. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
9. The Godfather Part II (1974)
10. The Godfather (1972)
11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
12. Scarface (1983)
13. No Country For Old Men (2007)
14. Snatch (2000)
15. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
16. Leon (1994)
Thriller/Horror/Mystery
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
2. The Terminator (1984)
3. The Thing (1982)
4. Frankenstein (1931)
5. The Exorcist (1973)
6. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
7. The Sixth Sense (1999)
8. The Shining (1980)
9. No Country For Old Men (2007)
10. Psycho (1960)
11. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
12. Se7en (1995)
13. King Kong (1933)
14. Jaws (1975)
15. Let the Right One In (2008)
16. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
Action
1. The Terminator (1984)
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
3. The Dark Knight (2008)
4. Die Hard (1988)
5. Rocky (1976)
6. The Great Escape (1963)
7. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
8. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
9. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
10. Kill Bill vol. 2 (2004)
11. Heat (1995)
Comics
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. Batman Begins (2005)
3. Sin city (2005)
Drama about Tolerance
1. Forrest Gump (1994)
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
3. The Green Mile (1999)
4. The Elephant Man (1980)
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
6. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
7. Crash (2004)
8. Gran Torino (2008)
9. American History X (1998)
Sci-Fi
1. Aliens (1986)
2. Alien (1979)
3. Planet of the Apes (1968)
4. Star Trek (2009)
5. Star Wars (1977)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
7. Metropolis (1927)
8. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
9. Blade Runner (1982)
10. The Matrix (1999)
11. Donnie Darko (2001)
12. V for Vendetta (2005)
13. Children of Men (2006)
14. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
15. Back to the Future (1985)
Dark and Weird Drama
1. Fight Club (1999)
2. Magnolia (1999)
3. American Beauty (1999)
4. Memento (2000)
5. Trainspotting (1996)
6. Requiem For a Dream (2000)
Fantasy
1. Big Fish (2003)
2. The Princess Bride (1987)
3. Harvey (1950)
4. Star Wars (1977)
5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
6. Return of the Jedi (1983)
7. LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
8. LOTR: Two Towers (2002)
9. LOTR: Return of the King (2003)
10. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
War
1. Casablanca (1943)
2. Glory (1989)
3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
4. Patton (1970)
5. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
6. Ben Hur (1959)
7. Gladiator (2000)
8. Spartacus (1960)
9. Ran (1985)
10. Stalag 17 (1953)
11. Braveheart (1995)
12. Paths of Glory (1957)
13. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
14. Apocalypse Now (1979)
15. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
16. Platoon (1986)
17. The Deer Hunter (1978)
18. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
19. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
20. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
21. Das Boot (1981)
22. The Pianist (2002)
23. Schindler’s List (1993)
24. Downfall (2004)
25. The Great Dictator (1940)
Animation
1. The Lion King (1994)
2. Toy Story (1995)
3. Finding Nemo (2003)
4. The Incredibles (2004)
5. Ratatouille (2007)
6. Up (2009)
7. WALL-E (2008)
8. Spirited Away (2001)
9. Princess Mononoke (1997)
10. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
1a. Masterpiece about show business
2. Romance
3. Comedy
4. Drama
4a. Political Drama
5. Western & Co.
6. World/Adventure
6a. Musical
7. Mystery/Crime
8. Gangster
9. Thriller/Horror/Mystery
10. Action
10a. Comics
11. Drama about tolerance
12. Dark and weird drama
13. Sci-Fi
14. Fantasy
15. War
16. Animation
Universally Acclaimed Masterpiece
1. Casablanca (1943)
2. Modern Times (1936)
3. La Strada (1954)
4. Taxi Driver (1976)
5. M (1931)
6. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
7. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
8. It’s a Wonderful Life (1941)
9. Citizen Kane (1941)
10. The Great Dictator (1940)
11. City Lights (1931)
12. Star Wars (1977)
13. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
14. Metropolis (1927)
15. Raging Bull (1980)
16. The Godfather Part II (1974)
17. Sunrise: A song of Two Humans (1927)
18. King Kong (1933)
19. Jaws (1975)
20. Vertigo (1958)
21. The Seven Samurai (1954)
Masterpiece about Show Business
1. 8 ½ (1963)
2. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
3. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
4. All About Eve (1950)
5. Network (1976)
6. Rear Window (1954)
Romance
1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
2. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
3. Brief Encounter (1945)
4. Amelie (2001)
5. The Lost Weekend (1945)
6. Big Fish (2003)
7. Gone with the Wind (1939)
8. Roman Holiday (1953)
9. La Dolce Vita (1960)
10. It Happened One Night (1934)
11. The Graduate (1967)
12. The Apartment (1960)
13. Harold and Maude (1971)
14. His Girl Friday (1940)
15. Good Will Hunting (1997)
16. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
17. Fight Club (1999)
18. Groundhog Day (1993)
19. Annie Hall (1977)
20. Manhattan (1979)
21. Casablanca (1942)
22. Wall-E (2008)
Comedy
1. Some Like it Hot (1959)
2. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
3. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
4. Safety Last! (1923)
5. The General (1927)
6. Stalag 17 (1953)
7. The Gold Rush (1925)
8. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
9. Ed Wood (1994)
10. In Bruges (2008)
11. Duck Soup (1933)
12. Modern Times (1936)
13. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
14. Annie Hall (1977)
15. Groundhog Day (1993)
16. The Hangover (2009)
17. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
18. The Big Lebowski (1998)
19. Fargo (1996)
20. The Sting (1973)
21. My Man Godfrey (1936)
22. Forrest Gump (1994)
23. The Kid (1921)
24. Life of Brian (1979)
25. Life is Beautiful (1997)
26. The Great Dictator (1940)
Drama
1. Stand By Me (1986)
2. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
3. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
4. Great Expectations (1946)
5. Umberto D. (1952)
6. The Hustler (1961)
7. 12 Angry Men (1957)
8. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
9. The Driving Bell and Butterfly (2007)
10. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
11. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
12. Wild Strawberries (1957)
13. The Wrestler (2008)
14. Mystic River (2003)
15. Million Dollar Baby (2003)
16. Changeling (2008)
17. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
18. On the Waterfront (1954)
19. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Political Drama
1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
3. Judgment at Nuremburg (1961)
4. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
5. The Lives of Others (2006)
6. Gandhi (1982)
Western & Co.
1. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
3. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
4. A Fistful of Dollars (1965)
5. Yojimbo (1961)
6. The Wild Bunch (1969)
7. Unforgiven (1992)
8. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
9. High Noon (1952)
10. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
11. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
12. The Seven Samurai (1954)
13. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
World/Adventure
1. The Seventh Seal (1957)
2. Gandhi (1982)
3. Hotel Rwanda (2005)
4. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
5. Amores perros (2000)
6. City of God (2002)
7. Into the Wild (2007)
8. Stand By Me (1986)
9. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
10. There Will Be Blood (2007)
11. Wages of Fear (2007)
12. The African Queen (1951)
13. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
14. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
16. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
17. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
18. King Kong (1933)
Musical
1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
2. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
3. Amadeus (1984)
Mystery/Crime
1. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
2. Touch of Evil (1958)
3. Rashomon (1950)
4. Vertigo (1958)
5. Dial M For Murder (1954)
6. Notorious (1946)
7. Rebecca (1940)
8. Strangers on a Train (1951)
9. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
10. North by Northwest (1959)
11. Rope (1948)
12. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
13. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
14. Sleuth (1972)
15. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
16. Les diaboliques (1955)
17. L.A. Confidential (1997)
18. Laura (1944)
19. The Big Sleep (1946)
20. The Third Man (1949)
21. Double Indemnity (1944)
22. The Usual Suspects (1994)
23. Chinatown (1974)
24. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
25. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
26. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
27. The Prestige (2006)
28. Oldboy (2003)
29. M (1931)
Gangster
1. The Departed (2006)
2. Casino (1995)
3. Goodfellas (1990)
4. The Usual Suspects (1994)
5. The Killing (1956)
6. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
7. Pulp Fiction (1994)
8. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
9. The Godfather Part II (1974)
10. The Godfather (1972)
11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
12. Scarface (1983)
13. No Country For Old Men (2007)
14. Snatch (2000)
15. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
16. Leon (1994)
Thriller/Horror/Mystery
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
2. The Terminator (1984)
3. The Thing (1982)
4. Frankenstein (1931)
5. The Exorcist (1973)
6. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
7. The Sixth Sense (1999)
8. The Shining (1980)
9. No Country For Old Men (2007)
10. Psycho (1960)
11. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
12. Se7en (1995)
13. King Kong (1933)
14. Jaws (1975)
15. Let the Right One In (2008)
16. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
Action
1. The Terminator (1984)
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
3. The Dark Knight (2008)
4. Die Hard (1988)
5. Rocky (1976)
6. The Great Escape (1963)
7. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
8. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
9. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
10. Kill Bill vol. 2 (2004)
11. Heat (1995)
Comics
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. Batman Begins (2005)
3. Sin city (2005)
Drama about Tolerance
1. Forrest Gump (1994)
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
3. The Green Mile (1999)
4. The Elephant Man (1980)
