Re: matrixschmatrix presents: Your Criterion Film Vote!
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:23 pm
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Re: matrixschmatrix presents: Your Criterion Film Vote!
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:27 pm
Wait, you changed your vote to The Naked Prey? That's gotta have nearly as much fodder for a discussion of colonial representation as The Four Feathers!
Re: matrixschmatrix presents: Your Criterion Film Vote!
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:28 pm
I assumed we'd just be discussing Cornel Wilde's thighs
Re: matrixschmatrix presents: Your Criterion Film Vote!
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:57 pm
Looking forward to discussing Nixon's views on colonialism.
Re: matrixschmatrix presents: Your Criterion Film Vote!
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:17 pm
Well, I'm certainly still excited. If anyone still wants to do Ivan, though, we're perfectly free to.
The Film Club goes to War
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:33 am
The War genre list starts in a few days, so here are five war films randomly generated from the collection.
Vote away! As usual, you can change your vote any time before the deadline.
Vote away! As usual, you can change your vote any time before the deadline.
Re: The Film Club goes to War
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:45 am
All good choices, but Kanal and Col Blimp are the ones likely to make my list so I'm torn between the two. And everyone already loves Col Blimp, so... Kanal it is!
Re: The Film Club goes to War
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:23 pm
Been meaning to watch Forbidden Games for a long time, so that'll get my vote.
Re: The Film Club goes to War
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:19 pm
I'm certainly happy to see that we're treating the Cold War as a war. I love The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, but I've really been dying to revisit Col Blimp, so that's what's getting my vote.
Re: The Film Club goes to War
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:28 pm
The eligible films were simply taken from this page.warren oates wrote:I'm certainly happy to see that we're treating the Cold War as a war.
Re: The Film Club goes to War
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:33 am
Looks like we're going Cold War for this one.
Re: The Film Club goes to War
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:45 pm
For posterity / proof of my duplicity:
Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:30 am
Here are five films randomly generated from the collection. You have until Monday, this time, to vote. You can change your vote any time up to then.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:31 pm
I feel like Straw Dogs will spark the most interesting debate, especially after people listen to the commentary.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:39 pm
I voted for Tess, as I've only really liked Chinatown, and am looking for an excuse to pick it up, but would change to Straw Dogs if it was between SD and something else.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:07 pm
I love Straw Dogs, but I've discussed it at length either on this board or an earlier incarnation, plus I don't know that I have much to add to Stephen Prince's commentary. So I'm going with Tess.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:09 pm
Ditto what Sausage says. Straw Dogs is a great film that has been discussed to death everywhere already. I haven't even seen Tess yet and there's a beautiful new release just waiting for us to dive into.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:24 pm
Unfortunately I don't think there will be much to discuss for Tess.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:24 pm
Can I ask why you say that? I really am wondering what to expect from the film.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:28 pm
It's an okay film, very pretty, but content wise it doesn't offer much. It's a pretty straight adaptation of the work with only Hardy's surface interests present (though I suppose the book is his most surface work).
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:12 pm
I voted for Loves of Blonde (and it's now running quite strong!). It's a great, great film that definitely needs more attention. Try it, you'll love it.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:59 pm
Well, if there's no hope for Tess, and especially if it looks like Straw Dogs is only winning by a hair, I'll probably change my vote to the Forman film.
Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:06 am
The Foreman was my second choice, so if Tess is that unpromising as discussion fodder, I'll change my vote to the former.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:44 am
Well that took a turn quite quickly. Haven't seen any Czech new wave, so if Loves wins, no complaints here.
Re: Vote For Your Next Film Club Entry!
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:14 am
My last few votes have gone to films I hadn't seen, but once I watched them I found I didn't have much to say. So I'm gonna go with Loves of a Blonde or Straw Dogs this time around