Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium—from laserdisc to DVD and Blu-ray to streaming—Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.
Films listed in order of spine numbers. Releases with multiple films are listed as individual items where appropiate.
Last Update: Releases up to July 2024 (Spine #1228)
Source: https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number
A selection of films, famed for their decision to throw convention out of the window. This list pays homage to the great surrealist films from the history of cinema.
The top films in the 2012 Sight and Sound Poll from the combined votes of 846 critics and 359 directors. Contains films with 3 or more votes. In order by number of votes.
The following is a list of positions and the number of corresponding votes. 21-22 (66 votes), 27-28 (55 votes), 29-30 (54 votes), 36-37 (46 votes), 39-42 (44 votes), 43-46 (43 votes), 47-50 (41 votes), 51-52 (40 votes), 53-55 (39 votes), 56-57 (38 votes), 59-60 (35 votes), 62-74 (33 votes), 75-77 (32 votes), 78-79 (31 votes), 82-88 (28 votes), 89-90 (27 votes), 91-93 (26 votes), 94-99 (25 votes), 100-103 (24 votes), 104-106 (23 votes), 107-110 (22 votes), 111-118 (21 votes), 119-127 (20 votes), 128-139 (19 votes), 140-146 (18 votes), 147-153 (17 votes), 154-166 (16 votes), 167-182 (15 votes), 183-193 (14 votes), 194-206 (13 votes), 207-228 (12 votes), 229-243 (11 votes), 244-271 (10 votes), 272-302 (9 votes), 303-330 (8 votes), 331-375 (7 votes), 376-423 (6 votes), 424-497 (5 votes), 498-624 (4 votes), 625-817 (3 votes)
Source: http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012
The greatest films ever made, as voted by MUBI’s global community of film lovers.
https://mubi.com/lists/the-top-1000
The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company which specializes in licensing and selling "important classic and contemporary films" in "editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements."
This is a list of all films (main feature, extra featurette, making of, box-set meta entry, etc if it has a separate entry on trakt) released under Criterion Collection catalog, Essential Art House, Eclipse, Merchant Ivory collections etc. as DVD/BluRay. So far LaserDisc releases have not been included.
Notes to self:
Reviewed/cross-checked entries till Criterion Collection #200.
Last entry: Criterion Collection Spine #845 / Eclipse Series #44.
Well over a century has passed since the Lumière brothers frightened the life out of Parisians with The Arrival of a Train at a Station, and well over a million titles have since been recorded - if the Internet Movie Database is anything to go by.
Out of these million-plus movies, our team of experts has picked what we believe is the essential 1,000 - those that best sum up the dazzling achievement and variety of the movies.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/series/1000-films-to-see-before-you-die
Eccentric, Nostalgia, "quirky" Aesthetic, avant garde, cinematic, visually striking art movies and tv series
The They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1,000 greatest films list is primarily compiled by using over 6000 individual critics' and filmmakers' best-films-of-all-time lists/ballots. The resulting list is very diverse and spans virtually all movie-producing decades and countries.
Source: http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000.htm
The Masters of Cinema Series is a specially curated DVD collection of classic and world cinema using the finest available materials for home viewing.
An ongoing collaboration between mastersofcinema.org and Eureka Entertainment, the MoC Series started in early 2004 and has so far included award-winning DVD editions of films by Carl Th. Dreyer, F. W. Murnau, Jean Renoir, Akira Kurosawa, John Ford, Masaki Kobayashi, Roberto Rossellini, Kaneto Shindo, Nicholas Ray, Satyajit Ray, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Peter Watkins, Sadao Yamanaka, Rene Laloux, Fritz Lang, Shohei Imamura, Vittorio De Sica and many more.
MoC Series releases all come with extensive booklets, and where applicable, a host of extra features.
