So cinema nerds across the web have been having fun making alphabetical favorite film lists over the past few days.  Meaning they’ve been taking the alphabet and picking one favorite film for each letter.   It’s actually harder than one might think (it’s the reason I haven’t posted much today), with some letters full of lots of options and others needing some research.

For example I had many A’s (Age of Innocence, Ali Fear Eats the Soul, Annie Hall) M’s (Manhattan, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence) P’s (Paris Texas, Portrait of Jennie) and W’s (Wings of Desire, Werckmeister Harmonies, The Woman in the Window, The World) but none of the films listed in this paragraph made my final list.

Head after the jump to see what I picked and leave your own lists in the comments or on your own blogs!

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. We brought you some excellent top 10 lists this week on art, technology, director Errol Morris, and naughty celebs who should rethink their eco-lifestyles. Don’t forget to catch up with some of our other most popular articles of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

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Nicole:

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Gina:

Top 10 Technology Blogs

Errol Morris’ Top 10 Films

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Kerry:

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Back in 2002, film magazine Sight and Sound had an impressive list of directors name their top 10 films of all time. One of those directors was Errol Morris, the man behind the upcoming Standard Operating Procedure. His list was one of the more unique and I am happy to say features my all time favorite film (number 10 for him) and a film by one of my most favorite directors (his number 2). I’ve always been of the mindset that the best way to learn about cinema is to find out what films the folks you admire like.

So if you’re looking for a good film to watch, check out his list below and if you’re feeling in an especially cinematic mood and see what the other directors thought. Also below Errol’s list is my own (although it’s always changing!) - make yours and leave it in the comments section. If I get enough comments I’ll post other’s choices next week:

ERROL’s TOP 10 (From 2002)

1. Detour (Ulmer)
2. There’s Always Tomorrow (Sirk)
3. Make Way for Tomorrow (McCarey)

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