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
6. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
7. Crash (2004)
8. Gran Torino (2008)
9. American History X (1998)
Sci-Fi
1. Aliens (1986)
2. Alien (1979)
3. Planet of the Apes (1968)
4. Star Trek (2009)
5. Star Wars (1977)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
7. Metropolis (1927)
8. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
9. Blade Runner (1982)
10. The Matrix (1999)
11. Donnie Darko (2001)
12. V for Vendetta (2005)
13. Children of Men (2006)
14. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
15. Back to the Future (1985)
Dark and Weird Drama
1. Fight Club (1999)
2. Magnolia (1999)
3. American Beauty (1999)
4. Memento (2000)
5. Trainspotting (1996)
6. Requiem For a Dream (2000)
Fantasy
1. Big Fish (2003)
2. The Princess Bride (1987)
3. Harvey (1950)
4. Star Wars (1977)
5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
6. Return of the Jedi (1983)
7. LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
8. LOTR: Two Towers (2002)
9. LOTR: Return of the King (2003)
10. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
War
1. Casablanca (1943)
2. Glory (1989)
3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
4. Patton (1970)
5. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
6. Ben Hur (1959)
7. Gladiator (2000)
8. Spartacus (1960)
9. Ran (1985)
10. Stalag 17 (1953)
11. Braveheart (1995)
12. Paths of Glory (1957)
13. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
14. Apocalypse Now (1979)
15. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
16. Platoon (1986)
17. The Deer Hunter (1978)
18. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
19. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
20. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
21. Das Boot (1981)
22. The Pianist (2002)
23. Schindler’s List (1993)
24. Downfall (2004)
25. The Great Dictator (1940)
Animation
1. The Lion King (1994)
2. Toy Story (1995)
3. Finding Nemo (2003)
4. The Incredibles (2004)
5. Ratatouille (2007)
6. Up (2009)
7. WALL-E (2008)
8. Spirited Away (2001)
9. Princess Mononoke (1997)
10. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Las Vegas
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: This superb collection includes works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, and Matisse. Accessible commentary via headphones.
Bonnie Springs Old Nevada: Once a stopover on the old Spanish trail, Bonnie Springs Ranch features a petting zoo, riding stables, a miniature railroad and a motel. Next door Old Nevada, film site of “Bonanza” episodes, is a re-created old west town with saloon, museums, gift shops, staged gunfights and hangings in the streets.
Circus Circus offers continuous circus acts, carnival games and kiddie rides. The Adventure Dome is a spectacular, roller coaster, water flume rides, animated dinosaurs and special effects theater.
The “City of Entertainment”. MGM Grand’s salute to showbiz features Studio Walk, a dining and shopping “sound stage” and star-studded events at the Grand Garden Arena.
Clark County Museum. Exhibits on settler and cowboy life, Indian artifacts and nuclear testing. Features reconstructed turn-of-the-century buildings and railroad cars.
Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Preserve. An oasis of ponds, vegetation and interpretive areas.
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Thte 4,000-seat, state-of-the-art theater offers big-name shows.
The Gardens at the Springs Preserve. A fascinating array of desert-loving plants inhabits several themed gardens. A major expansion is ongoing. Free, self-guided tour.
Desperado. Fasten your seat belts for the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, at Buffalo Bill’s Resort and Casino, Primm.
Dolphin Habitat. See dolphins at play from above and below water level at the Mirage Hotel aquarium. Educational fun for all ages.
Ethel M Chocolate Factory & Cactus Garden. See chocolates being made and tour a magnificent cactus collection. Free tours.
Fremont Street Experience. Canopied street is ablaze with 2.1 million lights each evening. The colorful Neonopolis adds shops, movies and dining.
Grand Canyon Tours. Bus, plane and helicopter excursions to Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Bryce Canyon depart from Las Vegas.
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum. With two great collections to draw from, this gallery boasts numerous masterpieces.
Houdini Museum. Dedicated to the magician and the man.
Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum. S. Nevada aviation history.
Imperial Palace Auto Collection. Over 200 antique and famous cars and special interest vehicles. At the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino.
King Tut’s Tomb & Museum at the Luxor. Feast your eyes on these beautifully crafted reproductions of Egyptian artifacts.
Lake Mead Cruises. Relax with a scenic cruise on Lake Mead on a 250-passenger, paddlewheel boat. The Desert princess departs from Lake Mead Marina and offers meals and evening dancing.
Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix. Family Fun Center includes tracks for ages four to adult, Kiddie Karts to “Naskarts”.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway. World-class racing at this 20-track, 1,500-acre motorsports complex. Enthusiasts with varying levels of expertise may study with the pros.
Las Vegas Natural History Museum. Displays of dinosaurs (animated and skeletal) and sharks. Also has bird, bug and bat rooms.
