Ten Movies in Ten Words

Two posts in two days, this is a record I haven't reached in a while! I have for you a list of my current Top Ten Must-See Films. Subject to change as I see more movies, of course.

This is a very subjective list, and is not influenced by what other people consider the "best" films of all time. It's more like, if someone were to ask me "what is film?" or "what are movies all about?" this is list I would give them. Right now, anyway. Ask me again in a few months' time when I've seen more movies and it'll probably be different. It was a HUGE struggle just to get it down to ten. I had another 5 or 6 that were vying for spots but missed out. 

I've called this post "Ten Movies in Ten Words" because ten words is short and sweet and cuts to the point (so screw sentence structure!). And this way you don't have to read big long opinionated paragraphs that will skew your own opinion. We don't want to start any arguments, here. 

If you're reading and you have your own blog (or even just a facebook) I encourage you to do your own "Ten Movies in Ten Words" post, because I'd love to compare. 

So without further ado, the list. In order by year. 

1. A Trip to the Moon (George Méliès, 1902)

110 years old. 14 minutes. Still brilliant, creative, and funny. 

2. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)

Ahead of its time, fast-paced, ridiculous. I laughed constantly.

3. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)

Let's just say I watched it thrice in one week.

4. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)

Creepy, clever, thrilling. One of Hitchcock's finest. Perkins is unforgettable.

5. The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987)

A loveable cult classic. Inconceivably quotable. Fantasy at its finest.

6. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)

You haven't seen this? You uncultured swine! It's freaking genius.

7. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)

It's about love! An artistic masterpiece! You'll want to sing!

8. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)

THE TAVERN SCENE IS SO, SO GOOD. BRILLIANTLY EXECUTED. ARGH. 

9. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)

Edge-of-your-seat dialogue. Incredible script, score, and acting.

The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)

Beautiful cinematic artwork. 
Pretentious? Yes, but Lubezki's cinematography is breathtaking. 

And there you have it. Ten Films in Ten Words. Your turn!

Screencap Saturday

I've been wanting to do some kind of 'segment' on this blog, so I thought I'd start with something fairly simple. Introducing Screencap Saturday! Basically, I screencap a movie and put up sequences of my favorite stills. I find screencaps interesting because they literally do 'capture' a very purposeful moment in the movie. It makes me more attentive to the lighting, the framing, the facial expressions of the actors, the relationships between various shots, and the length of pans and dollys. Looking at various snippets from a film give you a huge insight into the director's style. I'll try and do Screencap Saturday at least once a month.

So I will begin with what is currently my all-time favorite film. Directed by David Fincher. Cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth. Editing by Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall. I give you The Social Network, in 160 frames.

Bored girl is bored.

Enter random blog post about a random subject!

I'm literally waiting for plaster to dry (on my model for a TAFE project), so what better way to pass the time than to blog about something. I was thinking of just posting this on tumblr and making it short and snappy but hey, we all know that's just a dumb waste of time. Let's make something of this.

This post is about: My Favorite Voices on the Planet.

This blog post is brought to you by (in no particular order):


1. JJ Field

You might know his voice from movies such as Death on the Nile and Captain America. Just listen.




2. Armie Hammer 

You would have seen him twice in The Social Network. A little disappointing there's not really two of him, right? He probably has the most beautiful American accent in the world.




3. Emily Blunt

Best known for The Young Victoria and The Devil Wears Prada. A little trivia: she appeared in Death on the Nile alongside JJ Feild. I wish I sounded like this. And as I side note, I couldn't help myself and had to pick one of her interviews with Rupert Friend.




4. Alan Rickman

Obviously.




5. Emma Stone

If you are unfamiliar with films starring this girl, you need to crawl out from under your rock and watch Easy A and The Help, RIGHT NOW. I've heard some people say her voice is weird or that it's a put off, but it must be the American in me because I love it. Aaaaaand I'm so excited for this movie. SO EXCITED.



And speaking of Spiderman....

6. Andrew Garfield

Because I just love everything about him ok? And his little salute is so cute. *fangirls*