“I’d like to challenge Anderson to write his own film for once. Sure, he has writing credits on all his films, but it’s always shared with someone else. When is he finally going to come up with his own idea from scratch?”
Anderson wrote “Hotel Chevalier” alone and even his biggest detractors count that as some of the strongest 15 minutes he’s filmed.
Also if you look into it, Owen Wilson basically says that Anderson mostly wrote The Royal Tenenbaums, and that the ideas for all of the films he’s done have stemmed from him.
I think he, like so many directors and writers, thrives with collaboration. Nothing wrong with that.
I read a bit of Glen Kenny’s review (not too much) but it was extremely positive.
Also how cool is this ad?
One of my favorite cinephile moments was getting to see “Broken Flowers” and Bergman’s last film “Saraband” on the same day. I look forward to finally see this one as well.
There’s a bunch but if someone said I could pick three movies coming out this year and see them tomorrow, I’d probably pick
Where the Wild Things Are, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Funny People.
The Tree of Life would be number one but I’m pretty sure it’s going to come out in 2010.
Upon second look I really needed to clean up that Chaplin drawing (specifically the hat, jacket and shoes). Sorry for the repost, but I can’t edit the earlier one.
I think film in general is such an empathetic medium. As an audience you’re asked to feel for these characters, or at the very least pay attention to them. That may seem like a much more liberal thing to do than not, as conservatism is not known for its empathy…
Every time I see a list of top “conservative films,” I see a lot of negotiating and disregarding of elements of those films to fit them into a “conservative” box.
The act of filmmaking itself is one of collaboration and while there’s a clear leader generally, it’s very much a collective of people working towards the same goal.
The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Three for The Fall (can’t decide between 2 and 3)
Two for Wendy and Lucy
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
What I wish the Criterion art was.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Couldn’t resist doing a few more
Sugar (from the festival poster)
Letters From Iwo Jima (Japanese is vertical, I know, but eh)
Three Times
Two quick Pan’s Labyrinth ones
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Wes Anderson doing "My best Friend" Remake about 3 years ago
“I’d like to challenge Anderson to write his own film for once. Sure, he has writing credits on all his films, but it’s always shared with someone else. When is he finally going to come up with his own idea from scratch?”
Anderson wrote “Hotel Chevalier” alone and even his biggest detractors count that as some of the strongest 15 minutes he’s filmed.
Also if you look into it, Owen Wilson basically says that Anderson mostly wrote The Royal Tenenbaums, and that the ideas for all of the films he’s done have stemmed from him.
I think he, like so many directors and writers, thrives with collaboration. Nothing wrong with that.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Thanks, I made one with stamps too but it seems too non-criterion.
http://tinyurl.com/brokenflowersalt
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
I really like the Broken Flowers one earlier in the thread too.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
@Samantha
You’re very kind. I’ve loved your covers, particularly the Jesse James and the “hologram” cover. ;)
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
I present the first MS Paint-inspired Criterion cover…
Bonus
http://tinyurl.com/originaltitle
Also that American Psycho cover is great, and Scout I’d love if Criterion released those, particularly the third.
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Limits of Control about 3 years ago
I read a bit of Glen Kenny’s review (not too much) but it was extremely positive.
Also how cool is this ad?
One of my favorite cinephile moments was getting to see “Broken Flowers” and Bergman’s last film “Saraband” on the same day. I look forward to finally see this one as well.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Saw this one for the first time tonight.
It’s starting to worry me that I’m thinking of fake covers for the movie as I’m watching it…
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
@Matt
I tried a Marie Antoinette cover too but couldn’t get the hang of it, but I love yours. The Von Trier ones are nice in their simplicity aswell.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
This thread is in the House Next Door’s “Links of the Day”
Cool to see one of my favorite blogs link to this thread.
http://www.thehousenextdooronline.com/2009/05/links-for-day-may-1st-2009.html
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Flemmon, that Badlands cover is great.
Also to everyone else, you can upload images for free at imageshack.us, and link them here without an account.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Great cover, fits with the film perfectly and it’s a movie that richly deserves re-discovery.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Three, some more serious than others.
They did the Beastie Boys, so…
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
>Love the Lonely Island! I need to make a cover for Hot Rod, a.k.a. the greatest and most quotable movie ever made.
Cool beans.
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Movies That Should Be In the Criterion Collection about 3 years ago
I don’t know if this has been posted, but on Amazon you can vote for the next Criterion Blu Ray.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_84234391_2?ie=UTF8&docId=1000368291&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&pf_rd_r=13E8HPH32WP0X22BGG5B&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=475931931&pf_rd_i=B001WLMOHI
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
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What Film Are You Most Looking Forward To In 2009? about 3 years ago
There’s a bunch but if someone said I could pick three movies coming out this year and see them tomorrow, I’d probably pick
Where the Wild Things Are, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Funny People.
The Tree of Life would be number one but I’m pretty sure it’s going to come out in 2010.
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Favorite Moment In A David Lynch Movie about 3 years ago
My favorite Lynch moments are nearly all musical, besides the first.
Blue Velvet
Laura Dern’s speech about the dream she had, horribly undercut immediately after by Lynch. I don’t like the film, but that scene is great on its own.
Mulholland Drive
Melissa George’s song, intercut with Justin Theroux finally, hollowly saying “this is the girl.”
The entire “Llorando” scene, with Diane’s seizure.
Inland Empire
Strange, what love is.
Everyone is doin’ a brand new dance now, come on baby, do the locomotion.
The song at the end when Laura Dern and the crying girl kiss.
Nina Simone – Sinnerman over the end credits.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
I like the idea for that Conversation cover.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
The drawing is by Al Hirschfeld
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Jesus…
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
Thanks AOAIJEA
Upon second look I really needed to clean up that Chaplin drawing (specifically the hat, jacket and shoes). Sorry for the repost, but I can’t edit the earlier one.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
+1 for the Soul Plane love.
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The Auteurs' Fake Criterion Covers about 3 years ago
double post, so also, excellent Night of the Living Dead.
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Is there a liberal bias in the film community? about 3 years ago
I think film in general is such an empathetic medium. As an audience you’re asked to feel for these characters, or at the very least pay attention to them. That may seem like a much more liberal thing to do than not, as conservatism is not known for its empathy…
Every time I see a list of top “conservative films,” I see a lot of negotiating and disregarding of elements of those films to fit them into a “conservative” box.
The act of filmmaking itself is one of collaboration and while there’s a clear leader generally, it’s very much a collective of people working towards the same goal.
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What is (are) your favorite frame(s)? about 3 years ago
Here’s a bunch I had uploaded already, most of them are rather contemporary.
(This first one has probably already been posted, but…)
I love this entire shot:
Not a fan of the film but I like the effect:
John Toll man shot The Thin Red Line, and this:
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