In the City of Sylvia and Down by Law and Alphaville and Pierrot le fou and Ikiru and Bringing Up Baby and Café Lumière and Mister Lonely and Last Life in the Universe and Le Samouraï :D
Ohh, and, Ryan; there is a HDTV rip of Darjeeling Limited on .. (PM me for more info)
Haven’t seen it yet. But a lot friends told me it’s a sad and depresing film. Some guy said that it was so depressing, he wanted to kill himself after. Me? I’m still waiting for a Blu Ray release..
1) Stanley Kubrick — 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2) Lindsay Anderson — If…. (1968)
3) Jacques Tati — Play Time (1967)
4) Ki-duk Kim — Bin-jip (2004)
5) Jean-Luc Godard — Week End
6) Ron Fricke — Baraka (1992)
7) Jun Ichikawa — Tony Takitani (2004)
8) Jim Jarmusch — Down by Law (1986)
9) Herbert Ross — Play It Again, Sam (1972)
10) José Luis Guerín — En la ciudad de Sylvia (2007)
Never really liked McGregor as an actor. He’s to.. human. Not a good quality for someone who… Anyways, he did a pretty decent job with Long Way Round and Long Way Down.
edit: In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, LWR / LWD is a 2 part BBC doc about McGregor and his friend Charlie Boorman, traveling all over the world from UK to NY – the long way round and from Scotland to South Africa. If you love bikes and traveling, do try it!
Patrice Leconte – The Hairdresser’s Husband
Pedro Almodovar – Talk to Her
Bela Tarr –
Takeshi Kitano – Hana-bi
Kim Ki-Duk – 3-Iron
Park Chan-Wook – Oldboy
Alejandro Amenábar – Open Your Eyes
Guillermo Del Toro – I’m forced to pick the Devil’s Backbone, sadly
Alejandro González Iñárritu –
Alfonso Cuarón – Y tu mamá también (but I’ll pass this one)
Akis Kaurismaki –
Abbas Kiarostami – Taste of Cherry
Giuseppe Tornatore – Cinema Paradiso
Lukas Moodysson – Fucking Åmål
Wong Kar Wai – I’m sorry, dear Rumplesink, but I need to pick both In The Mood For Love and Chungking Express. It’s like asking someone to chose between his two sons
Michael Haneke – Funny Games (‘97 original)
Aleksandr Sokurov –
Lars von Trier – Dancer in the Dark (I was introduced to Dogville, recently, so, who knows? maybe i’ll change my mind soon)
Takashi Miike –
Luc Besson – Leon
Catherine Breillat – Fat Girl
Jean-Pierre Jeunet – Amélie, I guess (I’m not very fond of his films)
Zhang Yimou –
Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Kairo
Let the Right One In about 3 years ago
I did not care about the story or characters. It’s all about the feel of it. Like when you see a Ki-duk film.
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Which directors have you seen every feature from? about 3 years ago
fo now :Stanley Kubrick, Kim Ki-duk and Jim Jarmusch
for the future: Jean-Luc Godard and Hsiao-Hsien Hou
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What was the first Criterion movie you watched? about 3 years ago
Down by Law written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
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Best Criterion? about 3 years ago
Sweetie, Le Ballon Rouge, The 400 Blows, Street of Shame, 120 Days of Sodom, Jigoku, Classe Tous Risques, Trafic, Pierrot le fou ,If….
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What films do you want to see on BLU Ray the most? about 3 years ago
In the City of Sylvia and Down by Law and Alphaville and Pierrot le fou and Ikiru and Bringing Up Baby and Café Lumière and Mister Lonely and Last Life in the Universe and Le Samouraï :D
Ohh, and, Ryan; there is a HDTV rip of Darjeeling Limited on .. (PM me for more info)
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Great Directors' Short films. about 3 years ago
I’d go with Louis Malle’s Vive le tour (because I love everything with two wheels :D )
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Which DVD should I get? about 3 years ago
I’d buy Stranger Than Paradise :)
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best/worst commentary you've heard? about 3 years ago
You should check the.. 2nd? DVD from Six Feet Under, and lisen to episode 12 from season 2 (it’s called: I’ll Take You) really funny! :))
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Benjamin Button!?!? What the Hell? about 3 years ago
Haven’t seen it yet. But a lot friends told me it’s a sad and depresing film. Some guy said that it was so depressing, he wanted to kill himself after. Me? I’m still waiting for a Blu Ray release..
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Films that are so bad...you gotta love them about 3 years ago
I have one for you; Paranoid Park!
