I’m a youngin (1990) but I’ll still give 10 of my favorites
In alphabetical order:
-Amelie
-Being John Malkovich
-Crumb
-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
-Lost in Translation
-Magnolia
-Pulp Fiction
-Schindler’s List
-Waking Life
-Werkmeister Harmonies
HON. MENTIONS: Fargo & Spirited Away
“Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999), a blind American composer, musician, poet, and inventor of several musical instruments. Moondog removed himself from society through his decision to make his home on the streets of New York for approximately twenty of the thirty years he spent in the city. He could be found on the streets of New York wearing clothes he had created based on his own interpretation of the Norse god Thor. Because of his unconventional outfits, he was known for much of his life as “The Viking of 6th Avenue”.1"
An great musician, an eccentric and a genius. Under-recorded, under-recognized, but beloved by the music elite
Maybe it’s too obvious, but Kubrick’s “2001” is a landmark “poetic” film that helped bring poetic cinema into mainstream public view (even the oscars)
We’ve all seen it but maybe you haven’t seen it since looking for “poetry” at the movies, and in that case it’s worth revisiting (it’s out there on blu ray now)
I don’t quite remeber what came first, but it was all around the same time. All really “obvious” picks, but honest:
The Godfather, Psycho, and Murnau’s Sunrise
This one is easy for me. Mostly, it’s just that the cinematography and lighting in Vampyr make for 75 minutes of simply AMAZING images and impressive visual tricks that rattle me every time.
Alain Resnais (Hiroshima mon amour) – 1 vs Edward Yang (A Confucian Confusion) – 0
Resnais’ experimentalist courage and unique command of the medium make this an easy vote for me. His juxtaposition of the relationship, the war and greater philosophical concepts is just brilliant.
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Das Kabinet des Dr Caligari [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] (1920)
Safety Last! (1923)
Der letzte Mann [The Last Laugh] (1924)
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Bronyenosyets Potyomkin [The Battleship Potemkin] (1925)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The General (1926)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
La passion de Jeanne d’Arc [The Passion of Joan of Arc] (1928)
Chelovek s kino-apparatom [Man with a Movie Camera] (1929)
City Lights (1931)
M (1931)
Duck Soup (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Modern Times (1936)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
La regle du jeu [The Rules of the Game] (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Lardi di biciclette [The Bicycle Thief] (1945)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Notorious (1946)
Black Narcissus (1947)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
All About Eve (1950)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Madame de… [The Earrings of Madame de…] (1953)
Le Salaire de la peur [The Wages of Fear] (1953)
Tokyo monogatari [Tokyo Story] (1953)
Shichinin no samurai [Seven Samurai] (1954)
Les diaboliques [Diabolique] (1955)
Ordet [The Word] (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Mon oncle (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
A bout de soufflé [Breathless] (1960)
La dolce vita (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Zazie dans le metro [Zazie in the Metro] (1960)
Viridiana (1961)
Cleo de 5 a 7 [Cleo from 5 to 7] (1962)
8 ½ (1963)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
Persona (1966)
Play Time (1967)
Point Blank (1967)
Salesman (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Deep End (1971)
The Godfather (1971)
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie [The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie] (1972)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
Angst essen Seele auf [Ali: Fear Eats the Soul] (1974)
Amarcord (1974)
Celine et Julie vont en bateau [Celine and Julie Go Boating] (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Grey Gardens (1975)
Annie Hall (1977)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Being There (1979)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Shining (1980)
My Dinner With Andre (1981)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Der Himmel uber Berlin [Wings of Desire] (1987)
Khane-ye doust kodjast? [Where is the Friend’s Home?] (1987)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Sweetie (1989)
Nema-ye Nazdik [Close-up] (1990)
Tulittikkutehtaan tytto [The Match Factory Girl] (1990)
Barton Fink (1991)
Leolo (1992)
Crumb (1994)
Boogie Nights (1997)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Beau travail [Good Work] (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
Fa yeung nin wa [In the Mood for Love] (2000)
Les glaneurs et la glaneuse [The Gleaners and I] (2000)
Werckmeister harmoniak [Werckmeister Harmonies] (2000)
Moartea domnului Lazarescu [The Death of Mr. Lazarescu] (2005)
El laberinto del fauno [Pan’s Labyrinth] (2006)
Saeng satawaat [Syndromes and a Century] (2006)
Du levande [You, the Living] (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Man on Wire (2008)
35 Rhums [35 Shots of Rum] (2008)
I excluded 2010 and 2011 films. I feel I need at least 2 years reflection. Turned out to have no animated films; that’s just how it came out. But here are 5 favorites, for fun:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pinocchio
Beauty and the Beast
WALL-E
The Triplets of Belleville
I’m not a huge advocate for this film, but I think “Amelie” could warm up an older generation to the cultural mindset of this, current younger generation. It’s very popular amongst younger viewers; these stylized, “quirky,” fast-paced, romantic type films seem to speak to young filmgoers. And yet, it has a charm and wit that speaks to older viewers, as well.
