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Wyldesyde19 01-10-22 06:39 PM
Heh. I just learned that Scandinavia is really only 3 countries (Denmark, Sweden, and Norway), and the other two countries I thought was a part of them (Iceland, Finland) are a part of the Nordic countries (which I already knew of), which includes the latter 3.

I always thought the Nordic Countries and Scandinavia were the same thing.

Fun fact: the Nordic Council has their own film awards for the aforementioned 5 countries.

Jabs 01-11-22 10:42 AM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2271135)
Heh. I just learned that Scandinavia is really only 3 countries (Denmark, Sweden, and Norway), and the other two countries I thought was a part of them (Iceland, Finland) are a part of the Nordic countries (which I already knew of), which includes the latter 3.

I always thought the Nordic Countries and Scandinavia were the same thing.

Fun fact: the Nordic Council has their own film awards for the aforementioned 5 countries.

Fun fact indeed. However, in the challenge the broader definition which includes Finland and Iceland was my original intention. If you have a film from either of these countries in mind for that category, fell free to use it.

Wyldesyde19 01-11-22 12:52 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2271319)
Fun fact indeed. However, in the challenge the broader definition which includes Finland and Iceland was my original intention. If you have a film from either of these countries in mind for that category, fell free to use it.
As long as no one objects, I’ll use the broader definition as well.
Have A film from Iceland lined up for it.

pahaK 01-11-22 01:33 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2271319)
Fun fact indeed. However, in the challenge the broader definition which includes Finland and Iceland was my original intention. If you have a film from either of these countries in mind for that category, fell free to use it.
Honestly, the broader definition is practically always used, and it's just some nitpickers who try to look smart that remind people of the narrower, older meaning. That's from a Finnish perspective, that is, and not meant to imply anyone here as such :D Here in Finland, those terms are practically synonymous in everyday use.

Wyldesyde19 01-11-22 02:29 PM
Originally Posted by pahaK (Post 2271412)
Honestly, the broader definition is practically always used, and it's just some nitpickers who try to look smart that remind people of the narrower, older meaning. That's from a Finnish perspective, that is, and not meant to imply anyone here as such :D Here in Finland, those terms are practically synonymous in everyday use.
Oh yeah, I get that. My post was just a “Oh, hey…I didn’t know this!” When I looked up the countries and saw the more narrow definition.

I was looking to use a film from Iceland for that category. Probably should have just asked if we’re using the broader definition or the more narrower one.

Takoma11 01-11-22 05:53 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2271390)
As long as no one objects, I’ll use the broader definition as well.
Have A film from Iceland lined up for it.
I'll be using the very broad definition of Scandinavia, and my film is from Brazil.

Jabs 01-11-22 06:27 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2271540)
I'll be using the very broad definition of Scandinavia, and my film is from Brazil.
Oh you'll be watching Amazon? Let us know how it was.

pahaK 01-11-22 06:31 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2271540)
I'll be using the very broad definition of Scandinavia, and my film is from Brazil.
That sounds really broad definition of Scandinavia :D

edarsenal 01-11-22 07:51 PM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
It's close. You just take a really SHARP Left at Greenland. Ya can't miss it.


Speaking of, I found a Historical Piece with Mads Mikkelsen that I'll be going with
A Royal Affair aka En kongelig affære (2012)
And it IS in the correct three because I AM a nitpicker. It's that Virgo thing, whaddya gonna do? I would happily be an intellectual snob but it involves a lot of big words and that just doesn't work for me.

Jabs 01-12-22 09:41 AM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
For those of you who have seen The Ghost and Mrs Muir, do you think it counts as predominantly set in a single location? Most of the scenes but a few take place in the mansion.

Wyldesyde19 01-12-22 02:35 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2271733)
For those of you who have seen The Ghost and Mrs Muir, do you think it counts as predominantly set in a single location? Most of the scenes but a few take place in the mansion.
Haven’t seen it myself but it count towards the category for winner of cinematography awards. Oscar, specifically.

Jabs 01-12-22 03:19 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2271850)
Haven’t seen it myself but it count towards the category for winner of cinematography awards. Oscar, specifically.

It didn't win that year.

