Pulled from Rotten Tomatoes Top Movies section:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/?year=2016
UPDATED: 2/23/22
Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium—from laserdisc to DVD and Blu-ray to streaming—Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.
Films listed in order of spine numbers. Releases with multiple films are listed as individual items where appropiate.
Last Update: Releases up to August 2024 (Spine #1232)
Source: https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number
The 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films list serves as a companion to the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1,000 Greatest Films of all time list which, - by its nature - tends to have very few films from the 21st century in it. The 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films list attempts to highlight and honour this century's most critically revered films and act as a sort of 'resting bay' for many great films that are likely to be included in the 1,000 Greatest Films list sooner or later.
Source: http://www.theyshootpictures.com/21stcentury.htm
Since 1984, the Criterion Collection, has been dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements for a wider and wider audience. The foundation of the collection is the work of such masters of cinema as Kurosawa, Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky, Hitchcock, and Kubrick. Each film is presented uncut, in its original aspect ratio, as its maker intended it to be seen. To date, more than 150 filmmakers have made it into the collection.
Source: https://www.criterion.com/library/list_view?b=Criterion&m=dvd&s=spine
List of long and short movies with lesbian and bisexual women.
All the movies with "Must-See" badge on Metacritic. Movie gets the badge when it has a score of 81 or higher and has been reviewed by at least 15 pro critics.
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Updated Jan 2022
Cahiers du Cinéma, (Notebooks on Cinema) is a French film magazine founded in 1951. Top 10 films chosen annually by the critics of Cahiers du Cinéma.
The history of the Cahiers is related to the Cinéma history, in particular because of a generation of enthusiasts who gave birth to the Nouvelle Vague. Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette, Claude Chabrol and many others wrote their first reviews before becoming filmmakers.
The magazine has picked its top ten films of the year, most years. Top ten films were not picked in the years 1952-1954, 1969-1980, and in the year 2003. Rankings can be viewed in my source list URL, or via the link provided in the comments section. In some cases, films tie for a certain spot in the yearly top 10; for example, 2012's #4 spot is tied between three films (consequently, there is no #5 or #6). Some directors definitely appear to be heavily preferred by those responsible for selecting the list.
This list does not include the special "best of 1990s" and "best of 2000s" decade lists, though most of those twenty films are included here. (The exceptions are David Lynch's TV show Twin Peaks on the 1990s list, and Gus Van Sant's Elephant, Abdellatif Kechiche's The Secret of the Grain, and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds on the 2000s decade list.)
Other anomalies:
The TV show "24" tied for the #10 spot in 2002, along with Gus Van Sant's Gerry. Gerry also tied for #6 on the 2004 list.
A TV episode "Travolta et moi" (dir. Patricia Mazuy) from the show "Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge..." was selected as #6 in 1994. Claire Denis' episode "US Go Home" from the same series rated #9 in 1994.
Raul Ruiz's Les trois couronnes du matelot (Three Crowns of the Sailor) tied for #7 in 1983 and tied for #8 in 1982.
1968's #4 spot for Histoires extraordinaires is specifically for Federico Fellini's segment "Toby Damnit."
1965's #4 spot for Paris vu par... is specifically for the Jean Rouch episode.
1959's #3 spot was claimed by Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible. Since Part II was released in 1958, it is possible that the award was for Part II, but since my sources didn't specify a part and both parts may have been shown together, I have included Parts I & II in the list.
Love it or hate it, here it is...
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahiers_du_cin%C3%A9ma
List of movies with lesbians in it that I want to watch (or already watched). I decided to let all movies inside if someone needs inspiration for their own list.
The representation is not always well done so be careful if it is what you wanted. But for a good watching challenge, it works.
HollyWood Movies based on Popularity
Time again for our annual international critics’ poll of the year’s top movies. This year we asked 163 critics and curators to name their five best films of the year – and the results are a small triumph for diversity (not to mention a lot of treats still to come to UK cinemas over the next few months). Films directed by women make up the majority of the top five, alongside Barry Jenkins’ gay black coming of age portrait Moonlight in second place.
Andrea Arnold’s American Honey and Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake also show the breadth and depth of British cinema – but this is surely the first year that a German comedy is the runaway winner…
Source: http://www.bfi.org.uk/best-films-2016
I'm mainly interested in seeing how many I can actively see and maybe motivate me to kill my watchlist by doing so. Can't speak for the industry's issues but it shouldn't matter what the gender of the filmmaker is really. Things like this is also selling people short but w/e.
