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by john ryan
Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:41 pm
Forum: cup21 :: r1
Topic: cup21 :: r1.6
Replies: 12
Views: 905

Re: cup21 :: r1.6

xFlood

loved both
by john ryan
Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:38 am
Forum: cup21 :: r1
Topic: cup21 :: r1.5
Replies: 6
Views: 639

Re: cup21 :: r1.5

xCompass
by john ryan
Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:56 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Replies: 60
Views: 2400

Re: SCFZ poll: Krzysztof Kieslowski

seen 23

1. The Double Life of Veronique
2. Three Colors: Red
3. A Short Film about Killing
4. Camera Buff
5. Hospital
by john ryan
Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:50 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Leo McCarey
Replies: 64
Views: 2907

Re: SCFZ poll: Leo McCarey

seen 11

1. The Awful Truth
2. Duck Soup
3. Ruggles of Red Gap
4. Make Way for Tomorrow
5. Love Affair
by john ryan
Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:15 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: 2015 poll: SCFZ does Cannes
Replies: 21
Views: 1268

Re: 2015 poll: SCFZ does Cannes

5 stars Sicario (Denis Villeneuve) 4 stars The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-Hsien) The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos) Carol (Todd Haynes) Son of Saul (Laszlo Nemes) Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Kore-eda) 3 stars Dheepan (Jacques Audiard) Louder than Bombs (Joachim Trier) Mountains May Depart (Jia Zhangke) 2 Stars...
by john ryan
Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:17 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: 2015 poll: SCFZ does the Oscars
Replies: 16
Views: 802

Re: 2015 poll: SCFZ does the Oscars

poll 1 5 Stars Max Max: Fury Road (George Miller) 4 Stars Brooklyn (John Crowley) Spotlight (Tom McCarthy) 3 Stars Bridge of Spies (Steven Spielberg) The Martian (Ridley Scott) 2 Stars The Revenant (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu) Room (Lenny Abrahamson) 1 Star The Big Short (Adam McKay) poll 2 Carol (...
by john ryan
Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:31 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Wong Kar-Wai
Replies: 97
Views: 4687

Re: SCFZ poll: Wong Kar-Wai

seen 12

1. In the Mood for Love
2. Happy Together
3. Chungking Express
4. The Grandmaster
5. Fallen Angels
by john ryan
Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:54 am
Forum: cup21 :: r1
Topic: cup21 :: r1.3
Replies: 11
Views: 1071

Re: cup21 :: r1.3

xDrift
by john ryan
Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:53 am
Forum: cup21 :: r1
Topic: cup21 :: r1.4
Replies: 25
Views: 1748

Re: cup21 :: r1.4

xYoung
by john ryan
Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:18 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: Doubling the Canon 2021 Update - Results!
Replies: 100
Views: 8799

Re: Doubling the Canon 2021 Update - Phase I: Nominations

It Rains in My Village! (Aleksandar Petrovic, 1968) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124294/ High Hopes (Mike Leigh, 1988) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095302/ The Twentieth Century (Matthew Rankin, 2019) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7969836/ Amateur (Hal Hartley, 1994) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01090...
by john ryan
Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:57 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Mrinal Sen
Replies: 30
Views: 1205

Re: SCFZ poll: Mrinal Sen

Seen 6

1. The Case is Closed
2. And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
3. In Search of Famine
by john ryan
Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:48 am
Forum: cup21 :: r1
Topic: cup21 :: r1.2
Replies: 11
Views: 1019

Re: cup21 :: r1.2

xCapital
by john ryan
Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:13 am
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Letterboxd
Replies: 202
Views: 14641

Re: Letterboxd

I don't recognize this Brat Pitt. I don't think I've ever blocked anyone, but maybe I did so in my sleep or something.
by john ryan
Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:21 am
Forum: Year Poll Archive
Topic: 1988 poll
Replies: 147
Views: 11381

Re: 1988 poll

1. My Neighbor Totoro (miyazaki) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Kaufman) High Hopes (Leigh) Distant Voices, Still Lives (Davies) A Short Film about Killing (Kieślowski) They Live (Carpenter) Grave of Fireflies (Takahata) The Thin Blue Line (Morris) Cat Listening to Music (Marker) Dead Ringers (C...
by john ryan
Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:58 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ Poll: Rene Clement
Replies: 36
Views: 1590

Re: SCFZ Poll: Rene Clement

seen 3

1. Forbidden Games
2. The Damned
by john ryan
Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Hal Hartley
Replies: 30
Views: 1861