Or so it seems…
List of Criterion Titles available on Netflix "Watch Instantly" over 2 years ago
Wow, brilliant list! THANK YOU!
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
Gangs of New York (that’s right, had never seen it before, sorry Martin) – 8/10
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top 10 films made since your birth over 2 years ago
I’m a youngin (1990) but I’ll still give 10 of my favorites
In alphabetical order:
-Amelie
-Being John Malkovich
-Crumb
-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
-Lost in Translation
-Magnolia
-Pulp Fiction
-Schindler’s List
-Waking Life
-Werkmeister Harmonies
HON. MENTIONS: Fargo & Spirited Away
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THE AUTEURS BEST OF THE DECADE: IMAGES over 2 years ago
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Waking Life
Pan’s Labyrinth
Werckmeister Harmonies
Lost in Translation
Amelie
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If you could make a film about one person, who would it be - about 2 years ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog
“Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999), a blind American composer, musician, poet, and inventor of several musical instruments. Moondog removed himself from society through his decision to make his home on the streets of New York for approximately twenty of the thirty years he spent in the city. He could be found on the streets of New York wearing clothes he had created based on his own interpretation of the Norse god Thor. Because of his unconventional outfits, he was known for much of his life as “The Viking of 6th Avenue”.1"
An great musician, an eccentric and a genius. Under-recorded, under-recognized, but beloved by the music elite
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Poetic films? about 2 years ago
Maybe it’s too obvious, but Kubrick’s “2001” is a landmark “poetic” film that helped bring poetic cinema into mainstream public view (even the oscars)
We’ve all seen it but maybe you haven’t seen it since looking for “poetry” at the movies, and in that case it’s worth revisiting (it’s out there on blu ray now)
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The Cinema Test! about 2 years ago
98% Knowledgeable, 96% Cultivated, 98% Experienced
great test, only problem was my birth year wasn’t available on the list (1993, stopped at 1992)
don’t underestimate 16 year-olds :)
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What is the one movie, if any in particular, that sparked your interest in film? about 2 years ago
I don’t quite remeber what came first, but it was all around the same time. All really “obvious” picks, but honest:
The Godfather, Psycho, and Murnau’s Sunrise
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 2 years ago
Great 2002 Hungarian film
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Best Books on Film Criticism/Theory? about 2 years ago
I just ordered “Farber on Film,” the complete writings of Manny Farber compilation and I’m so excited to get to it!
But my question to the Auteurs community is what are some of the best books of film criticism/theory/philosophy that are out there?
What are you reading?
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Directors’ Cup Voting, Round 1, Match 18: William Wyler (The Best Years of Our Lives) vs Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Letter to Uncle Boonmee) almost 2 years ago
The Best Years of Our Lives 1 – A Letter to Uncle Boonmee 0
Goddamn it, they’ve forced me to knock my favorite working director (Joe) because I simply cannot vote against Wyler’s masterwork here.
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Directors' Cup Results Thread almost 2 years ago
VERY surprised at Tarr’s win! Over, Boucher, really? But I’m not disappointed. Will be interesting to see how far he goes in this.
