Cinema

Drama/Dramedy

  • American Beauty (1999, Sam Mendes)
  • Magnolia (1999, P T Anderson)
  • Before Sunrise/Before Sunset (1995/2004, Richard Linklater)
  • High Fidelity (2001, Stephen Frears)
  • Manhattan (1979, Woody Allen)
  • Annie Hall (1977, Woody Allen)
  • Garden State (2004, Zach Braff)
  • Sideways (2004, Alexander Payne)
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975, Milos Foreman)
  • Almost Famous (2001, Cameron Crowe)
  • Taxi Driver (1976, Martin Scorsese)
  • Everything is Illuminated (2005, Leiv Schrieber)
  • The Pianist (2002, Roman Polanski)
  • The Squid and the Whale (2005, Noah Baumbach)
  • Shawshank Redemption (1994, Frank Darabont)
  • Lost in Translation (2004, Sofia Coppola)

Non English

  • Nizhalkuthu (2002, Adoor Gopalakrishnan)
  • Persona (1966, Ingmar Bergman)
  • Trois couleurs Trilogy (1993/1994/1995, Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski)
  • Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001, Alfonso Cuaron)
  • The Seventh Seal (1957, Ingmar Bergman)
  • Haka Se Wui aka Election (2005, Johnny To)
  • Ikiru (1952, Kurosawa)
  • Company (2001, Ram Gopal Varma)

Science Fiction/Fantasy/Speculative Fiction

  • Children of Men (2006, Alfonso Cuaron)
  • A Clockwork Orange (1971, Stanley Kubrick)
  • The Matrix (1999, Wachowski Brothers)
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1969, Stanley Kubrick)
  • V for Vendetta (2005, James McTeigue)
  • Batman Begins (2005, Christopher Nolan)
  • Blade Runner (1984, Ridley Scott)
  • THX1138 (1971, George Lucas)
  • Pan’s Labyrinth (2005, Guillermo Del Toro)
  • Unbreakable (2001, M Night Shyamalan)
  • Minority Report (2002, Steven Speilberg)
  • Men in Black (1997, Barry Sonnenfeld)
  • Primer (2003, Shane Carruth)

Mindf**k

  • Fight Club (1999, David Fincher)
  • Being John Malkovich (1999, Spike Jonze)
  • Adaptation (2003, Spike Jonze)
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Michel Gondry)
  • Donnie Darko (2001, Richard Kelly)
  • Waking Life (2001, Richard Linklater)

Crime/Noir

  • Citizen Kane (1941, Orson Welles)
  • The Usual Suspects (1995, Bryan Singer)
  • L A Confidential (2001, Curtis Hanson)
  • The Departed (2006, Martin Scorsese)
  • The Godfather (1972, F F Coppola)
  • Reservoir Dogs (1993, Quentin Tarantino)
  • Dial M for Murder (1954, Alfred Hitchcock)
  • Se7en (1995, David Fincher)

Action/Thriller

  • The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, Paul Greengrass)
  • Die Hard (1988, John McTiernan)
  • Die Hard 3: Die Hard with a Vengeance (1993, John McTiernan)
  • Heat (1995, Michael Mann)
  • Ronin (1998, John Frankenheimer)

Comedy

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, Terry Gilliam/Terry Jones)
  • Life of Brian (1979, Terry Jones)
  • A Fish Called Wanda (1988, Charles Chrichton)
  • Harold and Kumar go to White Castle (2003, Danny Leiner)
  • Shaun of the Dead (2003, Edgar Wright)

Underrated

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005, Shane Black)
  • Alexander Revisited: The Extended Cut (2004, Oliver Stone)
  • Hulk (2003, Ang Lee)
  • The Fountain (2006, Darren Arronofsky)
  • Eyes Wide Shut (1999, Stanley Kubrick)
  • Vanilla Sky (2001, Cameron Crowe)
  • Gattaca (1997, Andrew Niccol)

19 Responses to “Cinema”  

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  1. 1 Joe Kulangara on May 8, 2007 said:

    is this like the list of your favourite films?

