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Post by Tosh on Apr 20, 2007 10:59:56 GMT -5
Every so often I'll post the next number until I get all the way to my favourite film ever!
okay here goes.............
100= Noce Blanche (1989) - Vanessa Paradis's debut I think - great ending!
Beautiful Mind (2002) - A Flawless and enthralling film from Ron Howard who for once, gets everyhting right.
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Post by Tosh on Apr 21, 2007 11:38:44 GMT -5
99=
Hard Candy (2005) - Very smart! won't give anything away about the plot, but the camerawork and David Slades direction are articulate and refreshing - some of the best atmospheric close up work for years.
Kundun (1997) - This Martin Scorcese film was refused distribution in The US for years because the Chinese threatened to make a diplomatic incident over their portrayal in this true story of the Dalai Lama and Tibet
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Post by Tosh on Apr 22, 2007 17:06:08 GMT -5
98=
Delicatessen (1991) - as one reviewer said "hilarious vignettes, slapstick gags, and sweetly eccentric characters" perfectly put.
Saints And Soldiers (2003) - There is not going to be many war movies in this list, but this film is worthy of appearing in anyones list - good characterisation, authenticity and effective colour palette work - great film.
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Post by Tosh on Apr 26, 2007 11:48:57 GMT -5
97=
Goodbye Lenin (2002) - A witty, thought-provoking and ultimately moving political tragicomedy set in Berlin.
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Post by Tosh on Apr 26, 2007 19:19:53 GMT -5
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Good night And Good Luck (2005) - Never underestimate the power of a film shot in black and white. This is a cry for proper responsibility in media that have sold their soul to advertisers and government manipulation. And in that sense, it's essential for everyone.
The Fifth Element (1997) - A big budget sci-fi romp from Luc Besson that is just plain good fun to watch. Milla Jovovich is perfect and the DTS audio is supreme.
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Post by Tosh on Apr 29, 2007 11:55:22 GMT -5
95=
Last Tango In Paris (1973) - Bertolucci and Brando tried to alter the face of an art form with this powerfully intense erotic and liberating movie.
Empire Records (1995) - An Indie record shop tries to battle off the big multinational chain in this tale of love, personal tragedy, and finding ones true self. Has a totally cool soundtrack as well.
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Post by Tosh on Apr 29, 2007 17:43:12 GMT -5
94= Quadrophenia (1979) - Gritty tale about alienated youth in the 1960s. An essential British film looking at rival gangs and gaining a sense of identity and meaning in life. High Fidelity (2000) - Excellent comedy characterized by a grim and satiric humour, based on Nick Hornby's book, this is a film for anyone in love with music, mix-tapes and best of lists.....
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Post by Caroline on Apr 30, 2007 2:39:06 GMT -5
High Fidelity is really really good, its one of the few films i have watched and thought that its just as good, if not better than the book!
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Post by Tosh on May 1, 2007 17:35:33 GMT -5
93=
Intacto (2000) - A fascinating, dark thriller based on the puzzling plotline and premise that luck can be stolen and used for alternate means.
Boogie Nights (1997) - Episodes from disparate lives set in 70's porn where expression is king and the metaphor is the American Dream.
The Big Lebowski (1997) - "The dude abides" - just a great movie, crammed full of quotable one liners and black comedic genius.
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Post by Tosh on May 2, 2007 16:03:35 GMT -5
92=
Heathers (1988) - A simply psychotic teen flick. "My teenage angst bullshit now has a body count." A scathing lambasting of the American teen in the late 1980s, but its effect will be timeless.
A Clockwork Orange (1972) - A film that, from beginning to end, drips irony from its tongue. It is a brilliant, darkly poetic work that is able to both enrapture and disgust. If you can get over being disgusted, enjoy.
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Post by Tosh on May 4, 2007 14:15:44 GMT -5
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The Edukators (2004) - Sticking it to the man, German-style, is the subject of this smart, feisty little gem of a flick. Ultra hip soundtrack and full of acts of creative anarchy set within the rigidly over-structured and overseen modern world.
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Post by Tosh on May 6, 2007 11:49:49 GMT -5
90=
Lost Highway (1997) - Classic film noir from David Lynch. Slow, brooding and surreal. A great film which demands more from the watcher than passivity - be involved, be very involved ;D
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Post by Tosh on May 6, 2007 16:29:12 GMT -5
89=
Schindler's List (1993) - a morally serious, aesthetically stunning historical epic that is nonetheless readily accessible to a mass audience. It's an intensely personal meditation on the nature of heroism and moral choice, rendered on the kind of rich, dreamlike cinematic canvas that only Hollywood can realize.
Reservoir Dogs (1991) - Seminal, in terms of its discursive dialogue, bursts of ultra-violence and unsettling machismo, Reservoir Dogs still seems groundbreaking.
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Post by Tosh on May 8, 2007 16:23:43 GMT -5
88=
Raging Bull (1980) - The performances are riveting and the visuals are stunning. The boxing sequences are brutally realistic - there are no crappy Rocky theatrics here - and the humanity oozes out of every scene. Raging Bull is a fine piece of American cinema that you don't have to be a movie nerd to understand or appreciate. It's main focus is on a man's ruin coming from within, borne of jealousy and inadequacy.
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Post by Tosh on May 10, 2007 13:03:23 GMT -5
87=
Memento (2000) - This is virtuoso filmmaking, stylistically dazzling and head-scratchingly intricate.
Girl On The Bridge (1999) - Patrice Lecont created this original and strangely beautiful B&W film, one that has its roots buried somewhere in French New Wave cinema and in Fellini's road film La Strada.
Amadeus (1984) - A wonderful mix of sight and sound, of humor and drama, of love and hate, of ugliness and beauty. What really gives this film such lasting relevance and resonance, is it's all too true theme: genius is fleeting, but mediocrity is forever.
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