Source: https://www.eurekavideo.co.uk/moc
Based on TMC limited series: FOLLOW THE THREAD June/July 2022
Inspired by The Met Exhibition (2022) — IN AMERICA: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FASHION
— June 4, 2022 - The Stars and Their Designers (mini documentary)
* 01. Love in the Afternoon / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 02. Belle de Jour / fet: Yves Saint Laurent
* 03. …And God Created Woman / fet: Pierre Balmain
* 04. Stage Fright / fet: Christian Dior
* 05. Bonnie and Clyde / fet: Theadora Van Runkle
* 06. Sabrina (1954) / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 07. Funny Face / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 08. Breakfast at Tiffany's / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 09. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon / fet: Halston
* 10. Cabaret / fet: Halston
* 11. The Hunger / fet: Yves Saint Laurent
* 12. Bay of Angels fet: Pierre Cardin
* 13. Tonight or Never / fet: Coco Chanel
— June 11, 2022 - Turning Points: Character Transformation Through Clothing (mini documentary)
* 14. Pygmalion (1938)
* 15. Now Voyager / featuring: Orry-Kelly
* 16. My Fair Lady
* 17. Crazy Rich Asians
* 18. Tootsie
* 19. The Joker
* 20. The Wizard of Oz
* 21. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
* 22 Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
— June 18, 2022 - Fashion Rule-Breakers (mini documentary)
* 23. Morocco
* 24. When Harry Met Sally
* 25. Victor/Victoria
* 26. Grand Hotel (1932)
* 27. The Aviator (2004)
* 28. Annie Hall
* 29. Sex and the City 2 (2010)
* 30. Jackie Brown
* 31. Woman of the Year
* 32. The Single Standard
* 33. A Woman of Affairs
* 34. Queen Christina
* 35. Christopher Strong
* 36. Sylvia Scarlett
* 37. The Philadelphia Story
* 38. Paris is Burning
* 39. Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
— June 25, 2022 - 70's Styles
* 40. Mahogany
* 41. Taxi Driver
— July 2, 2022 - When Costume and Fashion Collide (mini documentary)
* 42. Sex and the City (2008)
* 43. Klute
* 22 Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
* 44 The Women (1939)
* 13 Tonight or Never / fet: Coco Chanel
* 02. Belle de Jour / fet: Yves Saint Laurent
* 23. Morocco
* 08. Breakfast at Tiffany's / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 04. Stage Fright / fet: Christian Dior
* 45. Mildred Pierce (1945)
* 46. Yankee Doodle Dandy
* 47. The Ambassador’s Daughter
* 48. Indiscretion of an American Wife
* 49. Roman Holiday
* 06. Sabrina (1954) / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 07. Funny Face / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 50. Paris When it Sizzles
* 51. American Gigolo / fet: Giorgio Armani
* 52. The Great Gatsby (2013)
* 53. Babette’s Feast / fet: Karl Lagerfeld
* 54. The Haunting / fet: Mary Quant
— July 9, 2022 - Dressed to Kill: Film, Crime and Fashion (mini documentary)
* 55. Double Indemnity (1944)
* 56. The Lady Eve
* 05. Bonnie and Clyde / fet: Theadora Van Runkle
* 57. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
* 58. The Arrangement
* 59. The Godfather Part II
* 60. Peggy Sue Got Married
* 61. Blow-Up
* 62. Morgan!
