Featured To see a sampling of a large collection
of film reviews presented on Filmsite, this section
of the website provides a detailed list, arranged chronologically
and by decade, of the 'Greatest Films' ever made - in the 20th
century. This selection of Greatest Films in the last century
of film-making covers, by conscious choice, a wide range of
genres, decades, stars and directors. Emphasis in these selections
is purposely directed toward earlier, more classic Hollywood/American
films than more recent films, although some recent films (and
British films) are included. >> See related article: Film Reviews - By Decade |
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About Filmsite.org
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About Film Historian Tim Dirks
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Filmsite.org is an award-winning website for classic film buffs, students, moviegoers
and anyone else interested in the great movies of the last century. Detailed
plot synopses, review commentary and 
Tim
Dirks created the popular filmsite.org website, aka Greatest
Films, in
mid-1996, and it celebrated its landmark 20th anniversary in 2016. He
has been writing about and reviewing films ever since. As of September
2008, the site was acquired by American Movie Classics (AMC) LLC, and
then as of July 2011, it became part of a new company called AMC Networks,
Inc. Tim continues to be the sole contributor, manager, and editor of
Filmsite - he adds significant content to the site spanning all the years
of cinematic history, and often writes blogs and other film-related articles,
including Sundance TV's completed series 1001 Movies You Must See
Before You Die. The site averages between 30-50 million page views per year
(see 
Film
critic and columnist Roger Ebert, author of The Great Movies (2002),
The Great Movies II (2005), and The Great Movies III (2010) has made
many 