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| lshap |
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Rod wrote: lshap wrote: Rod,
What's the logic behind limiting yourself to one film per director? If the priority was to pay homage to 50 great directors, then fine, but we're assessing the best overall package, the films, regardless of who directed them, acted in them or composed the score.
You, Lorne, can make your list how you see fit. I will make mine as I see fit.
I always enjoy finding out what people were thinking when they come up with these lists. Thanks for so clearly enlightening me as to where your head was at.
Also, thanks for the encouraging word about my own list. I've been real busy but I do appreciate the support. |
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| Trish |
| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:01 pm |
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Here's a VERY LARGE list of favorites in Alpha Order that will be whittled down eventually:
1. A Walk On the Moon
2. A.I.
3. About Schmidt
4. All That Jazz
5. American Beauty
6. Beauty and the Beast
7. Before Sunrise
8. Big Night
9. Bliss
10. Boogie Nights
11. Bridget Jones’ Diary
12. Bully
13. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
14. Casino
15. Catch Me If You Can
16. Chasing Amy
17. Children of Men
18. Close My Eyes
19. Closer
20. Croupier
21. Crumb
22. Dazed and Confused
23. Doctor Zhivago
24. Dogfight
25. Dolores Claiborne
26. Donnie Darko
27. Elizabeth
28. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
29. Excalibur
30. Far From the Madding Crowd
31. Fight Club
32. Finding Nemo
33. Finding Neverland
34. Four Weddings and a Funeral
35. Goodfellas
36. Gosford Park
37. Hard Eight
38. House of Sand and Fog
39. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
40. Immortal Beloved
41. Joe Versus The Volcano
42. Jude
43. L.A Confidential
44. Laurel Canyon
45. Leaving Las Vegas
46. Longtime Companion
47. Looking for Mr. Goodbar
48. Lovely & Amazing
49. Marvin’s Room
50. Memento
51. Midnight Cowboy
52. Moonstruck
53. Moulin Rouge
54. Mrs. Doubtfire
55. Munich
56. Muriel’s Wedding
57. My Best Friend’s Wedding
58. My Fair Lady
59. My Own Private Idaho
60. Mysterious Skin
61. Once Upon A Time in America
62. Pan’s Labyrinth
63. Papillon
64. Parenthood
65. Pleasantville
66. Rodger Dodger
67. Rough Magic
68. Sexy Beast
69. Shakespeare in Love
70. Shaun of the Dead
71. Songcatcher
72. Sophie’s Choice
73. Spirited Away
74. Steel Magnolias
75. Stuart Smalley Saves His Family
76. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
77. The Basketball Diaries
78. The Beach
79. The Bridges of Madison County
80. The Color of Money
81. The Crossing Guard
82. The Departed
83. The Good Shepherd
84. The Grifters
85. The Ice Storm
86. The Queen
87. The Secret Lives of Dentists
88. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
89. The Wedding Singer
90. Thelma and Louise
91. This Boy’s Life
92. Tumbleweeds
93. Tune In Tomorrow
94. Twin Falls Idaho
95. Unforgiven
96. Waking The Dead
97. Walking and Talking
98. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
99. When Harry Met Sally
100. Wizard of Oz
101. Wonder Boys
102. You Can Count On Me
103. You’ve Got Mail
104. Y Tu Mamá También
I knew I'd forget something
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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:17 pm |
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5. American Beauty
14. Casino
20. Croupier
23. Doctor Zhivago
26. Donnie Darko
37. Hard Eight
67. Rough Magic
85. The Ice Storm
Glad to see these films from Trish's list, esp. "Croupier," "Hard Eight," and "Rough Magic." |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:09 pm |
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Movies I've never seen unfortunately.
Here is my first attempt.