Wyldesyde19 01-12-22 03:22 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2271889)
It didn't win that year.
Oops. My bad. Thought it had won for it.

edarsenal 01-12-22 05:43 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2271733)
For those of you who have seen The Ghost and Mrs Muir, do you think it counts as predominantly set in a single location? Most of the scenes but a few take place in the mansion.
Great film, It won a 1940's HoF and beyond the opening, it does remain at the seaside cottage for the remainder of the film so I feel like it does fit.

I've had the preconception of an almost stage-like setup. Like Arsenic and Old Lace or on a more recent venue, Reservoir Dogs. But, like I said, TGaMM does fit the bill quite nicely.

Takoma11 01-12-22 05:47 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2271733)
For those of you who have seen The Ghost and Mrs Muir, do you think it counts as predominantly set in a single location? Most of the scenes but a few take place in the mansion.
I would say absolutely yes.

Wyldesyde19 01-12-22 06:12 PM
For anyone who has seen Bronson, with Tom Hardy, how much of it takes place in a prison?

edarsenal 01-12-22 08:34 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2271982)
For anyone who has seen Bronson, with Tom Hardy, how much of it takes place in a prison?
I'd say over 90% if I remember correctly. Crazy flick

Wyldesyde19 01-12-22 08:38 PM
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2272024)
I'd say over 90% if I remember correctly. Crazy flick
90% should be enough, as it features it predominately.
Thank you, Ed.

edarsenal 01-12-22 11:53 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2272025)
90% should be enough, as it features it predominately.
Thank you, Ed.
VERY curious to see what ya think of it.
I'd describe it as a Visceral Arthouse

Wyldesyde19 01-13-22 12:03 AM
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2272062)
VERY curious to see what ya think of it.
I'd describe it as a Visceral Arthouse
I’ve liked what I’ve seen from Winding Refn so far, so I’d liked to see more of his films.

Jabs 01-13-22 01:30 AM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
Thanks for the feedback.


I didn't intend to put it in that category but after watching it I figured it probably fit in. I also bumped into two other films while looking for this category that apparently fit and look promising: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and Still Walking. Just name dropping in case you are looking for inspiration.

Takoma11 01-13-22 08:37 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2272076)
I also bumped into two other films while looking for this category that apparently fit and look promising: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.
I 100% endorse this film for any category it can fit into!

Wyldesyde19 01-13-22 08:42 PM
Another Reason I’m looking forward to (eventually) subscribing to The Criterion Channel is it will give me access to Fassbinder, a director I’ve wanted to dig into for so long but have yet to watch a single film of his.

Takoma11 01-13-22 08:58 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2272406)
Another Reason I’m looking forward to (eventually) subscribing to The Criterion Channel is it will give me access to Fassbinder, a director I’ve wanted to dig into for so long but have yet to watch a single film of his.
They have like ALL of his films.

Wyldesyde19 01-13-22 09:07 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2272412)
They have like ALL of his films.
Another reason for me bite the bullet and subscribe.


On an unrelated note….for anyone who has seen A Boy and His Dog, is the movie set mostly in a chaotic metropolis, or is it set mostly in a wasteland similar to Mad Max?

Just trying to round out my choices for the categories with what I’ve found available.

kgaard 01-13-22 09:28 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2272415)
Another reason for me bite the bullet and subscribe.


On an unrelated note….for anyone who has seen A Boy and His Dog, is the movie set mostly in a chaotic metropolis, or is it set mostly in a wasteland similar to Mad Max?

Just trying to round out my choices for the categories with what I’ve found available.
It’s been awhile, but my recollection is mostly a wasteland.

Wyldesyde19 01-13-22 09:33 PM
Originally Posted by kgaard (Post 2272422)
It’s been awhile, but my recollection is mostly a wasteland.
Thank you. Still going to watch it, but going to grumble about it not fitting my category.

Takoma11 01-13-22 09:54 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2272424)
Thank you. Still going to watch it, but going to grumble about it not fitting my category.
Yeah, it is mostly wasteland. And something else that isn't a metropolis but it would be spoiler-ish to say more than that.

crumbsroom 01-13-22 10:32 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2272412)
They have like ALL of his films.

I wish.



There is still about 8-10 of them I've yet to be able to find anywhere.


EDIT:



Looks like 8



Germany in Autumn
Lili Marlene
The Coffeeshop
Women in New York
Like a Bird on a Wire
Nora Helmer
Bremen Freedom
Theater in Trance

Takoma11 01-13-22 10:36 PM
Originally Posted by crumbsroom (Post 2272441)
I wish.



