list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Stranger Than Paradise on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Stranger_Than_Paradise/33181/default.aspx Title: Stranger Than Paradise
Year: 1984
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Plot: Although Jim Jarmusch made his directorial debut with Permanent Vacation (1982), Stranger than Paradise (1984) marked his breakthrough as a major American filmmaker. One of the most deadpan comedies ever committed to film, Stranger than Paradise suggests a Buster Keaton film written by Samuel Beckett and Jack Kerouac and directed by Andy Warhol. Willie (John Lurie) is a small-time gambler whose distant cousin Eva (Eszter Balint) is moving to America from Eastern Europe and informs him that she'll need to stay with him for ten days. Willie isn't happy to have Eva around, but after Willie introduces her to the joys of American cigarettes and TV dinners ("You got your meat, you got your potatoes, you got your vegetables, you got your dessert and you don't have to wash the dishes -- this is how we eat in America!"), Eva steals a frozen meal and a pack of smokes from the corner store, and Willie is both surprised and impressed. His buddy Eddie (Richard Edson) happens by, and they hang out with Eva just long enough to develop a fondness for her before she moves on to Ohio, where she'll live with her Aunt Lottie (Cecillia Stark). Months later, Willie and Eddie score $600 in a poker game and decide to visit Eva in Ohio. However, it's the dead of winter, and they have nothing to do except look at the frozen surface of the lake. The three eventually head down to the tacky paradise of Miami, where Willie and Eddie try their luck with the ponies and Eva decides what to do next. Stranger than Paradise is a film that defines the notion, "It's not what you say, but how you say it." Shot in long, static takes, its style is minimalism itself, but the post-beatnik cool of John Lurie, Richard Edson and Eszter Balint somehow betrays the fact that they care about each other, and a loopy charm and subtle but potent humor seeps through the film's stark black-and-white images. Stranger than Paradise began as a short subject which was made possible by German director Wim Wenders, who gave Jarmusch a supply of film stock left over from one of his projects, and it went on to become one of the most influential movies of the 1980s, casting a wide shadow over the new generation of independent American filmmakers to come. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 29 May 2009 16:30:22 GMTStranger Than Paradise1984Jim JarmuschAlthough <a href="/players/P____95892/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jim Jarmusch</a> made his directorial debut with <a href=/films/69587/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Permanent Vacation</a> (1982), Stranger than Paradise (1984) marked his breakthrough as a major American filmmaker. One of the most deadpan comedies ever committed to film, Stranger than Paradise suggests a <a href="/players/P____96995/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Buster Keaton</a> film written by Samuel Beckett and Jack Kerouac and directed by <a href="/players/P___115970/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Andy Warhol</a>. Willie (<a href="/players/P___100413/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Lurie</a>) is a small-time gambler whose distant cousin Eva (<a href="/players/P_____3559/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Eszter Balint</a>) is moving to America from Eastern Europe and informs him that she'll need to stay with him for ten days. Willie isn't happy to have Eva around, but after Willie introduces her to the joys of American cigarettes and TV dinners ("You got your meat, you got your potatoes, you got your vegetables, you got your dessert and you don't have to wash the dishes -- this is how we eat in America!"), Eva steals a frozen meal and a pack of smokes from the corner store, and Willie is both surprised and impressed. His buddy Eddie (<a href="/players/P____21209/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Edson</a>) happens by, and they hang out with Eva just long enough to develop a fondness for her before she moves on to Ohio, where she'll live with her Aunt Lottie (Cecillia Stark). Months later, Willie and Eddie score $600 in a poker game and decide to visit Eva in Ohio. However, it's the dead of winter, and they have nothing to do except look at the frozen surface of the lake. The three eventually head down to the tacky paradise of Miami, where Willie and Eddie try their luck with the ponies and