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The Movie I’ve Seen the Most
What movie have you seen the most? That’s the question Slate asked a collection of filmmakers and critics, knowing that what’s addictive is different than what’s deemed the best.
Spike Lee, director, Inside Man : West Side Story.
Adam McKay, director, Anchorman : Election
Paul Schrader, writer, Taxi Driver : Pickpocket.
Liev Schreiber, director, Everything Is Illuminated : Citizen Kane.
Laura Ziskin, producer, Spider-Man : All the President’s Men
Peter Farrelly, director, There’s Something About Mary : Something Wild
Judd Apatow, director, The 40-Year-Old Virgin : Bottle Rocket
Phillip Lopate, editor, American Movie Critics : From the Silents Until Now
Albert Maysles, cinematographer, Gimme Shelter : Rocco and His Brothers.
Tony Hendra, actor, This Is Spinal Tap : Dr. Strangelove.
Michael Sragow, critic, the Baltimore Sun : The Wild Bunch
Jake Kasdan, director, Orange County : Ghostbusters
Jonathan Rosenbaum, critic, Chicago Reader : Jacques Tati’s Playtime
Steven Kloves, writer, Harry Potter movies : Summer of ‘42
Kathleen Kennedy, producer, Munich : Doctor Zhivago
Stacy Peralta, director, Dogtown and Z-Boys : Sexy Beast
L.A. police turn to an adhesive GPS dart to lasso the getaway car

Virginia-based company StarChase has proposed a safer way to catch fast- moving crooks—shoot GPS homing devices like darts and stick them to the back of fleeing vehicles. Instead of a frantic pursuit, an officer eases off the chase and lets police headquarters track the suspect by computer. Police can then move in for a calmer arrest. read the full story here