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Itchload
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USA
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 Posted - 01/13/2003 : 14:46:48
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Hi, it seems there are a couple movie buffs lurking in this forum, I was wondering if anyone wanted to list their fav directors along with their 3 favorite movies by each.
Okay, in no order:
David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, Mullholand Drive)
Martin Scorsese (After Hours, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver)
Joel and Ethan Coen (Barton Fink, Fargo, Big Lebowski)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (In a Year of 13 Moons, Fox and his Friends, Satan's Brew)
Werner Herzog (Stroszek, Aguirre, Kaspar Hauser)
Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire, American Friend, Kings of the Road)
Stanley Kubrick (Clockwork Orange, Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove)
Igmar Bergman (Persona, Wild Strawberries, Shame)
Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Holy Grail, Life of Brian)
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Visiting Sasquatch
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USA
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Posted - 01/13/2003 : 15:18:26
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You mentioned really good ones, and here are some more:
Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums)
Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown)
Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow, Batman)
Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back)
M.Night Shyamalan (Sixth Sense, Breakable, and I haven't seen Signs yet)
Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch) |
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jimmy
= Cult of Ray =
USA
876 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2003 : 21:26:12
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William Friedkin- The Exorcist, Rules of Engagement,
The French Connection.
Stanley Kubrick- Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut
I like how both show such attention to every detail and each have
their own distinct style.
The Exorcist is my favorite and I love every minute of it.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 01/14/2003 : 01:03:22
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itchload, i have to say, i like all your choices. i think we're pretty close to being on the same page with movies..
this is too difficult, but here is a random list.. (not all of my favorite directors have 3 movies, or 3 that i want to choose)
richard linklater (SLACKER, WAKING LIFE)
jim jarmusch (GHOST DOG, DEAD MAN, MYSTERY TRAIN)
lars von trier (BREAKING THE WAVES, ZENTROPA, DANCER IN THE DARK)
luis bunuel (THE MILKEY WAY, THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ, UN CHIEN ANDALOU)
wim wenders (KINGS OF THE ROAD, WINGS OF DESIRE, AMERICAN FRIEND)
rainer werner fassbinder (LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH, DESPAIR, ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL)
werner herzog (MY BEST FIEND, FITZCARRALDO, THE ENIGMA OF KASPER HAUSER)
alfred hitchcock (VERTIGO, PSYCHO, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN)
orsen wells (TOUCH OF EVIL, THE TRIAL)
woody allen (THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, ANNIE HALL)
todd haynes (SAFE, FAR FROM HEAVEN)
wong kar-wai (FALLEN ANGELS, ASHES OF TIME, IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE)
david lynch (BLUE VELVET, WILD AT HEART, MULHOLLAND DRIVE)
hal ashby (HAROLD AND MAUDE, BEING THERE..)
terrence malick (BADLANDS, THE THIN RED LINE)
stanley kubrick (THE SHINING, FULL METAL JACKET, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE)
errol morris (VERNON FLORIDA, MR. DEATH, FAST CHEAP AND OUT OF CONTROL)
hal hartley (TRUST, SIMPLE MEN, HENRY FOOL)
coen brothers (MILLER'S CROSSING, FARGO, THE BIG LEBOWSKI)
darren aronofsky (PI, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM)
robert altman (THE PLAYER, SHORT CUTS, THE LONG GOODBYE)
martin scorsese (GOODFELLAS, MEAN STREETS, CASINO)
wes anderson (BOTTLE ROCKET, RUSHMORE, ROYAL TENENBAUMS)
roman polanski (ROSEMARY'S BABY, THE TENANT, REPULSION)
robert alrdrich (KISS ME DEADLY, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?)
juzo itami (TAMPOPO, THE FUNERAL)
takeshi miike (AUDITION, DEAD OR ALIVE)
christopher nolan (MEMENTO, THE FOLLOWING)
terry gilliam (12 MONKEYS, LIFE OF BRIAN, THE MEANING OF LIFE)
tarantino (all)
wachowski brothers (BOUND, THE MATRIX)
brian de palma (RAISING CANE, DRESSED TO KILL, OBSESSION)
tim burton (EDWARD SISSORHANDS, PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS)
peter jackson (HEAVENLY CREATURES, LORD OF THE RINGS)
sergio leone (THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA)
spike jonze (BEING JOHN MALCOVICH, ADAPTATION)
alright, i need to stop..