  2. 2 prestidigitator on May 8, 2007 said:

    Nah…I have a few more films to watch and I’ll be coming up with a list soon…

  3. 3 bApHoMEt on September 7, 2007 said:

    It’s strange, but I thought we had very similar tastes. But we only have two films in common in our respective lists - Taxi Driver and Citizen Kane.

  4. 4 prestidigitator on September 8, 2007 said:

    So I see.

    I’ve manged to rewatch a whole bunch of films in the last few months. Thinking of coming up with a newer list. The way I see it, the only way I can do justice is list them by genre. We’ll see.

  5. 5 bApHoMEt on September 8, 2007 said:

    Thats a good idea bro. I never thought of that…listing by genre. U and I will have the same film at the top of the “Best Action Movie” list.

  6. 6 bApHoMEt on September 10, 2007 said:

    The reviews for Cronenberg’s new film are out at Rottentomatoes. Looks extremely promising. Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts. Wow!

  7. 7 bApHoMEt on September 10, 2007 said:

    Hey, did you hear about the new Al Pacino+Robert DeNiro film called Righteous Kill?

    Links:
    <a href=”http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034331/”imdb profile
    BBC News article

  8. 8 Swen on September 10, 2007 said:

    This is the part where i interrupt by shouting Geeks!!!

  9. 9 prestidigitator on September 10, 2007 said:

    @Baphomet I’m pretty psyched about Eastern Promises. I loved History of Violence. And I was really looking forward to Righteous Kill but then…50 Cents in it! *groan*

    @swen This is me not giving a crap! :-|

  10. 10 bApHoMEt on September 12, 2007 said:

    hey thats a neat list bro. i was surprised to see Nizhalkuthu in your non-english section. and i was right about the film at the top of your ‘action’ list. if and when i make a genre based list, Ultimatum would top ‘action’ and Children Of Men would top ’sci-fi’.

    i am working on trying to re-sort and fine tune my list a bit more. it will take a while. i’ll let you know when I am done. I wont be sorting genre wise just yet because for some reason, i will never be satisfied with the sort.

    anyways, loved your list bro. your ‘Mind F*ck’ is a very interesting genre.

    @Swen: Nerd!

  11. 11 Thankachan on September 21, 2007 said:

    what the hell is this Mindf**k ?

  12. 12 ruhi on September 23, 2007 said:

    I so agree with all the movies in the category “Mindf*ck”, esp. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I LOVE that movie so much.

    Your underrated movies are also just that- underrated. Eyes Wide Shut was really good, very different from the other Kubrick movies though. I loved Nicole Kidman in that movie. Did you watch The Invasion?

  13. 13 prestidigitator on September 23, 2007 said:

    @Ruhi I watched EWS around 3 times and every single time, I’m amazed at how well some scenes have been shot…plus Tom Cruise is brilliant nevermind how much of a psycho he’s in real life.

    Also, if you liked Motorcycle Diaries, I’m sure you’ll like Cuaron’s Y Tu Mama Tambien…one of my favorites.

  14. 14 deepfriedbheja on September 30, 2007 said:

    Dude,
    Am so glad to see someone else who’s seen monty python other than me and has heard of it!
    So I say “Ni” ;) lol

  15. 15 prestidigitator on October 1, 2007 said:

    @deepfried You will Love Life of Brian (Monty Python again) in that case. The final track,”Always look on the bright side”…genius! :-)

  16. 16 bApHoMEt on November 2, 2007 said:

    Natalie Portman is going to direct of a film bro. READ THIS!!!

  17. 17 Dawkin's Rottweiler on March 24, 2008 said:

    Dude,

    Just noticed that neither Slacker nor Clerks are on the list. An oversight???

  18. 18 prestidigitator on March 24, 2008 said:

    @DR You know…I’m not particularly proud of the list. Too many omissions. And yes…I loved Slacker. Much more than Clerks.

  19. 19 Iris H. on April 20, 2008 said:

    You’ve got great taste in movies! :D

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