Denis Villeneuve’s Favorite Movies: 20 Films the Director Wants You to See bit.ly/2MLOWsV 
Villeneuve selected "No Country for Old Men" as one of the best films of the 21st century: "The image of the policeman’s boots making dark marks on the floor as he is being strangled by the nightmarish killer has haunted me since [the first watch].” bit.ly/2MLOWsV
For #Sicario, Villeneuve channeled his love for Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai": "There are scenes where you’re waiting for violence. Nothing is happening; everything is still...The feeling of that, waiting for that moment to happen, was so strong." bit.ly/2MLOWsV
Villeneuve salutes "Dunkirk" and "Inception": "Christopher Nolan is a very impressive filmmaker, he is able to keep his identity and create his own universe in that large scope...Every movie that he comes out with, I have more admiration for his work." bit.ly/2MLOWsV
Yorgos Lanthimos is one of Villeneuve's favorite working directors: "The madness in ‘Dogtooth’ is the most refreshing thing I’ve seen in a long time...Lanthimos may be one of the most exciting filmmakers working today."
Count Villeneuve among the biggest fans of Bradley Cooper's #AStarIsBorn: "It is hard to believe this movie is the work of a first-time director. The level of precision of camera work and mise-en-scene are truly impressive." bit.ly/2MLOWsV
Villeneuve on Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood": "There are specific shots that went directly through my skull... Like the shot of Daniel Day-Lewis baptizing a baby with oil, making ‘There Will Be Blood’ an instant new classic.” bit.ly/2MLOWsV
"That’s one of my favorite films of all time. There are pieces I am still struggling to try and find the meaning of. I understand different meanings of it as I grow up." Denis Villeneuve's love for Hitchcock's #Vertigo was a launch pad for "Enemy": bit.ly/2MLOWsV
Villeneuve named Jonathan Glazer's #UnderTheSkin one of the best films of the 21st century, noting he's never been able to get the image of “Scarlett Johansson in a pool of darkness” out of his head: bit.ly/2MLOWsV
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