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September Criterion Challenge 2011 - List Thread
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LIST THREAD - 30 Days of Criterion September 1st - September 30th, 2011 This thread is for LISTS ONLY. Discussion of films, questions about the challenge, etc., should be directed to the Discussion Thread. You are; however, encouraged to provide reviews and comments within your list. Challenge Rules: Watch current or past media from the Criterion Collection. See the Discussion Thread for complete details of what counts this year as we've expanded to Criterion's entire Hulu Plus catalog. There is no number goal, no prizes, no winners, no losers. Counting is not necessary, but feel free to format your lists any way you want, including counting titles or even minutes if you are so inclined. Many people put their checklists in spoiler tags, to allow easier browsing of the list thread by others. Also, if you are planning to reveal key plots points/endings in your mini reviews, you should put them in spoiler tags. To apply spoiler tags, you can click the spoiler button on the toolbar or use the text below: [ spoiler] Remove the spaces to really hide something, like this Spoiler:
The challenge officially begins September 1, 2011 at midnight of whatever time zone you are in at the time, and ends on October 1st, 2011 at dawn. |
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Optional Checklist The checklist is completely optional. It is just a "fun" inclusion to give one a sense of accomplishment, to help one diversify viewing, or to use as a guide on what to watch next. Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion. --- 1920 - (insert film title here) --- 1930 - (insert film title here) --- 1940 - (insert film title here) --- 1950 - (insert film title here) --- 1960 - (insert film title here) --- 1970 - (insert film title here) --- 1980 - (insert film title here) --- 1990 - (insert film title here) --- 2000 -(insert film title here) --- 2010 - (optional), (insert film title here) Watch films in at least five languages. --- First language, (insert language), (insert title). --- Second language, (insert language), (insert title). --- Third language, (insert language), (insert title). --- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title). --- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title). Watch films from five different directors in Criterion’s top 10 (Kurosawa, Bergman, Ozu, Malle, Fellini, Renoir, Powell, Godard, Truffaut, Rossellini) --- First director, (insert director), (insert title) --- Second director, (insert director),(insert title) --- Third director, (insert director),(insert title) --- Fourth director, (insert director),(insert title) --- Fifth director, (insert director),(insert title) Watch a film from five different “themes” on Criterion’s website --- First theme name, (insert theme), (insert title) --- Second theme name, (insert theme), (insert title) --- Third theme name, (insert theme), (insert title) --- Fourth theme name, (insert theme), (insert title) --- Fifth theme name, (insert theme), (insert title) Watch something from spine number range: --- 001-050 - --- 051-100 - --- 101-150 - --- 151-200 - --- 201-250 - --- 251-300 - --- 301-350 - --- 351-400 - --- 401-450 - --- 451-500 - --- 500-550 – --- 551-600 - --- an Eclipse title - --- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (laserdisc or hulu offering, any format acceptable) - --- Watch a film which won an Academy Award - --- Watch a film with commentary – --- Read an essay - --- Watch a short - --- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it (photo stills, essays, commentary, booklets, etc). - --- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set - (One item can fill multiple items. Example: Fanny & Alexander could qualify for a decade, language, spine number range, theme (Blue Christmases), director, Academy Award, commentary, essay, entire set, and possibly short.) (Change "---" to "-X-" or some similar mark when you have completed that line item.) Linkifications Criterion.com Twitter - @Criterion Flickchart - The Best Criterion Collection Films Flickchart: The Blog - Criterion Commentaries ICheckMovies.com - The Criterion Collection |
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1. Rashomon (1950): This is my second viewing of Rashomon and I came into it knowing the story (ha!) fairly well. This time, I was able to focus on the mise-en-scene. Kurosawa talks in his essay about being inspired by silent film and wanting the forest to seem to consume the woodcutter. This is certainly achieved early in the film and it sets the tone for our ultimate trust of the stories until, of course, those start to unravel. I've found very little in the way of analysis on the final scene with the woodcutter: Spoiler:
Supplemental Material: a. I read the Stephen Prince and Akira Kurosawa essays in the booklet that I have (this is a disc I own). Both are essential companion pieces. b. I read "Rashomon" and "In a Grove." These two short stories are included in the booklet and inspired the film in different ways. You can see some of the language in each is reused and the film follows "In a Grove" quite well (not that it's a requirement for a successful adaptation). "In a Grove" works well as a short story, but perhaps only because the film is so vivid in my mind. I think Kurosawa takes a good story and turns it into a great film. c. I listened to the commentary track. It's one of the better ones that I've listened to; not because it reveals so much greatness or is hilarious (it's neither of those), but because I feel like I'm having a conversation with the presenter. He walks us through the film, but he takes time to tell necessary stories about production. Really a good balance and a lot of things to ponder after viewing the film. d. I watched the Altman introduction to the film. It was interesting to hear his take on the influences that Kurosawa had for himself and for other filmmakers during the time. Specifically, Altman says that seeing Kurosawa film the sun made him go out on a swing and film the sun as well. e. I also watched the "Excerpts from The World of Kazuo Miyagawa, a documentary film about Rashomon’s cinematographer" and it was awesome to see that Miyagawa still had the sign that says Rashomon from the opening sequence of the film. Awesome conversation piece. Seeing how they filmed the first woodcutter's story was worth the price of admission alone. Truly great cinematography. f. Watched the trailer. A joke. No other way to explain it. Why is there a snake? Why is there a cat? Why are there all of these scenes that have nothing to do with the film. So glad that Criterion included it because it was laughable. If you watched that trailer in 1951, and then went and saw Rashomon because it looked like a good film, you experienced a massive letdown. 