tag: movies
i was clearing out my email inbox [ trying to get to zero… hah, only 589 more… ] and i came across this list that i compiled probably two years ago for a friend and then sent to another friend and promised a Vol.2 at some point… maybe i’ll have to do that one of these days. in the meantime here’s the list [ sorry about the formatting… i’m not feeling well enough to fix it… well, maybe a little ] :
Movie List (Volume I)
La Jetee - Chris Marker Dir.; b/w 30 minute short (composed [almost] entirely of still images) that inspired Twelve Monkeys
Eraserhead - David Lynch Dir.; b/w Lynch’s first feature, amazing sound and visuals, bizarre
Tetsuo Iron Man - Shinya Tsukamoto Dir.; b/w Japanese language but very little dialogue; Inspired by Eraserhead; slightly disturbing
Tetsuo Body Hammer - Shinya Tsukamoto Dir.; sequel to the above… in the same vein
Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino Dir.; the best dialogue
True Romance - Quentin Tarantino Writer (Tony Scott Dir.)
Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino Dir.
Jackie Brown - Quentin Tarantino Dir.
Go - Doug Liman Dir.; I have seen this movie more that 15 times… it may not be a ‘great’ film, but it’s one of my favorites
Swingers - Doug Liman Dir.; he also directed The Bourne Identity
Four Rooms - four vignettes; one by Tarantino and one by Robert Rodriguez
El Mariachi - Robert Rodriguez Dir. Spanish language; prequel to Desperado; great low budget action film
Pillow Book - Peter Greenaway Dir.; amazing imagery; if you see any of his films see this one
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover - Peter Greenaway Dir.; the Greenaway film everyone know…
The Belly of an Architect - Peter Greenaway Dir.; Brian Dennehy as an architect
Drowning by Numbers - Peter Greenaway Dir.; not much plot, but one of my favorite of his films
Repo Man - a classic, one of my favorite films
Mad Max - classic Australian film… launched a career.
The Usual Suspects - watch it again
Zentropa - Lars von Trier Dir.; English / German language; b/w and color; beautiful cinematography
The Element of Crime - Lars von Trier Dir.; some incredible imagery; film noir
The Idiots - Lars von Trier Dir.; Danish language - not sure if you can find this w/ English subtitles; one of the Dogme95 films (www.dogme95.dk); this one may be difficult to watch for some
The Celebration (Festen) - Thomas Vinterberg Dir.; Danish language; a Dogme95 film (the first!); very good film about family secrets… highly recommend.
The Wild Bunch - Sam Peckinpah Dir.; great western
Once Upon a Time in the West - Sergio Leone Dir.; epic western classic
Solaris - Andrei Tarkovsky Dir.; Russian language; Steven Soderbergh is remaking this, but the original is fantastic… very long and slow; sci-fi
Stalker - Andrei Tarkovsky Dir.; Russian language; unbelievably beautiful sets and cinematography
Run Lola Run - Tom Tykwer Dir.; German language; same story told 3x with different endings; fast paced
Pi - Darron Aronofsky Dir.; b/w; fast paced film about power and systems
Requiem for a Dream - Darron Aronofsky Dir.; powerful movie about addiction; music by Kronos Quartet
Bullitt - one of the best car chases on film
The Professional - Luc Besson Dir.
Breathless - Jean-Luc Godard Dir.; classic
Blade Runner - Ridley Scott Dir.; classic sci-fi
Alien - Ridley Scott Dir.; classic sci-fi
City of Lost Children - Caro and Jeunet Dir.; French language but very little dialogue; Jean Pierre Jeunet also directed Amelie; great vision
Delicatessen - Caro and Jeunet Dir.; French language; hilarious dark comedy about troglodytes and cannibalism in a post apocalyptic France
Brazil - Terry Gilliam Dir.; the master at work making a mockery of bureaucracies… hmm… West Hollywood?
Twelve Monkeys - Terry Gilliam Dir.; sets ‘stolen’ from a famous (at least in architectural circles) visionary artist - Lebbeus Woods