Tower Of Movies
I go away for a week's holiday relaxing by the beach, and what do I return to find?... some infidel has knocked the Seven Samurai, one of the greatest cinematic epics ever put to celluloid off the list!!?? Ok, I could stomach that if it were for something reasonable, but to do it for Evil Dead II?????... oh the horror!!!!
wehitandrun, you are off my christmas card list forever.
Anyway, down to business...
I take it that once a film is off the list, it is gone for good (sob ), in which case I will do as follows:
Out: The Birds... as much as I like this film, I am afraid Rod Taylor just leaves me cold.
In: Raise the Red Lantern.
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
wehitandrun, you are off my christmas card list forever.
Anyway, down to business...
I take it that once a film is off the list, it is gone for good (sob ), in which case I will do as follows:
Out: The Birds... as much as I like this film, I am afraid Rod Taylor just leaves me cold.
In: Raise the Red Lantern.
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
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sorry el vez
out: bunuel
back in: hitch
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
out: bunuel
back in: hitch
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
I'm not concerned about the very poor.
OUT: Amores
IN: A fantastic film I've had in my collection for *years* but just got around to watching recently.
Cockfighter - Monte Hellman
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
IN: A fantastic film I've had in my collection for *years* but just got around to watching recently.
Cockfighter - Monte Hellman
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
EV -- Is "Cockfighter" better than Hellman's better known "Two Lane Blacktop"? Personally, I could barely stay awake through that one...don't understand the cult behind "Two Lane" at all, and, on the strength of that dislike, I simply cannot believe this film is worthy of the Tower (though I've been wrong before....). Nevertheless....
Out -- Cockfighter. Sorry, old Vez....
In -- El Vez brought in Bunuel earlier, so perhaps he'll forgive me for adding one with Luis firing on all cylinders. One of the most inspired black comedies ever made. Proof that, the character in Whit Stillman's "Metropolitan" notwithstanding, the surrealists were not "just a bunch of social climbers!"
Now, I must prepare for Sundance...farewell to the tower!
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
The Exterminating Angel -- Luis Bunuel
Out -- Cockfighter. Sorry, old Vez....
In -- El Vez brought in Bunuel earlier, so perhaps he'll forgive me for adding one with Luis firing on all cylinders. One of the most inspired black comedies ever made. Proof that, the character in Whit Stillman's "Metropolitan" notwithstanding, the surrealists were not "just a bunch of social climbers!"
Now, I must prepare for Sundance...farewell to the tower!
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
The Exterminating Angel -- Luis Bunuel
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Keeping in mind that I liked Two Lane Blacktop, I would have to say that I think Cockfighter is the better film and the pace is very snappy since Hellman was essentially making a high art exploitation film (same as Two Lane I guess but this one has that fun, raw B movie quality to it) that managed to be one of best, if not THE best, things to ever get financed on Roger Corman's dime. That may sound like faint praise but I actually consider the Price/Corman Edgar Allan Poe films to be really, really good.bobster wrote:EV -- Is "Cockfighter" better than Hellman's better known "Two Lane Blacktop"? Personally, I could barely stay awake through that one...don't understand the cult behind "Two Lane" at all, and, on the strength of that dislike, I simply cannot believe this film is worthy of the Tower (though I've been wrong before....). Nevertheless....
OUT: Wenders
IN: Hawks
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
The Exterminating Angel -- Luis Bunuel
IN: Hawks
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
The Exterminating Angel -- Luis Bunuel
Out: The Exterminating Angel -- Luis Bunuel
In: Fargo - Joel & Ethan Coen
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
Fargo - Joel & Ethan Coen
In: Fargo - Joel & Ethan Coen
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
Fargo - Joel & Ethan Coen
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OUT The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
IN LOB
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - Terry Jones
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
Fargo - Joel & Ethan Coen
IN LOB
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - Terry Jones
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
Fargo - Joel & Ethan Coen
signed with love and vicious kisses
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this list is mighty nice, but for my last pick...sorry blue
out-fargo
in-brando
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - Terry Jones
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
On The Waterfront - Elia Kazan
out-fargo
in-brando
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - Terry Jones
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
On The Waterfront - Elia Kazan
I'm not concerned about the very poor.
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Just two days left and it's my last entry.
Out - Brian
In - Altman
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Short Cuts - Robert Altman
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
On The Waterfront - Elia Kazan
This looks like a good selection.
Bobster, can we get your approval ?
Out - Brian
In - Altman
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Scarface: Shame of A Nation - Howard Hawks
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Short Cuts - Robert Altman
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Notorious - Alfred Hitchcock
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhiang Yimou
On The Waterfront - Elia Kazan
This looks like a good selection.
Bobster, can we get your approval ?
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