There is still about 8-10 of them I've yet to be able to find anywhere.
Shorts or features? I felt like when I was comparing IMDb to what they had it was pretty close.

crumbsroom 01-13-22 10:38 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2272443)
Shorts or features? I felt like when I was comparing IMDb to what they had it was pretty close.

I listed above

Takoma11 01-15-22 03:08 PM
B. It's a big world out there:
[Watch a film from the following regions]
1. Scandinavia Miss Julie
2. Sub-Saharan Africa Mandabi
3. Middle East This is Not a Film
4. Balkans Innocence Unprotected
5. Indian Subcontinent The Music Room
6. Oceania Mystery Road


I'd recommend all of these, even if I thought that Miss Julie was just okay. The rest are all special or important in ways that make me think they should all be seen.

Takoma11 01-16-22 03:58 PM
C. Lets break this down, shall we?
[Pick one of the following genres and watch one film from each of its subgenres or themes listed below]
1. [Western: Revisionist] Chato’s Land
2. [Western: Spaghetti] Death Rides a Horse
3. [Western: Epic] Dances with Wolves
4. [Western: Neo-Western] The Harder They Fall


All good. Death Rides a Horse is probably the one I enjoyed the most. I imagine a lot of the charm in The Harder They Fall would fade on a second viewing, but I enjoyed it once around.

Wyldesyde19 01-16-22 04:31 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2273567)
C. Lets break this down, shall we?
[Pick one of the following genres and watch one film from each of its subgenres or themes listed below]
1. [Western: Revisionist] Chato’s Land
2. [Western: Spaghetti] Death Rides a Horse
3. [Western: Epic] Dances with Wolves
4. [Western: Neo-Western] The Harder They Fall


All good. Death Rides a Horse is probably the one I enjoyed the most. I imagine a lot of the charm in The Harder They Fall would fade on a second viewing, but I enjoyed it once around.
Oh hey, I chose western as well!

I figure, much like I did with last year when I chose crime sub genres, I watch a lot of horror and sci fi already, so why not choose something different?

Takoma11 01-16-22 04:36 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2273580)
Oh hey, I chose western as well!

I figure, much like I did with last year when I chose crime sub genres, I watch a lot of horror and sci fi already, so why not choose something different?
Yeah, last year I did sci-fi and then on my second round I did horror.

Wyldesyde19 01-24-22 12:49 AM
I’ll toss a few recommendations finally for this, after thinking on it for a bit, with year and country included:

The Assassin (2015, Taiwan)
The Ox (1991, Sweden)
The Thief (1997, Russia)
The Whisperers (1967, Britain)
Mademoiselle (1966, French-British)

Captain Terror 01-24-22 01:01 AM
So far this month I've watched 22 films by Sci-Fi master Jack Arnold (with a couple more to go). I'm saving the sci-fi films for another category but for now I'm using the leftovers for this one. If anyone is in the market for a good Western I recommend No Name on the Bullet.

I have a vision...
watch 10 films from the same director
JACK ARNOLD
1. The Glass Web (1953)
2. The Man From Bitter Ridge (1955)
3. Red Sundown (1956)
4. High School Confidential! (1958)
5. No Name on the Bullet (1959)
6. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
7. Bachelor In Paradise (1961)
8. The Lively Set (1964)
9. Hello Down There (1969)
10. Black Eye (1974)

Takoma11 01-26-22 10:32 PM
After some internet research I have picked my Victorian Novel adaptation and, yes, it will be Muppet Treasure Island and, yes, I am VERY pleased about this.

Captain Terror 01-27-22 01:04 AM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2277235)
After some internet research I have picked my Victorian Novel adaptation and, yes, it will be Muppet Treasure Island and, yes, I am VERY pleased about this.
This plan has my full support

Takoma11 01-30-22 02:53 PM
D. I coulda been a contender:
[Watch a film that has won the following awards]
1. Cannes Film Festival I Daniel Blake
2. Academy Award Nomadland
3. Sundance Film Festival Computer Chess
4. Venice International Film Festival The Kite
5. Independent Spirit Crazy Heart

Computer Chess was a bit of a let-down, but the rest were all very good. Especially I, Daniel Blake and Nomadland.

