I was about to post in the stop the lists thread but then thought this forum could use a letterboxd thread.
I haven't been able to access any profile pages today, is it the same for everyone or is it just me?
Letterboxd
It is working for me today. However it has been flaky lately. Lots of gremlin images.
mine is bad today. yesterday i could refresh the page and get it
Works today, but lately Gremlins pay a visit quite often. 
Yeah, works again for me. Browser version seems to crash a lot more than the app one.
I just noticed lots of new filters in that filtering tab, show liked/rated/reviewed films + show/hide shorts/documentaries and whatnot...Kinda useful, can't recall many new features since joining up.
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Evelyn Library P.I.
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Yeah, I've already found the show 'reviewed' filter quite helpful, something I've wanted for a while.
Does lboxd periodically delete films? I didn't watch anything for a couple of weeks and my # of films went down
Why would they delete films from the database?!
Why would they delete films from the database?!
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Lencho of the Apes
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Imputations of pornographic content is one reason. On another occasion maybe two years ago they did a concerted purge of "amateur productions" that they deemed not to have a commercial profile worthy of their attention.
The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
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Lencho of the Apes
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The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
Yeah, they tend to delete stuff they don't consider "fitting" from time to time.
One more reason to stick to imdb, where any amateur filmmaker can have their own profile (and any porn movie can be added).
One more reason to stick to imdb, where any amateur filmmaker can have their own profile (and any porn movie can be added).
"I too am a child burned by future experiences, fallen back on myself and already suspecting the certainty that in the end only those will prove benevolent who believe in nothing." – Marran Gosov
The removing of adult content is one of the most annoying things about the site, there's a lot of serious minded adult films from the early 70's that is missing as a result.
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Evelyn Library P.I.
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Letterboxd removes duplicate entries. Letterboxd and its users, or TMDB, or both will also remove most TV shows and music videos and advertisements and other things that people add that aren't movies. (Unless it's directed by Lynch or PTA or someone, in which case it's apparently fair game to be on the site, which I don't like). My understanding is that users who want to be able to log TV on Letterboxd will add entries for tv shows on TMDB but mislabel them as 'movies' so that they can be added to Letterboxd, and those will be sorted out from time to time. I didn't know they did a purge of 'amateur' productions, but I would think that's uncommon? There's a lot of amateur and avant-garde content on Letterboxd that doesn't have an IMDB page, and I've taken them to be quite welcoming of that content (capitalist promotional banners, notwithstanding), which is one of the reasons I prefer Letterboxd to IMDB.
i don't remember too much about this, but there were a few letterboxd users who were uploading their own home-produced videos to tmdb/letterboxd, things that had never screened anywhere besides maybe on youtube. i think letterboxd tried to remove those at one point, but i'm not sure what attitude the site takes to those films now.Evelyn Library P.I. wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:12 pm I didn't know they did a purge of 'amateur' productions, but I would think that's uncommon?
I recently watched Café Flesh (from 1982 so even after the Golden Age you refer to) and it's so much more 'art film' than 'porno', no idea why you'd delete something like that. If Intimacy and The Brown Bunny can be on there...
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Evelyn Library P.I.
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As for deleting pornography, Letterboxd is set up so that if and when a movie is marked as 'adult' on TMDB, then it will be automatically removed from Letterboxd or will not be able to be imported to Letterboxd. The founder of Letterboxd expressed interest in making exceptions for historically important or artful pornography, but that was four years ago and nothing has changed.
I've seen a lot of letterboxd users complain that Letterboxd is making judgment calls all the time as to what counts or doesn't count as adult or TV or whatnot, but it's worth remembering that in most cases it's the userbase on TMDB making decisions and that automates what happens on Letterboxd.
I've seen a lot of letterboxd users complain that Letterboxd is making judgment calls all the time as to what counts or doesn't count as adult or TV or whatnot, but it's worth remembering that in most cases it's the userbase on TMDB making decisions and that automates what happens on Letterboxd.
Yep, it's not just you
Yeah, I don't think I've seen any Marco Ferreri but I can't be sure without letterboxd. I've got icm as well but filmographies on there are often incomplete.twodeadmagpies wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:45 pm yeah. guess no polls are happening for a while (i dont know what ive seen)
i have the opposite problem, i love ferreri, fairly sure i've seen 9 but it may be more. bloody letterboxdgreennui wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:30 pmYeah, I don't think I've seen any Marco Ferreri but I can't be sure without letterboxd. I've got icm as well but filmographies on there are often incomplete.twodeadmagpies wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:45 pm yeah. guess no polls are happening for a while (i dont know what ive seen)
I'd like to see if any of his films would pique my interest but I need letterboxd for that...twodeadmagpies wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:11 pmi have the opposite problem, i love ferreri, fairly sure i've seen 9 but it may be more. bloody letterboxdgreennui wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:30 pmYeah, I don't think I've seen any Marco Ferreri but I can't be sure without letterboxd. I've got icm as well but filmographies on there are often incomplete.twodeadmagpies wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:45 pm yeah. guess no polls are happening for a while (i dont know what ive seen)
I'm kinda skeptical though after seeing pictures of that beard.
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Monsieur Arkadin
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AH LOL. i never realised it was a beard. always assumed it was some kind of small mammal he couldn't be parted with
suggests a strange new reading of bye bye monkeytwodeadmagpies wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:06 pmAH LOL. i never realised it was a beard. always assumed it was some kind of small mammal he couldn't be parted with
which of course i've seen, as the newly reappeared letterboxd tells me (12! not 9!), but it was before i joined mubi so it was a.....while ago....all i remember about bye bye monkey is going ooh aah at cute said monkey. no one tries to interfere with it do they?
it is less sensitive and romantic than the gold standard of monkey as family interloper films max mon amour (i guess bye bye monkey is more child surrogate but it's all kind of weird) withtwodeadmagpies wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:18 pm which of course i've seen, as the newly reappeared letterboxd tells me (12! not 9!), but it was before i joined mubi so it was a.....while ago....all i remember about bye bye monkey is going ooh aah at cute said monkey. no one tries to interfere with it do they?
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