^ I’ll second “Just Like Honey” in LIT.
Also, The Cure “All Cats are Grey” in Marie Antoinette.
Agree with “The End” for Apocalypse Now. (That actually lured me in.)
“Visions of Johanna” in I’m Not There.
Nico “These days” in Royal Tenenbaums.
“Porque Te Vas” in Cria Cuervos. (Nearly cried when Ana Torrent lipsynched this.)
Cat Stevens “Don’t Be Shy” in Harold and Maude.
Bill Murray is my favorite actor. Jack Nicholson is a close second. I get the allure of Michael Pitt, but I can’t watch him without wanting to bathe him.
Dr. Strangelove, The Shining (something about the scrolling and the heights)
Vertigo
Delicatessen
The Royal Tenenbaums (Love the typeface.)
Se7en
Blue Velvet
And, I’ve always appreciated the title sequence for Panic Room.
Hey, I love Burn After Reading. I thought the humor was similar to Fargo- but they took it even further since it isn’t based on a true story. It was absolutely absurd that it was hilarious. (The part when Brad Pitt hides in the closet? I couldn’t stop laughing.) I also liked Pineapple Express and The Dark Knight.
(edit: I thought Burn After Reading was a great parody of stupid, empty comedies in general. Wasn’t taking itself seriously at all! Obv.)
I didn’t like No Country for Old Men. Hated Cloverfield (Absurd in a bad way- and I usually like when the world ends in movies. Disappointing, predictable ending. I still think the batteries should have run out.)
Everything else was probably a bad movie- I didn’t even bother.
Nabokov, De Beauvoir, Colette, Wilde, Poe, Borges, Doestoevsky, Plath, Vonnegut, and Tolstoy.
I read Bret Easton Ellis when I’m in that kind of mood.
I’m reading White Teeth by Zadie Smith right now. I like it much better than the other book I read of her’s (On Beauty). In this one, she’s like a female Vonnegut. I’m on goodreads too.
The red lunchbox, the (sounds of) silence, Ana Torrent. So utterly perfect.
The whispers at night about los espiritus invoked childhood memories- of my sister’s lies.
Freaky Friday (old version)
Labyrinth
Return to Oz
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (was scared of this for some reason)
Groundhog Day (first grown-up movie I liked)
Alice in Wonderland (creepy, long live-action one with Ringo Starr in it)
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Clue
And another: All Dogs Go to Heaven
And one more: Batman Returns
(I will always remember how terrified I was when I saw the Penguin character)
I don’t think The Shining is appropriate but somehow my parents thought so.
Didn’t get adequate sleep for days…
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.
I remember walking out of the theater all light-headed for the first time.
Either All Dogs Go to Heaven or Who Framed Roger Rabbit? could’ve been the very first. I only vaguely remember a few scenes from childhood. I could probably point them out if I watch them now…
I was actually thinking about this recently while watching Wild Strawberries. I do my best to listen to slight intonations in voice and stay focused on the whole picture, rather than just the text.
I also try to pick up the very few phrases I know in French, and the plenty I know of Spanish.
And now that you mention it, I do find silent movies more evocative than subtitled or “talkie” films. Perhaps because of its pure imagery. I listen to Sigur Ros instead of the given scores, though. Hope that’s not sacrilege by anyone’s standards.
Probably have already mentioned some of these:
Last scene of Dancer in the Dark
Scene from Pandora’s Box when Lulu is dancing for her father (in that beautiful dress)
Scene when Ana Torrent imitates her aunt while singing in Cria Cuervos
Whats the scariest film ever or some of ur favorites over 3 years ago
Valerie & Her Week of Wonders
The Shining
The Exorcist
Inland Empire
Repulsion
I’ve liked scary movies practically since birth and I believe in the creepier, the better- but these actually, legitimately scared me.
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Favorite auteurs missing from the profile selection box. over 3 years ago
Yes to Lukas Moodysson.
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Favorite use of a song in a film. over 3 years ago
^ I’ll second “Just Like Honey” in LIT.
Also, The Cure “All Cats are Grey” in Marie Antoinette.
Agree with “The End” for Apocalypse Now. (That actually lured me in.)
“Visions of Johanna” in I’m Not There.
Nico “These days” in Royal Tenenbaums.
“Porque Te Vas” in Cria Cuervos. (Nearly cried when Ana Torrent lipsynched this.)
Cat Stevens “Don’t Be Shy” in Harold and Maude.
This could get long.
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The most beautiful films? over 3 years ago
Pandora’s Box
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Whats your favourite actor,and what actor is so bad you cant look at him over 3 years ago
Bill Murray is my favorite actor. Jack Nicholson is a close second. I get the allure of Michael Pitt, but I can’t watch him without wanting to bathe him.
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Your favorite title sequence over 3 years ago
Dr. Strangelove, The Shining (something about the scrolling and the heights)
Vertigo
Delicatessen
The Royal Tenenbaums (Love the typeface.)
Se7en
Blue Velvet
And, I’ve always appreciated the title sequence for Panic Room.
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The Worst Films of 2008 over 3 years ago
Hey, I love Burn After Reading. I thought the humor was similar to Fargo- but they took it even further since it isn’t based on a true story. It was absolutely absurd that it was hilarious. (The part when Brad Pitt hides in the closet? I couldn’t stop laughing.) I also liked Pineapple Express and The Dark Knight.
(edit: I thought Burn After Reading was a great parody of stupid, empty comedies in general. Wasn’t taking itself seriously at all! Obv.)
I didn’t like No Country for Old Men. Hated Cloverfield (Absurd in a bad way- and I usually like when the world ends in movies. Disappointing, predictable ending. I still think the batteries should have run out.)
