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08-14-2006, 09:49 AM
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Films You've Intently Studied
I'm really curious about what films that people have significantly studied.
By studied this could mean a variety of things. Perhaps you read up about the film, perhaps you've written a thesis about some aspect about the film.
Perhaps you have joined a group on the Internet that discusses the film in depth or contribute to a web site about the film. (such as moi).
Or perhaps you have self-studied the film. Anything from studying the film frame by frame to analyzing certain aspects of the film (ex. color, lighting, editing, camera position, sound, score, thematic elements etc.).
Anything really where you intently studied the film and seriously reflected about it. Something a cut above 'I really, really like the film and I've seen it countless times.'
Ideally, if you could share your involvement with the film that would be great.
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08-14-2006, 10:21 AM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
Rich,
My three films that I have studied will be what I think are the top 3 studied on this forum:
Blade Runner
Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Oddessey
The complexities and intricasies of these films lend themselves to endless discussion which has led to their being endless amounts of research materials to peruse.
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08-14-2006, 03:17 PM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
I've worked on two hefty reports on Peckinpah, whose films are hugely fascinating, particularly as a body of work. And when prepping for my own stuff, I watched a buttload of films with complex/fascinating editing rhythms and sound design (Peckinpah, Stone, Scorsese/Schoonmaker, Welles, Tony Scott, Hitchcock, Michael Bay, Malick, Mann, Kahn/Spielberg, and of course anything with Walter Murch). Wier's Master and Commander and PTA's Punch Drunk Love have 2 of the most arresting soundscapes among recent films. I'd love to attend one of Ebert's frame-by-frame analyses.
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08-14-2006, 06:43 PM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
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08-14-2006, 06:47 PM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
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08-14-2006, 08:15 PM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
I've certainly read entire books devoted to a single film, but then I've also listened to the rare commentary that was as informative as a whole book. But limiting it to a top 5, I'd say
Vertigo
Psycho
Chinatown
The Wizard of Oz
Double Indemnity
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08-14-2006, 09:42 PM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
Five brilliant films to study George. I've been thinking about how to answer this, as I'm not sure if I've ever studied one in as much detail as the title suggests--or perhaps the number is very high.
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08-15-2006, 12:39 AM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
Empire of the Sun
A.I.
Citizen Kane
Vertigo
2001
Seven Samurai
Apartment
Natural Born Killers
Pleasantville
Bonnie and Clyde
400 blows
How Green was my Valley
Great Expectations
Double Indemnity
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws
E.T.
Ender's Game
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Bambi
Pollyanna
Old Yeller
The Naked Spur
Harvey
Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful Life
Whisper of the Heart
Sunrise
All About Eve
Braveheart
Firefly (yes it counts)
Band of Brothers (ditto)
North By Northwest
Shadow of a Doubt
Singin in the Rain
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Empire Strikes Back
Fellowship of the Ring
Chasing Amy
Big Lebowski
Man in the Moon
Out of Sight
Fight club
Sixth Sense
Godfather
Dr. strangelove
Lawrence of Arabia
To Kill a Mockingbird
Pinocchio
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08-15-2006, 06:10 AM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
Lew,
I suspect in your case the number is very high. I'm looking forward to the new Double Indemnity soon, to enhance my study of that one!
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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08-15-2006, 07:03 AM
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Re: Films You've Intently Studied
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