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IJBM Film Club!

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  • DonZabuDonZabu
    edited 2011-09-18 21:37:05
    What, no Coppola?

    You guys can be so disappointing sometimes. /facetious
  • MagusMagus
    I'LL STAY MAI HAUNDS...WITH YAU BLAHT
    Required Watching for Edgar Wright: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz
    Recommended Watching: Scott Pilgrim

    Required Watching for Woody Allen: Crimes and Misdemeanors, Annie Hall, Sleeper
    Recommended Watching: Love and Death, Midnight in Paris
  • FrodoGoofballCoTVFrodoGoofballCoTV
    edited 2011-09-18 21:39:54

    Most of mine are already listed.

    Francis Ford Coppola.  Lucas' boss on The Godfather.

    Ralph Bakshi.  Offbeat animation, for those who like that sort of thing.

    Curses Meganinja'd Agin!

  • ViviVivi
    $80+ per session
    Okay, this is gonna start getting a little complex.



    So under each director, we will have a small list of the movies we will
    be watching that they directed. I shall update the list in the OP with
    this info as it is made.
  • mathiasmathias
    Akira Kurosawa
    Stanley Kubrick
    Masaki Kobayashi
    Takahashi Miike
    Terry Gilliam

    To name a few, some of which have already been named. No Kurosawa and Kubrick yet, though? For shame.

    As for Miike, I don't think Audition is his best work, I'd rather suggest something like Happiness of the Katakuris or Zebraman. Or for all-out batshit insanity, Ichi the Killer og Gozu.

  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.
    Frank Darabont.
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    Zach Snyder

    300, Watchmen

    Brad Bird

    The Iron Giant, The Incredibles

    Steven Spielberg

    everything ET, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Last Crusade

    Aronofsky

    Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler

    David Lynch

    Blue Velvet, Mullholland Drive, Twin Peaks (No, get away from it, that's mine to liveblog)

    Nolan

    Memento, Inception, TDK trilogy (When it becomes a trilogy, anyway), 

    Woody Allen (Until Manhattan, and with certain exceptions like Stardust Memories)

    Annie Hall, Love and Death, Manhattan, Stardust Memories

    Coen Brothers 

    Fargo, No Country for all Men, Miller's Crossing, The Big Lebowski

    Sergio Leone

    The dollars trilogy, Once Upon a Time in America/The West

    Clint Eastwood

    Gran Torino, Unforgiven, The Letters duology

    David Fincher

    Se7en, The Social Network, Fight Club
    George Lucas 

    Star Wars A New Hope, American Graffitti, Star Wars EP III (You can watch the whole trilogy, but those are the ones he directed)

    Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (Best Pythons)

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Brazil

    Quentin Tarantino

    Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds.

    Martin Scorsese

    Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, Mean Streets

    Miyazaki

    Don't know about him enough

    John Lasseter

    Toy Story 1 and 2, a Bug's Life

    Edgar Wright

    The Ice Cream and Blood trilogy (Duology so far, though)

    Sam Raimi

    The Evil Dead Trilogy, Spiderman 1 and 2.

    John Carpenter

    Escape from New York, The Thing, Assault on Precint 123 and Big Trouble in Little China

    Ciro Guerra

    Viajes del Viento

    Francois Truffaut

    the Antoine Doinel series

    Guillermo Del Toro

    Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy.
  • ViviVivi
    $80+ per session
    I don't want it to just be their best work.



    But certainly not ALL of their work.
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    Required for Sam Raimi: Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Darkman, Spider-man 2, Drag Me To Hell

    Required for John Carpenter: The Thing, They Live, Escape From New York, Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13

    Required for John Woo: Hardboiled, The Killer, Once a Thief

    Required for Ingmar Bergman: The Seventh Seal, Faithless, Persona, Hour of The Wolf
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    4/5 films is way too much for the list you have, Vivi. 

    As it is, the list is pretty big.

    Anyway, i didn't mention Kubrick because I feel that as far as overrated directors he is...well, the most overrated one. And Kurosawa is a director who I haven't througly studied.
  • ViviVivi
    $80+ per session
    I should mention that this doesn't have to be for things that are just GOOD movies, but influential or controversial.



    For that reason, I'm adding Suckerpunch to Zack Snyder.

    And you're right 4/5 is too much for this list.

    Some directors will just have more than others.
  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.
    Frank Darabont: Shawshank, The Green Mile, The Mist
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    Ah. I just recommended things from which you can learn things.

    Anyway, I think that a film club thing based around this list would be neater. Dunno if everyone's up for it, though.
  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.
    I would.
  • FrodoGoofballCoTVFrodoGoofballCoTV

    Ralph Bakshi
     "Fritz the Cat" is his signature piece.  The first animated film to earn an "X" rating.
     "Wizards" is the cult classic.