2. Easy Rider (1969): This is my second viewing of this film as well and it's been a good 10-12 years since I last watched it. The most amazing thing for me was that I could still remember shots that were coming up and songs that were on the horizon. The film has so much confidence in what it is. American films are rarely made like this anymore. I may not love every scene of the film, but it gives us such a great vision of the American landscape that it's hard to ignore. Great performances all around. a. I watched the documentary titled, "Born to Be Wild." While the transitions and on-screen text show it's age (mid-90s), the information and debates still raging about the film were informative. I haven't checked out the other materials, yet, but this was a worthwhile viewing for anyone with more interest in production, development, and writing of the film. 3. Mala Noche (1985): First time viewing. I think the film itself (technique and story) got better as it moved along, but I was interested to read so much about this as a Portland film. Maybe I'm the only one to view it this way, but I didn't feel that I knew Portland when the film was over. To me, this could have been any other American city. 4. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1985): First time viewing. Spoiler:
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1. Taste of Cherry
2. For All Mankind 3. Vagabond 4. And God Created Woman 5. The Element of Crime 6. The Harder They Come 7. Fishing With John 8. Ivan The Terrible Part II 9. The Horse's Mouth 10. Ratcatcher 11. Down By Law 12. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 13. I Am Curious (Yellow) 14. I Am Curious (Blue) 15. Les dames du Bois de Boulogne 16. Stolen Kisses 17. Carlos 18. Double Suicide 19. Bed and Board 20. Love on the Run 21. Winter Light 22. The Silence 23. Tunes of Glory 24. El Norte 25. House Spoiler:
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Ash Ketchum’s Criterion Challenge September 2011
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/...7528d532b5.jpg From Zatoichi to Akira (Kurosawa) http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6083/...b01255f0a0.jpg Sept. 1, 2011 1. THE BANK DICK (1940/U.S., 72 min., b&w, comedy/Universal) VHS. Dir.: Edward Cline. Star: W.C. Fields. I needed some laughs so I decided to start with a comedy. And they don’t get much funnier than this. Sept. 2, 2011 2. THE TALE OF ZATOICHI (1962/Japan, 96 min., b&w, samurai drama/Daiei) DVD (#1 in the HVE Zatoichi series) In Japanese with English subs. Dir.: Kenji Misumi. Star: Shintaro Katsu. The first Zatoichi film—and it’s in b&w. The blacks are very black on this DVD and since 80% of the film takes place at night, it means we can hardly see anything. The first fight scene comes 51 minutes in and we can only hear it because the image is pitch-black. I strongly doubt that this was what the theatrical print looked like. Sept. 3, 2011 3. THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1940/England-U.S., 106 min., color, Arabian Nights fantasy/UA) VHS. Directors: Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Ludwig Berger. Prod.: Alexander Korda. Stars: Sabu, Conrad Veidt, June Duprez. Timeless Technicolor fantasy with an engaging Sabu, beautiful sets, locations and cinematography, imaginative effects and a lush, wall-to-wall score by Miklos Rozsa. Sept. 4, 2011 4. I AM WAITING (1957/Japan, 91 min., b&w, drama) DVD, part of the Nikkatsu Noir Eclipse set. In Japanese with English subs. Dir.: Koreyoshi Kurehara. Stars: Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara. Ex-boxer takes up with nightclub singer who’s on the run from the mob. Well, not quite as exciting as that sounds, but it’s still very much a Japanese take on a typical film noir plot. And quite enjoyable in its own way. 5. EARLY SPRING (1956/Japan, 145 min., b&w, drama) DVD, part of the Late Ozu Eclipse set. In Japanese with English subs. Dir.: Yasujiro Ozu. Stars: Ryo Ikebe, Chikage Awashima. Marital drama from one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. A married salaryman has a fling with a needy, if very cute, co-worker and then has to suffer his wife’s wrath. At least a dozen supporting characters pop up to put their two cents in, which is why the running time is so long for this kind of story. Despite the title, it takes place entirely in the summer. Sept. 5, 2011 6. ZATOICHI CHALLENGED (1967/Japan, 86 min., color, widescreen, samurai adventure) DVD (#17 in the HVE Zatoichi series) In Japanese with English subtitles. Dir.: Kenji Misumi. Star: Shintaro Katsu. Zatoichi has to take a small boy to find his absent father, who turns out to be an artist of “forbidden pictures” forced to work for a corrupt town boss. Beautifully shot and staged. I have something like 18 Zatoichi films in my collection and every time I see one, I want to get all the rest in the series. Sept. 6, 2011 7. FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998/U.S., 118 min., color, psychedelic comedy) VHS Dir.: Terry Gilliam. Stars: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro. Based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson. I read the book years ago and found Thompson's drug-fueled antics with his attorney in Las Vegas fun to read about. Watching a dramatization of these antics decades later is not so much fun. Why was this movie made during the Clinton Administration and not 25 years earlier when it would have been relevant? As movies about Thompson go, WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM (1980) was much, much better. Sept. 7, 2011 8. I MARRIED A WITCH (1942/U.S., 76 min., b&w, supernatural comedy) VHS. Dir.: Rene Clair. Stars: Frederic March, Veronica Lake. Based on a book by Thorne Smith. I’ve always enjoyed this comedy, but seeing it now for the first time in two decades or so, I found Veronica Lake, as the title witch, more awesome than ever, but Frederic March was pretty tiresome. It definitely needed a younger, more exciting male lead. This was the inspiration for TV’s “Bewitched,” which came 22 years later. Sept. 8, 2011 9. TAKE AIM AT THE POLICE VAN (1960/Japan, 79 min., b&w, crime drama) DVD, part of the Nikkatsu Noir Eclipse set. In Japanese with English subs. Dir.: Seijun Suzuki. Star: Michitaro Mizushima. Suzuki’s unconventional approach to a routine crime story serves to distance me rather than engage me. I’ve seen three other Suzuki films, but the only one I found even moderately interesting was TOKYO DRIFTER. I’ll take Kinji Fukasaku anyday over Suzuki. Too bad no Fukasaku films are eligible for this challenge. Sept. 10, 2011 10. RUSTY KNIFE (1958/Japan, 90 min., b&w, crime drama) DVD, part of the Nikkatsu Noir Eclipse set. In Japanese with English subs. Dir.: Toshio Masuda. Star: Yujiro Ishihara. Written by Shintaro Ishihara. Another noir-ish crime drama, like I AM WAITING, from the pen of the current Governor of Tokyo and starring his brother. An ex-con gets caught between the police and a local crime boss that the ex-con can testify against. Set in an industrial town called Udaka City. Contrived plotting and a slow pace keeps this from being a classic, but it very