the hopeandbullshitlist (at 21/01/2009)

no real changes this week, ''the wrestler'' charts high, but that was to be expected. this week, theatrically we have "valkyrie", frost/nixon" and "rachel getting married", and i have tickets to previews of "the curious case of benjamin button" and "faintheart" too, so a busy week for sure!


1. pierrot le fou (jean-luc godard)
2. the passenger (michelangelo antonioni)
3. au hasard balthazar (robert bresson)
4. the element of crime (lars von trier)
5. sunrise (f.w murnau)
6. the wrestler (darren aronofsky) *
7. a man escaped (robert bresson)
8. traffic (steven soderbergh)
9. che - part one (steven soderbergh) *
10. pickpocket (robert bresson)
11. milk (gus van sant) *
12. bottle rocket (wes anderson)
13. twelve monkeys (terry gilliam)
14. the outlaw josey wales (clint eastwood)
15. red desert (michelangelo antonioni)
16. mon oncle antoine (claude jutra)
17. che - part two (steven soderbergh) *
18. shadow of a doubt (alfred hitchcock)
19. unforgiven (clint eastwood)
20. f for fake (orson welles)
21. the brothers bloom (rian johnson) *
22. changeling (clint eastwood)
23. l'argent (robert bresson)
24. lancelot du lac (robert bresson)
25. rear window (alfred hitchcock)
26. the dark knight (christopher nolan)
27. wall-e (andrew stanton)
28. the silence of the lambs (jonathan demme)
29. slumdog millionaire (danny boyle) *
30. the limey (steven soderbergh)
31. blow up (michelangelo antonioni)
32. spellbound (alfred hitchcock)
33. europa (lars von trier)
34. the shop on main street (ján kadár and elmar klos)
35. hellboy - the golden army (guillermo del toro)
36. the adventures of baron munchausen (terry gilliam)
37. lars and the real girl (craig gillespie)
38. out of sight (steven soderbergh)
39. days of heaven (terence malick)
40. la ricotta (pier paolo pasolini)
41. blindness (fernando meirelles)
42. killer's kiss (stanley kubrick)
43. dirty harry (don siegal)
44. mad detective (johnnie to & wai ka fa)
45. the idiot (akira kurosawa)
46. in bruges (martin mcdonough)
47. time bandits (terry gilliam)
48. tideland (terry gilliam)
49. play misty for me (clint eastwood)
50. bigger than life (nicholas ray)
51. bronco billy (clint eastwood)
52. withnail & i (bruce robinson)
53. the terminator (james cameron)
54. the wizard of oz (victor fleming)
55. hancock (peter berg)
56. the day the earth stood still (robert wise)
57. iron man (jon favreau)
58. saboteur (alfred hitchcock)
59. the gauntlet (clint eastwood)
60. breezy (clint eastwood)
61. before the devil knows youre dead (sidney lumet)
62. rope (alfred hitchcock)
63. total recall (paul verhoeven)
64. mallrats (kevin smith)
65. die hard (john mctiernan)
66. magnum force (ted post)
67. casino royale (martin campbell)
68. frenzy (alfred hitchcock)
69. body of lies (ridley scott)
70. solaris (steven soderbergh)
71. the trouble with harry (alfred hitchcock)
72. indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull (steven spielberg)
73. the puffy chair (duplass brothers)
74. "the birds" (alfred hitchcock)
75. i am legend (francis lawrence)
76. space cowboys (clint eastwood)
78. quantum of solace (marc forster)
79. wanted (timur bekmambetov)
80. the reader *
81. the magnificent ambersons (orson welles)
82. speed (jan de bont)
83. australia (baz luhrmann)
84. coogans bluff (don siegal)
85. the enforcer (james fargo)
86. joe kidd (john sturges)
87. spider-man 3 (sam raimi)
88. dear wendy (thomas vinterberg)
89. goldeneye (martin campbell)
90. night watch (timur bekmambetov)
91. judge dredd (danny cannon)
92. strangers on a train (alfred hitchcock)
93. jamaica inn (alfred hitchcock)
94. robocop 3 (fred dekker)
95. robocop 2 (irvin kershner)
95. my bloody valentine (patrick lussier) *
96. a nightmare on elm street 4 (renny harlin)
97. a nightmare on elm street (wes craven)
98. zack and miri make a porno (kevin smith)
99. goldfinger (guy hamilton)
100. a nightmare on elm street 2 (jack sholder)
101. you only live twice (lewis gilbert)
102. mad max - beyond thunderdome (george miller & george ogilvie)
103. die another day (lee tamahori)
104. a nightmare on elm street 3 (chuck russell)
105. a nightmare on elm street 5 (stephen hopkins)
106. a nightmare on elm street 6 (rachel talalay)
107. W. (oliver stone)

(* indicates a theatrical release from 2009)

the hopeandbullshitlist (at 3/01/2009)

in what may go down as the biggest single shake up in the top ten ever, this week sees 5 brand new films land straight into the top ten, with lars von trier's "the element of crime" lasting only a week at the top. "pierrot le fou" taking the top spot was inevitable really, considering the respect i have for it, and i cant see it moving from there anytime soon, if ever.

