Top Ten List Thread!
ITT we post a top ten list about anything we want. I'll start:
Top ten fruits
- 1. Bananas
- 2. Peaches
- 3. Mangos
- 4. Charles Nelson Reilly
- 5. Blueberries
- 6. Blackberries
- 7. Apples
- 8. Of the Loom
- 9. Strawberries
- 10. Raspberries
Sturges was supposed to be the representative for the whole crew, but this comment prompted me to revisit some Lubitsch. Many films are on youtube. I used to be a big film buff, but don't watch that many anymore.
Anyway, pretty blown away. You can see Scorsese, Coens, and QT in him. Watching Angel and thinking of Eyes Wide Shut.
I know it's unfair to compare random hackneyed trash to a genius of the past. But I saw some contemporary stuff while visiting my family and watching this, one thing that strikes me is that there is an expectation of intelligence in the audience. Wheras when I see contemporary stuff, it usually seems as if it was written for children. It's not that the writing is opaque or esoteric and part of the joke is "you were smart/educated enough to get the joke." It's witty and subtle but not pretentious. And if some people miss it, that's OK. I'm laughing out loud consistently.
I agree. Even the Marx Brothers didn't talk down to their audience. There was simply stuff you got, and stuff you didn't.
Sturges was supposed to be the representative for the whole crew, but this comment prompted me to revisit some Lubitsch. Many films are on youtube. I used to be a big film buff, but don't watch that many anymore.Anyway, pretty blown away. You can see Scorsese, Coens, and QT in him. Watching Angel and thinking of Eyes Wide Shut.I know it's unfair to compare random hackneyed t
Sturges is one of my favorite directors. I love how he will crowd the frame with tons of people. I also like to use "Ignatz" (Eddie Bracken's made up name in Miracle at Morgan's Creek) for a name in places like Starbucks. When they ask me how to spell the name, I tell them and ask, "Why? How do you spell it?"
Christmas is a great time to watch Lubitch's The Shop Around the Corner. Each character in the film is fleshed out, even minor characters. Ninotchka, the film in which Garbo laughs, is a great comedy.
And Billy Wilder kept a sign on his desk that read "What Would Lubitsch Do?"
And it's delightful to see how all these directors skirted the Production Code.
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Roddy, Slow Horses
Lillith, Cheers
Saul Goodman, Breaking Bad
Joan, Mad Men
Tywin Lannister, Game of Thrones
Frank Costanza, Seinfeld
Omar, The Wire
Mr. Burns, Simpsons
Lucille, Arrested Development
Manuel, Fawlty Towers
Thoughtful
Hon. Mention: Daisy Duke.
Robert Plant
Prince
Sebastian Bach
Chris Cornell
Axl Rose
Layne Staley
Eddie Vedder
Freddie Mercury
Steven Tyler
Corey Glover
I Wanna Be Your Dog
Just What I Needed
American Girl
Whole Lotta Love
It's A Long Way To the Top (When You Wanna Rock n Roll)
Night Moves
Cherry Bomb
More Than A Feeling
Sober
Won't Get Fooled Again
Star Wars 1,2,3. ......
Star Trek 12...
Jetsons
6m/bB dollar man
Star Wars 1,2,3. ......
Star Trek 12...
Jetsons
6m/bB dollar man
Star Wars 1,2,3. ......
Star Trek 12...
Jetsons
6m/b dollar man
how fertile must you be producing space triplet posts as robust such as those
Top Ten Rolling Stones Songs With A Better Bass Riff Than It’s All Over Now
Tumbling Dice
Midnight Rambler
Live With Me
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Miss You
Rip This Joint
It’s Only Rock & Roll
Dance Little Sister
Monkey Man
Street Fighting Man
Kashmir
Heart Shaped Box
Brown Sugar
Sweet Child O' Mine
Dream On
Fire Woman
Would?
La Grange
Cult of Personality
Master of Puppets