Eva decides what to do next. Stranger than Paradise is a film that defines the notion, "It's not what you say, but how you say it." Shot in long, static takes, its style is minimalism itself, but the post-beatnik cool of <a href="/players/P___100413/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Lurie</a>, <a href="/players/P____21209/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Edson</a> and <a href="/players/P_____3559/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Eszter Balint</a> somehow betrays the fact that they care about each other, and a loopy charm and subtle but potent humor seeps through the film's stark black-and-white images. Stranger than Paradise began as a short subject which was made possible by German director <a href="/players/P___116407/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Wim Wenders</a>, who gave Jarmusch a supply of film stock left over from one of his projects, and it went on to become one of the most influential movies of the 1980s, casting a wide shadow over the new generation of independent American filmmakers to come. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide14Tag Target (>10)27273http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u44012jtze3.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Stranger_Than_Paradise/33181/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/What_is_your_favorite_movie_directed_by_Jim_Jarmus/657/42037/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 5/5/2009 1:56:36 PM
Body: Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. Jim Jarmusch's latest release The Limits of Control is having a limit release very shortly here. I'm quite excited to see it as Jarmusch is one of my very favorite directors. I'm curious to see what he does in the thriller genre. Another of my fovorite directors Hal Hartley who sometimes gets thrown in similar categories as Jarmusch did a fantastic job with his take on the genre with the recent Fay Grim, so I have some hope. Anyone else here a big Jarmusch fan? Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Broken FlowersCoffee and CigarettesDead ManDown By LawGhost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiMystery TrainNight on EarthPermanent VacationStranger Than ParadiseYear of the Horse
]]>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:56:36 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls5/5/2009 1:56:36 PMPlease reference this thread for the rules of this group. Jim Jarmusch's latest release The Limits of Control is having a limit release very shortly here. I'm quite excited to see it as Jarmusch is one of my very favorite directors. I'm curious to see what he does in the thriller genre. Another of my fovorite directors Hal Hartley who sometimes gets thrown in similar categories as Jarmusch did a fantastic job with his take on the genre with the recent Fay Grim, so I have some hope. Anyone else here a big Jarmusch fan? Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Broken FlowersCoffee and CigarettesDead ManDown By LawGhost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiMystery TrainNight on EarthPermanent VacationStranger Than ParadiseYear of the Horse http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Sundance_Documentaries/643/40523/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 2/18/2009 3:34:54 PM
Body: [quote user="rjsprague"] [quote user="leeroy711"] [quote user="mercurial"] When You're Strange Love The Doors and Tom DiCillo so I'm hoping this will be good. [/quote] I have never been much of a Doors fan, but I'll pretty much watch anything Dicillo makes. [/quote] What else has DiCillo done that you're really enjoyed? [/quote] Well Living in Oblivion is good, although not one of my favorites. Other than that I always think of him as the cinematographer on Stranger Than Paradise.
]]>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:34:54 GMTRisseladaCommunity Recommendations2/18/2009 3:34:54 PM[quote user="rjsprague"] [quote user="leeroy711"] [quote user="mercurial"] When You're Strange Love The Doors and Tom DiCillo so I'm hoping this will be good. [/quote] I have never been much of a Doors fan, but I'll pretty much watch anything Dicillo makes. [/quote] What else has DiCillo done that you're really enjoyed? [/quote] Well Living in Oblivion is good, although not one of my favorites. Other than that I always think of him as the cinematographer on Stranger Than Paradise. http://www.spout.com/blogs/smooth_j/archive/2008/10/5/35909.aspx Post By: Smooth_J
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Post Date: 10/5/2008 7:05:58 PM
