70 B. SpartacusStanley Kubrick, 1960POINTS: 92VOTES: 4#1’s: 0
COMMENTS?
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 20:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 20:53 (eighteen years ago) link
"Fistful Of Dollars" does do away with two of "Yojimbo"'s biggest points of sillyness: one, the whole GUN VS SWORD OMG WHO WILL WIN? thing, and the cheerleading "way to go for destroying what's left of our village!" attitude amongst the bartender and the undertaker (well, the latter is at least toned down a bit.) Dunno if that improves or diminishes the thing.
I really wanna see "Charade" and "Bedazzled".
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Monday, 5 December 2005 20:53 (eighteen years ago) link
Really, the hokey bits show why he exiled himself and initiated all his projects henceforth.
His cinematographer was an old-school guy who essentially refused to follow Kubrick's direction, so SK basically did his work too. And the DP won an Oscar.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 December 2005 20:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― howell huser (chaki), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:28 (eighteen years ago) link
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69. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Mike Nichols, 1966POINTS: 93VOTES: 5#1’s: 0
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:08 (eighteen years ago) link
68. The TrialOrson Welles, 1963POINTS: 94VOTES: 4#1’s: 1
COMMENTS:
“im all about the trial, though that may have something to do with the fact that i finished the book at about 1 am one night and then stayed up to watch the movie in a sort of weird dementia. i think it handles the sort of overtop visuals in a much better way, but theres more room for that because anything with kafka is going to be surreal and ridiculous.”
-- tom cleveland
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:10 (eighteen years ago) link
67. Andrei RublevAndrei Tarkovsky, 1969POINTS: 95VOTES: 4#1’s: 0
“Andrei Rublev- another wow! I saw Solaris beforehand, but this was much better. Tarkovsky works better when he isn't bound by a strong narrative, and this one delivered because of that. Kudos to the pagan fire scene, the opening balloon scene, the attack on Vladimir (and that burning bull!); awesome visuals. Also, the camerawork (the long sweeping arcs, the curiousity of it, the erratic overhead shots). Hard to take it all on the first viewing.”
-- mj
“Andrei Rublev, there's this one plan (no narrative role really) where Andrei and another monk are sitting in a tree in the rain, I have no real idea why this particular scene is so sad, but it is.”
-- daria g
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:11 (eighteen years ago) link
Anthony Perkins said one of the first things Welles told him was "Joseph K is guilty as hell!" I like it more than his other '60s films; it's funny.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:13 (eighteen years ago) link
66. L’AvventuraMichelangelo Antonioni, 1960POINTS: 100VOTES: 4#1’s: 0
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:13 (eighteen years ago) link
65. Masculin FemininJean-Luc Godard, 1966POINTS: 101VOTES: 4#1’s: 1
“I thought Masculin-Feminin was brilliant and accessible, if you like the style. It's somewhat unconventional (though one of the best 'love' stories I recall seeing on-screen) in the camera's proximity - everyone's shot so tight, rarely more than a couple on-screen, there are zero establishing shots, very cinema-verite (I'd love to see the film Godard shot with Albert Maysles right before M-F).
Bonus points for having an amazing soundtrack (I doubt Chantal Goya's tracks from the film are available on CD). Check out the Rialto Pictures trailer (www.rialtopictures.com) - unrepresentative of the film itself but with one of Goya's songs.”
-- milozauckerman
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:15 (eighteen years ago) link
64. For A Few Dollars MoreSergio Leone, 1965POINTS: 102VOTES: 5#1’s: 0COMMENTS:“For a Few Dollars More. His part is brief, but unforgettable if you're a Kinski fan.”
-- Anthony
“Indio. What a good lad. Seriously, there’s something fascinating about Volonte’s portrayal of el bandito Indio – you can’t keep your eyes off The man. He’s a terrifying figurehead of violence and mania, capable of anything, in the Frank (Blue Velvet) mould. Also, Klaus mother-fucking Kinski! Ah, what joy – keep your eyes on his twitching lip when Van Cleef strikes a match off his hunch. One of the Top 10 scenes in cinema.”
--FIVE EIGHT
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:18 (eighteen years ago) link
63. One, Two, ThreeBilly Wilder, 1961POINTS: 105VOTES: 4#1’s: 1
“One Two Three is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, mostly due to James Cagney (who is fuckin' amazing). His last leading role, and his last movie for 20 years until Ragtime.”
-- Gear!
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:19 (eighteen years ago) link
62. Tokyo DrifterSeijun Suzuki, 1966POINTS: 105VOTES: 6#1’s: 0
“the suit in "tokyo drifter" deserves a best supporting actor lifetime achievement award.”
-- Fritz Wollner
“Tokyo Drifter. Fucking GREBT or whatever the kids are saying these days.”
-- Tom Millar
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:50 (eighteen years ago) link
61. To Kill A MockingbirdRobert Mulligan, 1962POINTS: 107VOTES: 8#1’s: 1
“everybody: listen to elmer bernstein's to kill a mockingbird musical score next time you're insomniac. it's guaranteed to put you to sleep with lovely dreams ( as it did last night for me) and keep you out for 6-8 hours.”