much recalls Hollywood noir of a decade earlier. Sept. 11, 2011 11. NIGHT AND THE CITY (1950/U.S., 95 min., b&w, film noir/drama, 20th Century Fox) VHS. Dir.: Jules Dassin. Stars: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney. Overwrought melodrama about a small-time American grifter in London who tries to break into wrestling promotion and gets in over his head. For a character like this pathetic loser to engage me, there has to be some wit or charm in play, but Widmark’s too desperate and I lost interest pretty quickly. Couldn't wait for him to get what's coming to him, which made 95 minutes seem very long indeed. Sept. 13, 2011 12. CRUEL GUN STORY (1964/Japan, 87 min., b&w, crime drama, Nikkatsu) DVD, part of the Nikkatsu Noir Eclipse set. In Japanese with English subs. Dir.: Takumi Furukawa. Star: Joe Shishido. Lean, mean, down and dirty, just the way I like them. Racetrack/armored car robbery: recruiting, planning, execution and aftermath—the whole shebang in one tidy package. Lots of action, too. This and I AM WAITING are the standouts in the Nikkatsu Noir set. Sept. 15, 2011 13. THE KILLING (1956/U.S., 83 min., b&w, crime drama, UA) VHS Dir.: Stanley Kubrick. Star: Sterling Hayden. Dialogue by Jim Thompson. One of the best caper movies ever made. What really struck me this time were the scenes between Elisha Cook, as the cuckolded husband, and Marie Windsor as his two-timing, money-grubbing wife. They're so beautifully acted and played that they elevate the movie to a work of art, rather than just a well-crafted genre piece. They're the only characters given any extended characterization. http://media.nj.com/oscar_awards/pho...761b_large.jpg Sept. 16, 2011 14. F FOR FAKE (1973/France-Germany, 88 min., color, documentary) VHS (Home Vision) Dir.: Orson Welles. Wellesian fluff—but even fluff by Welles is enjoyable. I’ve read the book, “Fake,” by Clifford Irving, which is about art forger Elmyr de Hory, both of whom figure prominently in this film, so I went in prepared. And I’ve seen the film four times now. But I still don’t get its point. However, that doesn’t make it any less entertaining. Sept. 17, 2011 15. KISS ME DEADLY (1955/U.S., 105 min., b&w, crime drama, UA) VHS. Dir.: Robert Aldrich. Star: Ralph Meeker. Based on the novel by Mickey Spillane. Aldrich completely subverts Spillane’s unabashedly sexist and racist Mike Hammer novel and turns it into an anti-McCarthyist critique of the Hammer machismo. The private eye, once the lone knight of the “mean streets,” has now been dwarfed by forces unleashed by the atomic age. Sharp, mesmerizing and brutal. 16. NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH (1940/England, 93 min., b&w, spy thriller) VHS. Dir.: Carol Reed. Stars: Rex Harrison, Margaret Lockwood. Harrison is an unlikely British agent who improbably impersonates a Nazi officer to get a Czech scientist and his daughter out of Germany. More humor than action and far less suspense than we need in a film like this. There’s a good finale, though, involving those mountain-traveling cable car/tram things that looks forward to WHERE EAGLES DARE. A pre-CASABLANCA Paul Henreid plays a Gestapo officer. 17. THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (1973/U.S., 102 min., color, crime drama, Paramount) VHS. Dir.: Peter Yates. Star: Robert Mitchum. From the novel by George V. Higgins. Although there are two bank robberies, this isn’t a caper film or an action film. It’s a morality tale charting the intertwining maneuvers of assorted Boston career criminals and how the Feds manipulate them into various betrayals. While we feel some sympathy for Mitchum, as Eddie Coyle, he’s really not a good guy, nor is anybody else in the film. Spare and clipped, like the novel it’s based on, which I highly recommend also. Sept. 18, 2011 18. LE PLAISIR (1952/France, 97 min., b&w, drama) VHS (in French with English subtitles, with English narration) Dir.: Max Ophuls. All-star French cast. Even though it’s in French with English subs., the U.S. release version included narration in English provided by Peter Ustinov—with a French accent! Even though the director was German, this film, based on three stories by Guy de Maupassant, is the Frenchest film I’ve ever seen. The reason to watch any Ophuls film, though, is the movement of the camera, which goes through all doors, up floors, through room after room after room and sometimes out the window! 19. A COLT IS MY PASSPORT (1967/Japan, 85 min., b&w, crime drama) ) DVD, part of the Nikkatsu Noir Eclipse set. In Japanese with English subs. Dir.: Takashi Nomura. Star: Joe Shishido. A hitman kills a rival boss, but then his own boss makes peace with the rival’s son, launching a pursuit of the hitman that culminates first on the Yokohama waterfront and then on a sprawling desert-like landfill. The first 75 minutes are taut, suspenseful and plausible. But then it gets really contrived in the Spaghetti western-like shootout finale. I've now completed the five-film Nikkatsu Noir set. Sept. 23, 2011 20. REBECCA (1940/U.S., 130 min., b&w, gothic drama/Selznick-UA) VHS Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock. Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine. Based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier. Sweeping gothic romance about a new bride living in the shadow of her husband’s late first wife is just a beautifully made drama with elements of suspense and it won Best Picture of 1940. It was Hitchcock’s first American film and the cast is virtually all British. 21. THE RAZOR: SWORD OF JUSTICE (1972/Japan, 90 min., color, historical drama) VHS (in Japanese with English subtitles) Dir.: Kenji Misumi. Star: Shintaro Katsu. Katsu (star of the Zatoichi series) plays a no-nonsense investigator in 19th-century Edo (Tokyo) who uses his “sword of justice” (hint, hint) on female suspects in sessions that give new meaning to the term, “enhanced interrogation.” Forgive me if I prefer the Zatoichi and Lone Wolf and Cub films. Sept. 24, 2011 22. MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS (1985/U.S.-Japan, 120 min., color and b&w, drama-biopic/Warner Bros.) DVD (in Japanese with English subtitles) Dir.: Paul Schrader. Star: Ken Ogata. Biopic of Japanese author Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). I just started reading Mishima (finished one novel and am in the middle of another) and I find him to be a superb writer. He’s not a particularly compelling figure in the movie, though. Its stylized dramatizations of scenes from his novels just didn’t work for me. And the actor playing Mishima is all wrong. A huge disappointment. Sept. 29, 2011 23. THE X FROM OUTER SPACE (1967/Japan, 88 min., color, giant monster sci-fi/Shochiku) VHS (dubbed in English) Dir: Kazui Nihonmatsu. Stars: Eiji Okada, Peggy Neal. Easily the worst Japanese kaiju movie I’ve ever seen. Makes the worst Godzilla movie look like the best Godzilla movie. I couldn’t even begin to describe the plot. At least the second half has lots of (unconvincing) destruction of miniature sets by a guy in a rubber reptile chicken suit. How did this become a Criterion title? Sept. 30, 2011 24. HOOP DREAMS (1994/U.S., 171 min., color, documentary) DVD (Criterion Collection) Dir.: Steve James. Epic documentary about two poor black high school students in Chicago with great promise as basketball players and it follows them through their high school years through various triumphs, failures and obstacles. Sad and depressing, but what a document of the pressures on these kids and the utter failure of the educational system. It really broke my heart. 25. THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER’S TAIL (1945/Japan, 59 min., b&w, historical drama/Toho) DVD (Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa) Dir.: Akira Kurosawa. Stars: Denjiro Ookouchi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto. An odd but still compelling piece made during the final days of the war about a famous 12th Century incident in which Lord Yoshitsune had to flee to a neutral province with six retainers disguised as monks. Shot mostly in the studio. Banned in Japan, because of a bureaucratic dispute, until 1952. I had to pick the shortest Kurosawa I could find to fit in at the very end of the challenge. |
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'10 list Not one of my busy Challenges, but I'm in again for a <strike>few</strike>couple. 9/28/11 Tokyo Drifter (1966) - Spine #39 - Watched feature and Seijun Suzuki interview. 9/30/11 Branded to Kill (1967) - Spine #38 - Watched feature and Seijun Suzuki interview and looked at Joe Shishido poster gallery. |
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*First-time viewification September 3: 1. Straw Dogs (1971), spine 182*: I knew the premise years ago and got a little impatient waiting for them to get there, and things developed a little differently from how I imagined they would, but it was a very interesting film that delivered. September 4: 2. The Rock (1996), spine 108: Still an enjoyable popcorn flick September 10: 3. Blow-Out (1981), spine 562* September 11: 4. The Silence of the Lambs (1990), spine 13 September 23: 5. Broadcast News (1987), spine 552: I really enjoyed it back in the day and am enjoying now. Was too cheap to spring for the BD so am watching Qwikster's crappy non-anamorphic DVD. As noted earlier, an interesting period study of media, fun dialogue, and great cast. I got very smitten with Holly Hunter at the time, and Joan Cusack was way young. Checklist spoilerified: Spoiler:
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Alphabet Game
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Eye Myth (1967) - Silent, Brakhage, #518 - Youtube at home - Criterion animation in the By Brakhage set. Rage Net (1988) - Silent, Brakhage, #518 - Youtube at home - Criterion animation in the By Brakhage set. The Garden of Earthly Delights (1981)- Silent, Brakhage, #518 - Youtube at home - Criterion animation in the By Brakhage set. Bluebeard (1936) - French, Painleve, #468 - DVD at home - Criterion animation from the Science is Fiction set. The Ruling Class (1972) - English, Medak, #132 - DVD at home - Completely consumed all the special features and text. Cronos (1993) - Spanish, del Toro, #551 - Blu-ray at home - Bigger Than Life (1956) - English, Ray, #507 - Blu-ray at home - The Ascent (1977) - Russian, Shepitko, Eclipse - DVD at home - One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Wings (1966) - Russian, Shepitko, Eclipse - DVD at home - Shoot the Piano Player (1960) - French, Truffaut, #315 - DVD at home - Straw Dogs (1971) - English, Peckinpah, #182 - DVD at home w/ Lyle - My Dinner With Andre (1981) - English, Malle, #479 - DVD at home - Through a Glass Darkly (1961) - Swedish, Bergman, #209 - DVD at home - Fantastic. Life During Wartime (2010) - English, Solondz, #574 - - Amazon Instant Video at home - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) - English, Gilliam, #175 - DVD at home - The Lower Depths (1936) - French, Renoir, #239 - DVD at home - The Lower Depths (1957) - Japanese, Kurosawa, #239 - DVD at home - Underworld (1927) - Silent, von Sternberg, #529 - DVD at home - The Red Balloon (1956) - French, Lamorisse, unnumbered - DVD at home - Variety Lights (1950) - French, Fellini/Lattuada, Essential Art House - DVD at home - An Autumn Afternoon (1962) - Japanese, Ozu, #446 - Hulu at home - Pierrot le fou (1965) - French, Godard, #421 - The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - DVD at home - House Cat People Checklist spoilered. Spoiler:
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T=Television H=Hulu N=Netflix Streaming D=DVD B=Blu-ray September 1 1. The Scarlet Empress (1934) --T--Not so much a movie as it is a shrine to the angles of Marlene Dietrich's face, The Scarlet Empress does not hold back on excess. 2. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)--H--Laughton really brings Henry VIII to life in this Oscar-winning biopic of the Tudor monarch, in a performance that rivals Keith Michell's in the BBC TV series 40 years later. September 2 3. The River--T. Phenomenally beautiful film, although I was more interested in the Technicolor scenes of rural life in India before everyone started working in customer support than I was in the story. 4. Help--D--Perhaps it's heretical, but I prefer Help over A Hard Day's Night. September 3 5. Throne of Blood--D--Perhaps the eeriest adaptation of Macbeth ever filmed. September 4 6. The Threepenny Opera--D--Terrific film with a theme of banking as just another form of crime is as relevant today as it was in 1931. September 5 7. This is Spinal Tap--D--This movie goes to 11. September 6 8. Orpheus--H--What an amazing, haunting, beautiful film! Filmmakers seem to see themselves in the myth of Orpheus, and so there seem to be more film versions of that myth than any other. And Jean Marais was one extraordinarily gorgeous man! 9. My Dinner with Andre--D--I always find something new when I watch this. September 7 10. Hobson's Choice--T--Laughton is great, but over all the film didn't reach me. September 8 11. The Last Wave--T--appropriate viewing, given the torrential rains the DC area has been getting this week. 12. Seance on a Wet Afternoon---H--continuing a theme and to complete the checklist (Title not released on DVD by Criterion) September 9 13. The Naked City--N=Netflix Streaming--An OK police procedural whose most interesting aspect is its snapshot of NYC in the late 40s. As I watched it, I would pull up Google Earth street views of locations in the movie to see how much had changed in 63 years. 