The thread where we post links to lists

[OldAle1]

OK so it's time for us all to have a little laugh...if anyone can find a lamer, safer, duller list from a major filmmaker, please share it. In the meantime here's

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steven-spi ... ilms-list/

There's not much to the article so here's the list:

1. It’s a Wonderful Life – Frank Capra (1946)
2. The Godfather – Francis Ford Coppola (1972)
3. Fantasia -Walt Disney (1940)
4. A Guy Named Joe – Victor Fleming (1943)
5. Guardians of the Galaxy – James Gunn (2014)
6. War of the Worlds – Byron Haskin (1953)
7. Psycho – Alfred Hitchcock (1960)
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick (1968)
9. Lawrence of Arabia – David Lean (1962)
10. Untouchable – Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano (2011)
11. The Dark Knight – Christopher Nolan (2008)
12. The 400 Blows – François Truffaut (1959)
13. Day for Night – François Truffaut (1973)
14. Citizen Kane – Orson Welles (1941)
15. Captains Courageous – Victor Fleming (1937)
16. The Best Years of Our Lives – William Wyler (1946)
17. The Searchers – John Ford (1956)
18. Tootsie – Sydney Pollack (1982)
19. Seven Samurai – Akira Kurosawa (1954)
20. Dumbo – Walt Disney (1941)

[Armoreska]

LMAO uhhhh not far out that's for sure
even I got 12/ on that list
well at least he's got François Truffaut x2 there

[kongs_speech]

OK so it's time for us all to have a little laugh...if anyone can find a lamer, safer, duller list from a major filmmaker, please share it. In the meantime here's

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steven-spi ... ilms-list/

There's not much to the article so here's the list:

1. It’s a Wonderful Life – Frank Capra (1946)
2. The Godfather – Francis Ford Coppola (1972)
3. Fantasia -Walt Disney (1940)
4. A Guy Named Joe – Victor Fleming (1943)
5. Guardians of the Galaxy – James Gunn (2014)
6. War of the Worlds – Byron Haskin (1953)
7. Psycho – Alfred Hitchcock (1960)
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick (1968)
9. Lawrence of Arabia – David Lean (1962)
10. Untouchable – Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano (2011)
11. The Dark Knight – Christopher Nolan (2008)
12. The 400 Blows – François Truffaut (1959)
13. Day for Night – François Truffaut (1973)
14. Citizen Kane – Orson Welles (1941)
15. Captains Courageous – Victor Fleming (1937)
16. The Best Years of Our Lives – William Wyler (1946)
17. The Searchers – John Ford (1956)
18. Tootsie – Sydney Pollack (1982)
19. Seven Samurai – Akira Kurosawa (1954)
20. Dumbo – Walt Disney (1941)

That explains a lot.

[Torgo]

Ah, so this is the other soon official list for the Directors tab ..

[Fergenaprido]

Ah, so this is the other soon official list for the Directors tab ..

Only if he expands it to a Top 50

I don't think I've ever heard of A Guy Named Joe.

[OldAle1]

Ah, so this is the other soon official list for the Directors tab ..

Only if he expands it to a Top 50

I don't think I've ever heard of A Guy Named Joe.

Spielberg remade that film himself, as Always (1989). Seen both original and remake once each, think I was fairly ambivalent about both but don't remember either anymore really. So two films on his list that he remade himself, and a lot of others that are fairly direct influences on him. Rather surprised that he doesn't have Pinocchio which I would argue has more influence on his filmography - including overt references in several of his films - than anything else.

[Armoreska]

What's the other he remade?

[OldAle1]

What's the other he remade?

look at the list again. You'll get it.

[Armoreska]

right, the new War of the Worlds was his. but not an adaptation of the movie tho, while Always is probably based on the film more than the source story

[OldAle1]

right, the new War of the Worlds was his. but not an adaptation of the movie tho, while Always is probably based on the film more than the source story

Yeah I couldn't comment as to that - I mean, I could go look it up on Wiki and follow some links and come up with a detailed answer as to why one film may be more "re-adaptation" and the other more "remake", but that's way too much work

I don't think Spielberg improved on Haskin's War of the Worlds at all, in fact in most regards I like it less, but what's really disappointing about all the adaptations that I know is that none of them even attempts to get at what the book is really about, which is colonialism. I guess allegory provokes allergy, at least when it comes to mainstream sci-fi adaptations.

[Fergenaprido]

right, the new War of the Worlds was his. but not an adaptation of the movie tho, while Always is probably based on the film more than the source story

Yeah I couldn't comment as to that - I mean, I could go look it up on Wiki and follow some links and come up with a detailed answer as to why one film may be more "re-adaptation" and the other more "remake", but that's way too much work

I don't think Spielberg improved on Haskin's War of the Worlds at all, in fact in most regards I like it less, but what's really disappointing about all the adaptations that I know is that none of them even attempts to get at what the book is really about, which is colonialism. I guess allegory provokes allergy, at least when it comes to mainstream sci-fi adaptations.

Perhaps, but I would argue that the original radio broadcast is more famous than the book, and I imagine that film-wise the directors/creators are trying to capture that sensationalism that occurred when people thought there was a real invasion, as opposed to the more nuanced meanings in the text.