Everything else was probably a bad movie- I didn’t even bother.
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What films do you always catch shit for for not liking? over 3 years ago
V for Vendetta
Sin City (It’s alright.)
I guess I need to read the books to know.
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Who do you read? over 3 years ago
Nabokov, De Beauvoir, Colette, Wilde, Poe, Borges, Doestoevsky, Plath, Vonnegut, and Tolstoy.
I read Bret Easton Ellis when I’m in that kind of mood.
I’m reading White Teeth by Zadie Smith right now. I like it much better than the other book I read of her’s (On Beauty). In this one, she’s like a female Vonnegut. I’m on goodreads too.
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Favorite Theaters/Movie Houses over 3 years ago
AFI Silver… I will be living down the street from it soon enough. So excited for random matinées.
In New York, I liked the Angelika and Sunshine theaters- whereever there are midnight shows.
I heard the Music Box is haunted! I want to go.
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Great movies that you never want to see again over 3 years ago
Lilya 4-Eva, even though I’d like to own it. I nearly threw up when I watched it the first time.
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Spirit of the Beehive over 3 years ago
The red lunchbox, the (sounds of) silence, Ana Torrent. So utterly perfect.
The whispers at night about los espiritus invoked childhood memories- of my sister’s lies.
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What was the first Criterion movie you watched? over 3 years ago
Silence of the Lambs, then Chasing Amy…
even though I was probably a tad young to fully understand either.
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Good Bad Films over 3 years ago
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Lost Boys
Groundhog Day
What About Bob?
She’s Out of Control
Troop Beverly Hills
Mannequin
Obviously, have a thing for Bill Murray. However, not for Tony Danza.
(I’m going for novelty bad movies, btw. So cheesy and nostalgic that it’s good.)
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Film: Is it art or entertainment? over 3 years ago
Both. Even the worst entertainment can be considered art.
Everyone knows that art can be anything if seriously considered.
^Yes I agree. Art surpasses entertainment (and definitely is not limited to).
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Help make The Auteurs totally awesome over 3 years ago
It would be nice if we could see who made the last post in the subject line somewhere.
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TOP 5 Childhood Films over 3 years ago
Freaky Friday (old version)
Labyrinth
Return to Oz
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (was scared of this for some reason)
Groundhog Day (first grown-up movie I liked)
Alice in Wonderland (creepy, long live-action one with Ringo Starr in it)
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Clue
And another: All Dogs Go to Heaven
And one more: Batman Returns
(I will always remember how terrified I was when I saw the Penguin character)
I don’t think The Shining is appropriate but somehow my parents thought so.
Didn’t get adequate sleep for days…
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Pulp Fiction v Reservoir Dogs over 3 years ago
Pulp Fiction. There are more chicks in it.
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Your guilty favorites over 3 years ago
^ displeasure?
The Rules of Attraction (I’m so glad there aren’t any thumb ratings)
White Oleander (only guilty because it’s an Oprah book)
I like Bridget Jones’… I read the book too. Is that bad?
At least it’s inspired by Pride & Prejudice.
I’m a fan of Apatow. Um, Freaks and Geeks?
That’s as far as I’ll admit.
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Television... a query. over 3 years ago
The Wire, The Office (UK), and Curb. I don’t own a TV, haven’t for over two years!
My new roommate (see:bf) just bought a HD tv, I’m limiting myself to movies…
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How Big Is Your DVD Collection? over 3 years ago
I have about 200 and a few VHS.
I usually watch them more than once, especially if someone I know hasn’t yet.
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You know your a cinephile when? about 3 years ago
@ Michel- That totally happens to me all the time.
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The Auteurs Confessions almost 3 years ago
I like Godard’s films, but I think he’s an asshole.
And… I hate movie ratings.
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What books would you like to see adapted for the screen? almost 3 years ago
I would like to see Lynch do a low-budget “A Tell-Tale Heart”. Or a high-budget Polanski.
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First Film you can remember seeing at the movies almost 3 years ago
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.
I remember walking out of the theater all light-headed for the first time.
Either All Dogs Go to Heaven or Who Framed Roger Rabbit? could’ve been the very first. I only vaguely remember a few scenes from childhood. I could probably point them out if I watch them now…
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CONVERSATE/COMMUNICATE - USING MOVIE "QUOTES" - I'LL START IT OFF almost 3 years ago
“That’s the way it crumbles… cookie-wise.”
- The Apartment
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Pure Cinema and Subtitles almost 3 years ago
I was actually thinking about this recently while watching Wild Strawberries. I do my best to listen to slight intonations in voice and stay focused on the whole picture, rather than just the text.
I also try to pick up the very few phrases I know in French, and the plenty I know of Spanish.
And now that you mention it, I do find silent movies more evocative than subtitled or “talkie” films. Perhaps because of its pure imagery. I listen to Sigur Ros instead of the given scores, though. Hope that’s not sacrilege by anyone’s standards.
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What Actress from the "Golden Age" would you want date or ....... almost 3 years ago
Second (or third) whoever said Louise Brooks.
She has that childlike charm and innocence that I need in an significant other.
For a one-night stand, probably Lauren Bacall.
Of the more recent years, I’d probably go with the thick-skinned Jeanne Moreau.
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Your favorite title sequence almost 3 years ago
^They make me laugh every single time. Never fails to disappoint.
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Movie scenes that give you goosebumps almost 3 years ago
Probably have already mentioned some of these:
Last scene of Dancer in the Dark
Scene from Pandora’s Box when Lulu is dancing for her father (in that beautiful dress)
Scene when Ana Torrent imitates her aunt while singing in Cria Cuervos
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