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A couple pages back, I was reading about tv series'. I just finished Breaking Bad (over the course of 5 weeks) a few weeks ago, and I finished season 1 of Mad Men (after starting 2 weeks ago) and am halfway through the first season of Deadwood. Next on the list after I'm caught up on the two I'm on now is The Wire.
 
I'm going through Truffaut's oeuvre (more or less chronologically, with a few exceptions) and I have really fallen in love with his films. Here is my ranking so far:

1. Jules and Jim
2. The 400 Blows
3. Stolen Kisses
4. Shoot the Piano Player
5. The Last Metro
6. The Wild Child
7. Fahrenheit 451 (although I really like the epilogue)

Next on will be Mississippi Mermaid and, if I find a copy somewhere, The Bride Wore Black. I've always been more of a Truffaut than Godard fan, and this little retrospective has only reinforced my admiration of his work. The only film that I didn't like is Fahrenheit, which still has a few moments that I enjoyed.
 
I'm going through Truffaut's oeuvre (more or less chronologically, with a few exceptions) and I have really fallen in love with his films. Here is my ranking so far:

1. Jules and Jim
2. The 400 Blows
3. Stolen Kisses
4. Shoot the Piano Player
5. The Last Metro
6. The Wild Child
7. Fahrenheit 451 (although I really like the epilogue)

Next on will be Mississippi Mermaid and, if I find a copy somewhere, The Bride Wore Black. I've always been more of a Truffaut than Godard fan, and this little retrospective has only reinforced my admiration of his work. The only film that I didn't like is Fahrenheit, which still has a few moments that I enjoyed.

Bride Wore Black is great. I haven't seen The Last Metro or The Wild Child, but I love the three above it (our #1s are the same) and am equally so-so on 451. Stolen Kisses is my favorite of the Antoine Doinel series.

I've also seen his fourth film, The Soft Skin, which was good and quite different from the previous efforts, as well as Bed & Board (not as good as Stolen Kisses), and his final film Confidentially Yours, which I loved.

Day for Night is another one that people speak very highly of.
 
Bride Wore Black is great. I haven't seen The Last Metro or The Wild Child, but I love the three above it (our #1s are the same) and am equally so-so on 451. Stolen Kisses is my favorite of the Antoine Doinel series.

I've also seen his fourth film, The Soft Skin, which was good and quite different from the previous efforts, as well as Bed & Board (not as good as Stolen Kisses), and his final film Confidentially Yours, which I loved.

Day for Night is another one that people speak very highly of.

I may get the MGM DVD of The Bride Wore Black, I really want to see that one. It's sort of cheap at Amazon, do you have any idea about the quality?

400 Blows and Stolen Kisses are really close for me. I found the latter absolutely hilarious and loved to see Truffaut playing with genres there. I can't wait to get to Day for Night, I've only heard good things about it. And thanks for the Confidentially Yours recommendation, I'll make sure to get to that.

By the way, I watched Claire's Knee last night and I thought it was brilliant. Certainly funnier than My Night At Maud's and even more engaging (although I think the performances in Maud's are stronger). I'll post a review eventually.
 
If all goes according to plan I should be seeing Enter the Void in NYC on the 25th, and then Uncle Boonmee the following night at the NYFF. Lord, please let this happen.

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That's a gorgeous image. I'm trying to catch Uncle Boonmee at the NYFF as well. I'll also try to see Copie Conforme and Aurora, as well as the talk that Assayas will give.
 
That's a gorgeous image. I'm trying to catch Uncle Boonmee at the NYFF as well. I'll also try to see Copie Conforme and Aurora, as well as the talk that Assayas will give.

Excellent. I hope you can. I'm only able to get up to the city for two nights during the festival (probably), so I'm just shooting to catch Uncle Boonmee, since none of the other films I want to see there are playing the same day or right next to it. Certified Copy is one of my most anticipated as well, along with Mysteries of Lisbon. Man you should really try to see that one if you can. The new Kelly Reichart film looks fantastic as well.