Body: I had no idea what the term "mumblecore" meant before I saw this movie. I had a general idea--the type of stuff that is seen frequently on IFC and is worshipped in smaller circles but would never last two seconds in the fleeting interest of the mainstream (or even the very fringe of it). This movie cemented what it means to be completely meaningless in my brain. The plotline: Two young whipper-snappers (Kentucker Audley and Tim Morton) live together in Memphis and do absolutely nothing all day, except Kentucker Audley has a job at a sporting goods store that his mom's boyfriend owns. However, he soon quits that job to "pursue...uhm...other things", such as spending more time around the kiddy pool in his front yard. Or, possibly, playing the guitar and singing. He and his roommate soon meet girls, they fall for them, and then get screwed over and realize that they're going to move. Everything else is white-noise. It has the picture quality of a home-made movie (which it basically is) but the actors are all surprisingly convincing. Kentucker Audley is excellent, but one gets the feeling that he is portraying himself onscreen, as are all of the other characters. It doesn't take much ability to mumble repetitive and brain-fried lines, but towards the end of the film where actual emotions are shown for the first time, Audley and co-star Tim Morton show commendable skill in bringing a small sense of longing and sadness to their heartbroken characters. The other characters don't have very much screen time, except for possibly Kentucker's fling, who does a respectable job. The film's meaninglessness is its only strong point--it's just a story, a parable about the ethics of doing absolutely nothing. It's when the resemblance of a plot develops that the film sputters and loses its blissful sense of nothingness. In the first half of the movie, almost no expressions (not even laughter) are shown any of the character's faces, besides a well-acted portrayal of Kentucker's mom's boyfriend, who is an obnoxiously upbeat type, the kind that angers even the most calm of slackers. Luckily, Kentucker IS the most calm (or heavily sedated--it's never specified) of slackers, and he just gets rid of his presence in the simplest of ways--he quits his job, in which the boyfriend is his boss. However, it's when a sense of sadness acutally enters the facial expressions of the characters that something is lost in the movie. The viewer feels the intentionally melancholy nature of the film, with its meandering players and overly stressed mediocrity; but the film breaks that artful barrier when the viewer begins to actually see this realization on the character's faces. As I mentioned before, the actors do a good job, even when they actually have to act. The subplots of Kentucker's parents, obviously divorced, are pretty run-of-the-mill, and the film seems to be imposing too much on itself--meaning that it is not so whimsical, not quite so enchantingly pointless. The best scenes are the ones that show complete vacuity, and some of them are actually pretty beautiful, such as a scene where Kentucker wanders through a bug-ridden meadow, sipping a cup of coffee (most likely containing whisky as well) and looking vacantly at his surroundings. Kentucker sees nothing in it, and neither does the viewer. And that's strangely comforting. The film's not necessarily original. I was constantly reminded of Stranger Than Paradise, with its completely inactive characters and artfully aimless dialogue. What makes STP so much better is that the character interactions are far more meticulously rendered, and the improvisation of Jarmush's characters brings an originality and unpredictability to the seemingly senseless exchanges. STP is also one of the most wonderfully shot films I have ever seen, with its rambling black and white photography perfectly capturing the foreign atmosphere of an American landscape. Team Picture is shot with the home-grown feeling of 'been there, done that' and does not dwell on the romanticism and artistic possibilties of aimlessness; which is fresh in a way, but also somewhat disappointing. I guess an opinion on Team Picture really depends on what you would define artfulness as; I would still consider Team Picture to be an adreftly intriguing film, but it fails to reach a level even close to previous efforts in similar subjects. It is just not a particularly profound, and it's just not a very strong movie, despite an obviously noble effort by Kentucker Audley. Recommendations: The far superior Stranger Than Paradise, and now that I think about it, it's thematically similar to Kicking and Screaming, just minus the intellectuals.
