lazarus
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Bon appetit, Lance.
What I realized with making these lists is that I'm feeling less obliged to only recognize titles I've long admired which should be on there, and have been leaning more towards things I have seen more recently that have had a large impact. Since lists like these are never set in stone, I think it's important to allow yourself to express where you are at the moment. Certain films I've seen countless times and will likely never leave the list. But there are others (like Altman's McCabe & Mrs. Miller, for example) which I haven't seen in a while and can step aside for the moment to make room for these new pleasures.
I'll bite.
1. Days of Heaven (Malick, 1978)
2. The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie (Buñuel, 1972)
3. Solaris (Tarkovsky, 1972)
4. Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
5. Annie Hall (Allen, 1977)
6. Mean Streets (Scorsese, 1973)
7. The Passenger (Antonioni, 1975)
8. Nashville (Altman, 1975)
9. F for Fake (Welles, 1975)
10. Amarcord (Fellini, 1974)
Additionally I really had a difficult time choosing between three or four Altman films that decade, any of which deserve a spot on the list.
I wish I had room for Buñuel, though I'm not sure if it would have been The Phantom of Liberty or Bourgeoisie. The Passenger was close, as was Amarcord. I have a lot of catching up to do with Fassbinder.
I recently bought a very cheap R1 Herzog/Kinski boxed set, so it will be nice to rewatch some stuff I haven't seen in ages, and to finish what i haven't at all.
Surprised that All That Jazz wasn't higher for you.
Yeah, while I was leaning towards McCabe, I easily could have put California Split, which has a better script and acting but isn't in the same league visually. And of course there's Nashville and M*A*S*H.
Petra von Kant is easily the most impressive Fassbinder film of the half dozen or so that I've seen. Simply awe-inspiring.
Speaking of Fassbinder, have you seen The Marriage of Maria Braun? I'm actually going to see a play based on the film in a few weeks, so I need to get to that soon.
What else have you seen? I have someone's Berlin Alexanderplatz but I've only been through the first episode. I also have a used copy of In A Year With 13 Moons that I haven't seen yet.
Pretty curious about the BRD trilogy, and also Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.
Yes, it's excellent, and one of the most bitingly comic film's I've seen.
Good to know, thanks. I need to explore more of Fassbinder, maybe I'll get the BRD trilogy in the next Criterion sale.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.
1. Star Wars - Lucas - 77
2. The Spy Who Loved Me - Gilbert - 77
3. Live and Let Die - Hamilton - 73
4. The Godfather - Coppola - 72
5. The Sting - GRH - 73
6. Annie Hall - Allen - 77
7. Jaws - Spielberg - 75
8. Robin Hood - Reitherman - 73
9. Alien - Scott - 79
10. Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls - Meyer - 70
11. Blazing Saddles - Brooks - 74
And a bonus selection, because it's in season:
Halloween - Carpenter - 78
My list wins.