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- Sun May 12, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: Non-Film Discussion
- Topic: RIP
- Replies: 678
- Views: 57633
Re: RIP
I may just do a complete chronological retrospective of Corman movies now... The last of the old masters.
- Wed May 01, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1945 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 51
- Views: 919
Re: 1945 Poll 2.0
Didn't manage to watch/rewatch as much as I'd hoped. My disappointingly all-American list: They Were Expendable (John Ford, MGM) Identity Unknown (Walter Colmes, Republic) Strange Illusion (Edgar G. Ulmer, PRC) Thrill of a Romance (Richard Thorpe, MGM) Yolanda and the Thief (Vincente Minnelli, MGM) ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:05 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: SCFZ 10th Anniversary Poll: Ballots
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1650
Re: SCFZ 10th Anniversary Poll: Ballots
My top 100 for the entire history of cinema, that is, 1895–1959 (lol). I did 3 sets of 20 favourites (10 USA & 10 Non-USA, taking a page from Angel), followed by 20 Expressive Esoterica selections and 20 Comfort Food movies. No director duplicates except for 2 Dreyer and, uh, 5 Lubitsch (lol). S...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1945 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 51
- Views: 919
Re: 1945 Poll 2.0
Exactly! At least we're not alone...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1945 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 51
- Views: 919
Re: 1945 Poll 2.0
Another year poll, another glorious find by Lencho. Thanks for the tip. Identity Unknown (Walter Colmes, Republic) was one of the very best '40s Poverty Row movies I've ever seen——one of the best '40s USA movies I've seen, period. At first I didn't think it would work for me at all, but slowly, slow...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1945 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 51
- Views: 919
Re: 1945 Poll 2.0
Some Hollywood genre viewings over the past few days Thrill of a Romance (Richard Thorpe, MGM) Produced by Joe Pasternak. Highly recommended to fans of Deanna Durbin——and no one else. Esther Williams in a mega-cute romance with Van Johnson, with comic relief / opera performances by the great Danish...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:05 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1945 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 51
- Views: 919
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1945 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 51
- Views: 919
Re: 1945 Poll 2.0
Yolanda and the Thief (Vincente Minnelli, MGM) It cost almost $2.5 million and lost over $1.5 million at the box office. I think warmly upon this one, although it wasn't the diamond in the rough I was hoping for. Lucille Bremer doesn't have enough star power to carry it, so it's more of an Astaire ...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: New TSPDT poll: Beyond the Sight & Sound Canon
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1460
Re: New TSPDT poll: Beyond the Sight & Sound Canon
Wow! That's impressive. I have 20%... Working on it. I'll use this for recs for a while, I'm sure
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: New TSPDT poll: Beyond the Sight & Sound Canon
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1460
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: New TSPDT poll: Beyond the Sight & Sound Canon
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1460
Re: New TSPDT poll: Beyond the Sight & Sound Canon
"In summary, these are not the most voted-for films overall (if so, this list would have been heavily biased towards recent cinema). They are essentially the most voted-for films from each year and each country. We suspect that you will be quietly stunned at the number of outstanding films on t...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:06 pm
- Forum: Site News & Updates
- Topic: Bugs & Suggestions
- Replies: 306
- Views: 39495
Re: Bugs & Suggestions
Amazing, thank you!!!
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1924 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 33
- Views: 864
Re: 1924 Poll 2.0
Happy 100th anniversary viewing!!
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1924 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 33
- Views: 864
1924 Poll 2.0
Choose your favourite films from 1924 (according to IMDB). Each person can vote for up to 20 films. Do not feel compelled to fill the maximum allowable number. Twenty-film ballots can be formatted as follows: - Five tiers of four films each, 4/4/4/4/4; scored 5-4-3-2-1 pts/film/tier - Four tiers of ...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:59 am
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1899 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 4
- Views: 547
Re: 1899 Poll 2.0
La danse du feu (Georges Méliès, Star Film) Cendrillon (Georges Méliès, Star Film) Upside Down; or, The Human Flies (Walter R. Booth, Robert W. Paul) King John (Unknown director, British Mutoscope & Biograph) In the Grip of the Blizzard (Unknown director, American Mutoscope & Biograph) Le po...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: Year polls 2.0: a planning thread
- Replies: 229
- Views: 14027
Re: Year polls 2.0: a planning thread
February 2024 year poll will be ... 1924
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Last Watched
- Replies: 2598
- Views: 271721
Re: Last Watched
it's funny to see finland rated the happiest country on earth when my primary exposure has been aki's movies :lol: Yes! :lol: I took a course on Finnish Cinema over a decade ago, and the teacher showed all and only the most depressing movies. Eventually, we started to ask for an explanation, and sh...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: Site News & Updates
- Topic: Welcome!
