Truffaut was not ashamed to make an occasional film that was a bit more of a crowd pleaser in order to pay for some of his more personal projects. Nothing wrong with that considering LOTR was preceded by his most underrated film. the Green Room. LOTR is no masterpiece, but still a charmer. Considering the pace at which he worked and his early demise, we should be grateful for every Truffaut film.
Glad to meet everyone. I arrived here via Criterion like many of you. I hope there is no ageism here, just film lovers. I think my life changed irrevocably when I saw Chaplin’s Modern Times on a big screen in 1972. God save the Village Green.
Trying to rate Godard films is like trying to rate is like trying to rate Renoir or John Ford. There are a few benchmarks and then it’s all conjecture. Anna Karina is the French Maureen O’Hara.
Fear Strikes Out with Tony Perkins and the Babe Ruth Story with William Bendix. Serious sports movies like League of Their Own and Field Of Dreams date instantly. The dumber the better…and Michael Jordan should have kept his hands offa Bugs Bunny.
I think Les Enfants Terribles is a true collaboration and a great film. I read the book recently (a very quick read, by the way), and it only enhanced my feelings of the film as a true collaborative effort.
Star Wars. Worst film ever made. Not only moronic and wretched, but it instigated a sea change and decline in American filmmaking which peersists to this day. Talk about dumb and dumber!
Star Wars. Worst film ever made. Not only moronic and wretched, but it instigated a sea change and decline in American filmmaking which peersists to this day. Talk about dumb and dumber!
“Let the Right One In” on Halloween. Making the vamp an adolescent girl was brilliant. No more blood and gore than necessary and a truly excellent script. Reminded me a bit of Nosfeeratu in some strange way, all due respect to Murnau.
I’ve read that Criterion’s customer service guy John Mulvaney is fictional and that Criterion customer service is actually handled by several people. Can any fellow Criterion junkies confirm or deny this rumor?
Who here liked "Love on the Run"? over 3 years ago
Truffaut was not ashamed to make an occasional film that was a bit more of a crowd pleaser in order to pay for some of his more personal projects. Nothing wrong with that considering LOTR was preceded by his most underrated film. the Green Room. LOTR is no masterpiece, but still a charmer. Considering the pace at which he worked and his early demise, we should be grateful for every Truffaut film.
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Sex in the movies: Disturbing? over 3 years ago
It’s OK if it’s done with taste and restraint, like Salo.
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New to The Auteurs? You Belong Here over 3 years ago
Glad to meet everyone. I arrived here via Criterion like many of you. I hope there is no ageism here, just film lovers. I think my life changed irrevocably when I saw Chaplin’s Modern Times on a big screen in 1972. God save the Village Green.
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Which scenes have made your heart beat a mile a minute? over 3 years ago
The globe dance in The Great Dictator.
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Final Films by Master Filmmakers over 3 years ago
Yes, yes, yes to Bob Stutsman. Madadayo by Kurosawa is criminally underrated.
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Greatest Director/Actor Collaborations over 3 years ago
Ozu and Hara
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 3 years ago
Testament of Orpheus-far better than I’d heard, but you’d better like Cocteau and you have to see Orpheus first.
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How many of us work in film? (Pro or hobby) over 3 years ago
I work as an editor at PBS. Does that count?
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favorite and least favorite godard films over 3 years ago
Trying to rate Godard films is like trying to rate is like trying to rate Renoir or John Ford. There are a few benchmarks and then it’s all conjecture. Anna Karina is the French Maureen O’Hara.
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What is Kubrick's Most Under-Appreciated Film? over 3 years ago
Paths of Glory is amazing and underrated. Eyes Wide Shut is crap. People often want to romanticize a “last film.” The Shining was his last major work.
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Best Westerns over 3 years ago
Rio Bravo is complete perfection.
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Thoughts on "Gummo" over 3 years ago
I prefer Groucho, but I love all the brothers.
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What films would you like to see included in future ECLIPSE releases? over 3 years ago
Bunuel ’s Mexican films.
Dovzhenko and Pudovkin.
More silent films in general.
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Great Sports Films over 3 years ago
Fear Strikes Out with Tony Perkins and the Babe Ruth Story with William Bendix. Serious sports movies like League of Their Own and Field Of Dreams date instantly. The dumber the better…and Michael Jordan should have kept his hands offa Bugs Bunny.
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Melville's best film? over 3 years ago
I think Les Enfants Terribles is a true collaboration and a great film. I read the book recently (a very quick read, by the way), and it only enhanced my feelings of the film as a true collaborative effort.
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50th anniversary of New Wave over 3 years ago
Is anyone aware of any festival, festivities, books etc…celebrating the 50th anniversary of the New Wave.
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WHAT IS YOUR PICK FOR THE WORSE MOVIE EVER MADE? over 3 years ago
Star Wars. Worst film ever made. Not only moronic and wretched, but it instigated a sea change and decline in American filmmaking which peersists to this day. Talk about dumb and dumber!
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WHAT IS YOUR PICK FOR THE WORSE MOVIE EVER MADE? over 3 years ago
Star Wars. Worst film ever made. Not only moronic and wretched, but it instigated a sea change and decline in American filmmaking which peersists to this day. Talk about dumb and dumber!
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Remakes that improved on the original over 3 years ago
Son of Paleface with Bob Hope
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
“Let the Right One In” on Halloween. Making the vamp an adolescent girl was brilliant. No more blood and gore than necessary and a truly excellent script. Reminded me a bit of Nosfeeratu in some strange way, all due respect to Murnau.
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Criterion's John Mulvaney...fact or fiction. about 2 years ago
I’ve read that Criterion’s customer service guy John Mulvaney is fictional and that Criterion customer service is actually handled by several people. Can any fellow Criterion junkies confirm or deny this rumor?
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Criterion's John Mulvaney...fact or fiction. about 2 years ago
If he has minions, perhaps that explains why some inquiries are answered quickly and others not so quickly.
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