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 01/14/2003 : 01:41:16
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My absolute fave director ever:
Brian De Palma: Phantom Of The Paradise, Carlito's Way, Snake Eyes (just because I saw it again 2 days ago and remembered how cool it was)
and then:
Coppola (Apocalypse Now, the Godfather)
Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Absolute Powers)
John Woo (Face/Off, The Killer)
Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider)
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mdisanto
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2003 : 03:59:39
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wait, so floop, you liked iron monkey? heh
and ghost dog, didnt do much for me, to be honest it was kinda hard to take it seriously. the rest of your list works quite well for me though. also im glad vilainde mentioned coppola, he sohuld probably be on most lists for the godfather alone but apocolypse now is a classic also.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2003 : 09:56:00
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Originally posted by mdisanto
wait, so floop, you liked iron monkey? heh
-miked
me no understand. you mean because i had tarantino on my list?
Tarantino produced IRON MONKEY, didn't direct it. not sure if you knew. i don't even think he really "produced" much of it either.. he just helped it get a release in the states, and came in much later (it was made in 1993).
i've only seen a bit of it and wasn't crazy about it actually.
if that's not what you mean, then what do you mean? cuz i didn't have IRON MONKEY on my list damn it!
and yeah, Coppola too.. yeah yeah.. these lists are too hard.. otherwise we'll go on forever.
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 01/14/2003 : 10:42:13
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kubrick
There may be no 'I' in team, but there's a 'ME' if you look hard enough. |
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2003 : 09:38:54
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Hey Floop, I completely forgot about Jim Jarmusch, and I agree that Ghost Dog and Dead Man are even better than his first movies.
p.s. How did you ever manage to see Love is Colder Than Death by Fassbinder? I've looked everywhere for that movie. |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
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Posted - 01/15/2003 : 09:51:53
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Cameron Crowe (Say Anything, Almost Famous)
Jarmusch
Coen Brothers (Barton Fink, Raising Arizona, Fargo)
Wes Anderson (Royal, Bottle Rocket)
Nicole Holofcener (Walking and Talking, Lovely and Amazing)
Sam Mendes (American Beauty)
Bryan Singer (Usual Suspects)
Brian DePalma (Untouchables) |
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 01/15/2003 : 10:03:25
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Originally posted by Itchload
Hey Floop, I completely forgot about Jim Jarmusch, and I agree that Ghost Dog and Dead Man are even better than his first movies.
p.s. How did you ever manage to see Love is Colder Than Death by Fassbinder? I've looked everywhere for that movie.
itchload,
yeah, have you seen any of seijun suzuki's films? if you watch BRANDED TO KILL and TOKYO DRIFTER you'll have a new appreciation for GHOST DOG, which references both those films pretty heavily. crazy japanese stuff..
as for LOVE IS COLDER, i first saw that when i was living in Berkeley at a Fassbinder festival.. (they had EVERYTHING.. from his early early shorts).. but they have it on VHS at my video store too.. (i'm pretty lucky to have some good video stores around here).. you might be able to find it on ebay..
Floop
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mereubu
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USA
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Posted - 01/15/2003 : 11:12:58
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Nice, comprehensive list, floop! You reminded me of some stuff I've been meaning to check out and also of some things that I forgot I liked. Vernon Florida is so fucking funny! ("Gobble, gobble.") Watched Tampopo again recently. Hilarious, and it makes you hungry.
I'm interested to see what John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig) does next. I hope he turns out to be a consistently good director.