14. Late Chrysanthemums--H- I'm just discovering Mikio Naruse's films, and I really enjoyed this story of a hard-hearted ex-geisha turned landlady in post-war Japan. September 11 15. Blow Out--T--I haven't watched Blow Out since I saw it in the theater during its initial release 30 years ago. DePalma has predicated his career on ripping off Hitchcock's style, and this is a prime example. It's definitely an entertaining movie, but you can see the welds where DePalma assembled this from Hitchcock motifs. September 12 16. Kind Hearts and Coronets--D--in an age of fart jokes and Friedman and Seltzer catering to the LCD, watching this sly, erudite comedy is like sipping vintage champagne. One of my all-time favorites. Glad I bought it before it went OOP. September 13 17. Ace in the Hole--D--I can see why this film bombed on its 1951 release; Americans just can't withstand a deep look into the rotten core of our national character. Brilliant, bitter and dark. 18. Blood Wedding--D--another Criterion set I'm glad I bought before Studio Canal stole it away from Criterion. Carlos Saura's flamenco trilogy interested me in exploring Spain's theatrical heritage, which served me well on my trip to Barcelona last spring. September 14 19. The Only Son--D--No other director can paint the colors of familial relationships like Ozu September 15 20. Gimme Shelter--B--It's disturbing to think that the young kids grooving to the music and the 60s counterculture scene (when they weren't being clubbed by the Hells Angels) are the Republicans of today. September 16 21. The Leopard--D--Masterful rendering of the Lampedusa novel featuring Burt Lancaster's magisterial performance as the nobleman unable to cope with a changing world, although the effect is lessened with the Italian dubbing. September 17 22. The Third Shadow Warrior--H--Very striking chambara film that obviously inspired Kurosawa. September 18 23. Annie Hall--D--Not my favorite Allen film, but worth watching if only for the Marshall McCluhan scene. September 21 24. Hearts & Minds--D--Too heavy on the anti-war propaganda; H&M reveals raw emotions on all sides on the Vietnam War. 25. The Last Emperor--D--The beginning of the film set in the Forbidden City is fascinating, but the film loses steam once Pu Yi grows up and becomes a puppet of Japan. September 22 26. Pink Flamingos--D--No longer shocking, more sort of adorable. September 24 27. Trainspotting--D--The Miramax 2-disc is brilliant, but I'd love to have Criterion port over its laserdisc release to Blu-Ray. September 25 28. Nights of Cabiria--N--Giulietta Masina absolutely shines in this film; I'm kicking myself for not buying the DVD when before it went OOP. September 28 29. The Long Good Friday--D--One of the best crime films ever made. 30. The Passion of Joan of Arc--D--Desperately in need of a Blu upgrade. Maria Falconetti's performance makes this atheist tear up every. damn. time. September 29 31. Peeping Tom--N--Quite far from the elegant, highbrow product one expects from The Archers, Peeping Tom is a wonderful bit of psychosexual nastiness that Hitchcock was probably kicking himself for not having made. 32. Touchez Pas au Grisbi---D--This is the film that turned me on to Jean Gabin, whose performance as Max, a gangster at middle age who just wants to rest, is one I identify with. 33. The Darjeeling Limited---D--Wes Anderson's films, more than those of any other director except maybe Woody Allen, have a unified look and feel that mark them as a single body of work. I liked this one better than Steve Zissou, but Rushmore is still Anderson's best film. 34. Carmen---D-- Probably the most "movie movie" film in the Saura box, Antonio Gades and Laura de Sol burn up the screen! September 30 35. El Amor Brujo---D-- Probably the sexiest film in the series, although it looks more like a ballet recorded for film than a dance movie. 36. Cronos--N-- I remember being knocked out by Cronos when I first saw it at a private showing in a bar in Seoul, South Korea. Even then it was clear that this Del Toro kid was going places. October 1 37. Hausu--B--Strange doesn't even begin to describe Hausu. Evil cats, killer pianos, it's like a candy-colored nightmare with the same illogic you find in bad dreams. Spoiler:
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September 2 - Rashomon - MOMA Screening
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i couldnt get into the animation challenge like i wanted to but definetely have some criterions to watch i been hang out to for this challenge
1. The great Dictator <ul> <li>The clown turns prophet <li>trailer <li>King, Queen, Joker <li>Charlier the barber <li>Sydney Chaplin's footage <li>Chaplin's Napolean </ul> 2. The Magician <ul> <li>1967 video interview with director Ingmar Bergman </ul> 3. Black Moon <ul> <LI> interview with director Louis Malle <LI>BTS photos <LI> original trailer </UL> 4.Cronos 5. Robocop 6. GoodBurger 7, Brazil 8. Grey Gardens 9. Repulsion <ul> <li>Audio commentary featuring Polanski and actress Catherine Deneuve </ul> 10. Sanjuro 11. Two-Lane Blacktop 12. Seven Samurai <ul> <li>Fifty-minute documentary on the making of Seven Samurai <li>y Life in Cinema </ul 13.Salo Spoiler:
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MrTerrific Watches Art House Films Criterion List *First Time Viewing September 1 1. Slacker - Netflix Streaming - Love this view of twentysomething slackers in early 90's Austin, Texas. No real plot, but the dialogue is brilliant. 2. Dazed and Confused - Netflix Streaming - A day in the life of high school teenagers in the late 70's. Love the lines of this movie. Superbly acted. 3. Alphaville* - Netflix Streaming - I thought the first few minutes were good. After that it just got boring. September 6 4. Vampyr* - Netflix Streaming - Eerily done. Much credit for the making of the film. Loved the editing. Creepy shots. September 8 5. Modern Times - Blu-Ray - Brilliant film! Chaplin's last "silent" film. 6. The Great Dictator - Blu-Ray - Worth the price of admission for the speeches as Hynkel. Very moving speech at the end. LOVED this one. September 9 7. The Times of Harvey Milk* - DVR - Wonderful documentary. Had to get over the fact that Harvey Fierstein was the narrator. Not a fan of his voice. 8. Grey Gardens* - Hulu Plus - These ladies are cut off from reality. Little Edie is a s-t-a-u-n-c-h character indeed. Kinda sad, but they don't seem to be, so I'm just happy for them. 9. Paris, Texas* - Blu-Ray September 10 10. Monsoon Wedding* - Blu-Ray 11. Sweet Smell of Success* - Blu-Ray 12. Orpheus* - Blu-Ray September 11 13. This is Spinal Tap - Blu-Ray September 12 14. Blow Out* - Blu-Ray September 13 15. A Night at the Opera - DVD September 14 16. Jimi Plays Monterey / Shake! Otis at Monterey - Blu-Ray - The two most brilliant performances at the one concert I wish I could have attended. Goosebumps watching these performances. 17. Divorce Italian Style* - Hulu Plus September 15 18. Repulsion* - Blu-Ray 19. Hopscotch* - Hulu Plus 20. The Naked City* - Netflix Streaming September 16 21. The Hit* - Netflix Streaming September 18 22. 3 Women* - Blu-Ray 23. Le Beau Serge* - Blu-Ray September 20 24. Seven Samurai - Blu-Ray - A masterpiece. One of the finest films I've ever seen. September 21 25. Yojimbo - Blu-Ray 26. Sanjuro - Blu-Ray September 22 27. Chasing Amy - DVD September 30/October1 28. House* - Blu-Ray Spoiler:
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I'm totally gonna complete the checklist this year.
