Sunday, May 3, 2009

In Celebration of Vertov: Another list of 10

In celebration of Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera, I thought I'd post up another list of ten 'important' films that affected me and made me reconsider the possibilities of the medium of cinema. I know this entry must seem very self-indulgent (and conspicuous), but I thought "why not?"

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Mike Nichols, 1966.
Klute, Alan J. Pakula, 1971.
Chinatown, Roman Polanski, 1974.
Reds, Warren Beatty, 1981.
Secrets and Lies, Mike Leigh, 1996.
Happy Together, Wong Kar Wai, 1997.
Far from Heaven, Todd Haynes, 2002.
Adaptation, Spike Jonze, 2002.
The Magdalene Sisters, Peter Mullan, 2002.
Elephant, Gus Van Sant, 2003.
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  1. Matthew CaiMay 16, 2009 at 7:52 AM

    hey Alice from Marketing!

    I would also add Eternal Sunshine onto the list, but I didn't because it's too popular. Everyone loves it, and so do I, so thought I'd skip it. Though, I haven't seen "The Science of Sleep", but have seen the wreck that was 'Driving Miss Daisy part II' "Be Kind, Rewind".

    Gondry's work in Eternal Sunshine is very remarkable, aiming to capture the whirlwind dynamics of a dream on film in a light-hearted and quirky manner.

    Thanks Alice for reading.

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