Question:
I consider myself quite knowledgeable in the world of film when talking to my friends and family, but then I get on here and you guys are in a different zone to me. I have decided that I have starved myself of film quality over the past few years and now I crave excellence. :) I there are a few key directors who I would like to see their earlier work e.g. Lucas and actors e.g. Brando
Could you big boys give me a few pointers on films I need to see if I want to consider myself a film guru...
Here is my megre list so far:
Eraserhead (1977)
American Graffiti (1973)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Cape Fear (1991)
THX 1138 (1971)
Casablanca (1942)
Also, where can I find these films without having to buy them?! Blockbuster Video isn't exactly a friend of mine. If it's been on their shelves 3 weeks I think they chuck it in the bin :rolleyes:
p.s. I've seen Citizen Kane
You MUST see One Flew Over The Cookoo's nest ASAP if you haven't already - a fantastic film, incredibly powerful
You must buy Dr Stragnelove -comedy ges!
James
Citizen kane, had to watch it at uni loads
Oh and the searchers, not a bad film either
A few I would recommend:
Seven Samurai - or just about anything else directed by Kurosawa)
Pulp Fiction
Cape Fear - original with Robert Mitchum as Cadey(sp?)
City of Lost Children
Fellini's 8 1/2
Taxi Driver
Yes tim Fleming is correct in suggesting a few foreign titles. You can never be a film buff if you don't watch more foreign cinema, this is where I also lack knowledge although saying that I've seen a fair few more than most people.
Two key films in cinematic history:
Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and
Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil :clap:
I'm serious. :thumbs:
If you really are intersted in film history I suggest reading serious books on the subject matter.
One of the best is THE CINEMA BOOK, edited by Pam Cook and Mieke Bernink, published by the British Film Institute.
Se7en ultimate 90's redefintion of the cop thriller.....
Try working your way through the recent sight and sound critics/directors top ten films of all time for a definitive list of landmark films, alternatively start collecting criterion dvds - that said you will still be discounting major moments in cinematic history. Must admit i often feel the same; no matter how many films you've seen you've never seen enough, but i suppose that's half the fun.
not wanting to diss dvd, but many of the classics of world cinema are unavailable on the format unfortunately. your best bet is to get to a uni library and if they have a video collection get into it.
try getting a book like Derek Malcolm's book on his hundred favourite films, one from each of the great directors, plus as Brunny said get hold of as many form the recent sight and sound poll as you can - if you can't get the magazine they are listed on the website www.bfi.org.uk
good luck and enjoy
Well, films such as Metropolis, Nosferatu and Birth Of A Nation are pretty key. As mentioned before, Citizen Kane is one of the most influential movies ever made. Also, films such as Les Enfants Du Paradise, Bout De Souffle and Jules Et Jim are pretty influential. The list is huge. The Cinema Book is a good place to look - We used that quite a bit when I was at Uni all those years ago, but do bear in mind that many films that are key in the development of the art of film may well be considered dull by an average audience. Often, the reason they are key is due to something technical that was done. Citizen Kane is a great example of this - Many of my friends think this is extremely dull and pointless, but if you watch carefully how it's constructed, the placement of objects in frame, and the pioneering use of deep-focus, you'll know it's a masterpiece.
Likewise, when we come to discuss films from other countries - They often have a slightly different film language to our own. Take, for example, the works of Japanese director Ozu. Films such as Ohio or Tokyo Story are slow and with little drama by western standards, but are classics of Japanese cinema. Ozu himself is, or rather was, considered the most Japanese of all directors. Then Russian cinema is totally different - Look at the works of Tarkovsky, films such as Solaris, Stalker and Andre Rublov. Again, very different to what we are used to, and to some they will be turgid and dull. Still, these are three key films in Cinema history.
A few years ago I watched La Dolce Vita with a group of mates. It's not a short film, but it's full of rich imagary and is certainly one of the defining films of Itallian Cinema, and often referred to as one of the greatest films ever made. Two of my friends rated it as the worst film they had ever seen, while one loved it.
Depending on who you ask, you'll always get a different list of "key films". Take the film magazines as an example - Sight And Sound and Empire will have mostly different lists - Although I dare say both would mention Citizen Kane.
ok thanks guys...
I've seen
One Flew Over The Cookoo's
Citizen Kane
Pulp Fiction
Taxi Driver
Blade Runner
Se7en
So if you thik these are important films than I am doing ok :thumbs:
Good point cirrus on the foreign film angle. My foregin films to date are Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Amelie so I could further extend my knowledge. As for books, I have read copollas and Kubricks biographies and they were quite interesting
Third Man. Listed on the bfi site as voted for.
My five favourite films of all time:
1. Taxi Driver
2. La Regle du jeu
3. Vertigo
4. Kiss Me Deadly (it's on C4 tonight at 1.10am)
5. The Godfather Part II
is kiss me deadly worth watching/recording then? What's so good about it?
Easy Rider, Black Sunday (Mask of Satan), Star Wars Episode IV, Seven Samurai, Suspiria, Blow Up, Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Ring, Metropolis, Night of the Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Cannibal Holocaust, Toy Story, King Kong. I could do this for hours, but I won't.:rocker:
Films That Have Improved My Life And Made Me A Better Person Directly As A Result Of Watching Them* : See here (http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollection.asp?alias=narshty)
(*not guaranteed for others)
Could you big boys give me a few pointers on films I need to see if I want to consider myself a film guru...