List, with reductive star evaluations: September 1st 1. Miss Julie (Sjoberg, 1951, #416) *** 2. Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962, Laserdisc) **** 3. Pigs and Battleships (Imamura, 1962, #472) ***+ September 2 4. Quai des Orfèvres (Clouzot, 1947, #193) **** 5. Ivan's Childhood (Tarkovsky, 1962, #397) ***+ 6. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Powell & Pressburger, 1943, #173) ***+ September 3 7. Yi Yi (Yang, 2000, #339) **+ September 4 8. Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946, #6) ***+ 9. The King of Kings (Demille, 1928, #266) **+ 10. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (Kurosawa, 1945, Eclipse) **+ 11. The 39 Steps (Hitchcock, 1935, #56) **** September 5 12. Ballad of a Soldier (Chukhrai, 1959, #148) ***+ September 6 13. The Leopard (Visconti, 1963, #235) *** September 7 14. Walkabout (Roeg, 1971, #10) ***+ 15. Intentions of Murder (Imamura, 1964, #474) **** September 8 16. By Brakhage: Vol. 1, Program 1 (Desistfilm, Wedlock House: An Intercourse, Dog Star Man) 17. The Horse's Mouth (Neame, 1958, #154) *** 18. Vengeance Is Mine (Imamura, 1979, #384) **+ September 9 19. No Regrets for Our Youth (Kurosawa, 1946, Eclipse) **+ 20. Paisan (Rossellini, 1946, #498) *** 21. Ratcatcher (Ramsay, 1999, #162) ** September 10 22. To Joy (Bergman, 1950, Eclipse) **+ September 11 23. The Pornographers (Imamura, 1966, #207) **+ 24. Red Desert (Antonioni, 1964, #522) **** 25. 49th Parallel (Powell, 1941, #376) ** September 12 26. Z (Costa-Gavras, 1969, #491) **** 27. if.... (Anderson, 1969, #391) **** 28. Do the Right Thing (Lee, 1989, #97) **** September 14 29. W.C. Fields - Six Short Films (entire disc: "Pool Sharks," "The Golf Specialist," "The Dentist," "The Fatal Glass of Beer," "The Pharmacist," "The Barbershop") (Various, 1915-1933, #79) September 15 30. My Man Godfrey (La Cava, 1936, #114) *** September 18 31. I Know Where I'm Going! (Powell & Pressburger, 1945, #94) **** September 19 32. A Night to Remember (Baker, 1958, #7) ** September 20 33. This Is Spinal Tap (Reiner, 1984, #12) *** 34. Sid & Nancy (Cox, 1986, #20) **+ 35. Closely Watched Trains (Menzel, 1966, #131) *** September 21 36. The Importance of Being Earnest (Asquith, 1952, #158) ***+ September 22 37. The Insect Woman (Imamura, 1963, #473) ** 38. The Bank Dick (Cline, 1940, #78) *** 39. Zazie dans le métro (Malle, 1960, #570) **** September 23 40. The Cranes Are Flying (Kalatozov, 1957, #146) *** 41. Wild Strawberries (Bergman, 1957, #139) *** September 24 42. The White Sheik (Fellini, 1952, #189) *** 43. Breathless (Godard, 1960, #408) **** 44. Time Bandits (Gilliam, 1981, #37) *** September 25 45. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (Inagaki, 1954, #14) **+ 46. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (Inagaki, 1955, #15) **+ 47. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (Inagaki, 1956, #16) **+ 48. All That Heaven Allows (Sirk, 1955, #95) **** September 26 49. Summertime (Lean, 1955, #22) **+ 50. The Harder They Come (Henzell, 1973, #83) **+ September 28 51. And God Created Woman (Vadim, 1956, #77) ** 52. Written on the Wind (Sirk, 1956, #96) **+ 53. Smiles of a Summer Night (Bergman, 1955, #237) *** 54. A Canterbury Tale (Powell & Pressburger, 1944, #341) ***+ September 29 55. The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953, #36) **** 56. Pygmalion (Asquith, 1938, #85) *** 57. The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock, 1938, #3) ***+ List, with comments: Spoiler:
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List of Stuff I Watchified - With Commentationism [1] indicates First Time Viewing
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The September 2011 Criterion Challenge September 2 Throne of Blood September 3 Taxi Driver September 4 Taxi Driver (with Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader Criterion Laserdisc commentary) September 5 The Killer "A Sense of Carol Reed" (The Fallen Idol) September 7 Rashomon September 8 Samurai Trilogy I: Musashi Miyamoto September 10 The Fallen Idol September 11 Sweet Smell of Success "Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away" (Sweet Smell of Success) September 13 Samurai Trilogy II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple "James Wong Howe: Cinematographer" (Sweet Smell of Success) "Gabler on Winchell" (Sweet Smell of Success) "Interview with James Mangold" (Sweet Smell of Success) "Sweet Smell of Success - Theatrical Trailer" (Sweet Smell of Success) September 15 Sweet Smell of Success (with James Naremore commentary) September 17 Samurai Trilogy III: Duel at Ganryu Island September 18 Broadcast News "A Modern Coed" (short) (La Collectionneusse) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Netflix streaming) September 20 La Collectionneuse September 22 A Night to Remember September 24 Claire's Knee September 25 Love in the Afternoon (1972) September 29 Variety Lights September 30 Nights of Cabiria Spoiler:
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My list
1. Robocop- Criterion Collection Edition 2. The Blob 3. Dazed and Confused 4. I Was a Teenage Zombie |
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Challenge #1 Results
Challenge #2 Results 1st: 1. #7-A Night to Remember__Roy Ward Baker__1958 + Audio Commentary Much, much better than I was expecting. I was even more surprised by the engaging commentary (Given Criterion standards by 1995, I would've expected a dry commentary. But it turned out to be just as lively as the film itself) Only problem I seemed to have with the movie was Michael Goodliffe's performance as Andrews. He just came off as devlish and sinister to me. As if he was glad to lead so many people to their deaths. ------------------------ 2nd: 2. #553-Fish Tank__Andrea Arnold__2009 I miss 90's rap :( I'm also surprised that this was made/released as late as 2009. Because as soon as I saw Michael Fassbender, I immediately assumed, "Oh, this is the film that must've helped him land a part in 300"....Oops! ------------------------ 3rd: 3. #71-The Magic Flute__Ingmar Bergman__1975 I really have to hand it to myself. Because about 6 (Or more) years ago, I would've given up on completing this. But my respect for films has obviously risen over the years to prevent that from happening. Still can't say that I was incredibly pleased with the final results of this though. - 4. #564-Pale Flower__Masahiro Shinoda__1964 I'm still warming up to Shinoda's stuff (I've got Double Suicide lined up to go soon) Haven't really been blown away by anything I've seen yet (This included) but quite a couple of great moments, however. Such as the dream sequence, the