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Digital Cinema

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Movies that use digital sensor-based cameras in actual interesting ways.

Not appearing on this list: DOCUMENTARY NOW, which leverages digital…

  • Brigadoon
  • Silk Stockings
  • Return of the Jedi
  • Fallen Angels
  • Ballast

WHY IS THIS IN SCOPE

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Movies shot or released in Cinemascope (2.35-2.40:1) but not composed for Cinemascope. Not comprehensive, I just add films as I…

  • I Don't Want to Be a Man
  • The Oyster Princess
  • The Doll
  • Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
  • The Wildcat

Essential Lubitsch

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A condensed list for folks who want a more accessible entry to Lubitsch than "watch literally all of them!": an…

  • A Star Is Born
  • The Long Gray Line
  • Bigger Than Life
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • The Big Country

Now THIS is 'Scope

68 films 59 7 Edit

Good Scope (defined as anything 2.2:1 or wider.)

Please note that this is not intended as a comprehensive list. There…

  • To Be or Not to Be
  • The Merry Widow
  • The Shop Around the Corner
  • Trouble in Paradise
  • Cluny Brown

Ernst

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A personal ranking of Ernst Lubitsch movies, as featured in HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT.

7/10/2023: This list is complete!

  • Napoleon
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Scarlet Empress
  • Young Mr. Lincoln
  • My Darling Clementine

Biopics

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Good bios

Need to see:

Ivan the Terrible The Gospel According to St Matthew Mishima Sin & Nancy Jacquot de Nantes…

  • Portrait of Jennie
  • This Is Cinerama
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Das Boot

Interesting Surround Sound Mixes

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  • Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
  • Where Is My Treasure?
  • Pinkus's Shoe Palace
  • The Merry Jail
  • I Don't Want to Be a Man

How Would Lubitsch Do it - Episode List

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A directory of the currently-available episodes of the How Would Lubitsch Do It? podcast.

  • The Merry Widow
  • Ball of Fire
  • The Quiet Man
  • The Band Wagon
  • The Apartment

Romantic Comedies and Cinematography

18 films 23 Edit

Romantic comedies with conspicuously good cinematography.

(There would be a couple more Rohmers on here but I've limited myself to…

  • Paradiso
  • We Three Heathens
  • The Martyr
  • Preface to a History
  • Preface to a History

Movies I Worked On

19 films 21 Edit

A reference list for movies that I worked on in a significant capacity that have been added to this website.

  • Stop Making Sense
  • Gimme Shelter
  • Monterey Pop
  • Neil Young Trunk Show
  • The Last Waltz

Every Concert Film I've Seen, Ranked by Filmmaking Quality

62 films 17 Edit

A ranking of every concert film I've seen when regarded as an object of the cinematic arts.

TV broadcasts never…

  • Passage of Venus
  • The Magic Rosette
  • The Kiss
  • L'Homme Machine
  • Man Walking Around a Corner

A Movie Per Year (Devan & Anja's 2022 Project)

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2022 Viewing Challenge. Rules: 1. One movie per year. 2. Must be a first viewing unless we've seen literally every…

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