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If you are a big Criterion fan as I am,you know there is a section on their site called “Top 10 Lists”,it is a selection of lists made by directors,actors,screenwriters,film critics and even pop icons.This list roundup,like the famous “Sight&Sound” directors’ top 100 film poll,displays some of the greatest living directors’ top 10 Criterion films,most of the directors have their… Read more »
“The French New Wave has influenced all filmmakers who have worked since, whether they saw the films or not. It submerged cinema like a tidal wave” -Martin Scorsese Before writing this,I know this is gonna be the most challenging list I ever need to compose.The number of great directors and films related to French New Wave(Nouvelle Vague) is just so overwhelming,I… Read more »
The French film industry in the late 19th century and early 20th century was among the world’s most important,but Criterion skipped its first golden era and the earliest French film in the collection is Under the Roofs of Paris directed by René Clair in 1930,since then Criterion nearly included all the important French directors till the 1970s.In this list,I’m gonna… Read more »
I’m not a horror movie fan,but when I counted the horror movies in Criterion Collection,I surprisingly found that I owned and watched two thirds of them.From the earliest movie in the whole collection(Haxan) to one of the latest released film in the set(Antichrist),Criterion collects more than 30 horror gems from different decade and culture.If you are tired of monsters and… Read more »
Every time when we defend for a film we liked,we always say that it is not a film for everyone,so it’s also unavoidable for Criterion Collection movies.It’s almost impossible for me to pick out my top 10 titles in Criterion Collection,but it’s just so easy to choose the ones I disliked,I counted,it’s less than 10,10 out of 300 plus spines,the portion… Read more »
As a nonnegligible force in world cinema history,British cinema had impressed audiences worldwide by supplying some of the greatest directors and actors.Look at those names,Alfred Hitchcock,David Lean,Charlie Chaplin,Michael Powell,Carol Reed,Christopher Nolan,each of them is standout in his niche.Performers like Vivien Leigh,Laurence Olivier,Peter Sellers,Alec Guinness,Antony Hopkins,Kate Winslate had charmed the world with their unique acting styles.And also you should not forget two… Read more »
Recently I have seen too many cult and gangster films(mainly Johnnie To’s),some arthouse gems are needed to pull me back to the “normal track”.Here is a complete list of my dvd collection of Criterion Collection and Master of Cinema Series which I haven’t seen yet. As you can see,I already highlighted some “essential ones”,but others,I have no idea… Read more »
This is the last part of my Love Film List Marathon,though I have mentiond so many Criterion Collection love films in the previous lists,there are still too many left,which are no less powerful as the ones have been mentioned,let’s see what they are,I will just use the words from Criterion.com for introductions. #10 Knife in the Water With stinging dialogue and… Read more »
First,Let’s have a look at this tribute to Oscar Best Foreign Language Films during the 79th Oscar Ceremony. When I was making this slideshow,I found two interesting facts: 1.The most recent Oscar Best Foreign Language Films in Criterion Collection is Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander,that is in 1983,which is 29 years ago. 2.From 1955′s Samurai,the Legend of Musashi to 1961′s… Read more »
I don’t believe Oscar in this category at all,they didn’t award both Stanley Kubrick and Alfred Hitchcock,two of the greatest directors ever lived.However,Criterion also does not do a good job of collecting those great works from some Oscar Best Directors including Frank Capra,WilliamWyler,George Cukor etc.Let’s wait and see what happens. Oscar best directors in criterion collection View more PowerPoint from David… Read more »
As Oscar Ceremony is approaching,inspired by Oscar Winners Theme on Criterion.com,I’m gonna present 4 slideshows from today to celebrate the past Oscar Best Actors,Actress,Directors and Foreign Language Films in Criterion Collection. Today Oscar Best Actors in Criterion Collection will be presented,if one actor appears in many Criterion Collection films,I will only include one in the slideshow.As I’m collecting those pictures,it surprises me… Read more »
This is the second part of my Oscar-Criterion slideshow series,still some big names are missed,Betty Davis,Elizabeth Taylor,Meryl Streep,to name only a few.Criterion still gets lots of work to do I think. Oscar best actresses in criterion collection View more PowerPoint from David Zou Here is the list of the names of actresses and Criterion films in the slideshow: Natalie Portman… Read more »
Since I spent a week at home during Chinese New Year without watching any films this month,I only managed to watch 17 films in 24 days.10 out of 17 are Criterion Collection films,they come from different countries (Japan,Korea,USA,France,England,Italy,Czech),different style(noir,college comedy,period drama etc.),different era(Early Hollywood,Japanese New Wave,Czech New Wave,etc.),but one thing in common,that is GREAT QUALITY as usual. Here is the… Read more »
I like the line in Make Way for Tomorrow which says:One of the pleasure of being old is you can pretend not to face facts in everyday life,so will you please let me pretend? Just like every stage of a man’s life,being old is as painful as the others.You have to face death,face the changed era and environment,face the fact… Read more »
Watching Criterion Collection dvds is a process of exploring.Explore people,explore themes,explore the unknown.Without it,I can never get familiar with so many director’s work and fell in love with some of them. Here is a list of directors whom I did not know well before I watched their works in Criterion and completely fell in love with after I finished all(most)… Read more »
Criterion Collection is art in every department,sometimes a beautifully designed cover made me buy it.Reading those backstories of the creating process is like watching a making-of documentary,very inspirational for those professionals and very interesting for amateurs like me.It is not easier than picking top 10 films in the collection,and this list only represents my very own taste of art and… Read more »
