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TJ Duane: “So surreal and creepy, this film sticks with you like few films ever do. ”
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TJ Duane: “8 1/2 is an enduring classic and a film masterwork by Fellini, who had plenty of masterpieces on his resume. This IS the circus of filmmaking. ”
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TJ Duane: “The circus of fascist Italy. Fellini's career was a treasure of a filmmaker and Amarcord is one of his best films. The Nino Rota score sells it. ”
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TJ Duane: “Such an odd film, but it is perfectly Kaufman, which is all I need. It is aided by Jonze's direction and the performances--especially by Malkovich. ”
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TJ Duane: “The ultimate procedural with perfect cinematography. Other than High and Low, this may be Kurosawa's best film. ”
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TJ Duane: “I've recently grow to appreciate this as one of Fincher's best films. He is today's Hitchcock--a careful filmmaker whose films exude flawlessness. ”
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TJ Duane: “Douglas is devastating in this wonderful film. It ends with one of my favorite Kubrick moments. Maybe his best ending?”
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TJ Duane: “Kieslowski's three films are all completely wonderful in their genre travels. Red is the culmination and my favorite. One of the best trilogies ever. ”
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TJ Duane: “Soderbergh's impact on film is unappreciated nowadays. I feel Che, along with Traffic, are his masterpieces. Del Toro is a masterclass actor as well.”
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TJ Duane: “This is the film with some of my favorite tonal shifts I've ever seen. My favorite Bergman. ”
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TJ Duane: “Days of Heaven was the plains personified, & The Thin Red Line is war personified. Malick's meditations on war are far more interesting than bombast.”
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TJ Duane: “Beautiful poetry projected onto the screen by film's most beautiful and poetic filmmaker. ”
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TJ Duane: “My first Criterion film is naturally a Kubrick film. It is dark, funny, brutal, and thoroughly entertaining. ”
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