My Favorite Movies

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Films I simply adore but in no numerical order.

There isn't just 1 best film of all time and not just 1 important / prolific director. Get it?

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1
The Birth of a Nation 1915,  G)
The Birth of a Nation
This will divide lots of viewers and still,a great amount of population will rise to the fact of political mendacity.Which is correct,no doubt about this.I really want to know however if all of the "audience" praising Scarface (De Palma's mediocrity) and Forest Gump (Zemeckis' sobbing flick) can realize the racist message in those films and not just in Birth of a Nation e.g. Puerto Ricans and low I.Q. people.Strange feeling,isn't it?Condemn the quality of a movie first and then we discuss the f***** political context!
2
Intolerance 1916,  Unrated)
Intolerance
Redemption for Griffith came with an astonishing work of art.The Birth of an Empire it should be alternatively nicknamed,the second title of Love's persistence is the dark sheet of pessimism,4 eras of desperation and at the same time,visionary trembling.Directorial zeal or a capitalist engrossment?You decide...
3
The Outlaw and His Wife 1917,  Unrated)
4
Broken Blossoms 1919,  Unrated)
5
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari. (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) 1920,  Unrated)
6
The Golem (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) 1920,  Unrated)
7
The Kid 1921,  Unrated)
8
The Wildcat (Die Bergkatze) 2006,  Unrated)
9
Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) (Nosferatu the Vampire) 1922,  Unrated)
10
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923,  Unrated)
11
Safety Last! 1923,  Unrated)
12
Der Letzte Mann (The Last Laugh) 1924,  PG)
13
Sherlock Jr. 1924,  Unrated)
14
Battleship Potemkin 1925,  Unrated)
15
The Freshman (College Days) 1925,  Unrated)
16
The Gold Rush 1925,  Unrated)
17
Phantom Of The Opera 1925,  Unrated)
18
Strike (Stachka) 1924,  Unrated)
19
The Adventures of Prince Achmed 1926,  Unrated)
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
A criminally underappreciated animation film,the beloved template of heroes,chivalry,mythical delights made by Reiniger's magic wand is more than just a bargain.Sheer enthusiasm for an hour,this classic visual landscape fills the screen with a literally poetic ambrosia.
20
The General 1926,  Unrated)
21
Kurutta ippêji (A Crazy Page)(A Page of Madness) 1926,  Unrated)
22
Metropolis 1927,  PG-13)
23
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927,  Unrated)
24
Oktyabr (October) (Ten Days That Shook the World) 1928,  Unrated)
25
The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) 1928,  Unrated)
26
Chelovek s kino-apparatom (Man with a Movie Camera) 1929,  Unrated)
27
L' Âge d'Or (Age of Gold) (The Golden Age) 1930,  Unrated)
28
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930,  Unrated)
29
Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) 1930,  Unrated)
30
City Lights 1931,  G)
31
Dafnis kai Hloi (Daphnis and Chloe) 1931,  Unrated)
32
Dracula 1931,  Unrated)
Dracula
Without a doubt,a magnitude of a horror film.King Kong and Dracula exemplified the monster myth and illustrated a diminishing picture of the evil entity threatening humanity's face.It might not scare as it used to but style is sometimes over substance and Browning knew what to show and HOW to show it.
33
Frankenstein 1931,  Unrated)
34
Limite (Limit) 1992,  Unrated)
35
Little Caesar 1931,  Unrated)
36
M 1931,  Unrated)
37
The Public Enemy 1931,  Unrated)
38
Freaks 1932,  Unrated)
39
The Mummy 1932,  Unrated)
The Mummy
The parodies were imminent after a release so cheesy,thoroughly trifle and yet so charming (which wouldn't happen without miss Zita's provocative body-eloquence).
Freund managed to steer the wheel of this considerably spooky but not particularly hollow film,so Karloff's glance fills in wherever it's necessary!
40
Scarface 1932,  PG)
41
Shanghai Express 1932,  Unrated)
Shanghai Express
I love you Marlene!!!!Thank you Josef,you ambitious,visual iconoclast.
42
Trouble in Paradise 1932,  Unrated)
43
Duck Soup 1933,  Unrated)
44
The Invisible Man 1933,  Unrated)
45
King Kong 1933,  Unrated)
46
The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933,  Unrated)
47
Queen Christina 1933,  Unrated)
48
L'Atalante 1934,  Unrated)
49
It Happened One Night 1934,  Unrated)
50
Alice Adams 1935,  Unrated)
51
The Bride of Frankenstein 1935,  Unrated)
52
Captain Blood 1935,  Unrated)
53
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935,  Unrated)
54
A Night at the Opera 1935,  Unrated)
55
Top Hat 1935,  Unrated)
56
Werewolf of London 1935,  Unrated)
Werewolf of London
The Wolf Man / Chaney connection embraces the romanticism of the folkloric legends (hence why the remake was made) but it remains an undisputed fact that Werewolf of London possesses a staggering chill throughout its menacing aura, for the most accolades should go to Henry Lull's exceptional intensity as the titular scientist who transforms himself into a creature of the night.
And yet, moronic children prefer teen slashers for their entertainment, oh brother....
57
The Great Ziegfeld 1936,  Unrated)
58
Modern Times 1936,  G)
59
My Man Godfrey 1936,  Unrated)
My Man Godfrey
Precise,irritating,clumsy and astoundingly gorgeous.A short length homo-erotic feature at the beginning,a magnitude in the face of Alice Brady,Godfrey is the epitome of spoiled aristocracy in a U.S. film.Courageous La Cava blasts the dialogue and luxury with a tight direction.Just amazing.
60
Partie de Campagne (A Day in the Country) 1946,  Unrated)
61
Swing Time 1936,  Unrated)
62
La Grande illusion (The Grand Illusion) 1937,  Unrated)
63
Kaze no naka no kodomo (Children in the Wind) 1937,  Unrated)
64
Lost Horizon 1937,  Unrated)
65
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937,  G)
66
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938,  PG)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Exuberant romance and chivalry.These were the glorious days of real Hollywood,glamorous still but somehow,the most amazing adventures were made at that time.Sharp,abundant,Flynn and de Havilland are superb.
67
Aleksandr Nevskiy (Alexander Nevsky) 1938,  Unrated)
Aleksandr Nevskiy (Alexander Nevsky)
Illustrious portrait of a heroic Russian figure demented by a dutiful force in a spiritual defense.The film may display images of pious behavior but haste not,this is an epic drama and the people are who matter most,not ideologies.Magnificent score by Prokofiev.
68
Bringing Up Baby 1938,  Unrated)
69
The Lady Vanishes 1938,  PG)
70
5th Ave Girl (Fifth Avenue Girl) 1939,  Unrated)
5th Ave Girl (Fifth Avenue Girl)
Sure Rogers isn't the best of expressive and enchanting leading ladies to ever grace the Hollywood fathom,nevertheless her pussycat claws made me bow to her boyish fancies.La Cava must have enjoyed whipping the "white collars" of that period although he certainly couldn't go farther than the usual innuendos,as was used by studio directors....
Fuck it,the guy knew how to tastefully cheer us all!
71
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939,  Unrated)
72
La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game) 1950,  Unrated)
La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game)
The "game" is translated as hypocrisy.May I offer my point of view just for the sake of it?I am allowed to do as I please,even so...where is my moral credibility so as my point to be justified,amongst the superficial points of our everyday lives?And who's to say that poets tell the truth?It depends on the "poets" and their class division,right?
73
Stagecoach 1939,  Unrated)
74
The Wizard of Oz 1939,  G)
75
Wuthering Heights 1939,  G)
76
Fantasia 1940,  G)
Fantasia
Mesmerizing.Perhaps the ultimate Disney film,the most irresistible classical/visual combination and a critical achievement not even Disney himself could imagine.
77
The Great Dictator 1940,  G)
The Great Dictator
Versatile and improvisatory,Chaplin is hilarious as Hitler's "alter ego" producing a dazzling amount of jokes and superiority in his craft,I can even over-scale the melodramatic monologue in the finale.The appointment with the other dictator is anthology.
78
His Girl Friday 1940,  Unrated)
79
The Philadelphia Story 1940,  Unrated)
80
Citizen Kane 1941,  PG)
81
The Lady Eve 1941,  Unrated)
82
The Little Foxes 1941,  PG-13)
83
The Maltese Falcon 1941,  PG)
The Maltese Falcon
Revolution in screenwriting and character development,a phrase pretty trendy for our current cinematic affairs.Hasty reactions but a passive Spade.Which was Hammett's point,a pioneering investigator in the land of ruthless bargainers..by bargaining himself!
84
Aniki Bobo 1942,  Unrated)
85
Bambi 1942,  G)
Bambi
If I could pile up a list with the most touching love moments,the caressing events of Bambi and his friends to "conquer" their desires would be on my top 100 period!I rest my case...
86
Casablanca 1942,  PG)
87
Cat People 1942,  R)
88
Day of Wrath (Vredens Dag)(Day of Anger) 1943,  Unrated)
89
The Magnificent Ambersons 1942,  Unrated)
90
Le Corbeau 1943,  Unrated)
91
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943,  Unrated)
92
I Walked With a Zombie 1943,  PG)
93
Double Indemnity 1944,  Unrated)
94
Meet Me In St. Louis 1944,  Unrated)
95
Murder, My Sweet 1944,  Unrated)
96
Beauty and The Beast (La Belle et la bête) 1946,  Unrated)
Beauty and The Beast (La Belle et la bête)
All fairytales are derivatives of the guilt-innocence syndrome of the children's notion of the world.Beast is the vicious but kind-hearted soul thus Belle becomes the penultimate saint in Cocteau's mind.A Saint without wings,nonetheless a spirit of the most divine emotions a child would love to have as a protector.And of what of us,adults?An adventure in the forest is all that's left for us...but what an adventure!
97
Brief Encounter 1945,  Unrated)
Brief Encounter
Lean's double-headed waltz accomplishes something unbearably beautiful: to challenge the majority of its audience by linking Laura's monologue to the narrow train station of the couple's farewell meetings in a most naturalistic manner,it's as if Johnson and Howard are actual characters,flesh and blood.
98
Detour 1945,  Unrated)
99
The Big Sleep 1946,  PG)
100
Great Expectations 1946,  Unrated)
Great Expectations
Bleak and ominous,Great Expectations grips you from your seat and travels you into the plunging world of Dickens' living majesty.This is no fun ride,mind you.Lean the mastermind.
101
A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven) 1946,  PG)
102
It's a Wonderful Life 1946,  G)
103
Black Narcissus 1947,  Unrated)
104
Out of the Past 1947,  Unrated)
Out of the Past
A blast of passionate mechanisms and bleak schemes of the heart,of the blackboard malevolence...Mitchum is simply astonishing as a cult figure of this classic Tourner film,erotic under the silken impression given by Greer's obsessive quietness and oh those shadows...
105
Force of Evil 1948,  PG)
Force of Evil
Plausible facts on this one.Aggressive till it bleeds.I saw this film on a cine-club somewhere in Athens.All 5 of us who attended were shocked at the boldness of that period,no,wait: the undercover "beauty" of it.McCarthy was approaching and if Polonsky was given better chances,he'd do miracles with noir stories like this.The edge of small-time con-men as an alternative title.
106
Hamlet 1948,  Unrated)
Hamlet
An almost prefect Hamlet on-screen,Gamlet as the first,psychological symbolism in Olivier's adaptation.Well-maintained film offering A-class performances and the Shakespearean pathos solid and unspoiled.Minor injustice at the Academy Awards,for Treasure of Sierra Madre should have prevailed that period,besides this it remains a token of great directed plays.
107
Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief) (Bicycle Thieves) 1948,  Unrated)
108
Letter From an Unknown Woman 1948,  Unrated)
Letter From an Unknown Woman
You have to feel this movie.It's been quite some time and the leftovers are sheer gratitude of the melodrama of our protagonists.Ophuls conquered Hollywood by reversing the stereotypical mechanisms and bringing a fresh air.Fontaine may shine for example yet it's that tormenting the personality she possesses ,you can't bare handling her inner burden of her "lost",solid,possibly inapt love.
109
The Red Shoes 1948,  R)
110
La Terra trema: Episodio del mare (The Earth Trembles) (The Earth Will Tremble) 1948,  Unrated)
La Terra trema: Episodio del mare (The Earth Trembles) (The Earth Will Tremble)
Black and white films used to prevent us several times from actually noticing the underlying notes.The incredible fact is..Terra Trema must be one of the openly,politically charged emeralds of film-making.The fishermen are nothing more but pawns of the system,the all-seeing machine.
111
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948,  Unrated)
112
All the King's Men 1949,  Unrated)
113
The Heiress 1949,  Unrated)
114
Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949,  Unrated)
115
On the Town 1949,  Unrated)
116
The Third Man 1949,  Unrated)
117
White Heat 1949,  Unrated)
White Heat
The U.S. landscape was changing before we enter the 50's.Thus,Raoul Walsh captures our essence in this amazing gangster film,Cagney sweeping us,the crowd,forming a shrouding cloud of filth and Oedipal symbols.Brilliant film.
118
All About Eve 1950,  PG)
119
D.O.A. 1949,  Unrated)
120
Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned) 1950,  Unrated)
Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned)
Aggressive,iconic,mesmerizing in every frame.Bunuel's depiction of the grim social life of a bunch of street smarts and other lost souls is hallucinating.A staggering finale for a maleficent future prediction.
121
La Ronde (Roundabout) 1950,  Unrated)
La Ronde (Roundabout)
The blooming interactions of couples,romantic,idealistic,majestic.Fragmentary affairs,juxtapositions in lifelong particles.The question is,do we really accept those 6 degrees of separation or the carousel will embrace us all.
122
Rashômon (Rashomon) (In the Woods) 1951,  Unrated)
123
Sunset Boulevard 1950,  Unrated)
Sunset Boulevard
Whoever said this was a film noir?And seriously,anything below 4 stars for films like these needs quite a significant excuse!
What is so cherishing after watching this film is knowing you would want to make love to any Gloria Swanson around the globe isn't uncourageous at all!!....That and because I'll know by the end of my days I'll be fortunate enough to see the lights fading.Real lights and not any DeMille lights..
124
Wagon Master 1950,  Unrated)
125
Winchester '73 1950,  Unrated)
Winchester '73
Classic western,Stewart appears as a new iconic symbol moving to the group of the many heroic western film figures,what about Anthony Mann?The stellar thing with this guy is he adores grand occasions.Epic form.And that is a novelty for the Far West genre.
126
The African Queen 1952,  Unrated)
127
Alice in Wonderland 1951,  G)
Alice in Wonderland
I feel that the Wonderland dream-scape is the coming-of-age of a little girl's wrath.There's the evident sign of conventionalism after the finale of an enormous pot-head,er...i mean..illustrious journey such as Alice's.I simply can't believe Disney productions haven't created a similar "traversing" environment like in this film.