Wyldesyde19 01-31-22 08:00 PM
1 month update! 1/31


Main Challenge  


Nightmare Mode  

Jabs 02-01-22 05:27 AM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
With 42/162 I'm a quarter of the way there in just January.

Highlights of the Month:
The Ballad of Narayama (1958), The Swimmer, Promising Young Woman, Doctor Zhivago, Safety Last!


PS. I am secretly hoping to finish this and whatever I had left from last year's challenge in 2022 and unofficially make up for not completing it last year.

Wyldesyde19 02-01-22 02:25 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2278842)
With 42/162 I'm a quarter of the way there in just January.

Highlights of the Month:
The Ballad of Narayama (1958), The Swimmer, Promising Young Woman, Doctor Zhivago, Safety Last!


PS. I am secretly hoping to finish this and whatever I had left from last year's challenge in 2022 and unofficially make up for not completing it last year.
Look forward to seeing your updates for last year as well. I remember you HS chosen India as your country . Is that still the plan?

Jabs 02-01-22 03:49 PM
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19 (Post 2278998)
Look forward to seeing your updates for last year as well. I remember you HS chosen India as your country . Is that still the plan?

If I end up doing it then yes. It would probably be a mix of films sitting on the IMDb top 250 and Satyajit Ray's filmography. The former because of completionist reasons, the latter because it's on Criterion and I want to explore his work a bit more.

Siddon 02-01-22 03:53 PM
So I'm going to update every month...here's my January update.
Part 1
Get lost in the movement:
4. Poetic Realism - The Rules of the Game(1939) - not a big fan of Renoir and this genre of film-making.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/2c8ec991...pwoo1_500.gifv

5. Cinema Novo Antonio Das Montes (1969) - This is very much a style over substance film. The audio for this movie will give you a headache. Visually it's stunning it has Tarantino level violence but it lacks the wit and charm.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/ee674606...2cbda3024.gifv

B. It's a big world out there:
3. Middle East - Notturno (2021) - No gifs but it's on Hulu and it's a documentary that goes through Syria. It offers no answers just glimpses of the war and it's gorgeous and weird and worth your time.
https://i0.wp.com/butwhythopodcast.c...24%2C553&ssl=1

K. Are we there yet?
1. a film more than 160 minutes long- Jeanne Dielman(1975) - to me this is one of the worst films ever made. 4 hours of pretentiousness masked as thoughtfulness.

https://media2.giphy.com/media/sy5vXlfYCVidW/giphy.gif

2. a film with a budget lower than 1 million - Safety Last (1923) - I'm going through Silents this year and this was in the Hall. It's fine, it's less a film and more a collection of skits and the third act goes on way to long but I think most will enjoy it.

https://i0.wp.com/49.media.tumblr.co...50%2C253&ssl=1

3. a 2022 release - Scream (2022) - Man am I glad this is back, after some horrible TV shows the actual horror/mystery film's return was so welcome and It was so good. I'm going to go back and forth if this was better than Scream 2 but still a great film.

https://i.redd.it/802ky5sgrka81.gif

edarsenal 02-02-22 02:47 PM
Here's where I'm at for the end of January

Watchlist
Watched


Main Challenge  


Nightmare Mode  

Siddon 02-03-22 05:23 PM
You MoFo I almost had you
  • The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
  • Broken Arrow
  • Support Your Local Sheriff
  • The Unforgiven
  • The Wonderful Country
  • Day of the Outlaw
  • The Tall T
  • Fort Apache
  • Way Out West
  • The Missouri Breaks
C. Lets break this down, shall we?
[Pick one of the following genres and watch one film from each of its subgenres or themes listed]
1. [Western: Revisionist] - Apache
2. [Western: Spaghetti] - Viva Maria!
3. [Western: Epic] - Across the Wide Missouri
4. [Western: Neo-Western] - Old Henry (2021)


So I decided to go through the BFI list which was the one with the most available options and most of the shorter films

Jabs 02-04-22 01:54 AM
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2279531)
You MoFo I almost had you

So I decided to go through the BFI list which was the one with the most available options and most of the shorter films

I took the exact opposite route and decided to go with a list I had seen 90/100 films to 'force' myself to complete it this year.

