Weekly Screen Capture Quiz: #5

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Hint: Person

Rules and Answers to last week after the jump...

Weekly Screen Capture Quiz: #4

Week 4:

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Connection Hint: Person

Rules and Answers to last week after the jump...

Weekly Screen Capture Quiz: #3

Week 3:

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Connection Hint:  These movies are about  S _ _ _ _ _ _ S.
Fill in the letters to find the connection.

Rules and Answers to last week after the jump...

I'm Glad This Movie Exists #4

My Apologies to The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939).  I almost forgot to include it in my Top 100*...even though its always included in My Top 20 Movies That Should Be In My Top 10.

 

When asked what his top three films were on Late Night with Johnny Carson (?), Orson Welles said: "Rules of the Game! Rules of the Game! And Rules of the Game!"  Here's Orson Welles on Jean Renoir (following the passing of the French director). Find the (modern) trailer and Mr. Renoir's introduction to the film's re-release after the jump...

Here are its Criterion Collection and Roger Ebert's The Great Movies pages.

*With its inclusion at #12, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (#98) is the odd film out.

I realized that Michel Gondry had gotten into my mind to erase my love for Jean Renoir. 

Top 100: #10-1

Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll 

(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

10. Children of Paradise

Carné/Prévert, 1945

9. In a Lonely Place

Ray, 1950

8. Chungking Express

Wong, 1994

7. Red (Three Colors Trilogy)

Kieslowski, 1994

6. The Shop Around the Corner

Lubitsch, 1940

5. My Night at Maud’s

Rohmer, 1969

4. Big Night

Tucci/Scott, 1996

3. Shoot the Piano Player

Truffaut, 1960

2. The Purple Rose of Cairo

Allen, 1985

1. The General 

Keaton/Bruckman, 1926

If you want to see clips, you can go to my original Top 10 List here.

Roujin's Top 100 Films

Roujin was the winner of the Cinematic Alphabet Quiz with a scored 157 out of 166
(that includes 10 bonus points). That's an insane score--winning all the trophies/awards.
Enjoy Part 1 and follow the links below for the rest.

roujin top 100 part 1 from roujin on Vimeo.

Part 2 can be viewed on Vimeo along with Part 3 and Part 4.

Top 100: #20-11

 Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll 

(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

20. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

Godard, 1967

19 to 11 after the jump...

Top 100: #30-21

  Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll 

(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

30. Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa,1954

 29 to 21 after the jump...

Top 100: #40-31

  Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll

(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

40. Only Angels Have Wings

 Howard Hawks, 1939

39 to 31 after the jump...

Weekly Screen Capture Quiz: #2

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Rules and Answers to last week after the jump...

Top 100: #50-41

  Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll 

(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

50. Happy Times

Zhang Yimou, 2000

49 to 41 after the jump...

Top 100: #60-51

 Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll

(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

60. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

John Ford, 1962

59 to 51 after the jump...

Top 100: #70-61

 Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll 
(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

70. The Lady Eve

Preston Sturges, 1941

69 to 61 after the jump...

Top 100: #80-71

Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll

(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

 

80. Late Autumn

Yasujirô Ozu, 1960

79 to 71 after the jump...

I'm Glad This Movie Exists #3

The Ice Storm (1997)

Directed by Ang Lee

Links to The Criterion Collection page (watch the trailer there) with this nice article by Bill Krohn as well as the Roger Ebert review.  How about a link to an Ang Lee documentary on YouTube?

The image above is the cover to the sweet Criterion Collection DVD.

Top 100: #90-81

Compiling a list for The 4th Annual Filmspotters Top 100 Poll

(I limited each director to a maximum of three films)

90. Minority Report

Steven Spielberg, 2002

 89 to 81 after the jump...