'1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die' Challenge

Have I Seen It Before?: No Thoughts Before Viewing: I honestly don't really know what to expect with this one.  This is one of those titles I've always heard about yet never knew what it's about.  I'm going into this one blind. Running Time: 141 minutes Directed By: Roland Joffe Written By:  Bruce Robinson Primary Cast:  Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malcovich Summary:  Sydney Schangberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia with local journalist Dith Pran.  Together, they cover the madness and tragedy of the war.  As the American forces leave, Pran sends his family with them but decides to stay behind to help Schangberg cover the event.  As the Khmer Rouge are moving in, Schangberg won't have any issues leaving (since he is American) but it's a different situation for Pran. My Thoughts:   This was very good.  Part of me was expecting something oscar bait but it really isn't at all.  It is a pass

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The Horse Thief She's Gotta Have It

Belle De Jour The Graduate Playtime The Young Girls Of Rochefort

The Ten Commandments

She's Gotta Have It (1986)

The Ten Commandments (1956)

The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) The Young Girls Of Rochefort (1967)

Lindsay Anderson Wes Anderson Michelangelo Antonioni Kathryn Bigelow Luis Bunuel Francis Ford Coppola Cecil B. DeMille Jacques Demy Forugh Farrokhzad Federico Fellini Jean-Luc Godard D.W. Griffith Guy Hamilton Curtis Hanson Werner Herzog Dennis Hopper John Huston Roland Joffe Lawrence Kasdan Gene Kelly Akira Kurosawa Fritz Lang Spike Lee Dusan Makavejev Vincente Minnelli Mike Newell Roman Polanski Michael Powell Nicolas Roeg Steven Spielberg Andrei Tarkovsky Jacques Tati Francois Truffaut Agnes Varda Orson Welles Wim Winders William Wyler Peter Yates Tian Zhuanzhuang

Have I Seen It Before?: Yes Thoughts Before Viewing:  I actually saw this for the first time a few weeks ago.  I absolutely adored it.  One of the most all around joyful and fun films I've ever seen.  I'm greatly looking forward to diving into this magical world again! Running Time: 125 minutes Directed By: Jacques Demy Written By:  Jacques Demy Primary Cast: Catherine Denevue, George Chakiris, Francoise Dorleac Summary: Two sisters who live in Rochefort are seeking romance.  One falls for an American musician while the other is searching for her partner. My Thoughts:   Well I absolutely adored this film, yet again.  Simply one of the most purely exuberant and colorful films I've ever seen.  Jacques Demy claimed it as "a film whose scenario is much less important than its feeling of euphony."  I can absolutely see where he is coming from with that statement.  The film doesn't really have much of a plot.  The enjoyment of this film is

Have I Seen It Before?: No Thoughts Before Viewing:   I'm feeling pretty indifferent on this one.  The only Spike Lee films I've seen are Do The Right Thing (1989) and 25th Hour (2002), both of which I thought were fantastic.  The synopsis doesn't sound too appealing but I could potentially see it having a fun indie charm.  Also intrigued by the fact this is Spike Lee's debut film. Running Time: 84 minutes Directed By: Spike Lee Written By:  Spike Lee Primary Cast: Tracy Camilia Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee Summary: Nola Darling is having sexual relationships with three different men.  All three men want her to commit sorely to her.  Nola resists being owned by a single partner. My Thoughts: Surprisingly enough, I really enjoyed this one.  The story doesn't sound remotely interesting on paper but it is presented in a creative enough manner to be watchable.  This reminded me an awful lot of Martin Scorsese's

Here is a list of every film that I will be watching on this journey.  I will hyperlink the film to my review once I've seen it.  The years are occasionally off, but all of this is according to the book. A Trip To The Moon (1902) The Great Train Robbery (1903) The Birth Of A Nation (1915, DW Griffith) Les Vampires (1915, Louis Feuillade) Intolerance (1916, DW Griffith) The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920, Robert Wiene) Broken Blossoms (1919, DW Griffith) Within Our Gates (1920, Oscar Micheaux) Orphans Of The Storm (1921, DW Griffith) The Phantom Carriage (1921, Victor Sjostrom) The Smiling Madame Beudet (1922, Germaine Dulac) Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922, Fritz Lang) Nanook Of The North (1922, Robert J. Flaherty) Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Terror (1922, FW Murnau) Haxan (1923, Benjamin Christensen) Foolish Wives (1922, Erich Von Stroheim) Our Hospitality (1923, Buster Keaton) The Wheel (1923, Abel Gance) The Last Laugh (1924, FW Murnau) Str