The Royal Tennebaums. However, at that point in my life I didn’t even know what the Criterion Collection was. Once I really learned about it and researched it, and in some ways became obsessed with it, the first Criterion I got my hands on was Wild Strawberries.
That is an amazing cover! I just watched the trailer at criterion.com and I really can’t wait. Brad Drouif has already secured a place in my heart after “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.
No. This is another film that comes out simply to grab the Academy’s attention in hopes of winning some Oscars. I’m disappointed Criterion would praise that.
Woody Allen’s Another Woman – Marion (Gena Rowlands) meets her sister-in-law and she states the obvious – that her brother hates her. While obvious, Marion was completely oblivious to the fact.
Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries – Dr. Isak Borg (Victor Sjöström) takes a road trip with his daughter-in-law where she states the obvious – his son hates him. While obvious, Isak was completely oblivious to the fact.
Both those instances set of a chain of events that force the main characters to reevaluate their lives. Woody Allen films are often filled with homages, especially to Bergman’s films. Some of them hits, some of the misses.
ISSAC: has anybody read that the nazis are gonna march in new jersey? i read this in the newspaper. we should go down there, get some guys together, you know, get some bricks and baseball bats and really explain things to ’em.
JERRY: there was this devastating satirical piece on the op-ed page of the times. it was devastating.
ISSAC: well a satirical piece in the times is one things but bricks and baseball bats really gets right to point down there.
HELEN: oh, but really biting satire is always better than physical force.
ISSAC: but true physical force is always better with nazis because it’s hard to satirize a guy with shiny boots on.
DENNIS (interrupting): excuse me we were talking about orgasms.
MARY: oh, no, please wait no. give me a break dennis.
DENNIS: well we were.
MARY: no, i’m from philadelphia. we never talk about things like that public.
ISSAC: yeah you said that the other day. i didn’t know what the hell it meant then, either.
DENNIS: i’m just about to direct a film of my own script and the premise is: this guy screws so great-
ISSAC (interrupting): screws so great?
DENNIS: -screws so great that when he brings a woman to orgasm, she’s so fulfilled that she dies, right? now, this one… (looking at MARY) excuse me, finds this hostile.
MARY: this one? hostile.. god it’s worse than hostile. it’s aggressive-homicidal. you have to forgive dennis. he’s harvard direct to beverly hills. it’s theodor reik with a touch of charles manson.
POLLY: i.. uh, i finally had an orgasm and my doctor told me it was the wrong kind.
ISSAC. did you have the wrong kind? oh really? i’ve never had the wrong kind… ever, never. my worst one was right on the money.
It really affected me in a way I didn’t think was possible. I remember when I first watched it I watched it every day that week as soon as I woke up. It was such a wonderful way to start off the day. I wish Liv Ullmann would narrate my life.
I had one last night that was actually about film. Gabriel Byrne was my father and Peter O’Toole was my grandfather. Peter O’Toole escaped the retirement center he was in and was wondering by the sea so Gabriel Byrne and I went to pick him up. We must have been in Europe because he was driving on the opposite side, which is weird because I’m Canadian. Anyway, “dad” was very upset over having to pick him up but I was so excited and happy to see him. He had a new cell phone and he wanted my number which made me really happy. When the car pulled up in front of our house someone suddenly called, “CUT!”. Prior to this I had no idea I was acting in some sort of film. Then Peter O’Toole got naked and I asked him about “The Lion in Winter” while Gabriel Byrne made us pizza. The end.
I suppose it sort of makes sense because I was watching “In Treatment” before I fell sleep but why was Peter O’Toole there and why was he naked?
This website is great to me and I wouldn’t want them to change it too much. The only real thing that upsets me is you can’t delete your posts on the forum.
Maybe it would be interesting to have a compatibility system, a la last.fm, when you view other people’s profiles.
I haven’t seen a single film in 2009 that’s even worth mentioning. There are some important films coming out that I’m highly interested in but have yet to be released.
Lars von Trier is only director currently making films that I actually get excited about. Of course there are other filmmakers I love who still make films but they’re less consistent than Trier. I will also watch any Woody Allen movie that gets made, no matter how much I may have liked or disliked his previous effort. He’s by no means the greatest director right now but I’ve loved his work since I was a kid so he’s just got that hold on me.
What was the first Criterion movie you watched? over 3 years ago
The Royal Tennebaums. However, at that point in my life I didn’t even know what the Criterion Collection was. Once I really learned about it and researched it, and in some ways became obsessed with it, the first Criterion I got my hands on was Wild Strawberries.
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Favorite use of a song in a film. over 3 years ago
Rhapsody In Blue in Manhattan
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Most Prized Criterion in Your Collection? over 3 years ago
A bout de souffle
or
Scenes from a Marriage.
I love both sets madly.
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Favorite Romances of all time over 3 years ago
Brokeback Mountain
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset
Harold and Maude
Lost in Translation
but the most important..
Jules et Jim
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Top Ten Films of 2008 over 3 years ago
Synecdoche, New York
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
WALL-E
The Wrestler
Doubt
The Dark Knight
Happy-Go-Lucky
Frozen River
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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GOOD DOUBLE BILLS about 3 years ago
3 Women/Persona
Sunset Blvd./Mulholland Drive
The Boys in the Band/Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf or Sunday Bloody Sunday
Eyes Wide Shut/Blowup
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Films that are so bad...you gotta love them about 3 years ago
Andy Warhol’s Trash.
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Wise Blood about 3 years ago
That is an amazing cover! I just watched the trailer at criterion.com and I really can’t wait. Brad Drouif has already secured a place in my heart after “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.
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IS "BENJAMIN BUTTON" WORTHY OF BEING IN THE COLLECTION? about 3 years ago
No. This is another film that comes out simply to grab the Academy’s attention in hopes of winning some Oscars. I’m disappointed Criterion would praise that.
