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A List Par Excellence: The Top 50 French Films of All-Time
EDITOR’S NOTE: I made this list in 2010. I updated the list in 2011. The updated list is more complete and puts far less emphasis on personal preference. The new and improved version can be found here....
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My Criterion Top Ten
The Criterion Collection has a very enjoyable series called Top 10s where they invite filmmakers, film critics and theorists, and just good ol’ fashioned celebrities to list their Top 10 from the...
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Malle, Adjusted
- When you see lists of great directors, Louis Malle is often buried towards the bottom or excluded altogether. It flummoxes me every time I see it. It’s not that he’s viewed with any type of ill...
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Why I Buy the Movies I Buy
After enjoying a Spaced marathon a few days ago, I remarked to my friend, “That was one of the best purchases I’ve ever made”. And it’s true. I bought the entire series- two seasons of Daisy and Tim...
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Iron Director: Louis, Luis (Malle v. Buñuel)
- It’s time for the third entry in the Iron Director series. In the first edition, the theme was “Directors I became obsessed with in 2010″- Francois Truffaut and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with...
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The 50 Greatest French Films of All-Time
- This week will mark Bastille Day. What better time to honor a country that’s given the world of cinema so many incredible films? In terms of both quality and quantity, I’d stack the history of...
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Harvest Moon: Louis Malle’s Black Moon (1975)
Until recently, Louis Malle’s Black Moon (1975) had been hard to find. Thankfully, Criterion released it this summer and I finally found my chance to watch it. It tells the tale of a pubescent girl...
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Depressing Movies Made Festive with Santa Hats
I’m just about to shut everything down until Christmas, and maybe a day or two afterwards. My next entry will likely be no earlier than Monday, and maybe as late as Wednesday of next week. This is my...
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Infographic: The Criterion Collection By The Numbers
The Criterion Collection has been providing film aficionados with top-flight content since 1984. Their mission is a noble one–a “commitment to publishing the defining moments of cinema for a wider and...
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The 50 Greatest French Films of All-Time
It’s time yet again for my favorite feature at TDYLF- my annual list of the 50 greatest French films of all-time. One aspect I’m starting to really enjoy about this list is how organic it is. Each...
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