i still every so often fondly recall bronson's white buffalo from the 77 poll as a great snow movie. I need to finally watch White Buffalo . It's been on my radar for too long. It also fits with my goal to watch more J. Lee Thompson's films and maybe nominate him for our director's poll one day. I ...

1. Scorsese +9
2. The Godfather
3. My Voyage to Italy
4. Greg
5. Greg

Updated my list to a final version. 80 films in four tiers. Watched for this poll: The Andromeda Strain (Robert Wise, 1971) 8/10 ( made the list ) Colossus: The Forbin Project (Joseph Sargent, 1970) 7/10 ( made the list ) Anon (Andre Niccol, 2018) 6/10 Species (Roger Donaldson, 1995) 6/10 Mimic (Gui...

I watched and absolutely loved Klute. Most likely my choice for #1.

Also watched The Andromeda Strain and it will end up on the final list as well.

Fair enough, Flip! Thanks for running these polls!

Final list : Sea Fog (Shim Sung-bo, 2014) The Farthest (Emer Reynolds, 2017) May God Save Us (Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2016) Caesar Must Die (Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, 2012) The Solitude of Prime Numbers (Saverio Costanzo, 2010) ________________________________________________ The Great Beauty (Pa...

When's the deadline, Flip? I'd love to have time until February, as some of the biggest releases of 2019 are only going wide in January.

I agree with you, Evelyn. Decoy is a mighty fine noir.

I'm jealous too. In Vilnius two biggest cinemas are members of VUE and AMC theater chains, and given that these groups don't show Netflix, there has never been a Netflix film screening in Vilnius.

I watched The Andromeda Strain ( Robert Wise). Lots to love - simple, yet very effective film with elaborate set design, chilling atmosphere and no unnecessary subplots. Definitely going to my final list.

Next up: THX 1138 (George Lucas)

I've visited 18 countries, which is a relatively small number when compared to my friends and family. I wouldn't call myself an avid or passionate traveler. I've only visited two places outside of Europe (I don't count Turkey, because I see it as a bridge country between the continents and I've been...

crypt trotsky wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:06 pm it occurs to me... we might also need to do a best of the 2010s poll soon?

We definitely should!

I have been doing Noirvember for the past 3-4 years, but I'm not sure about this time.. I've got so many Sci-Fi films lined up, also 1971 poll. And yet, I have an urge to watch at least a few noirs. Some titles from my noirish watchlist: Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder) Kid Glove Killer (Fred Zinnema...

Final list Tier 1: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980) Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972) Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006) Super 8 (J.J. Abrams, 2011) Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010) Interstellar (Christo...

Provisional list: Vanishing Point (Richard C. Sarafian) The French Connection (William Friedkin) Lawman (Michael Winner) Duel (Steven Spielberg) Murder by the Book (Steven Spielberg) The Anderson Tapes (Sidney Lumet) Bananas (Woody Allen) Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (Woody Allen) Dirty...

I finished October with these titles: Species (Roger Donaldson, 1995) 6/10 Mimic (Guillermo del Toro, 1997) 6/10 The Faculty (Robert Rodriguez, 1998) 5/10 The Keep (Michael Mann, 1983) 5/10 The Island of Dr. Moreau (John Frankenheimer, 1996) 4/10 :frog: :pig: :chimp: :cat: Ghosts of Mars (John Carpe...

October 2019 Re-watch At the cinema Piranha (Joe Dante, 1978) 4/10 Final Exam (Jimmy Huston, 1981) 6/10 The Entity (Sidney J. Furie, 1982) 3/10 The Keep (Michael Mann, 1983) 5/10 The House on Sorority Row (Mark Rosman, 1983) 3/10 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Tom McLoughlin, 1986) 8/10 Slee...

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THE WORST: Funny Games US. Among the worst films I've ever seen.

Robert Evans, 89

Final list: 1. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson) The Talented Mr. Ripley (Anthony Minghella) The Insider (Michael Mann) The Limey (Steven Soderbergh) The Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola) Sweet and Lowdown (Woody Allen) Any Given Sunday (Oliver Stone) Life (Ted Demme) American Beauty (Sam Mendes) Man on...

Michael Mann is one of the greats. I admire his unreservedly controlled, very nuanced, calculated style. Mann's great ability is to stage scenes where mise-en-scène itself speaks and informs about the characters. He has made one of the best transitions to digital film-making of his contemporaries. A...

I've only seen Hearts in Atlantis film and liked it quite a bit. As for Claiborne, I am drawn to it because of Kathy Bates and her performance in Misery. So there's a curiosity about her second turn as one of King's characters. Also, there is a new upcoming Stephen King's TV series The Outsider star...

This month I've watched King's The Storm of the Century . While it is an admirable effort to present small town dynamics, overall it fails to become a wholesome experience of a small town horror that King intended. Climatic morality play comes at a time when it is already hard to care anymore about ...

Spy
Road
Journalism
Films about royals or Costume dramas
Biography
Adventure & History Epics

And, dare I say it.. Politics

Genre polls we've done that are archived at our old Tapatalk home:

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Film-Noir
Western
Experimental
Christmas
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crypt trotsky wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:51 pm courtroom

Another vote for courtroom!

grabmymask wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:49 pm Upstream Color (Noah Baumbach, 2013)

I think you meant director Shane Carruth.

Last few days of horror: Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992) 9/10 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Tom McLoughlin, 1986) 8/10 Jennifer's Body (Karyn Kusama, 2009) 6/10 The Entity (Sidney J. Furie, 1982) 3/10 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (Dominique Othenin-Girard, 1989) 2/10 Candyman is t...