Liberace Museum. Memorabilia and extravaganza. See “Mr. Showmanship’s” famously lavish pianos, cars, costumes and jewelry.
Lied Discovery Children’s Museum. One of the best and largest children’s museums in the country. Over 100 hands-on, interactive displays that will interest kids of all ages in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Lost City Museum. Pueblo Indian artifacts, Paiute basketry and weapons. Located near the Valley of Fire.
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. Exhibits and live displays of local desert wildlife and vegetation. Also features an art gallery and Indian artifacts. Located on UNLV campus.
Nevada State Museum & Historical Society. Features displays on the history, archeology and ecology of Southern Nevada.
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park. Remnants of the city’s oldest structure; built by the first Mormon settlers in 1855.
Planetarium. At the Community College of S. Nevada.
Ron Lee’s World of Clowns. Tour the clown factory and museum; ride an authentic Chance Carousel.
The Secret Garden. Located at the Mirage, this jungle of exotic beasts, including white lions and tigers, is designed to raise public awareness of endangered animals.
Showcase. Non-gaming entertainment complex is home to eight cinemas, a celebrity sports café, game center, cola and candy outlets.
S. Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park. See lions, tigers, apes, exotic birds and reptiles. Also features a children’s petting zoo.
Star Trek: The Experience. Located at the Las Vegas Hilton and a must for trekkies. Complete, interactive entertainment includes a “voyage” to the galaxies.
Stratosphere Tower. This amazing 1,149-foot tower features the world’s highest thrill rides, indoor and outdoor observation decks and shopping.
Bonnie Springs Old Nevada: Once a stopover on the old Spanish trail, Bonnie Springs Ranch features a petting zoo, riding stables, a miniature railroad and a motel. Next door Old Nevada, film site of “Bonanza” episodes, is a re-created old west town with saloon, museums, gift shops, staged gunfights and hangings in the streets.
Circus Circus offers continuous circus acts, carnival games and kiddie rides. The Adventure Dome is a spectacular, roller coaster, water flume rides, animated dinosaurs and special effects theater.
The “City of Entertainment”. MGM Grand’s salute to showbiz features Studio Walk, a dining and shopping “sound stage” and star-studded events at the Grand Garden Arena.
Clark County Museum. Exhibits on settler and cowboy life, Indian artifacts and nuclear testing. Features reconstructed turn-of-the-century buildings and railroad cars.
Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Preserve. An oasis of ponds, vegetation and interpretive areas.
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Thte 4,000-seat, state-of-the-art theater offers big-name shows.
The Gardens at the Springs Preserve. A fascinating array of desert-loving plants inhabits several themed gardens. A major expansion is ongoing. Free, self-guided tour.
Desperado. Fasten your seat belts for the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, at Buffalo Bill’s Resort and Casino, Primm.
Dolphin Habitat. See dolphins at play from above and below water level at the Mirage Hotel aquarium. Educational fun for all ages.
Ethel M Chocolate Factory & Cactus Garden. See chocolates being made and tour a magnificent cactus collection. Free tours.
Fremont Street Experience. Canopied street is ablaze with 2.1 million lights each evening. The colorful Neonopolis adds shops, movies and dining.
Grand Canyon Tours. Bus, plane and helicopter excursions to Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Bryce Canyon depart from Las Vegas.
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum. With two great collections to draw from, this gallery boasts numerous masterpieces.
Houdini Museum. Dedicated to the magician and the man.
Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum. S. Nevada aviation history.
Imperial Palace Auto Collection. Over 200 antique and famous cars and special interest vehicles. At the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino.
King Tut’s Tomb & Museum at the Luxor. Feast your eyes on these beautifully crafted reproductions of Egyptian artifacts.
Lake Mead Cruises. Relax with a scenic cruise on Lake Mead on a 250-passenger, paddlewheel boat. The Desert princess departs from Lake Mead Marina and offers meals and evening dancing.
Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix. Family Fun Center includes tracks for ages four to adult, Kiddie Karts to “Naskarts”.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway. World-class racing at this 20-track, 1,500-acre motorsports complex. Enthusiasts with varying levels of expertise may study with the pros.
Las Vegas Natural History Museum. Displays of dinosaurs (animated and skeletal) and sharks. Also has bird, bug and bat rooms.
Liberace Museum. Memorabilia and extravaganza. See “Mr. Showmanship’s” famously lavish pianos, cars, costumes and jewelry.
Lied Discovery Children’s Museum. One of the best and largest children’s museums in the country. Over 100 hands-on, interactive displays that will interest kids of all ages in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Lost City Museum. Pueblo Indian artifacts, Paiute basketry and weapons. Located near the Valley of Fire.
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. Exhibits and live displays of local desert wildlife and vegetation. Also features an art gallery and Indian artifacts. Located on UNLV campus.
