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by roujin
Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:28 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Blake Edwards
Replies: 19
Views: 1365

Re: SCFZ poll: Blake Edwards

Breakfast at Tiffany's
10
Victor/Victoria
Skin Deep
Blind Date
The Tamarind Seed
The Party
by roujin
Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:10 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Mani Ratnam
Replies: 14
Views: 1083

Re: SCFZ poll: Mani Ratnam

KAATRU VELIYIDAI
MOUNA RAAGAM
DIL SE...
OK KANMANI
RAAVANAN
ROJA
by roujin
Tue May 04, 2021 2:57 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Last Watched
Replies: 2634
Views: 318340

Re: Last Watched

my theory is the french have a secret private internet where they all talk. they don't frequent movie twitter or letterboxd or kg. I follow a few french cinephiles here and there - they seem to stick to themselves. Unlike other corners of world cinephilia (the brazilians, the portuguese, the spania...
by roujin
Mon May 03, 2021 2:08 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: What I Watched This Month......
Replies: 804
Views: 84958

Re: What I Watched This Month......

Can't wait for the Heaven's Story monograph
by roujin
Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:16 pm
Forum: Directors, Cast & Crew
Topic: Takahisa Zeze
Replies: 16
Views: 1329

Re: Takahisa Zeze

Zeze seems to have handled the jump from pink film guy to mainstream guy with aplomb (something that his contemporaries don't seem to have been able to do, or maybe not have been interested in doing). Based on the longevity of his career and your rankings on that list. I need to see them all, obviou...
by roujin
Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:44 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: What I Watched This Month......
Replies: 804
Views: 84958

Re: What I Watched This Month......

lord forgive me but it's time to go back to the old me!!!
by roujin
Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Film critics
Replies: 72
Views: 6060

Re: Film critics

Mike Grost is a psycho, and we need more like him.
by roujin
Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:59 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Hal Hartley
Replies: 30
Views: 2401

Re: SCFZ poll: Hal Hartley

Seen 13

1. The Unbelievable Truth
2. Amateur
3. Surviving Desire
4. No Such Thing
5. Simple Men

I like all of them though (though my least two favorites are the mid 2000's tandem, The Girl From Monday and Fay Grim).
by roujin
Mon Jan 18, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Best films seen in 2020 regardless of year
Replies: 45
Views: 4250

Re: Best films seen in 2020 regardless of year

Safety Last! (Fred C. Newmeyer + Sam Taylor, 1923) Dishonored (Josef von Sternberg, 1931) I Know Where I'm Going! (Michael Powell + Emeric Pressburger, 1945) Los tres garcia (Ismael Rodriguez, 1947) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (H.C. Potter, 1948) Stromboli (Roberto Rossellini, 1950) El Dor...
by roujin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:47 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Letterboxd
Replies: 202
Views: 18038

Re: Letterboxd

I used to set a limit of how many people I would follow (only 50). But I've recently started to follow more people. Yes, it's dumb.
by roujin
Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:29 pm
Forum: Non-Film Discussion
Topic: History of SCFZ
Replies: 132
Views: 11343

Re: History of SCFZ

I did recently learn that the Eli Fox who posted on TLC was the Eli Hayes who recently passed away, which blew my mind.
by roujin
Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:26 pm
Forum: Non-Film Discussion
Topic: History of SCFZ
Replies: 132
Views: 11343

Re: History of SCFZ

I know a lot of YMDB people came from there and started TLC. Some are on twitter and letterboxd now (wigwam is hirtho, jake aesthete is there, so is ally). But, yes, olof was a sweet prince. the james that people were mentioning in this thread isn't formerly fat canadian james, right? do you know w...
by roujin
Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:50 pm
Forum: Non-Film Discussion
Topic: History of SCFZ
Replies: 132
Views: 11343

Re: History of SCFZ

Ally was always insane. i remember wigwam coined the term ally-watching whenever she would say she "watched" something but was really doing something else. That and "comfy towels" movies (applied to like nancy meyers? The stuff that sticks to you...
by roujin
Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:42 pm
Forum: Non-Film Discussion
Topic: History of SCFZ
Replies: 132
Views: 11343

Re: History of SCFZ

I know a lot of YMDB people came from there and started TLC. Some are on twitter and letterboxd now (wigwam is hirtho, jake aesthete is there, so is ally).

