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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:47 pm
by mfunk9786
Brian C wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:36 pm
Not to re-open the barn door, but I apologize to domino - I just genuinely misremembered his opinion on
Budapest and thought he was making a joke about the quality of the film.
domino harvey wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:42 am
Wellll, I thought this was
okay, but absolutely not an acceptable 1000th spine.
I could not resist digging back in the thread for the film to solve this mystery
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:50 pm
by domino harvey
This is the worst viral marketing for the new season of Veronica Mars yet
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:50 pm
by cdnchris
mfunk9786 wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:07 pm
Someone would have to jog my memory, but wasn't
The Life Aquatic released a few months before Criterion reached #300 chronologically?
It did. It came out in May of 2005 and 299 wasn't released until July (and Flowers of St. Francis, #293, came out in August after being delayed). I always felt that one was, at least, intentionally reserved, with Disney probably wanting to get it out sooner than their schedule allowed.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:50 pm
by mfunk9786
I love you, Chris. Don't tell you that often enough.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:51 pm
by Brian C
mfunk9786 wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:47 pmI could not resist digging back in the thread for the film to solve this mystery
What a pain it was to find that thread, by the way, since Grand Budapest Hotel has appeared approximately infinity times in this thread, which dominates the search results. I finally found it after chancing upon the Anderson filmmaker thread.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:52 pm
by domino harvey
Mfunk’s altered quote actually links to my real write-up from that thread, if anyone else is trying to find it
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:54 pm
by mfunk9786
Altered?!
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:55 pm
by cdnchris
mfunk9786 wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:50 pm
I love you, Chris. Don't tell you that often enough.
Well that's one "love you" more than my kids gave me today.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:56 pm
by DarkImbecile
This thread has taken quite a turn
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:56 pm
by bad future
FWIW, the corner of film twitter I’ve ended up being aware of seems to be freaking out not over Godzilla, but over the possibility of Roma (and everything that comes with Netflix getting this one more stamp of legitimacy.) Hard to imagine that not being a point of controversy for a while if that happens, given all the attention Netflix continues to get with their brushes with other institutions (AMPAS, Cannes, Spielberg and so on)
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:58 pm
by swo17
DarkImbecile wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:56 pm
This thread has taken quite a turn
I was just gonna say, how did this become our best thread?
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:01 pm
by mfunk9786
bad future wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:56 pm
FWIW, the corner of film twitter I’ve ended up being aware of seems to be freaking out not over Godzilla, but over the possibility of Roma (and everything that comes with Netflix getting this one more stamp of legitimacy.) Hard to imagine that not being a point of controversy for a while if that happens, given all the attention Netflix continues to get with their brushes with other institutions (AMPAS, Cannes, Spielberg and so on)
I would love to see Criterion and Netflix get cozy a la Criterion and IFC - a
Ballad of Buster Scruggs Blu-ray would be a package designer's dream project
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:03 pm
by domino harvey
Without checking I’m sure Film Twitter is actually staying on brand and suggesting they release stuff like Nanette
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:09 pm
by Graphist
The energy is so high (or is it the heat?… Right now 95 degrees… MotherFahrenheit!) to cool everyone down we could use Oprah to hand out each a #1000!
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:11 pm
by Brian C
Agreed - it's too fucking hot. And about to get way worse. Criterion better make these announcements soon or we're gonna go full Summer of Sam in here.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:27 pm
by bainbridgezu
Brian C wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:11 pm
Agreed - it's too fucking hot. And about to get way worse. Criterion better make these announcements soon or we're gonna go full Summer of Sam in here.
Now I'm just reminded how sad I am Criterion didn't manage to snag
Summer of Sam, especially with the prospect of the original cut. Still holding out hope for
25th Hour.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:55 pm
by Matt
These are both Touchstone Pictures (aka Disney). Never going to happen.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:57 pm
by FrauBlucher
I feel like I just walked on to a front porch with this thread conversation going on. And sweat dripping from everyones brow. This couldn’t be better
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:58 pm
by bainbridgezu
Matt wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:55 pm
These are both Touchstone Pictures (aka Disney). Never going to happen.
Kino is currently prepping
Summer of Sam for release and Criterion has licensed Touchstone titles in the (albeit distant) past.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:01 pm
by mfunk9786
1 minute late
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:04 pm
by bainbridgezu
Two days is one thing. But two days and one minute? I'd like to speak to Criterion's manager.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:05 pm
by domino harvey
Criterion is canceled
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:06 pm
by The Narrator Returns
As with all recent bad pop-culture events, I blame Carrie Brownstein for this.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:08 pm
by Boosmahn
The most surprising spine #1000 would be that there is no spine #1000.
Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:08 pm
by captveg
I wonder if there's one title that needs some final sign-off or something that is holding everything up.