Directors Brook's Criterion Collection Tournament (1 Viewer)

[george kaplan]

Notorious

Abstain

(very disappointing vote Lew. )

 

[John C. Wilson]

Notorious
The Bank Dick

 

[SteveGon]

Do the Right Thing
The Bank Dick


I've only watched the Richard Linklater intro on the IAYWTM DVD. It's actually quite interesting. Linklater claims that IAYWTM is his favorite Fassbinder and it's easy to see the influence that film had on Slacker and Waking Life in a structural/narrative sense. Of course, Linklater took it to an extreme (not a criticism) in that his episodes in Slacker and WL are shorter and feature different characters as opposed to a central one. IAYWTM is said to be a difficult film but I had no problem with it (though I can see that some of the subject matter might be off-putting to some). At the very least, however, it's a commanding exercise in cinema. I'm sure you'll love it.

 

[Bill McA]

DO THE RIGHT THING
THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOSIE

 

[Brook K]

Notorious advances 5-4 with me abstaining to avoid the tie.

The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeosis advances 4-3 with me abstaining to avoid the tie.


THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP
vs.
THE SHOP ON MAIN STREET

REBECCA
vs.
THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

 

[Lew Crippen]

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

That Obscure Object of Desire

 

[Arman]

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP
THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

 

[SteveGon]

The Shop on Main Street
Rebecca

 

[Zen Butler]

The Shop on Main Street
That Obscure Object of Desire

 

[Jim_K]

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP

REBECCA

 

[Bill McA]

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP
REBECCA

 

[george kaplan]

Unfortunately a double abstain.

 

[John C. Wilson]

The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp
Rebecca

 

[Brook K]

I abstained to avoid ties yesterday, today I felt like flipping.

The Life And Death of Colonel Blimp advances on a flip after my vote makes it 4-4.

That Obscure Object Of Desire advances on a flip after my vote makes it 4-4.


THE LADY EVE
vs.
PLAYTIME

ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS
vs.
WILD STRAWBERRIES

 

[Jim_K]

Stupid two-headed coins!

Abstain - No Playtime but I'm almost certain it's not as good as The Lady Eve

Abstain - only part of ATHA

 

[Bill McA]

abstain - no THE LADY EVE
WILD STRAWBERRIES

 

[Arman]

Brook,
Good call on TLaDoCB and TOOoD! (or did you actually vote against them? ) Cheers!

THE LADY EVE (won via a toss coin )
abstain (Wild Strawberries [A+, 99] is my Bergman's greatest/best and most profound film)

 

[george kaplan]

Any coin that would go against Rebecca is obviously a wooden nickel

Playtime

Abstain

 

[SteveGon]

The Lady Eve
Abstain

 

[Scott_MacD]

Abstain - never did get Playtime before it went OOP
Wild Strawberries