Nevada State Museum & Historical Society. Features displays on the history, archeology and ecology of Southern Nevada.
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park. Remnants of the city’s oldest structure; built by the first Mormon settlers in 1855.
Planetarium. At the Community College of S. Nevada.
Ron Lee’s World of Clowns. Tour the clown factory and museum; ride an authentic Chance Carousel.
The Secret Garden. Located at the Mirage, this jungle of exotic beasts, including white lions and tigers, is designed to raise public awareness of endangered animals.
Showcase. Non-gaming entertainment complex is home to eight cinemas, a celebrity sports café, game center, cola and candy outlets.
S. Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park. See lions, tigers, apes, exotic birds and reptiles. Also features a children’s petting zoo.
Star Trek: The Experience. Located at the Las Vegas Hilton and a must for trekkies. Complete, interactive entertainment includes a “voyage” to the galaxies.
Stratosphere Tower. This amazing 1,149-foot tower features the world’s highest thrill rides, indoor and outdoor observation decks and shopping.
The Largest, the Greatest Hotels
Las Vegas is famous for many items! Besides gambling, wedding, conventions, destination resorts, Las Vegas is famous for the size of the hotels.
Below we have listed the 20 largest hotels in the world, 15 of the 20 are located within a two-mile radius within Las Vegas. Also, 21 of the top 28 hotels are located within the same two-mile radius.
Ranked number one, the First World Hotel has topped the list. It is not located in Las Vegas, but in Malaysia. Pictured on the right, this multicolor structure is a real eye catcher.
The MGM Grand is also pictured to the right, it reigned as the number one largest hotel for years, now taking the number two seat.
Size Hotel Location Rooms
1. First World Hotel Malaysia 6,118
2. MGM Grand Las Vegas 5,690
3. Luxor Las Vegas 4,408
4. Mandalay Bay (Inc. TheHotel) Las Vegas 3,223+1,118=4,341
5. The Venetian Las Vegas 4,027
6. Excalibur Las Vegas 4,008
7. Bellagio Las Vegas 3,993
8. Circus Circus Las Vegas 3,774
9. Planet Hollywood Las Vegas 3,697
10. Shinagawa Prince Hotel TokyoTokyo 3,680
11. Ambassador City Jomtien Thailand 3,610
12. Flamingo Las Vegas Las Vegas 3,565
13. Palazzo Las Vegas 3,443
14. Hilton Hawaiian Village Honolulu 3,386
15. Caesar's Palace Las Vegas 3,349
16. Mirage Las Vegas 3,044
17. Monte Carlo Las Vegas 3,002
18. The Venetian Macao Macau 3,000
19. Las Vegas Hilton Las Vegas 2,956
20. Paris Las Vegas Las Vegas 2,916
Honorable Mention
21. Treasure Island Las Vegas 2,895
22. Gaylord Opryland Nashville 2,883
23. Disney's Pop Century Orlando 2,880
24. Bally's Las Vegas 2,814
25. Wynn Las Vegas Las Vegas 2,716
26. Imperial Palace Las Vegas 2,635
27. Harrah's Las Vegas Las Vegas 2,576
28. Stratosphere Las Vegas 2,444
Please Note:
MGM Grand is not the largest hotel, because the additional rooms they count are co owned by Turnberry and even though they are on the same property, they are not connected, do not have a casino, therefore, we do not consider it part of the MGM Grand Casino hotel.
The Venetian and the Palazzo are two separate casinos next door to each other and not only do they have different names, they are marketed and portrayed as two stand alone resorts. Therefore, we do not count them as one casino, even though they have ownership under the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
The same reasons apply for counting the Wynn Resort and the Encore Las Vegas as two casinos. Even though they are next door to each other, they are marketed and portrayed as two stand alone resorts.
Mandalay Bay and THEhotel are considered one hotel because they operate and market together.
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* Under construction is the Asia Asia Hotel in Dubai. It is scheduled for completion in 2010, and is expected to have 6,500 rooms.
* Under construction is The CityCenter Casino in Las Vegas, expected to open in late December 2009 with 4,004 rooms. Owned by MGM Grand. (Aria Resort & Casino)
* Caesars Palace is building a new tower, expected completion is 2010 which will have a 29 story tower with an additional 1,017 rooms.
* The Fountainbleau Casino is on hold, it should be a $2.9 billion project which features 3,812 rooms inside a 725-foot, 63-story complex. Expected to open in ?.
