My Tens Thus Far
Films and TV series I've rated 10 stars, in no particular order.
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- DirectorSam JonesStarsJeff TweedyJohn StirrattLeroy BachFirst-time filmmaker and award-winning photographer Sam Jones documents the recording of Wilco's album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot."A compelling, heartfelt look at the making of Wilco's 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'.
- DirectorRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsLily TomlinTony CurtisSusie BrightA documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.Based on the book of the same name, a look at the portrayal of LBGT in cinema. Author Vito Russo died of AIDS-related complications before the documentary was finished.
- DirectorTodd LouisoStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanAnnie MorganKathy BatesA depressed widower spends his time huffing gasoline fumes, buying toy planes and acting reckless in public while avoiding reading his wife's suicide note.Seymour-Hoffman at his finest. This film is not for the weak of heart.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsOtto SanderBruno GanzPeter FalkA group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.The sequel to 'Wings of Desire', which was poorly remade into the american film 'City of Angels'. Wenders' use of music in his films is remarkable, and 'Faraway, So Close!' is certainly no exception. Nick Cave, Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed all contribute. Reed also has a cameo.
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsAnne BancroftMatthew BroderickHarvey FiersteinArnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.Ten stars to the cast, the performances, the script and the story. Fienstein is inspired. Bancroft is delightful as his smothering mom.
- DirectorAndrew BirkinStarsCharlotte GainsbourgAndrew RobertsonAlice CoulthardFour children live with their terminally ill mother. After she dies, they try to hold things together. In their isolated house, they begin to deteriorate mentally, whilst they hide their mom's decomposing corpse in a makeshift concrete sarcophagus.Disturbingly beautiful.
- DirectorPatrice LeconteStarsJean RochefortAnna GalienaRoland BertinAntoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he always knew he would marry one, completing his idealised love fantasy.Simply one of the loveliest, most bittersweet stories ever told.
- DirectorAnh Hung TranStarsNu Yên-Khê TranMan San LuThi Loc TruongA Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.Stunningly gorgeous, moving work from Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung.
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsJuliette BinocheZbigniew ZamachowskiJulie DelpyA woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.The first in Kieślowski's Three Colors series. Though Kieślowski is Polish, he filmed the first two of the series in French. You must see all three of them as they tie together in subtle ways.
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsZbigniew ZamachowskiJulie DelpyJanusz GajosAfter his wife divorces him, a Polish immigrant plots to get even with her.Blue, White and Red are the colors of the French flag, respectively.
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobJean-Louis TrintignantFrédérique FederA model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.'Red' received the most critical acclaim of the series.
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsGong LiJingwu MaSaifei HeChina in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.One of the most aesthetically pleasing films ever made combined with an emotional, engrossing tale. Perfect.
- DirectorMichael RadfordMassimo TroisiStarsMassimo TroisiPhilippe NoiretMaria Grazia CucinottaA simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.Funny, romantic and poignant. A favorite.
- DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsLaura LinneyMatthew BroderickAmy RyanA single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.I fell in love with Laura Linney on the day I saw this.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJohn LurieEszter BalintRichard EdsonA New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.Jim Jarmusch right out of film school. A young John Lurie, who scores the film as well. The stuff independent film is made of, folks.
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsJavier BardemMaricel ÁlvarezHanaa BouchaibA man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.Is redemption possible? Or even necessary?
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher CarleyAfter a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.Remarkable performance by Eastwood.
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne MooreJeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.It's not a film, it's a philosophy.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.If this one doesn't touch your heart, you haven't got one. Luc Besson crafts a dynamic picture and Jean Reno gives a performance he has yet to match.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.The film that made me fall in love with cinema.
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh BrolinViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.Javier Bardem and the Coens in one picture. Better than cake.
- DirectorDaniel B. GoldJudith HelfandStarsWilliam BaggettCharlie CrayDaniel B. GoldThe hazards of bio-accumulation, pollution, and the makeup of what we commonly hope are benign plastics are tackled in this documentary.Hard to find but worth the search. Definitely one of the best documentaries, perhaps because of the passion of the filmmaker.
- CreatorRob McElhenneyGlenn HowertonStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyFive friends with big egos and small brains are the proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia.This series blew my mind from go.
- DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio CantariniWhen an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.Roberto Benigni can do absolutely no wrong.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.Not generally my type of picture but it got to me.