Tagged: Top 10

Ten Favorite Film Posters of 2013

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Since it’s a bit early for a top ten of favorite films (still waiting for some possibly great films to be released), I thought I’d start the yearly retrospective with a list of favorite posters. I haven’t seen all the films on this list, so I don’t know if some of these are actually good. Also, that’s not really important. This is about film posters, so it’s about who created the coolest artwork to prompt their picture. Film posters are usually a big part of what gets me excited for a film. Since I try to stay away from trailers as much as possible, most of the times I prefer “static” marketing like stills and posters.  Continue reading

Top Ten Post-1960s Black & White Films

Here’s a chronological list of my favorite and most gorgeous looking Black & White films produced since the 1970s. These are all films made after the Black & White era. They’re nostalgia fueled pictures, romantic and of course incredibly beautiful.

The Last Picture Show (1971)
10. The Last Picture Show (1971, Peter Bogdanovich)

Eraserhead (1977)
9. Eraserhead (1977, David Lynch)

Manhattan (1979)
8. Manhattan (1979, Woody Allen)

Raging Bull (1980)
7. Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese)

Rumble Fish (1983)
6. Rumble Fish (1983, Francis Ford Coppola)

Down by Law (1986)
5. Down By Law (1986, Jim Jarmusch)

Wings of Desire (1987)
4. Der Himmel über Berlin (1987, Wim Wenders)

Schindlers List (1993)
3. Schindler’s List (1993, Steven Spielberg)

Pi (1998)
2. Pi (1998, Darren Aronofsky)

The White Ribbon (2009)
1. Das Weisse Band (2009, Michael Haneke)