Spike Lee's Essential List of Films for Filmmakers
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This is the list that Spike Lee distributes to his graduate students at NYU every year.
Spike says: "I've Been A Professor At The NYU Graduate Film For The Past 15 Years.The 1st Day Of Every Class I Hand Out My List Of Films That I Feel You Must See If You Want To Make Films. Please Look At This List And See What You Might Have Missed. As I Tell My Students If You Want Your Film "Game" To Be Tight You Must Have Seen Great Movies, World Cinema, It Just Can't Be Hollywood Films. Educate Yourself. Learn. Grow. Evolve. Make Great Films.
Peace, Onward And Upward,
Spike Lee."
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North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
30 -1
Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
31 -1
Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
40 -2
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948, in 25 top lists Check -
49 new
Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro...
1974 — a.k.a. Swept Away, in 3 top lists Check -
56 -8
Apocalypto
2006, in 2 top lists Check -
78 -8
Spartacus
1960, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 22, 2014; source