Re: SCFZ poll: Hal Hartley

seen 23

1. Trust
2. Amateur
3. Simple Men
4. The Unbelievable Truth
5. Meanwhile

I remember really enjoying Fay Grimm, but I haven't seen it since 2007. Might rewatch that and finally catch Ned Rifle this week.
by john ryan
Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:56 am
Forum: Director Poll Archive
Topic: SCFZ poll: Spike Lee
Replies: 48
Views: 5778

Re: SCFZ poll: Spike Lee

I hadn't seen it yet. It would be in my top 5 now.
by john ryan
Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:10 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Costa-Gavras
Replies: 38
Views: 1583

Re: SCFZ poll: Costa-Gavras

Hal Hartley? If he doesn't work, Peter Bogdanovich or Jules Dassin.
by john ryan
Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:44 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Costa-Gavras
Replies: 38
Views: 1583

Re: SCFZ poll: Costa-Gavras

Seen 4

1. Z
2. State of Siege

Is his 1988 feature, Betrayed, worth a watch?
by john ryan
Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:53 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: Courtroom! SCFZ Genre Poll
Replies: 40
Views: 2012

Re: Courtroom! SCFZ Genre Poll

thoxans wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:14 pm surprised wiseman's juvenile court didn't get a vote, but i suppose that would've depended on peoples' willingness to include dox. raymond depardon's 10th district court is another one
It's one of my favorite Wisemans, and I just plum forgot about while hastily making a ballot
by john ryan
Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:19 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: David Mamet
Replies: 30
Views: 1862

Re: SCFZ poll: David Mamet

seen 9

1. Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants
2. State and Main
3. House of Games
4. Homicide
5. The Winslow Boy
by john ryan
Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: Non-Film Discussion
Topic: RIP
Replies: 678
Views: 57684

Re: RIP

Apted on his future with the Up series last year:

"I hope to do 84 Up when I’ll be 99.”

I'd hoped so too. Damn.
by john ryan
Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:44 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: Courtroom! SCFZ Genre Poll
Replies: 40
Views: 2012

Re: Courtroom! SCFZ Genre Poll

Five ranked tiers, seven films per tier The Trial (Orson Welles, 1962) 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957) The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971) A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011) Witness for the Prosecution (Billy Wilder, 1957) M (Fritz Lang, 1931) Anatomy of a Murder (Otto Preminger, 1959) The Ox-Bow Inci...
by john ryan
Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: Documentaries seen in 2021
Replies: 44
Views: 3080

Re: Documentaries seen in 2021

pabs wrote: Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:11 pm
john ryan wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:14 pm Watched Martin Bell's Streetwise (1984)
One of my favorite doc watches in a long time.
It's Seattle, though, not that that matters. :cry:

7/10
Whoops! sorry
by john ryan
Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:18 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Roger Donaldson
Replies: 36
Views: 1633

Re: SCFZ poll: Roger Donaldson

seen 5

1. The Bank Job
2. The Bounty
by john ryan
Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:22 am
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Letterboxd
Replies: 202
Views: 14641

Re: Letterboxd

oh, shit. maybe? sorry
by john ryan
Thu Jan 07, 2021 5:45 am
Forum: Non-Film Discussion
Topic: Everything is Political
Replies: 1668
Views: 74574

Re: Everything is Political

so politically apathetic at this point that tbh idc. i can see it now: repubs retroactively insincerely condemn this. they lose absolutely no support whatsoever, not even a single voter. dems won't be bothered to censure anyone, let alone expel them from congress. lots of 'let's not dwell on the pa...
by john ryan
Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:14 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: Documentaries seen in 2021
Replies: 44
Views: 3080

Re: Documentaries seen in 2021

Watched Martin Bell's Streetwise (1984)

Follows several teenagers living on the streets of San Francisco. So many great moments shared between these kids. One of my favorite doc watches in a long time.
by john ryan
Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Media reviews/film commentary/interviews
Replies: 63
Views: 6463

Re: Media reviews and/or film commentary

flip wrote: Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:52 pm am i the only one who thought da 5 bloods was terrible
I wouldn't call it terrible, but I just don't see what people love about it.
by john ryan
Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:28 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Letterboxd
Replies: 202
Views: 14641

Re: Letterboxd

Letterboxd ought to enable muting people Agreed. If the user "John Barlow" is a member on here I wanna say that the only reason I unfollowed you was cuz you kept spamming the activity feed with watchlist additions. You can't mute people, but you can mute watchlist additions in your activi...