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Stop Making Sense (1984) People had been filming rock concerts and calling the resulting footage "movies" for decades before Jonathan Demme took command of the director's chair. But working with his stars, Talking Heads, Demme made a concert movie with no out-of-focus shots, catch-as-catch-can camerawork, or even the intruding interviews that characterized even Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz. Plus, the Heads had already designed the concert to have the escalating feel of a movie, which didn't hurt. — P.N. 42.
The coolest thing Bill Cosby ever did was to help finance Melvin Van Peebles' labor of love about a righteous black man kicking ass at a time when pop culture was utterly devoid of such imagery. 43. Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, a couple of hometown boys on their way to becoming legendary, worked together to create one of the most intensely alive visions of New York City ever. 44. 45. 46. The Twenty Best Films of Sundance 2012. Top Ten - Top 10 Offbeat Documentaries - Top 10 - Grizzly Man - Salesman - Murderball - You See Me Laughin' - Burden of Dreams. Top 10 Offbeat Documentaries "I will die for these animals, I will die for these animals, I will die for these animals . . .
" Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog returns to his favorite theme, obsession, as he traces the story of Timothy Treadwell, an amateur naturalist who spent 13 summers among wild brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska. Treadwell and his girlfriend were tragically killed by one of the bears during the fall of 2003.
This is an extraordinary and haunting documentary full of astounding footage and some great introspective narration. Sample Dialogue: "And what haunts me, is that in all the faces of all the bears that Treadwell ever filmed, I discover no kinship, no understanding, no mercy. 50 Best and Worst Twist Endings in Movies - Top Movies. Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time. Massive dehumanization, totalitarian government, rampant disease, post-apocalyptic terrains, cyber-genetic technologies, societal chaos and widespread urban violence are some of the common themes in dystopian films which bravely examine the ominous shadow cast by future.
A dystopia is a fictional society that is the antithesis or complete opposite of a utopia, an ideal world with a perfect social, political and technological infrastructure. A world without chaos, strife or hunger. A world where the individual potential and freedom is celebrated and brought to the forefront. In contrast, the dystopian world is undesirable with poverty and unequal domination by specific individuals over others. Dystopian films often construct a fictional universe and set it in a background which features scenarios such as dehumanizing technological advancements, man-made disasters or class-based revolutions. Ranking the List. Empire Features. Spider. Extreme Body Modification list. Troy (2004) Garrett Hedlund gained 30 lbs. (13,6kg) of muscle for his role as Patroclus.
Friday Night Lights (2004) Garrett Hedlund gained an about additional 20 lbs (9,0kg) for this movie on top of the 30 lbs that he had gained for Troy (2004). The Top 10 New Cult Movies. Top 20 Best Gangster Movies of the Last 40 Years « The Pulp List · Sports, TV, Music & Movies. The best films of the '00s. The Top 10 Must See Foreign Films of the Last Decade « The Pulp List · Sports, TV, Music & Movies. Movies Infographics Collection. The Best Overlooked Movies. "Dead Man" is a completely overlooked film by many people.
I'll admit, black and white Westerns probably don't jump up as the first thing on many people's movies to watch lists. Well, I encourage you to watch this one. Jim Jarmusch is an independent legend. Recently he has made a bit higher profile movie with Billy Murry called "Broken Flowers", but nobody saw that either. Jim doesn't care. So what's so great about it you might ask? Johnny Depp plays the Dead Man, William Blake, an accountant who after murdering a man in a small town becomes a very wanted man. This movie is great. Top 100: Great Movies Every Guy Must See. Guy movies look and feel a certain kind of way. Revenge, action, comedy, and yes, even a little romance, is what it takes to please us. We’re not even above embracing a kids’ movie once in a while.
The qualities that we look for vary. Sometimes we want mindless action and heavy fireworks. Sometimes we want down and dirty combat, whether on the streets of a city or the beaches of Normandy. 100. Logline: A young man seeks revenge for his father’s death in the streets of Civil War-Era New York. Memorable Moments: There would be a giant hole in cinema without Daniel Day-Lewis. Why Guys Dig It: Scorsese+Day-Lewis=Movie Heaven! Buy the Movie 99. Logline: After losing his hand and his family in an attack upon returning home from Vietnam, a veteran and his hook cut a swath of destruction through the people responsible. Memorable Moments: William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones star in this classic, considered an extremely violent film for the time. Buy the Movie 98. Buy the Movie. Top Ten Films 1930-2009.
The best films of the decade. "Synecdoche, New York" is the best film of the decade.
It intends no less than to evoke the strategies we use to live our lives. After beginning my first viewing in confusion, I began to glimpse its purpose and by the end was eager to see it again, then once again, and I am not finished. Patrick’s Top 10 Films of 2010. For a year that started off slow and kept going slowly during the summer, 2010 really ratcheted up its game as soon as August rolled around.
A boring year became an exciting one as picture after picture from the best directors working started pouring out. Just about all of my favorite directors put a picture out this year and they were all very, very good. It was a lackluster year for blockbusters but a terrific year for films that mean something more.