128
An American in Paris 1951,  G)
129
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951,  G)
130
Hakuchi (The Idiot) 1951,  Unrated)
Hakuchi (The Idiot)
Hara is the sheer benevolence of the film.You do await the breaking point just like the novel's mystical eccentricities.Kurosawa guides the dramatic community to far beyond limits and stretching a bleak,ominous,malevolent environment.A perfect cinematography and I will give it 6 stars after I grab the 5-hour edition I'm still searching for.....
131
Pikro psomi (Bitter Bread) 1951,  Unrated)
132
Strangers on a Train 1951,  PG)
133
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951,  PG)
134
Angel Face 1953,  Unrated)
135
High Noon 1952,  Unrated)
High Noon
The retro western,where it all began and Leone got influenced.Gritty,dirty and romantic in a sensuous turn on.Cooper proves to be a macho,sensible character and Zinnemann's magnum opus is as untouched as when it was first projected.And the beat goes on...
136
Ikiru (Doomed) (Living) (To Live) 1952,  PG)
137
On Dangerous Ground 1951,  R)
138
The Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna) 1952,  G)
139
The Narrow Margin 1952,  Unrated)
140
Le Plaisir (House of Pleasure) 1952,  Unrated)
Le Plaisir (House of Pleasure)
The ending will more or less taunt you because it's like the similar conservative quotation from the other classic film,The Great Dictator,with different themes that is.I preach for your flexible safety,denying to accuse the numbness of the man in the last tale.Nevertheless,let it not prevent you from enjoying this gem.A succulent beauty is a fine-maintained delicacy,preferably on the second story,and passion is the fruitful inspiration.
141
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (Othello) 1952,  Unrated)
142
Umberto D. 1952,  Unrated)
143
The Band Wagon 1953,  Unrated)
144
The Big Heat 1953,  PG)
145
From Here to Eternity 1953,  Unrated)
146
Roman Holiday 1953,  Unrated)
147
Shane 1953,  Unrated)
148
Trouble in Store 1953,  Unrated)
Trouble in Store
Lovely charisma by Norman Wisdom,the joy of this movie comes from the roulette joggling of the slapstick elements,the wonderful supporting cast (Rutherford as a rather..."innocent" rich granny),a comedy keeping the precise scope,numerous chases,the occasional romance but beware,anarchy ensues!!
149
Ugetsu monogatari 1953,  Unrated)
150
Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (Mr. Hulot's Holiday) 1953,  Unrated)
151
I Vitelloni 1953,  Unrated)
152
The Wages of Fear 1953,  Unrated)
153
Gojira 1954,  Unrated)
154
Kyriakatiko xypnima, (Windfall in Athens) 1956,  PG)
Kyriakatiko xypnima, (Windfall in Athens)
Soaring neorealism,the Visconti type only it's more vivid,bright and romantic than the Italian haughtiness.Horn is majestic and my love Lambeti is like a red,red rose "that's newly sprung in June"...the definition of a classic.
155
On the Waterfront 1954,  Unrated)
156
Sansho the Bailiff 1954,  Unrated)
Sansho the Bailiff
Holy cow,what a true work of art.Stiff,relentless in its grueling painting of the lives controlled by a ruthless leader.Tyranny as a weapon against free speech,not just freedom as a whole.Crime and punishment is how it goes.Where heaven and hell commit a tormenting piano sonata.
157
Senso (The Wanton Countess) 1954,  Unrated)
Senso (The Wanton Countess)
Passive as time goes by drama.Visconti excels his pace and fragmentary love affairs by lustfully projecting us the disaffection of passion throughout the course of harrowing events.Could be seen as a major precursor to Taviani's Allonsanfan,still maintaining a hidden strength in operatic detail to this very millennium.
158
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954,  G)
159
Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai) 1954,  Unrated)
160
Touchez Pas au Grisbi (Hands Off the Loot) 1954,  Unrated)
161
Yama no oto (Sound of the Mountain) 1954,  Unrated)
162
Bad Day at Black Rock 1955,  Unrated)
Bad Day at Black Rock
Segregation is where the ends meet,no?The case is closed for a community which refuses to face reality's asphyxiating outcome.Tracy's attachment to the amoral protagonist earns the film a lot of points because the face of Black Rock parallels that of U.S. citizens at a time where governmental decay was waving around the barren lands.
What is the Holy Judgment you'll say and why should there be severe punishments for all the hostiles of the law?Free will i say....no free will,more discrimination....
163
Diabolique (Les Diaboliques) 1954,  Unrated)
164
Istoria mias kalpikis liras (The Counterfeit Coin) 1955,  Unrated)
165
Joe, o tromeros (Joe the Terrible) 1955,  Unrated)
166
Kiss Me Deadly 1955,  Unrated)
167
Lady and the Tramp 1955,  G)
168
The Ladykillers 1955,  Unrated)
The Ladykillers
An exceptional black comedy from top to bottom.The premise is what made Coens remake this masterpiece,but the plot is destined to remain legendary in British soil.Mackendrick twists our minds with those idiotic burglars (except their boss played by Guinness in style) and the term "madness" is a blast.
169
Marty 1955,  Unrated)
170
Mr. Arkadin (Confidential Report) 1955,  Unrated)
Mr. Arkadin (Confidential Report)
Felicity of the tormenting oceans....where is thy swaying motion?
171
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo de un crimen)(Rehearsal for a Crime) 1955,  Unrated)
172
Ordet (The Word) 1955,  Unrated)
173
Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) 1955,  Unrated)
174
La Pointe-Courte 1954,  Unrated)
175
Rebel Without a Cause 1955,  PG-13)
176
Du Rififi Chez les Hommes (Rififi) 1955,  Unrated)
177
Stella 1955,  Unrated)
178
Ukigumo (Floating Clouds) 1955,  Unrated)
179
Aparajito 1956,  Unrated)
180
Bob le Flambeur (Bob the Gambler) 1955,  PG)
181
O Drakos 1956,  Unrated)
182
The Forty-First 1958,  Unrated)
183
To Koritsi me ta mavra (A Girl in Black) 1956,  Unrated)
184
The Searchers 1956,  Unrated)
185
12 Angry Men (Twelve Angry Men) 1957,  Unrated)
186
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957,  PG)
187
Kisses (Kuchizuke) 1957,  Unrated)
188
Kumonosu Jô (Throne of Blood) (Macbeth) 1957,  Unrated)
Kumonosu Jô (Throne of Blood) (Macbeth)
Kurosawa coordinates the best adaptation of Macbeth on-screen and Mifune is orgiastic in the lead role.What more can you ask when you're watching two legends dancing to the cinematic rhythm?
189
Letyat zhuravli (The Cranes are Flying) 1960,  Unrated)
190
Le Notti di Cabiria (Nights of Cabiria) 1957,  Unrated)
Le Notti di Cabiria (Nights of Cabiria)
The greatest neorealist picture from Fellini's early period, an innovator of transgressive themes such is a prostitute's living condition.Landscape as a hostile environment and a male oppression.A bizarre feeling in the 20th century even more alternative thanks to that amazing creature named Giulietta Masina in a supreme role going against the conformism of the "ruling class".
191
Paths of Glory 1957,  Unrated)
192
The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde inseglet) 1957,  Unrated)
193
Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries) 1957,  Unrated)
194
Teleftaio psema, To, (A Matter of Dignity) 1957,  PG)
195
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) (Lift to the Scaffold) (Frantic) 1957,  Unrated)
196
Bab el hadid (Cairo Station) (The Iron Gate) 1958,  Unrated)
197
The Hidden Fortress (kakushi-toride No San-akunin) 1958,  Unrated)
198
Horror of Dracula 1958,  Unrated)
199
Mon Oncle 1958,  Unrated)
200
Popiól i diament (Ashes and Diamonds) 1958,  Unrated)
Popiól i diament (Ashes and Diamonds)
Stupendous work from Wajda.Impressive and too much of art class,nevertheless the finale and the discussion scene with the "crucifixion" statue will haunt you.
201
Vertigo 1958,  PG)
Vertigo
A genius film,a unique exploration of the femme fatale,Hitchcock's puzzling noir drama shines like his cinematographic lush and colors.Novak is a goddess.
202
The 400 Blows (Les Quatre cents coups) 1959,  Unrated)
203
Anatomy of a Murder 1959,  G)
204
Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) 1959,  Unrated)
205
Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love) 1959,  Unrated)
Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love)
Time is a thief,a delinquent of impeccable proportions.Hiroshima is the counterpart of Casablanca for most critics,to be fair...I don't think this is something universal since both these films have met equal opponents and masterpieces ever since the dawn of romance films..
But with Hiroshima...Duras dictated to Resnais that Amour isn't a possessive object,it's rather the location that causes it to be possessive between 2 lost souls.
A kiss is all that remains...
206
Nazarín 1958,  Unrated)
Nazarín
Dig up your hole Virgin Mary, Mother Teresa is waiting for you and her beloved prince-charming is standing aside!!!
Act 5 over, Scene 5 over, don't you worry Nazarin, your time hasn't come just yet...
207
The Nightingale's Prayer 1959,  Unrated)
208
Ningen no joken I (The Human Condition I) (No Greater Love) 1958,  Unrated)
209
Ningen no jôken (Human Condition II - The Road to Eternity) 1961,  Unrated)
210
Pickpocket 1959,  Unrated)
211
Pociag (Baltic Express) (Night Train) 1959,  Unrated)
Pociag (Baltic Express) (Night Train)
What are the odds when you don't know you're enticing a potential murderer?La notte of the long-lost lovers, quite possibly the vanity of the ethereal breeze during this frail train ride.Kawalerowicz's synchronization when commenting the decisions and tribulations of his native fellowmen bites the dust,causes a challenging,almost psychological earthquake and plunges into a sorrowful pondering on how humanity's sake can and will forever fit inside a handful of train-wagons.
212
Room at the Top 1959,  Unrated)
213
Shadows 1959,  PG)
214
Some Like It Hot 1959,  Unrated)
215
L'Avventura (The Adventure) 1960,  Unrated)
L'Avventura (The Adventure)
And what is the brink of life anyway?So what if a close friend disappears as if the earth swallowed him(or her in our case)?The signs of the weather,of earth,of the future mean nothing,present is the intellectual stimulation we all must utilize to prove our existence.Needless to say it's a requirement to move on whether a misfortune or a laughter approach us,it is continuity!Antonioni's first part is the evidence...
216
Breathless (À bout de souffle) (By a Tether) 1960,  Unrated)
217
La Dolce Vita 1960,  Unrated)
La Dolce Vita
It's like researching for an enormous pile of encyclopedic matters and you conclude on stabilizing weirdness as a norm.And to think paparazzi was made up as a word thanks to this film...
218
Eroica, (Our Last Spring ) 1960,  PG)
219
Hanyo (The Housemaid) 1960,  Unrated)
220
Jigoku (The Sinners of Hell) 1960,  Unrated)
Jigoku (The Sinners of Hell)
When Jigoku came out,it was like a thunderstruck for a new wave of J-Horror diamonds to appear in the 60's,something which as an unofficial movement,has stood the test of time till today.Nakagawa might not be the most smart film-maker but by all means,he absolutely knows how to give us creepy realism!The inferno parts are not the only highlight,one must see it as a tragedy of errors in spite of the "thriller" hype.And Numata is such a bad-ass evil dude!
221
Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring) 1959,  Unrated)
Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring)
Bergman is allegorical.A criticism isn't fully viewed without literally scratching the edges on most of his films.Certainly is symbolic,by all means ruthless in its message and yet a captivating experience.Lindblom is ethereal.
222
Krzyzacy (Knights of the Teutonic Order) (Knights of the Black Cross) 1960,  Unrated)
Krzyzacy (Knights of the Teutonic Order) (Knights of the Black Cross)
More romantic than Dr. Zhivago,equally moving to the likes of an Alexander Nevsky or closer to the political turmoil of Traveling Players,a film which has nothing to be jealous of the epic boldness of a Lawrence of Arabia type of feast!
Criminally underrated,Aleksander Ford's storytelling focuses on the landscapes' pain rather the character's felicities and the astounding dialog is a bonus,based on the Sienkiewicz novel.Forgive me for saying this but the Grunwald massacre pumped me up!
223
The Little Shop of Horrors 1960,  R)
224
Peeping Tom 1960,  Unrated)
225
Romeo, Julia a tma (Romeo, Juliet and Darkness) (Sweet Light in a Dark Room) 1959,  Unrated)
Romeo, Julia a tma (Romeo, Juliet and Darkness) (Sweet Light in a Dark Room)
Weiss studies two tragic figures in the midst of WWII in Czechoslovakia,a Jewish girl and an "Aryan" as the girl decides to call him before she gets to know his warm yet brave personality.The reason why this forsaken by the public film wasn't met with any accolades at the time it was released: critics don't often look beyond the academic rules and this is not an ordinary theatrical valley of kings and queens....it's an event,a glance,a prejudiced antagonism and it could have happened no matter the place and the time.
226
Le Trou (The Hole) (The Nightwatch) 1960,  Unrated)
227
Zazie dans le métro (Zazie in the Subway) 1960,  Unrated)
228
L'année dernière à Marienbad (Last Year at Marienbad) 1961,  Unrated)
229
Antigoni (Antigone) (Rites for the Dead) 1961,  Unrated)
230
Dancing in the Rain (Ples v Dezju) 1961,  Unrated)
231
The Hustler 1961,  Unrated)
232
Ningen no jôken (Human Condition III - A Soldier's Prayer) 1970,  Unrated)
233
La Notte 1961,  Unrated)
La Notte
Cinema of shadows and silences and wits and stares.Antonioni reveals the most unbearable feelings of a "loving" couple and smashes the counter-culture of the upper-class.Mastroianni and Moreau are sizzling,but what of the true meaning behind all this?Reuinion through loneliness?Too easy...
234
Viridiana 1961,  R)
Viridiana
Handel's choral masterpiece as the background for the most blaspheme Last Supper.Bunuel as the puppeteer of all.Utterly symbolic,a mockery to pious segregation-diligence.
235
West Side Story 1961,  PG)
236
Yojimbo 1961,  Unrated)
237
El Ángel Exterminador (The Exterminating Angel) 1962,  Unrated)
238
Cleo From 5 to 7 (Cléo de 5 à 7) 1962,  Unrated)
239
Days of Wine and Roses 1962,  Unrated)
240
Dr. No 1962,  PG)
241
Le Doulos 1963,  Unrated)
242
L'Eclisse 1962,  Unrated)
L'Eclisse
Antonioni masterfully juxtaposes the drastic male and the imperfect female,Vitti transforming in a black/white wraith,choking in the decreasing moods of New Italy.And yet,why can't there be a fitting hole for the cloistered emotions,the hapless devotions?Is it dreariness or more unanswered questions...?