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Last movie you saw and rate it about 3 years ago
À ma soeur! 7/10 and 2046 8/10 (both seen yesterday)
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What 2008 film deserves the Criterion treatment? about 3 years ago
Let The Right One In and In Bruges
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Last movie you saw and rate it about 3 years ago
Martyrs 7.5/10
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What's your Top 10? about 3 years ago
1) Stanley Kubrick — 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2) Lindsay Anderson — If…. (1968)
3) Jacques Tati — Play Time (1967)
4) Ki-duk Kim — Bin-jip (2004)
5) Jean-Luc Godard — Week End
6) Ron Fricke — Baraka (1992)
7) Jun Ichikawa — Tony Takitani (2004)
8) Jim Jarmusch — Down by Law (1986)
9) Herbert Ross — Play It Again, Sam (1972)
10) José Luis Guerín — En la ciudad de Sylvia (2007)
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New Homepage about 3 years ago
theauteurs.com/nostalgia Great! Thanks for letting us choise.
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Limits of Control about 3 years ago
Hihi! been waiting a couple of years now, for this one. Any news on a Blu Ray release?
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Who Was/Is The Most Beautiful Film Actor Ever? about 3 years ago
Harpo Marx! no doubt about that :)
C’mon, everybody needs to love Harpo. It’s terapeutic.
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Ewan McGregor's career about 3 years ago
Never really liked McGregor as an actor. He’s to.. human. Not a good quality for someone who… Anyways, he did a pretty decent job with Long Way Round and Long Way Down.
edit: In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, LWR / LWD is a 2 part BBC doc about McGregor and his friend Charlie Boorman, traveling all over the world from UK to NY – the long way round and from Scotland to South Africa. If you love bikes and traveling, do try it!
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Female Directors — How many can you name? about 3 years ago
First, Maya Deren. I adore her! Oh, and Catherine Breillat and Mia Hansen-Love. Yes.
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Criterion Coming Soon and Discussion about 3 years ago
Tati’s Playtime on Blu-ray. Wow!!
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Films about Voyeurism? almost 3 years ago
En la ciudad de Sylvia by José Luis Guerín
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Favorite Movies by Female Directors almost 3 years ago
Catherine Breillat’s Fat Girl or Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren
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First Film you can remember seeing at the movies almost 3 years ago
The Mark of Zorro from the 40’s, I guess
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Film Blogs almost 3 years ago
What about Lauren Bray’s the Life Cinematic (http://thelifecinematic.com/) ?
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2009 Tour de France on TheAuteurs almost 3 years ago
I’m sad to announce that I won’t be able to watch this years competition. I’ll probably check every night on Eurosport for the results.
Vive le tour!!
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What are you watching now? almost 3 years ago
Estomago – A Gastronomic Story.
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Best films by these directors - part 3 (final) almost 3 years ago
This is gonna be messy;
Patrice Leconte – The Hairdresser’s Husband
Pedro Almodovar – Talk to Her
Bela Tarr –
Takeshi Kitano – Hana-bi
Kim Ki-Duk – 3-Iron
Park Chan-Wook – Oldboy
Alejandro Amenábar – Open Your Eyes
Guillermo Del Toro – I’m forced to pick the Devil’s Backbone, sadly
Alejandro González Iñárritu –
Alfonso Cuarón – Y tu mamá también (but I’ll pass this one)
Akis Kaurismaki –
Abbas Kiarostami – Taste of Cherry
Giuseppe Tornatore – Cinema Paradiso
Lukas Moodysson – Fucking Åmål
Wong Kar Wai – I’m sorry, dear Rumplesink, but I need to pick both In The Mood For Love and Chungking Express. It’s like asking someone to chose between his two sons
Michael Haneke – Funny Games (‘97 original)
Aleksandr Sokurov –
Lars von Trier – Dancer in the Dark (I was introduced to Dogville, recently, so, who knows? maybe i’ll change my mind soon)
Takashi Miike –
Luc Besson – Leon
Catherine Breillat – Fat Girl
Jean-Pierre Jeunet – Amélie, I guess (I’m not very fond of his films)
Zhang Yimou –
Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Kairo
Well, this is it. You are free to enjoy!
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Godard Pick... almost 3 years ago
I’d go for Week End for sure. Maybe, Vivre Sa Vie as a second option.
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Godard Pick... almost 3 years ago
Anyone for “Tout va bien” ?
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Favorite Credits in a film almost 3 years ago
Bottle Rocket
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