Anybody seen any pre-Heavenly creatures Jackson (BAD TASTE, DEAD ALIVE, MEET THE FEEBLES)? Sick, sick, sick. And very funny.
I'm adding Preston Sturges (SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS, THE LADY EVE, PALM BEACH STORY) and Billy Wilder--my fave is THE APARTMENT. |
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Atheist4Catholics
= Cult of Ray =
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2003 : 12:38:14
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Any Todd Solondz fans?
Akiro Kurosawa?
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mdisanto
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2003 : 13:30:48
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if that's not what you mean, then what do you mean? cuz i didn't have IRON MONKEY on my list damn it!
you had "tarrantino (all)" and thinking that he did have more of a part in it then you just said, i naturally included that under all. it just seemed like you went out of your way to put all for him which would include iron monkey which i rented once becuse it had his name on the box so i figured it might be cool and it was pretty lame. thats all, wasnt trying to attack your taste hehe
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2003 : 13:38:12
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Hi Floop
No I haven't seen any Suzuki movies, but oddly enough, I had just added "Branded to Kill" on my list of must sees, and I nabbed it off of a list of Jim Jarmusch's favorite movies.
I'll keep hunting for Love is Colder Than Death, I didn't realize it was available on video..or was anyway. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 01/15/2003 : 15:57:38
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itchload,
yeah, GHOST DOG references BRANDED TO KILL a bit.
probably the biggest presence in GHOST DOG, which i forgot, is Hermen Melville's LE SAMOURI. have you seen that? add that to your list of must sees if you haven't.. it's so great. (that's where Jarmusch got the idea for the hitman wearing white gloves, which are actually editing gloves.. it's kind of a nice metaphor for editing)..
mereubu - haven't seen any pre-HEAVENLY CREATURES stuff, but i want to. HC is so great though.. i hope he does another smaller budget, HC-esque thing sometime again (now that he can do whatever he wants) even though he probably won't.
as for solondz, i like bits and pieces of his stuff. and think WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE is his best film.. overall he's too cold for me, and i think a bit overrated. HAPPINESS had some brilliant stuff in it, but it felt aimless to me.
the first half of STORYTELLING is a perfect short film, in my opinion. the second half i had issues with.
i occasionally eat chateaubriand. |
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2003 : 16:07:35
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Mereubu, I've seen Peter Jackson's trilogy of bad taste (i.e. his first 3 movies), all highly amusing. They kind of pick up the torch where John Waters left off...except tone down the gross out nudity and tone up the gross out gore. Needless to say, I don't think they have much repeat value, they mostly work as a movie night with rowdy friends. My favorite of the 3 is Meet the Feebles. I haven't seen Heavenly Creatures yet, but it's on HBO tonight at 230 in the morning, maybe i'll stay up and see it.
Floop, I'll check out El Samouri, another I recognize from Jarmusch's list. |
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johndietzel
= Cult of Ray =
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
464 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2003 : 16:48:32
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I like the Stranger by Orson Welles and I like Werner Herzog's some stuff and I used to like Tim Burton until he sucks hard and used to like Night Shyamalan until Signs and the guy who directed the Others appears to know what he's doing. I like Rope by Hitchcock but wanna see his BEST movie? Family Plot! Ha Ha Ha Ha! But I love the performance in Strangers on a Train by the guy-next-door actor who died soon after the movie, what's his name?
So Floop doggie dog, can you please explain the deal with the epilogue stupid ass psychoanalysis thing tacked on to Psycho? Seriously--it seems impossible that Hitch could've been responsible for it.
I have always been amazed by 2001. My favorite Clint Eastwood directing movie is Perfect World. My favorite Clint Eastwood being in it movie is High Plains Drifter.
I saw Francis Ford Coppola at a SF Giants game. Plus he lets Tom Waits into his movies.