I'm going to do my best to see the Weerasethakul Q&A the morning of that Boonmee screening as well. Would be fantastic. And speaking of Assayas, have you seen Carlos yet?
 
Excellent. I hope you can. I'm only able to get up to the city for two nights during the festival (probably), so I'm just shooting to catch Uncle Boonmee, since none of the other films I want to see there are playing the same day or right next to it. Certified Copy is one of my most anticipated as well, along with Mysteries of Lisbon. Man you should really try to see that one if you can. The new Kelly Reichart film looks fantastic as well.

I'm going to do my best to see the Weerasethakul Q&A the morning of that Boonmee screening as well. Would be fantastic. And speaking of Assayas, have you seen Carlos yet?

I was torn between The Strange Case of Angelica and Mysteries of Lisbon while at the same time trying not to spend too much money in the festival, but maybe I should give Mysteries a shot. I actually had to read the original book at school (it's a classic of Portuguese literature). And thanks for the Reichart recommendation - he is also giving a talk on 9 October.

Good luck with the Weerasethakul Q&A, that will be amazing. He's such an interesting guy.

I haven't seen Carlos yet - should I go for the 6-hour screening?
 
Mysteries seems like such the more cinematic event though... and it's long as shit... and looks gorgeous. You should check out the making-of/trailer thing that's out there for it. Gorgeous stuff. Though I've also heard fantastic things about Angelica.

Kelly Reichart's a she by the way, and you should really check out her previous films, Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy if you haven't seen them. Very good.

Carlos is extremely hit or miss. I can't say I'd recommend it over a lot of the other stuff you could spend your money on at the festival, honestly. In three parts, the first part is absolutely exceptional, the first half of the second is nearly but not quite as strong, then it's just sharply downhill after that. A real shame by the end, but worth watching for the good parts.
 
Mysteries seems like such the more cinematic event though... and it's long as shit... and looks gorgeous. You should check out the making-of/trailer thing that's out there for it. Gorgeous stuff. Though I've also heard fantastic things about Angelica.

Kelly Reichart's a she by the way, and you should really check out her previous films, Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy if you haven't seen them. Very good.

Carlos is extremely hit or miss. I can't say I'd recommend it over a lot of the other stuff you could spend your money on at the festival, honestly. In three parts, the first part is absolutely exceptional, the first half of the second is nearly but not quite as strong, then it's just sharply downhill after that. A real shame by the end, but worth watching for the good parts.

Now I'm excited about Mysteries, I'll check out the making-of. Sounds like a good option for a Sunday afternoon.

Ha, I had no idea that Reichart was a woman - I had just read the little blurb about the film that came with the NYFF brochure. Both of the films you recommended are on Netflix instant, so I should be getting to them soon.

On Carlos, I didn't want to commit to watch the whole thing at once, especially with so many other good films that weekend. But I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it when it comes out.

I also wanted to see Film Socialisme, but the screening time is really bad. Not that I'm a big Godard fan, but it's one of those guys I'd like to see in a Festival.

I wish I had money/time to see at least 10 of the films. The lineup is really fantastic this year.
 
Yeah, NYFF is surprisingly one of the strongest festival line-ups of the year. Though I'm disappointed I'll probably only be able to attend the one screening. I'm with you on Godard, more or less, and I've heard wildly mixed things about that new one. But I'm always interested in artists doing new things with digital video, so I'll see it at some point I'm sure.
 
Well, at least you're watching the most anticipated film of the festival, so that's good. Hopefully the other films will be released soon.
 
I'm looking forward to the Ruiz more than anything else in 2010 unless Malick's film comes out.

You guys are very lucky if you get to see it.
 
Kieslowski's Rouge somehow manages to get better every time I see it. I don't know how that's even possible. Movie's a miracle.
 
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