The concept of #52FilmsByWomen:
Will you watch a film a week by a woman for one year? Say YES, and join our #52FilmsByWomen movement! It is super easy: make the commitment, watch the film and post about it on Facebook or Twitter. You can curate a list on GoWatchIt, or pull from one of the many lists of films by female writers and directors, or watch a film as part of the Trailblazing Women series on TCM during the month of October.
In our latest round of research, Exploring the Careers of Female Filmmakers: Phase III, we found that one of the barriers for female directors is a perceived scarcity of talent pool and experience. Many of those surveyed couldn’t name a female director. Can you believe that? There are over one thousand female directors on The Director List, 1300 female directors at the DGA and 45 who have helmed a $25 million movie in the last 13 years. We believe that #52FilmsByWomen is a fun way to bring attention to the many talented female filmmakers around the world, and a great way to spark a creative and interactive conversation.We hatched this idea to increase awareness of female filmmakers and hopefully along the way you’ll find stories that inspire, educate and entertain you!"
Source: http://womeninfilm.org/52-films/
Diary of everything I saw while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Shortlist from 2016 Sundance Film Festival:
- 1-13: Premieres
- 14-17: Spotlight
- 18-23: U.S. Dramatic
- 24-28: World Cinema Dramatic
- 29-30: Next
- 31-32: Midnight
- 33: Sundance Kids
- 34-35: U.S. Documentary
- 36-37: World Cinema Documentary
- 38: Special Events.
Essential movies for lonely people out there... if you want to feel something in this big big world.…
Source:
Years 1931-2018 come from:
The New York Times: Book of Movies
the essential 1,000 films to see
2019 ed
Years after 2018 come from NYT website.
work in progress
There are discrepancies between the website and the book, particular for years after 2003. Please leave a comment for any errors you find.
Films pour Madame :)
Women Make Film II †
https://www.womenmakefilm.net/
Introductions and Chapters††
01 – 05 / Introductions
06 – 29 / Chapter 01 | Openings
30 – 42 / Chapter 02 | Tone
43 – 56 / Chapter 03 | Believability
57 – 66 / Chapter 04 | Introducing Character
67 – 76 / Chapter 05 | Meet Cute
77 – 88 / Chapter 06 | Conversation
89–104 / Chapter 07 | Framing
105–109 / Chapter 08 | Tracking
110–114 / Chapter 09 | Staging
115–126 / Chapter 10 | Journey
127–136 / Chapter 11 | Discovery
137–149 / Chapter 12 | Adult/Child
150–150 / Chapter 13 | Economy
151–154 / Chapter 14 | Editing
155–161 / Chapter 15 | POV
162–166 / Chapter 16 | Close Up
167–173 / Chapter 17 | Surrealism and Dreams
174–180 / Chapter 18 | Bodies
181–191 / Chapter 19 | Sex
192–197 / Chapter 20 | Home
198–199 / Chapter 21 | Religion
200–207 / Chapter 22 | Work
208–219 / Chapter 23 | Politics
220–221 / Chapter 24 | Gear Change
222–228 / Chapter 25 | Comedy
229–232 / Chapter 26 | Melodrama
233–235 / Chapter 27 | SCI-FI
236–241 / Chapter 28 | Horror and Hell
242–245 / Chapter 29 | Tension
246–251 / Chapter 30 | Stasis
252–254 / Chapter 31 | Leave Out
255–259 / Chapter 32 | Reveal
260–264 / Chapter 33 | Memory
265–267 / Chapter 34 | Time
268–270 / Chapter 35 | Life Inside
271–275 / Chapter 36 | The Meaning of Life
276–XXX / Chapter 37 | Love
XXX–XXX / Chapter 38 | Death
XXX–XXX / Chapter 39 | Endings
XXX–XXX / Chapter 40 | Song and Dance
† NOTE: This is my second and broader list based on Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2019) by Mark Cousins. It's a complete list of all films by chapter that appear in Cousins' 14 hour documentary. It's ranked and notated to mirror the documentary's structure. My other (first) list is similar but more narrow selection of films and their TCM premier dates, based on the same Cousins' documentary which airs in TCM's 2020 Women Make Film Film Festival. https://trakt.tv/users/lezelmaz/lists/women-make-film-tcm-tuesdays-2020
†† NOTE: This list notes the first instance only of a film that may appear in multiple chapters.
mulheres que amam mulheres
Independent Spirit Awards 2017 nominees.
* EXCLUDING: Oscar, Golden Globes and BAFTA 2017 nominees.
Including: SAG, HFA, BIFA and LCCFA 2018 nominees.
* EXCLUDING: Oscar, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Independent Spirits and Critics' Choice 2018 nominees.
Rotten Tomatoes: Best of 2016
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