]]>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:05:58 GMTSmooth_JSmooth_J Blog10/5/2008 7:05:58 PMI had no idea what the term "mumblecore" meant before I saw this movie. I had a general idea--the type of stuff that is seen frequently on IFC and is worshipped in smaller circles but would never last two seconds in the fleeting interest of the mainstream (or even the very fringe of it). This movie cemented what it means to be completely meaningless in my brain. The plotline: Two young whipper-snappers (Kentucker Audley and Tim Morton) live together in Memphis and do absolutely nothing all day, except Kentucker Audley has a job at a sporting goods store that his mom's boyfriend owns. However, he soon quits that job to "pursue...uhm...other things", such as spending more time around the kiddy pool in his front yard. Or, possibly, playing the guitar and singing. He and his roommate soon meet girls, they fall for them, and then get screwed over and realize that they're going to move. Everything else is white-noise. It has the picture quality of a home-made movie (which it basically is) but the actors are all surprisingly convincing. Kentucker Audley is excellent, but one gets the feeling that he is portraying himself onscreen, as are all of the other characters. It doesn't take much ability to mumble repetitive and brain-fried lines, but towards the end of the film where actual emotions are shown for the first time, Audley and co-star Tim Morton show commendable skill in bringing a small sense of longing and sadness to their heartbroken characters. The other characters don't have very much screen time, except for possibly Kentucker's fling, who does a respectable job. The film's meaninglessness is its only strong point--it's just a story, a parable about the ethics of doing absolutely nothing. It's when the resemblance of a plot develops that the film sputters and loses its blissful sense of nothingness. In the first half of the movie, almost no expressions (not even laughter) are shown any of the character's faces, besides a well-acted portrayal of Kentucker's mom's boyfriend, who is an obnoxiously upbeat type, the kind that angers even the most calm of slackers. Luckily, Kentucker IS the most calm (or heavily sedated--it's never specified) of slackers, and he just gets rid of his presence in the simplest of ways--he quits his job, in which the boyfriend is his boss. However, it's when a sense of sadness acutally enters the facial expressions of the characters that something is lost in the movie. The viewer feels the intentionally melancholy nature of the film, with its meandering players and overly stressed mediocrity; but the film breaks that artful barrier when the viewer begins to actually see this realization on the character's faces. As I mentioned before, the actors do a good job, even when they actually have to act. The subplots of Kentucker's parents, obviously divorced, are pretty run-of-the-mill, and the film seems to be imposing too much on itself--meaning that it is not so whimsical, not quite so enchantingly pointless. The best scenes are the ones that show complete vacuity, and some of them are actually pretty beautiful, such as a scene where Kentucker wanders through a bug-ridden meadow, sipping a cup of coffee (most likely containing whisky as well) and looking vacantly at his surroundings. Kentucker sees nothing in it, and neither does the viewer. And that's strangely comforting. The film's not necessarily original. I was constantly reminded of Stranger Than Paradise, with its completely inactive characters and artfully aimless dialogue. What makes STP so much better is that the character interactions are far more meticulously rendered, and the improvisation of Jarmush's characters brings an originality and unpredictability to the seemingly senseless exchanges. STP is also one of the most wonderfully shot films I have ever seen, with its rambling black and white photography perfectly capturing the foreign atmosphere of an American landscape. Team Picture is shot with the home-grown feeling of 'been there, done that' and does not dwell on the romanticism and artistic possibilties of aimlessness; which is fresh in a way, but also somewhat disappointing. I guess an opinion on Team Picture really depends on what you would define artfulness as; I would still consider Team Picture to be an adreftly intriguing film, but it fails to reach a level even close to previous efforts in similar subjects. It is just not a particularly profound, and it's just not a very strong movie, despite an obviously noble effort by Kentucker Audley. Recommendations: The far superior Stranger Than Paradise, and now that I think about it, it's thematically similar to Kicking and Screaming, just minus the intellectuals. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_21_Road_Trip/625/33147/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 7/27/2008 7:45:03 PM
Body: Sorry I've been really under the weather and preoccupied so I've gotten behind on a lot of these threads. I just opened this one up however and was suprised at how few of the movies that immediately came to mind for me (other than my favorite, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) had not been mentioned yet at all! Although not one of my favorite movies, the quintessential road movie for me is Two-Lane Blacktop. I can really appreciate the purity of it I think, and the kind of people you'd really find living on the road. Jim Jarmuch's first film Stranger than Paradise is a favorite of mine that I think would qualify. And I think his most recent film Broken Flowers does as well. Many people mentioned Natural Born Killers which is really a more specific genre of a crime spree on the road type movie. There area couple movies that I think far surpass this film in this genre. Specifically at the top are Badlands and Bonnie and Clyde. For my favorite comedies that feature road trip elements, I'd mention Dumb & Dumber, and Borat. And also The Wizard when I'm feeling nostalgic.