World’s Most Romantic Hotels
1. La Casa Que Canta. Playa la Ropa, Mexico
2. Villa d’Este. Lake Como, Italy
3. Auberge Du Soleil. Napa Valley, CA, United States.
4. Ashford Castle. County Mayo, Ireland.
5. The Wickaninnish Inn. Tofino, BC, Canada.
6. Bauer Il Palazzo. Venice, Italy.
7. Le Sirenuse. Positano, Italy.
8. Amanjena. Marrakech, Morocco.
9. Le Palais de la Mediterranee. Nice, France.
10. Raffles Hotel Singapore. Singapore.
Best Honeymood Resorts
1. Peter Island Resort. Peter Island, British Virgin Islands
2. Burj al Arab. Dubai, UAE
3. Hotel de Crillon. Paris, France.
4. One and Only Palmilla. San Jose del Cabo, Mesico.
5. Hayman Island Resort. Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
6. Bora Bora Lagoon Resort and Spa. Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
7. Villa San Michele. Florence, Italy.
8. The Tides Riviera Maya. Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
9. The Point. Saranac Lake, NY, United States.
10. Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort. Santa Catarina, Brazil
Las Vegas Luxury Hotels
1. Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort. Henderson, NV
2. The M Resort Spa Casino. Henderson, NV.
3. SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand. Las Vegas, NV.
4. Trump International Hotel and Tower Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
5. Four Seasons. Las Vegas, NV.
6. THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. Las Vegas, NV.
7. Encore Wynn Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
8. Wynn Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
9. Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
10. Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas. Henderson, NV.
11. Caesar’s Palace. Las Vegas, NV.
12. Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino. Henderson, NV.
13. Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa. Las Vegas, NV.
14. Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Las Vegas, NV.
15. Venetian. Las Vegas, NV.
16. Bellagio.
17. Signature at MGM Grand.
18. Palms Place Hotel and Spa.
19. Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino.
20. Bellagio Towers.
Las Vegas Hotels
1. Mandalay Bay
2. Luxor
3. Excalibur
4. Tropicana
5. New York, New York
6. Monte Carlo
7. Planet Hollywood
8. Paris
9. Bally’s
10. Bellagio
11. Caesar’s Palace
12. Flamingo
13. Imperial Palace
14. Harrah’s
15. The Mirage
16. The Venetian
17. Palazzo
18. Treasure Island
19. Trump International
20. Wynn
21. Circus Circus
22. Riviera
23. Sahara
24. Hilton
25. Stratosphere
26. Golden Nugget
27. Four Queens
28. Plaza
29. Fremont
Dubai Hotels
1. Atlantis The Palm Dubai
2. Kempinski Hotel Ajman
3. Palm Tree Court and Spa
4. Raffles Dubai
5. Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates
6. Hyatt Regency Dubai and Galleria
7. The Address Downtown Dubai
8. Grand Hyatt Dubai
9. Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira creek
10. The Western Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina
11.Burj Al Arab
12. Al Murooj Rotana Hotel and Suites
13. Ritz Carlton Dubai
14. The Palace The Old Town
15. The Address Dubai Marina
16. Al Qasr at Madinat Jumeirah
17. Armani Hotel Dubai
18. InterContinental Residence Suites Dubai Festival City
19. Desert Palm Retreat Dubai
20. Dar Al Masyaf at Madinat Jumeirah
Below we have listed the 20 largest hotels in the world, 15 of the 20 are located within a two-mile radius within Las Vegas. Also, 21 of the top 28 hotels are located within the same two-mile radius.
Ranked number one, the First World Hotel has topped the list. It is not located in Las Vegas, but in Malaysia. Pictured on the right, this multicolor structure is a real eye catcher.
The MGM Grand is also pictured to the right, it reigned as the number one largest hotel for years, now taking the number two seat.
Size Hotel Location Rooms
1. First World Hotel Malaysia 6,118
2. MGM Grand Las Vegas 5,690
3. Luxor Las Vegas 4,408
4. Mandalay Bay (Inc. TheHotel) Las Vegas 3,223+1,118=4,341
5. The Venetian Las Vegas 4,027
6. Excalibur Las Vegas 4,008
7. Bellagio Las Vegas 3,993
8. Circus Circus Las Vegas 3,774
9. Planet Hollywood Las Vegas 3,697
10. Shinagawa Prince Hotel TokyoTokyo 3,680
11. Ambassador City Jomtien Thailand 3,610
12. Flamingo Las Vegas Las Vegas 3,565
13. Palazzo Las Vegas 3,443
14. Hilton Hawaiian Village Honolulu 3,386
15. Caesar's Palace Las Vegas 3,349
16. Mirage Las Vegas 3,044
17. Monte Carlo Las Vegas 3,002
18. The Venetian Macao Macau 3,000
19. Las Vegas Hilton Las Vegas 2,956
20. Paris Las Vegas Las Vegas 2,916
Honorable Mention
21. Treasure Island Las Vegas 2,895
22. Gaylord Opryland Nashville 2,883
23. Disney's Pop Century Orlando 2,880
24. Bally's Las Vegas 2,814
25. Wynn Las Vegas Las Vegas 2,716
26. Imperial Palace Las Vegas 2,635
27. Harrah's Las Vegas Las Vegas 2,576
28. Stratosphere Las Vegas 2,444
Please Note:
MGM Grand is not the largest hotel, because the additional rooms they count are co owned by Turnberry and even though they are on the same property, they are not connected, do not have a casino, therefore, we do not consider it part of the MGM Grand Casino hotel.
