Thursday, February 08, 2024

WHO VOTED FOR WHAT IN THE 2022 SIGHT AND SOUND "GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME" POLL?

 HERE IS A RANDOM SAMPLING OF SOME OF THE VOTERS I RESPECT & ENJOY. 


Saffron Maeve is a film critic based in Toronto who writes for FILM COMMENT (et. al) whose film criticism I enjoy.    Here are the 10 films she voted as the greatest of all time (Source:  SIGHT AND SOUND).

  • NASHVILLE (1975)
  • THE PARALLAX VIEW  (1974)
  • CRASH  (1996)
  • FIVE EASY PIECES  (1970)
  • UNA GIORNATA PARTICOLARE  (1977)
  • ORLACS HÄNDE  (1925)
  • BORN IN FLAMES  (1983)
  • L'ARGENT  (1983)
  • LOLA MONTES  (1955)
  • MEANTIME  (1983)

Wes Anderson is the director of such films as THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU, RUSHMORE, BOTTLE ROCKET, MOONRISE KINGDOM, THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX and his latest ASTEROID CITY.
  • LA GRANDE ILLUSION  (1937)
  • QUAI DES ORFÈVRES  (1947)
  • MADAME DE . . .  (1953)
  • VIVRE SA VIE  (1962)
  • L'HOMME QUI AIMAIT LES FEMMES (1977) aka THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN
  • LOULOU  (1980)
  • VAGABOND  (1985)
  • OLIVIER, OLIVIER  (1992)
  • ÇA COMMENCE AUJOURD'HUI (1999) aka IT ALL STARTS TODAY
  • ROIS ET REINE  (2004)  aka KINGS AND QUEEN

Richard Ayoade is the director of SUBMARINE and THE DOUBLE as well as appearing in THE IT CROWD, GARTH MERENGHI'S DARK PLACE, TRAVEL MAN and GADGET MAN.
  • THE APARTMENT  (1960)
  • BADLANDS  (1973)
  • BARRY LYNDON  (1975)
  • CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS  (1989)
  • MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW  (1937)
  • LE MÈPRIS  (1963)
  • ORDET  (1955)
  • PERSONA  (1966)
  • RAGING BULL  (1980)
  • TOKYO STORY  (1953)

Bong-Joon Ho is the director of MEMORIES OF MURDER, PARASITE, OKJA, THE HOST and SNOWPIERCER.
  • PSYCHO  (1960)
  • HANYO  (1960)
  • ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI  (1960) aka ROCCO & HIS BROTHERS
  • FUKUSHÛ SURU WA WARE NI ARI   (1979)  aka VENGEANCE IS MINE
  • RAGING BULL  (1980)
  • A CITY OF SADNESS  (1989)
  • CURE  (1998)
  • ZODIAC  (2007)
  • MAD MAX:  FURY ROAD  (2015)
  • LAZZARO FELICE  (2018)  aka  HAPPY AS LAZZARO

David Thomson is one of my favourite film critics/authors whose opinions I don't always agree with but whose writing is so great I don't care!  His awesome books include A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF FILM, "HAVE YOU SEEN. . . ?:  A PERSONAL INTRODUCTION TO 1,000 FILMS, MURDER AND THE MOVIES and THE BIG SCREEN:  THE STORY OF THE MOVIES AND WHAT THEY DID TO US.
  • THE BIG SLEEP  (1946)
  • CÈLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING  (1974)
  • CITIZEN KANE  (1941)
  • I PUGNI IN TASCA  (1965)  aka  FISTS IN THE POCKET
  • MAGNOLIA  (1999)
  • A MAN ESCAPED  (1956)
  • PIERROT LE FOU  (1965)
  • THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER  (1940)
  • THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD  (2021)
  • VIETNAM WAR  (2017)

Ti West is the director of such films as PEARL, IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, THE INNKEEPERS and THE ROOST.
  • CITIZEN KANE  (1941)
  • THE GODFATHER  (1972)
  • 2001:  A SPACE ODYSSEY  (1968)
  • APOCALYPSE NOW  (1979)
  • PSYCHO  (1960)
  • SUNSET BLVD.  (1950)
  • CHINATOWN  (1974)
  • JAWS  (1975)
  • TAXI DRIVER  (1976)
  • EASY RIDER  (1969)