243
Harakiri 1963,  Unrated)
Harakiri
Perfection like a Rembrandt or a Modigliani painting.There's no exaggeration,an overlooked by some masterpiece,impaling the modern society in half like the samurai's lonely aptitude.Disgrace is the formula of the weak.The loyalty however is what makes us sally and oppose abstract rulers.
244
Ivanovo detstvo (Ivan's Childhood)(My Name Is Ivan)(The Youngest Spy) 1962,  Unrated)
245
Jules and Jim 1962,  Unrated)
246
Lawrence of Arabia 1962,  PG)
247
Mafioso 1964,  Unrated)
Mafioso
The times and ironies of a person's boring felicity.What a paradox.Antonio ought to have shown some gratitude being in a position of taking charge for once as action comes up to his doorstep.Brilliant portrayal of the Sicelian carefree living and hurdles in between with a slightly avoidable manner.The case is Mafioso arguably displays the consequences of trust and devotion to something,family in the movie as the chain of ever-after strength.Sordi's performance is the real Oscar-winner.
248
Nóz w Wodzie (Knife in the Water) 1962,  Unrated)
Nóz w Wodzie (Knife in the Water)
A unique debut,spooky in its simplicity and...mental excitement.The inner scope on this unconventional trio is more than just a picture.The only Polish feature film of Polanski.Three thumbs up!
249
Otoshiana (Pitfall) 1962,  Unrated)
Otoshiana (Pitfall)
Fairly spooky but this is preferably a psychological orgasm of industrialism,a society merged in the collapse of empires,financial terminals,that which Teshigahara proves is the functional corpus of the yuppies,the real businessmen controlling each person's life,tangled up with suspense.
Frightening as it sounds,Abe's screenplay preciseness is excellent and the premise calmly moves to a satirical versatility in spite of the dead-end finale.
250
Ouranos (Glory Sky) 1962,  Unrated)
251
8 1/2 1963,  Unrated)
8 1/2
There are wonderfully underlying moments of liberation in this film.Whoever gives the remark of "why movies with deep meanings exist",the comment must have a primary base,otherwise...it's obvious why this film managed to surpass time itself.Movies like Titanic and Patton will never achieve the bizarre gratitude and the millions of thoughts,talks,imaginations in the universe of Italian magical realism."Being Federico Fellini."I dare anyone to create a film like this in the 21st century.
252
Cassandra Cat 1963,  Unrated)
253
Goryeo jang 1963,  Unrated)
Goryeo jang
Effective,disturbing,heavily sentimental but never without a flesh of humanity in spite of the major fragility out of all characters of the drama.Ki-young doesn't give a shit when he's portraying a demolished by famine ancient society where corruption and pledge simultaneously interweave the excellent finale.
254
The Haunting 1963,  G)
255
Lord of the Flies 1963,  Unrated)
256
Mikres Afrodites (Young Aphrodites) 1963,  Unrated)
Mikres Afrodites (Young Aphrodites)
If everyone reads the Hellenistic period classic "Daphnis and Chloe",they will discover the extremely powerful sighs and emotional silences this movie brings,same premise as the book.A wonderful Greek film,a definite must amongst a glamorous and kitsch era in our then film production,sensational cinematography and pagan signs.
257
Pasazerka (The Passenger) 1963,  Unrated)
258
The Silence 1963,  Unrated)
The Silence
The heat exhausts even the brave.Spiritual breakdown however unleashes frigid consequences underneath the surface.Silence will come as a noisy inflammation.Thulin is groundbreaking and Lindblom revealing!!!
259
Diamonds of the Night (Démanty noci) 1964,  Unrated)
260
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964,  PG)
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
It's a comedy film,right?Well,not really,unless you can point out that conference rooms and Seller's character alterations and satirical quotes are comedic.So it's a satire...and my slice of eccentricity in it.
261
Dry Summer (Susuz yaz) 1964,  Unrated)
262
A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari) 1964,  R)
263
Goldfinger 1964,  PG)
264
Lemonade Joe 1966,  Unrated)
265
Mary Poppins 1964,  G)
Mary Poppins
A cute,magical and somehow intriguing musical but for kids mostly,Mary Poppins isn't the modern nanny we once thought yet it manages to offer that certain innocence.
266
Séance on a Wet Afternoon 1964,  Unrated)
267
Suna no Onna (Woman in the Dunes) 1964,  Unrated)
268
Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo (The Gospel According to St. Matthew) 1964,  Unrated)
269
Alphaville 1965,  Unrated)
270
Darling 1965,  Unrated)
271
Fist in His Pocket (I pugni in tasca) 1965,  Unrated)
Fist in His Pocket (I pugni in tasca)
Bellocchio grabs the opportunity to literally punch the audience in the groins.While there aren't specific motives as to why the "anti-hero" is willing to vanquish himself and his family,the reason of wretched misery is more than enough to comprehend his torture.
272
Lásky Jedné Plavovlásky (The Loves of a Blonde) (A Blonde in Love) 1965,  Unrated)
273
Obchod na Korze (The Shop On Main Street) (A Shop on the High Street) 1965,  Unrated)
274
Pierrot le Fou (Pierrot Goes Wild) (Crazy Pete) 1965,  Unrated)
Pierrot le Fou (Pierrot Goes Wild) (Crazy Pete)
Glorious,improvisatory and the impeccable Belmondo in a surreal state of adjustment.Nothing is oblivious according to the chaotic screenplay and there lies the whole charm of it.
275
Repulsion 1965,  Unrated)
276
The Saragossa Manuscript 1965,  Unrated)
The Saragossa Manuscript
By the Elysian Fields and Hades,the photographic proportions of this film were highly jubilant!The farcical approach helps to create a Dionysian environment and at times,a zany comprehension of non-linear events,in which the ending is unimportant...Wojciech Has prefers to entice us,and sometimes lure us in the trap of hypnosis of a manuscript so enchanting,you'd think it was made for the pleasure of confusion and only...
277
Tri (Three) 1965,  Unrated)
278
Alfie 1966,  PG)
279
Andrei Rublev 1966,  Unrated)
Andrei Rublev
I may not be religious but just as with Dies Irae,Rublev comes like a shocking rocket in its stillness and illuminates the cinematic horizon.Provoking and a tremendous onslaught to the social turmoils against it,a film with skepticism and serenity.
280
Au Hasard Balthazar 1966,  Unrated)
281
La Battaglia di Algeri (The Battle of Algiers) 1966,  Unrated)
282
Blow-Up 1966,  Unrated)
283
Daisies (Sedmikrasky) 1967,  Unrated)
284
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.) 1966,  R)
285
De Man die zijn haar kort liet knippen 1966,  Unrated)
286
Ostre Sledované Vlaky (Closely Watched Trains) 1966,  Unrated)
287
Persona 1966,  Unrated)
288
Seconds 1966,  R)
Seconds
Gritty,inhumane.A prophetic movie on the consequences of change,identification.Hudson in a thrilling role,Frankenheimer is a trustful choice,the makings of a classic being re-evaluated.
289
Until the Ship Sails (...mehri to ploio) 1966,  Unrated)
290
Bonnie and Clyde 1967,  R)
291
La Chinoise 1967,  Unrated)
La Chinoise
Anarchy/submission,terrorism/truce,post-structuralism in the making,masterpiece in other words.Godard is aware that '68 will be a turning point in France and worldwide....red to the bone?Can we really say that Chinoise represents a limited part of the audience?Lavishing cinematography and jaw-dropping truths.No matter the side you have in politics,this is a MUST!
292
Csillagosok, katonák (The Red and The White) 1967,  Unrated)
Csillagosok, katonák (The Red and The White)
The division bell is ringing too fast for the weak and meek.Reds,Whites,colors are futile.It's the physical and mental torture that fastens your seat.Whatever occurred in historical manners,this vice-versa irony is entrancing and utterly disturbing,since cruelty isn't measured in uniforms and consequences.
293
The Dirty Dozen 1967,  Unrated)
294
Garden of Delights (Il giardino delle delizie) 1967,  Unrated)
295
The Graduate 1967,  PG)
296
In the Heat of the Night 1967,  Unrated)
In the Heat of the Night
Incorporating violence and police mystery,this engaging drama often fabricates you in the web of agony or twists your head in extreme passiveness.Either conclusions,the finale will leave you a sweet/sour taste of why this had to occur?We don't care about the guilty one,we care about the reason.Steiger and Poiter drive away the whatsoever wee bit flaws and thanks to Jewison's controlling direction,it remains a detective story in absolute detail.
297
Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult (I Am Curious (Yellow)) 1968,  R)
Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult (I Am Curious (Yellow))
Hasta la victoria siempre and the flags' division!Or so to speak,Lena Nyman baring her flesh and soul (literally) in front of propaganda's nihilism.For Sjoman,Sweden isn't the land of plenty,but Yellow is not a political manifesto.Classifying it as a libertarian proxy would be more suitable,lest there is some sort of moral decency.Oh sorry conservatives,sexuality does matter and it's glued to the hypocrites who refuse it.
Now go watch some dull Ken Parks and rebuke this true artistic creation.
298
Marketa Lazarová 1967,  Unrated)
299
Mouchette 1967,  Unrated)
Mouchette
To say this the easy way...Mouchette contains one of the greatest endings in the history of 7th Art.My oh my,and just for the theme of it,it goes on the 1967 best list.
300
Playtime (Play Time) 1967,  Unrated)
301
To prosopo tis Medousas (Vortex) 1967,  Unrated)
302
Le Samouraï (The Godson) 1967,  PG)
303
Terra em Transe (Anguished Land)(Land Entranced) 1966,  Unrated)
Terra em Transe (Anguished Land)(Land Entranced)
Rocha the anarchist...well,partially.The Autran-Lewgoy-Filho trio of compulsive reactions is more than enough for the disbelievers to continue watching an operatic motion picture way ahead of its time.Sure,it's a flashback but what a flashback that was!!!
304
Viy 1967,  PG)
305
Weekend (Week End) 1967,  Unrated)
306
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968,  G)
307
Bullitt 1968,  PG)
308
Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova ) 1969,  Unrated)
309
La Mariée était en Noir (The Bride Wore Black) 1968,  Unrated)
La Mariée était en Noir (The Bride Wore Black)
The premise of Kill Bill (oh you Tarantino copycat...),brilliantly extracting influences from Hitchcock,probably through their conversation monsieur Francois arranged in an interview style,the Bride is Moreau in her most sexual display and provocative grandeur.Beauty is subjective,revenge is a personal cause,under the surface injustice wears any color possible,detective stories are of course enchanting.The tricks of Truffaut's majesty.
310
Night of the Living Dead 1968,  R)
311
Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) 1968,  PG-13)
Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West)
It's a long film and stylistically redemptive.Fonda is a splendid western evil character and Cardinale escapes her busty temperament as the farmer's wife,and the rest of those wretched souls tantalize the scenery with each provocative attachment.Leone challenged his scope and not even his final opus didn't succeed to overcome this film and one of his 2 great works.
312
Parenthesi (Interlude) 1968,  Unrated)
313
The Party 1968,  PG)
314
Reconstituirea (Reconstruction) 1971,  Unrated)
315
Le Revelateur 1968,  Unrated)
Le Revelateur
Silent film without any music,intended to provoke excluding any shocking tensions that would characterize it as...immoral.
A frivolous account of a couple in nausea (the adults were intoxicated with LSD all the time) and a small kid perplexing the distance in accordance to Garrel's hypnotic visuals thanks to Michel Fournier's spectacular camera lighting!
This is not for the drowsy folks,this is pure cinematic form,no words,just vast landscape,stares,actions,a photographic series of self-reflection. Garrel surpassed this 6 years later with Les Hautes Solitudes.
316
Romeo and Juliet 1968,  PG)
317
Rosemary's Baby 1968,  R)
Rosemary's Baby
Original,transparent and unmatched with today's standards of thriller films.A classic and a lesson on how to avoid fake and jumpy cries,instead...adding an eerie point of view and a superb leading lady.
318
The Swimmer 1968,  PG)
319
Teorema (Theorem) 1968,  Unrated)
320
L'Armée des ombres (Army in the Shadows) 1969,  Unrated)
L'Armée des ombres (Army in the Shadows)
The price of espionage troops.Ventura,Signoret,Meurisse,the all-star cast of Melville was ready to drum the front-line of A-class film-making,of which the remains of it some decades later are distant echoes,entangled subplots,why...I'll admit only Hitler was missing!
321
Blind Beast (Môjû) 1969,  Unrated)
Blind Beast (Môjû)
An achievement of sizzling moments,irrational behavior and savoring...for real the flesh and blood of two human carnivores.The transparent symbolism is obvious.Man will never survive without a guide be it an obnoxious yet incredibly smart art model or the Oedipal complex and the ones who see will unwillingly shout their despair in the form of sexual madness.
322
El Chacal de Nahueltoro (Jackal of Nahueltoro) 1970,  Unrated)
323
Dillinger è Morto (Dillinger is Dead) 1969,  Unrated)
324
Easy Rider 1969,  R)
Easy Rider
Dennis Hopper's SOLE legendary film,a hippie manifesto or the misfits' blues.Breathtaking,culminating road trip experience.Soundtrack is seminal,mother nature never so vengeful.
325
Fellini - Satyricon (The Degenerates) 1969,  R)
326
Funeral Parade of Roses 1970,  Unrated)
Funeral Parade of Roses
What if writing novelties of say...Proust or Xingjian were to be translated as a neon mural of experimental musical compositions...add some Oedipal symbols,disjointed time-frames,oh..and vertical motives of multi-sexuality!
There you have it,a "blow-up" of docu-confession,Matsumoto's personal ode to youth,highlighting an era of wine and roses (or if you like: opium and proses)
327
The Joke (Zert) 1969,  Unrated)
328
Ma Nuit chez Maud (My Night at Maud's ) (My Night with Maud) 1969,  PG)
329
Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema (Killed the Family and Went to the Movies) 1970,  Unrated)
330
Midnight Cowboy 1969,  R)
331
The Swimming Pool (La Piscine) 1969,  PG)
332
Structure of Crystals (Struktura krysztalu) 1969,  Unrated)
333
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969,  PG)
334
The Wild Bunch 1969,  R)
335
Women In Love 1969,  R)
Women In Love
Fantastic,Lawrence's best adaptation out of the many prolific novels he wrote.The couples proceed in a distasteful arrogance to bonds and statuesque expressions,so Russell follows their unorthodox methods of communication and brings a fresh air before the dawn of 70's.
