Tower Of Movies
Out -- The Shining, by far my least favorite Kubrick film (or second least favortie I have a sneaking respect for the godawful-but-fascinating "Eyes Wide Shut"), the book was actually better. I'll never understand this film's continued popularity. Besides Kubrick's on the board already with "Dr. Strangelove", one of the very best films ever that was also perfect subject for Kubrick's inhuman gaze.
In -- We haven't had a musical yet, you bunch of #$#@$ snobs....
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
House Of Games - David Mamet
Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
In -- We haven't had a musical yet, you bunch of #$#@$ snobs....
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
House Of Games - David Mamet
Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
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I'm taking out Hitch only because there are at least two others of his I like more than Vertigo - In - Perry Smith's favorite -
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
House Of Games - David Mamet
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
House Of Games - David Mamet
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
Everyone just needs to fuckin’ relax. Smoke more weed, the world is ending.
Out: House of Games
In: the Mamet-penned Glengarry Glen Ross. Must have some Jack Lemmon on this board!
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Glengarry Glen Ross - James Foley
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
In: the Mamet-penned Glengarry Glen Ross. Must have some Jack Lemmon on this board!
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Glengarry Glen Ross - James Foley
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
I'm running out of lives here...
Out: High Heels, gotta love Pedro, but I think I saw this movie and can't remember one darn thing about it -- and most of PA's films I remember pretty vividly, so out it goes!
In -- Hitch must return...IMO his very best...
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Glengarry Glen Ross - James Foley
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
Out: High Heels, gotta love Pedro, but I think I saw this movie and can't remember one darn thing about it -- and most of PA's films I remember pretty vividly, so out it goes!
In -- Hitch must return...IMO his very best...
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Glengarry Glen Ross - James Foley
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
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I will get much flak over this, but...........
Out: GGR Wasn't written to be a movie
In- Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
Out: GGR Wasn't written to be a movie
In- Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think that you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt
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- Otis Westinghouse
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Actually, I'm proud to be called a film officionado, as I do, in fact, think about films at the office.
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out: vincente
in: Singin' in the Rain
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
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
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
in: Singin' in the Rain
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
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
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
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I'm not concerned about the very poor.
Actually, I thought about putting in "Singin' in the Rain", but, well, it seemed so obvious and I know you all expect more from me
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out: Wim Away
in: Young Winstone
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Scum - Alan Clarke
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
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
in: Young Winstone
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Scum - Alan Clarke
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
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
signed with love and vicious kisses
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WINGS OF DESIRE is worth--was worth, excuse me-- sticking up for, and I thank you.
I can see where people might find it precious or stylized, but fuck that, the photography is amazing and the dialogue will give you marvelous new gifts every time you hear/see it.
You can debate what it says about modern Germany if you like, with Peter Falk playing himself as a (Jewish?) former angel in the midst of filming scenes set during the third Reich; an old man dying while wandering the DMZ trying to remember the Berlin he knew before the war, etc.-- I happen to think it's great-- but the basic stuff about the human heart and consciousness is a gift.
In my humble opinion, as they say. Carry on with the tower, which is fun if silly, making art fight like football teams...
I can see where people might find it precious or stylized, but fuck that, the photography is amazing and the dialogue will give you marvelous new gifts every time you hear/see it.
You can debate what it says about modern Germany if you like, with Peter Falk playing himself as a (Jewish?) former angel in the midst of filming scenes set during the third Reich; an old man dying while wandering the DMZ trying to remember the Berlin he knew before the war, etc.-- I happen to think it's great-- but the basic stuff about the human heart and consciousness is a gift.
In my humble opinion, as they say. Carry on with the tower, which is fun if silly, making art fight like football teams...
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Just thought I'd chime in as another fan of "Wings of Desire." It's a poetic hymm to life that dances on the edge of overseriousness but then, blessedly, lets its hair down with the appearance of Faulk -- and a wonderful discussion of the joys of coffee (and cigarettes, but since I'm not a smoker, I'll ignore that part).
If it ends with one of Wenders' trademark meandering, impossible-to-follow talk-fest endings, well, it fits in with the theme of accepting life, with all its annoyances and evils, right?
If it ends with one of Wenders' trademark meandering, impossible-to-follow talk-fest endings, well, it fits in with the theme of accepting life, with all its annoyances and evils, right?
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I may as well chime in officially here, as long as I'm blathering on about other people's choices...
Out: Scum
In: Dogs
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
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
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
I can't recommend this film highly enough. The animal violence is tough going, but in the end it's not as bad as you fear, and besides, it's the very opposite of exploitative violence-- it's the center weight of the film. The fate and actions of the many dogs in the film define what's going on with the humans in brilliant ways.
Out: Scum
In: Dogs
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
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
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
I can't recommend this film highly enough. The animal violence is tough going, but in the end it's not as bad as you fear, and besides, it's the very opposite of exploitative violence-- it's the center weight of the film. The fate and actions of the many dogs in the film define what's going on with the humans in brilliant ways.
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Out : Brazil
In : New York
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
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
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
In : New York
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
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
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock
If you don't know what is wrong with me
Then you don't know what you've missed
Then you don't know what you've missed
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I was going to take out Brazil, couldn't get into its high concept pretentions.
A Hitchcock lateral:
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
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
The Birds -- Alfred Hitchcock
A Hitchcock lateral:
Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
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
The Birds -- Alfred Hitchcock
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Out: Butch
In: Return of the Wim. Another classic, and contender for best film music ever.
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
The Birds - Alfred Hitchcock
In: Return of the Wim. Another classic, and contender for best film music ever.
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
The Birds - Alfred Hitchcock
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more