Thursday, November 25, 2010

Best film sequences

My favourite film sequences (not in order)

Love Actually http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVSmT4nNEkQ Watch the kid on the drums :)
Cool Hand Luke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1yHrqXA88 Wait for the monologue, about 7:30 in. Fantastically spoofed in Toy Story 3!
Full Metal Jacket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLDaZvTfU9k&feature=related R. Lee Ermey was an actual former drill instructor, who improvised most of his monologue!
Oliver! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI40mvItv-w&feature=related The expressions on Oliver's face are priceless!
The Passenger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke2CFuLQ6t8 The final shot of the movie starts about 1:00 into this clip. Best finale ive ever seen!
Paris, Texas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5eL2oeT1qM&feature=related "Yes, they lived in a trailer home."
Code Unknown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJqn1iH8iKY&playnext=1&list=PL58E5EACC09CA34A4 The short sequence with the deaf kids during the credits.
Barry Lyndon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDupoFh5Op0 The final duel betwen Leon Vitali and Ryan O'Neill. Superb.
Lilo & Stitch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAACaVQNsQs Beautiful animation, beautiful music.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Criterion Collection

My Criterion Collection:
Grand Illusion (Spine #1)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/
Seven Samurai (2) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/
The Killer (8)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097202/
Hard Boiled (9)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104684/
Walkabout (10) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067959/
The Silence Of The Lambs (13)*  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (14) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047444/
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (15) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048579/
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (16) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049710/
Salo, or The 120 Days Of Sodom (17) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073650/
Sid & Nancy (20)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091954/
Dead Ringers (21)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094964/
RoboCop (23)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093870/
Alphaville (25)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058898/
Flesh For Frankenstein (27)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071508/
Blood For Dracula (28)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071233/
Andrei Rublev (34) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060107/
The Wages Of Fear (36) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046268/
Time Bandits (37)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/
Armageddon (40) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/
The Red Shoes (44) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040725/
The Most Dangerous Game (46) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023238/
Black Orpheus (48) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053146/
Brazil (51) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/
Yojimbo (52) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055630/
Sanjuro (53) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056443/
The Unbearable Lightness Of Being (55)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096332/
The Night Porter (59) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071910/
Carnival Of Souls (63) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055830/
The Third Man (64)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041959/
Rushmore (65) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128445/
The Last Temptation Of Christ (70) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095497/
Le Million (72) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022150/
Chasing Amy (75) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118842/
Ivan The Terrible Parts 1 & 2 (88) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037824/, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051790/
I Know Where I'm Going! (94) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037800/
Do The Right Thing (97) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097216/
L'Avventura (98) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053619/
Gimme Shelter (99) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065780/
Beastie Boys Video Anthology (100) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273456/
Cries & Whispers (101) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097216/
Coup De Torchon (106)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082206/
The Rock (108) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117500/
Mon Oncle (111) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050706/
My Man Godfrey (114) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028010/
Grey Gardens (123) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073076/
The Ruling Class (132) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069198/
Haxan (134) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013257/
Rebecca (135)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032976/
Notorious (137)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038787/
Wild Strawberries (139) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051365/
8 1/2 (140) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056801/
Children Of Paradise (141) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037674/
The Last Wave (142) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097216/
Bob Le Flambeur (150)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047892/
Traffic (151) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181865/
Tokyo Olympiad (155)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059817/
Red Beard (159) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058888/
Solaris (164) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/
Man Bites Dog (165) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103905/
Down By Law (166) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090967/
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (167):
1. Monterey Pop (168) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064689/
2. Jimi Plays Monterey/Shake! Otis At Monterey (169) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093312/
3. Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
Contempt (171)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057345/
Pepe Le Moko (172) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029453/
The Life & Death Of Colonel Blimp (173) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas (175) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/
By Brakhage Vol. 1 (184)
Quai Des Orfevres (193)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039739/
Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (198) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071141/
A Film Trilogy By Ingmar Bergman (208):
1. Through A Glass Darkly (209) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055499/
2. Winter Light (210) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057358/
3. The Silence (211) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057611/
4. Ingmar Bergman Makes A Movie (212) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407888/
Richard III (213) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049674/
The Rules Of The Game (216) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031885/
Diary Of A Country Priest (222)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042619/
Scenes From A Marriage (229) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070644/
The Testament Of Dr Mabuse (231) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023563/
The Tin Drum (234) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078875/
Port Of Shadows (245)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030643/
Slacker (247) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102943/
Videodrome (248) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/
Shadows (251) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053270/
Faces (252) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062952/
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (254) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074749/
Tanner '88 (258) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094562/
Fanny & Alexander Box Set (261):
1. Television Version (262)
2. Theatrical Version (263) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083922/
3. The Making Of Fanny & Alexander (264) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090955/
Short Cuts (265) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108122/
The King Of Kings (266) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018054/
Kagemusha (267) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080979/
Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (271)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046451/
L'Eclisse (278) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056736/
Jules & Jim (281) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055032/
F For Fake (288) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072962/
Hoop Dreams (289) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110057/
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (300) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362270/
The Man Who Fell To Earth (304)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074851/
Boudu Saved From Drowning (305) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022718/
Le Samourai (306) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062229/
Ran (316)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/
Forbidden Games (318)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043686/
The Virgin Spring (321) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053976/
The Complete Mr Arkadin (322) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053976/
Kind Hearts & Coronets (325)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041546/
Harlan County USA (334) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074605/
Equinox (338) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067055/
Yi Yi (339) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244316/
Clean, Shaven (354) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106579/
The Fallen Idol (357)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040338/
The Double Life Of Veronique (359) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101765/
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm (360) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296881/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436811/
The Beales Of Grey Gardens (361) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0839739/
Monsters & Madmen (364):
1. First Man Into Space (365) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052805/
2. The Atomic Submarine (366) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052587/
3. The Haunted Strangler (Grip Of The Strangler) (367) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051706/
4. Corridors Of Blood (368) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051542/
Brute Force (383) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039224/
Army Of Shadows (385) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064040/
Le Jetee/Sans Soleil (387) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056119/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084628/
WR: Mysteries Of The Organism (389) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067958/
Sweet Movie (390) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072235/
If.... (391) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/
Ace In The Hole (396) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043338/
Robinson Crusoe On Mars (404) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058530/
Breathless (408) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053472/
Berlin Alexanderplatz (411) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080196/
Two-Lane Blacktop (414) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067893/
Pierrot Le Fou (421)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059592/
The Last Emperor (422) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093389/
The Thief Of Bagdad (431) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033152/
Vampyr (437) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023649/
Trafic (439)* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069400/
Brand Upon The Brain! (440) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104029/
Bottle Rocket (450) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115734/
Europa (454) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101829/
In The Realm Of The Senses (466) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074102/
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (476) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421715/
Last Year At Marienbad (478) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054632/
2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her (482) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060304/
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (484) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073198/
Z (491) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/
Gomorrah (493) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929425/
Make Way For Tomorrow (505) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029192/
By Brakhage Vol. 2 (517)
Crumb (533) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109508/
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (535) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085933/
The Thin Red Line (536) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120863/
The Magician (537) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051365/
House (539) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076162/
The Night Of The Hunter (541) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048424/
Antichrist (542) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870984/
Modern Times (543) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027977/
Head (544) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063049/
Easy Rider (545) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/
Five Easy Pieces (546) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065724/
Drive, He Said (547) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068509/
A Safe Place (548) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067699/
The Last Picture Show (549) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067328/
The King Of Marvin Gardens (550) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068805/
Cronos (551) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104029/
Topsy Turvy (558) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151568/
Kes (561) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064541/
Blow Out (562) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082085/
The Great Dictator (565) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032553/
Kiss Me Deadly (568) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048261/
Black Moon (571) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072709/
Life During Wartime (574) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808526/
The Killing (575) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049406/
Cul-De-Sac (577) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060268/
The Phantom Carriage (579) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012364/
Carlos (582) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321865/
Island Of Lost Souls (586) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024188/
12 Angry Men (591) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/
World On A Wire (598) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070904/
Anatomy Of A Murder (600) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052561/
A Hollis Frampton Odyssey (607)
Harold & Maude (608) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/
Being John Malkovich (611) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120601/
The Gold Rush (615) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015864/
Quadrophenia (624) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079766/
The Game (627) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/
Rosemary's Baby (630) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/
Weekend (635) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062480/
Heaven's Gate (636) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080855/
Following (638) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154506/
The Qatsi Trilogy (639):
1. Koyaanisqatsi (640) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/
2. Powaqqatsi (641) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095895/
3. Naqoyqatsi (642) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145937/
*Out Of Print

