Posted July 21, 200619 yr How many of these films have you seen? Post your score at the bottom How to be a film buff It's the best news for real movie fans: Film4 is now free on cable, digital and Freeview. To celebrate, Radio Times film editor Andrew Collins shows you how to become a true movie buff. Just watch these 25 films and you're a expert. Official. 1. Casablanca (1942) ***** Humphrey Bogart gives a career best performance as Rick, the cynical expat nightclub owner, who falls for Ingrid Bergman in this timeless love story wrapped inside a gripping wartime thriller. 2. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1919) ***** Exploring the world and mind of a psychotic fairground showman, this venerable silent classic changed the way movies were made and appreciated. 3. Blade Runner (1982) ***** Ridley Scott's atmospheric downer is a compelling noir thriller that pleads for harmony between man and machine. Harrison Ford stars. 4. A Matter of Life and Death(1946) ***** Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's dazzling fantasy delivered a barbed allegory questioning Britain's continued status as a world power. 5. Build My Gallows High (1947) ***** A memorably languid performance by Robert Mitchum marks this stylish, atmospheric, highly watchable and strongly recommended movie from director Jacques Tourneur. 6. La Dolce Vita (1960) ***** A sprawling, scathing satire on the decadence of contemporary Italy and the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, this film so drained director Federico Fellini that he didn't make another for three years. 7. High Noon (1952) ***** A multiple Oscar winner, this was one of the first psychological westerns and remains a classic thanks to its sterling performances and marvellously suspenseful real time structure. 8. Rear Window (1954) ***** Hitchcock's masterpiece is a classic study of voyeurism where the tension builds brilliantly, complemented perfectly by the sexy repartee between immobile James Stewart and the slinky Grace Kelly. 9. The Hidden Fortress (1958) ***** Rousing adventure, cited by George Lucas as a major influence on Star Wars, that's spectacular, amusing and exciting: foreign-language cinema at its most accomplished and accessible. 10. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) ***** Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty excel as the gun-toting criminals who roamed the American Midwest during the Depression is one of the most stylish and uncompromising of gangster pictures. 11. Bringing Up Baby (1938) ***** A shimmering dissection of the male-female relationship is perfectly cast (Katharine Hepburn in a celebrated screwball role), brilliantly written by Hagar Wilde and Stagecoach's Dudley Nichols and fabulously well directed by Howard Hawks. 12. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) **** Director Wes Craven crafts the best of his early low-budget horror epics and his sharp sense of suspense and his willingness to take shock images to their limits carries a potent charge. 13. Un Chien Andalou (1928) ***** It runs less than 20 minutes, has no discernible plot and opens with one of cinema's most abidingly shocking sequences: it is still regarded, rightly, as a cinematic landmark. 14. Armageddon (1998) *** Hallmark Bruckheimer disaster film that's flashy, overwrought and excessive, but there's a knowing irony in the committee-written script and in the performances of Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Steve Buscemi. 15. Heaven's Gate (1980) *** Look for the original release: this notorious western was so thoroughly trashed by critics that the bankrupted studio cut it by an hour. The full version, however, is a superb, five-star achievement. 16. Annie Hall (1977) ***** This was the movie where Woody Allen found his own singular voice, a voice that echoes across events with a mixture of exuberance and introspection. 17. Singin' in the Rain (1952) ***** Never, in the whole history of the American cinema, has such a collection of talents come together at the peak of their abilities to generate such an enjoyable and clever movie. 18. Paths of Glory (1957) ***** Stanley Kubrick's fearsome indictment of the futility of war can also be read as a lament for the decline of the once glorious French army and offers constant evidence of a film-maker at the height of his powers. 19. Performance (1970) ***** Nearly 40 years on, seminal cult classic still has the power to disturb with its examination of the lifestyles of a masochistic gangster and a bisexual pop star. James Fox and Mick Jagger star. 20. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) ***** James Whale's extravagantly produced sequel to his own Frankenstein still ranks as one of horrordom's greatest achievements. They don't get any better than this one. 21. Blackboards (2000) **** A bleakly neorealistic account of life in Iran's hostile borderlands: bold, hard-hitting drama with comic diversion and towering vistas with moments of acute intimacy. 22. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) ***** From Bernard Herrmann's otherworldly score to Lyle Wheeler and Addison Hehr's deceptively simple designs, The Day the Earth Stood Still has had an incalculable influence on big-screen science-fiction. 23. Pulp Fiction (1994) ***** As much pop as pulp, this is exhilarating stuff and clearly one of the best films of the 1990s and while not as abrasive or compelling as Reservoir Dogs, this follow-up confirmed Quentin Tarantino's genius for writing hard-boiled comic dialogue. 24. Shoah (1985) ***** Putting a face on inhuman misery, this cinematic monument to those who perished in the death camps of the Second World War is a remarkable achievement that demonstrates film's unique power and its underperformed duty. 25. Winter Light (1962) *** Ingmar Bergman's a powerful and pessimistic look at God's relationship with humanity, but, in spite of exceptional performances, it won't be for all tastes.
