The Films of … Whomever
Want to know more about Wes Anderson? Stanley Kubrick? The Coen Brothers?
“The Films of”, a YouTube series created by Barringer82, is the perfect movie primer for novices and experts alike.
Barringer82 — nom de reality Paul Proulx — presents clips of each filmmaker’s most famous flicks in music video format, setting bits of David Fincher’s disturbing, darkly comic movies to The Dust Brothers and Donovan’s “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” “Fight Club,” “Se7en,” “Zodiac,” even a split second of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” — they’re all there.
In his homage to Quentin Taratino’s five feature films, Paul pairs the obvious (gunplay and bloodshed) with the subtle (a terrific sequence of bare feet. Just feet). Clever moments like that are a trademark of his films.
Other videos pay paean to Michael Mann, Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, David Lynch and Kubrick, identified by our host as “the greatest filmmaker of all time.”
Each video features dialog and songs from a myriad of films. In fact, half the fun is linking each clip to its respective masterpiece.
Now that you’ve wet your whistle, try the Cinefiles series, also available on YouTube.
Hosted by former contestants of IFC’s “The Ultimate Film Fanatic,” The Cinefiles review both genres (UK crime dramas, Bond movies) and individual filmmakers (Mel Brooks, Peter Jackson).
They offer insightful, in-depth commentary about movies (sans video clips, unfortunately), much like our very own “Take Two” radio hosts.
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Thanks to loyal reader I Love A Magician for the tip.