Tilda Swinton is a director and actor who has appeared in such films as MICHAEL CLAYTON, ORLANDO, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, OKJA, CONSTANTINE, THE ZERO THEOREM and SNOWPIERCER.
  • A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH  (1946)
  • VERTIGO  (1958)
  • M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY  (1953)
  • TO BE OR NOT TO BE  (1942)
  • WALKABOUT  (1970)
  • JOURNEY TO ITALY  (1954)
  • PICKPOCKET  (1959)
  • JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES  (1975)
  • MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO  (1988)
  • LA DOLCE VITA  (1960)

Frank Oz is the voice of Miss Piggy and Yoda as well as the director of such films as THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE DARK CRYSTAL, THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS.
  • CITIZEN KANE  (1941)
  • TOUCH OF EVIL  (1958)
  • SEVEN SAMURAI  (1954)
  • THE CITY OF GOD  (2002)
  • THE ACT OF KILLING  (2012)
  • ERASERHEAD  (1976)
  • ANNIE HALL  (1977)
  • PULP FICTION  (1994)
  • THE GODFATHER  (1972)
  • SINGIN' IN THE RAIN  (1951)

Alex Gibney is an American documentary filmmaker who has directed such films as GOING CLEAR:  SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF, THE INVENTOR:  OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICONE VALLEY, FINDING FELA, SINATRA:  ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL and MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN.
  • I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO  (2016)
  • À BOUT DE SOUFFLE  (1960)  aka BREATHLESS
  • VERTIGO  (1958)
  • SEVEN SAMURAI  (1954)
  • GIMME SHELTER  (1970)
  • THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL  (1962)
  • THE SORROW AND THE PITY  (1969)
  • ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST  (1968)
  • BLADE RUNNER  (1982)
  • LAWRENCE OF ARABIA  (1962)

Joe Dante is the director of such films as THE HOWLING, PIRAHNA, GREMLINS, THE BURBS, THE HOLE and GREMLINS 2:  THE NEW BATCH.
  • CITY LIGHTS  (1931)
  • PINOCCHIO  (1940)
  • 8½  (1963)
  • THE GRAPES OF WRATH  (1940)
  • CITIZEN KANE  (1941)
  • DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB  (1963
  • CHINATOWN  (1974)
  • THE GODFATHER PART II  (1974)
  • UMBERTO D.  (1952)
  • A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH  (1946)

Alex Cox is the director of such films as REPO MAN, WALKER, SID & NANCY and KUROSAWA:  THE LAST EMPEROR.
  • THE MATTEI AFFAIR  (1972)
  • 2001:  A SPACE ODYSSEY  (1968)
  • IKIRU  (1952)
  • COME AND SEE  (1985)
  • CITIZEN KANE  (1941)
  • THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL  (1962)
  • THE WAGES OF FEAR  (1953)
  • THE WAR GAME  (1966)
  • FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE  (1965)
  • KILLER OF SHEEP  (1977)

Nicolas Winding Refn is the director of such films as DRIVE, THE NEON DEMON, ONLY GOD FORGIVES and VALHALLA RISING.
  • THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE  (1974)
  • IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE  (1947)
  • ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST  (1968)
  • THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS  (1966)
  • NIGHT TIDE  (1961)
  • STALKER  (1979)
  • A CLOCKWORK ORANGE  (1971)
  • THE LEOPARD  (1963)
  • VERTIGO  (1958)
  • FAT CITY  (1972)

Pete Tombs is the author of the seminal book on "weird & wonderful cinema from around the world" MONDO MACABRO (which every person on the planet should own) and co-author of IMMORAL TALES as well as the co-founder of the video distribution company named after his seminal book . . . .yep, MONDO MACABRO.
  • 2001:  A SPACE ODYSSEY  (1968)
  • DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS  (1970)
  • THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL  (1962)
  • MODEL SHOP  (1968)
  • MULHOLLAND DR.  (2001)
  • THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER  (1955)
  • PAKEEZAH  (1972)
  • ONE NIGHT . . . A TRAIN  (1968)
  • VIDEODROME  (1983)
  • THE WHITE REINDEER  (1953)