1. pierrot le fou (jean-luc godard)
2. the passenger (michelangelo antonioni)
3. au hasard balthazar (robert bresson)
4. the element of crime (lars von trier)
5. sunrise (f.w murnau)
6. traffic (steven soderbergh)
7. che - part one (steven soderbergh)
8. bottle rocket (wes anderson)
9. the outlaw josey wales (clint eastwood)
10. red desert (michelangelo antonioni)
11. mon oncle antoine (claude jutra)
12. che - part two (steven soderbergh)
13. unforgiven (clint eastwood)
14. f for fake (orson welles)
15. the brothers bloom (rian johnson)
16. changeling (clint eastwood)
17. the dark knight (christopher nolan)
18. wall-e (andrew stanton)
19. the limey (steven soderbergh)
20. blow up (michelangelo antonioni)
21. europa (lars von trier)
22. the shop on main street (ján kadár and elmar klos)
23. hellboy - the golden army (guillermo del toro)
24. out of sight (steven soderbergh)
25. days of heaven (terence malick)
26. blindness (fernando meirelles)
27. killer's kiss (stanley kubrick)
28. dirty harry (don siegal)
29. mad detective (johnnie to & wai ka fa)
30. the idiot (akira kurosawa)
31. in bruges (martin mcdonough)
32. play misty for me (clint eastwood)
33. bigger than life (nicholas ray)
34. bronco billy (clint eastwood)
35. the terminator (james cameron)
36. the wizard of oz (victor fleming)
37. hancock (peter berg)
38. the day the earth stood still (robert wise)
39. iron man (jon favreau)
40. the gauntlet (clint eastwood)
41. breezy (clint eastwood)
42. before the devil knows youre dead (sidney lumet)
43. die hard (john mctiernan)
44. magnum force (ted post)
45. casino royale (martin campbell)
46. body of lies (ridley scott)
47. solaris (steven soderbergh)
48. indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull (steven spielberg)
49. the puffy chair (duplass brothers)
50. i am legend (francis lawrence)
51. space cowboys (clint eastwood)
52. quantum of solace (marc forster)
53. wanted (timur bekmambetov)
54. the magnificent ambersons (orson welles)
55. speed (jan de bont)
56. australia (baz luhrmann)
57. coogans bluff (don siegal)
58. the enforcer (james fargo)
59. joe kidd (john sturges)
60. spider-man 3 (sam raimi)
61. dear wendy (thomas vinterberg)
62. goldeneye (martin campbell)
63. night watch (timur bekmambetov)
64. judge dredd (danny cannon)
65. robocop 3 (fred dekker)
66. robocop 2 (irvin kershner)
67. zack and miri make a porno (kevin smith)
68. goldfinger (guy hamilton)
69. you only live twice (lewis gilbert)
70. mad max - beyond thunderdome (george miller & george ogilvie)
71. die another day (lee tamahori)
72. W. (oliver stone)

christmas eve special! the hopeandbullshitlist (at 24/12/2008)

sunrise has finally been overtaken as the top film! im going to be watching a couple of films over the christmas holidays that are bound to threaten the new top film though, including my bona-fide favourite film of all time, so i guess we will have to wait and see just how long it lasts at the top.

