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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Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
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Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
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Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Train
1964, in 5 top lists Check -
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Marathon Man
1976, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Hurt Locker
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
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District 9
2009, in 10 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
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Dirty Pretty Things
2002, in 2 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 22, 2014; source