Tower Of Movies

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:46 pm

Out -- The Shining, by far my least favorite Kubrick film (or second least favortie I have a sneaking respect for the godawful-but-fascinating "Eyes Wide Shut"), the book was actually better. I'll never understand this film's continued popularity. Besides Kubrick's on the board already with "Dr. Strangelove", one of the very best films ever that was also perfect subject for Kubrick's inhuman gaze.

In -- We haven't had a musical yet, you bunch of #$#@$ snobs....

Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
House Of Games - David Mamet
Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:54 pm

I'm taking out Hitch only because there are at least two others of his I like more than Vertigo - In - Perry Smith's favorite -

Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
House Of Games - David Mamet
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:16 pm

Out: House of Games
In: the Mamet-penned Glengarry Glen Ross. Must have some Jack Lemmon on this board!

Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Glengarry Glen Ross - James Foley
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
High Heels - Pedro Almodovar
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:16 pm

I'm running out of lives here...

Out: High Heels, gotta love Pedro, but I think I saw this movie and can't remember one darn thing about it -- and most of PA's films I remember pretty vividly, so out it goes!

In -- Hitch must return...IMO his very best...

Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Glengarry Glen Ross - James Foley
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:06 pm

I will get much flak over this, but...........

Out: GGR Wasn't written to be a movie
In- Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill

Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
The Bandwagon -- Vicente Minelli
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:17 pm

Some of these films I've never even thought about thinking about, let alone seen...you guys are such officianados of film.

*All the subtlety in his leaving is distorted by the squeak on the back door hinge, and he feel like ignoramus.*

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:19 pm

You're young, and you have years of viewing ahead of you...

And to learn how to spell 'aficionados' (sorry, just had to do that!!!).

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:20 am

Actually, I'm proud to be called a film officionado, as I do, in fact, think about films at the office.

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:32 pm

out: vincente
in: Singin' in the Rain

Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Der Himmel Über Berlin - Wim Wenders
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:45 pm

Damn that hurt.... you coulda taken out Vincente Minelli or somethin'!

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 3:15 pm

Actually, I thought about putting in "Singin' in the Rain", but, well, it seemed so obvious and I know you all expect more from me

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 3:32 pm

hey now, redshoes didn't get any guff when she put strangelove in. some of us, though generous of spirit, have conserved our picks.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:14 pm

out: Wim Away
in: Young Winstone

Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
Scum - Alan Clarke
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:19 pm

What a very odd universe this is....

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:38 pm

well, don't blame me and you're welcome. who the hell is young winstoned? i know what scum is.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:46 pm

um, sorry, I did mean to say thank you.... that was above and beyond the call.

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:51 pm

i blush...

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:02 pm

WINGS OF DESIRE is worth--was worth, excuse me-- sticking up for, and I thank you.

I can see where people might find it precious or stylized, but fuck that, the photography is amazing and the dialogue will give you marvelous new gifts every time you hear/see it.

You can debate what it says about modern Germany if you like, with Peter Falk playing himself as a (Jewish?) former angel in the midst of filming scenes set during the third Reich; an old man dying while wandering the DMZ trying to remember the Berlin he knew before the war, etc.-- I happen to think it's great-- but the basic stuff about the human heart and consciousness is a gift.

In my humble opinion, as they say. Carry on with the tower, which is fun if silly, making art fight like football teams...

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:47 pm

[quote="And to learn how to spell 'aficionados' (sorry, just had to do that!!!).[/quote]

Mungo know. Mungo sorry.

I did notice that as soon as I'd posted, but couldn't be arsed to correct it, as was my want. Bluddy pedddantik!

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:22 pm

Just thought I'd chime in as another fan of "Wings of Desire." It's a poetic hymm to life that dances on the edge of overseriousness but then, blessedly, lets its hair down with the appearance of Faulk -- and a wonderful discussion of the joys of coffee (and cigarettes, but since I'm not a smoker, I'll ignore that part).

If it ends with one of Wenders' trademark meandering, impossible-to-follow talk-fest endings, well, it fits in with the theme of accepting life, with all its annoyances and evils, right?

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:55 am

I may as well chime in officially here, as long as I'm blathering on about other people's choices...

Out: Scum
In: Dogs

Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Brazil - Terry Gilliam
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock

I can't recommend this film highly enough. The animal violence is tough going, but in the end it's not as bad as you fear, and besides, it's the very opposite of exploitative violence-- it's the center weight of the film. The fate and actions of the many dogs in the film define what's going on with the humans in brilliant ways.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:53 pm

I'll just fuck off then.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:53 am

Out : Brazil
In : New York

Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:06 am

I was going to take out Brazil, couldn't get into its high concept pretentions.

A Hitchcock lateral:

Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid - George Roy Hill
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man- Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
The Birds -- Alfred Hitchcock

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:56 pm

Out: Butch
In: Return of the Wim. Another classic, and contender for best film music ever.

Amores Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manhattan - Woody Allen
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick
Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
Treasure of the Sierra Madre - John Huston
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
The Third Man - Carol Reed
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
The Birds - Alfred Hitchcock