We take movies very seriously in ISIP. The movies listed below are
personal favorites of ISIP members - some are even required viewing to
gain employment in ISIP.

<br><br>

They have been selected mainly because of their staying power - they
are movies that when viewed even today seem to stand out in some
singular aspect (for example, the mood, or a famous scene, or the
ambition of the director). Enjoy!

<br><br>

<b>Movies that make you want to be a scientist</b>:

<ul>
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Tobor+the+Great+%281954%29">
       Tobor the Great</a>:
       favorite lines include "the government
       approved an unlimited budget..." - boy the good old days. A staple
       on a television program shown in Chicago known as Family Classics.
       One of the best 50's sci-fi movies in one person's opinion.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Day+the+Earth+Stood+Still%2C+The+%281951%29">
       The Day The Earth Stood Still</a>:
       considered by many the
       definitive 50's sci-fi movie. Watch for the scene where the
       visitor corrects an equation on the blackboard.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Around+the+World+Under+the+Sea+%281966%29">
       Around the World Under the Sea</a>:
       Lloyd Bridges, high-tech,
       computer chess, a beautiful woman scientist, and my favorite
       character - a grizzled old scientist named Hank, all packed into
       a submarine. Best scene is when Lloyd Bridges tries to recruit
       a reluctant Hank who is living on the bottom of the ocean.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
</ul>

<br>
<b>From our Gene Hackman and Al Pacino collection</b>:

<ul>
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Conversation%2C+The+%281974%29">
       The Conversation</a>:
       early 70's paranoia. Watch for a young
       Harrison Ford and Cindy Williams in her pre-Laverne and Shirley
       days. Punctuated by a climactic scene in which Gene Hackman
       plays the saxophone. Gene Hackman's best acting job.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Scarecrow%20%281973%29">
       Scarecrow</a>:
       an off-beat black comedy. Learn how to make
       fried chicken.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
</ul>

<br>
<b>Italian directors, the mob, and religion</b>:

<ul>
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Godfather%2C%20The%20%281972%29">
       The Godfather</a>:
       you can always tell a good mob movie when
       someone is in the kitchen cooking pasta, and someone dips
       Italian bread into the pot for a taste. Lived up to its billing.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Mean%20Streets%20%281973%29">
       Mean Streets</a>:
       a less ambitious but more realistic version
       of the same theme. One of Robert De Niro's definitive roles.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Once%20Upon%20a%20Time%20in%20America%20%281984%29">
       Once Upon A Time In America</a>:
       a surprisingly good movie.
       Many memorable scenes including a scene in which a young
       soon-to-be mobster eats a pastry waiting for his date.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>

  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?GoodFellas%20%281990%29">
       GoodFellas</a>:
       If you think the scene in the kitchen when they
       borrow a knife isn't based on reality, think again. A lot of subtle
       touches.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
</ul>

<br>
<b>Westerns and action/adventure are a staple in ISIP</b>:

<ul>
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Shane%20%281953%29">
       Shane</a>:
       the definitive western! Let's face it, Shane
       was the fastest gun of all time, and Jack Palance was perhaps
       equally evil.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Lonely%20Are%20the%20Brave%20%281962%29">
       Lonely are the Brave</a>:
       the definitive modern western. A little
       known film that represents Kirk Douglas' best performance.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Red%20River%20%281948%29">
       Red River</a>:
       OK, I had to slip in a John Wayne film.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Buono%2C%20il%20brutto%2C%20il%20cattivo%2C%20Il%20%281966%29">
       The Good, The Bad, The Ugly</a>:
       a film that grows on you over the years. If you don't appreciate
       the Civil War era, it is hard to appreciate the magnitude of this film.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>

  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Treasure%20of%20the%20Sierra%20Madre%2C%20The%20%281948%29">
       The Treasure of Sierra Madre</a>:
       "It's the gold, the gold fever
       I tell ya!"
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Electric%20Horseman%2C%20The%20%281979%29">
       The Electric Horseman</a>:
       we could have lived without Jane Fonda
       in this one, but it is a really poignant modern western.
       Makes you want to see the western U.S.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Adventures%20of%20Robin%20Hood%2C%20The%20%281938%29">
       Robin Hood</a>:
       chivalry at its finest. Another Family Classics staple. 
       (J. Picone.)
       <br> <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0092099 ">
       Top Gun</a>:
       "I could tell you, but then I'd have you kill you." This movie
       defined macho for the 80s. And no one can do comedy like Maverick and
       Goose.
       (E. Deitenbeck.)
       <br>

  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0060371 ">
       Endless Summer</a>:
       this is a dream come true. To be able to chase the summer
       around the world and ride the waves. Surfing (and SCUBA diving) is
       life!
       (E. Deitenbeck.)
       <br>

       
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Apocalypse%20Now%20%281979%29">
       Apocalypse Now</a>:
       a testament to having focus, on both sides
       of the camera. The movie about the making of this film is almost
       as good as the film itself. 
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
</ul>

<br>
<b>Futuristic films that have moods rarely duplicated</b>:

<ul>
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Brazil%20%281985%29">
       Brazil</a>:
       how can one describe this film? Must be watched
       repeatedly.
       (J. Picone.)

  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Twelve%20Monkeys%20%281995%29">
       Twelve Monkeys</a>:
       made 10 years later by Terry Gilliam, is a
       more mainstream version of Brazil - though still not a bad movie.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>

  <li> <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Terminator%2C%20The%20%281984%29">
       The Terminator</a>:
       admit it, you were screaming for the heroine
       to press the button at the end.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>

  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Blade%20Runner%20%281982%29">
       Blade Runner</a>:
       one of the darkest films you will ever see -
       must be viewed many times to appreciate the story line.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
</ul>


<b>Comedy</b>:
<br>

<ul>
  <li>
       <a href="http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Broadway%20Danny%20Rose%20%281984%29">
       Broadway Danny Rose</a>:
       haven't we all known a character like Lou
       once in our lives? Best scene is Woody Allen trying to explain
       that Mia Farrow is not a cheap broad.
       (J. Picone.)
       <br>
</ul>

<b>Drama</b>:
<br>

<ul>
  <li>
       <a href=http://us.imdb.com/Title?0111161 >
       Shawshank Redemption </a>:
       a great job of placing a Steven King novel on the
       screen. An amazing story of triumph of the human spirit over
       overwhelming adversity brough to life by Morgan Freeman and Tim
       Robbins.  (J. Aragh)
       <br>
</ul>

<b>International Classics</b>:
<br>

<ul>
  <li>
       <a href=http://us.imdb.com/Title?0116790>
       KOLYA</a>:
       movie that made Dr. Picone asleep - he is always overactive -
       great movie about real life
       (B. Jelinek)
       <br>
</ul>