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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 28, 2015 10:02:11 GMT -5
I don't know why Blackboard is a lock but All That Heaven Allows is on the edge. I definitely think it should be the other way around.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 28, 2015 10:08:35 GMT -5
I havent been paying attention to the video dump. what do you mean?
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 29, 2015 11:33:45 GMT -5
In the clip Dracula posted, Scorsese explained how certain filmmakers in the 1950s worked around the restrictions of Hollywood "smuggling" serious social messages into seemingly conventional melodramas. All That Heaven Allows is one of the best and most emblematic examples of this type of film, using the story of an affair as a way of exploring the dangers of conformity and critiquing American society.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 29, 2015 12:40:20 GMT -5
Okay lets go with that one then. moving on...
Next year:1943
Now we did not include Casablanca in 42, so this is the year it goes in.
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Post by Dracula on Mar 29, 2015 13:17:23 GMT -5
Casablanca
Shadow of a Doubt
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Day of Wrath
I Walked with a Zombie
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 29, 2015 13:24:52 GMT -5
1. Casablanca: Easy.
2. Shadow of a Doubt: Very influential and famous Hitchcock. One of the great master's best.
3. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: Famous for it's amazing technicolor and controversial satire, this is a really famous and influential film. Probably the most iconic film from Powell and Pressburger, next to maybe The Red Shoes.
4. Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman: The first crossover film? Probably not, but one of the most famous. In a way, this can be seen as a predecessor to Marvel's contemporary universe building and crossovers.
5. Ossessione: Early forefather to Italian Neorealism.
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Sanshiro Sugata:It's the first Akira Kurosawa film, but on it's own merits there isn't much here.
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 29, 2015 14:28:30 GMT -5
Casablanca
Shadow of a Doubt
Frankenstein meets the Wolf man
Titanic
The Outlaw
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Mar 30, 2015 14:01:15 GMT -5
Casablanca - The standard for how Hollywood films should be made. Perfect.
Le Corbeau - A devilishly fun film about gossip in a small town, shot with surrealist imagery and Clouzout's brilliant twist endings.
Day of Wrath - Dreyer at his finest, way ahead of it's time and is an excellent, early satire that parallels Nazi scares with the witch hunts of the 1600s. And an old lady gets burned alive in the beginning, and it looks really good for 1943.
Shadow of a Doubt - Very fun Hitchcock and a good example of him really rounding into form before he started to deliver his classics. It's been imitated so many times, but never done better.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - I'm not the biggest fan of the film, I found it overly long and meandering at times. But it's Powell and Pressburger doing their Technicolor thing and it's a bold project for the time. It ain't "The Red Shoes", but it's good enough to get in for this year.
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Post by PG Cooper on Apr 1, 2015 21:30:48 GMT -5
Okay, Casablanca and Shadow of a Doubt seem like locks, with Life and Death trailing close behind.
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Post by Deexan on Apr 2, 2015 4:02:06 GMT -5
Lady and the Tramp and Sword of the Stone are anything but drab. They're the very best of Disney's second tier.
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Post by IanTheCool on Apr 2, 2015 23:01:35 GMT -5
Should we go with this?
Casablanca
Shadow of a Doubt
Life and Death of Colonal Blimp
Day of Wrath
And then....
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Post by thebtskink on Apr 2, 2015 23:05:15 GMT -5
Frankenstein meets the Wolfman?
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Post by PG Cooper on Apr 2, 2015 23:07:02 GMT -5
I can dig it.
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Post by Neverending on Apr 2, 2015 23:07:50 GMT -5
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Post by IanTheCool on Apr 2, 2015 23:11:41 GMT -5
Whatever, sure. I don't agree, but sure.
Next year: 1924
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Post by PG Cooper on Apr 2, 2015 23:58:55 GMT -5
1. Sherlock Jr.: Famous Buster Keaton film.
2. Greed: A classic with a wide influence and an intense history.
3. The Last Laugh: Highly praised F.W. Murnau film.
4. The Thief of Bagdad: Viewed by some as Douglas Fairbanks' masterpiece.
5. Die Nibelungen: Siegfried/Kremhild's Revenge: Ambitious Fritz Lang two parter.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 3, 2015 15:12:28 GMT -5
Greed - von Stroheim's masterpiece.