336
Z 1969,  PG)
337
Claire's Knee (Le genou de Claire) 1970,  PG)
Claire's Knee (Le genou de Claire)
Extremely poetic,disturbing to the sense of tripping controversies,aye,we do realize censorship committees the judgmental issue of age difference and there is passion between....almost all in this film.It remains a gem of spiritual liberty though and you better get some immorality lesson.
338
Il conformista (The Conformist) 1970,  R)
339
En kärlekshistoria (A Swedish Love Story) 1970,  Unrated)
340
M*A*S*H (MASH) 1970,  PG)
341
Reconstruction 1970,  Unrated)
342
O Ritual dos Sádicos (Awakening of the Beast) 1969,  NC-17)
343
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 1970,  Unrated)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
There is no place like home Valerie.....
The assassination of a blossoming violet.Also known as the savage youth and how to embrace your dreams evading hell.
344
Wanda 1970,  PG)
345
El Topo 1971,  Unrated)
346
Chinmoku (Silence) 1971,  Unrated)
Chinmoku (Silence)
The human heart is of mischievous purpose,unconditional destinations.I don't know what's more shocking,the priest's clarity or the villagers' stubbornness.Lo to the folly of them all....
347
A Clockwork Orange 1971,  R)
A Clockwork Orange
Ultra-violence Alex suggests us.We as spectators enter in his world..a tormenting world,a furious and agonizing massacre,sadistic and mental as well.By the end however,you'll be wondering who's to take the blame?
348
The Devils 1971,  R)
349
Evdokia (To Koritsi tou stratioti) 1971,  Unrated)
Evdokia (To Koritsi tou stratioti)
The price of liberty is measured in elastic purposes.Evdokia's price is her damnation of being an amorous woman and a lover of concequences.Damianos fills our heart's content with a powerful love story.And affects the naturalistic landscape of our country,aside the European downfall.
350
The French Connection 1971,  R)
351
Get Carter 1971,  R)
352
Harold and Maude 1971,  PG)
353
The Last Picture Show 1971,  R)
The Last Picture Show
Raw and indecisive community of youths in a small town.What's better to proclaim the new revolution even under the skirts and "bad habits".The tension of humid reactions by the ones who reject novelties.And a Bogdanovich feature like none whatsoever.1971 as the marking point of enfants sauvage.
354
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971,  R)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Chilling factors,vigorous delinquents.Hooray for honor's sake and let's make wealth out of industrialist poverty.Viva commonwealth,the richest benefactor of us all.And a natural abuse of future prospects.
355
The Panic in Needle Park 1971,  R)
356
Punishment Park 1971,  R)
Punishment Park
For what purpose regimes order, guide, attract the public's notion?Why,by focusing in their weaknesses of,whatever that means...or to justify their policies through old-fashioned,hyper-conservative declarations!As frightening as it sounds,Watkins' embodiment of evil isn't necessarily the fallen generation behind desks,rather the perpetual line of conformism,lying preferably in the Westernized landscapes of the Machine aka the men behind the curtains of authority.
357
Straw Dogs 1971,  R)
Straw Dogs
Flaming aggression.2 magical words for the English countryside isn't the same as the quiet pacifier struggles to keep in peace with his privacy.If rural life becomes a menace,then what's to prevent domestic disturbance?Self-justice?I say then aye,I'll support it to the bone.
358
Szindbád (Sinbad) 1971,  Unrated)
359
Tang shan da xiong (Fists of Fury) (The Big Boss) 1971,  R)
360
Trzecia Czesc Nocy (The Third Part of the Night) 1971,  Unrated)
Trzecia Czesc Nocy (The Third Part of the Night)
Startling,exuberant drama by a cerebral filmmaker.The cinematography works perfectly in order to describe the futile struggles of a person,hypothetically a diminishing figure of his own self-fragmentation.Confused?It's probably a testament on the future of European post-WWII environment,para-psychology is surrounding the picture and a truly innovative film is born from Zulawski's "possession".
361
Vampyros Lesbos (Lesbian Vampires: The Heiress of Dracula) 1970,  Unrated)
362
Walkabout 1971,  R)
363
Le Wazzou Polygame ,  Unrated)
364
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Aguirre, the Wrath of God) 1972,  R)
365
Cabaret 1972,  PG)
366
Days of 36 (Meres tou '36) 1972,  Unrated)
Days of 36 (Meres tou '36)
Part I of A Trilogy of History by Theo Angelopoulos:

The particles of 20th century Greece being here,in an attempt to observe,spy and subsequently organize the scattered hopes of the ancient legends.Suffice to say Angelopoulos re-defines history as we know it,it's hilarious to find out underground schemes and corrupt authorities damaged a (non-existent) state of union!!!
That is,regardless of the politicians,ignorant of the prosperity of the state nor of the rebellious inmates,struggling for their voice to be heard against a totalitarian nation (Metaxas the "prime minister" was ready to rule with the 4th of August Regime),not even the main protagonist of the drama exaggerates.
367
La Grande Bouffe (Blow-Out) (Blow Out) 1973,  NC-17)
La Grande Bouffe (Blow-Out) (Blow Out)
I love the sickness of this movie in accordance to one deliciously made,let's say burger.Craving for abundance isn't similar with desire for equilibrium,vanity soon comes and she's definitely uninvited...
368
Ludwig 1973,  PG)
Ludwig
What more can you ask when you have an all-star cast of Berger,Mangano,Howard,Schneider,a cohesive prestige of "wealthy pendants" and a brilliant piece of biographical composition.A legendary figure to dedicate this probably,aha...who cares if that individual is a combination of Napoleon,T.E. Lawrence and Caligula?
369
Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble (We Won't Grow Old Together) 1972,  Unrated)
370
Pink Flamingos 1972,  NC-17)
Pink Flamingos
Brilliant and it gets better if you watch it backwards!!!

"Kill everyone now! Condone first degree murder! Advocate cannibalism! Eat shit! Filth is my politics! Filth is my life!"

The requiem of democratic societies,muahahaha!
371
Proxeneio tis Annas, To, (The Matchmaking of Anna) 1972,  Unrated)
372
The Seduction of Mimi (Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore) 1972,  R)
373
Solyaris (Solaris) 1976,  PG)
374
Last Tango in Paris 1972,  NC-17)
Last Tango in Paris
Sexual,provoking,masochistic,
luscious,breathtaking,like biting the most delicious fruit and realizing temptation worthed the undeniable stir of your body.Bertolucci uses psychological symbols,eroticism is the main course and bohemianism = life.
375
What? (Diary of Forbidden Dreams) 1973,  R)
What? (Diary of Forbidden Dreams)
So what if it's an unusual assault to moral attitudes?Perhaps it is a whole lot of a terrible sketch.Polanski definitely has a writer's block and yet,I thoroughly enjoyed the crazy ride.Sometimes,a couple of films despite their idiosyncrasy,give you a certain flash of juvenile happiness.
376
Badlands 1973,  PG)
377
The Castle of Purity (El Castillo de la pureza) 1974,  R)
378
Day for Night 1973,  PG)
Day for Night
Cinema on the run.Fucking gorgeous.The ingenious thought that generates the brain is "do we actually care of what Art truly is...and if so,how can we expand our knowledge more?".Cortese is adorable...
379
Don't Look Now 1973,  R)
380
Enter the Dragon 1973,  R)
381
The Exorcist 1973,  R)
The Exorcist
Forget religion,no political and social comments are surrogates nor messages.Friedkin's work of art is a haunting image of one or more inclinations of evil.Goodness plays its part as well.And that's the terrifying approach...
382
The Holy Mountain 1973,  R)
383
John the Violent (Ioannis o viaios) 1973,  Unrated)
384
Love and Anarchy (Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota) 1973,  R)
385
La Maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore) 1973,  Unrated)
La Maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore)
A humongous effort,this 4-hour epic,unsettling,long dialogue is one of the finest pieces of post-nouvelle vague in the history of world cinema.I hate the main character.And it's ironic because it's somehow flamboyant....the way he rejects the emotional state of the women in his life.Life as a big joke or as a wee bit of adventure simultaneously.One of cinema's most thrilling triplets.
386
Mean Streets 1973,  R)
Mean Streets
Grand depiction of the underdogs in New York of the 70's,a must-see for Scorsese's multi-faceted career,he literally comes up like a knowledgeable school-student and in the end,not only he's a fast learner,his gunslinger skills have risen in a spectacular level after some years from his debut with Keitel once again.
387
Paper Moon 1973,  PG)
388
Sanatorium pod Klepsydra (The Hour-Glass Sanatorium) (The Sandglass) 1973,  Unrated)
389
The Spirit of the Beehive (El Espíritu de la colmena) 1973,  Unrated)
390
Touki Bouki (Journey of the Hyena) 1973,  Unrated)
391
The Wicker Man 1974,  R)
392
Alice in den Städten (Alice in the Cities) 1974,  Unrated)
393
Allonsanfan 1973,  Unrated)
Allonsanfan
Incredible score to begin with.Annihilating performance by the unique Mastroianni. Pitch-perfect representation of the tumultuous Italian division of 19th century.Ignoring the political and social results would be fatal.Taviani are orchestrating through Morricone's music an opera of neoclassicism and reach breaking point in their time of film-making streak.
394
Angst Essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul) 1974,  Unrated)
395
Black Christmas 1974,  R)
396
Blazing Saddles 1974,  R)
Blazing Saddles
A mayhem-finale summarizes the death of boredom for Brooks,thus giving us one of the most stylistic comedies of all time.
397
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 1974,  R)
398
Chinatown 1974,  R)
399
Den-en ni shisu (Pastoral: To Die in the Country) 1974,  Unrated)
400
Electra, My Love (Szerelmem, Elektra) 1975,  Unrated)
Electra, My Love (Szerelmem, Elektra)
A modernized version of Electra by a prolific Hungarian director.There's light and daze and even pagan music to surround an event of pluming vibrations.Narrow cuts on the montage,this is a truly underrated "small" film,which will not please many.
401
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle)(Every Man for Himself and God Against All) 1975,  Unrated)
402
Il fiore delle mille e una notte (Flower of the Arabian Nights) (Arabian Nights) 1974,  NC-17)
403
The Godfather, Part II 1974,  R)
404
Lenny 1974,  R)
Lenny
The true masterpiece by Fosse,I can't forget his delightful musicals,regardless of the stout behavior at times like Cabaret,the man had his perfect share on stage.And look at him,he's involved with a comedian.But what a genius brain.Self-destructive and obnoxious for some.None whatsoever biography can be accurate yet,is it too much to say it's one of the most well-crafted and lust-for-life bio-pics ever made?
405
The Mouth Agape (La gueule ouverte) 1973,  Unrated)
406
Sweet Movie 1974,  Unrated)
407
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974,  R)
408
The Traveler (Mossafer) 1974,  Unrated)
409
Travolti da un Insolito Destino nell'Azzurro Mare d'Agosto (Swept Away) 1974,  R)
410
A Woman Under the Influence 1974,  R)
A Woman Under the Influence
Powerful direction,the emotional breakdown this woman suffers is visible but not a compelling fact so that we may sympathize her.She and he.The two mutual characteristics in which Cassavetes usually brings forth in his philosophy.Now I understand Godfather II is legendary but why this movie was was left with zero Oscars?
411
Young Frankenstein 1974,  PG)
Young Frankenstein
Slapstick comedy of the intellectual man.So it looks like.Ingenious spoof on horror films,a big leap for the always hilarious Brooks who erupts the jokes as if he's dictating a screenplay during the film's course.Frankenstein is nothing but a materialistic impressionist. I wonder what Shelley would say of this?
412
Barry Lyndon 1975,  PG)
Barry Lyndon
Better than the fan-loved Spartacus and Shining,equally sublime such as a 2001 and a Clockwork Orange,a grandiose work of art,ironic in its righteousness and devilishly tempting like its protagonist.Top marks for sure,I've heard it surpasses Thackeray's novel.
413
La Bête (The Beast) 1975,  NC-17)
414
Deep Red (Profondo rosso) 1975,  R)
415
Dog Day Afternoon 1975,  R)
416
Dzieje grzechu (Story of a Sin) 1975,  R)
417
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975,  Unrated)
418
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1974,  PG)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Extravagant,undeniably witty,all these members are included today as innovators of comedy,eat shit Hollywood.Satirical classic.An Arthurian epic!
419
Nashville 1975,  R)
420
Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties) 1976,  R)
421
Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975,  PG)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
For what it's worth,ghost stories are at their best when the monumental hour of illusion takes place in the minds of the victims.Not exactly a feminist work of art but the eeriness of the girls and the trembling musical notes assist Weir to film in a surprisingly warm scenery his treatise on questionable events,the mythology behind them and how nature is arguably both a friend and a foe to the living creatures.
422
The Travelling Players (O thiasos) 1976,  Unrated)
The Travelling Players (O thiasos)
Part II of A Trilogy of History by Theo Angelopoulos:

Pure mysticism but requires a lot of patience.What Angelopoulos divides here is time and present history.Flash-forwards to the General's Regime (or should the Civil War be denominated like that?),the uninvited theatrical troupe merging in the seemingly confusing backdrop of Greece,a masterful touch of a timeline mixture,it's as if tragicomedy of chronology occurs where Golfo,the troupe's play is but the interlude in between the film's chapters.
For the love of Artemis,there's even sexual parallelism ala Oresteia tension!!!
423
Zerkalo (The Mirror) 1974,  Unrated)
Zerkalo (The Mirror)
Gargoyles vs Harpies,or in the Tarkovsky syndrome "let's direct a film containing a stiffed embrace of Russian historical texts,nurtures,sanctimonies,scribbles which will make some point to everyone who decides to watch it".
Seriously,Terekhova alone is a feast for the cine-eyes,even so...the aesthetic feverishness is as endless as it gets,letting the viewers to figure out the grains of philosophical salt.
424
Assault on Precinct 13 1976,  R)
425
Brutti, Sporchi e Cattivi (Ugly, Dirty and Bad) (Down and Dirty) 1976,  Unrated)
Brutti, Sporchi e Cattivi (Ugly, Dirty and Bad) (Down and Dirty)
Manfredi reigns amongst thieves (and mischievous dodgers,hehe) and Scola enchants the audience regardless of political correctness or conventional goofs.Wacko families will never stop eating each other's flesh and not even adultery shall prevent Giacinto from conducting his greedy anarchy.
426
Carrie 1976,  R)
427
Eraserhead 1977,  R)
428
I, You, He, She (Je, Tu, Il, Elle) 1974,  Unrated)
I, You, He, She (Je, Tu, Il, Elle)
Je: I am a man who wants to love a woman.
Tu: as in the second person who I'm responding to,and yet nothing is quite certain or as it was supposed to be...
Il: domineering,bipolar,strict,even truck-drivers get the blues!
