Bill Paxton - 5 films that influence my career

See all 5 films that influenced Bill Paxton's career. http://5thingsilearnedtoday.com/bill-paxton

Bill Paxton has stepped with ease from one memorable role (Aliens, Weird Science) to another (True Lies, Twister, Big Love).

When we talked with him in Sarasota, FL, we asked for his pick of 5 films that influenced his career. ​

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1. Harold and Maude, 1971, directed by Hal Ashby 

 

2. The Man Who Would Be King, 1975, directed by John Houston

 

3. Steamboat Bill, Jr., 1928, starring Buster Keaton

 

4. Midnight Cowboy, 1969, directed by John Schlesinger

 

5. 127 Hours, 2010, directed by Danny Boyle, starring James Franco

 

Revisiting: 5 things I learned today Episode 3-1 (from 2011)

1. 100 Greatest Movie Insults http://bit.ly/h7EvPv and The Other 100 Greatest http://bit.ly/f48iRE 2. River surfing in Munich in Winter http://bit.ly/eh0Wai 3. The 100 most beautiful English words http://bit.ly/ehghIs 4. The Hype Machine's 2010 Zeitgeist FTW!! http://bit.ly/idJ8j4 5. Shooting famous places in the reflections of bubbles http://bit.ly/fY0Xiy

Much of 5 things' beginnings centered around my collaboration with the great Stephen McFadden on our weekly wrap-up show. So let's revisit Season 3, from early 2011.  

1. 200 of the Greatest Movie Insults

 

Part 1/2. List of films found here: http://www.pajiba.com/guides/the-100-greatest-movie-insults-of-all-time-the-video.php For the sequel... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHWEZ_IjcSk

Part 2/2 (sequel to 100 Greatest Movie Insults). List of films: http://www.pajiba.com/guides/the-other-100-greatest-movie-insults-of-all-time.php

2 . River Surfing in Munich

5° Celsius, Snowfall: Time to go surfing at Germany´s Hawaii in Munich! Video: Michi Karg - check: www.michikarg.de Song: Mr. Williams Blues by Mc Jack in the Box

3. 100 Most Beautiful Words in English

Some of my favorites: 

Lissome Slender and graceful

Mondegreen A slip of the ear

Panoply A complete set

Riparian By the bank of a stream

See them all »

4. The Hype Machine's Zeitgeist for 2010 

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Included in this (now it seems like a time capsule) are some Zeitgeist Mixes, such as the Knocks one below. 

See the whole project » 

5. Shooting famous places in the reflections of bubbles http://bit.ly/fY0Xiy

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Quote of the Day - Li Po

“We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains.” 

Mountains in Motion

"Hours and even months of change lapses in a matter of seconds, providing the viewer with a rare insight into the ever-changing nature of the landscape."

Eggshell Sculptures

Wen Fuliang uses a diamond-tipped roto tool to carve these. Adroitness hotness.

Choros

Amazing short film titled "Choros":

A chorus of women are borne from the movements of a single dancer in this dreamlike "pas de trente-deux."

"Choros" premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012 and has gone on to play dozens of festivals worldwide. The film is currently broadcast in Europe by Canal+.

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Award-winning... damn straight. Moving, fun, lovely.

Poem of the Day: Mowing by Robert

"...There was never a sound beside the wood but one,
And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
What was it it whispered? I knew not well myself;
Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun..."

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1. These high school kids reciting Gertrude Stein's "Patriarchal Poetry" (and his awesome explanation about sound and meaning after their recitation) do a super fantastic job with it http://bit.ly/8XaHzh 2. An incredible project, How I explain it to my parents, wherein abstract artists try to explain to their parents what it is that they do http://bit.ly/baKgsc 3.

1. These high school kids reciting Gertrude Stein's "Patriarchal Poetry" (and his awesome explanation about sound and meaning after their recitation) do a super fantastic job with it

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2. An incredible project, How I explain it to my parents, wherein abstract artists try to explain to their parents what it is that they do

3. Young Me, Now Me is a great project

4. Process videos are fascinating to me, and this one, of a reverse glass sign gilder is no exception

5. Why you should shut down your computer at the end of a day of work