Fabulous list Tosh!, agree with all...glad to see Head in there...though I'm surprised to see no Teshigahara or Tarkovsky...or Sunset Boulevard or Eraserhead....but superb rundown nonetheless....
Oddly I know little of Tarkovsky's films. I know of him, but for some odd reason, I keep missing them. The 102 film list is a living thing. Ten years later (like Sight & Sound), it will change. And life is about changes.
I'm not sure which pictures on your list I would trade out, but my list would overlap yours with the addition of The Black Cat (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934,) Shock Corridor (Samuel Fuller, 1963,) Akasen Chitai/Red Light District (Mizoguchi Kenji, 1956,) Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray, 1956,) I Walked With a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1942,) and Anatahan (Josef von Sternberg, 1953.)
For a week now, I’ve been trying to come to terms with the (what I now see as clearly misguided) idea that “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” was the greatest film of all time. Good to know that “Fantômas” actually holds that distinguished title. Great (and definitive, no question about it) list Tosh—many of my favorites too, and several that I’ve yet to see, but will now be seeking out.
I have not seen “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” yet! I want to, and I will. And I always wanted to see it, but the three hours plus minutes always scare me away. But I did see Ludwig, which is in a similar time frame. So there's hope for me yet!
I watched the Criterion edition a few years back. It’s well worth the time, although I have to admit, I may have dozed off for a minute or two or fifteen.
The beauty of having a DVD (or even a stream) of a film is that one can fall into a nap stage, but can always find themselves back to the film where they left off.
Fabulous list Tosh!, agree with all...glad to see Head in there...though I'm surprised to see no Teshigahara or Tarkovsky...or Sunset Boulevard or Eraserhead....but superb rundown nonetheless....
Oddly I know little of Tarkovsky's films. I know of him, but for some odd reason, I keep missing them. The 102 film list is a living thing. Ten years later (like Sight & Sound), it will change. And life is about changes.
Great list, Tosh. I disliked the S&S list & much prefer yours. Cinema!
Jeff, you're much too kind!
I'm not sure which pictures on your list I would trade out, but my list would overlap yours with the addition of The Black Cat (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934,) Shock Corridor (Samuel Fuller, 1963,) Akasen Chitai/Red Light District (Mizoguchi Kenji, 1956,) Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray, 1956,) I Walked With a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1942,) and Anatahan (Josef von Sternberg, 1953.)
One cannot argue against your choices here Richard. Thanks for sharing them with us.
For a week now, I’ve been trying to come to terms with the (what I now see as clearly misguided) idea that “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” was the greatest film of all time. Good to know that “Fantômas” actually holds that distinguished title. Great (and definitive, no question about it) list Tosh—many of my favorites too, and several that I’ve yet to see, but will now be seeking out.
I have not seen “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” yet! I want to, and I will. And I always wanted to see it, but the three hours plus minutes always scare me away. But I did see Ludwig, which is in a similar time frame. So there's hope for me yet!
I watched the Criterion edition a few years back. It’s well worth the time, although I have to admit, I may have dozed off for a minute or two or fifteen.
The beauty of having a DVD (or even a stream) of a film is that one can fall into a nap stage, but can always find themselves back to the film where they left off.