SCFZ poll: John Sturges

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6 & 4 for Holland and Szabo for me. I've also started making a list of other directors we've skipped who might have the views, Eisenstein kinda stands out as someone who should have a poll, if I'm right that we've missed him, and there are some other notable directors as well, but I'll wait to post more until I get a chance to search a bit longer.

[brian d]

seen 7 by holland if that will help. not seeing a lot of others that i'd hit a good number on, other than ones that i'm sure wouldn't need my help (reiner, zemeckis, etc).

[brian d]

seen 7 by holland if that will help, and 9 eisenstein. not seeing a lot of others that i'd hit a good number on, other than ones that i'm sure wouldn't need my help (reiner, zemeckis, etc).

[Lencho of the Apes]

Sturges? Seen 5.

Chino

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[wba]

01. The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
02. The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Sturges seen: 5

[niminy-piminy]

both Reiners

???

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both Reiners

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rob and carl reiner, if you're asking who they are

[niminy-piminy]

yes, this is what i wanted to know.

[niminy-piminy]

seen only 1 Sturges and thus i can't vote.
tho i have seen it several times during my juvenile years!
"The Magnificent Seven" were immensely popular in communist Czechoslovakia.

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i thought we might have a surprise winner based on the early voting, but one of sturges' most famous films ended up overtaking last train from gun hill when i counted the later votes.

results
1. The Great Escape (1963) — 15 pts
2. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) — 12 pts
2. The Magnificent Seven (1960) — 12 pts
4. Ice Station Zebra (1968) — 6 pts
5. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) — 4 pts
5. The Old Man and the Sea (1958) — 4 pts
5. Mystery Street (1950) — 4 pts
8. The Walking Hills (1949) — 3 pts
8. Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) — 3 pts
8. The Eagle Has Landed (1976) — 3 pts
11. Hour of the Gun (1967) — 2 pts
11. Joe Kidd (1972) — 2 pts
11. The Law and Jake Wade (1958) — 2 pts
11. Marooned (1969) — 2 pts
15. Chino (1973) — 1 pt

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posted to letterbox:

https://letterboxd.com/fliptrotsky/list ... -poll-279/

[niminy-piminy]

"the magnificent seven"
or a new addition to contemporary fascist realism art
or framing elites or oligarchs as anti-establishment underground freedom fighters
or orange man as zapatista.

How did I choose this motley crew? Each was loved and hated for different reasons, but all stood against the establishment.

https://youtu.be/hyoItdGEGkI

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comments digest...

They've all done some great things for our country, although I think Lincoln and Jefferson would be shooting at each other if Jefferson were alive during Lincoln's presidency. Can't get rid of your blasphemous portrayal of Trump as the Messiah crushing the head of the serpent, though. I'm not putting blasphemy on my wall.

The magnificent 6 want the original vote count on the 7th position to be reinstated.
He keeps insisting he belongs with them but he was 6 million votes short.

Trump can’t even drink a glass of water without using two hands yet you think he has the strength to hold up an M4 with one? Goodness gracious.

https://youtu.be/9iteRKvRKFA