What movies should be compulsory?
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FurryFury said:
You don't fail the compulsory. Movies can sometimes have the effect of a sleeping pill, especially if you're bored.
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FurryFury said:
I HATE to fail!
[size=+1]Honorary A+ in sleeping skills[/size]
Compulsory
M
Casablanca (the script)
Citizen Kane (the forethought)
Twelve Angry Men (courage of convictions)
Any one of several Hitchcock's (actually M was one of his)
Grapes of Wrath
His Girl Friday
And yes, "The Pianist" over "Schindler's List"
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M
Casablanca (the script)
Citizen Kane (the forethought)
Twelve Angry Men (courage of convictions)
Any one of several Hitchcock's (actually M was one of his)
Grapes of Wrath
His Girl Friday
And yes, "The Pianist" over "Schindler's List"
eddie
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I agree with all your choices, though M was directed by Fritz Lang and not Hitch.eddie73 said:
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Also The Book
Johnny Got His Gun
The book is by Dalton Trumbo: a must read. Trumbo was "black-listed" by "Tail-gunner" Joe McCarthy of the Senate in the early fifties. {See the film Good Night and Good Luck for a quick review of this wonderful time in our history.}
Trumbo moved to Paris and managed to just stay above water. A few people in Hollywood helped out by using scripts by Trumbo under other names.
This country has never taken well to those who question the "received wisdom." Actually this happens more often than we care to admit. Bertrand Russell, the British philosopher said that Socrates made a habit of asking people, "How do you know that?" For reward, the good citizens of Athens got together and presented him with a hemlock cocktail and ever since that day relations between philosophers and the general public have been remote, to say the least.
tanijaana said:
Johnny Got His Gun
The book is by Dalton Trumbo: a must read. Trumbo was "black-listed" by "Tail-gunner" Joe McCarthy of the Senate in the early fifties. {See the film Good Night and Good Luck for a quick review of this wonderful time in our history.}
Trumbo moved to Paris and managed to just stay above water. A few people in Hollywood helped out by using scripts by Trumbo under other names.
This country has never taken well to those who question the "received wisdom." Actually this happens more often than we care to admit. Bertrand Russell, the British philosopher said that Socrates made a habit of asking people, "How do you know that?" For reward, the good citizens of Athens got together and presented him with a hemlock cocktail and ever since that day relations between philosophers and the general public have been remote, to say the least.
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Pairs
Only Bergman was Bergman.
Jefferson and Madison died on the same day, and Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni also died on the same day. Nothing is as good an introduction to his (MA's) work as L'Avventura. Reading the appreciation of his works in the NYT I discovered that Red Desert, with Monica Vitti (of course) and Richard Harris, is out of print. {The more reason to treasure my DVD of this film} The visuals are stunning beyond belief. I am sure that I could freeze any frame and print it 24" x 36" and hang it on the wall without apology.
His most popular film was Blowup, but it was far from his best. Nevertheless, it perfectly captures the swinging London of the Beatles' Abbey Road era.
And the thought of Italy requires at least a mention of Federico Fellini. I rewatched 8 1/2 a couple of weeks ago. WOW again. Well, I better leave Italy alone because too many names are popping into my head
neonflux said:Ingmar Bergman, Master Filmmaker
From the NYT, Front Page 7/31/07:
"Mr. Bergman was widely considered one of the greatest directors in motion picture history. For much of the second half of the 20th century, he stood with directors like Federico Fellini and Akira Kurosawa at the pinnacle of serious filmmaking. Mr. Bergman dealt with pain and torment, desire and religion, evil and love. In his films, 'this world is a place where faith is tenuous; communication, elusive; and self-knowledge, illusory at best,' Michiko Kakutani wrote in The New York Times Magazine in a 1983 profile of the director."
His films included:
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) (Sommarnattens leende)
The Seventh Seal (1957) (Det sjunde inseglet)
Wild Strawberries (1957) (Smultronstället)
The Virgin Spring (1960) Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film)
Through a Glass Darkly (1961) won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film)
Hour of the Wolf (1967)
The Touch (1971)
Cries and Whispers (1973)
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
The Magic Flute (1975)
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
Fanny and Alexander (1982) (won 4 Academy Awards, including one for Best Foreign Language Film)
Only Bergman was Bergman.
Jefferson and Madison died on the same day, and Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni also died on the same day. Nothing is as good an introduction to his (MA's) work as L'Avventura. Reading the appreciation of his works in the NYT I discovered that Red Desert, with Monica Vitti (of course) and Richard Harris, is out of print. {The more reason to treasure my DVD of this film} The visuals are stunning beyond belief. I am sure that I could freeze any frame and print it 24" x 36" and hang it on the wall without apology.
His most popular film was Blowup, but it was far from his best. Nevertheless, it perfectly captures the swinging London of the Beatles' Abbey Road era.
And the thought of Italy requires at least a mention of Federico Fellini. I rewatched 8 1/2 a couple of weeks ago. WOW again. Well, I better leave Italy alone because too many names are popping into my head
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