Thanks for this list DL. I wish that I had been collecting favorite shots from my get go. It is another nice way to hang onto the memories. And thanks for including a couple of the movies I got to support in my Amazon years. I am so glad we got to be part of COLD WAR and THE HANDMAIDEN.
So true-don’t need millions, just need good composition. (But money can help!) Good selections and observations! I’m behind on my Substack reading but want to get to your other lists from different decades. Particularly curious about the ‘70s list
I started these lists off for fun but the more I get into them, the more I'm actually learning to think about composition and cinematography than I have in the last 10 years or so. The 70s was one of the hardest lists! I had to leave out so many choices, that I might just start doing lists for each year.
It's nice to see you active again on Substack, it felt like you'd been quiet for a while!
The 70s had some truly great stuff, and globally too! What stands out most is that a lot of these films actually came from the big studios, whereas today, the most interesting stuff is coming from the fringes and smaller players.
Robert Evans was a whole other breed in his own league. But we need more people like Evans today to champion bold ideas with the kind of money that only studios have.
No way could we have gotten films like The Godfather, All The President’s Men, Chinatown, Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind without studio backing.
Thanks for this list DL. I wish that I had been collecting favorite shots from my get go. It is another nice way to hang onto the memories. And thanks for including a couple of the movies I got to support in my Amazon years. I am so glad we got to be part of COLD WAR and THE HANDMAIDEN.
Love these choices!!
So true-don’t need millions, just need good composition. (But money can help!) Good selections and observations! I’m behind on my Substack reading but want to get to your other lists from different decades. Particularly curious about the ‘70s list
I started these lists off for fun but the more I get into them, the more I'm actually learning to think about composition and cinematography than I have in the last 10 years or so. The 70s was one of the hardest lists! I had to leave out so many choices, that I might just start doing lists for each year.
It's nice to see you active again on Substack, it felt like you'd been quiet for a while!
Thank you, D.L.! Love your analyses and appreciate the thought you put into them! I love the aesthetic of many 70s films—what a great era for movies.
The 70s had some truly great stuff, and globally too! What stands out most is that a lot of these films actually came from the big studios, whereas today, the most interesting stuff is coming from the fringes and smaller players.
Yeah, the studios were run by a different breed of exec at that point, I guess!
Robert Evans was a whole other breed in his own league. But we need more people like Evans today to champion bold ideas with the kind of money that only studios have.
No way could we have gotten films like The Godfather, All The President’s Men, Chinatown, Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind without studio backing.
Oh, right! Evans! He absolutely was one of a kind! We do need more cultured, interesting renegades like him.