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Directors’ Cup Voting, Round 1, Match 18: William Wyler (The Best Years of Our Lives) vs Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Letter to Uncle Boonmee) almost 2 years ago
With Syndromes and a Century or Tropical Malady as Joe’s film my vote might have been different…
Also, Wyler, even with Ben Hur and Miniver, might not last long beyond round one. Will be interesting to see…
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Directors’ Cup Voting, Round 1, Match 21: Satyajit Ray (Distant Thunder) vs Carl Theodor Dreyer (Vampyr) almost 2 years ago
Vampyr (Dreyer) 1 – Distant Thunder (Ray)
This one is easy for me. Mostly, it’s just that the cinematography and lighting in Vampyr make for 75 minutes of simply AMAZING images and impressive visual tricks that rattle me every time.
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Directors’ Cup Voting, Round 1, Match 21: Satyajit Ray (Distant Thunder) vs Carl Theodor Dreyer (Vampyr) almost 2 years ago
definitely agree with those saying how it seems like DREYER is the one going under-appreciated here for so much talk about Ray’s lack of recognition
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Directors’ Cup Voting, Round 1, Match 21: Satyajit Ray (Distant Thunder) vs Carl Theodor Dreyer (Vampyr) almost 2 years ago
I can’t get over how lopsided this was. Wow.
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Directors’ Cup Voting, Round 1, Match 27: Alain Resnais (Hiroshima Mon Amour) vs Edward Yang (A Confucian Confusion) almost 2 years ago
Alain Resnais (Hiroshima mon amour) – 1 vs Edward Yang (A Confucian Confusion) – 0
Resnais’ experimentalist courage and unique command of the medium make this an easy vote for me. His juxtaposition of the relationship, the war and greater philosophical concepts is just brilliant.
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Directors’ Cup Voting, Round 1, Match 31: Jim Jarmusch (Stranger Than Paradise) vs Lee Chang-dong (Peppermint Candy) almost 2 years ago
Stranger than Paradise – 1 vs Peppermint Candy – 0
For me, just defines a powerful, important generation of American filmmakers
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DIRECTORS’ CUP VOTING, ROUND 1, MATCH 49: Alain Robbe-Grillet (Trans-Europ-Express) vs Erich von Stroheim (Greed) almost 2 years ago
Alain Robbe-Grillet (Trans-Europ-Express) —0 vs Erich von Stroheim (Greed) —1
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What is the greatest film title ever? over 1 year ago
Un Chien Andalou
also:
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Being There
Baraka
and something indescribable about “Syndromes and a Century” has always stuck with me
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Directors' Cup Voting, Round 2, Match 16: Werner Herzog (Lessons of Darkness) vs Nicholas Ray (Johnny Guitar) over 1 year ago
Herzog (Lessons of Darkness) 1 – Ray (Johnny Guitar) 0
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Directors' Cup Voting, Round 2, Match 17: Erich von Stroheim (The Wedding March) vs Francis Ford Coppola (Apocalypse Now: Theatrical Cut) over 1 year ago
Von Stroheim (Wedding March) 0 – Coppola (Apocalypse Now, theatrical) 1
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Directors' Cup Voting, Round 2, Match 29: Yoshishige Yoshida (Eros Plus Massacre) vs Jacques Tati (Mon Oncle) over 1 year ago
Yoshishige Yoshida (Eros Plus Massacre) 0 vs Jacques Tati (Mon Oncle) 1
Favorite movie, favorite director. Looks like he doesn’t stand a chance :(
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Directors' Cup Voting, Round 2, Match 1: Agnès Varda (Cleo From 5 to 7) vs Victor Erice (The Quince Tree Sun) over 1 year ago
Yet another one of my favorite films loses to a film I’ve never seen … I guess I have to watch all of their conquerors!
