Piggy's Blog: 2012

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Response to Sight and Sound List - My List Changes Daily

Since Sight and Sound just released their list of the top 50 films of all time as voted by 846 critics, programmers, academics and distributors I thought I'd put my top 20 up. Not many matches. Not sure if this means I'm not as smart as I think or that these voters are losers. These aren't the movies I watch over and over again, but movies I think are overall really great (story, acting, photography, score, etc...). Since there are very few people that read this, I guess I don't mind sound like an arrogant fuck! I'll start at 20 and go down the list.

20. Au Hassard Balthazar (1966, Sweden, Dir Robert Bresson)

#16 on Sight and Sounds List

19. In this World (2002, UK, Dir. Michael Winterbottom)

18. This Sporting Life (1963, UK, Dir. Lindsay Anderson)

17. Safe (1995, USA, Dir. Todd Haynes)

16. Howards End (1992, UK, Dir. James Ivory)

15. Brief Encounter (1945, UK, Dir. David Lean)

14. The Thin Red Line (1998, USA, Dir. Terrence Malick)

13. The 400 Blows (1959, France, Dir. Francois Truffaut)

Number 39 on Sight and Sounds List

12. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, USA, Dir. Richard Mulligan)

11. Withnail & I (1987, UK, Dir. Bruce Robinson)

10. In the Mood For Love (2001, Hong Kong, Dir. Wong Kar Wai)

Number 24 on Sight and Sounds List

9. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975, Australia, Dir. Peter Weir)

8. Mulholland Drive (2001, USA, Dir. David Lynch)

28 on Sigh and Sounds List

7. Breathless (1960, France, Dir. Jean Luc Goddard)

13 on Sight and Sounds List

6. Sunset Boulevard (1950, USA, Dir. Billy Wilder)

5. The Last Picture Show (1971, USA, Dir. Peter Bogdonavich)

4. Days of Heaven (1978, USA, Dir. Terrence Malick)

3. Lolita (1962, USA/UK, Dir. Stanley Kubrick)

2. Army of Shadows (1969, France, Dir. Jean Pierre Melville)

1. Blue Velvet (1986, USA, Dir. David Lynch)

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Top 10 Southern Films

Just got back from Charleston, SC so here's my top 10 films set in the Southeast United States.

1. Too Kill a Mockingbird

2. Wild at Heart

3. George Washington

4. Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte

5. Rambling Rose

6. Manderlay

7. Wise Blood

8. Nashville

9. Ruby in Paradise

10. All The Real Girls

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

This is Love

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Top 10 Gay Themed Movies

In honor of Gay Pride, here's my top 10 Gay movies.

1. Swoon (1992) by Tom Kalin

2. Far From Heaven (2002) by Todd Haynes

3. A Single Man (2010) by Tom Ford

4. Happy Together (1997) by Wong Kar Wai

5. Aimee and Jaguar (1999) by Max Faberbock

6. Orlando (1992) by Sally Potter

7. Another Country (1984) by Marek Kanievska

8. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) by Gus Van Sant

9. Weekend (2011) by Andrew Haigh

10. Brokeback Mountain (2005) by Ang Lee

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Top 10 French Films

I'm sure this will change:

1. Army of Shadows (1969) by Jean-Pierre Melville

2. Mississippi Mermaid (1969) by Francois Truffaut

3. Don't Deliver us From Evil (1971) by Joel Seria

4. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) by Jacques Demy

5. Belle de Jour (1967) by Luis Bunel

6. The 400 Blows (1959) by Francois Truffaut

7. Purple Noon (1960) Rene Clement

8. Le Boucher (1970) by Claude Chabrol

9. Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987) by Louis Malle

10. Les Biches (1968) by Claude Chabrol

Monday, May 7, 2012

Don't Deliver us From Evil

Ha! This movie was awesome! 4.5 out 5.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Long Weekend

Monday night movie, Long Weekend (1978, Australia). An environmental horror movie. 3 out of 5.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Sight and Sound forgot to send me an invitation

The 2012 Sight and Sound Poll is coming soon. I was not invited to participate, but I'm going to do it anyway. I'm put together my shortlist, which actually isn't that short. I'll keep cutting and eventually have a top 10.