Also, didn't know about Always either, though I'm sure I was peripherally aware of it since it is Spielberg. That Top 20 list does feel more like a list of influences than a list of favourites, but who am I to critique Spielberg's choices? He likes what he likes. I'm sure my Top 20 looks just as bland and uninspired to many as his does.

[dirty_score]

Made in Canada: The 80 Greatest Canadian Movies of All Time

[Fergenaprido]

Made in Canada: The 80 Greatest Canadian Movies of All Time

Cool find; thanks for sharing!

https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/goom ... genaprido/

It's an okay list for me - the writer's got a clear preference in the type of films he likes (even including some "co-productions" that I wouldn't personally consider Canadian), and the only outliers appear to be a few lesser known French films (which makes sense if he's from/based in Montréal) and a few underseen queer films. Still, it's always nice to add another Canuck list to my collection. I've got more unseen on this list (27) than the official TIFF one (13), despite this one having 54 films fewer.

I hope you don't mind that I keep adding lists that you post to icm. If you want to add them yourself, just let me know and I can remove them.

[Armoreska]

2nd list today where Stories We Tell jumps at me as my dislike.

[mjf314]

Voting: http://dahf.dk/viewtopic.php?t=41023
Results: http://dahf.dk/viewtopic.php?t=41089
DAHF Forum's Top 30 Danish Films (2012 poll)

An IMDb list is available here in case anyone wants to add it to iCM: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls008207028/

[Fergenaprido]

Voting: http://dahf.dk/viewtopic.php?t=41023
Results: http://dahf.dk/viewtopic.php?t=41089
DAHF Forum's Top 30 Danish Films (2012 poll)

An IMDb list is available here in case anyone wants to add it to iCM: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls008207028/

Sure: https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/dahf ... genaprido/

[dirty_score]

I hope you don't mind that I keep adding lists that you post to icm. If you want to add them yourself, just let me know and I can remove them.

I don't mind, actually, I'm quite lazy when it comes to adding lists to ICM. It's a bit of a chore to me.

[Ebbywebby]

https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+ ... ebbywebby/
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+ ... ebbywebby/

Well, no one else dood it. So I dood it. The monthly updates may be more of a pain than I imagine, but I've committed myself. If anything needs to be tweaked, let me know. Some fiddling with the ICM database was required in assembling the list -- 15 or so films weren't imported from IMDb yet, and a solid number of included films needed an ICM update due to either missing directors, missing runtimes, missing AKAs or AKAs that didn't match IMDb.

Hopefully, some of those missing films (all shorts, I think?) will get added to IMDb in the future. So many of them look mediocre and skippable that I'm not frantic to do the labor myself.

At this point, I've seen 622 films from the first half and 623 from the second. Consistent! And when I decided to start a second list after the first 1,200 items, I had no idea that the split would turn out almost dead even.

[beasterne]

https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+ ... ebbywebby/
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+ ... ebbywebby/

Well, no one else dood it. So I dood it. The monthly updates may be more of a pain than I imagine, but I've committed myself. If anything needs to be tweaked, let me know. Some fiddling with the ICM database was required in assembling the list -- 15 or so films weren't imported from IMDb yet, and a solid number of included films needed an ICM update due to either missing directors, missing runtimes, missing AKAs or AKAs that didn't match IMDb.

Hopefully, some of those missing films (all shorts, I think?) will get added to IMDb in the future. So many of them look mediocre and skippable that I'm not frantic to do the labor myself.

At this point, I've seen 622 films from the first half and 623 from the second. Consistent! And when I decided to start a second list after the first 1,200 items, I had no idea that the split would turn out almost dead even.

The Criterion Channel is such a great streaming service for film lovers. They really go above and beyond with their content and programming. And it's such a treat to have a (legal, cost-effective) way to access classics and new releases alike.

[kongs_speech]

https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+ ... ebbywebby/
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+ ... ebbywebby/

Well, no one else dood it. So I dood it. The monthly updates may be more of a pain than I imagine, but I've committed myself. If anything needs to be tweaked, let me know. Some fiddling with the ICM database was required in assembling the list -- 15 or so films weren't imported from IMDb yet, and a solid number of included films needed an ICM update due to either missing directors, missing runtimes, missing AKAs or AKAs that didn't match IMDb.

Hopefully, some of those missing films (all shorts, I think?) will get added to IMDb in the future. So many of them look mediocre and skippable that I'm not frantic to do the labor myself.

At this point, I've seen 622 films from the first half and 623 from the second. Consistent! And when I decided to start a second list after the first 1,200 items, I had no idea that the split would turn out almost dead even.

This is awesome! Thank you so much for doing this.

[dirty_score]

Just added to ICM: Mad Movies Magazine's 100 Films de Genre à (Re)Découvrir from their 2019 book.

Mad Movies is a French cinema magazine created in 1972 and specializing from its inception in fantastic cinema. It deals with all trends in genre cinema: fantasy, science fiction, horror and thriller.

Fans of those genres will have plenty to like here

[Kublai Khan]

I did a double-take. I thought you were referring to Mad Magazine for a moment.

[Onderhond]

Just added to ICM: Mad Movies Magazine's 100 Films de Genre à (Re)Découvrir from their 2019 book.

Mad Movies is a French cinema magazine created in 1972 and specializing from its inception in fantastic cinema. It deals with all trends in genre cinema: fantasy, science fiction, horror and thriller.

Fans of those genres will have plenty to like here

That's a very nice list alright. With actual genre films too!