* 63. Mademoiselle
* 64. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
* 19. The Joker
* 65. Pulp Fiction
* 66. GoodFellas
* 67. The Public Enemy
* 68. A Clockwork Orange
* 30. Jackie Brown
* 69. Chinatown
* 70. Kill Bill
* 71. The Untouchables
* 72. Fatal Attraction
* 73. American Psycho
* 74. North by Northwest
* 45. Mildred Pierce
* 75. The Maltese Falcon
* 76. The Big Sleep
* 77. The Letter
* 78. Badlands
* 79. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
* 80. Nightmare Alley
* 43. Klute
* 81. Out of the Past
* 82. Dressed to Kill
— July 16, 2022 - Fashion and Interior Design
* 83. The Fountainhead
* 84. Dangerous Liaisons
— July 23, 2022 - Films that Changed Everything (mini documentary)
* 85. Rebel Without a Cause
* 86. The Wild One
* 87. Breathless (1960)
* 88. Bonjour Tristesse
* 89. The Harder They Fall (1956)
* 90. Grey Gardens
* 05. Bonnie and Clyde / fet: Theadora Van Runkle
* 68. A Clockwork Orange
* 91. Risky Business
* 61. Blow-Up
* 92. Flash Dance
* 93. Blade Runner (1982)
* 94. Out of Arica
* 44 The Women (1939)
* 45. Mildred Pierce
* 37. The Philadelphia Story
* 77. The Letter
* 04. Stage Fright / fet: Christian Dior
* 95. Dinner At Eight (1933)
* 96. Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
* 78. Badlands
* 97. Singing In The Rain
* 98. Thriller
* 99. Gone With The Wind
* 100. The Red Shoes (1948)
* 19. The Joker
* 101. Urban Cowboy
* 102. La La Land
* 52. The Great Gatsby (2013)
* 103. Broadcast News
* 104. Black Magic
* 105. Marie Antoinette (1938)
* 106. Marie Antoinette (2006)
— July 30, 2022 - Obsessions Of An Artist
* 107. Phantom Thread
* 108. Falbalas
— July 31, 2022 - Bonus Evening | The Truth About Fashion
* 109. Bill Cunningham New York
* 38. Paris is Burning
From the book by Jennifer Eiss. The list is arranged by chapter. Each chapter starts with a top 10 (in alphabetical order), followed by the "best of the rest" (in alphabetical order).
#1-83: Dramatic Situatons
#84-133: Gripping Tales
#134-165: Lights, Camera…!
#166-228: Visionary Universes
#229-280: Criminal Underworlds
#281-360: Tales of Terror
#361-432: Cult Humor
#433-453: The Wild Wild West
#454-502: Film Lab
Source: https://www.amazon.com/500-Essential-Cult-Movies-Ultimate/dp/1402774869
hbo movies
The original films and series that inspired the brilliant parody series Documentary Now!
The Japanese Contemporary Arthouse Guide asked 18 Japanese directors to name 5 documentaries to introduce new viewers to the charm of cinema.
Original answers (Japanese):
https://arthouse-guide.jp/#enquete
Translation by @Asian_docs:
https://twitter.com/Asian_docs/status/1574343628729683968
Which directors have selected a given film is indicated in the film's note.
Links to directors on Trakt:
Irie Yu: https://trakt.tv/people/yu-irie
Ogawa Sara: https://trakt.tv/people/sara-ogawa
Oda Kaori: https://trakt.tv/people/kaori-oda
Kusano Natsuka: https://trakt.tv/people/natsuka-kusano
Komori Haruka: https://trakt.tv/people/haruka-komori
Shimada Ryuichi: https://trakt.tv/people/ryuichi-shimada
Shiraishi Koji: https://trakt.tv/people/koji-shiraishi
Seta Natsuki: https://trakt.tv/people/natsuki-seta
Soda Kazuhiro: https://trakt.tv/people/kazuhiro-soda
Tomita Katsuya: https://trakt.tv/people/katsuya-tomita
Hirose Nanako: https://trakt.tv/people/nanako-hirose
Fukada Koji: https://trakt.tv/people/koji-fukada
Fujimoto Akio: https://trakt.tv/people/akio-fujimoto
Hokimoto Sora: https://trakt.tv/people/hokimoto-sora
Matsubayashi Yoju: https://trakt.tv/people/yoju-matsubayashi
Miyake Sho: https://trakt.tv/people/sho-miyake
Yamanaka Yoko: https://trakt.tv/people/yoko-yamanaka
Yokohama Satoko: https://trakt.tv/people/satoko-yokohama
List created and maintained by https://listrr.pro
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/sixty-two-films-that-shaped-the-art-of-documentary-filmmaking
List compiled from: https://www.vogue.com/article/best-documentaries-of-all-time
Ranked as in the list
1: 13th (2016)
2: A Poem Is a Naked Person (2015)
3: The Act of Killing (2012)
4: American Factory (2019)
5: American Movie (1999)
6: Amy (2015)
7: Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
8: Blackfish (2013)
9: Bowling for Columbine (2002)
10: Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
11: Burden of Dreams (1982)
12: Cameraperson (2016)
13: Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
14: Crumb (1994)
15: Citizenfour (2014)
16: City of Gold (2015)
17: Cusp (2021)
18: Dark Money (2018)
19: Disclosure (2020)
20: Don’t Look Back (1967)
21: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
22: Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
23: F for Fake (1973)
24: The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
25: Gimme Shelter (1970)