Blue Velvet (1986, David Lynch, USA)
The Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975, Peter Weir, Australia)
Household Saints (1993, Nancy Savoca, USA)
If...(1968, Lindsay Anderson, UK)
Army of Shadows (1969, Jean-Pierre Melville, France)
Veronika Voss (1982, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Germany)
Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock, USA)
In the Mood for Love (2001, Wong Kar Wai, Hong Kong)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, Jacques Demy, France)
Tree of Life (2011, Terrence Malick, USA)
Withnail & I (1987, Bruce Robinson, UK)
Pixote (1981, Hector Babenco, Brazil)
3 Women (1977, Robert Altman, USA)
The Tin Drum (1979, Volker Schlondorff, Germany)
Sunset Boulevard (1950, Billy Wilder, USA)
Lolita (1962, Stanley Kubrick, USA/UK)
Mulholland Drive (2001, David Lynch, USA)
Le Boucher (1970, Claude Chabrol, France)
Flirting (1991, John Duigan, Australia)
Hunger (2008, Steve McQueen, UK)
Brief Encounter (1945, David Lean, UK)
Bringing up Baby (1938, Howard Hawks, USA)
Alien (1979, Ridley Scott, USA/UK)
This Sporting LIfe (1963, Lindsay Anderson, UK)
Swoon (1992, Tom Kalin, USA)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Richard Mulligan, USA)
Shanghai Triad (1995, Zhang Yimou, China)
Life is Sweet (1990, Mike Leigh, UK)
An Angel at My Table (1990, Jane Campion, New Zealand)
Leolo (1992, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canada)
The Piano Teacher (2001, Michael Haneke, Austria)
Safe (1995, Todd Haynes, USA)
The 400 Blows (1959, Fracois Truffaut, France)
Murmur of the Heart (1971, Louis Malle, France)
Short Cuts (1993, Robert Altman, USA)
Croupier (1998, Mike Hodges, UK)
Double Indemnity (1944, Billy Wilder, USA)
Belle de Jour (1967, Luis Bunuel, France)
Repulsion (1965, Roman Polanski, France)
Billy Liar (1963, John Schlesinger, UK)
Wild at Heart (1990, David Lynch, USA)
Howards End (1992, James Ivory, USA)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987, Louis Malle, France)
Days of Heaven (1978, Terrence Malick, USA)
Eyes Without a Face (1960, Georges Franju, France)
Faces (1968, John Cassavetes, USA)
George Washington (2008, David Gordon Greene, USA)
The Ice Storm (1997, Ang Lee, USA)
The Last Picture Show (1971, Peter Bogdanovich, USA)
Metropolitan (1990, Whit Stillman, USA)
The Night Porter (1974, Liliana Cavani, Italy)
In this World (2002, Michael Winterbottom, UK)
Trust (1990, Hal Hartley, USA)
The Thin Red Line (1998, Terrence Malick, USA)

Ok, I think that's enough.

Mildred Pierce

It started off pretty dull, but I couldn't stop watching it. Really nice job by Kate Winslet. Seems like I like every other movie Todd Haynes makes. So I guess his next project will suck. 4 out of 5.

The Cabin in the Woods

I liked the concept, the execution was kind of bad. 2.5 out 5.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Maniac!

Monday night movie, Maniac! from 1980. Creepy movie.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

A Dangerous Method

Thursday evening Movie: A Dangerous Method (2011) by David Cronenberg. I liked it better the second time. First time I saw it, it thought it was kind of dull. I really enjoyed this time time around 4 out 5.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Midnight in Paris

Sunday night movie: Midnight in Paris (2011) by Woody Allen. Pretty good for a Woody Allen movie, but still not a fan. 3 out of 5.

Denruve and Belmondo

This morning I watched one of my favorites. Mississippi Mermaid (1969) by Francois Truffaut. How could you not like a movie that is shot in Reunion starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo. A good way to start the last day of my vacation. I'm already dreading returning to work tomorrow.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Wow, I was happy!

Last night I got to see Pulp at Radio City Music Hall! I had seen them before, but this was amazing. It's been 14 years since they played in the states. Sounds lame to say, but I haven't been that happy in a really longtime as I was seeing them last night. I've been a fan of them for more than half of my 33 years. I probably won't ever get to see them again. It was so great!

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