Jake Gittes

If you say "period" after a statement it won't make it more true.

Wait, Lincoln isn't on the list? I'd say it deserves to be there more than 98% of other 2012 films, better add it. One of the only two excellent films Spielberg has done since 2003 (the other being Munich) and a great example of a biopic that lives and breathes instead of feeling like a history lesson and getting suffocated under its own weight. Killer Joe needs to stay goddamn it. Tinker Tailor needs to get the hell out.

REMOVE 2013 [*] After Earth (2013) The Butler (2013) Despicable Me 2 (2013) Grown Ups 2 (2013) Iron Man 3 (2013) Man of Steel (2013) Monsters University (2013) Now You See Me (2013) Pacific Rim (2013) Side Effects (2013) Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) 2012 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) The Hunger Games (2012) Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) Les Miserables (2012) Life of Pi (2012) Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Pitch Perfect (2012) A Royal Affair (2012) Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Ted (2012) Wreck-It Ralph (2012) 2011 50/50 (2011) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Another Earth (2011) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Detachment (2011) Dolphin Tale (2011) Habemus Papum (2011) Happy Feet Two (2011) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 (2011) Hugo (2011) The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) Melancholia (2011) Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Super 8 (2011) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Warrior (2011) 2010 Alice in Wonderland (2010) Incendies (2010) Inside Job (2010) The King's Speech (2010) Megamind (2010) Mr. Nobody (2010) Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) Of Gods and Monsters (2010) Shrek Forever After (2010) Space Chimps 2 (2010?) Tangled (2010)

Most recently, Neil Jordan's THE BUTCHER BOY. One of the best and most overlooked films of the 1990s.

I need Wolverine to make 129.295 by Sept 2 and I'm pretty sure it's gonna end up just a few hundred thousand short of that. Urgh.

Exit Through the Gift Shop and The Act of Killing need to stay at least because they are two of the most unique and striking pieces of documentary filmmaking to come out of the last few years (if not decades). The Turin Horse needs to stay because it's Bela motherfucking Tarr being the incredible director that he is. Unless I've missed it and Satantango and/or Werckmeister Harmonies is already in there as well, The Turin Horse is not to be kicked out. I would also personally defend Spring Breakers as an interesting and ambitious (and successful) enough film to stay.

I recently had an epiphany where I completely rejected "guilty pleasure" as something that exists for me, at least in cinematic context. If a movie brings me pleasure, if it entertains me, then I like it. And if I like, then, in my opinion, it's good. And fuck if I'm gonna feel guilty about it. How is Batman 1966 terrible in any way? It's pretty obviously intended to be a wildly campy comedy, and it works like gangbusters. Completely different from something like Battlefield Earth or Batman & Robin (which is also intended to be a campy comedy and a throwback to the 1966 movie, except it's not ever funny, more like a punishing, utterly miserable way to spend 2 hours).

Brief Encounter (1945)

Here's basically all I've got left, I might as well put it all out in one fell swoop: Gaslight (1944) The Boys in the Band (1970) Lenny (1974) The Tenant (1976) The Dead (1987) Dead Ringers (1988) Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989) Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) The Crying Game (1992) Dazed and Confused (1993) Spanking the Monkey (1994) Bound (1996) Crash (1996) Irma Vep (1996) Pusher (1996) Gummo (1997) There's Something About Mary (1998) One Day in September (1999) Ratcatcher (1999) Three Kings (1999) Dog Days (2001) Pusher II (2004) Pusher III (2005) A History of Violence (2005) The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006) My Winnipeg (2007) And for some 2009-present films: Enter the Void (2009) The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009) The Damned United (2009) Beginners (2010) Submarine (2010) The Illusionist (2010) Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Attack the Block (2011) Hanna (2011) Killer Joe (2011) Young Adult (2011) Killing Them Softly (2012) Spring Breakers (2012)

King Kong needs to stay, everything else needs to get the hell out.

Touching the Void is damn good.

If I can contribute a little to the pre-1970 thing: A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) Bed and Sofa (1927) Die Büchse der Pandora (1929) 42nd Street (1933) Dead of Night (1945) In a Lonely Place (1950) Ride in the Whirlwind (1966) The Shooting (1966)

I would pay a shitton of money for a chance to see Lawrence of Arabia in proper IMAX. Hell, even a digital one would suffice, just give me a fucking huge screen and the Maurice Jarre score blaring from the speakers. 2001, Once Upon a Time in the West or Apocalypse Now would be sweet as well. But the chances of it ever happening are slim to none unless I get to live in LA for some time in the future or something.

Wrote 'em down!

The 1966 Batman is hilarious. Batman & Robin is simply embarrassing

I was just glancing over the list and what is this? IMDb doesn't know about this movie and if you mean Happiness (1998) it's already there, below on the list.

Before Midnight

If I may: Batman (1966) (I'm dead serious, it's one of the funniest fully intentional comedies that I've seen) Saturday Night Fever (1977) The Driver (1978) To Live and Die in LA (1985) Aliens (1986) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Jackie Brown (1997) Happiness (1998) No Man's Land (2001) Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) In the Loop (2009) Valhalla Rising (2009) Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) Shutter Island (2010) The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

The Butler for both OW and total.

Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys and The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus each received numerous Oscar noms. Granted, Gilliam has never had a film nominated for Best Picture or Director, but to claim he's unknown is ridiculous. He's responsible for more than a few stone cold classics.

I've submitted 40 already, so here's 10 more from me. I guess I'll go for a few obvious ones now. The Godfather: Part II (1974) Jaws (1975) Taxi Driver (1976) The Shining (1980) Ed Wood (1994) Dead Man (1995) Happiness (1998) Election (1999) Fight Club (1999) The Incredibles (2004)

I thought Deep Red had no business running for over two hours (Suspiria's length, on the other hand, is perfect) and I wasn't very engaged with the mystery or the main characters, although they're undeniably two of the most sympathetic protagonists you'll find in a giallo film. The production value is there and Goblin's score is excellent, though, and I absolutely loved how Argento has the balls to Another Argento I've seen is The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, his debut and, in many ways, a precursor to Deep Red and to many giallo thrillers that followed in the early 1970s. It's imperfect but I actually might have enjoyed it more than DR (admittedly, my expectations weren't nearly as high), it's got a strong mystery, a good twist ending similar in its effect to the one from Deep Red, and it's shot by the great Vittorio Storaro, so it's visually striking as well. If you're a fan of Deep Red, I'm absolutely sure you'll enjoy it.

So SPC is giving Foxcatcher a limited release on Dec. 20. I guess it's a good sign that they are confident enough to do that (otherwise they'd probably just push it back to March a la The Place Beyond the Pines), and based on his track record it wouldn't be wise to bet against Bennett Miller. On the other hand, such a late addition to the calendar along with the lack of any promotional materials makes it look like a major dark horse at this point. I don't think it's scheduled to appear in any festivals right now either.

Yeah, I watched Suspiria for the first time a week ago and it totally knocked me out (which was all the more satisfying after I didn't find anything very special in Deep Red, Argento's other film universally accepted as classic). The cinematography, production design and Goblin's score are nothing short of amazing.

A few others from me: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Professione: reporter (1975) Suspiria (1977) The Duellists (1977) An American Werewolf in London (1981) Angel Heart (1987) The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Giorgino (1994) Lost Highway (1997) Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Pola X (1999) In the Mood for Love (2000) Punch-Drunk Love (2002) There Will Be Blood (2007)