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misterwoe
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Greece
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Posted - 01/15/2003 : 21:41:10
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Did you guys not like Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. HST alone inspired me to get into journalism. I didn't realize that Terry Gilliam directed 12 Monkeys. I saw Pump up the volume for the first time the other day, it was awesome. I wanted to make a list with all these directors and their movies, but I'm way too drunk right now, you know? I always thought Billy Corgan would make a cool vampire in a movie. Quentin Tarantino is probably my favorite director. His next film should be coming out soon. It is supposed to be called Kill Bill. Sounds pretty cool. I can't wait. I hope Steve Buscimi is in it. I feel kind of sick now, I had better go.
Leonard Cohen is cool.
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mdisanto
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2003 : 03:24:40
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fear and loathing was pretty crazy, i liked it though.
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2003 : 06:45:08
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I Wanna play too !
Carpenter (Prince of Darkness, Vampire$, Ghosts of Mars)
Cronenberg (Videodrome, Naked Lunch, eXistenZ)
De Palma (Carrie, Carlito's Way, Snake Eyes)
Kubrick (2001, Barry Lyndon, Full Metal Jacket)
Gilliam (Holy Grail, Brazil, 12 Monkeys)
Leone (For a few dollars more, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Once upon a time in America)
Lynch (Dune, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks)
Lucas (thx 1138, Star Wars saga, Indiana Jones trilogy)
Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Avalon)
Scorsese (Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino)
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Allen (Purple Rose of Cairo, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Deconstructing Harry)
Burton (Beetlejuice, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow)
Coens (Miller's Crossing, Fargo, O Brother where art thou?)
Dante (Gremlins 2, Small soldiers)
Eastwood (High Plains Drifter, Honkytonk Man, A Perfect World)
Jackson (LOTR)
Kieslowski (Double life of Veronica, Three Colors Blue)
Kitano (Sonatine, Hana-Bi, Brother)
Miyazaki (Sherlock Holmes (oav), Lupin the third, Porco Rosso, ...)
Ramis (Groundhog Day (count for 3!!))
Spielberg (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones trilogy)
Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction)
etc...
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pong
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France
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Posted - 01/16/2003 : 09:59:44
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it's a pity to don't see any french director on your list.
so, some good french director :
- Bertrand Tarverier
- Bertrand Blier
- Patrice leconte
- Cédric Klapish
- george lautner
- Jeunet et caro
- Jean-Jacques Benex
- Mathieu Kasowitz
- ....
- Pong
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2003 : 11:20:37
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| Hey Pong, what about Chabrol? And did you not mention Truffault and Godard 'cause they're too obvious? |
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The Holiday Son
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Posted - 01/16/2003 : 11:43:08
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- Bertrand Tarverier
I love the guy (tatav forever!) but the filmmaker is just ok.
- Cédric Klapish
Le Peril Jeune c'est un de mes nombreux films de chevet
Un air de famille c'est plus un Jaoui-Bacri mais c'est excellent
le reste c'est moyen
- Jeunet et caro
way over estimated
- Mathieu Kasowitz
et pourquoi pas Kounen tant que t'y es!
(ceci dit j'aime bien Metisse et c'est un excellent acteur)
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 01/16/2003 : 12:29:20
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hey frenchies -
i like Patrice Laconte.. HAIRDRESSER'S HUSBAND is an old fave. also his recent one, GIRL ON THE BRIDGE, had some cool stuff. it kind of came and went, unnoticed.
i agree on jeunet and caro.. i like DELICATESSEN and CITY OF LOST CHILDREN was visually impressive, but AMEILE bugged me. i thought it was so overrated..
i'm more familiar with the old school French New Wave guys (godard, truffaut etc..) any other recommendations on new stuff? i saw MERCI POR LE CHOCOLATE and hated it. that was such a waste of time.. were there any good French films this year?
john d. - yeah, i can't tell you why they did what they did at the end of PSYCHO.. but it is cheezy and oversimplified..
he didn't write any of his screenplays, but he did have a lot of conrol of his films so i'm sure he wanted it there. they probably felt they needed to put things in perspective for the audience.. at that time, it was a pretty radical film really. with the main character getting killed off in the first act.
they do the same thing at the end of ONE HOUR PHOTO, which kind of ruins what is otherwise one of the best films of last year in my opinion..
