bullshit rankings: pt. one

lists are dumb, i know.  i haven't really given one much thought in many years.  but while trying to tell a younger co-worker what i though the few good kubrick movies were when he was talking about clockwork i thought it might be fun to occasionally post ranked lists of the filmes i've seen from some of the bigger names in the cannon and probably some random directors as well.  this is mostly for fun and with little thought.  i will however try and be as upfront as possible both in my preferences and in the often embarrassing gaps in what i've seen.  hopefully this and the cinema round up will happen a few times a month.

so lets start with kubrick:

- eyes wide shut
- dr. strangelove
- barry lyndon
- the killing
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- 2001
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- clockwork orange
- paths of glory
- the shining
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- full metal jacket
- killers kiss

still haven't seen lolita or spartacus.









and two others that are easier due to sparse output

terrence malick:

- days of heaven
- the tree of life
- the new world
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- thin red line
- badlands

andrei tarkovsky:

- stalker
- the sacrifice
- mirror
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- solaris
- andrei rublev
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- nostalgia

haven't seen ivan's childhood or the steamroller & the violin











and one more that will pair well with the next roundup, as the top film is also one i just finally watched:

steven soderbergh:

-schizopolis
-solaris
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- the limey
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- oceans 11
- out of sight
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-sex lies and videotape
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- bubble
- oceans 12
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- oceans 13
- traffic
- che

12 movies i haven't seen (only interested in a few - like kafka)





-johnathon

the abyss

more tree of life crap today.  hopefully these posts will culminate in the form of a review, or response at least, to the film after i see it on wednesday.



news has come forth that 12 seconds of scott nyerges' experimental short "Autumnal" were licensed to be used in the creation sequence in malick's film.  it is unclear right now if other external works were incorporated in this way.  luckily nyerges freely shares his work on his site.  the few pieces i've watched so far are great and certainly are worth watching even without the malick context.

you're so shiny

gq has a wonderful oral history of malick's badlands that is worth checking out.

it has always been my least favorite of his movies, but reading this really makes me want to go back and revisit it.

seems like a good way to prepare for the impending treee of life.

-johnathon

dance music for wheat fields

Alexandre Desplat - The Tree of Life OST

today will be a soundtrack day. listening to this as i count down the days til i get to bask in malick.

-johnathon