Elle: fierce,emotional,witty,the artistic,carnal fulfillment for both sexes.
Result: ?
Argument: "Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men" Joseph Conrad
429
In the Realm of the Senses 2009,  NC-17)
430
Insiang 2007,  Unrated)
431
Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit) 1975,  Unrated)
432
The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976,  R)
433
Network 1976,  R)
434
Quin puede matar a un nio? (Who Can Kill a Child?)(Death is Child's Play)(Island of the Damned) 1976,  R)
Quin puede matar a un nio? (Who Can Kill a Child?)(Death is Child's Play)(Island of the Damned)
A lost treasure amidst the cinematic ocean,the question is: do you dare watching a film where only the idea of killing a child is necessary?The much-talked footage in the beginning is the premise for a haunting adventure under the boiling sun.The couple as an allegory of drifting souls,preys for children-hounds.Amazing!
435
Taxi Driver 1976,  R)
436
Der Amerikanische Freund (The American Friend) 1977,  Unrated)
437
Annie Hall 1977,  PG)
Annie Hall
Equivocal film,absolute must to every..unorthodox lover and killer lines by Allen in his greatest period mid 70's to 80's.The short-length appearances by Paul Simon and Shelley Duvall are memorable as well.
438
Camouflage (Barwy ochronne) 1977,  R)
439
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977,  PG)
440
Hausu (House) 1977,  Unrated)
441
L' Homme qui Aimait les Femmes (The Man Who Loved Women) 1977,  R)
442
Kynigoi, Oi, (The Hunters) 1977,  Unrated)
Kynigoi, Oi, (The Hunters)
Part III of A Trilogy of History by Theo Angelopoulos:

Wanna know what was Angelopoulos' intention with this film?Well,don't expect a straightforward reply!
According to the post-civil war feelings and terminal partition by the Papandreou democracy,the factual Rules of the Game and "America's" be-friendship are valid,but who yelled for any "foreign" aid?Maybe the film does circulate in a vicious historical trap,and here's how Theo achieves his scope,in a "we shouldn't care of any of the WWII results,we might as well have died by our own comrades a few years later" quota and alas,that small company,from past to future,looks as if hope was finalized by the regimes,the revolutions,the duplicate,governmental allusions...
443
The Last Wave 1977,  PG)
444
Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange) (Survival Run) 1978,  R)
Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange) (Survival Run)
For sake of comparison to the Black Book and only,Soldier of Orange is one of the primary illusions of the WWII aristocratic prosperity,a feast of irony and nostalgia amongst the company of friends in the beginning,dementia and agony in the end.Krabbe's performance crushes Pianists and juvenile Readers.Placed in 1977 greatest films.
445
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977,  PG)
446
Suspiria 1977,  R)
447
To vary... peponi (The Heavy Melon) 1977,  Unrated)
448
La vocation suspendue (The Suspended Vocation) 1978,  Unrated)
449
1922 (The Number) 1982,  PG)
1922 (The Number)
The prolific novel of Venezis is presented in its explicit,chaotic form.Koundouros is a destructive filmmaker,the manifestation of haughty realms,woe to the fallen he exclaims to us.Smyrna,Turkish,Greeks,a sack of potatoes crammed in the universal field of terror,precisely what war is: a discriminatory illusion.
450
Agraharathil Kazhuthai (Donkey in a Brahmin Village) 1978,  Unrated)
451
Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (Sisters of Satan) (Innocents from Hell) (Mark of the Devil 3) 1975,  R)
452
Dawn of the Dead 1978,  R)
453
Days of Heaven 1978,  PG)
454
The Deer Hunter 1978,  R)
455
Halloween 1978,  R)
456
My Way Home 1978,  Unrated)
457
National Lampoon's Animal House 1978,  R)
458
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (The Meetings of Anna) 1978,  Unrated)
459
Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas (The Slothful Ones of the Ferti) (Idlers of the Fertile Valley) 1978,  Unrated)
Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas (The Slothful Ones of the Ferti) (Idlers of the Fertile Valley)
A crucial turning point of the film is the mystical arousal of the "waitress" thanks to one of the sleeping brothers,embracing a lost caress against the general...boredom of the protagonists.Yes,ladies,gents,boredom is the main concept and how passiveness affects our intellectuality and nobility.I will never comprehend the disillusion of a father prancing with his sons and a woman in a rich villa eating and....sleeping!!!Is the mother's death a metaphor to female absence and organization?
Profane elements of La Grande Bouffe leave their mark,so are Bunuel's films.A brilliant re-read of surrealism.
460
L'albero degli Zoccoli (The Tree of Wooden Clogs) 1978,  Unrated)
L'albero degli Zoccoli (The Tree of Wooden Clogs)
Sometimes,you don't need none but the amateur's heart.Olmi's glorifying tenderness qualifies his ability to show reality as a glass of water:he embodies Nature as the God of agricultural loneliness(and poverty).Goddess to be precise...
461
Alien 1979,  R)
462
All That Jazz 1979,  R)
All That Jazz
A gloriously made film.It's deliciously subjective and ravishingly demented.Ecstatically shown!Well,I guess those word combinations dashing all the way remind me those weird metrical dance moves,especially the parade of death near the end.
463
Apocalypse Now 1979,  R)
Apocalypse Now
Breathtaking,chilling,a trip to hell's avenue and Coppola's unbelievable passion pushed him to his limits and here's his undeniable work of art.Vietnam War as a philosophical madness.
464
Camera Buff 1979,  R)
Camera Buff
Kieslowski's testament as an amateur film-maker.The movie shows that,not the movie as a whole.The movie within a movie is a brilliant characteristic executed perfectly by his alter ego Jerzy Stuhr.From the first frame to the last second we as audience feel the passion of one's dream and the consequences around his community.Special appearance by director Zanussi,another legend of Polish cinema.
465
Honeymoon (Taxeidi tou melitos) 1979,  Unrated)
466
L'Hypothèse du tableau volé (The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting) 1979,  PG)
L'Hypothèse du tableau volé (The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting)
"Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter
Sermons and soda water the day after"

Grapple your options,ladies,gents,the genuine film making of Ruiz objects any little thoughts,admiration you might have had once concerning bio-pics of well-known artists.There is no art without human challenge,thus there is no "real" adventure without a guidance!
No fundamental plot,nonetheless,a canvas of surreal hypothesis.Unlike anything you've seen before...

p.s.: Byron's verses I used in the beginning are the absolute possession of the "artist" inside the film.
467
The Jerk 1979,  R)
The Jerk
Reality bites.A comedic grand slam!!!!Supposed we're all jerks?Won't insanity help us exhale our most surreal passions?And...southern comfort?Navin sure did.
468
Manhattan 1979,  R)
469
The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun) 1979,  R)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun)
A doomed marriage,hence a classic leading lady.Oh you Fassbinder,executive persona.
470
Monty Python's Life of Brian 1979,  R)
471
Stalker 1979,  Unrated)
472
Sürü (The Herd) 1999,  Unrated)
Sürü (The Herd)
Vigorous and a cutting-edge,special nomination of objectivity goes to Okten's nomadic embrace of these individuals,the outcasts of Turkish society,hardly literate yet who should be judging one's status by classifying them?Guney had the credits before being thrown into jail,I suppose a person's beliefs do affect the political landscape more than often.
473
The Thrushes Are Still Singing (Ta kourelia tragoudane akoma... )(The Wretches Are Still Singing) 1979,  Unrated)
474
Vengeance Is Mine 1979,  Unrated)
Vengeance Is Mine
Transparent atmosphere by Imamura,the murderer syndrome is described as a serious obsession against one's will,forcing the mental desire to submit.More than a serial-killer film.
475
The Warriors 1979,  R)
476
Zombi 2 1979,  R)
477
Airplane! 1980,  PG)
Airplane!
Jaw-dropping.A spectacle serving the purposes of...loony insanity!In other words,slapstick at its best.The Zuckers/Abrahams..trio had their enormous success,a thank you isn't enough,it takes guts to put Nielsen up front and create a seminal comedy,out of the best ever.
478
Arrebato (Rapture) 1979,  Unrated)
Arrebato (Rapture)
Rapture in a lazy afternoon could be an alternate title.Poncela meditates in a stoned phase next to the apathetic Roth and both give sublime performances opposite the spooky More whose character's cinematic obsession characterizes this masterful nightmare and welcomes us to explore the web of rarely defined mentalities of our environment.That and Zulueta's meticulous attempt to underline the pansexual signals,particularly those of More's figure which provides a skeptic perspective to the film's thriller nature.
479
Berlin Alexanderplatz 1980,  Unrated)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Mini-series,the artifact of a mad scientist.These monumental episodes by that uptight "scream" justified Alfred Döblin's modern classic,a statuette of ambrosia delving into the hearts and minds of spacious yet preconceived characters,apparitions of a crumbling institution,whether it's political or just unstable.
Fassbinder's vision breathed through 14 chapters,line-ups of diagrams tracking down Franz Biberkopf (Günter Lamprecht),his alter ego/foe and friend Reinhold Hoffmann (Gottfried John),his ever longing confidante Eva (Hanna Schygulla) and his dear lover Mieze (the goddess named Barbara Sukowa) amongst countless of encounters,quarrels,processes till the expiation under the Berlin skies.

"And if you ask again whether there is any justice in the world, you'll have to be satisfied with the reply: Not for the time being; at any rate, not up to this Friday." Alfred Döblin
480
The Blues Brothers 1980,  R)
The Blues Brothers
Forget the crappy sequel and stick with the original swinging comedy!Ecstatic and It's no wonder Landis was one of the last spectacular Hollywood directors of the U.S. 80's.Less overreacting than Animal House and not much of a parody as Werewolf,the duo gives excellent tempo to the script as well as the blues-inspired musical numbers.
481
Cannibal Holocaust 1979,  NC-17)
482
Loulou 1980,  R)
Loulou
The sensuality in this movie derives from the vagabond lifestyle of both main characters,that supernatural entity inside their souls spreading like a favorable narcotic during their sexual excavations/lustful adventures and certainly,the minimal financial situation they have to deal with.Pialat just loves torturing emotions..
483
Megalexandros, O, (Alexander the Great ) 1980,  Unrated)
Megalexandros, O, (Alexander the Great )
A thrilling exultation.Serene insight and captivating sequences,traditional detail whereas Antonutti's pious expiation derives from those fleshes and wounds his people suffer.Alexander,not the great rather the generous is an insurgent.Rebellions and justice "leagues",their leader a man holding a particular silence on all events.Greece as a gloomy,monarchic,terrifying location in the early 20th century shown through Angelopoulos' lens.A master's lens.
484
Parangelia! 1980,  Unrated)
485
Paura nella città dei morti viventi (City Of The Living Dead) (The Gates of Hell) 1980,  R)
486
Raging Bull 1980,  R)
Raging Bull
Aggressive,a flaming piece of an unpredictable explosion,this is the remarkable entrance to the 80's and Scorsese is once again ahead of its time.Brilliant cast,influential cinematography and a head-on insight on a boxer's trifles...it's a pity the Academy was (and is) so conservative in her choices.
487
The Young Master (Shi di chu ma) 1978,  PG-13)
488
Diva 1981,  R)
489
Escape from New York 1981,  R)
490
Gallipoli 1981,  PG)
Gallipoli
Extraordinary.The true essence of anti-war film and a far away journey of 2 immature at first and throughout the film skeptic creatures prolonging a grueling battling experience and the final outcome.Weir is a captain.Steering a prosperous wheel brimmed with philosophy in addition to liturgy.Frisky business for these governments,neither it's a major conflict or a simple quarrel.Bravo Peter.
491
The Howling 1981,  R)
492
Love Wanders in the Night (Oi dromoi tis agapis einai nyhterinoi) 1981,  Unrated)
493
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 1981,  R)
494
Montenegro 1981,  R)
495
Passione d'amore 1981,  Unrated)
496
Possession (The Night the Screaming Stops) 1981,  R)
497
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) 1981,  PG)
498
Time Bandits 1981,  PG)
499
Blade Runner 1982,  R)
Blade Runner
The Matrix continued the Blade Runner chapter.1982 and here we are,Ridley Scott left us a precious epitome of sci-fi action versus iconoclastic poetry combined with irresistible noir elements.An opera of his own.
500
Fitzcarraldo 1982,  PG)
501
The State of Things 1982,  Unrated)
The State of Things
This project was an enraged answer to Coppola's intervention on Hammett.Wenders was of course furious by the blockbuster thoughts of his American "partner" and upon his return to Germany,he decided to do things by himself.A fabulous director's movie was made in a cheap budget,providing numerous cine-wonders and references to noir,experimental film and sci-fi (the primary sequence is an ideal homage to Wise).
502
Tenebre (Unsane) 1982,  R)
503
Glykia symmoria (Sweet Bunch) 1983,  PG)
504
Jackie Chan's Project A ('A' gai wak) (Pirate Patrol) 1983,  PG-13)
505
Lianna 1983,  R)
506
National Lampoon's Vacation 1983,  R)
National Lampoon's Vacation
Vive l' adrenaline.What a ride,Ramis despite his minor acting abilities directs a fabulous slapstick delirium,Chase is numero uno in this picture (along with the unpredictable Randy Quaid) and I recommend one of the first delights of worthwhile toilet-humor.Sounds American Pies copied this?
507
Three Crowns of the Sailor 1982,  Unrated)
Three Crowns of the Sailor
Short tales of ordinary madness or in our case,uncompromising anarchy.The interaction between two radicals (a student versus an experienced sailor) is but the premise of a psychological duel beyond the dreamland and into the web de mort.What we're witnessing is a journey to the unknown where the finale is more than a catharsis!
508
Videodrome 1983,  R)
509
La ville des pirates (City of Pirates) 1983,  Unrated)
510
Zelig 1983,  PG)
511
Amadeus 1984,  PG)
Amadeus
The dense "shadows" of Forman's enchanting halls,corridors,opera-houses....are what make this seemingly outrageous and quite theatrical motion picture an excursion to the depths of artistic madness.Then again,madness is ambivalent...
512
Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa (The Legend of the Suram Fortress) 1984,  Unrated)
513
Bao gio cho den thang muoi (When the Tenth Month Comes) (The Love Doesn't Come Back) 1984,  Unrated)
514
The Element of Crime 1984,  Unrated)
The Element of Crime
I want to break free could be the alternate title,and no,nothing to do with Queen.The sequences prepare even from a trailer that this is no ordinary detective story: it's more like how to execute the perfect story by cursing European authorities.The freedom of Von Trier allowed him to execute for himself a spectacular debut where many similarities of this e.g. color hews would appear in The Kingdom,his mini-series.