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Directors' Cup Voting, Round 3, Match 7: Werner Herzog (The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser) vs Lina Wertmüller (Love and Anarchy) over 1 year ago
Werner Herzog/The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 1 – Lina Wertmüller/Love and Anarchy 0
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Do people have recommendations and examples of absurdist films? 11 months ago
You know, something I saw recently, Lars Von Trier’s 2006 comedy “The Boss of It All,” has a lot of absurdist elements. It’s now on Netflix Instant.
I think the quintessential absurdist film is Bunuel’s “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.”
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Greatest Films (2011 Poll) 10 months ago
100 favorites, chronological order:
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Das Kabinet des Dr Caligari [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] (1920)
Safety Last! (1923)
Der letzte Mann [The Last Laugh] (1924)
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Bronyenosyets Potyomkin [The Battleship Potemkin] (1925)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The General (1926)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
La passion de Jeanne d’Arc [The Passion of Joan of Arc] (1928)
Chelovek s kino-apparatom [Man with a Movie Camera] (1929)
City Lights (1931)
M (1931)
Duck Soup (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Modern Times (1936)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
La regle du jeu [The Rules of the Game] (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Lardi di biciclette [The Bicycle Thief] (1945)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Notorious (1946)
Black Narcissus (1947)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
All About Eve (1950)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Madame de… [The Earrings of Madame de…] (1953)
Le Salaire de la peur [The Wages of Fear] (1953)
Tokyo monogatari [Tokyo Story] (1953)
Shichinin no samurai [Seven Samurai] (1954)
Les diaboliques [Diabolique] (1955)
Ordet [The Word] (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Mon oncle (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
A bout de soufflé [Breathless] (1960)
La dolce vita (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Zazie dans le metro [Zazie in the Metro] (1960)
Viridiana (1961)
Cleo de 5 a 7 [Cleo from 5 to 7] (1962)
8 ½ (1963)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
Persona (1966)
Play Time (1967)
Point Blank (1967)
Salesman (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Deep End (1971)
The Godfather (1971)
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie [The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie] (1972)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
Angst essen Seele auf [Ali: Fear Eats the Soul] (1974)
Amarcord (1974)
Celine et Julie vont en bateau [Celine and Julie Go Boating] (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Grey Gardens (1975)
Annie Hall (1977)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Being There (1979)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Shining (1980)
My Dinner With Andre (1981)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Der Himmel uber Berlin [Wings of Desire] (1987)
Khane-ye doust kodjast? [Where is the Friend’s Home?] (1987)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Sweetie (1989)
Nema-ye Nazdik [Close-up] (1990)
Tulittikkutehtaan tytto [The Match Factory Girl] (1990)
Barton Fink (1991)
Leolo (1992)
Crumb (1994)
Boogie Nights (1997)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Beau travail [Good Work] (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
Fa yeung nin wa [In the Mood for Love] (2000)
Les glaneurs et la glaneuse [The Gleaners and I] (2000)
Werckmeister harmoniak [Werckmeister Harmonies] (2000)
Moartea domnului Lazarescu [The Death of Mr. Lazarescu] (2005)
El laberinto del fauno [Pan’s Labyrinth] (2006)
Saeng satawaat [Syndromes and a Century] (2006)
Du levande [You, the Living] (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Man on Wire (2008)
35 Rhums [35 Shots of Rum] (2008)
I excluded 2010 and 2011 films. I feel I need at least 2 years reflection. Turned out to have no animated films; that’s just how it came out. But here are 5 favorites, for fun:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pinocchio
Beauty and the Beast
WALL-E
The Triplets of Belleville
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Greatest Films (2011 Poll) 10 months ago
A very traditional list, I know, and heavy on English-language. Cut me some slack, I’m only 18!
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Films As a Way to Bridge Generational Misunderstandings 10 months ago
I’m not a huge advocate for this film, but I think “Amelie” could warm up an older generation to the cultural mindset of this, current younger generation. It’s very popular amongst younger viewers; these stylized, “quirky,” fast-paced, romantic type films seem to speak to young filmgoers. And yet, it has a charm and wit that speaks to older viewers, as well.
Or so it seems…
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Post A Clip of Someone Singing in a Movie 9 months ago
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