The Nature of Art

List creator: ghostdog Created on: March 11, 2006 - 10:48 AM PST Description: These films all comment on what it means to be an artist.

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	8 1/2 (Criterion Collection) (1963)
Felini's brilliant take on the confused process of being brilliant.
	Blow-Up (1966)			Not Rated
Antonioni's portrait of an agressive photographer in 60's London.
	The Five Obstructions (2003)
Jorgen Leth is challenged to remake a short film five times over, each time according to a new set of rules.
	Tokyo-ga (1985)			Not Rated
Wim Wenders goes on a pilgrimage to find the Tokyo of Ozu. A great first person doc.
	Burden of Dreams (Criterion Collection) (1982)
The best "making of" documentary of all time. Watch Herzog go stark raving mad.
	Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
Sam Fuller and Jim Jarmusch hang out in the Amazon jungle.
	Amadeus (Director's Cut) (1984)
What it means to be a genius, and to not be a genius.
	Stardust Memories (1980)
Woody Allen's overlooked masterpiece with echo's of Felini's 8 1/2.
	Crumb (Criterion) (1994)
Portrait of an alternative comic book artist and his bizarre family.
	Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)			Not Rated
Wim Wenders on fashion, film, and digital media.
	I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - A Film About Wilco (2002)			Not Rated
A brilliant album gets made despite clashes within the band and with their label.
	Contempt (Criterion Collection) (1963)
Godard's response to overblown hollywood epics like Cleopatra. The bonus disc makes it worth the effort.
	Contempt (Criterion Collection) (Bonus Disc) (1963)
Includes an amazing conversation between Godard and Fritz Lang.
	CQ (2001)
A young film editor in Paris gets a shot at directing a Barbarella type sci-fi feature.
	Lost in La Mancha (2002)
What happens when a project tanks?