Jul 03 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
What makes a horrible film?
So, this is Austin Cinephile, a place for the collection [...]
Filed In: Assignments
Tags: Alexandre Desplat, Billy Crudup, Darren Aronofsky, Dedication, Iron Man, Jean Renoir, Jim Jarmusch, Killers, Knight and Day, Lord Love a Duck, Mandy Moore, Michael Sheen, New Moon, Robert Downey Jr., The Bounty Hunter, The Fountain, The Limits of Control, Tilda Swinton
Jun 14 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
What do you think about the auteur theory?
Although the auteur theory (the belief that [...]
Filed In: Assignments
Tags: Akira Kurosawa, Andrew Sarris, Ben Hecht, Bernard Hermann, Brigitte Bardot, Casino, Charlie Kaufman, Contempt, David Cronenberg, Francois Truffaut, Frenzy, Goodfellas, His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks, Jean-Luc Godard, Martin Scorsese, Marx Brothers, Pauline Kael, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Raging Bull, Roger Corman, Sally Menke, Saul Bass, Sergio Leone, Taxi Driver, Thelma Schoonmaker, Tom Schatz, Woody Allen
May 23 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
Write about your favorite performance by an actor portraying a real life character
Oftentimes, [...]
Filed In: Assignments
Tags: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Allen Ginsberg, Amadeus, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Cate Blanchett, David Cross, Don't Look Back, Dumb & Dumber, F. Murray Abraham, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Heath Ledger, I'm Not There, Jamie Foxx, Jim Carey, Joaquin Phoenix, John Hughes, Julie & Julia, Liar Liar, Man on the Moon, Marcus Carl Franklin, Meryl Streep, Milos Forman, Peter Shaffer, Ray, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Doors, The Mask, The Truman Show, Todd Haynes, Tom Hulce, Val Kilmer, Walk the Line
Apr 17 2010
We here at AustinCinephile are unabashed lovers of the auteur. For those of you who have checked out our Top Ten lists, particularly those of 2009, you will notice that auteurs feature prominently on each. That is because for some reason we are drawn to the unique signatures of visionary filmmakers. While we acknowledge the [...]
Mar 31 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
Write about five great Woody Allen films
We actually discussed and divied up the films [...]
Filed In: Assignments
Tags: Amarcord, Annie Hall, Bananas, Casablanca, Coen Brothers, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Deconstructing Harry, Django Reinhardt, Duck Soup, Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask, Federico Fellini, Gordon Willis, Humphrey Bogart, Husbands and Wives, Ingmar Bergman, Interiors, Javier Bardem, Love and Death, Manhattan, Marcello Mastroianni, Marx Brothers, Melinda and Melinda, No Country for Old Men, Penelope Cruz, Play it Again Sam, Radio Days, Rebecca Hall, Samantha Morton, Scarlett Johansson, Sleeper, Stardust Memories, Take the Money and Run, The Purple Rose of Cairo, The Sid Caesar Show, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Whatever Works, Wild Strawberries, Woody Allen, Zelig
Mar 16 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
What is the most overrated film?
Filed In: Assignments
Tags: Broadway Danny Rose, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, David Fincher, Fight Club, Gone With the Wind, Good Night and Good Luck, Mia Farrow, Munich, Network, Paul Haggis, Radio Days, Rocky, Rosemary's Baby, Sidney Lumet, Star Wars, The Purple Rose of Cairo, The Shawshank Redemption, Woody Allen, Zelig
Mar 01 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
Are there any actors/directors whose new films you will see regardless of any conditions?
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Filed In: Assignments
Tags: 21 Jump Street, Alice in Wonderland, and Strange Wilderness, Anne Hathaway, Aziz Ansari, Becket, Ben Affleck, Bill Murray, Body of Lies, Breaking and Entering, Brian De Palma, Brick, Bruno, Caligula, Carl Dreyer, Caveh Zahedi, Charlie Kaufman, Chloe Sevigny, Chris Eigeman, Christopher Guest, City of Ember, Coen Brothers, Craig Robinson, Danny Boyle, David Cronenberg, David Fincher, David Lynch, Deception, Drillbit Taylor, Eager to Die, Ethan Hawke, Frank Capra, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Horton Hears a Who!, It's a Wonderful Life, James Spader, Jared Hess, Jason Schwartzman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jim Jarmusch, Jimmy Stewart, Jody Hill, John Lasseter, John Waters, Johnny Depp, Jonah Hill, Jude Law, Julianne Moore, Katharine Hepburn, Kevin Smith, Larry Charles, Lawrence of Arabia, Leonardo DiCaprio, Looper, Luke Wilson, Madagascar, Maid in Manhattan, Man of La Mancha, Mark Wahlberg, Mars Attacks!, Martin Scorsese, Max Payne, Michel Gondry, Michelle Williams, Miss March, My Favorite Year, Next, Nicole Kidman, Nine, Noah Baumbach, Owen Wilson, Panic Room, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pedro Almodovar, Peter O'Toole, Quentin Tarantino, Ratatouille, Rian Johnson, Richard Burton, Richard Linklater, Rob Zombie, Robert Bresson, Robert Englund, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sam Raimi, Scoop, Seth Rogen, Shadow of Fear, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, State of Play, Steven Soderbergh, Sunshine, Supergirl: The Movie, The Brothers Bloom, The Jacket, The Lion in Winter, The Marc Pease Experience, The Rocker, The Ruling Class, Tim Burton, Troy, Venus, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Werner Herzog, Wes Anderson, What's New Pussycat?, Willem Dafoe, Woody Allen, xXx: State of the Union, Zodiac
Feb 22 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
What sequel would you most like to see, and why?
Filed In: Assignments
Tags: Big Trouble in Little China, Dr. Strangelove, Elisha Cook, George C. Scott, Humphrey Bogart, John Carpenter, John Huston, Kurt Russell, Martin Scorsese, Peter Lorre, Peter Sellers, Stanley Kubrick, Sterling Hayden, Sydney Greenstreet, The Hustler, The Maltese Falcon, The Thing
Feb 14 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
What movie are you the most reluctant to admit you saw in a theater? [...]
Dec 28 2009
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and each of our four founding members* will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
Describe your favorite experience in the cinema in the past 10 [...]
