Over the last year, I’ve become overwhelmed with fine literature and splendid poetry– and this blog is not suitable for the sharing of such words.
At the moment, I don’t care much for other things. Yes Mastroianni is a fine looking man, and Days Of Heaven is a wonderful film, and Tarkovsky is a delight, but it’s time to move on. A transition is in the works.
JOAN: It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation. I shall outlast that cross. I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.
Saint Joan
-Bernard Shaw
What I love about these pictures is how iconic many of them feel.
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The Passion of St. Anna
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We Three Are Sharing The Same Blood
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For You I Will
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We Have Secrets
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A Good Flight Is Hard To Find
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Who Told You This Plane Exists?
Shortlisted:
Michael Clayton, Inland Empire, The King of Kong A FistFul Of Quarters, Red Dawn, Hot Fuzz, Manderlay, Anchorman, Millions, 3:10 To Yuma, Grizzly Man, Whale Rider, The Departed, Ratatouille, Pans Labyrinth, 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Up, The Darjeeling Limited, Synecdoche New York, Storytelling, Memento, The Fog Of War.
Sorry, I’m not able to write anything for these titles. I’m just way to busy at the moment. I’ll upload a timelapse video of myself putting this list together, including me writing this text.
I love you all.
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50. Y Tu Mama Tambien (Mexican-2001)

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49. O Brother Where Art Thou? (USA-2000)

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48. Little Miss Sunshine/Juno/Garden State (USA-2006,2007,2004)



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47. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (British-2005)

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46. Once (Ireland-2007)

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45. Talk to Her (Spanish-2002)

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44. Shawn of the Dead (British-2004)

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43. Amores Perros (Mexican-2000)

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42. The Taste Of Others (Le goût des autres) (French-2000)

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41. Don’t Come Knocking (German/USA-2005)

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40. Let The Right One In (Swedish-2008)

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39. Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind (USA-2004)

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38. Oldboy (South Korean-2003) / 2046 (Hong Kong-2004)


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37. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (British-2006)

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36. Encounters At The End Of The World (German/USA-2007)

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35. Volver (Spanish-2006)

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34. Knocked Up (USA-2007) / Superbad (USA-2007)


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33. Punch-Drunk Love (USA-2002)

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32. Mutual Appreciation (USA-2005)

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31. Girl On The Bridge (France-2000)

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30. No Country For Old Men (USA-2007)

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29. Amelie (France-2001)

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28. High Fidelity (USA-2000) /Almost Famous (USA-2000)


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27. City Of God (Brazil-2002) / Tsotsi (South Africa-2005)


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26. Donnie Darko (USA-2001) / George Washington (USA-2001)


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25. Moulin Rouge! (Australia-2001)

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24. Dogville (Denmark-2003)
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23. Adaptation (USA-2002)
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22. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (USA-2003)
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21. In The Mood For Love (Hong Kong-2000)
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20. The Fall (India-2008)
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19. Spirited Away (Japan-2001) / Wall-E (USA-2008)
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18. Children Of Men (British-2006)
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17. 28 Days Later (British-2002)
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16. Three Times (Taiwan-2005)
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15. Unbreakable (USA-2000)
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14. Nobody Knows (Japan-2004)
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13. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France-2007)
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12. No Direction Home (USA-2005)
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11. L’Enfant (Belgium/France-2005)
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10. The Incredibles (USA-2004)
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9. The Lives Of Others (German-2006)
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8. Wendy and Lucy (USA-2008) / Old Joy (USA-2006)
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7. There Will Be Blood (USA-2007)
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6. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA-2001) / Birth (USA-2004)
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5. The Royal Tenenbaums (USA-2001)
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4. Silent Light (Mexico/Plautdietsch-2007)
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3. Man On Wire (British-2008)
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2. Lost In Translation (USA-2003)
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1. The New World (USA-2005)
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What is your favorite film, released this last decade, that you’ve never watched?
Mine is David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive.
What is your favorite piece of literature that you’ve purchased this last decade, but have yet to read said piece?
Mine is Umberto Eco’s The Island of the Day Before.
This is what you can expect from this blog– pictures of sexy people (and sexy places, and sexy items and sexy art).
Mad Love,
Brian