Here is my megre list so far:
Eraserhead (1977)
American Graffiti (1973)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Cape Fear (1991)
THX 1138 (1971)
Casablanca (1942)
Also, where can I find these films without having to buy them?! Blockbuster Video isn't exactly a friend of mine. If it's been on their shelves 3 weeks I think they chuck it in the bin :rolleyes:
p.s. I've seen Citizen Kane
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You MUST see One Flew Over The Cookoo's nest ASAP if you haven't already - a fantastic film, incredibly powerful
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You must buy Dr Stragnelove -comedy ges!
James
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Citizen kane, had to watch it at uni loads
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Oh and the searchers, not a bad film either
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A few I would recommend:
Seven Samurai - or just about anything else directed by Kurosawa)
Pulp Fiction
Cape Fear - original with Robert Mitchum as Cadey(sp?)
City of Lost Children
Fellini's 8 1/2
Taxi Driver
Answers:
Yes tim Fleming is correct in suggesting a few foreign titles. You can never be a film buff if you don't watch more foreign cinema, this is where I also lack knowledge although saying that I've seen a fair few more than most people.
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Two key films in cinematic history:
Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and
Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil :clap:
I'm serious. :thumbs:
Answers:
If you really are intersted in film history I suggest reading serious books on the subject matter.
One of the best is THE CINEMA BOOK, edited by Pam Cook and Mieke Bernink, published by the British Film Institute.
Answers:
Se7en ultimate 90's redefintion of the cop thriller.....
Answers:
Try working your way through the recent sight and sound critics/directors top ten films of all time for a definitive list of landmark films, alternatively start collecting criterion dvds - that said you will still be discounting major moments in cinematic history. Must admit i often feel the same; no matter how many films you've seen you've never seen enough, but i suppose that's half the fun.
Answers:
not wanting to diss dvd, but many of the classics of world cinema are unavailable on the format unfortunately. your best bet is to get to a uni library and if they have a video collection get into it.
try getting a book like Derek Malcolm's book on his hundred favourite films, one from each of the great directors, plus as Brunny said get hold of as many form the recent sight and sound poll as you can - if you can't get the magazine they are listed on the website www.bfi.org.uk
good luck and enjoy
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Well, films such as Metropolis, Nosferatu and Birth Of A Nation are pretty key. As mentioned before, Citizen Kane is one of the most influential movies ever made. Also, films such as Les Enfants Du Paradise, Bout De Souffle and Jules Et Jim are pretty influential. The list is huge. The Cinema Book is a good place to look - We used that quite a bit when I was at Uni all those years ago, but do bear in mind that many films that are key in the development of the art of film may well be considered dull by an average audience. Often, the reason they are key is due to something technical that was done. Citizen Kane is a great example of this - Many of my friends think this is extremely dull and pointless, but if you watch carefully how it's constructed, the placement of objects in frame, and the pioneering use of deep-focus, you'll know it's a masterpiece.
Likewise, when we come to discuss films from other countries - They often have a slightly different film language to our own. Take, for example, the works of Japanese director Ozu. Films such as Ohio or Tokyo Story are slow and with little drama by western standards, but are classics of Japanese cinema. Ozu himself is, or rather was, considered the most Japanese of all directors. Then Russian cinema is totally different - Look at the works of Tarkovsky, films such as Solaris, Stalker and Andre Rublov. Again, very different to what we are used to, and to some they will be turgid and dull. Still, these are three key films in Cinema history.
A few years ago I watched La Dolce Vita with a group of mates. It's not a short film, but it's full of rich imagary and is certainly one of the defining films of Itallian Cinema, and often referred to as one of the greatest films ever made. Two of my friends rated it as the worst film they had ever seen, while one loved it.
Depending on who you ask, you'll always get a different list of "key films". Take the film magazines as an example - Sight And Sound and Empire will have mostly different lists - Although I dare say both would mention Citizen Kane.
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ok thanks guys...
I've seen
One Flew Over The Cookoo's
Citizen Kane
Pulp Fiction
Taxi Driver
Blade Runner
Se7en
So if you thik these are important films than I am doing ok :thumbs:
Good point cirrus on the foreign film angle. My foregin films to date are Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Amelie so I could further extend my knowledge. As for books, I have read copollas and Kubricks biographies and they were quite interesting
Answers:
Third Man. Listed on the bfi site as voted for.
Answers:
My five favourite films of all time:
1. Taxi Driver
2. La Regle du jeu
3. Vertigo
4. Kiss Me Deadly (it's on C4 tonight at 1.10am)
5. The Godfather Part II
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is kiss me deadly worth watching/recording then? What's so good about it?
Answers:
Easy Rider, Black Sunday (Mask of Satan), Star Wars Episode IV, Seven Samurai, Suspiria, Blow Up, Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Ring, Metropolis, Night of the Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Cannibal Holocaust, Toy Story, King Kong. I could do this for hours, but I won't.:rocker:
Answers:
Films That Have Improved My Life And Made Me A Better Person Directly As A Result Of Watching Them* : See here (http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollection.asp?alias=narshty)
(*not guaranteed for others)
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