1. the element of crime (lars von trier)
2. sunrise (f.w murnau)
3. bottle rocket (wes anderson)
4. the outlaw josey wales (clint eastwood)
5. red desert (michelangelo antonioni)
6. mon oncle antoine (claude jutra)
7. unforgiven (clint eastwood)
8. f for fake (orson welles)
9. the brothers bloom (rian johnson)
10. changeling (clint eastwood)
11. the dark knight (christopher nolan)
12. wall-e (andrew stanton)
13. blow up (michelangelo antonioni)
14. europa (lars von trier)
15. the shop on main street (ján kadár and elmar klos)
16. hellboy - the golden army (guillermo del toro)
17. out of sight (steven soderbergh)
18. days of heaven (terence malick)
19. blindness (fernando meirelles)
20. killer's kiss (stanley kubrick)
21. dirty harry (don siegal)
22. mad detective (johnnie to & wai ka fa)
23. the idiot (akira kurosawa)
24. in bruges (martin mcdonough)
25. play misty for me (clint eastwood)
26. bigger than life (nicholas ray)
27. bronco billy (clint eastwood)
28. the terminator (james cameron)
29. hancock (peter berg)
30. the day the earth stood still (robert wise)
31. iron man (jon favreau)
32. the gauntlet (clint eastwood)
33. breezy (clint eastwood)
34. before the devil knows youre dead (sidney lumet)
35. magnum force (ted post)
36. casino royale (martin campbell)
37. body of lies (ridley scott)
38. solaris (steven soderbergh)
39. indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull (steven spielberg)
40. the puffy chair (duplass brothers)
41. i am legend (francis lawrence)
42. space cowboys (clint eastwood)
43. quantum of solace (marc forster)
44. wanted (timur bekmambetov)
45. the magnificent ambersons (orson welles)
46. speed (jan de bont)
47. coogans bluff (don siegal)
48. the enforcer (james fargo)
49. joe kidd (john sturges)
50. spider-man 3 (sam raimi)
51. dear wendy (thomas vinterberg)
52. goldeneye (martin campbell)
53. night watch (timur bekmambetov)
54. judge dredd (danny cannon)
55. robocop 3 (fred dekker)
56. robocop 2 (irvin kershner)
57. zack and miri make a porno (kevin smith)
58. goldfinger (guy hamilton)
59. you only live twice (lewis gilbert)
60. mad max - beyond thunderdome (george miller & george ogilvie)
61. die another day (lee tamahori)
62. W. (oliver stone)

the hopeandbullshitlist (at 16/12/2008)

1. sunrise (f.w murnau)
2. bottle rocket (wes anderson)
3. the outlaw josey wales (clint eastwood)
4.red desert (michelangelo antonioni)
5. unforgiven (clint eastwood)
6. f for fake (orson welles)
7. the brothers bloom (rian johnson)
8. changeling (clint eastwood)
9. the dark knight (christopher nolan)
10. wall-e (andrew stanton)
11. blow up (michelangelo antonioni)
12. europa (lars von trier)
13. hellboy - the golden army (guillermo del toro)
14. days of heaven (terence malick)
15. blindness (fernando meirelles)
16. killer's kiss (stanley kubrick)
17. dirty harry (don siegal)
18. mad detective (johnnie to & wai ka fa)
19. the idiot (akira kurosawa)
20. in bruges (martin mcdonough)
21. play misty for me (clint eastwood)
22. bigger than life (nicholas ray)
23. bronco billy (clint eastwood)
24. the terminator (james cameron)
25. hancock (peter berg)
26. the day the earth stood still (robert wise)
27. iron man (jon favreau)
28. the gauntlet (clint eastwood)
29. breezy (clint eastwood)
30. before the devil knows youre dead (sidney lumet)
31. magnum force (ted post)
32. casino royale (martin campbell)
33. body of lies (ridley scott)
34. indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull (steven spielberg)
35. the puffy chair (duplass brothers)
36. i am legend (francis lawrence)
37. space cowboys (clint eastwood)
38. quantum of solace (marc forster)
39. wanted (timur bekmambetov)
40. the magnificent ambersons (orson welles)
41. speed (jan de bont)
42. coogans bluff (don siegal)
43. the enforcer (james fargo)
44. joe kidd (john sturges)
45. dear wendy (thomas vinterberg)
46. goldeneye (martin campbell)
47. night watch (timur bekmambetov)
48. zack and miri make a porno (kevin smith)
49. goldfinger (guy hamilton)
50. you only live twice (lewis gilbert)
51. mad max - beyond thunderdome (george miller & george ogilvie)
52. die another day (lee tamahori)
53. W. (oliver stone)

the hopeandbullshitlist (at 08/12/2008)

sunrise remains at the top, but there are three new entries in the top ten. theres some pretty high profile viewings this week, so im expecting lots of movement in the list, with potentially a new number 1 within the next few days.....


1. sunrise (f.w murnau)
2. bottle rocket (wes anderson)
3. the outlaw josey wales (clint eastwood)
4. unforgiven (clint eastwood)
5. f for fake (orson welles)
6. the brothers bloom (rian johnson)
7. changeling (clint eastwood)
8. wall-e (andrew stanton)
9. blow up (michelangelo antonioni)
10. europa (lars von trier)
11. days of heaven (terence malick)
12. blindness (fernando meirelles)
13. killer's kiss (stanley kubrick)
14. dirty harry (don siegal)
15. mad detective (johnnie to & wai ka fa)
16. the idiot (akira kurosawa)
17. in bruges (martin mcdonough)
18. play misty for me (clint eastwood)
19. bigger than life (nicholas ray)
20. bronco billy (clint eastwood)
21. hancock (peter berg)
22. the day the earth stood still (robert wise)
23. iron man (jon favreau)
24. the gauntlet (clint eastwood)
25. breezy (clint eastwood)
26. before the devil knows youre dead (sidney lumet)
27. magnum force (ted post)
28. casino royale (martin campbell)
29. body of lies (ridley scott)
30. indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull (steven spielberg)
31. space cowboys (clint eastwood)
32. quantum of solace (marc forster)
33. wanted (timur bekmambetov)
34. the magnificent ambersons (orson welles)
35. coogans bluff (don siegal)
36. the enforcer (james fargo)
37. joe kidd (john sturges)
38. dear wendy (thomas vinterberg)
39. goldeneye (martin campbell)
40. night watch (timur bekmambetov)
41. zack and miri make a porno (kevin smith)
42. goldfinger (guy hamilton)
43. you only live twice (lewis gilbert)
44. mad max - beyond thunderdome (george miller & george ogilvie)
45. die another day (lee tamahori)
46. W. (oliver stone)

