Those P&N regulars:

[nutxo]

a clockwork orange
man bites dog
blade runner

 

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: burnedout
Citizen Kane

Someday You'll have to tell me why this is considered "the greatest movie ever made" by the critics? I'll probably never understand but it's worth a shot.

Actually, there are too many reasons to list here.

I think André Bazin best summed up Citizen Kane as "a discourse on method". Orson Welles, a classic auteur, along with Gregg Toland and Herman Mankiewisz literally created a masterpiece of formalism by the seat of their pants.

Most of the images are tightly framed in closed form. Crane shots used by Welles, given the technology of the era, haven't been as spectacularly employed since, in my opinion. In fact, the film is rather brazen in its technical audacity. Toland employed a number of innovative gimmicks to render so many dramatically compelling effects.

Adding to the nearly incomparable cinematography, the plot outline came off to many as so revolutionary. The use of newsreels and flashbacks illustrating concepts in an intricate, jigsaw-puzzle structure that doesn't exactly click until the final scene has been long considered a stroke of genius.

Finally, the outright attack on a living, "respected" public figure like William Randolph Hearst was unheard of at the time. This attack, by the way, came back to haunt Welles and RKO during the 1941 Academy Awards presentation. The film was nominated for 11 Oscars. However, because of Hollywood politics (read: Hearst), Mankiewisz was the only recipient of an award from the academy, as I recall.

I could go on for days about Citizen Kane. Totally awesome film. Many film schools and scholars still analyze the movie for the sheer creativity involved.

Well, *cough, cough*, back to politics.

 

[Tab]

Shawshank Repdemtion
Matrix trilogy
LOTR trilogy
Saving Private Ryan
-And loads of other war movies
American Beatuy
Death to Smoochy
Reqiuem for a Dream

 

[CaptnKirk]

Return to Bahgdad - the Musical.

 

[kage69]

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Hunt for Red October
Aliens
Almost anything by Monty Python
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
A plentitude of Zatoichi films
Ghost in the Machine
Cowboy Bebop
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption
Band of Brothers
Blackhawk Down
The Bridge Across The River Kwai
A Bridge Too Far


geez, I could go on forever....

 

[glenn1]

Amazing. Almost 30 posts and no one's mentioned any of my faves...


A Fish Called Wanda
Brazil
Heathers
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Birds

 

[0roo0roo]

not all favorites, but most interesting

dr schivago
my fair lady
fiddler on the roof
One Day in September
the usual suspects
new york parts 1-8 documentary by ric burns. part 8 is on the twin towers
civil war -ken burns documentary
baise moi
scarface
dirty pretty things
elephant
leon the professional
schindlers list
forest gump
cinema paradiso
malena
the magdalene sisters
when harry met sally
amadeus
back to the future
indiana jones
casino
time and tide
so close
swimming pool
pumping iron(see the govornator)
star trek the original series
in the company of men
godfather
fight club
goodfellas
die hard 1-3
immortal beloved
freaky friday
school of rock
elf
bad santa
final destination
cruel intentions
An Evening With Kevin Smith
he Producers: Special Edition
Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks
Gangs of New York
Foxfire -angelina jolie
gia -jolie boobie!
stuff by woody allen
Shanghai Knights
Heat
The Pillow Book
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Comedian
Catch Me If You Can
Monsoon Wedding
Femme Fatale
Secretary
Frailty
being john malkovich
Cinema Paradiso: Director's Cut
Six Feet Under
Diana Krall: Live in Paris
A Beautiful Mind
Bound
The Count of Monte Cristo
Serendipity -beckinsale
JFK: Special Edition Director's Cut
Needing You
xiu xiu sent down girl
Yi Yi
Amelie
Notorious
Kids
clockwork orange
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Malèna
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Ghost World
Sexy Beast
The Center of the World
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
trainspotting
The Crying Game
Thirteen Days
The Virgin Suicides
Dangerous Liaisons
A Clockwork Orange
total recall
Leaving Las Vegas
taxi Driver
Sling Blade
Blade Runner
Undercover Brother
Hannibal
silence of the lambs
Traffic
Requiem for a Dream
the ring
memento
Snatch
Reservoir Dogs
pulp fiction
2 Days in the Valley-charlize theron
Bugsy
fargo
Clerks
Seven
roger rabbit
west side story
The sound of music
beauty and the beast
farewell my concubine
four weddings and a funeral
the people vs larry flynt
boogie nights
Pleasantville
Grave of the fireflies
The nightmare before Christmas
Groundhog day
Sleepless in seattle
Ever after
Austin powers
face off
The shawshank redemption
Ronin
Gone with the wind
Babe
Clueless
Saving private ryan
Nixon
Babe pig in the city
The little mermaid
Amelie
Dark City
Gods and Monsters
American Beauty
Stuart Little 2
American Psycho
Trekkies
The Princess Bride
Magnolia
The Cider House Rules
Cube
Little Women
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Hilary and Jackie
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
Gattaca
A Simple Plan
Crash
true lies

