Wednesday, 19 September 2007
What's in the Book?
posted @8:18 p.m. by Richard Kelly
You're wondering, perhaps, precisely what kind of 'alternative' movie lists this book is peddling? In which case, read on...
TEN BAD DATES WITH DE NIRO
Contents
I. Losing It at the Movies: Pure Emotional Responses to Cinema
Anne Billson: “It’s Only A Movie...” - Ten Films (Non-Horror) That Traumatised Me When I Was Younger
D.B.C. Pierre: Ten Films To Avoid On Medication (Or Within Reach Of A Cutlery Drawer)
Nev Pierce: My Love Wears Forbidden Colours – Ten Films It’s Painful To Like
A Roundtable: The Crying Game – Ten Confessions of Uncontrollable Movie Tears
II. Quality Counts: Arguments, Judgments, and Personal Views on the ‘Best’ and ‘Worst’ in Cinema
Ian Christie: Heartbreaking Works Of Staggering Genius? Ten of the Unlikeliest Films Ever Judged ‘The Best of All Time’
Mike Figgis: Ten Great Films
Tim Robey: We’d Like To Thank The Academy - The Ten Most Richly Deserved Oscars®
Kieron Corless & Chris Darke: Judged By Ten Under Riviera Sun - The Ten Dodgiest Decisions Of The Cannes Festival Jury
Richard T. Kelly: Don’t Believe The Gripes – Ten So-Called ‘Turkeys’ That Are Actually Terrific
David Hare: Ten Great Films Which Defy Genre
Steven Soderbergh: One Great Movie (Greater Even Than is Widely Supposed)
III. The Phantom Picture-House: Movies You Can’t See, Won’t See, or Will Never Ever Get to See
Gilbert Adair: Un salon des refuses – Ten Films Difficult to Pick Up
Nev Pierce: The Age of Ignorance – Ten Great Films I Haven't Seen
Kevin Jackson: The Greatest Films Never Made - Ten Sadly Unrealised Masterworks
IV. Take Two, or Even Three: Remakes, Recycles and Return Visits
Mark Cousins: So Good They Made It Thrice – The Ten Greatest Movie Trilogies
Nev Pierce: Even Better Than The Real Thing - Ten Remakes That Improve On The Originals
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen: Ripe For Remake - Five Films We’d Like To See Remade
V. That Thing They Do: Actors & Acting
Richard T. Kelly: Twisted Christopher - Ten Inimitable Walken Line-Readings
Tim Robey: The Mighty Apoplexies Of Pacino – Ten Scenes Where ‘Shouty Al’ Shows Up
Demetrios Matheou: Ten Bad Dates With De Niro – Lessons From Bobby In How Not To Treat A Lady
Danny Leigh: They Could Have Been Contenders - Ten Great Performances By Frequently Derided Actors
Ryan Gilbey: Maestros Who Got Into Make-Up - Ten Directors Who Acted, With Honour
James Mottram: O Brothers, Here Art Thou – The Coen Bros’ Ten Most Memorable Minor Characters
VI: What Are You Wearing? Wardrobe, Cosmetics, And Personal Style
Christopher Bray: Get The Look – The Ten Best Male Movie Outfits
Ryan Gilbey: I Feel Pretty – Ten Great Thespian Turns In Drag
Anne Billson: Manicure Madness - Ten Shining Examples Of Notable Nail Varnish
Paul Dale: More Syrup, Sir? The Ten Worst Wigs An Actor Dared To Wear
Andrew O’Hagan: The Ten Baddest Hair Days in Film
Richard T. Kelly: Veil, Visor, Disguiser - Ten Fascinating Face-Masks
VII: Careers You Might Consider: Obsessive Professions & Callings
Demetrios Matheou & Richard T. Kelly: A Key Flaw In The Design – Ten Brooding Architects
Jonathan Carter: Playing God’? Somebody Has To! Ten Mad Movie Scientists
Andrew Benbow: Worried Fingers – Ten Angst-Ridden Piano-Playing Protagonists
Demetrios Mattheou: Gentlemen of the Press – Ten Headlining Journalists In Film
VIII. Nearly Human: Animal, Mineral & Ethereal Icons Of The Movies
Paul Dale & Richard T. Kelly: All God’s Creatures Got A Place In The Movies - Ten Great Performances By Animals
Matt Thorne: Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto - Ten Dodgy Robots
Richard T. Kelly: Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Ten Otherworldly Girls
IX. Cruel And Unusual: Quirks, Landmarks & Innovations In Screen Violence
Anne Billson: Capital Offences – Ten Places You Wouldn't Expect To Find A Severed Head
James Mottram: Sleeping With The Fishes - The Top Ten Most Violent Gangster Deaths
James Little, Gordon Spiers, James Spiers & Richard T. Kelly: It’s Raining Bullets – Ten Gratuitous Machine-Gun Frenzies
