Let the arguments begin

I’ve always loved Top 10 lists. That is, until such compilations became a whole genre in themselves: The top 9 things you need to do when you visit downtown Ritzville, for example. I made that up, but it’s an example of how silly such lists can be.

Still, when someone with the stature of Roger Ebert offers up a list of what he considers “The Greatest Films of All Time,” you have to listen. Click here to access i t.

I have a few qualms. For example, I’d substitute “The Godfather” for “Apocalypse Now” (and under any circumstance, I’d include only ” Apolalypse Now: Redux, ” not the version that was originally released). And I might try to find a spot for something by John Ford.

But I heartily endorse the inclusion of Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.” I consider it one of the most ambitious stabs at cinematic art made in my lifetime.

Thanks to my friend Nathan Weinbender for sending me this link. I will now desist from kidding him about being a fan of “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.”