Top 10 movies

My top 10 movies:

1 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/
2. Hugo (2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970179/
3 Paris, Texas (1984) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087884/
4 Blow-Up (1966) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060176/
5 Koyaanisqatsi (1982) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/
6 Natural Born Killers (1994) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110632/
7 Metropolis (2001) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293416/
8 Oliver! (1968) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063385/
9 Requiem For A Dream (2000) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180093/
10 Magnolia (1999) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175880/

Top movie openings

Here are my top movie opening sequences ever:

1 Magnolia (1999) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAWDEsgMahQ The best opening ever filmed. Period.
2 Enter The Void (2009) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPxgi-PiNFE Epileptics be warned!
3 Lolita (1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0YDsmjd7E Two words: Peter Sellers.
4 The Stand miniseries (1994) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kczhK4NN1Y All star cast, all star opening.
5 Short Cuts (1993) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108122/
I cant find the credit sequence for Short Cuts. Anyone who can, please let me know!
6 Persona (1966) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060827/
The people at Youtube have restricted the viewing of this clip. Understandable, given the content, but a real shame for cinefiles like me :(
7 Pierrot Le Fou (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uksEgP_1RmU This is part one of the film cut up on youtube. The credits are simple, one of the most creative single shots I've ever seen!
8 Super (2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pam2T571pQ Awesomeness redefined.
9 Kiss Me Deadly (1955) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjgDNvS8XVU stiderC ni esreveR.