Kieron Corless: You And Whose Army? The Ten Toughest Gangs In Movies
Anne Billson: Digital Nightmares – Ten Wince-Making Instances Of Finger/Toe Abuse
Richard T. Kelly: Rope, Dagger, Revolver? Too Easy – Ten Improvised/Unlikely Weapons
X. Intermission: A Bite To Eat, & A Bag Of Pick ‘N’ Mix
Demetrios Matheou: Are You Gonna Swallow That? Ten Memorable Meals
Kaleem Aftab: Back Of The Net! The Ten Best Goals Scored In Movies
Kaleem Aftab: The Words Of Prophets – Ten Great Uses Of Graffiti
Kevin Macdonald: Ten Great Films One Could (Loosely) Call ‘Political Thrillers’
XI. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: They’re Called ‘Motion Pictures’
Richard T. Kelly: Choosing At 35,000 Feet - Ten Great Passenger-Plane Moments
Graham Fuller: Express Desires - Cinema’s Obsessive Affair With Railways
Jason Wood: The Code Of The Road - Ten Great Road Movies
XII. Sex, Drugs, & A Little Bit Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
Mike Figgis: A Surprising Intimacy – Ten Films That Have Interesting Sensuality
Paul Dale: Once More With Feeling – The Ten Most Convincing Sex Scenes Not In A Porn Film
Geoffrey MacNab: The Prying Dutchman - The Ten Most Gratuitous Uses Of Sex & Nudity In The Oeuvre Of Paul Verhoeven
Richard T. Kelly: Heroic Doses, Hellish Descents – Ten Very Bad Trips, Man
Matt Thorne: Make Mine A Double – The Ten Best Screen Drunks
Richard T. Kelly & Nev Pierce: Thank You For Smoking – Ten Movies That Made Cigarettes Look Cool
Jason Wood: The Ultimate Performance – Ten Great Acting Turns By Rock Stars And Other Musicians
XIII. The Grown-Up Arts: Older Forms And Their Impact On Film
Geoff Andrew: The Painter’s Painter As Director – Ten Films Somehow Related To The Paintings Of Diego Rodríguez De Silva Y Velázquez (1599-1660)
Paul Farley: ‘My Man John Keats Said That!’ Ten Great Uses Of Poetry At The Movies
Ian Christie: Based On The Movie – The Ten Best Stories Or Novels About Cinema
Matt Thorne: Never Trust A Screenwriter – Ten Loose Adaptations
XIV. Craftsmen At Work: Unsung Techniques That Have Transformed Movies
Rafaela Romaya: Credit Where It’s Due – Ten Great Opening-Credit Sequences
Edward Lawrenson: Perpetual-Motion Men – Ten Bravura Long Takes
Mark Salisbury: Gonna Fly Now – Ten Cool Steadicam Shots
Ian Christie: ‘Checking The Gate’ Is For Wimps - Ten Great Films That Didn’t Use A Camera (Or, At Least, Not The Filmmaker’s Camera)
Edward Lawrenson: It’s Not Over ‘til We Say It’s Over – Ten Brave Uses Of Obselete Technology
Ian Christie: A Branch Of Conjuring – The Ten Best Animated Films (Excluding Disney)
Kaleem Aftab: You Have Been Watching... Ten Classic End-Credit Cast Lists
XV: Strange, The Power Of Cheap Music (with apologies to Noel Coward)
Mavis Cheek: Oh-So-Stirring Stuff – Ten Embarrassingly Sentimental Film Scores That Make My Spine Tingle (Despite Being A Rational Sort In All Other Respects)
George Pelecanos: Ten Movie Soundtrack Cues That Are On My Ipod (Not All Of Them Westerns)
XVI. Location, Location, Location: Where It Happens, Why That Matters
Geoffrey MacNab: Escalating Genius – The Ten Best Uses Of Steps Or Staircases
Matt Thorne: No-One Under 21 Admitted – Top Ten Movie Nightclubs I Wish Were Real
Danny Leigh: This Is Not America? Ten Great American Movies Made By Non-Americans
XVII. Cinema Will Eat Itself: Loving Acts Of Self-Reference
David Thompson: Ten Great Films Watched By Characters In Great Films (So Making An Indelible Impression)
James Mottram: A Two-For-One Offer You Can’t Refuse – The Ten Most Diverting Films-Within-Films
XVIII. Spoiler Alert! Narrative Turns, Stings, & Endings
Matt Thorne: Heeeere’s Mommy! Ten Great Twists In The Tail
Richard T. Kelly: Judas Kisses – Ten Terrible Betrayals
Danny Leigh: Commended To Heaven – Ten Great Funerals
Geoffrey MacNab: The Wind Blows Where It Will – Ten Wholly Unexpected ‘Grace Notes’
Anthony Quinn: The Ten Best Movie Endings
XIX. And Finally: With Compliments Of The Season
Graham Fuller: Deck The Halls With Bladeless Razors – Ten Christmas Movies To Save Us All From Satan’s Power
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