final hit and those nice closeups of Mariko Kaga. ------------------------ 4th: 5. #238-A Woman Is a Woman__Jean-Luc Godard__1961 A classic Hollywood musical via Godard style. I thought the sound editing and all the in-jokes would become tiresome after a while, but things actually seemed to get gradually better as it went along. ------------------------ 5th: 6. #375-Green for Danger__Sidney Gilliat__1946 Thought this was be a standard (And quite dull) whodunit, but this ended up being another surprise. Haven't seen Alastair Sim in very many movies, but he really elevates this into something worthwhile. - 7. "Woodshock" (#247-Slacker___Richard Linklater___1991) Early Linklater short documenting a popular, local music fest. I kept on hearing the music, but where were the bands? ------------------------ 6th: 8. #353-Sólo con tu pareja__Alfonso Cuarón__1991 A little more juvenile than I expected. Claudia Ramirez=:wub: - 9. #104-Double Suicide__Masahiro Shinoda__1969 Just couldn't really get into this one. I'm really afraid to dive into more of these (Non-swordplay) feudal Japanese films now. ------------------------ 7th: 10. #416-The Hit__Stephen Frears__1984 A welcomed change of pace for this marathon. Kind of like an arthouse version of Rabid Dogs. Loved that actor's duel between Terence Stamp and John Hurt towards the end. - 11. #257-Secret Honor__Robert Altman__1984 + "President Richard M. Nixon" First off, I always thought that was Jack Lemmon on the cover (Imagine my surprise when I started the movie and found out it was actually Philip Baker Hall) and despite dozing off a little bit there during the middle of the film, I was still very much into this. Mostly because the Nixon story is still intriguing to me---And to see Hall go absolutely ballistic with this performance doesn't hurt. ------------------------ 8th: 12. #94-I Know Where I’m Going!__Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger__1945 I swear, these Powell/Pressburger films just might be my most favorite discoveries from The Criterion Collection. And even though this film wasn't as big as a winner to me as Black Narcissus or 49th Parallel, I wouldn't be surprised to see it end up in the top tier of most-favorites by the time this marathon ends. - 13. #448-Le deuxième souffle__Jean-Pierre Melville__1966 *Sigh* Another slow, long, chatty crime film from JPM. Granted, the movie came alive at the 90-minute mark (When the heist occured) Too bad I didn't care what happened to whom afterwards. I'm still on the lookout for that other Melville film that contends with the brilliance of Le Samouraï..... ------------------------ 9th: 14. #277-My Own Private Idaho__Gus Van Sant__1991 There's currently a Gus Van Sant poll going on at the movies board, which quickly caused me to give this one a look. Some cool and clever moments throughout (Magazine-cover sequence, sex scenes via still-montage) it's just that I didn't have too much invested in the "Story". ------------------------ 10th: 15. #577-Cul-de-sac__Roman Polanski__1966 I was in a crummy mood earlier in the day, but this film managed to be an antidote. Despite running a tad bit long, I admired how Polanski was able to sneak in some laughable goofiness in nearly every single scene of this movie. And I've only seen Lionel Stander in a few other films, but I had no idea he was capable of being so damn funny! Kudos also goes to Don Pleasance for allowing us to see him go slowly, slowly out of his mind. ------------------------ 11th: 16. #294-The Browning Version__Anthony Asquith__1951 Ehhh, I admit to doing a lot of dozing off and daydreaming while watching this one. I guess I just need to take a break from pre-60's British Cinema. - 17. #359-The Double Life of Véronique__Krzysztof Kieślowski__1991 + "Musicians (1959)" I've only seen three other Kieślowski films (Red and Blue) and though I did perfer this film to those two, I still wasn't amazed by it. Though I'm sure a 2nd vewing would really help... ------------------------ 12th: 18. #340-Koko: A Talking Gorilla__Barbet Schroeder__1978 + "Barbet Schroeder" interview I liked this despite the rather abrupt conclusion (I also would've liked to have seen how Koko interacted with other gorillas, other than Michael, with her new knowledge of language) It was also too bad (Regarding the supplements) that there wasn't any updated information on the progress of of the speaking gorillas. ------------------------ 13th: 19. #189-The White Sheik__Federico Fellini__1952 + "Remembrances" (Some of it) Similiar to what I said about I vitelloni (On the first challenge) it would take a few more years before Fellini would really hit his stride in really nailing the humor and drama for his future works. The elements were certainly in place with this film, but they obivously weren't utilized full enough...Although I now admit that I vitelloni was a much stronger film on 2nd viewing. ------------------------ 14th: 20. #122-Salesman__Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin__1968 Not something that I could exactly watch over again and again, but I was *Surprisingly* very much into this. I wish I could've seen the supplements regarding "The Rabbit's" reaction to the film (Maybe a youtube clip might help? Hmmm...) ------------------------ 15th: 21. #515-The Fugitive Kind__Sidney Lumet__1960 Probably the biggest disappointment I had with this film was that it didn't feel like a Sidney Lumet film. Great performances and moments here and there, but the storyline just seemed to always stall whenever momentum was reached. I also felt the movie needed more Carol (Joanne Woodward). ------------------------ 16th: 22. #169-Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis at Monterey__D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus__1986 + Commentaries (Peter Guralnick-1) "Phil Walden interview" Ahhh, it was so rewarding in this challenge to finally play something that can blast through the sound system! Never did I know how riveting both performances were presented in their entirety (Just as long as the film didn't screw up---As it did with a few of Jimi's performances) After it was all finished, I'm now pumped to get the whole set someday. ------------------------ 18th: 23. #440-Brand upon the Brain!