foundations
Some have been with me for decades, others for far less, but these are the books that have shaped my creative thinking over however long it’s been now that I’ve been doing whatever this is that I've been doing.
12 favorite films, currently
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Sergio Leone, 1968; 20+ year reign at the top continues)
HEAT (Michael Mann, 1995)
THE MALTESE FALCON (John Huston, 1941)
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (Peter Hunt, 1969)
PARASITE (Bong Joon-ho, 2019)
REAR WINDOW (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
CHILDREN OF MEN (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
PARIS, TEXAS (Wim Wenders, 1984)
CHUNGKING EXPRESS (Wong Kar-Wai, 1994)
HIGH AND LOW (Akira Kurosawa, 1963)
PERSONA (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
ALPHAVILLE (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)
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A new inspiration.