Directors

George Lucas (Special effects, costumes, serial movies)
Christopher Nolan (Leo, intense scenes, crazy characters)
Martin Scorsese (Gangster, music videos, music)
Tim Burton (Stop-motion, creepy)
Jon Favreau (Cameo,
Steven Spielberg (action, fantasy, suspense)
Quentin Tarantino (Samurai swords, long conversations, references to pop culture, in some of his own movies)
David Lynch
Coen Brothers (Writer-directors, twists and turns, violence)
Clint Eastwood (Westerns)
John Lasseter (Animation)
Bret Ratner (Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, comedy/action genre)

Tarantino:
Fast-paced, violent, animation, split-screen, music
Wes Anderson:
Suspenseful, sound effects, reverse, text
Jean-Luc Godard:
Twangy music, happy, hopeful, slow motion,
Werner Herzog:
Old style of editing, music,
David Lynch:
Narration,

Favorite Directors

George Lucas

David Fincher

Quentin Tarantino

I think Fincher was influenced for Fight Club partly by some of the film noir movies, since there are many film noir elements in Fight Club.
Although we haven't seen any of his films, Tarantino's favorite director is Jean-Luc Godard, and Tarantino's films were influenced by him.

The 400 Blows (Remake!)

If I were to remake The 400 Blows today:

Director: David Fincher, because Fincher's use of camera angles and music in his films would make for an interesting remake.

Antoine: Honestly, none of the young male Hollywood actors today would be fitting for the role, so I would probably look for an obscure young actor who would be better for the role.

His mother: Angelina Jolie, because Antoine's mother in the original kind of reminded me of her.

HIs father: Kevin Spacey, I'm not really sure about this one actually, maybe because of his role in American Beauty, but he seems like he would be good for the role.

The 400 Blows

Homage:
-Paris Belongs to Us
-Balzac
-Advertisements for other movies
Autobiographical:
-The film is from the directors life story
- He was a troublemaker
-Went to Juvenile detention
Mise en scene:
-Kids ditching the PE coach while he's running
=Antoine on the floor, Rene on the bed, his dad standing
Low Budget:
-People on street aren't extras, they're real people who don't know they're being filmed

Cinema in countries other than the one we live in.....or something... (Part 2)

Spain:
1. Creative and technical excelence
2. History and culture with bullfighting and the working class.
3. Penelope Cruz

Brazil:
1. Brazilian culture such as violence
2. City of God, 2 children growing up in violent neighborhood.
3. Film movement called the Novo Movement

Cinema in countries other than the one we live in.....or something...

Australia:
1. Waffle = Talking Nonsense
2. Nichole Kidman
3. Peter Jackson

Japan:
1. Samurais and warriors
2. Geisha, prostitutes, pale cuz they thought it was beautiful
3. Pink film era, films were very sexual. Controversial films.

China:
1. Crows and Sparrows
2. Victory of the Chinese People
3. Jin Xie was controversial, Two Stage Sisters: Anti-Capitalism and Pro-Feminism

Italy:
1. Lumiere Brothers made camera
2. Creativity came from Renaissance
3. Mussolini had his own film studio

Dear Roger Ebert

Having only seen 8 1/2 once, I can't really say if it's a good film or not. Your review, however, made me want to re-watch it, just to see if I like it better the second time. I liked how the film switched in and out of reality, and would be interested in seeing more films with a similar concept. Your review gave me a better understanding of the film, and provided clarification for some of the things I didn't really understand. Anyways, I will try to re-watch this movie some time soon, and I'll get back to you about what I thought of it. In the meantime, would you be so kind as to suggest some films with a similar concept, that would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Dillon

Iran!

1. They don't actually hate Americans
2. They don't use urinals, sit down to pee
3. Modesty is important, women's faces are the only thing shown so they get alot of plastic surgery.

8 1/2

This film was definitely very interesting. I was also a very strange film, much of it being in the main character, Guido's mind. I thought the scene in the house was particularly interesting, as it was showing what would happen if all the women in his life were together under one roof, it was also very entertaining when he pulled out a whip and went all Indiana Jones on their asses. Honestly much of this movie I didn't really understand. I get that it was showing Guido's relationship with all the women in his life, while he was trying to think of ideas for his screenplay, but to me the film was very unorganized and hectic. Maybe that's what the director was going for. I also didn't really understand the final scene, when everybody was dancing around Guido, wearing weird costumes. Not really sure what they were going for there, but it was strange. I am interested in seeing the American version of this movie, Nine, to see the similarities and differences, and maybe to get a better understanding of the story.

Italy!

-The Mafia
-Good Food (Italians love to eat)
-Mussolini
-Pasta
-They talk with their hands
-Cemetery Man
-The Good the Bad, and the Ugly
-Al Pacino
-Danny Devito
-Martin Scorcese
-Robert DeNiro
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