But, yes, olof was a sweet prince.
by roujin
Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:07 pm
Forum: Non-Film Discussion
Topic: History of SCFZ
Replies: 132
Views: 11343

Re: History of SCFZ

Holymanm wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:18 am is this the same forum that used to have wigwam and pinhead? jesus christ...
That was The Life Cinematic. I wonder what olof is up to.
by roujin
Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:59 pm
Forum: Director Poll Archive
Topic: SCFZ poll: Quentin Tarantino
Replies: 63
Views: 3941

Re: SCFZ poll: Quentin Tarantino

1. Jackie Brown
2. Kill Bill: Vol 1
3. Inglourious Basterds

Missing: Once Upon a Time

I'd like to take another look at Death Proof. I imagine I'd like it more now.
by roujin
Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:35 pm
Forum: Year Poll Archive
Topic: 2012 poll
Replies: 107
Views: 16869

Re: 2012 poll

LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE (Abbas Kiarostami) FATSO! (Rajat Kapoor) TO THE WONDER (Terrence Malick) LESSON OF THE EVIL (Takashi Miike) DRUG WAR (Johnnie To) WOLF CHILDREN (Mamoru Hosoda) A WOMAN'S REVENGE (Rita Azevedo Gomes) EEGA (S.S. Rajamouli) THE GIRL FROM NOWHERE (Jean Claude Brisseau) FANGO (Jose C...
by roujin
Fri Dec 27, 2019 4:08 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: Polling 2010-2019 -- End of Decade Poll
Replies: 143
Views: 17914

Re: Polling 2010-2019 -- End of Decade Poll

chronological AAYIRATHIL ORUVAN (Selvaraghavan, 2010) MARYADA RAMANNA (S.S. Rajamouli, 2010) BAND BAAJA BAARAAT (Maneesh Sharma, 2010) HIMIZU (Sion Sono, 2011) LIFE BACK THEN (Takahisa Zeze, 2011) A WOMAN'S REVENGE (Rita Azevedo Gomes, 2012) FATSO! (Rajat Kapoor, 2012) WOLF CHILDREN (Mamoru Hosoda, ...
by roujin
Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: Regional Cinemas
Topic: indian popular cinema
Replies: 264
Views: 47756

Re: indian popular cinema

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by roujin
Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:42 pm
Forum: Year Poll Archive
Topic: 1999 poll
Replies: 95
Views: 17099

Re: 1999 poll

1. No Love Juice: Rustling in Bed (Yuji Tajiri)
2. Moonlight Whispers (Akihiko Shota)
3. Outer Space (Peter Tscherkassky)
4. Where a Good Man Goes (Johnnie To)
by roujin
Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:29 pm
Forum: Director Poll Archive
Topic: SCFZ poll: Jia Zhangke
Replies: 36
Views: 5736

Re: SCFZ poll: Jia Zhangke

seen 5

Still Life
Platform
by roujin
Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Contemporary US directors
Replies: 19
Views: 2804

Re: Contemporary US directors

I made a list that's sort of about this very thing. I explain the criteria in depth in the actual list.

https://letterboxd.com/roujin/list/amer ... directors/
by roujin
Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:42 pm
Forum: Director Poll Archive
Topic: SCFZ poll: Frank Tashlin
Replies: 25
Views: 3080

Re: SCFZ poll: Frank Tashlin

seen 15 features, 2 shorts

ROCK-A-BYE BABY
ARTISTS AND MODELS
WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER?
CINDERFELLA
THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY
by roujin
Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:15 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: top 100 poll - SCFZ fifth annual
Replies: 101
Views: 19493

Re: top 100 poll - SCFZ fifth annual

top 50, unranked The General (Clyde Bruckman + Buster Keaton, 1926) City Lights (Charles Chaplin, 1931) Heroes for Sale (William A. Wellman, 1933) Remember the Night (Mitchell Leisen, 1940) The Palm Beach Story (Preston Sturges, 1942) Great Freedom No. 7 (Helmut Kauttner, 1944) I've Always Loved You...
by roujin
Wed May 22, 2019 1:58 pm
Forum: Director Poll Archive
Topic: SCFZ poll: Tony Scott
Replies: 43
Views: 5778

Re: SCFZ poll: Tony Scott

Seen 9

1. Deja Vu
2. Man on Fire
by roujin
Mon May 06, 2019 1:56 pm
Forum: Regional Cinemas
Topic: indian popular cinema
Replies: 264
Views: 47756

Re: indian popular cinema

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by roujin
Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:40 pm
Forum: Director Poll Archive
Topic: SCFZ poll: Maurice Pialat
Replies: 33
Views: 4219

Re: SCFZ poll: Maurice Pialat

Seen 10

Van Gogh
We Won't Grow Old Together
The Mouth Agape
A Nos Amours
Loulou
Police
Graduate First
Naked Childhood
Under the Sun of Satan
Le Garcu

Still need to see his shorts and la maison des bois
by roujin
Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:52 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Next film I plan to see
Replies: 323
Views: 44870

Re: Next film I plan to see

Ash is Purest White - feel like I've said this for a week now!
by roujin
Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:24 pm
Forum: Year Poll Archive
Topic: 1958 poll
Replies: 153
Views: 24393

Re: 1958 poll

Wanted to contribute to this one to highlight one of my favorite films ever.

1. Rock-A-Bye Baby (Tashlin)

Some Came Running (Minnelli)
Vertigo (Hitchcock)
The Reluctant Debutante (Minnelli)
Bonjour Tristesse (Preminger)