 

[Genesys]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
not all favorites, but most interesting

dr schivago
my fair lady
fiddler on the roof
One Day in September
the usual suspects
new york parts 1-8 documentary by ric burns. part 8 is on the twin towers
civil war -ken burns documentary
baise moi
scarface
dirty pretty things
elephant
leon the professional
schindlers list
forest gump
cinema paradiso
malena
the magdalene sisters
when harry met sally
amadeus
back to the future
indiana jones
casino
time and tide
so close
swimming pool
pumping iron(see the govornator)
star trek the original series
in the company of men
godfather
fight club
goodfellas
die hard 1-3
immortal beloved
freaky friday
school of rock
elf
bad santa
final destination
cruel intentions
An Evening With Kevin Smith
he Producers: Special Edition
Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks
Gangs of New York
Foxfire -angelina jolie
gia -jolie boobie!
stuff by woody allen
Shanghai Knights
Heat
The Pillow Book
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Comedian
Catch Me If You Can
Monsoon Wedding
Femme Fatale
Secretary
Frailty
being john malkovich
Cinema Paradiso: Director's Cut
Six Feet Under
Diana Krall: Live in Paris
A Beautiful Mind
Bound
The Count of Monte Cristo
Serendipity -beckinsale
JFK: Special Edition Director's Cut
Needing You
xiu xiu sent down girl
Yi Yi
Amelie
Notorious
Kids
clockwork orange
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Malèna
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Ghost World
Sexy Beast
The Center of the World
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
trainspotting
The Crying Game
Thirteen Days
The Virgin Suicides
Dangerous Liaisons
A Clockwork Orange
total recall
Leaving Las Vegas
taxi Driver
Sling Blade
Blade Runner
Undercover Brother
Hannibal
silence of the lambs
Traffic
Requiem for a Dream
the ring
memento
Snatch
Reservoir Dogs
pulp fiction
2 Days in the Valley-charlize theron
Bugsy
fargo
Clerks
Seven
roger rabbit
west side story
The sound of music
beauty and the beast
farewell my concubine
four weddings and a funeral
the people vs larry flynt
boogie nights
Pleasantville
Grave of the fireflies
The nightmare before Christmas
Groundhog day
Sleepless in seattle
Ever after
Austin powers
face off
The shawshank redemption
Ronin
Gone with the wind
Babe
Clueless
Saving private ryan
Nixon
Babe pig in the city
The little mermaid
Amelie
Dark City
Gods and Monsters
American Beauty
Stuart Little 2
American Psycho
Trekkies
The Princess Bride
Magnolia
The Cider House Rules
Cube
Little Women
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Hilary and Jackie
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
Gattaca
A Simple Plan
Crash
true lies

did you name your favorites or your whole library?!

 

[Miramonti]

On the waterfront
Streetcar named desire
Citizen Kane
Godfather
Rocky
Dead Again
La femme nikita (fr)
Jean de florette/Magnon de source
Children of heaven
Good will hunting
American history x
Run lola run
Gattica
Shawshank redemption

and most movies with John Candy.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Genesys

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
not all favorites, but most interesting