- Replies: 207
- Views: 27676
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Last Watched
- Replies: 2598
- Views: 271721
Re: Last Watched
Ah, then perhaps the other ones will continue to not fully click for me. Oh well.
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:55 am
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Last Watched
- Replies: 2598
- Views: 271721
Re: Last Watched
First movie of the year was Monkey Business (1931) off TCM. What do people make of the Marx Brothers round here? I've never found my way into appreciating their work much, but I wonder if I'll be able to now. In any case, this was the first time a viewing of a Marx Brothers movie has really clicked ...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 2017 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2829
2017 Poll 2.0
Choose your favourite films from 2017 (according to IMDB). Each person can vote for up to 20 films. Do not feel compelled to fill the maximum allowable number. Twenty-film ballots can be formatted as follows: - Five tiers of four films each, 4/4/4/4/4; scored 5-4-3-2-1 pts/film/tier - Four tiers of ...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1899 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 4
- Views: 547
1899 Poll 2.0
Choose your favourite films from 1899—yes, 1899 (according to IMDB). Each person can vote for up to 20 films. Do not feel compelled to fill the maximum allowable number. Twenty-film ballots can be formatted as follows: - Five tiers of four films each, 4/4/4/4/4; scored 5-4-3-2-1 pts/film/tier - Four...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: 1938 Poll 2.0
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1402
Re: 1938 Poll 2.0
Mad About Music Sally Swing Birthright Under Western Stars Nancy Drew… Detective A Star Is Hatched The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse I Am the Law The Adventures of Robin Hood Pals of the Saddle Heart of Arizona Red River Range Making Fashion Holiday Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife Speaking from America Out Where...
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:23 pm
- Forum: Literature
- Topic: What Did You Read in 2023?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 350
Re: What Did You Read in 2023?
Various philosophy, mostly journal articles, some classics, of which Plato's Parmenides was the highlight and new discovery. I got to interview a big prof (hopefully my future thesis supervisor) about his latest book, which I read. Probably the most notable read for these parts was Gershom Scholem's...
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:47 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Best Films Seen in 2023 Regardless of Year
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1329
Re: Best Films Seen in 2023 Regardless of Year
Certainly did — I was blessed with first viewings of two of the best movies ever made.
Making my habitual New Year's resolution to watch half a movie off TCM every night, which will no doubt last all of one week.
Making my habitual New Year's resolution to watch half a movie off TCM every night, which will no doubt last all of one week.
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:24 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Best Films Seen in 2023 Regardless of Year
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1329
Re: Best Films Seen in 2023 Regardless of Year
In a year where I watched all of 38 movies (lol!):
https://letterboxd.com/evelynrose/list/ ... of-2023-1/
https://letterboxd.com/evelynrose/list/ ... of-2023-1/
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: Year polls 2.0: a planning thread
- Replies: 229
- Views: 14027
Re: Year polls 2.0: a planning thread
If I had my way, it would be 1895-1965, but it's not supposed to be unilateral judgment to accord with one person's taste and interests.
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:24 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: Year polls 2.0: a planning thread
- Replies: 229
- Views: 14027
Re: Year polls 2.0: a planning thread
All lingering year polls will be posted by then. Apologies for the unusual year—had some shitty social life stuff & also was working 60+ hours a week to get into my dream grad schools, which happily, it looks like is going to happen. (If not, I'd be disappointed about it, but I'm well-past due b...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:21 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: Year polls 2.0: a planning thread
- Replies: 229
- Views: 14027
Re: Year polls 2.0: a planning thread
For January 2024, let's do... 1899 & 2017.
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:28 pm
- Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
- Topic: Best of 2023 - personal list(s)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1629
Re: Best of 2023 - personal list(s)
I still haven't seen a single movie first released in the 2020s. It'll be quite the anti-social accomplishment if I manage to go the whole decade...