515
Kaos 1984,  R)
516
Moy drug Ivan Lapshin (My Friend Ivan Lapshin) 1984,  Unrated)
517
Saraba hakobune (Farewell to the Ark)(Goodbye Ark ) 1984,  Unrated)
518
I Timi tis Agapis (The Price of Love) 1984,  Unrated)
I Timi tis Agapis (The Price of Love)
Marketaki didn't live enough to expand her talent.The few films left behind are proof of her personal style and careful observance.The Price of Love is one of the good films that happened to appear in an era where Greece had a downfall with straight-to-video film success.Interesting depiction of a conservative community though somehow steady compared to today's standards of film-making,but Loulou is truly moving.
519
Brazil 1985,  R)
520
Come and See (Idi i smotri) 1985,  Unrated)
521
Day of the Dead 1985,  Unrated)
Day of the Dead
Romero's trilogy is a feast for the..human fleshes!!!No,really,the hordes of manic zombies violating us,the entire population is one shockingly realistic vision.No other type of film (let alone this trilogy inspired the video game for youths like Resident Evil) is placed next to these epic films,the last part containing even emotional theories and common sense from the zombie side.
522
Krysar (The Pied Piper) 1985,  Unrated)
523
Mania 1985,  Unrated)
524
Police Story (Ging chaat goo si) (Police Force) 1985,  PG-13)
525
Petrina hronia (Stone Years) 1985,  PG)
Petrina hronia (Stone Years)
Empire of wisdom.The Greek nation as many inspired it to be the odor of sentimental rise and where is the uplifting spirit?Probably shackled in the cages and bars,frightening but even love stories bond after years of turmoil.Voulgaris' story isn't a social reminder,leaning forward to the...c'est la vie decisions.To struggle is to overcome.
526
Qing mei zhu ma (Taipei Story) 1985,  Unrated)
Qing mei zhu ma (Taipei Story)
It doesn't infiltrate the instincts and yet,it meticulously progresses in an atomic bomb of emotions,Yang sweeps the field of urban melancholy,hiring Hou in an unconventional role,the circle of defeat is imminent and what's left is struggling to survive,amidst affairs,friends,nightclubs,shattered dreams...
527
Re-Animator 1985,  R)
Re-Animator
Fuckin' brilliant!Never before had I encountered such originality in the middle 80's from U.S. horror,my expectations were far below zero.Gordon might have stolen the Psycho theme but he incorporated all the psychological effects from where Day of the Dead stopped.Lovecraft would have been proud...
528
Rendez-vous 1985,  R)
Rendez-vous
Dripping with moist bravado and sexual insight,a provocative illusion by Techine on the sharp edge of his career and beginning of creative roll.Binoche blasts the screen in a classic performance,commercial failure but critical applaud,post-modern theater/cinema interaction and one of the seminal films about sexual frustration and need.
529
Tangos, l'exil de Gardel (Tangos, The Exile Of Gardel) 1985,  Unrated)
530
Topos 1985,  Unrated)
Topos
What's the deal with Topos aka Land,a place to live...it's not about extracting any tormenting symbolism,it's what's the gist of it which matters the most.How is it possible though to understand the vice versa innuendos or the Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso allegory without transporting in this female game of clairvoyance?
Birth/Innocence and Death/Fury become Gates of Redemption for the characters of this literal wasteland...Incoherent cries and whispers,seeking their destiny in a Nothing (?).....
531
372 le Matin (Betty Blue) (37.2 Degrees in the Morning) 1986,  Unrated)
532
Big Trouble in Little China 1986,  PG-13)
533
Blue Velvet 1986,  R)
534
Caravaggio 1986,  R)
535
Castle in the Sky 1989,  PG)
536
Comrades 1986,  Unrated)
537
To Dendro pou Pligoname (The Tree We Hurt) 1986,  Unrated)
538
Diavolo in corpo, Il, (Devil in the Flesh) 1986,  R)
Diavolo in corpo, Il, (Devil in the Flesh)
The real devil inside of us all.A must-watch for everyone who truly appreciates erotica and swaying emotions in a tale of mischief and explicitness.A sensual fellatio scene,a tempting desire right next to the classroom.Eva/lover and Detmers becomes like a de Sade heroine trapped in a hallucinated world like Alice.Bovary/mistress,all those symbolic processes affect father and son and give Bellocchio worldwide grandeur!
539
Down by Law 1986,  R)
540
Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Love Me Forever or Never) 1986,  Unrated)
Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Love Me Forever or Never)
A live-action stage play.
No,I'm serious,the spotlight belongs to simply two characters who simultaneously ravish,mock,joke,blaze,torture (need I continue?) each other,a no-bars exploration to a recently divorced couple's systematic breakdown.It's not about the quarrels yet Jabor's flourishing video-projections leading to talkative realities are the concept after all,of deception and alternative lies,and they're not exhausting at all!
Chacon may be the experienced acting force but the solo tango is Fernanda Torres' privilege who could probably act the whole film by herself!
541
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986,  PG-13)
Hannah and Her Sisters
I suspect Hannah is the female alter-ego of Woody Allen after all.There's a heartfelt emotion from beginning to end and all the characters gain something regardless of the low blows they might get or their selfish attitude most of the times.Wiest and O'Sullivan are the female rocks and Caine is the cool jazz,questions and quarrels are the main protagonists of this carousel of comedic adventures.
542
Matador 1986,  NC-17)
543
Menu total 1985,  Unrated)
544
Platoon 1986,  R)
545
A Quiet Death (Itan enas isyhos thanatos) 1986,  Unrated)
546
Rih essed (Man of Ashes) 1986,  Unrated)
547
A Room With A View 1986,  PG)
A Room With A View
It surpasses the book and not only that,the freedom and liberality of this picture is breathtaking to the core,rising the sensual adrenaline where it needs to be risen.The other half is an introspective of social dualities.Bonham Carter,Maggie Smith,Sands,Elliott,too many performers,the best from Ivory-Merchant collaborations.
548
Tong nien wang shi (A Time to Live and a Time to Die) 1985,  PG)
549
Anayurt Oteli (Motherland Hotel) 1987,  Unrated)
550
Dung fong tuk ying (Eastern Condors) 1986,  R)
551
Wings of Desire 1987,  PG-13)
552
Evil Dead 2 1987,  R)
Evil Dead 2
Wholly entertaining and far more accurate than the first part,Raimi is aware we need a punch in the stomach..just for laughs and horrors.
553
Near Dark 1987,  R)
554
Predator 1987,  R)
555
Proini peripolos (Morning Patrol) 1987,  Unrated)
Proini peripolos (Morning Patrol)
Noirish nightmares clamoring the Athenian droughts,the stripping layers,haunting corners,all this and for what?Water,survival or the clock of doom?Spiridakis and Valley seem to think otherwise even if they belong in different camps,the objective remains the same: hope is beyond the brick walls of a city-fortress.Oh Nikolaidis,you son-of-a-bitch...
556
Jackie Chan's Project A2 ('A' gai wak juk jap) (Project A, Part II) 1987,  PG-13)
557
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987,  R)
558
Where Is the Friend's Home? 1987,  Unrated)
559
Withnail and I 1987,  R)
560
Akira 1988,  R)
Akira
Revolution has begun,in the form of a manga sci-fi brilliance.The cover of it mentions Matrix wouldn't have existed without Akira.No comments...
561
The Bear 1988,  PG)
The Bear
A meticulously rejuvenating film,not so much for the tutoring progress (a bear in need for instance),the guidance of this project keeps a succumbing passion of emotions,marvelous cuddles,a child's movie outside Hollywood's brainwashing fishy smell...
562
Camille Claudel 1988,  R)
Camille Claudel
Accurate portrait,honest biopic,a legend on-screen.Claudel the artist by the chameleon Adjani.
563
Dangerous Liaisons 1988,  R)
564
Dead Ringers 1988,  R)
565
The Decalogue 1988,  Unrated)
566
A Fish Called Wanda 1988,  R)
A Fish Called Wanda
Alright,so it's Pythonic humor,correct?WE cannot deny the importance and abstractness of Wanda.It's unbelievable on how many trashy comedies we're being bombed everyday,but no,Wanda is unsatisfying,cynical humor,mal-functioned screenplay.Oh really?That's why Superbad gets a better rating,how flinching.An 80's w(a)nder,cape comedy at its best.
567
Une histoire de vent (A Tale of the Wind) 1988,  Unrated)
568
Hotaru no haka (Grave of the Fireflies) 1988,  Unrated)
569
Landscapes in the Mist (Topio stin omichli) 1988,  Unrated)
Landscapes in the Mist (Topio stin omichli)
Sadness and solitude.Can't spread any optimistic message if one erases the finale which is a huge diversion from most Angelopoulos' films.The little girl is a blast as with the visual silence of a film like that.
570
Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) 1988,  R)
Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)
Fun times.Otherwise,be serious!Women rule and that film is a grasping experience of gigantic proportions.Maura is unstoppable and the more the scenario moves on,the better the delirious situations become.
571
A Time of Gypsies (Dom za vesanje) 1989,  R)
572
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988,  PG)
573
Do the Right Thing 1989,  R)
574
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989,  NC-17)
575
Henry V 1989,  PG-13)
Henry V
A revision of Shakespeare's dubious play.A blast indeed.Branagh crams disastrous options,backfires a bloody fury to the hypocricy of the court and throne,ultimately creating one of 1989's most aspiring films and an equal challenger to Olivier's first great read.
576
The Killer (Dip huet seung hung) 1989,  R)
577
To perasma (The Crossing) 1989,  Unrated)
578
The Seventh Continent (Der Siebente Kontinent) 1989,  NC-17)
579
sex, lies, and videotape 1989,  R)
580
Tetsuo: The Ironman 1989,  Unrated)
581
My Twentieth Century (Az Én XX. századom) 1989,  Unrated)
My Twentieth Century (Az Én XX. századom)
A breathtaking experimental felicity.Elaborate thought-provoking images and a marvelous Segda on the first role,allusions to plenty of historical events,1989,what a year..
582
Begotten 1991,  Unrated)
Begotten
A brilliant collage in my opinion!For the record,there's hardly any comprehensive information regarding the incontrollable dimension this film portrays,it's almost like nightmares/dreams joined a pact and the real world is entering oblivion!
Whatever was Merhige's intention,to vanquish religion,to narrow the ethical sensitivities,any achievement would be small in front of his original,silent "page of madness".
583
Close-up 1990,  R)
584
Cyrano De Bergerac 1990,  PG)
Cyrano De Bergerac
Forget the clumsy 1950 version (the outstanding Jose Ferrer is there but the rest is trash) and follow a re-newed Cyrano,anxious,pragmatist but totally imaginative,as Rappeneau cares not only for his main trio,thus leading us in a theatrical bravado of events and modernizing the classic tale in a charming,ironic way.
585
Days of Being Wild (A Fei zheng chuan) 1990,  Unrated)
586
GoodFellas 1990,  R)
587
The Hairdresser's Husband 1992,  R)
The Hairdresser's Husband
I fell in love with the idea of female satisfaction and hedonism rather Galiena herself.Alluring and a little kid's dream is what's it all about,correct?Partially,the universal dream is what matters...where it needs just a small hairdressing space to be fulfilled.
588
Metropolitan 1990,  PG-13)
589
Niki tis Samothrakis (Nike of Samothrace) 1990,  Unrated)
590
The Reflecting Skin 1991,  R)
591
Singapore sling: O anthropos pou agapise ena ptoma 1990,  Unrated)
Singapore sling: O anthropos pou agapise ena ptoma
Revolting behaviors,gross-out S & M's clashing with a beautiful mood of irresistible,sensual satire.The decadence of the film noir in my humble opinion.
592
Skrivánci na niti (Larks on a String) 1990,  Unrated)
593
Trust 1990,  R)
594
Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö (The Match Factory Girl) 1989,  Unrated)
Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö (The Match Factory Girl)
Kaurismaki's perfection of the 90's.Outinen is a goddess,convincing me that acting is silence,a soundproof collision merged into shattering pieces.Those pieces glued in the trembling-vengeful heart of Iris.Aye,and hard laboring.
595
964 Pinocchio (Screams of Blasphemy) 1992,  Unrated)
596
The Adjuster 1991,  R)
597
All the Mornings of the World (Tous Les Matins du Monde) 1991,  Unrated)
All the Mornings of the World (Tous Les Matins du Monde)
Amazing film.I believe I should stop reviewing here because the visual poetry of Corneau is captivating and the gregarious silence is the ideal depiction of the behavior,the conception of music as art.A supreme representation of the era and Guillaume Depardieu in a depressing role make this another modern masterpiece.
598
Barton Fink 1991,  R)
599
La Belle Noiseuse 1991,  Unrated)
La Belle Noiseuse
Unique experience,transparent penetration to the painter's workshop....Rivette on top of the worldwide mindfuck coalition.
600
Cabeza de Vaca 1991,  R)
601
La Double Vie de Véronique (The Double Life of Veronique) 1991,  R)
La Double Vie de Véronique (The Double Life of Veronique)
My soul is Veronique and Weronika is my missing puzzle.No matter the sex you are,in the mood for love is the appropriate expression.This film grasps your sensitivity and personally woos me to make love to a woman.
602
Europa (Zentropa) 1991,  R)
603
Isimeria (Equinox) 1991,  Unrated)
604
Isyhes meres tou Avgoustou, (Quiet Days of August) 1991,  PG)
605
Korakia i to parapono tou nekrothaftou, Ta (Crows or the Grave-Digger's Complaint) 1991,  Unrated)
606
Nuit et Jour (Night and Day) 1991,  Unrated)
607
Once Upon a Time in China 1991,  R)
Once Upon a Time in China
A blasting picture,the new father of inventive fine martial art and Jet Li in a career role,spoken only when necessary (think of the equivalent Schwarzenegger), impressive virtuoso professionalism by Tsui Hark (why did he go to Hollywood next for..Double Team???) and a sweet smell of nostalgia for original spectacle film,not the Bournes and Spielbergean "epics".
608
Poison 1991,  NC-17)
609
Sangatsu no raion, (March Comes in Like a Lion ) 1991,  PG)
610
Slacker 1991,  R)
611
The Years of the Big Heat (Ta hronia tis megalis zestis) 1992,  Unrated)
612
Autumn Moon 1992,  Unrated)
Autumn Moon
A magnificent,soothing coalition of traditions,personal behaviors,damn...even luxurious narcissism by the "man",Masatoshi Nagase.Urban loneliness if one necessarily demands a particular theme,I am still in awe after watching my first Clara Law picture and her transcending aura is on par to a Thomas Tallis chant or Sappho's elegies,just like the little girl's tender monologues.
