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
...the sexuality that cinema left us.
From https://letterboxd.com/reelstats/list/the-1001-greatest-movies-of-all-time-according/
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
/u/StopReadinMyUsername on reddit created a list called "1001 'GREATEST' MOVIES OF ALL TIME" in 2015.
Since this list is still very popular, he posted an updated list on reddit in April 2020.
For this list he combined the average scores from IMDb, Letterboxd, Rotten Tomatoes & Metacritic, and tweaked the results with data from Letterboxd, iCheckMovies, TSPDT?, TMDb and IMDb.
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/fswg60/by_combining_the_average_scores_from_imdb/
Celebrating the cinematically surreal, bizarre, cult, oddball, fantastique, strange, psychedelic, and the just plain WEIRD!
Source: http://366weirdmovies.com/category/weird-movies/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cult_films
Movies about labor movements, civil rights struggles, anti-war efforts, or community organizing. These movies often blend strong narrative storytelling with a deep exploration of social and political themes, providing viewers with not just a compelling story, but also a thought-provoking examination of the human condition and the power of collective action.
Mostly live-action adaptations of Broadway musicals. Big budgets, catchy tunes.
Eccentric, Nostalgia, "quirky" Aesthetic, avant garde, cinematic, visually striking art movies and tv series
Every film discussed on the podcast "Kill James Bond" in chronological order.
fake bands* with real music
*plus a few popstars, solo artists, songwriters, and song contests
Rotten Tomatoes - Best of year
This is a list of all the movies assigned for the fall semester of UW-Madison's Queer & Trans Cinema course.
All 180 musicals that were voted on for AFI's top 25 musials of the first 100 year of film
Over 3,000 LGBT-themed movies and TV shows featuring gay storylines, characters, or actors.
A list of films John Waters has referenced in his interviews, books, commentaries, and other work as influential to his career or that he is a fan of otherwise.
Includes all of the films ranked in his yearly 'Artforum: Best Of' year-end lists. (https://joeclark.org/dossiers/johnwaters.html)
This list is a work in progress, by no means a complete reference.
Cross referenced at
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls044203105/ (with JW quotes pertaining to each title)
Rocky Horror, But I'm a Cheerleader... Stuff like that
(open to suggestions)
From ‘The Room’ to ‘Eraserhead’ to ‘Rocky Horror,’ these are the best movies to ever inspire deep obsession
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