July 21, 200619 yr Author Here's what I've seen: 8. Rear Window (1954) ***** Hitchcock's masterpiece is a classic study of voyeurism where the tension builds brilliantly, complemented perfectly by the sexy repartee between immobile James Stewart and the slinky Grace Kelly. 12. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) **** Director Wes Craven crafts the best of his early low-budget horror epics and his sharp sense of suspense and his willingness to take shock images to their limits carries a potent charge. 13. Un Chien Andalou (1928) ***** It runs less than 20 minutes, has no discernible plot and opens with one of cinema's most abidingly shocking sequences: it is still regarded, rightly, as a cinematic landmark. 19. Performance (1970) ***** Nearly 40 years on, seminal cult classic still has the power to disturb with its examination of the lifestyles of a masochistic gangster and a bisexual pop star. James Fox and Mick Jagger star. 23. Pulp Fiction (1994) ***** As much pop as pulp, this is exhilarating stuff and clearly one of the best films of the 1990s and while not as abrasive or compelling as Reservoir Dogs, this follow-up confirmed Quentin Tarantino's genius for writing hard-boiled comic dialogue. so thats 5/25
July 21, 200618 yr 1. Casablanca (1942) ***** 3. Blade Runner (1982) ***** 6. La Dolce Vita (1960) ***** 7. High Noon (1952) ***** 8. Rear Window (1954) ***** 10. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) ***** 11. Bringing Up Baby (1938) ***** 12. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) **** 14. Armageddon (1998) *** 15. Heaven's Gate (1980) *** 16. Annie Hall (1977) ***** 17. Singin' in the Rain (1952) ***** 18. Paths of Glory (1957) ***** 20. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) ***** 22. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) ***** 23. Pulp Fiction (1994) ***** 16/25 not bad
July 24, 200618 yr rubbish - he fails to include Blue Velvet, Betty Blue, or possibly the most ingenious movie of all time, The Cook The Thief His Wife and her Lover.
July 24, 200618 yr Author rubbish - he fails to include Blue Velvet, Betty Blue, or possibly the most ingenious movie of all time, The Cook The Thief His Wife and her Lover. well man! if you want your two cents on the films you must see, the best films ever go here :down: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12160
July 24, 200618 yr Casablanca Cabinet of Dr.Caligari Blade Runner Build my Gallows High La Dolce Vita High Noon Rear Window Bonnie & Clyde Bringing up Baby The Hills Have Eyes Armageddon Annie Hall Singing in the Rain Pulp Fiction 14/25
July 24, 200618 yr 1. Casablanca (1942) ***** 2. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1919) ***** 3. Blade Runner (1982) ***** 4. A Matter of Life and Death(1946) ***** 5. Build My Gallows High (1947) ***** 6. La Dolce Vita (1960) ***** 7. High Noon (1952) ***** 8. Rear Window (1954) ***** 9. The Hidden Fortress (1958) ***** 10. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) ***** 11. Bringing Up Baby (1938) ***** 12. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) **** 13. Un Chien Andalou (1928) ***** 14. Armageddon (1998) *** 15. Heaven's Gate (1980) *** 16. Annie Hall (1977) ***** 17. Singin' in the Rain (1952) ***** 18. Paths of Glory (1957) ***** 19. Performance (1970) ***** 20. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) ***** 21. Blackboards (2000) **** 22. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) ***** 23. Pulp Fiction (1994) ***** 24. Shoah (1985) ***** 25. Winter Light (1962) *** Looks like I have a lot of viewing to do then :lol:
July 25, 200618 yr I've seen just about everything on that list except the Bergman thing (why choose that Bergman film and not "The Seventh Seal", which is absolute genius...?) and "Blackboards".... And, just what the hell is "Armageddon" doing there? Trash, absolute trash, and it has the nerve to be almost two and a half hours long as well..... Some curious choices it has to be said, I'm inclined to agree with Russ to be honest...
July 26, 200618 yr I've seen only one. I was disappointed until I noticed Armageddon in there and realised the list was bollocks.
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