The Venetian and the Palazzo are two separate casinos next door to each other and not only do they have different names, they are marketed and portrayed as two stand alone resorts. Therefore, we do not count them as one casino, even though they have ownership under the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
The same reasons apply for counting the Wynn Resort and the Encore Las Vegas as two casinos. Even though they are next door to each other, they are marketed and portrayed as two stand alone resorts.
Mandalay Bay and THEhotel are considered one hotel because they operate and market together.
________________________________________
* Under construction is the Asia Asia Hotel in Dubai. It is scheduled for completion in 2010, and is expected to have 6,500 rooms.
* Under construction is The CityCenter Casino in Las Vegas, expected to open in late December 2009 with 4,004 rooms. Owned by MGM Grand. (Aria Resort & Casino)
* Caesars Palace is building a new tower, expected completion is 2010 which will have a 29 story tower with an additional 1,017 rooms.
* The Fountainbleau Casino is on hold, it should be a $2.9 billion project which features 3,812 rooms inside a 725-foot, 63-story complex. Expected to open in ?.
World’s Most Romantic Hotels
1. La Casa Que Canta. Playa la Ropa, Mexico
2. Villa d’Este. Lake Como, Italy
3. Auberge Du Soleil. Napa Valley, CA, United States.
4. Ashford Castle. County Mayo, Ireland.
5. The Wickaninnish Inn. Tofino, BC, Canada.
6. Bauer Il Palazzo. Venice, Italy.
7. Le Sirenuse. Positano, Italy.
8. Amanjena. Marrakech, Morocco.
9. Le Palais de la Mediterranee. Nice, France.
10. Raffles Hotel Singapore. Singapore.
Best Honeymood Resorts
1. Peter Island Resort. Peter Island, British Virgin Islands
2. Burj al Arab. Dubai, UAE
3. Hotel de Crillon. Paris, France.
4. One and Only Palmilla. San Jose del Cabo, Mesico.
5. Hayman Island Resort. Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
6. Bora Bora Lagoon Resort and Spa. Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
7. Villa San Michele. Florence, Italy.
8. The Tides Riviera Maya. Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
9. The Point. Saranac Lake, NY, United States.
10. Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort. Santa Catarina, Brazil
Las Vegas Luxury Hotels
1. Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort. Henderson, NV
2. The M Resort Spa Casino. Henderson, NV.
3. SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand. Las Vegas, NV.
4. Trump International Hotel and Tower Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
5. Four Seasons. Las Vegas, NV.
6. THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. Las Vegas, NV.
7. Encore Wynn Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
8. Wynn Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
9. Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
10. Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas. Henderson, NV.
11. Caesar’s Palace. Las Vegas, NV.
12. Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino. Henderson, NV.
13. Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa. Las Vegas, NV.
14. Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Las Vegas, NV.
15. Venetian. Las Vegas, NV.
16. Bellagio.
17. Signature at MGM Grand.
18. Palms Place Hotel and Spa.
19. Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino.
20. Bellagio Towers.
Las Vegas Hotels
1. Mandalay Bay
2. Luxor
3. Excalibur
4. Tropicana
5. New York, New York
6. Monte Carlo
7. Planet Hollywood
8. Paris
9. Bally’s
10. Bellagio
11. Caesar’s Palace
12. Flamingo
13. Imperial Palace
14. Harrah’s
15. The Mirage
16. The Venetian
17. Palazzo
18. Treasure Island
19. Trump International
20. Wynn
21. Circus Circus
22. Riviera
23. Sahara
24. Hilton
25. Stratosphere
26. Golden Nugget
27. Four Queens
28. Plaza
29. Fremont
Dubai Hotels
1. Atlantis The Palm Dubai
2. Kempinski Hotel Ajman
3. Palm Tree Court and Spa
4. Raffles Dubai
5. Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates
6. Hyatt Regency Dubai and Galleria
7. The Address Downtown Dubai
8. Grand Hyatt Dubai
9. Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira creek
10. The Western Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina
11.Burj Al Arab
12. Al Murooj Rotana Hotel and Suites
13. Ritz Carlton Dubai
14. The Palace The Old Town
15. The Address Dubai Marina
16. Al Qasr at Madinat Jumeirah
17. Armani Hotel Dubai
18. InterContinental Residence Suites Dubai Festival City
19. Desert Palm Retreat Dubai
20. Dar Al Masyaf at Madinat Jumeirah
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Major American Theater Companies
Steppenwolf Theatre Co. (1974-)
Chicago, IL
Mainstage space: 510, thrust
Studio space: 200, black box
Garage: 60
The Pasadena Playhouse (1917-)
Pasadena, CA
Mainstage: 686. Proscenium
La Jolla Playhouse (1847-)
San Diego, CA
Mainstage: 492, proscenium
Second stage: 398, thrust
Chicago City Limits (1979-)
New York, NY
Mainstage: 190, proscenium
Berkeley Repertory Theater (1968-)
Berkeley, CA/San Francisco Bay area
Mainstage: 401, thrust
Second: 587, proscenium
Arena Stage’s The Living Stage Theatre Company (1966-)
Washington D.C.