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HOMAGES about 3 years ago
Woody Allen’s Another Woman – Marion (Gena Rowlands) meets her sister-in-law and she states the obvious – that her brother hates her. While obvious, Marion was completely oblivious to the fact.
Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries – Dr. Isak Borg (Victor Sjöström) takes a road trip with his daughter-in-law where she states the obvious – his son hates him. While obvious, Isak was completely oblivious to the fact.
Both those instances set of a chain of events that force the main characters to reevaluate their lives. Woody Allen films are often filled with homages, especially to Bergman’s films. Some of them hits, some of the misses.
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which books are unfilmable? about 3 years ago
As we’ve learned recently, “Watchmen”.
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stupidest things ever said in a movie about 3 years ago
“Girly tough ain’t enough” – Million Dollar Baby
But I could essentially post the entire screenplay here.
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No. about 3 years ago
The DVD I have of ‘Repulsion’ is terrible.
This is great news for me and bad news for my wallet.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
1 THESE ARE AMAZING
2 Someone please give a Woody Allen film the faux Criterion treatment.
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Film quotes you love about 3 years ago
ISSAC: has anybody read that the nazis are gonna march in new jersey? i read this in the newspaper. we should go down there, get some guys together, you know, get some bricks and baseball bats and really explain things to ’em.
JERRY: there was this devastating satirical piece on the op-ed page of the times. it was devastating.
ISSAC: well a satirical piece in the times is one things but bricks and baseball bats really gets right to point down there.
HELEN: oh, but really biting satire is always better than physical force.
ISSAC: but true physical force is always better with nazis because it’s hard to satirize a guy with shiny boots on.
DENNIS (interrupting): excuse me we were talking about orgasms.
MARY: oh, no, please wait no. give me a break dennis.
DENNIS: well we were.
MARY: no, i’m from philadelphia. we never talk about things like that public.
ISSAC: yeah you said that the other day. i didn’t know what the hell it meant then, either.
DENNIS: i’m just about to direct a film of my own script and the premise is: this guy screws so great-
ISSAC (interrupting): screws so great?
DENNIS: -screws so great that when he brings a woman to orgasm, she’s so fulfilled that she dies, right? now, this one… (looking at MARY) excuse me, finds this hostile.
MARY: this one? hostile.. god it’s worse than hostile. it’s aggressive-homicidal. you have to forgive dennis. he’s harvard direct to beverly hills. it’s theodor reik with a touch of charles manson.
POLLY: i.. uh, i finally had an orgasm and my doctor told me it was the wrong kind.
ISSAC. did you have the wrong kind? oh really? i’ve never had the wrong kind… ever, never. my worst one was right on the money.
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Your favorite films that *did* win best picture Oscar about 3 years ago
Annie Hall
The Lost Weekend
Midnight Cowboy
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Those Vanishing Points are incredible. It makes me want to watch the movie.. should I?
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favorite short film. about 3 years ago
THE DANISH POET
It really affected me in a way I didn’t think was possible. I remember when I first watched it I watched it every day that week as soon as I woke up. It was such a wonderful way to start off the day. I wish Liv Ullmann would narrate my life.
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Post Your Dreams! about 3 years ago
I had one last night that was actually about film. Gabriel Byrne was my father and Peter O’Toole was my grandfather. Peter O’Toole escaped the retirement center he was in and was wondering by the sea so Gabriel Byrne and I went to pick him up. We must have been in Europe because he was driving on the opposite side, which is weird because I’m Canadian. Anyway, “dad” was very upset over having to pick him up but I was so excited and happy to see him. He had a new cell phone and he wanted my number which made me really happy. When the car pulled up in front of our house someone suddenly called, “CUT!”. Prior to this I had no idea I was acting in some sort of film. Then Peter O’Toole got naked and I asked him about “The Lion in Winter” while Gabriel Byrne made us pizza. The end.
I suppose it sort of makes sense because I was watching “In Treatment” before I fell sleep but why was Peter O’Toole there and why was he naked?
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
That’s probably the best ‘Space Odyssey’ yet!
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Movie T-Shirts about 3 years ago
I want a New York Herald Tribune shirt, a la Breathless, but I’ve never seen one.. therefore I am sad.
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The Auteurs Gallery of Marvellous Creatures about 3 years ago
GAH.. How do you post an image?
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The Auteurs Gallery of Marvellous Creatures about 3 years ago
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The Auteurs Gallery of Marvellous Creatures about 3 years ago
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
The cover for CLUE just made my day.
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Where Would You Like to See the Auteurs Forum Go from Here? What Needs to Be Done or Changed? about 3 years ago
This website is great to me and I wouldn’t want them to change it too much. The only real thing that upsets me is you can’t delete your posts on the forum.
Maybe it would be interesting to have a compatibility system, a la last.fm, when you view other people’s profiles.
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Top Films of 2009 - so far about 3 years ago
I haven’t seen a single film in 2009 that’s even worth mentioning. There are some important films coming out that I’m highly interested in but have yet to be released.
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Best soundtrack of 2007 about 3 years ago
It’s not an original soundtrack but I rather enjoyed the music in “Margot at the Wedding”.
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Current Filmmakers Whose Films You Look Forward To about 3 years ago
Lars von Trier is only director currently making films that I actually get excited about. Of course there are other filmmakers I love who still make films but they’re less consistent than Trier. I will also watch any Woody Allen movie that gets made, no matter how much I may have liked or disliked his previous effort. He’s by no means the greatest director right now but I’ve loved his work since I was a kid so he’s just got that hold on me.
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Another off Topic/Your Favorite Albums about 3 years ago
The Velvet Underground & Nico
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