Sherlock Jr. - Very funny Buster Keaton, the best of his "second-tier" films in my opinion.
The Last Laugh - So fun, you can't help but root for the protagonist after he's stripped of his precious doorman uniform. Murnau, the master of silent cinema, in top form before his more well known works "Faust" and "Sunrise"
The Navigator - I actually think this is Keaton's best film other than of course "The General". Hilarious and wildly innovative, I don't see how anyone couldn't love this film.
Strike - Not nearly as strong as "Battleship Potemkin" or "October" but still a very effective film by Eisenstein. His montage use here is his warmup for those films.
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Post by Dracula on Apr 6, 2015 6:17:25 GMT -5
Sherlock Jr.
Last Laugh, The
Thief of Bagdad, The
Greed
The Navigator
IMDB has Strike as a 1925 movie
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 6, 2015 10:46:05 GMT -5
Sherlock Jr. Last Laugh, The Thief of Bagdad, The Greed The Navigator IMDB has Strike as a 1925 movie You know, I think you're right about that, I was going off the Top 1,000 list and I think they're incorrect. In that case I'll change mine to "The Thief of Bagdad", it's definitely highly influential and a solid pick. |
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Post by PG Cooper on Apr 6, 2015 11:22:07 GMT -5
I'm thinking a I might switch my support away from Die Nibelungen and towards The Navigator.
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Post by IanTheCool on Apr 12, 2015 11:42:13 GMT -5
Sherlock Jr. Last Laugh, The Thief of Bagdad, The Greed The Navigator IMDB has Strike as a 1925 movie So we seem to be agreed on these 5 then. Next year: 1957 |
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Post by PG Cooper on Apr 12, 2015 12:25:38 GMT -5
1. The Bridge on the River Kwai: One of the biggest films of the decade and an undisputed classic.
2. 12 Angry Men: Also an undisputed classic. Also a film often referenced in law classes, despite some inaccuracies.
3. The Seventh Seal: Ingmar Bergman's most famous and acclaimed film, full of some of the most iconic images in cinema.
4. Wild Strawberries: Widely praised by both film critics and filmmakers such as Stanley Kubrick. The film has also had a pretty strong influence on a number of Woody Allen films.
5. Paths of Glory: Possibly the greatest World War One film, the movie that established Kubrirck as an important filmmaker, and a key influence on The Wire.
Honourable Mentions
Throne of Blood: One of the most unique Shakespeare adaptations out there and an awesome movie, but the competition is pretty stiff this year.
Witness for the Prosecution: Probably Wilder's most successful merger of drama and comedy, and the twist ending was probably a big deal back in 1957, but that isn't quite enough.
Nights of Cabiria: Great movie, but not held in the same reverence as other Fellini classics.
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Post by IanTheCool on Apr 12, 2015 13:09:59 GMT -5
Seventh Seal? I thought that was earlier, like 1950 or something.
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Post by PG Cooper on Apr 12, 2015 13:26:37 GMT -5
Nope. February of 1957 in Sweden.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 13, 2015 10:41:02 GMT -5
Wild Strawberries - Beautiful cinematography recounts the life of a crusty schoolteacher. Influential and way ahead of its time and it has a great array of shots to emulate for your own film projects.
The Seventh Seal - What a year for Bergman. I enjoy this film even more than Wild Strawberries because the plot is even more interesting and his metaphors for death are beyond brilliant. I also have a soft spot for this because when I watched it in the 9th grade it changed how I viewed film and pushed me to examining cinema on a more analytical level rather than just liked it or didn't.
Sweet Smell of Success - Great movie, probably one of the top 5 in terms of dialogue. The film has great energy and is shot in beautiful noir tones that really immerses you into the shady world. This and His Girl Friday are what I think of for classic, sharply paced dialogue.
Paths of Glory - The first great Kubrick film. The tracking shots in the trenches are mesmerizing, and the film's anti-war message isn't as on-the-nose as other film's. Kirk Douglas is excellent as the lead.
12 Angry Men - Redefined the court room drama and incredibly makes profound statements on morality and human nature with essentially one setting. Lumet at his very best.
This was an extremely strong year. Throne of Blood, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Nights of Cabiria, and The Cranes are Flying are all A's for me, but this year is so strong and made creating a top 5 really difficult. Can't really go wrong with any of the choices this year.
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