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2003 : 15:32:01
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Hey Floop, you seem pretty well versed in the New German Cinema
I'm about to watch Alice in the Cities by Wim Wenders
and Whity and Pioneers in Inglodstadt by Fassbinder..have you seen these?
p.s. I saw Heavenly Creatures last night and thought it was by far Peter Jackson's best movie, I also saw Ran by Kurosawa, I liked that too...though someone should have sent him a memo that red paint does not equal blood. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2003 : 18:21:05
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i haven't seen either of those. but i've heard ALICE is good.
i took a New German Cinema class in undergrad and we watched some great stuff. KINGS OF THE ROAD projected on film.. oh yeah.
(do you have a link for that list of Jarmusch's favorite films?)
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pong
= Cult of Ray =
France
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Posted - 01/16/2003 : 23:47:38
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no itchload, for the new wave, i don't like it very much, even if those directors created a new kind of movies.
Hollyday son : Kassowitz a fait un super film avec Assassin(s), même si la critique l'a flingué. et puis, pour Kounen, tache de trouver (mais alors, je sais franchement pas où te dire) son premier court métrage : VIBROBOY. un chef d'oeuvre !
otherwise, i'm glad to see that my topic wake up your mind, and make write some of you about french director.
- Pong
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2003 : 23:52:04
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j'ai mis un tigre dans ma guitare
i occasionally eat chateaubriand. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2003 : 01:48:37
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I'm not much into French movies for some reasons. Although I really loved this year's "Choses Secretes" by Jean-Claude Brisseau. There's no chance that it be released in the USA but it's a very intriguing and great movie.
Oh, and strangely nobody mentioned Jacques Tati...
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misterwoe
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Greece
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Posted - 01/17/2003 : 06:46:55
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DELICATESSEN, I can't remember the name of the directors; it was french though, and very good might I add.
Leonard Cohen is cool.
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pong
= Cult of Ray =
France
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Posted - 01/17/2003 : 07:36:12
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the director of delicatessen is jean-pierre jeunet (which make Alien 4)
- Pong
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
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Posted - 01/17/2003 : 15:09:49
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floop:
> hey frenchies -
> any other recommendations on new stuff?
I'm afraid most of the french films you can see abroad are crap
ie: Brotherhood of the wolfes
Amelie was ok but way overated, I agree.
> were there any good French films this year?
nope!
I haven't seen a very good french film for years
"Saint cyr" and "Esther Kahn" were good.
they must be 2 years old and EK was shot in english.
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vilainde:
> Oh, and strangely nobody mentioned Jacques Tati...
A very good actor, some gags are extremely funny but I don't see what's SO great about his films...
The best thing about Tati is definitely FB's song!! |
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johndietzel
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Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
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Posted - 01/19/2003 : 22:00:23
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Originally posted by floop
j'ai mis un tigre dans ma guitare
i occasionally eat chateaubriand.
You are funny. Now I know what you mean. Cool song, and I dig the band/guy who does it. Before I learned Spanish a little bit, I would always tell my Mexican friends, "estan pensando sobre viviendo con mi sister in New Jersy. Ella me dijo que es una vida buena alla . . ." Puzzled facial expressions.
So is there a Wim Wenders one about/called "Lisbon Story"? I saw that at a cinema and was really impressed. Maybe it wasn't him, but I know it was made in the last 20 years. I have "Buena Vista Social Club" on DVD. It's pretty ok, if you can ignore Ry Cooder the whole entire time.
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pong
= Cult of Ray =
France
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Posted - 01/20/2003 : 09:46:46
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yes, win wanders directed "lisbon story". beautifull movie, less speaking for more sounds... great idea.
- Pong
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St. Francis
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
548 Posts |
Posted - 01/20/2003 : 19:37:15
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Who directed strange brew??? Well that guy for sure...
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