Comments on: The Best Film Ever Made http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2110 Jett Loe Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:10:50 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2110 'twihard4ever' is now my favourite user name = either that or the new Bruce Willis movie. 'twihard4ever' is now my favourite user name = either that or the new Bruce Willis movie.

]]> By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2109 Jett Loe Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:10:50 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2109 'twihard4ever' is now my favourite user name = either that or the new Bruce Willis movie. 'twihard4ever' is now my favourite user name = either that or the new Bruce Willis movie.

]]> By: twihard4everhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2108 twihard4ever Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:57:19 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2108 twilight twilight

]]> By: Jamahttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2107 Jama Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:37:48 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2107 Divine Comedy <br>Gautama Buddha<br>Ezra Pound<br>John Elway<br>AC/DC Back in Black<br>Andrey Rublyov is probably the most amazing film I have ever seen, but I will NEVER watch it again. It's burned into my brain forever. Curse you, Jett! Divine Comedy
Gautama Buddha
Ezra Pound
John Elway
AC/DC Back in Black
Andrey Rublyov is probably the most amazing film I have ever seen, but I will NEVER watch it again. It's burned into my brain forever. Curse you, Jett!

]]> By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2106 Jett Loe Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:53:02 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2106 am glad that we're making a difference! now if I can just get more people to watch Andrey Rublyov! am glad that we're making a difference! now if I can just get more people to watch Andrey Rublyov!

]]> By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2105 Jett Loe Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:29:18 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2105 Thanks for reminding me about 'A Canterbury Tale' - just added to my queue! Thanks for reminding me about 'A Canterbury Tale' – just added to my queue!

]]> By: streetpetehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2104 streetpete Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:42:05 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2104 Beautiful comments! You will probably find that there are great similiarities between Scorcese films and Powell/Pressburger as Scorcese's editor of choice is Thelma Schoonmaker who was married to Michael Powell.<br>A Canterbury Tale is simply exquisite, if something exquisite can be simple. Classic voiceover at the start - a reading from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales leads into the WW2 setting of the film; The beautiful shot of the diving falcon becoming a spitfire... I could go on, but I will let you enjoy it on your own terms. Beautiful comments! You will probably find that there are great similiarities between Scorcese films and Powell/Pressburger as Scorcese's editor of choice is Thelma Schoonmaker who was married to Michael Powell.
A Canterbury Tale is simply exquisite, if something exquisite can be simple. Classic voiceover at the start – a reading from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales leads into the WW2 setting of the film; The beautiful shot of the diving falcon becoming a spitfire… I could go on, but I will let you enjoy it on your own terms.

]]> By: StanleyRummhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2103 StanleyRumm Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:59:43 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2103 I agree with you there. The Red Shoes especially is one of my favourites. It makes me even contemplate maybe possibly someday going to a ballet. Possibly. Maybe.<br>And it features the great Robert Helpman, who played The Childcatcher in a movie I may have mentioned before. You can easily spot his ballet moves in that role too.<br><br>But besides the beauty of The Red Shoes and the before-its-time daring style, its a great look at "Art" itself and how it is created and performed and the work that goes into a collaborative artistic presentation.<br><br>One time a few years back I found myself watching King of Comedy directly after The Red Shoes and now I can't watch one without the other. KoC is like a view of the artworld from the outside-looking-in. Red Shoes is totally inside. <br>There aren't too many outward similarities, but it was only later that I discovered Scorsese's love of The Red Shoes. I wonder if he consciously viewed KoC as a kind of antithesis/ complementary piece to The Red Shoes. (?)<br><br>That "fencing scene" in Colonel Blimp is magical. And they don't even show it !<br><br>I'll have to get Canterbury Tale now because I don't think I've seen it before. Looking forward to it. :) I agree with you there. The Red Shoes especially is one of my favourites. It makes me even contemplate maybe possibly someday going to a ballet. Possibly. Maybe.
And it features the great Robert Helpman, who played The Childcatcher in a movie I may have mentioned before. You can easily spot his ballet moves in that role too.

But besides the beauty of The Red Shoes and the before-its-time daring style, its a great look at “Art” itself and how it is created and performed and the work that goes into a collaborative artistic presentation.

One time a few years back I found myself watching King of Comedy directly after The Red Shoes and now I can't watch one without the other. KoC is like a view of the artworld from the outside-looking-in. Red Shoes is totally inside.
There aren't too many outward similarities, but it was only later that I discovered Scorsese's love of The Red Shoes. I wonder if he consciously viewed KoC as a kind of antithesis/ complementary piece to The Red Shoes. (?)

That “fencing scene” in Colonel Blimp is magical. And they don't even show it !

I'll have to get Canterbury Tale now because I don't think I've seen it before. Looking forward to it. :)

]]> By: streetpetehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2102 streetpete Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:18:34 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2102 Without a doubt...Great films blow you away when you first watch them, on whatever format, and continue to warm your heart and mind with each and every subsequent viewing. Without a doubt…Great films blow you away when you first watch them, on whatever format, and continue to warm your heart and mind with each and every subsequent viewing.

]]> By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-best-film-ever-made-rosselini-st-francis-magnolia-the-third-man-fanny-and-alexander/#comment-2101 Jett Loe Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:11:27 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=804#comment-2101 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' - saw it not to long ago and realised this it what have been like to see 'Citizen Kane' for the first time. 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' – saw it not to long ago and realised this it what have been like to see 'Citizen Kane' for the first time.

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