613
Bad Lieutenant 1992,  NC-17)
614
The Crying Game 1992,  R)
615
Crystal Nights (Krystallines nyhtes) 1992,  Unrated)
616
Dead Alive (Braindead) 1992,  R)
Dead Alive (Braindead)
"I kick arse for the Lord!" and the miracle happened!Probably the Jackson epitome of indestructible goriness and slumbering...nastiness,ha!A rolling-thunder baby or a foul-mouthed zombie-killer?Take your pick you heathens,viruses are old-school,welcome to the real deal of mass sickness!!!
617
Lat sau san taam (Hard-Boiled) 1992,  R)
618
De Noorderlingen (The Northerners) 1992,  Unrated)
619
Orlando 1993,  PG-13)
Orlando
I yearn for one thing only: to revive Virginia Woolf for 2 hours and let her enjoy her creation on-screen.
620
Porco Rosso (Kurenai no buta) 1992,  PG)
621
El Sol del membrillo (Dream of Light) (Quince Tree of the Sun) 1992,  Unrated)
El Sol del membrillo (Dream of Light) (Quince Tree of the Sun)
The complacent portrait of Lopez dwells in the silence and state of fine art retaining the elaborate "auteur" detail which makes Erice's study of conversation,nature,intoxicating feeling such a beloved textbook on time's benefits.Perhaps the simple stuff and as naive as it sounds,just watch those two old men reiterating the past,their affections and the still images of youth.
622
Stolen Children (Il Ladro di bambini) 1992,  Unrated)
623
La Vie de Bohème (Bohemian Life) 1993,  Unrated)
624
Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine) 1993,  R)
Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine)
Introspective epic,culminating pictures,aspect supported by the marks of the great Leslie Cheung (and of Li Gong's stealing-the-show performances), the political backdrop along with the luxurious art direction.
625
The Blue Kite (Lan feng zheng) 1993,  Unrated)
626
Calendar 1993,  R)
Calendar
The optical purposes of a study on architecture and the historical treatise of a long-forsaken land.We come full circle the moment all seasons approach their climax,Egoyan's static camera focuses in the buildings and their caressing stature instead of the human beings.A contrast which fits Egoyan's overtones and the oozing atmosphere that encompasses this exceptional film.
627
The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993,  PG)
628
The Piano 1993,  R)
The Piano
Remarkable,breathtaking and a perfect chill towards female nobility.Yes,a shaking stir will come from her mouth and Hunter is a poem herself.Campion delivers her magnum opus and I keep my silence until I hear encores once more.
629
The Scent of Green Papaya (Mùi du du xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte) 1993,  Unrated)
630
Short Cuts 1993,  R)
631
71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls (71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance) 1994,  Unrated)
632
Chungking Express 1994,  PG-13)
633
Ed Wood 1994,  R)
Ed Wood
Boom!And there he is,the worst director of all times(?),in the flesh by a master Grimm descendant.Of course he's the worst of his era,we do have a lot more ridiculous directors nowadays,yet it's amazing to see Depp portraying a caricature persona in the making!Hey,there's Orson Welles to top it off,in the acting flesh of D'Onofrio that is.
634
Exotica 1994,  R)
635
Koridorius (The Corridor) 1995,  Unrated)
636
The Legend of Drunken Master (Jui kuen II) (Drunken Fist II) 1994,  R)
637
The Lion King 1994,  G)
638
Queen Margot (La Reine Margot) 1994,  R)
639
Sátántangó (Satan's Tango) 1994,  Unrated)
Sátántangó (Satan's Tango)
I can't describe it.It's an opus equivalent to what philosophy and opera really mean to anyone who's a fervent supporter of all types of arts.No mental delights,no gloominess,this is an attack to the senses by a long shot!
Whoever is against natural formations,better stay away...the hours and the times,literally.
640
Under the Olive Trees (Zire darakhatan zeyton) (Through the Olive Trees) 1994,  G)
Under the Olive Trees (Zire darakhatan zeyton) (Through the Olive Trees)
Expressive and staggeringly touching.The process of film-making and the various interactions by the members/crew,job and personal issues altogether.A brilliant finale,worthwhile as one of 90's magnificent finales.
641
What Happened Was... 1994,  R)
642
Dead Man 1995,  R)
643
Heat 1995,  R)
Heat
Ultimate Mann theoretical destructiveness,a character study like nothing else in the 90's' U.S. stardom,reminds you of those classic Hollywood chases like Bullitt and French Connection in addition to the neat action sequences.The two men are cultivating a predictable but eventually terminating duel.Interchanging diverse events with an amount of characters on an Altman directing style,Mann taking us on a hellish trip with a tensing editing and an almighty score by Goldenthal.
644
Iniohos (The Charioteer) 1995,  Unrated)
645
Love Letter 1995,  PG)
646
Safe 1995,  R)
647
Thuong nho dong que (Nostalgia for Countryland) 1996,  Unrated)
648
Toy Story 1995,  G)
649
Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) 1995,  R)
650
Whisper of the Heart (Mimi wo sumaseba) (If You Listen Closely) 1995,  G)
651
Breaking the Waves 1996,  R)
Breaking the Waves
An elegy of a passionate,disproportionate nonetheless relationship,it's not that a divine creature could have controlled the subsequent actions of Bess,Von Trier IS the maestro who doesn't takes sides for all that matters.he preferably speaks through an alarm clock,the one which vitalizes our inner strength and where religion is (arguably) the "foreigner".
652
Crash 1996,  NC-17)
Crash
This is the turning point for all Cronenberg fans.The man knows he's experimenting,so let him be!Dadaist to the bone based on the famous novel,it's a shame he didn't move on this erotical/weird way like he did with Naked Lunch,instead...plunging us in boring "independent" flicks like Eastern Promises.
653
East Palace West Palace (Dong gong xi gong) (Behind the Forbidden City) 1996,  PG)
654
Fargo 1996,  R)
655
Few of Us 1996,  Unrated)
656
Jude 1996,  R)
657
Lone Star 1996,  R)
Lone Star
Lone Star is extremely underrated.Located in Sayles' favorite dimension,a rural county near the border of Mexico-U.S.A.,the film provides us a feisty anatomy of the multiple characters and their well-hidden secrets.Sly and amazingly precise,mistakes of the past are haunting each of our protagonists,with Cooper and Elizabeth Pena giving excellent performances,it's more terrifying than just a simple tale of misconception of events.
658
Mahjong 1996,  Unrated)
Mahjong
Not necessarily a victorious effort for all the protagonists,the feeling of boredom,reckless rebellion and oh-so comedic attention is what makes us get involved with this mosaic of intertwined events in Taipei.Superb performances from all the cast with Congsheng standing out,Yang is penetrative in the simplicity of the city's natural flow that we almost become part of its heat and bright lights.
659
Secrets & Lies 1996,  R)
660
Yi boh laai beng duk (Ebola Syndrome) 1996,  Unrated)
661
Ayneh (The Mirror) 1997,  Unrated)
662
Children of Heaven (Bacheha-Ye aseman) 1997,  PG)
663
Fireworks (Hana-bi) 1997,  R)
664
Funny Games 1998,  Unrated)
Funny Games
Extremely sadistic and as a fellow film-buff said "a lot of people will either love or hate this film".Charming,for the two opposite sides actually apply to what Funny Games intented from the beggining.Get our utmost attention and make us discuss a very controversial subject,that of violence and unneccessary anarchy.
665
Gadjo dilo (Crazy Stranger) 1997,  Unrated)
Gadjo dilo (Crazy Stranger)
Excellent musical carnival of souls.Gatlif pretty much adores the subject of ethnicity and identity,so the combination gets out of hand for the delirium's purpose and average occasions emphasize on the meaning of craziness.Prickling on foot?I don't think this will happen here,a fiesta for the living and wild endeavors.
666
Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit) 1997,  Unrated)
667
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) 1999,  PG-13)
668
Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e Guilass) 1997,  Unrated)
669
Beshkempir (The Adopted Son) 1998,  Unrated)
670
Bullet Ballet 1998,  Unrated)
671
The Celebration (Festen) 1998,  R)
672
The Hole (Dong) (The Last Dance) 1998,  Unrated)
673
Killer (Tueur à gages) 1998,  PG)
674
Kirikou and the Sorceress 1998,  Unrated)
675
Last Night 1998,  R)
676
The Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Los Amantes del Círculo Polar) (The Lovers from the North Pole) 1998,  R)
The Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Los Amantes del Círculo Polar) (The Lovers from the North Pole)
Freaking tantra.Ah yes,the herbs of amour and the joint of the sexes,mystical environments,Medem is a resident of mysterious communications.Ana-Otto,the train of one element.That of surreal expiation.
677
Seul Contre Tous (I Stand Alone) (One Against All) 1998,  Unrated)
Seul Contre Tous (I Stand Alone) (One Against All)
More than a sequel to the butcher's short in Carne,Nahon methodically shares with us fears and loathings in a Miserere of illusions.Perhaps the downwardness of it all.
678
Show Me Love (Fucking Amal) 1998,  Unrated)
Show Me Love (Fucking Amal)
Realism,frivolous beauty and a caressing miracle in the routine of a Swedish small town,where the context of lesbianism is treated in utmost subtlety and openness.Moodysson is aware of his raw themes (remember Lilja 4-Ever) and I should cry out art-house cinema forever!
679
The Thin Red Line 1998,  R)
The Thin Red Line
This is pure poetry,subtle and a magnitude compared to amateur attempts of recreating the vast social thoughts of each soldier in battle and private situation.It's a mesmerizing divinity entranced by the sheer landscapes and natural affiliation with human diginity.Nature won't hesitate to counterattack and then no enemies or allies will crush her.Neither true,honorable soldiers nor revisionist commanders.Malick as an innovator of slow-paced moving sight and John Toll's cinematography hits motion picture oil.
680
All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre) 1999,  R)
681
I earini synaxis ton agrofylakon (Four Seasons of the Law) (The Spring Gathering) 1999,  Unrated)
682
I Epithesi tou gigantiaiou mousaka (The Attack of the Giant Mousaka) 2000,  Unrated)
683
The Insider 1999,  R)
The Insider
Illuminating.The culminating movie balanced between facts and protest,dark and brooding melancholy all over.Be prepared for this ride isn't your classic Mann.It's surpassing.
684
Une liaison pornographique (An Affair of Love) (A Pornographic Affair) 1999,  R)
685
Ratcatcher 1998,  Unrated)
686
Romance 1999,  R)
687
Rosetta 1999,  R)
Rosetta
I am enraged.Furious of what's wrong with governments.How to let know Rosetta otherwise,despite being a fictional character she's a manipulative object of the political system subdued by North America/Europe,deliberately powerful for the ongoing "machine" producing puppets to serve the invisible king?For that and only complex reason,Rosetta won't escape her little canteen.
688
See You in Hell, My Darling (Tha se do stin Kolasi, agapi mou) 1999,  Unrated)
689
Wonderland 1999,  R)
690
The French Lieutenant's Woman 1981,  R)
691
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944,  Unrated)
692
Wheels on Meals (Kuai can che) (Powerman) (Weapon X) 1984,  Unrated)
693
Euridice BA 2O37 (Evridiki BA 2O37) 1975,  Unrated)
694
Written on the Wind 1956,  Unrated)
695
Amici miei (My Friends) 1975,  Unrated)
696
Tokyo Story (Tôkyô monogatari) 1953,  Unrated)
697
Gaslight 1944,  Unrated)
698
Kaze no tani no Naushika (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) (Warriors of the Wind) 1984,  PG)
699
À nos amours (To Our Loves) (Suzanne) 1983,  R)
700
Ghostbusters 1984,  PG)
701
Öszi almanach (Almanac of Fall) 1984,  Unrated)
702
Ucho (The Ear) 1990,  Unrated)
703
Kanal (Canal) (They Loved Life) 1961,  Unrated)
704
The Illumination (Iluminacja) 1973,  Unrated)
705
Alice (Neco z Alenky) 1988,  Unrated)
706
Blood Wedding(Bodas de sangre ) 1981,  Unrated)
707
Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954,  Unrated)
708
Le Feu follet (A Time to Live and a Time to Die) (The Fire Within) 1963,  Unrated)
709
The Face of Another (I Have a Stranger's Face) (Tanin no kao) 1966,  Unrated)
710
Masculin Feminin 1966,  Unrated)
711
A Man There Was (Terje Vigen) 1917,  Unrated)
712
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983,  R)
713
Il Grido (The Cry) 1957,  Unrated)
714
Smiles Of A Summer Night 1955,  Unrated)
715
The Killing 1956,  Unrated)
716
Jing wu men (Fist of Fury) (The Chinese Connection) 1972,  R)
717
The Circle (Dayereh) 2000,  R)
The Circle (Dayereh)
Undoubtedly,it's one of the top 10 films of 2000.Justification knows no boundaries and female,psychological suffering is excellently displayed on this film.Real drama,nothing fake to cover the truth.Panahi eluding his road to "sacrilegious perdition" contrary to the customs of Iran,we can say with certainty it's a universal journey.A journey disastrous through the looking glass of a handful of women.
718
La Commune (Paris, 1871) 2003,  Unrated)
719
Fa Yeung Nin Wa (In the Mood for Love) 2000,  PG)
720
George Washington 2000,  Unrated)
721
Ginger Snaps 2000,  R)
722
The Goddess of 1967 2000,  Unrated)
The Goddess of 1967
A staggering blending of alternative values where orientation is lost even by the ones who aren't blind.Law torches sensitivity by deleting the primal instincts of any such conceptual difference,her body of work is (whatever the case may be) a research of emotional behavior through any series of events.Sexual desire is not restrained to just a physical grasp,it also motivates viewers to empathize,yell,express disappointment over the injustice in both characters' revision of their lives.A Man and a Woman,unidentified as is the case with most of us,wanderers of a worldwide outback.
723
Guizi lai le (Devils on the Doorstep) 2000,  Unrated)
724
Mysterious Object at Noon 2000,  Unrated)
725
Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I Became a Woman) 2000,  Unrated)
Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I Became a Woman)
Fascinating,profound in whatever way possible.The three portraits of 3 female generations are penetrative,society's dignity mingles in a boiling pot.Come and see the 21st century of travesty.Meshkini delivered a stupendous piece of art,one of those films thus a couple will dare to watch because it's "unknown".
726
Songs From the Second Floor 2000,  Unrated)
727
Zamani barayé masti asbha (A Time for Drunken Horses)(Intoxication for Horses) 2000,  Unrated)
728
Zhantai (Platform) 2000,  Unrated)
Zhantai (Platform)
Flamboyant project by a modernist of the Chinese avant-garde.Epic in scale and thrilling in craving proportions,I present you the end of youth,the ostentatuous pop art and the remnants.Yes,it can happen in the best of families.
729
Beijing Bicycle 2001,  PG-13)
Beijing Bicycle
The ideal inheritor of De Sica's Bicycle Thief,erupts as a serious contender against composing deals,circumstantial notions and a willing contradiction of ideas.Xiaoshuai is a very underrated Chinese modern trespasser of independent film-making and he sure knows to catch our breath with the flamboyance of his people and characteristics of their self.The finale is amidst the top of 00's.