26: The Gleaners and I (2000)
27: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
28: Grey Gardens (1975)
29: Grizzly Man (2005)
30: Harlan County, USA (1976)
31: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991)
32: Hoop Dreams (1994)
33: How to Survive a Plague (2012)
34: I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
35: Jane (2017)
36: Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
37: Kate Plays Christine (2016)
38: Kedi (2016)
39: Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
40: Man on Wire (2008)
41: McQueen (2018)
42: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
43: My Octopus Teacher (2020)
44: Nanook of the North (1922)
45: Night and Fog (1956)
46: O.J.: Made in America (2016)
47: Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
48: Paris Is Burning (1990)
49: Pina (2011)
50: The Queen of Versailles (2012)
51: Restrepo (2010)
52: Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
53: Salesman (1969)
54: Searching for Sugarman (2012)
55: Senna (2010)
56: The September Issue (2009)
57: Sherman’s March (1985)
58: Shoah (1985)
59: Spellbound (2002)
60: Stories We Tell (2012)
61: Super Size Me (2004)
62: The Thin Blue Line (1988)
63: The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
64: Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)
65: The Up Series (1964–)
66: Waltz With Bashir (2008)
67: The War Room (1993)
68: Weiner (2016)
69: West of Memphis (2012)
70: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts (2006)
71: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Events such as the cultural revolution and the abolition of Hay's code contribute to the daring and more experimental nature of films of the 60s which were a prelude to what was to come in the 70s. 70s begins with worldwide major film movements. This period is considered to be the heyday of cinema with the release of many great films that would change the landscape forever.
[This is a series of lists listing films deemed important based on their technical, artistic, historical or cultural significance. This shall also serve as a good resource for film studies however it is extensively based on my own personal preferences.
Resources:
[1]r/truefilm, IMDb, AFI's top 100, Sight & Sound Critic's Directors' Top 100, and various others.
[2] Looking at Movies: https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Movies-Fifth-Richard-Barsam/dp/0393600653 and The Movie Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Movie-Book-Ideas-Simply-Explained-ebook/dp/B017AR0MUS
[3] Download Links: Qxr, Sartre, Garshasp for more iconic ones. Yify and others for the rest.(Piracy Is Illegal ffs & I shall not be responsible)
Excerpt From https://www.imdb.com/user/ur73738276/watchlist?sort=release_date%2Casc&view=detail listing films from 1961's *La Notte to 1980's Altered States
PS: Trakt has incorrect dates for a great many titles. so use IMDb or wikipedia! This list uses IMDb and 'Rank' is the correct order]
Films already seen have been exempted. Imported 227/231
Rotten Tomatoes list of best 70s Movies as listed here; https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/essential-1970s-movies/
Welcome to the days of disco and dirty deeds as we plunge into a new wave of movies: raw and renewed, unfiltered, while laying the groundwork for blockbuster era to come. Welcome to the 140 essential movies of the ’70s.
The two moods we aimed to capture in this countdown: The wilting of ’60s flower power optimism under the harsh light of urban reality and decay; meanwhile the destruction of the musty Hays Code — a musty ruleset that dictated what could be depicted on-screen for decades — suddenly allowing directors to pursue more personal expressions in film, often violent and sexual. You’ll find stories of lone men (Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon) and women (Wanda, Norma Rae) against the system, and paranoid political thrillers (All the President’s Men, Three Days of the Condor). There are the horror hallmarks (Alien, Halloween) including international (Suspiria, Deep Red), and box office game changers (Star Wars, Jaws). Low-budget exploitation (The Last House on the Left, Mad Max), and a few things a willing warped mind can get off on (The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Holy Mountain). All movies considered for this list needed to have a Tomatometer (after 5 reviews) and have been made during the decade, even if it didn’t get a major release until later, e.g. Hausu or Killer of Sheep.
Now, let’s strut them mean streets, let’s do the time warp again, let’s have ourselves a close encounter with 140 essential 70s movies!
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