dr schivago
my fair lady
fiddler on the roof
One Day in September
the usual suspects
new york parts 1-8 documentary by ric burns. part 8 is on the twin towers
civil war -ken burns documentary
baise moi
scarface
dirty pretty things
elephant
leon the professional
schindlers list
forest gump
cinema paradiso
malena
the magdalene sisters
when harry met sally
amadeus
back to the future
indiana jones
casino
time and tide
so close
swimming pool
pumping iron(see the govornator)
star trek the original series
in the company of men
godfather
fight club
goodfellas
die hard 1-3
immortal beloved
freaky friday
school of rock
elf
bad santa
final destination
cruel intentions
An Evening With Kevin Smith
he Producers: Special Edition
Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks
Gangs of New York
Foxfire -angelina jolie
gia -jolie boobie!
stuff by woody allen
Shanghai Knights
Heat
The Pillow Book
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Comedian
Catch Me If You Can
Monsoon Wedding
Femme Fatale
Secretary
Frailty
being john malkovich
Cinema Paradiso: Director's Cut
Six Feet Under
Diana Krall: Live in Paris
A Beautiful Mind
Bound
The Count of Monte Cristo
Serendipity -beckinsale
JFK: Special Edition Director's Cut
Needing You
xiu xiu sent down girl
Yi Yi
Amelie
Notorious
Kids
clockwork orange
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Malèna
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Ghost World
Sexy Beast
The Center of the World
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
trainspotting
The Crying Game
Thirteen Days
The Virgin Suicides
Dangerous Liaisons
A Clockwork Orange
total recall
Leaving Las Vegas
taxi Driver
Sling Blade
Blade Runner
Undercover Brother
Hannibal
silence of the lambs
Traffic
Requiem for a Dream
the ring
memento
Snatch
Reservoir Dogs
pulp fiction
2 Days in the Valley-charlize theron
Bugsy
fargo
Clerks
Seven
roger rabbit
west side story
The sound of music
beauty and the beast
farewell my concubine
four weddings and a funeral
the people vs larry flynt
boogie nights
Pleasantville
Grave of the fireflies
The nightmare before Christmas
Groundhog day
Sleepless in seattle
Ever after
Austin powers
face off
The shawshank redemption
Ronin
Gone with the wind
Babe
Clueless
Saving private ryan
Nixon
Babe pig in the city
The little mermaid
Amelie
Dark City
Gods and Monsters
American Beauty
Stuart Little 2
American Psycho
Trekkies
The Princess Bride
Magnolia
The Cider House Rules
Cube
Little Women
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Hilary and Jackie
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
Gattaca
A Simple Plan
Crash
true lies

did you name your favorites or your whole library?!

naw, just a canned response been in other similar threads... i kept the list. its not complete, but i'm lazy so eh.

 

[chess9]

The Age of Innocence;
Brother Sun, Sister Moon;
Shane;
La Dolce Vita;
81/2;
Satyricon;

or,

Any film starring Meryl Streep.

Films I'd like to see made:

Madame Butterfly;
The House of Mirth;
Hudson River Bracketed;
The Pete Rose Story;
The Real Einstein;
Yeats, A Critical Biography;
Leonard Bernstein Joins the N.Y. Philharmonic;
Evolution For Creationists and Intelligent Designers;

-Robert

 

[0roo0roo]

The House of Mirth;
Madame Butterfly

those have already been made. check imdb.com

not that they are any good

 

[chess9]

OrooOroo:

Yes, I know. Actually, almost all of the subjects on my wish list have been done, but none were flicks I enjoyed or they got such bad reviews I didn't bother watching. (I didn't know about Mitterand's film. I'll check it out.) The House of Mirth needs a very strong character for the complexities of Lily Bart. Madame Butterfly will not fly, for me, without a strong musical cast and a believable Cio Cio San. In Victor Victoria there is a scene in which Juli Andrews sobs over Un Bel Di and the soprano is quite good and believable.

Thanks for the help!

-Robert

 

[Moonbeam]

Some:
Being There
They Might Be Giants
KPAK
The Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
Red Beard
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Harvey
The Neverending Story
Forbidden Planet
Zelig
Matrix

 

[chess9]

Moonbeam:

You forgot "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"!

Just kidding.

-Robert

 

[Vadatajs]

Dr. Strangelove
American Beauty
American History X
Requiem for a Dream
This is Spinal Tap
Das Experiment
Memento
Full Metal Jacket
Caddyshack
Being John Malkovich
Strange Brew

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: chess9
Moonbeam:

You forgot "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"!

Just kidding.

-Robert

I also forgot Catch 22.

 

[chess9]

Moonbeam:

Oooooh, major case of myopia! Er, well, Yossarian wasn't a major....

-Robert

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: chess9
Moonbeam:

You forgot "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"!

Just kidding.

-Robert

I also forgot Catch 22.

Did you forget- Smoke & Mirrors? :Q

CkG

 

[Moonbeam]

Smoke and mirrors? That would be you and me.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Smoke and mirrors? That would be you and me.

google Smoke & Mirrors
I don't think that would be either of us.

CkG

 

[Bitek]

I won't mention all, as many have been repeatedly named, but a few personal favs:

12 Monkeys <--Terry Gilliam, awesome!
Akira+ lots of other anime ( Evangelion, Ninja Scroll, Vampire Princess Miyu...)
The Shining
Fight Club
FMJ
Princess Mononoke
LOTR
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Office Space -classic-
The Sting
Friday --hey smoky!

And for sily movies;

Spaceballs
Any Monty Python, Fish..Wanda, Fierce Creatures

Revenge of the Nerds !!!


PS, Death to Smoochy is hilarious! "I'm Rainbow FKin' Randolf!!!"

 

[DragonMasterAlex]

OK, I'll bite:

The Truman Show
Pleasantville
The Fountainhead
Braveheart
The Lord of the Rings
Rocky

And I'll go one better and add Favorite TV Series':

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Quantum Leap
3. Angel

Jason