730
Blue Spring 2001,  Unrated)
Blue Spring
Coming-of-age dark tale.Now what's the importance around this 'hood?Toyoda describes in a very simple way the daily school upbringing of a bunch of neo-slackers and offers a primitive affiliation to their environment.A great film all in all.
731
Koroshiya 1 (Ichi the Killer) 2001,  R)
732
Kleftis i I pragmatikotita (Thief or Reality) 2001,  Unrated)
Kleftis i I pragmatikotita (Thief or Reality)
Angelidi is unlike anything you've witnessed in the worldwide scope of directing.Her studies intensified her aesthetics in camera-frames causing her to shoot Thief or Reality with an unstoppable pulse of implausible situations and yet all put together in an acceptable order.Thief steals lives but it also fills in the emotional shell,Thief is the Future who manipulates,propagates...
Woman although scrawny is finally the point of no return for the imbeciles,the fair judgment.And if human life is but a song,a seer is the solemn singer...
733
Ni na bian ji dian (What Time Is It Over There?) 2001,  Unrated)
734
Still Looking for Morphine (Pes sti morfini akoma tin psahno) 2002,  Unrated)
735
Time Out (L' Emploi du temps) 2001,  PG-13)
736
Trouble Every Day (Gargoyle) 2001,  Unrated)
737
24 Hour Party People 2002,  R)
738
Chihwaseon 2002,  Unrated)
Chihwaseon
Up until recently,a number of films dedicated to the lives and times of exceptional painters,fine artists in a broader scope started emerging out of nowhere.Ladies,gents,I present you the unanimous masterpiece of them all,forget Pollocks and Fridas,Sung-up,a humongous legend in the Joseon dynasty in Korea,a fabulous poetic journey by the hands of an elderly Im Kwon-taek and yet profoundly young,Min-sik proves he is an Actor.
739
Close So Close (Para ligo, para ponto, para triha) 2002,  Unrated)
740
Ekti Nadir Naam (The Name of a River) 2002,  Unrated)
741
Irreversible 2002,  Unrated)
Irreversible
Re-evaluating my primary review.I am pre-occupied on the reasons of "why and "how".Noe admits to the viewer the immeasurable shock of the despaired individuals of his film caused by yes,unfair stupidities,enlightens their path gifted with the "style",provokes.A daring French filmmaker,a truthful plot,considering "performance" and post-modern art are the important messages,so occasions like these happen.That's life and that's the mystery of it.
742
Japón 2002,  R)
Japón
Nothingness is the path to victory and in any constant public reactions,this would be the doomsday of most motion pictures.I will admit that Reygadas uses no script whatsoever,but why should i erase his ability to project a serene environment in a hostile manner?
743
Lilya 4-Ever (Lilja 4-ever) 2002,  R)
744
Morvern Callar 2002,  R)
745
Russian Ark 2002,  Unrated)
Russian Ark
One-shot and that's it....the course of the rich and wealthy empire of pre-communist Russia unfolds before us,nostalgic sequences towards the cultural landscape of the era,the museum as the pole of connection between distant seasons and timelines.And our host commenting and mingling with the people around him.Aspiring.
746
A Snake of June (Rokugatsu no hebi) 2002,  R)
747
Le Cerf-volant (The Kite) 2003,  Unrated)
748
Unknown Pleasures 2002,  Unrated)
749
Uzak (Distant) 2002,  Unrated)
750
Yadon Ilaheyya (Divine Intervention) (Chronicle of Love and Pain) 2002,  Unrated)
Yadon Ilaheyya (Divine Intervention) (Chronicle of Love and Pain)
Art drenched in mythological symbols,yes?Most certainly,and poesie is included on the humanitarian cycle.Suleiman inherits the Tati syndrome and with a few Keaton persona strife,the facial expression reflects the round-up of his marvelous essence.Divine Intervention is a groundbreaking achievement,Kaurismaki must be jealous not for the political satire but for the deadpan environment!!!
751
Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) 2003,  Unrated)
752
Oldboy 2004,  R)
753
The Return (Vozvrashcheniye) 2003,  Unrated)
754
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 2003,  R)
755
Swimming Pool 2003,  R)
756
Twentynine Palms 2004,  R)
Twentynine Palms
Provocative but not relentless.I remote myself in a vast plain,mingled with the sky's peacefulness.I wouldn't wish though to have such temper aside of me.Palms as a fake plastic manuscript of thoughts and determinations.The couple is disjointed and yet so loving you feel their inner loss towards the end.Dumont shows how much a film can present without shaky camera movement and a classic film-making persona.The outcast figure.
757
3-Iron (Bin-jip) (Empty Houses) 2004,  R)
758
Antares 2004,  R)
759
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) 2004,  R)
760
The Holy Girl (La Nina Santa) 2004,  R)
The Holy Girl (La Nina Santa)
Martel defies the canonized "Catholic" topics by alienating the values of love,detest and sickness.Inner sickness,vacant passion and finally,that tempest called teenage years.The languid pace of the film doesn't repulse the viewer,on the contrary...I felt more repulsed by the holiness of certain characters,thus giving me a reason to disrespect their religiousness.
761
Innocence 2004,  R)
Innocence
A stroll in the woods.Alternative title: how to face your demons,obey the unknown rules and express your gratitude by shutting up your pre-teen smile.Sorry,did I say shut up?To think it's a creepy achievement of elaborate shots and mysterioso atmosphere would be little.Arguably,a controversial subject carefully placed and a cathartic finale.
762
Keane 2004,  R)
763
Machuca 2004,  Unrated)
764
Tropical Malady 2004,  Unrated)
Tropical Malady
A contemporary classic of unflinching whistles just like the forest of transformations in the second half of the film. Apichatpong curiously observes the inhabitants of his tale but without intervening in their timid reactions and for what it's worth, an oh-so-dear flirt between the men of our story. Shamanic myths and the jungle's hedonistic junction, Tropical Malady captures an almost religious howl and defies the cinematic rules like so many films did before it, only it gets more visible in recent years.
765
Be With Me 2005,  Unrated)
Be With Me
Lyrical,soft as the white snow,partially brutal but that's just my metaphorical enthusiasm.Theresa Poh Lin Chan as the real individual amidst fictional tales of love,the hunt for love or simply eternal love.Yeah,the plot is familiar you'll protest...sure,if one scratches the surface and realizes miss Theresa's inabilities are but her unique breath whereas the ones who can see and hear are the shamefully crippled.
766
The Cave of the Yellow Dog (Die Hohle des gelben Hundes) 2005,  G)
767
Election (Hak se wui) 2005,  Unrated)
Election (Hak se wui)
A seminal picture of the new gangster genre.The criminal underground in To's illumination has no limits and no fears as to which is the outcome of any behavior.Sizzling with a dark,nightmarish attitude,superb editing process and a fascinating mood during the action scenes.The Ka Fai and Yam bout is like a chess game.
768
The New World 2005,  PG-13)
769
The Protector (Tom yum goong) (Warrior King) 2006,  R)
770
Sweet Memory (Glykia mnini) 2005,  Unrated)
771
Climates (Iklimler) (The Climate) 2006,  Unrated)
772
Offside 2007,  PG)
773
Opera Jawa 2006,  Unrated)
774
Sanxia Haoren (Still Life) 2006,  Unrated)
775
Windows on Monday (Montag Kommen Die Fenster) 2006,  Unrated)
776
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 2007,  R)
777
Boy A 2007,  R)
778
Mang Shan (Blind Mountain) 2007,  Unrated)
Mang Shan (Blind Mountain)
Second part of an unofficial trilogy by Yang Li,the shadowy prelude is moving into a lavishing tale of filthy spiritual tone!Should I repeat that?Better watch this exploding torture yourselves,the torment of unfair treatment,aye,where the mountains fear to roar..
779
Mogari no Mori (The Mourning Forest) (The Forest of Mogari) 2007,  Unrated)
780
Persepolis 2007,  PG-13)
Persepolis
Persepolis refuses to adopt the Toy Story and U.S. virtuoso styles of animation technique.So Satrapi is a renovator of comic book agenda,affirmative?A revolutionary road of her own...
781
Stellet Licht (Silent Light) 2007,  Unrated)
Stellet Licht (Silent Light)
A lush and tis the apocalypse's noon.For who would dare to contradict the Law of Nature?So who am I to prevent an imminent sexual clash?The surface of what's normal or twisted is just an abstraction!Oh yes,prepare yourselves religious ethics,the Law of Man is superior to you!!!
And Reygadas one of the anti-apostles.
782
Wonderful Town 2007,  Unrated)
783
Egg 2007,  Unrated)
784
Let the Right One In 2008,  R)
785
Liverpool 2008,  Unrated)
786
Meotjin haru (My Dear Enemy) 2008,  Unrated)
787
Stella 2008,  Unrated)
Stella
Have we seen it before?It's possible.All of a sudden,this burst of outlandish situations is what makes little Stella a diverse character on-screen,like she has jumped from an Andersen fairytale engulfed with the most satirical elements from Nouvelle Vague.Barbara is fierce and romantic in her acting,in that her inexperience transforms to a lullaby of anarchy.
788
Sut (Süt) 2008,  Unrated)
789
Black Dynamite 2009,  R)
790
City of Life and Death 2010,  R)
City of Life and Death
One might raise the hand and question the authenticity of the director's responsibility for executing a precise account of horrifying events,or the sympathy he showed towards Hideo Nakaizumi's role of the Japanese private or maybe giving Gao Yuanyuan her most mature performance to date.Maybe nothing will happen at all and the film will exhume under the roaring blockbusters.Whatever the result will be,Lu Chuan's crescendo is here to stay.
Jancso's The Red and the White in pre-WWII Nanking.
791
Kinatay (Butchered) (The Execution of P) 2009,  Unrated)
792
The Man Who Will Come (L'uomo che verrà) 2009,  Unrated)
793
The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine) 2009,  Unrated)
The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine)
What a malicious and illuminating journey to the depths of hellish beauty! That's a paradox alright but how can you explain Õunpuu's essay on the culmination of ideals, of anticipations and of obsolete dreams in any different way? A higher quality film than any Tarr of the 2000's and by applying a semi-Lynch universe in the black and white disturbance, I don't think anyone would really care that the plot's vignettes are over-represented and the abruptness of things defies the superlative characters. It's what it is and subjective interpretation is required when you're dealing with Estonian landscapes. After all, we're all gonna die at some point, poor Tõnu simply happened to preserve a slice of cynicism more than the rest of us.
794
Attenberg 2012,  Unrated)
795
Honey 2011,  Unrated)
796
Incendies 2011,  R)
797
The Illusionist (L'illusionniste) 2010,  PG)
798
Knifer (Macherovgaltis) 2010,  Unrated)
799
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 2010,  Unrated)
800
Amnesty 2011,  Unrated)
801
Drive 2011,  R)
802
Mysteries of Lisbon 2011,  Unrated)
803
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 2011,  Unrated)
804
Oslo, August 31st 2012,  Unrated)
805
A Separation 2011,  PG-13)
806
Lik Wong (Riki-Oh - The Story of Ricky) 1991,  R)
807
The King of Comedy 1983,  PG)
808
Spirtokouto (Matchbox) 2002,  Unrated)
809
The Germans Strike Again (Oi Germanoi xanarhontai...) 1948,  Unrated)
810
Stigma (To stigma) 1982,  Unrated)
811
Aelita - Queen of Mars 1924,  Unrated)
812
Laura 1944,  Unrated)
813
Naked 1993,  R)
814
Körhinta (Merry-Go-Round) 1956,  Unrated)
815
Sullivan's Travels 1941,  Unrated)
816
Local Hero 1983,  PG)
817
Pulse (Kairo) 2001,  R)
818
A Mulher de Todos (The Woman of Everyone) 1969,  Unrated)
819
Campanadas a medianoche (Chimes at Midnight) (Falstaff) 1966,  Unrated)
820
Army of Darkness 1993,  R)
821
Giants & Toys (Kyojin to gangu) 1958,  Unrated)
822
Red Angel 1999,  Unrated)
823
Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru (A Wife Confesses) 1961,  Unrated)
824
Cutter's Way 1981,  R)
825
Midareru (Yearning) 1964,  Unrated)
826
Pulp Fiction 1994,  R)
827
Memories of Underdevelopment (Memorias del subdesarrollo) 1973,  Unrated)
828
Me mia kravgi (Desire) 1995,  Unrated)
829
A Dog's Dream (To oneiro tou skylou) 2005,  Unrated)
830
Thanos and Despina (Oi voskoi) 1967,  Unrated)
831
I fotografia 1987,  Unrated)
832
O viasmos tis Afroditis 1985,  Unrated)
833
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus 1989,  Unrated)
834
In a Lonely Place 1950,  Unrated)
835
Ballad of a Soldier 1960,  Unrated)
836
The Last Temptation of Christ 1988,  R)
837
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One 1968,  Unrated)
838
Tokyo Drifter 1966,  Unrated)
839
The Turin Horse 2012,  Unrated)
840
Bakjwi (Thirst) 2009,  R)
841
The Mark of Zorro 1940,  Unrated)
842
Wuthering Heights 2011,  Unrated)
843
Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters) 2003,  R)
844
Contes Immoraux (Immoral Tales) 1974,  NC-17)
845
Les Hautes Solitudes 1974,  Unrated)
846
Love Exposure 2011,  Unrated)
847
The Clock (Under the Clock) 1945,  Unrated)
848
The Mill and the Cross 2011,  Unrated)
849
The Shout 1978,  R)
850
Take Shelter 2011,  R)
851
Shame 2011,  NC-17)
852
The Secret of Kells 2009,  Unrated)
853
E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà (The Beyond) 1981,  R)
854
La Voie lactée (The Milky Way) 1969,  PG)
855
Shaft 1971,  R)
856
There Will Be Blood 2007,  R)
857
Tenshi no tamago (Angel's Egg)(Egg of God) 1985,  Unrated)
Tenshi no tamago (Angel's Egg)(Egg of God)
This one's a hard shell to crack but once you look behind the apocrypha and the relevant dystopic symbols, you'll come to an inner closure, one that lies beyond the little girl's hope for a "better tomorrow" and the (take it or leave it) "Anti-Christ" figure's idiosyncratic expression throughout the film. A panorama of desperation and unearthly disaster, all the more present by the Gothic environment, alongside a creeping score.
858
Kierion 1968,  Unrated)
859
Metropoles (Mitropoleis) 1975,  Unrated)
860
Modelo 1974,  Unrated)
861
Faust 1926,  Unrated)
862
Science is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé 2007,  Unrated)

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