Rosebud Wins...Again

From Casablanca to Lost in Translation , let your inner Romeo (or Juliet) out to watch

(NEWSER) - There's nothing like these classic scenes of on-screen romance. CNN's Screening Room lists cinema's top 10 romantic moments:

1. Casablanca: Humphrey Bogart's "We'll always have Paris" monologue.
2. City Lights: When Virginia Cherrill recognizes Chaplin's tramp as her lover.
3. Roman Holiday: Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck's scene at the Mouth of Truth sculpture.
4. From Here to Eternity: Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kissing in the surf.
5. Amélie: The young couple's breathtaking bike ride through Paris.

'Kane' still reigns in new rankings; 'Bull' leaps; 'Ryan' joins fray

(NEWSER) - Citizen Kane has stood the test of time—and then 10 more years. The American Film Institute refreshed its list of the 100 greatest American films, and Orson Welles' portrait of power and privacy remains on top. Rounding out the top 5 are The Godfather, Casablanca, Raging Bull (which surged from number 24) and Singin' In the Rain. More»

Track Flick and making 'fetch' happen, anyone?

(NEWSER) - Hard as it is to believe, John Hughes made his last high school-centric film in 1987. Luckily, the 22 years since haven't lacked for flicks that chronicle some part of those awkward, wonderful 4 years. Christopher Borrelli of the Chicago Tribune lists the 10 movies that do it best:

1. Dazed and Confused: Reflects what high school memories essentially are: "plotless, keen distillations of moments and feelings."

Wired declares Klingon the king of sci-fi slang

(NEWSER) - Creators of true geek art follow JRR Tolkien’s example and craft fictional languages to populate their worlds. Wired lists the best examples:

1. Klingon. The Star Trek creation is the king of all sci-fi languages, with fully realized grammar and vocabulary.
2. City Speak. Blade Runner’s vision of earth as a mishmash of Western and Eastern cultures was greatly enriched by this language, described as a “mixture of Japanese, Spanish, German, what have you.”

(NEWSER) - Movie heroes may get the girl, the fans, and the happy ending, but villains have all the fun. With the summer lineup under way, moviegoers will see evil in many forms—from a megalomaniacal robot/tank to a sinister British sorcerer. But what performances by their predecessors will they have to top? The Times of London names its 50 best movie villains: More»