Hi Everyone
Week 3 at home and although i'm working from home, I feel like i'm getting worked over at home. But I have made some time to put together some suggestions for both feature and television shows that you may or may not want to watch.
Once again, i'm not going to add a blurb about any of the films, as much as I'd like to submerge you with my cinema knowledge...that may only be useful for the occasional Trivial Pursuit game...but anyhow:
I'm just going to do the Title of Film, Year of Release and Director's Name and i also will add (documentary) to the title if the film is a documentary.
Most of the films i'm suggesting can be found on HBO, Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Kanopy and most importantly for me The Criterion Channel (sometimes even on multiple sites).
First things first...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOSHIRO!!
One of my favorite actors Toshiro Mifune turned 100 recently and if i may I'd like to present 5 films of his that i love, all of them directed by Akira Kurosawa
1. Stray Dog 1949 Akira Kurosawa -discourse-
2. High & Low 1963 Akira Kurosawa -review-
3. Seven Samurai 1954 Akira Kurosawa -trailer-
4. Yojimbo 1961 Akira Kurosawa -trailer-
5. Sanjuro 1962 Akira Kurosawa -trailer-
All excellent films & all available on The Criterion Channel.
Now....
A24 Films: The Studio Behind All Your Favorite Movies -
Anyway my showcase this time around is for a film studio operating today...A24 and they really do have a finger on the pulse of CINEMA...(versus movies...i agree with Scorcese by the way).
I wanted to mention a handful of their films that should be explored and a few that are coming up soon.
A24:
The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019 Joe Talbot -trailer-
Eighth Grade 2018 Bo Burnham -featurette-
Heriditary 2018 Ari Aster -trailer-
Midsommar 2019 Ari Aster -trailer-
The Farewell 2019 Lulu Wang -trailer-
The Lighthouse 2019 Robert Eggers -trailer-
Uncut Gems 2019 Josh & Benny Safdie -trailer-
The Spectacular Now 2013 James Ponsoldt -trailer-
The Green Room 2016 Jeremy Saulnier -trailer-
First Cow 2020 Kelly Reichardt -trailer-
UPCOMING FILMS FROM A24
Saint Maude TBA2020 Rose Glass -trailer-
Zola TBA2020 Janicza Bravo -interview-
The Green Knight TBA2020 David Lowery -trailer-
Back to my suggestions...It's a bit mixed up but so am I.
Casablanca 1942 Michael Curtiz
The Lives of Others 2007 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Gilda 1946 Charles Vidor
Kafka 1991 Steve Soderbergh
The Guard 2011 John Michael McDonagh
Wild Strawberries 1957 Ingmar Bergman
Wings of Desire 1987 Wim Wenders
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DOUBLE FEATURE
Y Tu Mama Tambien 2001 Alfonso Cuaron -trailer-
Gas Food Lodging 1992 Allison Anders -trailer-
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Hedwig & the Angry Inch 2001 John Cameron Mitchell
The King of Kong 2007 Seth Gordon (documentary)
Rushmore 1997 Wes Anderson
Sexy Beast 2000 Jonathan Glazer
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DOUBLE FEATURE
Donnie Darko 2001 Richard Kelly
Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse 2019 Peter Ramsey, Bob Persichetti, Rodney Rothman
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The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Sergio Leone
There Will Be Blood 2010 Paul Thomas Anderson
Eagle vs Shark 2007 Taika Waititi
Stop Making Sense 1984 Jonathan Demme (documentary)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley 2019 Alex Gibney
(documentary)
Dog Day Afternoon 1975 Sidney Lumet
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DOUBLE FEATURE
What We Do In the Shadows 2015 Taika Waititi + Jemaine Clement -trailer-
The Favourite 2018 Yorgos Lanthimos -trailer-
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Beauty and the Beast 1946 Jean Cocteau
Bed and Board 1970 Francois Truffaut
Blackboard Jungle 1955 Richard Brooks
Boy’s Don’t Cry 1999 Kimberly Pierce
The Last Picture Show 1971 Peter Bogdanovich
Life is Sweet 1990 Mike Leigh
Lord of the Flies 1963 Peter Brook
The Lure 2015 Angieszka Smoczynska
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DOUBLE FEATURE
Big Trouble in Little China 1986 John Carpenter -trailer-
Thor: Ragnarok 2018 Taika Waititi -trailer-
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Working Girl 1988 Mike Nichols
The Usual Suspects 1995 Bryan Singer
The Killing Fields 1984 Roland Joffé -trailer-
Blade Runner: The Final Cut 1982 (2007) Ridley Scott
The Dark Knight 2005 Christopher Nolan
Ex Machina 2014 Alex Garland
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DOUBLE FEATURE
A Fistful of Dollars 1964 Sergio Leone
For a Few Dollars More 1965 Sergio Leone
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M 1931 Fritz Lang
Man Bites Dog 1992 Remy Belvaux -trailer-
Masculin feminine 1966 Jean-Luc Godard
Metropolis 1927 Fritz Lang
The Naked Kiss 1964 Samuel Fuller
Neighbours 1952 Norman Mclaren (short film)
Night of the Living Dead 1968 George A Romero
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DOUBLE FEATURE
Fittzcaraldo 1982 Werner Herzog -trailer-
Burden of Dreams 1982 Les Blank (documentary) -trailer-
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Night on Earth 1991 Jim Jarmusch -trailer-
The Daytrippers 1996 Greg Mottola
Dead Man 1995 Jim Jarmusch
Down By Law 1986 Jim Jarmusch
Bed and Board 1970 Francois Truffaut -trailer-
Grizzly Man 2005 Werner Herzog (documentary)
Grey Gardens 1976 Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer (documentary)
Crumb 1995 Terry Zwigoff (documentary)
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DOUBLE FEATURE
The Godfather 1972 Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part 2 1974 Francis Ford Coppola
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AND SOME TELEVISION that includes Limited Series
Tiger King (docu-series)
Screwball (docu-series)
How to Fix a Drug Scandal (docu-series)
The Wire
The Larry Sanders Show
Mr Show
Arrested Development
The Sopranos
Cheers
I Love You, Now Die (docu-series)
McMillions (docu-series)
Fleabag
Watchmen
The Deuce
Chernobyl
Dirty Money [S2 E Slumlord Millionaire(docu-series)]
Babylon Berlin
Meateater (docu-series)
The Morning Show
Atlanta
Insecure
My Brilliant Friend
Succession
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Picard
Ramy
Better Call Saul
Sherlock
Fishing With John (docu-series)
And I could keep writing but i think this is enough for now.