-- Remy
“To Kill A Mockingbird: Movie is just as good as the book.”
-- JM
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:01 (eighteen years ago) link
60. Woman In The DunesHiroshi Teshigahara, 1964POINTS: 108VOTES: 6#1’s: 0
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:11 (eighteen years ago) link
59. Blow-UpMichelangelo Antonioni, 1966POINTS: 108VOTES: 7#1’s: 0
“Blow-Up--the scene with the girls & the rack of clothes--incredibly uncomfortable, but also hot as anything.”
-- Douglas
“If you mean their scene in "Blow Up," it's pretty cool. My take on it is that Antonioni didn't get rock 'n' roll at all -- he liked it (or maybe hated it, can't tell) because it was noisy and (he thought) angry, and he filmed the scene that way. A bunch of swinging London types standing around like zombies, being bombarded by this crazy white noise. But of course, the Yardbirds weren't just noisy and angry, they were also fun, and they were tapped into a whole blues thing that (I'm guessing) just completely went over Antonoioni's head. So you get this weird scene where the music is being presented one way by the filmmaker and a totally different way by the band actually playing it.”
-- Jesse Fox
“Well, I can only speak for myself -- as I know lots of people think the film is just pretentious and hollow -- but I'm just a fan of the whole thing. On the one hand, I'm a rampant Anglophile, so I love the film's depiction of mid-60's "Swinging" London. On the other, I find the sequence depicting the photographer's gradual deduction of events to be absolutely chilling and masterful. There's also just a creepy vibe that permeates through the whole film that I just love....so much silence and strageness. Is there a lot of filler in the film? I think so -- to my mind lots of time wasted establishing what an arrogant prick the photographer is (which could've been easily been established with a bit of editing) and the whole mime thing is a bit heavy handed, but for the passages wherein Vanessa Redgrave and her unfortunate lover are stalked through the park, CLASSIC.
Also the scene in the nightclub with the Yardbirds is fucking amazing.
Anyway, that's why I like it. I still want to go on a pilgrimage to Marion Park in London to visit the locale (also the sight of the rarely-seen video for the Stranglers' cover of "Walk On By").”
-- Alex in NYC
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:15 (eighteen years ago) link
58. Yellow SubmarineGeorge Dunning, 1968POINTS: 109VOTES: 6#1’s: 0
“There’s something about the stereotype of the 60’s that I find hugely compelling and attractive. Hardly surprising then, that I rather like the whimsy daydream feel of this movie and I mean, it is absolutely stunning to look at. The music is my favourite period fab four and some of the ingenuity of the animation and characters is just gorgeous. I particularly like those tall chaps who drop apples on people. Now is that a plug or a dig?”
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:16 (eighteen years ago) link
57. Le JeteeChris Marker, 1962POINTS: 110VOTES: 5#1’s: 0
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gentleee as you move (Leee), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― k/l (Ken L), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:24 (eighteen years ago) link
56. The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceJohn Ford, 1962POINTS: 114VOTES: 6#1’s: 0
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:27 (eighteen years ago) link
That Japanese bird's pretty hot too.
― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Chris L, Tuesday, 6 December 2005 00:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 01:08 (eighteen years ago) link
You know, I still get nervous about getting off a train that I'm due to travel on, before it departs, in case it leaves without me and Julie Christie is on it.
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 14:37 (eighteen years ago) link
Folks who complain about Stewart's and Wayne's 50something age in the main narrative of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance are from the "Vertigo is implausible" school. Often lawyers, I find. Perhaps the best 'career summation' by a major filmmaker.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 14:42 (eighteen years ago) link
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55. ContemptJean-Luc Godard, 1963POINTS: 120VOTES: 7#1’s: 0
“Excellent. The argument in the living room is gripping. The third act is -- somewhat incomprehensible, but good.”-- Remy
“Contempt: Sex, sun, sea and twisted automobiles. We've got Brigitte Bardot, Odysseus, Fritz Lang, Jack Palance, and the Casa Malaparte. Cinematic heroin.”-- -8-(*_*)-8-
“Don't ever watch Contempt with a significant other, this is a bad mistake myself and others I know have made.”-- slutsky
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:19 (eighteen years ago) link
54. The Pink PantherBlake Edwards, 1963POINTS: 120VOTES: 8#1’s: 0
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:28 (eighteen years ago) link
53. Shoot The Piano PlayerFrancois Truffaut, 1960POINTS: 121VOTES: 5#1’s: 0
“I personally love Tirez Sur La Pianiste.”-- Nordicskillz
“Truffaut’s finest, funniest, and perhaps even saddest film. Charlie’s fight with his boss in the alley is one of the best scenes in all of the new wave.”--General Doinel
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:36 (eighteen years ago) link
52. Cool Hand LukeStuart Rosenberg, 1967POINTS: 123VOTES: 6#1’s: 0
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:40 (eighteen years ago) link
51. Help!Richard Lester, 1965POINTS: 123VOTES: 7#1’s: 1
“For "Ticket to Ride" and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," two of the greatest videos ever made.”-- Phil Dellio
― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:43 (eighteen years ago) link