    Miyazaki
      "Spirited Away", iirc, is the most award winning one
      "Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind" is his signature piece.
      "Howl's Moving Castle" is my personal favorite

  • mathiasmathias
    edited 2011-09-18 21:57:11
    Requried for Kurosawa: Ikiru, Rashomon, Seven Samurai (actually one of my less well-liked Kurosawa movies, but it's importance cannot be denied), Ran, maybe High and Low and Throne of Blood. But really, it's very hard to just pick a few.

    Required for Kubrick: Since he hasn't made a lot of movies, you might as well watch them all, but if I am to choose the best; Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and A Clockwork Orange. But really, all of them should be required viewing for any serious fan of cinema.

    Kobayashi:  Seppuku (Harakiri) - his claim to fame and his best movie as far as I am concerned. Samurai Rebellion too. I wouldn't call the human condition required viewing, too long (3 movies 9 hours in total), but it certainly is good.

    Gilliam: I agree with Fear and Lotahing in Las Vegas and Brazil. I would add Tideland to the list.

    Miike: Happiness of the Katakuris, Ichi The Killer, Audition, Visitor Q, Zebraman and Gozu.

    Carlos: Hmmm, since your opinion is pretty controversial and against the norm, care to explain why you don't like Kubrick as a director?
  • NyktosNyktos
    a little muffled
    @FrodoGoofballCoTV: Not Princess Mononoke? I'd say that's his best, and it's just as acclaimed as Spirited Away, if occasionally overlooked because it's an animated film that isn't aimed at young children.
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    edited 2011-09-18 21:57:12
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    Vivi: I wouldn't exactly call Suckerpunch controversial since it was pretty universally panned by critics. Watchmen would probably a better bet if you're going for controversial.

    Also, lol everything Tarantino ever made.

    ^^
    >Seven Samurai
    >Less well-liked

    wait wut.
  • FrodoGoofballCoTVFrodoGoofballCoTV
    edited 2011-09-18 21:58:39
    ^^The trouble with Miyazaki is, ALL his films are good.  :D
  • mathiasmathias
    edited 2011-09-18 21:59:25
    ^^Yeah, personally I like Seven Samurai, but I don't love it like I do some of his other movies such as Ikiru. Just my opinion.
  • ViviVivi
    $80+ per session
    Actually, Juan, that's what my idea was. I just called it a Liveblog for lack of a better term.



    Film Club would be that term.



    Shall I rename the thread?
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    Carlos: Hmmm, since your opinion is pretty controversial and against the norm, care to explain why you don't like Kubrick as a director?

    I feel that, apart from Clockwork Orange, his film haven't aged well. Dr Strangelove's satire, for example, isn't so biting and witty when you're not in fear of a nuclear bomb falling over your head any time soon. 

    I also feel that 2001 was too busy being deliberately slow and ambiguous instead of actually telling a story. I know it's a silly complain, and I admit that all of this comes out of my belief that films are there in order to tell a story, not just as an aesthetic endeavor. 

    I actually kinda like his work with Kirk Douglas, but I'd say those were more due to the script than to Kubrick's actual work. 

    Then again, I'm always open to rewatch the movies. You never know if you'll appreciate them on rewatch.
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    Rename, yeah.

    So, how are we going to go about this?
  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
    ooh, are we doing one of those film club things?
  • ViviVivi
    $80+ per session
    Same way as I had planned.

    I'm editted the list as we speak, and we will watch a movie. At least I will, and I could provide a link to the movie streamed, and perhaps a chat client, or we could just talk about it in here.
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    I think that streaming would be the better choice, although I can't do it because lol bad laptop.

    also, part of me wants to force all of you to do the analysis homework thingies I had to do today. Just to spite you. :p
  • ViviVivi
    $80+ per session
    Mega list updated in OP.

    Nothing for Cronenberg.
  • mathiasmathias
    On 2001, I can certainly understand the complaint, it's not a movie for everyone. It's a mediative movie that works for some people, not for others.

    On Dr. Strangelove though I have to completely disagree. It is one of the most hilarious comedies I've ever seen and the satire is still as fresh to me today as it was back then, despite never living through the cold war myself. In fact I'd say it's my favourite Kubrick movie, it's just that funny and well-put together. As a satire I have yet to see a movie that has surpassed it, though I'm open to suggestions. Of course I also find the cold war era to be very interesting, but the first time I saw it I had only basic school-level knowledge of said era and still found it hilarious.
  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.
    Cronenberg: The Fly definitely.  Haven't seen any of his other movies other than The Dead Zone.
  • ViviVivi
    $80+ per session
    The main reason I'm doing this because I want to be a film buff.

    Also, adding Kevin Smith, because.
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