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1. Psycho (1960)
2. Vertigo (1958)
3. Strangers on a Train (1951)
4. Rebecca (1940)
5. Rear Window (1954)
6. Rope (1948)
7. North by Northwest (1959)
8. Notorious (1946)
9. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
10. The Birds (1963)
Dial M for Murder (1954) might be #11 or 12.
The Ides of March (2011)
I saw this political drama starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright & Evan Rachel Wood in the theatre when it came out. With a superb cast like that, I expected a lot. It was enjoyable enough, but ultimately a little unsatisfying. I felt somewhat the same way today. Clooney plays a Governor in the middle of a primary campaign battle. Gosling plays one of his political advisors (the naive, young one, who believes in his boss), as does Seymour Hoffman (the more jaded & cynical pro). Giamatti's character is Hoffman's opposite at the competition, and Rachel Wood plays an intern who has a fling with Gosling's character. Tomei and Wright are bit players here, playing an NYT reporter and Senator respectively. Directed by Clooney, the film exposes the underbelly of Washington political campaigning, lobbying and deal making during the pursuit of power. It's odious & unpleasant stuff for sure, but seems almost like sanitized child's play in comparison to what we see on House of Cards each week. Moreover, 2016's historic American election campaign was far more nasty in reality. Still, it's worth a watch, even if Seymour Hoffman, Giamatti, Tomei & Wright are somewhat wasted. 2000's The Contender & 2016's Miss Sloane are better films covering the same sort of thing imho.
Good list; definitely some similarities to mine. Hitchcock is certainly in my Top 7 directors.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068334/
It's a real classic of the genre, a smart and sophisticated study of how we enter into enterprises hoping to accomplish one thing, but showing how that mission statement goes awry over time and a sense of self is lost. It examines politics with no-holds-barred, uncovering the nasty system of campaigning, giving windows into how political commercials are group tested and chosen, and how vile and nasty things can get when two opponents from opposing parties meet to do battle.
I think it's right up your alley, and tells a smart story I think you'll really appreciate. A great film to watch in the aftermath of an election such as the last one where paradigms have shifted to lows we haven't seen in a while.
No, I haven't seen The Candidate and this is indeed the sort of thing I really enjoy. I've always believed that folks run for elected office (no matter where & what affiliation) with the best intentions, but the process and system inevitably corrupts & changes them. I've seen that photograph of Robert Redford many times, but didn't know it came from this film. I'll definitely try to pick up a copy, along with All The President's Men (which I've seen many years back & enjoyed).
Much appreciated!
I was really underwhelmed by the original, but i don't care for the remake either so...
And here is an answer to your question.
"In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), in response to fellow filmmaker François Truffaut's assertion that aspects of the remake were by far superior, Hitchcock replied "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional".
The Great Wall (2017)
Thanks to this film, I learnt that Matt Damon single-handedly saved China (and thus the entire world) from an army of (CGI) monsters. But, it was still pretty fun. Matt Damon seemed bored out of his mind in the first 10/15 minutes, but as the film went on, he started to have more and more fun, and by the end of the film he was wise-cracking stuff left and right. Very cool soundtrack from Ramin Djiwadi, a splendid supporting cast (Andy Lau, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal) and some pretty impressive battle scenes despite an overload of CGI (but still miles better than 'Independence Day: Resurgence'. This film really is a subpar war film, and filled with way too much CGI, but I liked the fact that the big battles started almost immediately, and didn't seem to stop until the last 5 minutes. Not really a movie to recommend, but if you enjoy a slightly older Matt Damon doing some pretty badass stuff, and you enjoy mindless war films with many battle scenes (and you don't mind CGI), this is a pretty fun way to spend 90 minutes.
It's always nice to see Dominique Swain, though I wish she'd get more high profile work. On occasion, throughout Dead Mary, I was reminded of the original Evil Dead. Group of friends go away to a remote lakeside cabin, invoke an angry demon, and once possessed, begin to turn on one another.
Having not read the novel, unfortunately, I'll admit I was rather lost the first time I saw this upon release. But, the more I've watched in the years sense, the more I've picked up on who's who and what's going on, and it makes the film that much better. Even now, there are still little details I'm catching for the very first time. On a more technical end, every other category delivers, as well: the score, the dark cinematography, the script, etc. Highly recommended.
@Birdleson, I had the good fortune of seeing a double feature of HIGH SIERRA and THE LEFT HAND OF GOD a few years ago. I loved HS a tad more than I did TLHOG, but both were quite the fun. The only thing that ruined some of the experience for me is that two guys in front of me were verbally destroying both films during the show on account of them being "no Casablanca".
I'm about to watch LONELYHEARTS based on your recommendation.
The audacity of people to complain while in a theater screening of 40s and 50s classics. I would kill to see any classic film, especially a Bogart, on the big screen. If it was Casablanca or Maltese Falcon showing, I'd have tears running down my face from the sheer glory of it all.
I've already seen Blade Runner in theatres and that was a bit of a tear jerker experience for me.
I'd love to watch the following films in theatres some day:
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (I'm hoping for a 2018 anniversary event)
- Casablanca
- The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari (Das Cabinet des Doctor Caligari)
- Sabrina (I would be crying rivers!)
- Roman Holiday
I used to play a lot of Bond films when I was in charge of playing movies in our college theater week-to-week, it was a blast. People hardly came out to the events, probably too busy getting stone drunk and not studying, so I was always lucky enough to pop in some old Connery Bond or some of my miscellaneous favorites and enjoy them in a theater with hardly anyone else around.
@Creasy47, could we go back in time and swap lives for a bit?
Going to give me those insane artistic abilities of yours, in exchange for you watching some 60's Bond in theaters?
I'm in, let's do it.
Good luck to you if this works out. As me you could try to reenact the Titanic scene where Jack draws Rose with a pretty gal you meet, something I lack the charm and social finesse to orchestrate. For the love of all that is holy, don't just sit in your room (my room?) and draw as I have done. Really get out there and trick some women into thinking you want to draw them nude only to study their anatomy for purely artistic purposes.
It's going to look weird, however, when I start posting as @Creasy47 on the forums and you under my account. It'll be even more weird when I wake up in the middle of the night craving to watch Brosnan's Bond films and not knowing why, until I look in the mirror and realize who I now am. That would be a big responsibility.
I was lucky around 20 years ago to see a Connery Bond marathon over a few weeks. Double features of of his 6 Eon films and it was very much a treat. Even though the print of TB was quite worn (missing the opening dots, several frames missing, etc) it was a great experience.
Shortly after the release of SF, a local theatre that played old movies had a few Seans, OHMSS and a couple Rogers. Very old 35mm prints, but a blast to see. The screen and theatre itself was tiny, but a lot of fun. What's cool is seeing the old UA logos from the time of each films release.
Thanks for bragging @ToTheRight. ;)
Some excellent choices there! Seems the group you were showing films for were much more receptive and engaged than my crowd. Only way I'd manage a turnout is if I was showing a shitty horror film that everyone wanted to scream and jump and laugh through the entirety of.