Beauty and the Beast
Notes on a Scandal
Chicago
Departed, The
Gentleman's Agreement
Meet Me in St. Louis
Goodfellas
Adam's Rib
Rear Window
Quiz Show
City Lights
Sleepless in Seattle
Bad Education
Since You Went Away
Portrait of Jennie
Godfather, The
Shawshank Redemption, The
Good Night and Good Luck
Dog Day Afternoon
Third Man, The
Rebecca
Schindler's List
To Kill a Mockingbird
Pulp Fiction
The Lady Vanishes
Singin’ in the Rain
Rosemary's Baby
On The Waterfront
Reds
Prestige, The
Fish Called Wanda, A
General, The
House of Cards
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Dial M for Murder
Los Olvidados
Virgin Spring, The
Marjorie Morningstar
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:20 pm |
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| Marj, as I was going through your list I was just about finished and I was thinking, "I don't have any big argument with your choices (well maybe Sleepless in Seattle) then, second from the bottom, Marjorie Morningstar???? It has to be a New York name connection thing. What a dull movie. Mind you I've heard that the book was even duller. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:33 pm |
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| Oh, I knew someone would pick up on that. But this is supposed to be a list of personal favorites and Marjorie Morningstar is a favorite of mine due to very personal reasons. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:00 pm |
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| Why, was you original name Morgenstern? |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:21 pm |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:53 am |
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Here are fifty or so:
Of Mice and Men ('39)
Beat the Devil
Uncle Remus: Song of the South
Being There
Pinocchio
Third Man, The
Godfather, The ( I )
Manhattan
Hannah and Her Sisters
Annie Hall
Hamlet (Branagh)
Virgin Spring, The
M.A.S.H.
Schindler’s List
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Empire of the Sun
E.T.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Christmas Carol, A ('38)
Christmas Story, A
Sideways
And Now for Something Completely Different
Life of Brian, The
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Adaptation
Bridge on the River Kwai
Red River
To Kill a Mockingbird
Unforgiven
Stalag 17
Year of Living Dangerously
Raging Bull
Producers, The
Wizard of Oz, The
Do the Right Thing
Battle of Algiers, The
Citizen Kane
It’s a Wonderful Life
Oliver Twist ('48)
Roshomon
Yojimbo
Zorba the Greek
Traffic
Platoon
Casablanca
La Dolce Vita
Fargo
Bonnie and Clyde
Lavender Hill Mob, The
Beauty and the Beast (original)
Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Babel
Look at Me
Pan’s Labyrinth
Il Postino
Like Water for Chocolate
Babette's Feast
400 Blows
Reds
Shane
High Noon |
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| Trish |
| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:42 pm |
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mo_flixx wrote: Preliminary list in no particular order:
Body Double
An interesting choice - did you love those leather pants Melanie Griffith wore while dancing to Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax? |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:18 pm |
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More Films in no particular order:
All The President’s Men
Shattered Glass
The King and I
Cinderella
Stage Door
Music Man, The
Laura
Show Boat (1936)
The Big Sleep (1946)
39 Steps. The
Strangers on a Train
Eyes Wide Shut
Intolerable Cruelty
Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
Magnificent Ambersons, The
Mullholand Drive
Glengarry Glen Ross
Oklahoma!
Shakespeare in Love
Nixon
All About Eve
Stella Maris
Family Stone, The
My Dog Skip
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Annie Hall
Nosferatu
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:31 pm |
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If you consider that the sum of the parts might be greater than the whole...
I'd like to nominate ALL the versions of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" (as one choice).
I know - it's not possible, but it's one of those stories that has always made for interesting remakes.
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All the versions of "Imitation of Life" and "A Star is Born" come close. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:35 pm |
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| They came close for me as well, Mo But only the original Imitation of Life, though. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:03 pm |
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mo_flixx wrote: If you consider that the sum of the parts might be greater than the whole...
I'd like to nominate ALL the versions of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" (as one choice).
I know - it's not possible, but it's one of those stories that has always made for interesting remakes.
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All the versions of "Imitation of Life" and "A Star is Born" come close.
My problem is whether to do Dekalog as a single entity, because if I do, it will be #1. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:39 pm |
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Syd wrote:
All the versions of "Imitation of Life" and "A Star is Born" come close.
My problem is whether to do Dekalog as a single entity, because if I do, it will be #1.[/quote]
This is a movie I forgot to put on my list. It definitely belongs there.
Some of the "Dekalog" stories were longer TV shows with basically the same plots. I've forgotten all the details now. I should check out the imdb.com .
"The Kingdom" by von Trier was another TV show released here as a movie - pretty amazing...and definitely my favorite von Trier. |
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