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Because I am going to need something to distract me from the election I'm going to count down my 100 favourite movies in chronological order with the exception of the top ten. Consider this tweet the beginning of that thread.
Falling Leaves (Alice Guy, 1912)
Faust (F.W. Murnau, 1926)
L'invitation au Voyage (Germaine Dulac, 1927)
The Wind (Victor Sjostrom, 1928)
and that's gonna do it for the silents.
and that's gonna do it for the silents.
Minnie the Moocher (Fleischer Squad, 1932)
Shout out to record player head dad
Shout out to record player head dad
Shanghai Express (Josef Von Sternberg, 1932)
Josef von Sternberg, the madman that he is, not only said, "here's a train", but also, "here's Marlene Dietrich".
Josef von Sternberg, the madman that he is, not only said, "here's a train", but also, "here's Marlene Dietrich".
The Black Cat (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934)
Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and the foreshadowing of looming war-time atrocity.
Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and the foreshadowing of looming war-time atrocity.
The Scarlet Empress (Josef von Sternberg, 1934)
Horrible, crowded, rampant excess. An apocalypse movie disguised as a star vehicle.
Horrible, crowded, rampant excess. An apocalypse movie disguised as a star vehicle.
Now, Voyager (Irving Rapper, 1942)
this is a movie about hats
this is a movie about hats
Now you may be thinking, "holy jeez, willow! where did the rest of the 1930s go??". Well, the 1930s will be reappearing when I get to the top 10.
Cat People (Jacques Tourneur, 1942)
May or may not like this one because it's about a gal with body issues and a...let's say...subversive quality when it pertains to sex.
May or may not like this one because it's about a gal with body issues and a...let's say...subversive quality when it pertains to sex.
The Curse of the Cat People (Val Lewton Squad, 1944)
May or may not like this one because it's about the shared generational trauma of women and girls whose bodies, interests and expressions are considered transgressive.
May or may not like this one because it's about the shared generational trauma of women and girls whose bodies, interests and expressions are considered transgressive.
Gaslight (George Cukor, 1944)
I promise that not everything on this list is going to be about female neurosis.
I promise that not everything on this list is going to be about female neurosis.
A Day in the Country (Jean Renoir, 1946)
There's something elemental about this one that I don't think we'll ever really be able to fully describe with language. It's like the natural relationship of man and earth or something idk.
There's something elemental about this one that I don't think we'll ever really be able to fully describe with language. It's like the natural relationship of man and earth or something idk.
Puce Moment (Kenneth Anger, 1949)
we love a lazy gal
we love a lazy gal
Anne of the Indies (Jacques Tourneur, 1951)
girl pirate! girl pirate! girl pirate!
girl pirate! girl pirate! girl pirate!
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks, 1953)
Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe get married to one another in this one.
Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe get married to one another in this one.
Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
Sometimes the canon is 100% correct.
Sometimes the canon is 100% correct.
Lola Montes (Max Ophuls, 1955)
Whole lotta movie
Whole lotta movie
Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk, 1956)
Robert Stack's dick doesn't work and Dorothy Malone plays a shit-stirring queen.
Robert Stack's dick doesn't work and Dorothy Malone plays a shit-stirring queen.
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Frank Tashlin, 1957)
Frank Tashlin is the kind of guy who'd describe boobs as "fun bags".
Frank Tashlin is the kind of guy who'd describe boobs as "fun bags".
The Cranes are Flying (Mikhail Kalatozov, 1957)
Back in the day the Russian filmmakers knew what was up. If anyone ever asked me what cinema was as a pure expression of unique artistic formal qualities I might tell 'em to watch Cranes are Flying. It's as good as it gets.
Back in the day the Russian filmmakers knew what was up. If anyone ever asked me what cinema was as a pure expression of unique artistic formal qualities I might tell 'em to watch Cranes are Flying. It's as good as it gets.
Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
If I legally changed my name to Kim Novak there's absolutely nothing anyone could say against it because it'd be transphobic not to call me by my new name.
If I legally changed my name to Kim Novak there's absolutely nothing anyone could say against it because it'd be transphobic not to call me by my new name.
The Tarnished Angels (Douglas Sirk, 1958)
Another one from Doug. This time Robert Stack's pent up male-ness expresses itself through plane crashes and Dorothy Malone stars as someone who stirs considerably less shit this time around and Rock Hudson is once again quite pretty.
Another one from Doug. This time Robert Stack's pent up male-ness expresses itself through plane crashes and Dorothy Malone stars as someone who stirs considerably less shit this time around and Rock Hudson is once again quite pretty.
Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
horse girls with trauma squad, rise up!
horse girls with trauma squad, rise up!
Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles, 1965)
Big Poppa Orson
Big Poppa Orson
Monterey Pop (D.A. Pennebaker, 1968)
We talk a lot about "Stop Making Sense" being the all time greatest concert film, but that one doesn't have Jimi Hendrix or Otis Redding.
We talk a lot about "Stop Making Sense" being the all time greatest concert film, but that one doesn't have Jimi Hendrix or Otis Redding.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
Yes, fine. Let's get this one out of the way. Space, monkeys, the robot, evolution, pink floyd, drugs, we get it.
Yes, fine. Let's get this one out of the way. Space, monkeys, the robot, evolution, pink floyd, drugs, we get it.
Funeral Parade of Roses (Toshio Matsumoto, 1969)
Transness as a cinematic language
Transness as a cinematic language
Belladonna of Sadness (Eiichi Yamamoto, 1973)
you could prob pair this one with Rob Zombie's "Lords of Salem" and it'd be chill.
you could prob pair this one with Rob Zombie's "Lords of Salem" and it'd be chill.
Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable (Shunya Ito, 1973)
Pretty sure Scorpion kills a trans woman in this, but it's okay because that lady is an asshole and Meiko Kaji transcends my allegiance to gender or w/e. Shunya Ito the god.
Pretty sure Scorpion kills a trans woman in this, but it's okay because that lady is an asshole and Meiko Kaji transcends my allegiance to gender or w/e. Shunya Ito the god.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974)
Probably my favourite from Fassbinder though sometimes it's Petra Von Kant. idk dude was good.
Probably my favourite from Fassbinder though sometimes it's Petra Von Kant. idk dude was good.
Dyketactics (Barbara Hammer, 1974)
When I initially came out I thought I was going to be a lesbian, but then estrogen made me extremely sexually attracted to guys and thus the wheel of great confusion wrt transgender sexuality fooled me again. This is a good movie.
When I initially came out I thought I was going to be a lesbian, but then estrogen made me extremely sexually attracted to guys and thus the wheel of great confusion wrt transgender sexuality fooled me again. This is a good movie.
Celine and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette, 1974)
Dress up and make-believe are all you need.
Dress up and make-believe are all you need.
A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
Rowlands in this movie is probably the best acting performance ever put on screen. I think about her work all the time and she's nearly as great in Opening Night and Strangers: The Story of a Mother and a Daughter.
Rowlands in this movie is probably the best acting performance ever put on screen. I think about her work all the time and she's nearly as great in Opening Night and Strangers: The Story of a Mother and a Daughter.