Jonathan Rigby is an horror expert, actor and author whose books include ENGLISH GOTHIC, AMERICAN GOTHIC, CHRISTOPHER LEE:  THE AUTHORIZED SCREEN HISTORY, EURO GOTHIC and STUDIES IN TERROR:  LANDMARKS IN HORROR CINEMA.
  • THE CROWD  (1928)
  • MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM  (1931)
  • ISLAND OF LOST SOULS  (1932)
  • SUNSET BLVD.  (1950)
  • ORPHÈE  (1950)
  • REAR WINDOW  (1954)
  • LES YEUX SANS VISAGE  (1959)  aka  EYES WITHOUT A FACE
  • ONIBABA  (1964)
  • WITCHFINDER GENERAL  (1968)
  • THE TENANT  (1976)

Ramsey Campbell is a horror author whose books include COLD PRINT, DARK FEASTS, ANCIENT IMAGES, THE HUNGRY MOON and THE NAMELESS.
  • LA GRANDE ILLUSION  (1937)
  • HANGMEN ALSO DIE!  (1943)
  • LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN  (1948)
  • LOS OLVIDADOS  (1950)
  • SINGIN' IN THE RAIN  (1951)
  • UGETSU MONOGATARI  (1953)
  • WILD STRAWBERRIES  (1957)
  • VERTIGO  (1958)
  • TOUCH OF EVIL  (1958)
  • MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO  (1988)

John Carpenter is a composer and director whose films include ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, THE FOG, HALLOWEEN, THE THING, THEY LIVE, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK.
  • ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS  (1939)
  • CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT  (1966)
  • RIO BRAVO  (1958)
  • THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE  (1972)
  • CHINATOWN  (1974)
  • BRINGING UP BABY  (1938)
  • THE SEARCHERS  (1956)
  • THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL  (1962)
  • SCARFACE  (1932)
  • VERTIGO  (1958)

Roger Corman is a director/producer whose films include HOUSE OF USHER, THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, A BUCKET OF BLOOD, X: THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES, THE RAVEN, THE HAUNTED PALACE, THE TOMB OF LIGEIA, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA and ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS!
  • CHINATOWN  (1974)
  • CITIZEN KANE  (1941)
  • DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB  (1963)
  • THE GODFATHER  (1972)
  • LA DOLCE VITA  (1960)
  • LAWRENCE OF ARABIA  (1962)
  • RASHOMON  (1950)
  • THE SEVENTH SEAL  (1957)
  • THE TIN DRUM  (1979)
  • WAR AND PEACE  (1966)

Kat Ellinger is a film critic and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine who also provides some of the best commentary tracks and special feature video essays you're ever gonna find on the blu ray of your choice!
  • FRUIT OF PARADISE  (1970)
  • FASCINATION  (1979)
  • PINK FLAMINGOS  (1972)
  • FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN  (1973)
  • VISITOR Q  (2001)
  • THE WORKING CLASS GOES TO HEAVEN  (1971)
  • THE LAUGHING WOMAN  (1969)
  • THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY  (2014)
  • FASTER, PUSSYCAT!  KILL!  KILL!  (1966)
  • LA GRANDE BOUFFE  (1973)

Mike Leigh is the director of such films as SECRETS & LIES, LIFE IS SWEET, TOPSY TURVY, VERA DRAKE and MR. TURNER.
  • HOW A MOSQUITO OPERATES  (1912)
  • TOKYO STORY  (1953)
  • THE 400 BLOWS  (1959)
  • SOME LIKE IT HOT  (1959)
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW  (1964)
  • LOVES OF A BLONDE  (1965)
  • HERE IS YOUR LIFE  (1966)
  • BARRY LYNDON  (1975)
  • SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR  (2000)
  • THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU  (2005)
Who knows . . . maybe there'll be a Part 2 . . .

4 comments:

  1. Nobody asked me who I friggin' voted for!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Me neither! Splitters!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Well, actually Hellenmellon asked me twice so that counts for something.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Actually, I'd say Hellenmellon probably counts for more than SIGHT AND SOUND. Just sayin'.

    ReplyDelete