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could be way off, but immediately getting a 50s/60s euro vibe, maybe even french new wave.

Cleo from 5 to 7?

According to iCM, I've seen 2.3k movies which is probably the lowest on this site. I have 1.9k checks on iCM. Would be interested to see who has the seen the least amount of films here, might be me. My director blindspot list would be similar to yours, but would probably feature less directors (I c...

I came super close to watching that about two nights ago, funnily enough! Will watch soonish, as its my next Wellman in line.

I genuinely don't know how people get good at other languages. I'm a native English speaker... who is genuinely interested in other languages, but can never seem to move beyond intermediate level with any of them. I can relate to this feeling. Even though I've done a fair amount of learning, I've a...

nice, recognized that first track instantly - haven't listened to any Yamashita in years, was nice to hear some again

1. München-Berlin Wanderung / Walking from Munich to Berlin (Fischinger) The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Hitchcock) 7th Heaven (Borzage) Metropolis (Lang) Le mystère de la tour Eiffel (Duvivier) Possible Watchlist: Sea Fever (Cavalcanti) Underworld (Sternberg) Sunrise (Murnau) (rewatch) Berli...

♥♥♥ Maria no Oyuki / Oyuki the Virgin (1935, Kenji Mizoguchi) Thief (1981, Michael Mann) (rewatch) Blackhat (2015, Michael Mann) ♥♥ Murder! (1930, Alfred Hitchcock) Qing mei zhu ma / Taipei Story (1985, Edward Yang) Citizenfour (2014, Laura Poitras) Great Zootopia (2016, Byron Howard, Rich Moore) (...

I rarely completely abandon a film, and usually only if I find it repulsive or immoral or aggressively against my own personal values, but I do skip through a good number here and there if I'm uninterested or can assess the quality of the film early on - one recent example of such a film would be Wi...

what glorious nonsense how I feel about all of the Collet-Serra's that I've seen. They are wonderful and terrible at the same time. I also really like Unknown but sadly failed to get the 'wonderful' effect from The Commuter , even though it was the only one of the three I managed to see in the cine...

MrCarmady wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:08 pmwhat glorious nonsense

how I feel about all of the Collet-Serra's that I've seen. They are wonderful and terrible at the same time.

rischka wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:42 am no film could do justice to moby dick

sorry, i worded it poorly. I didn't/don't even know if there is a Moby Dick film, I just meant finally reading books that I have had on my shelf forever.

Agree basically with everything in Evelyn's post, even down to JRose and TSPDT being my gateway lists, which lead me to discovering iCM. I love lists more than I could possibly articulate. iCM and Letterboxd lists are great resources, both for discovering films, and the aesthetics of their site desi...

The IMDb Top 250 was basically my gateway into cinema, so I have it to thank for that, but yeah, horrible and unappealing list. It's like the worst of Oscar bait mixed with whatever the young masses are rewatching on Netflix, with a few classics thrown in for the cred. Highest unseen: One Flew over ...

Seen 4 (all were great)

1. The Red and the White
2. My Way Home

I'm cool with either one, Jancsó or McCarey.

Doesn't look like we have enough for Brahm yet, worth returning to in the future. Nominated John Brahm because all 4 films of his that I have seen have been good to excellent, particularly The Locket, Hangover Square, and his remake of The Lodger.

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liquidnature wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2020 1:21 am Seen 5ish

liquidnature, you can pick our next director if you like!

Sweet! So many good options, struggling to pick one.

I'd like to nominate/check views for:

Miklós Jancsó: 4
John Brahm: 4
and if neither of those have enough views,
Leo McCarey: 3

Seen 5ish

1. The Pianist
2. Knife in the Water

edit: miscounted and forgot several films for some reason, as I was looking at letterboxd instead of my film log.

Now onto the fourth episode (S1E2) of Columbo and planning on continuing the series. Top-tier art. Wasn't planning on watching more than the first episode as I don't really watch any tv, but Falk's brilliant performances and the consistently solid/experimental direction have pulled me in for good. A...

(Are you part Hungarian? I've never known anyone who knows anything much about the place without having roots from there...) Not that I know of. I've been there a couple times though. By the way, the National Film Institute of Hungary has put some Hungarian films w/ English subtitles online during ...

I think he also looks a little like Anton Walbrook.

In addition to most of the films mentioned already that I've seen, what immediately springs to mind is Wyler's How to Steal a Million, it's a little late at '66 but beautiful color by Deluxe.

WKW used to be my fav director but my taste has changed so much in recent years that I wonder if I would like his films as much If I watched them today. A friend asked me about his films the other day and I couldn't recommend them with the same conviction as I've done before. Agreed. WKW's were som...

last night made seared duck breast, with macerated blood orange, frisee that i tossed in the warm duck fat, and topped all of it with a cranberry and pistachio crumble. tonight will be baltimore-style crab cakes, and a classic caesar salad, complete with the traditional anchovy-egg yolk dressing. q...

The Great Train Robbery (1903) - is that train through the station window shot real or an effect? one of the coolest images I've seen from the early years That shot is an effect -- it's a matte shot. Interesting, thanks. I need to learn more about the technicalities of filmmaking, obviously. Speaki...

some recents: The Gold Rush (1925) - just as good as i'd hoped Thief (1981) (rewatch) - Didn't remember anything about this. Second half is quite frankly on another level. Only Mann could pull that off. The lighting, the synth, the slow-mo. omg The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) - what an absur...

0 ducks
3 donen

would gladly watch at least one or two more donen, sounds fun

i really wanna try making shakshuka, but that would require like, going to store. not exactly itching to make an appearance there, but will prob have to in the next few days.

Evelyn Library P.I. wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:17 pm Apache Drums?

bingo!

greennui wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:27 am Opfergang

this has been on my watchlist for ages. Any chance you could put it in the spot??