the hopeandbullshitlist (at 25/11/2008)

1. sunrise (f.w murnau)
2. bottle rocket (wes anderson)
3. the outlaw josey wales (clint eastwood)
4. unforgiven (clint eastwood)
5. f for fake (orson welles)
6. the brothers bloom (rian johnson)
7. days of heaven (terence malick)
8. wall-e (andrew stanton)
9. blindness (fernando meirelles)
10. killer's kiss (stanley kubrick)
11. dirty harry (don siegal)
12. mad detective (johnnie to & wai ka fa)
13. the idiot (akira kurosawa)
14. iron man (jon favreau)
15. play misty for me (clint eastwood)
16. bigger than life (nicholas ray)
17.bronco billy (clint eastwood)
18. the gauntlet (clint eastwood)
19. breezy (clint eastwood)
20. magnum force (ted post)
21. casino royale (martin campbell)
22. body of lies (ridley scott)
23. indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull (steven spielberg)
24. space cowboys (clint eastwood)
25. quantum of solace (marc forster)
26. wanted (timur bekmambetov)
27. the magnificent ambersons (orson welles)
28. the enforcer (james fargo)
29. joe kidd (john sturges)
30. goldeneye (martin campbell)
31. night watch (timur bekmambetov)
32. zack and miri make a porno (kevin smith)
33. goldfinger (guy hamilton)
34. you only live twice (lewis gilbert)
35. mad max - beyond thunderdome (george miller & george ogilvie)
36. die another day (lee tamahori)
37. W. (oliver stone)

the hopeandbullshitlist (at 17/11/2008)

theres no change at number one, but eastwood has knocked his own number two placing for "unforgiven" down a spot with "the outlaw josey wales". to be honest im very surprsed with the quality of the films so far, i mean with a film as good as "the magnificent ambersons" at 19 thats saying something.

1. sunrise (f.w murnau)
2. the outlaw josey wales (clint eastwood)
3. unforgiven (clint eastwood)
4. f for fake (orson welles)
5. the brothers bloom (rian johnson)
6. days of heaven (terence malick)
7. killer's kiss (stanley kubrick)
8. mad detective (johnnie to & wai ka fa)
9. the idiot (akira kurosawa)
10. iron man (jon favreau)
11. play misty for me (clint eastwood)
12. bigger than life (nicholas ray)
13. the gauntlet (clint eastwood)
14. casino royale (martin campbell)
15. indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull (steven spielberg)
16. space cowboys (clint eastwood)
17. quantum of solace (marc forster)
18. wanted (timur bekmambetov)
19. the magnificent ambersons (orson welles)
20. goldeneye (martin campbell)
21. night watch (timur bekmambetov)
22. goldfinger (guy hamilton)
23. you only live twice (lewis gilbert)
24. mad max - beyond thunderdome (george miller & george ogilvie)
25. die another day (lee tamahori)
26. W. (oliver stone)

the hopeandbullshitlist (at 11/11/2008)

1. sunrise
2. unforgiven
3. f for fake
4. the brothers bloom
5. days of heaven
6. killer's kiss
7. mad detective
8. iron man
9. play misty for me
10. bigger than life
11. the gauntlet
12. casino royale
13. quantum of solace
14. wanted
15. the magnificent ambersons
16. goldeneye
17. night watch
18. goldfinger
19. you only live twice
20. mad max - beyond thunderdome
21. die another day
22. W.

getting my stuffs in order...

as mentioned previously, im going to put every single film i see in order of preference. while it may not seem especially interesting right now, in a couple of months time it should be something rather special.

1. sunrise
2. f for fake
3. the brothers bloom
4. days of heaven
5. iron man
6. casino royale
7. quantum of solace
8. wanted
9. the magnificent ambersons
10. goldeneye
11. night watch
12. goldfinger
13. you only live twice
14. mad max - beyond thunderdome
15. die another day