Comments on: Picks of the Week: Best & Worst Place-Based Films http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:28:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Julie Schwietert http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Julie Schwietert Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:15:13 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=74#comment-321 Thanks for adding your favorites, Michaela! Thanks for adding your favorites, Michaela!

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]]> By: Michaela Lola http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Michaela Lola Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:03:44 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=74#comment-319 I'm pretty obsessive about films, most especially those that take you through a city or a country, with the location as its main star. From the streets of Berlin and New York to the complex culture of China and the United States, I would like to add (LONG list, sorry...got carried away): Berlin: 1) Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt) 2) The Edukators 3) The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) 4) Berlin Alexanderplatz 5) Good Bye Lenin! 6) Funeral in Berlin 7) Wings of Desire Munich: 1) Munich New York: 1) Vanilla Sky 2) Taxi Driver 3) When Harry met Sally 4) Goodfellas 5) Ghostbusters 6) Short Circuit 7) Last Exit to Brooklyn 8) Breakfast at Tiffany’s 9) Big 10) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 11) Raging Bull India: 1) The Darjeeling Limited 2) The Namesake 3) Monsoon Wedding Paris: 1) 400 Blows 2) Children of Paradise 3) Love me if you dare/Jeux d’enfants 4) An American in Paris 5) Paris, I love you/ Paris, je t’aime (no, not the disease infested socialite) 6) La Femme Nikita 7) Last Tango in Paris/Ultimo Tango a Parigi (Italian), Le Dernier Tango à Paris (French) 8) Breathless 9) Rendezvous/C’était un rendez-vous Barcelona: 1) All About my Mother 2) Barcelona China: 1) In the Mood for Love 2) Balzac and the Chinese Seamstress China/Philippines 1) Days of Being Wild Philippines: 1) Apocalypse Now (Filmed in the Philippines) Across the U.S.A. 1) Into the Wild 2) Where the Buffalo Roam 3) My Blueberry Nights 4) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 5) Little Miss Sunshine San Francisco, U.S.A.: 1) Dirty Harry 2) Zodiac 3) The Birds 4) 40 Days, 40 Nights 5) Tales from the City 6) The Joy Luck Club Korea: 1) Old Boy Morocco: 1) Hideous Kinky I’m pretty obsessive about films, most especially those that take you through a city or a country, with the location as its main star. From the streets of Berlin and New York to the complex culture of China and the United States, I would like to add (LONG list, sorry…got carried away):

Berlin:
1) Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt)
2) The Edukators
3) The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
4) Berlin Alexanderplatz
5) Good Bye Lenin!
6) Funeral in Berlin
7) Wings of Desire

Munich:
1) Munich

New York:
1) Vanilla Sky
2) Taxi Driver
3) When Harry met Sally
4) Goodfellas
5) Ghostbusters
6) Short Circuit
7) Last Exit to Brooklyn
8) Breakfast at Tiffany’s
9) Big
10) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
11) Raging Bull

India:
1) The Darjeeling Limited
2) The Namesake
3) Monsoon Wedding

Paris:
1) 400 Blows
2) Children of Paradise
3) Love me if you dare/Jeux d’enfants
4) An American in Paris
5) Paris, I love you/ Paris, je t’aime (no, not the disease infested socialite)
6) La Femme Nikita
7) Last Tango in Paris/Ultimo Tango a Parigi (Italian), Le Dernier Tango à Paris (French)
8) Breathless
9) Rendezvous/C’était un rendez-vous

Barcelona:
1) All About my Mother
2) Barcelona

China:
1) In the Mood for Love
2) Balzac and the Chinese Seamstress

China/Philippines
1) Days of Being Wild

Philippines:
1) Apocalypse Now (Filmed in the Philippines)

Across the U.S.A.
1) Into the Wild
2) Where the Buffalo Roam
3) My Blueberry Nights
4) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
5) Little Miss Sunshine

San Francisco, U.S.A.:
1) Dirty Harry
2) Zodiac
3) The Birds
4) 40 Days, 40 Nights
5) Tales from the City
6) The Joy Luck Club

Korea:
1) Old Boy

Morocco:
1) Hideous Kinky

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]]> By: Julie Schwietert http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Julie Schwietert Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:15:13 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=74#comment-1575 Thanks for adding your favorites, Michaela! Thanks for adding your favorites, Michaela!