]]>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:45:03 GMTRisseladaWeekly Theme7/27/2008 7:45:03 PMSorry I've been really under the weather and preoccupied so I've gotten behind on a lot of these threads. I just opened this one up however and was suprised at how few of the movies that immediately came to mind for me (other than my favorite, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) had not been mentioned yet at all! Although not one of my favorite movies, the quintessential road movie for me is Two-Lane Blacktop. I can really appreciate the purity of it I think, and the kind of people you'd really find living on the road. Jim Jarmuch's first film Stranger than Paradise is a favorite of mine that I think would qualify. And I think his most recent film Broken Flowers does as well. Many people mentioned Natural Born Killers which is really a more specific genre of a crime spree on the road type movie. There area couple movies that I think far surpass this film in this genre. Specifically at the top are Badlands and Bonnie and Clyde. For my favorite comedies that feature road trip elements, I'd mention Dumb &amp; Dumber, and Borat. And also The Wizard when I'm feeling nostalgic. http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Why_I_only_want_to_buy_Criterion_Collection/115/31329/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/17/2008 1:48:34 PM
Body: [quote user="Smooth_J"] [quote user="Risselada"] Oh man, Down by Law used to be my favorite, but now I think Night on Earth is. I've only seen the Down by Law criterion release though, so I don't know what you get with Night on Earth. I've been meaning to buy it. Seriously Stranger than Paradise is just as good though. If you loved Dead Man, Down by Law is probably the closest all around, so maybe that's the best place to go next of the three. [/quote] Dang, I went on and ordered Stranger than Paradise...I'm pretty sure my impulsive reasoning was the fact that Jarmush's first film was a part of the set as well. Two for one I guess? I probably should've gotten Down by Law, it looked like the most interesting of the three. [/quote] Stranger than Paradise is still great and Permanent Vacation is fairly good. But Down by Law is him really coming into his own. And Night on Earth is just so much fun with all of the different locations and actors he was able to begin to attract. Mystery Train fits well between there too, but I don't think it's on Criterion.
]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:48:34 GMTRisseladaCriterion Collection6/17/2008 1:48:34 PM[quote user="Smooth_J"] [quote user="Risselada"] Oh man, Down by Law used to be my favorite, but now I think Night on Earth is. I've only seen the Down by Law criterion release though, so I don't know what you get with Night on Earth. I've been meaning to buy it. Seriously Stranger than Paradise is just as good though. If you loved Dead Man, Down by Law is probably the closest all around, so maybe that's the best place to go next of the three. [/quote] Dang, I went on and ordered Stranger than Paradise...I'm pretty sure my impulsive reasoning was the fact that Jarmush's first film was a part of the set as well. Two for one I guess? I probably should've gotten Down by Law, it looked like the most interesting of the three. [/quote] Stranger than Paradise is still great and Permanent Vacation is fairly good. But Down by Law is him really coming into his own. And Night on Earth is just so much fun with all of the different locations and actors he was able to begin to attract. Mystery Train fits well between there too, but I don't think it's on Criterion. http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Why_I_only_want_to_buy_Criterion_Collection/115/31286/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/16/2008 3:46:42 PM
Body: [quote user="Smooth_J"] I totally agree...I'm sort of becoming addicted to them since I'm seeing more and more great movies from the collection. And here's a semi-off-topic question: I'm debating which Criterion Jim Jarmush DVD to get. I saw Dead Man and it was really good, and now I'm looking for the "next step" so to speak. Does anyone have a recommendation between Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Night on Earth? [/quote] Oh man, Down by Law used to be my favorite, but now I think Night on Earth is. I've only seen the Down by Law criterion release though, so I don't know what you get with Night on Earth. I've been meaning to buy it. Seriously Stranger than Paradise is just as good though. If you loved Dead Man, Down by Law is probably the closest all around, so maybe that's the best place to go next of the three.
