class is pretty open ended, so we can cover whatever you like. (Within reason, of course.) Down below I'd appreciate you letting me know what material you'd like us to cover. Let's stay away from lists of specific films focus instead on genres (sci-fi, animation, comedy, western, etc.), time periods (silent era, 1960s, etc.), countries (Japanese cinema, British cinema, French cinema, etc.), filmmakers (Kubric,the Cohens, etc.), whatever.
Chime in as often as you would like over the next few days and let me know what you think.
The following is a list of topics I find particularly interesting for a multitude of reasons along with movies in the genera that are great examples of the genera. Feel free to build on the list and genera’s.
ReplyDeleteExistentialism in movies
• 180 south
• Into the wild
• Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind
• American beauty
• Lost in translation
War Films
• Apocalypse now
• All’s quiet on the western front
• The great escape
• Atonement
• The hurt locker
Documentary’s.
• Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
• Heart of Darkness: a film makers nightmare
• A decade under the influence
• Objectified
• Catfish
Other things which I don’t have lists for would be non-conventional cinema, things that aren't exactly normal by an average viewers definition of “normal” and character driven films like movies made by Wes Anderson or two movies called Submarine and the Squid and the Whale (unrelated).
Anyone else up for a few war movies?
DeleteWar movies can be great movies, but many times they feel the same. There will be a heroic main character who will have to deal with the horrors of war. Some of his friends will die. In the end he will save someone by risking his own life.
DeleteI get tired of those movies, but I also don't like the ones that lose plot to show exactly how terrifying a war is, such as The Hurt Locker.
I would like to see a war movie that has a new plot that is pieced together nicely.
i would be really interested in watching some foreign films, or maybe a thriller with a bunch of action.
ReplyDeletespecific genres that I would like to cover are dramas, mysterys/thrillers, horror and sci-fi. I really like movies with twist endings, and movies that make you think about it much after its over. I like movies that have really good acting, dialogue, and puzzles. I'm more in favor of movies that have been made since the 70s, but I'm open to just about any time period. I dont really want to see a lot of foreign films, and I'm not a big western fan. as for filmmakers, I would like to see at least one more Hitchcock movie, and I would like to see some Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, and Stanley Kubrick. Overall I would really like to see a few really good Mystery/thrillers and dramas, with puzzles/twists
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to hit important Scorsese in high school. I agree about Kubrick.
DeleteI hear you about twists and thrillers. I'll think about that.
I would also really like to watch some Kubrick films
DeleteI'd like to study the 1970s cinema. It seems like the most influential period in cinema history. Not only did Coppola, Scorsese and Altman become big, the blockbuster was invented (with The Exorcist, Jaws, Star Wars). I would love to study Taxi Driver and Apocalypse Now as a class, because I think these are two of the best movies ever made, absolutely spellbinding experiences. I would like to look at Hitchcock's Vertigo, probably his best film imo. And Aguirre: The Wrath of God by Werner Herzog, while slow, I found to be another visceral experience once you really got into it. One of my favorite directors is Sergio Leone, whose style was very cool and creative, and made the best western of all time, The Good The Bad and the Ugly. And of course you can choose any film by Stanley Kubrick and none of them would tell you about his entire body of work. But all his movies, for the most part, are equally great.
ReplyDeleteThe 70s is my favorite film era. Anyone else want to dive into the Super 70s?
Deletei would really like to go into the 70's of film with Taxi Driver Apocalypse Now and the Godfather.
DeleteI want to watch movies that are done in an unusual way. In class we talked a little bit about Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Being John Malkovich. I have heard only good things about both of these films, and I hear that they are done a lot differently than blockbusters. I do not want to go too far into experimental films, because I'm sure that there are many failed films that use new technique.
ReplyDeleteI also would like to see an anime film. I watch a decent amount of anime, and I feel like people exclude anime films as movies because they are animated.
As for directors, I love Scorsese and Nolan films, but I have seen most of them. I always hear the names Kubric, Hitchcock, and Spielburg as some of the greatest directors of all time. I would like to touch on each of these directors and their styles.
Here are some suggestions:
ReplyDeleteAny movie from Brazzers
Here's a great example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyViVmaBQDg
American Pie
Human Centipede
Birdemic: Shock and Terror
Spiderman 3
Manos: The Hands of Fate
I would like to watch some old horror movies. Mostly 70s and 80s horror but would watch any period. It would be fun to go thorugh different decades. Start off with silent horror films and work through the rest of the 1900s.
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