youdontseeyouwant's "Four Star Cinema"Inspired by Wokelstein’s list, this is a running list of my favorite films. I’m only including ones that I’ve watched/re-watched since the beginning of 2007 (when I began keeping track), with plans of going through all my faves and adding them in time, picking up new finds along the way. The title "Four Star Cinema" implies a certain standard of quality, I guess, but I make no apologies for personal biases here. Rest assured, these are favorite films that I also happen to consider Great, and generally the ones that I’ll evangelize to friends, own on DVD and watch multiple times. To be updated slowly but, hopefully, frequently. Added November ‘09: The White Ribbon (Haneke, 2009) |
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After Hours | ||
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God
by Werner Herzog
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Annie Hall | ||
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Back to the Future
by Robert Zemeckis
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Barry Lyndon
by Stanley Kubrick
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Batman (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Tim Burton
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Before Sunrise
by Richard Linklater
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Before Sunset
by Richard Linklater
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Being John Malkovich | ||
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Being There | ||
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The Blair Witch Project
by Daniel Myrick
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Capturing the Friedmans
by Andrew Jarecki
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Carnal Knowledge
by Mike Nichols
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Casablanca (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Michael Curtiz
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Children of Men (Widescreen Edition)
by Alfonso Cuarón
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Citizen Kane
by Orson Welles
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Death to the Tinman
by Ray Tintori
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Die Hard with a Vengence (Special Edition)
by John McTiernan
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Donnie Darko
by Richard Kelly (II)
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Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)
by Stanley Kubrick
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Duck Amuck (1953 Short)
by Chuck Jones
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El Topo
by Alejandro Jodorowsky
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End of the Century - The Story of the Ramones
by Jim Fields
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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Widescreen Edition)
by Michel Gondry
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Fahrenheit 451
by François Truffaut
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Fahrenheit 9/11 | ||
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Fanny and Alexander (Special Edition Five-Disc Set) - Criterion Collection
by Ingmar Bergman
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Fargo (Special Edition)
by Joel Coen
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Gone Baby Gone
by Ben Affleck
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Extended Cut (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Sergio Leone
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Goodfellas
by Martin Scorsese
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Gremlins (Special Edition)
by Joe Dante
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Heathers
by Michael Lehmann
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Heavy Traffic | ||
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Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
by Guillermo del Toro
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Henry Fool
by Hal Hartley
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High Diving Hare (1949)
by Friz Freleng
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High Fidelity | ||
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Hotel Chevalier
by Wes Anderson
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The Incredibles (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | ||
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Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade - Widescreen Edition
by Steven Spielberg
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Inglourious Basterds
by Quentin Tarantino
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Jackie Brown (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | ||
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Jettison Your Loved Ones
by Ray Tintori
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Jules and Jim - Criterion Collection
by François Truffaut
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Kill Bill, Volume 1
by Quentin Tarantino
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Kill Bill, Volume 2 | ||
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King Kong (2005)
by Peter Jackson
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La Dolce Vita (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Federico Fellini
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The Lady from Shanghai | ||
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