]]>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:46:42 GMTRisseladaCriterion Collection6/16/2008 3:46:42 PM[quote user="Smooth_J"] I totally agree...I'm sort of becoming addicted to them since I'm seeing more and more great movies from the collection. And here's a semi-off-topic question: I'm debating which Criterion Jim Jarmush DVD to get. I saw Dead Man and it was really good, and now I'm looking for the "next step" so to speak. Does anyone have a recommendation between Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Night on Earth? [/quote] Oh man, Down by Law used to be my favorite, but now I think Night on Earth is. I've only seen the Down by Law criterion release though, so I don't know what you get with Night on Earth. I've been meaning to buy it. Seriously Stranger than Paradise is just as good though. If you loved Dead Man, Down by Law is probably the closest all around, so maybe that's the best place to go next of the three. http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Why_I_only_want_to_buy_Criterion_Collection/115/31208/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Smooth_J
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Post Date: 6/13/2008 11:39:13 AM
Body: I totally agree...I'm sort of becoming addicted to them since I'm seeing more and more great movies from the collection. And here's a semi-off-topic question: I'm debating which Criterion Jim Jarmush DVD to get. I saw Dead Man and it was really good, and now I'm looking for the "next step" so to speak. Does anyone have a recommendation between Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Night on Earth?
]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:39:13 GMTSmooth_JCriterion Collection6/13/2008 11:39:13 AMI totally agree...I'm sort of becoming addicted to them since I'm seeing more and more great movies from the collection. And here's a semi-off-topic question: I'm debating which Criterion Jim Jarmush DVD to get. I saw Dead Man and it was really good, and now I'm looking for the "next step" so to speak. Does anyone have a recommendation between Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Night on Earth? http://www.spout.com/blogs/circuitsnake/archive/2007/6/9/10445.aspx Post By: circuitsnake
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Body: This film is truely a film that deserves praise (and perhaps a criterion?!) it's a warm hearted comdey about three people who really shouldn't get along. The film really takes the time to observe and look at each character. The begining of the film, reminds me of Eraserhead, the cold, dark city engulfing the character, and initially you feel cold. But as the film goes on you begin to really love the characters and just have fun taking the ride and enjoying being with them.
]]>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:14:48 GMTcircuitsnakecircuitsnake Blog6/9/2007 12:14:48 AMThis film is truely a film that deserves praise (and perhaps a criterion?!) it&#39;s a warm hearted comdey about three people who really shouldn&#39;t get along. The film really takes the time to observe and look at each character. The begining of the film, reminds me of Eraserhead, the cold, dark city engulfing the character, and initially you feel cold. But as the film goes on you begin to really love the characters and just have fun taking the ride and enjoying being with them. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_5_black_and_white_movies_made_after_1970/190/3430/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: What are your favorite black and white films made after a time when color had become the norm? Since I'm not sure exactly when that was (that could be an interesting thing to discuss here as well), I'm going to say 1970. I can actually think of a lot more than 5, so I'm going to say more than that, but I think that's fair and allowable. 1. I'm clumping all of Jim Jarmusch's B&W films together, which is nearly half of them I think: Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Dead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes. 2. The Man Who Wasn't There. The Coen brothers' tribute to film noir. 3. The Elephant Man. My favorite Lynch film (even though I've only seen three). 4. Ed Wood. It HAD to be in B&W. 5. OK, I can't pick 5, so these all tie for 5th. Clerks, Pi, Young Frankenstein, Raging Bull, Following, Good Night, and Good Luck. Ok, I have a few more I'd like to mention, but I'll hold off for some discussion. There are several that I'm expecting a lot of people to list.
]]>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:44:39 GMTRisseladaTop 510/25/2006 12:44:39 PMWhat are your favorite black and white films made after a time when color had become the norm? Since I'm not sure exactly when that was (that could be an interesting thing to discuss here as well), I'm going to say 1970. I can actually think of a lot more than 5, so I'm going to say more than that, but I think that's fair and allowable. 1. I'm clumping all of Jim Jarmusch's B&amp;W films together, which is nearly half of them I think: Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Dead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes. 2. The Man Who Wasn't There. The Coen brothers' tribute to film noir. 3. The Elephant Man. My favorite Lynch film (even though I've only seen three). 4. Ed Wood. It HAD to be in B&amp;W. 5. OK, I can't pick 5, so these all tie for 5th. Clerks, Pi, Young Frankenstein, Raging Bull, Following, Good Night, and Good Luck. Ok, I have a few more I'd like to mention, but I'll hold off for some discussion. There are several that I'm expecting a lot of people to list. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/friendship/MemberTagFilms.aspxfriendship
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