___Guy Maddin__2006 Judging by the description (And being unfamiliar with Maddin's work) I expected another silent-style homage like Call of Cthulhu. Instead, this was like a hyperactive Maya Deren film (Which ended up being a good thing---Despite the title cards often flying by too fast) Oh, and after chapter 2, I couldn't resist not watching the film without Crispen Glover's narration: "RUMANIA!!!" ------------------------ 19th: 24. #15-Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple__Hiroshi Inagaki__1955 Thought I would've made a big mistake by checking this out, even though it has been about 2 years since I last saw the previous film. Thankfully the subtitles, at the beginning, kept me up to date on where the story left off. Though I still haven't been blown away by these films, I promise to watch the 3rd and final film in shorter period of time. ------------------------ 20th: 25. #204-The Marriage of Maria Braun__Rainer Werner Fassbinder__1978 Liked the first hour. Disliked the 2nd. I will say this though, I LOVED the opening & ending-credits sequences. ------------------------ 21st: 26. #348-Love in the Afternoon__Eric Rohmer__1972 + "Véronique and Her Dunce (1958)" Surprised it took this long to run into a film that contained some inner monologues (Excluding the surreal Brand/Brain) Not only was this the first of the "Moral Tales" that I've seen from Rohmer, but (I believe) this is the first Rohmer film I've ever seen and wasn't let down one bit! ------------------------ 22nd: 27. #362-Border Radio__Allison Anders,Dean Lent,Kurt (Poison Ivy 3!) Voss__1987 + Cast Commentary "Making of Border Radio "The Flesh Eaters: The Wedding Dice" This looked pretty good during the opening 10 minutes, but then it just fell into a slumber. However, I gave the cast commentary a listen afterwards and developed a slightly better reaction on 2nd viewing (I'm so not used to hearing Chris D. provide commentary for a film that he appeared in!) ------------------------ 23rd: 28. #529-Underworld__ Josef von Sternberg__1927 + "Visual Essay" Not really as good as Last Command but still enthralling enough. The essay really made me eager to check out more of Sternberg's stuff. ------------------------ 25th: 29. #574-Life During Wartime__Todd Solondz__2010 + "Ask Todd" (Select questions) This felt incomplete compared to other Solondz-films I've seen. Would've liked to have seen more of the Joy/Andy storyline....Oh, and Charlotte Rampling is still sexy. ------------------------ 26th: 30. #377-When a Woman Ascends the Stairs__Mikio Naruse__1960 Seemed to take about an hour to get going, but it still remained quite uneventful. Surprising, given how highly acclaimed this seemed to be over at icheckmovies. ------------------------ 27th: 31. #143-That Obscure Object of Desire__Luis Buñuel__1977 Haven't been as pleased with the last few Bunuel films I saw, but this was a nice rebound. Wasn't exactly sure what the ending meant, but at least Carole Bouquet's "Conchita" managed to be the most pleasing c0cktease I've ever seen in a film. - 32. #356-Sweetie__Jane Campion__1989 + "A Girl’s Own Story" "Passionless Moments" Didn't expect this to be humorous, but it was exactly what I needed after seeing so much serious stuff lately. Bob & Pop at the restaurant was undoubtedly my biggest LOL-moment of this entire marathon. ------------------------ 28th: 33. #513-Summer Hours__Olivier Assayas__2008 With the themes of closure and "What shall we do now?", I found this film to be a fitting end to this marathon. |
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I really need to focus on getting a job in September, but here be my measly list
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Why for? You don't have to own a single Criterion to participate.
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2011 September Criterion Challenge List *= first time viewing blue= personal BluRay black= personal DVD green= other September 1st 1. Spine #450: Bottle Rocket (Wes Anderson, 1996)* Enjoyable heist comedy; loved James Caan's character 2. Spine #343: The Bakery Girl of Monceau (Eric Rohmer, 1963)Very engaging critique of mankind's moral compasses September 3rd3. Spine #95: All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk, 1955)* Stirring melodrama centered around expectations of self and others September 4th4. Eclipse Set #13: Sisters of Gion (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936)* Tragic portrait of geishas eking by as the world changes September 5th5. Eclipse Set #26: Flunky, Work Hard (Mikio Naruse, 1931)* Great silent short about a man frustrated by work and family 6. Spine #321: The Virgin Spring (Ingmar Bergman, 1960)*Hauntingly tragic tale that plays out like a medieval poem September 11th7. Spine #489: Monsoon Wedding (Mira Nair, 2001)* Vibrant film (glad I got it on BR); watched while eating curry 8. Spine #566: Insignificance (Nicolas Roeg, 1985)*Thanks to Marilyn, I now understand the Theory of Relativity September 13th9. Spine #554: Still Walking (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008)* September 28th 10. Spine #295: Crazed Fruit (Ko Nakahira, 1956)* September 29th 11. Spine #229: Scenes from a Marriage (Ingmar Bergman, 1973)* - television miniseries Spoiler:
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1. Jason and the Argonauts (1963) * 103 min.
2. Geometria (1987) * 6 min./Cronos (1993) * 92 min. 3. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) * 96 min. 4. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962) * 72 min. 5. Shadows In Paradise (1986) * 74 min. 6. Ariel (1988) * 72 min. 7. The Match Factory Girl (1990) * 69 min. 8. Patriotism (1966) * 28 min. 9. People on Sunday (1930) * 74 min./Into the Blue (1931) * 36 min. 10. Science Is Fiction (Jean Painleve): Bluebeard (1936) * 13 min./The Fourth Dimension (1936) * 10 min./The Struggle For Survival (1937) * 14 min./Voyage to the Sky (1937) * 11 min./Similarities Between Length and Speed (1937) * 10 min./Le Vampire (1945) 9 min./Freshwater Assassins (1947) * 24 min./Sea Urchins (1954) * 11 min./Sea Ballerinas (1956) * 13 min./How Some Jellyfish Are Born (1960) * 14 min./Shrimp Stories (1964) * 10 min./The Love Life of the Octopus (1967) * 14 min./Diatoms (1968) * 17 min./Acera, or the Witches' Dance (1972) * 13 min./Liquid Crystals (1978) * 6 min./Pigeons in the Square (1982) * 27 min. 11. Hearts and Minds (1974) * 112 min. 12. The Traveler (1974) * 73 min./Close-Up (1990) * 98 min./Close-Up Long Shot (1996) * 44 min. 13. Sling Blade (1996) *148 min. 14. Edward II (1991) * 90 min. 15. The Vanishing (1988) * 106 min. 16. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) * 118 min. 17. Ikebana (1956) * 32 min./Tokyo 1958 (1958) * 24 min./Pitfall (1962) * 97 min. 18. Five Corners (1987) * 94 min. 19. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) 63 min. *First time viewing |
Re: September Criterion Challenge 2011 - List Thread
okay, I'm guilty of this too, but y'all need to remove all the posts that ARE NOT a "list" mmm-kay
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