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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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:
Nobody asked me who I friggin' voted for!
Me neither! Splitters!
Well, actually Hellenmellon asked me twice so that counts for something.
Actually, I'd say Hellenmellon probably counts for more than SIGHT AND SOUND. Just sayin'.
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