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]]> By: Michaela Lola http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Michaela Lola Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:03:44 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=74#comment-1574 I'm pretty obsessive about films, most especially those that take you through a city or a country, with the location as its main star. From the streets of Berlin and New York to the complex culture of China and the United States, I would like to add (LONG list, sorry...got carried away):<br /><br /> Berlin:<br /> 1) Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt)<br /> 2) The Edukators<br /> 3) The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)<br /> 4) Berlin Alexanderplatz<br /> 5) Good Bye Lenin!<br /> 6) Funeral in Berlin<br /> 7) Wings of Desire<br /><br /> Munich:<br /> 1) Munich<br /><br /> New York:<br /> 1) Vanilla Sky<br /> 2) Taxi Driver<br /> 3) When Harry met Sally<br /> 4) Goodfellas<br /> 5) Ghostbusters<br /> 6) Short Circuit<br /> 7) Last Exit to Brooklyn<br /> 8) Breakfast at Tiffany’s<br /> 9) Big<br /> 10) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<br /> 11) Raging Bull<br /><br /> India:<br /> 1) The Darjeeling Limited<br /> 2) The Namesake<br /> 3) Monsoon Wedding<br /><br /> Paris:<br /> 1) 400 Blows<br /> 2) Children of Paradise<br /> 3) Love me if you dare/Jeux d’enfants<br /> 4) An American in Paris<br /> 5) Paris, I love you/ Paris, je t’aime (no, not the disease infested socialite)<br /> 6) La Femme Nikita<br /> 7) Last Tango in Paris/Ultimo Tango a Parigi (Italian), Le Dernier Tango à Paris (French)<br /> 8) Breathless<br /> 9) Rendezvous/C’était un rendez-vous<br /><br /> Barcelona:<br /> 1) All About my Mother<br /> 2) Barcelona<br /><br /> China:<br /> 1) In the Mood for Love<br /> 2) Balzac and the Chinese Seamstress<br /><br /> China/Philippines<br /> 1) Days of Being Wild<br /><br /> Philippines:<br /> 1) Apocalypse Now (Filmed in the Philippines)<br /><br /> Across the U.S.A.<br /> 1) Into the Wild<br /> 2) Where the Buffalo Roam<br /> 3) My Blueberry Nights<br /> 4) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas<br /> 5) Little Miss Sunshine<br /><br /> San Francisco, U.S.A.:<br /> 1) Dirty Harry<br /> 2) Zodiac<br /> 3) The Birds<br /> 4) 40 Days, 40 Nights<br /> 5) Tales from the City<br /> 6) The Joy Luck Club<br /><br /> Korea:<br /> 1) Old Boy<br /><br /> Morocco:<br /> 1) Hideous Kinky I'm pretty obsessive about films, most especially those that take you through a city or a country, with the location as its main star. From the streets of Berlin and New York to the complex culture of China and the United States, I would like to add (LONG list, sorry…got carried away):

Berlin:
1) Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt)
2) The Edukators
3) The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
4) Berlin Alexanderplatz
5) Good Bye Lenin!
6) Funeral in Berlin
7) Wings of Desire

Munich:
1) Munich

New York:
1) Vanilla Sky
2) Taxi Driver
3) When Harry met Sally
4) Goodfellas
5) Ghostbusters
6) Short Circuit
7) Last Exit to Brooklyn
8) Breakfast at Tiffany’s
9) Big
10) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
11) Raging Bull

India:
1) The Darjeeling Limited
2) The Namesake
3) Monsoon Wedding

Paris:
1) 400 Blows
2) Children of Paradise
3) Love me if you dare/Jeux d’enfants
4) An American in Paris
5) Paris, I love you/ Paris, je t’aime (no, not the disease infested socialite)
6) La Femme Nikita
7) Last Tango in Paris/Ultimo Tango a Parigi (Italian), Le Dernier Tango à Paris (French)
8) Breathless
9) Rendezvous/C’était un rendez-vous

Barcelona:
1) All About my Mother
2) Barcelona

China:
1) In the Mood for Love
2) Balzac and the Chinese Seamstress

China/Philippines
1) Days of Being Wild

Philippines:
1) Apocalypse Now (Filmed in the Philippines)

Across the U.S.A.
1) Into the Wild
2) Where the Buffalo Roam
3) My Blueberry Nights
4) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
5) Little Miss Sunshine

San Francisco, U.S.A.:
1) Dirty Harry
2) Zodiac
3) The Birds
4) 40 Days, 40 Nights
5) Tales from the City
6) The Joy Luck Club

Korea:
1) Old Boy

Morocco:
1) Hideous Kinky

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]]> By: Julie Schwietert http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Julie Schwietert Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:24:01 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=74#comment-312 Hi! Thanks for your comment. Let us know what you think about "Splendor." Do you have any favorite place-based movies or documentaries? Hi! Thanks for your comment. Let us know what you think about “Splendor.” Do you have any favorite place-based movies or documentaries?

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]]> By: Julie Schwietert http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Julie Schwietert Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:24:01 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=74#comment-1573 Hi! Thanks for your comment. Let us know what you think about "Splendor." Do you have any favorite place-based movies or documentaries? Hi! Thanks for your comment. Let us know what you think about "Splendor." Do you have any favorite place-based movies or documentaries?

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]]> By: LindaMensinga http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/comment-page-1/#comment-310 LindaMensinga Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:50:58 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=74#comment-310 Will try to get the Splendor movie. Thanks for the comments on which ones to skip. Will try to get the Splendor movie. Thanks for the comments on which ones to skip.

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]]> By: LindaMensinga http://matadorpulse.com/picks-of-the-week-best-worst-place-based-films/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 LindaMensinga Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:50:58 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=74#comment-1572 Will try to get the Splendor movie. Thanks for the comments on which ones to skip. Will try to get the Splendor movie. Thanks for the comments on which ones to skip.

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