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        Staff Picks: Finally, a day to celebrate Hollywood - #GlobalMovieDay

        #GlobalMovieDay is a day to celebrate your favorite movies before the Academy Awards on Sunday. What are your favorite films?

        News 12 Staff

        Feb 7, 2020, 6:17 PM

        Updated 1,985 days ago

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        By Bob Doda, News 12 Digital Producer
        With the hostless Oscars upon us again, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science decided to launch #GlobalMovieDay – a day to celebrate your favorite films and, according to them:
        “…engage with Academy members and filmmakers across social media.”
        Because if it’s anyone who needs more engagement and praise on social media, it’s Hollywood royalty. I plan on letting Jake Gyllenhaal know he was great in “Source Code.” 
        But OK. I’ll bite. I love movies. I’ve listed below my favorite films of all-time across a wide spectrum of genres, some of which are made up. I encourage you to do the same and share with us at News 12.
        Keep in mind I was born in 1982.
        Best Mob Movie: “Goodfellas” (Runner-up: “Casino”)
        Best Action Movie: “Predator” (Runner-up: “Terminator 2”)
        Best Space Horror: “Aliens” (Runner-up: “Alien”)
        Best Comic Book Movie: “The Dark Knight”
        Best Romantic Comedy: “Grosse Pointe Blank” (Runner-up: “Annie Hall”)
        Best Straight Up Comedy: “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” (Runner-up: “Sleeper”)
        Best High School Movie: “Can’t Hardly Wait” (Runner-up “Dazed and Confused”)
        Best College Movie: “Animal House” (Runner-up: “Van Wilder”)
        Best War Movie: “Saving Private Ryan” (Runner-up: “Full Metal Jacket”)
        Best Sports Movie: “Rocky”
        Best All Rapper Cast (almost): “Belly”
        Best Parody: “Airplane!” (Runner-up: “Naked Gun 33 1/3”)
        Best Slasher: “Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI” (Runner-up: “Halloween”)
        Best Musical/Car Chase Movie: “Blues Brothers”
        Best Crime Movie: “Silence of the Lambs”
        Best Journalism Movie: “All the President's Men” (Runner-up: “Spotlight”)
        Best Prison Movie: “The Shawshank Redemption”
        Best Courtroom Movie: “A Few Good Men”
        Best End of the World Movie: “Independence Day” (Runner-up: “Children of Men”)
        Best Adventure: “The Goonies” (Runner-up: “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”)
        Best Buddy Cop Movie: “Running Scared”
        Worst/Best Jean Claude-Van Damme Movie: “Double Impact”
        Best Christmas Movie: “It's a Wonderful Life” (Runner-up: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”)
        Best Animated Movie: “Aladdin”
        Best Brawler Movie: “Fight Club”
        Best Documentary: “Bowling For Columbine” (Runner-up: “Man on Wire”)
        Most Rewatchable Movie: “Back to the Future” series, “The Big Lewbowski,” “The Inside Man,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Groundhog Day”…
        Best Movie of All-Time: “There Will Be Blood”
        As for the Oscars, here’s who should win.
        Best Picture: “1917”
        Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”)
        Best Actress: Renee Zellweger (“Judy”)
        Best Director: Sam Mendes ("1917")
         
        Here, make your own list:
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        Best End of the World Movie: 
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        Worst/Best Jean Claude-Van Damme Movie: 
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        Best Brawler Movie: 
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