Mainstage: Workshop, 100, with an adjustably structured stage measuring 30 x 50 feet
The company also tours productions to various spaces
Mixed Blood Theater Company (1976-)
Minneapolis, ME
Mainstage: 200, with an adjustably structured space
The company also tours productions to various spaces
Horizons Theater (1976-77-)
Arlington, VA/Washington, D.C. area
No Permanent performance space
The company performs its season offerings in various spaces
Wheelock Family Theater (1981-)
Boston, MA
Mainstage: 650, proscenium
L.A. Theater Works (1974-)
Los Angeles, CA
No permanent performance space.
Records and performs in various settings
A Traveling Jewish Theater (1978-)
San Francisco, CA
Mainstage space: 80
The company performs its season offerings in various spaces
Jean Cocteau Repertory (1971-)
New York, NY
Mainstage: 140, proscenium
Bailiwick Repertory (1982-)
Chicago, IL
Mainstage: 150, three-quarter thrust stage setup
Second: 99, blackbox structure
New Repertory Theater (1984-)
Newton, MA/Boston area
Mainstage: 160, thrust
Chicago, IL
Mainstage space: 510, thrust
Studio space: 200, black box
Garage: 60
The Pasadena Playhouse (1917-)
Pasadena, CA
Mainstage: 686. Proscenium
La Jolla Playhouse (1847-)
San Diego, CA
Mainstage: 492, proscenium
Second stage: 398, thrust
Chicago City Limits (1979-)
New York, NY
Mainstage: 190, proscenium
Berkeley Repertory Theater (1968-)
Berkeley, CA/San Francisco Bay area
Mainstage: 401, thrust
Second: 587, proscenium
Arena Stage’s The Living Stage Theatre Company (1966-)
Washington D.C.
Mainstage: Workshop, 100, with an adjustably structured stage measuring 30 x 50 feet
The company also tours productions to various spaces
Mixed Blood Theater Company (1976-)
Minneapolis, ME
Mainstage: 200, with an adjustably structured space
The company also tours productions to various spaces
Horizons Theater (1976-77-)
Arlington, VA/Washington, D.C. area
No Permanent performance space
The company performs its season offerings in various spaces
Wheelock Family Theater (1981-)
Boston, MA
Mainstage: 650, proscenium
L.A. Theater Works (1974-)
Los Angeles, CA
No permanent performance space.
Records and performs in various settings
A Traveling Jewish Theater (1978-)
San Francisco, CA
Mainstage space: 80
The company performs its season offerings in various spaces
Jean Cocteau Repertory (1971-)
New York, NY
Mainstage: 140, proscenium
Bailiwick Repertory (1982-)
Chicago, IL
Mainstage: 150, three-quarter thrust stage setup
Second: 99, blackbox structure
New Repertory Theater (1984-)
Newton, MA/Boston area
Mainstage: 160, thrust
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Luxury Hotels - World
RAFFLES HOTEL SINGAPORE
Singapore
LA CASA QUE CANTA
Playa la Ropa, Mexico
LE PALAIS DE LA MEDITERRANNE
Nice, France
AUBERGE DU SOLEIL
Napa Valley, CA, United States
VILLA D'ESTE
Lake Como, Italy
WICKANINNISH INN
Tofino, BC, Canada
AMANJENA
Marrakesh, Morocco
Singapore
LA CASA QUE CANTA
Playa la Ropa, Mexico
LE PALAIS DE LA MEDITERRANNE
Nice, France
AUBERGE DU SOLEIL
Napa Valley, CA, United States
VILLA D'ESTE
Lake Como, Italy
WICKANINNISH INN
Tofino, BC, Canada
AMANJENA
Marrakesh, Morocco
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