Siddon 02-04-22 08:49 AM
Is my TV broken?
watch 10 predominantly black and white films released after 2000

Sothis is obviously going to be a pain in the butt, however in 2021/2022 quite a few films qualify

The French Dispatch (Wes Anderson)
Passing (Rebecca Hall)
Belfast (Kenneth Branagh)
MLK/FBI (Sam Pollard)
C'Mon C'Mon (Mike Mills)
Tragedy of Macbeth (Joel Coen)

Captain Terror 02-04-22 10:15 AM
You MoFo I almost had you
Pick one of the lists featured in MoFo and watch 10 films in it


I'm using an actual MoFo countdown for this one. Am I doing it right?

Jabs 02-04-22 10:37 AM
Originally Posted by Captain Terror (Post 2279681)
You MoFo I almost had you
Pick one of the lists featured in MoFo and watch 10 films in it


I'm using an actual MoFo countdown for this one. Am I doing it right?
Is it here? If so, then you are indeed doing it right.

Captain Terror 02-04-22 10:40 AM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2279686)
Is it here? If so, then you are indeed doing it right.
I'm working on the Movie Forums: Top Animated Films list. I've only seen 40% which is shameful.

Jabs 02-04-22 05:05 PM
Originally Posted by Captain Terror (Post 2279687)
I'm working on the Movie Forums: Top Animated Films list. I've only seen 40% which is shameful.
Then you are doing it right. 40 isn't that bad to be honest. I am at 56 myself and many of the remaining titles are not that appealing to me. I would only push myself to watch them in order to complete the list at some point.

Captain Terror 02-06-22 12:35 PM
Round up the usual suspects
watch 10 films from the same genre
1950s SCIENCE FICTION
1. It Came From Outer Space (1953)
2. Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
3. Revenge of the Creature (1955)
4. Tarantula (1955)
5. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
6. The Space Children (1958)
7. Monster on the Campus (1958)
8. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
9. The Monolith Monsters (1957)
10. The Gamma People (1956)

I was a big fan of this stuff as a teenager but have sort of neglected it since then. Nice to revisit some old faves and find some new ones. Most of these are at least entertaining with some outright classics mixed in. No real stinkers in the group.

Takoma11 02-06-22 01:27 PM
Originally Posted by Captain Terror (Post 2280237)
Round up the usual suspects
watch 10 films from the same genre
1950s SCIENCE FICTION
1. It Came From Outer Space (1953)
2. Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
3. Revenge of the Creature (1955)
4. Tarantula (1955)
5. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
6. The Space Children (1958)
7. Monster on the Campus (1958)
8. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
9. The Monolith Monsters (1957)
10. The Gamma People (1956)

I was a big fan of this stuff as a teenager but have sort of neglected it since then. Nice to revisit some old faves and find some new ones. Most of these are at least entertaining with some outright classics mixed in. No real stinkers in the group.
I thought that The Incredible Shrinking Man was really great and shockingly moving. I might have cried at the end. Shut up.

Captain Terror 02-06-22 02:31 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2280252)
I thought that The Incredible Shrinking Man was really great and shockingly moving. I might have cried at the end. Shut up.
Crying is a perfectly acceptable response. It will shock no one to learn
 


That's an old fave of mine. Got the Criterion BR with my Christmas money.

edarsenal 02-06-22 04:15 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2280252)
I thought that The Incredible Shrinking Man was really great and shockingly moving. I might have cried at the end. Shut up.
If something touches you, then it touches you. It's a beautiful thang.

Back in the mid-nineties, I went to New Orleans with a group of friends from three different bars in downtown Detroit for Jazz Fest.
IF I remember correctly, in a tent was The Blind Boys of Alabama. At one point, one of them held a note so extraordinarily long -- I mean, it was astounding. Every time we thought he would finish, he continued holding this gorgeous note. On and on and, amazingly, on and on and on. And yet, STILL, on and on. . .
After the show, we stepped out, and one of my friends had tears streaming down his cheeks; he was so moved and very embarrassed by it.
I told him I was jealous that it moved him so much that he cried and that I was more embarrassed that I didn't.

Takoma11 02-06-22 04:26 PM
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2280290)
If something touches you, then it touches you. It's a beautiful thang.
Oh, I know.

It's just not the emotional response you expect from a film whose most famous moment is a tiny man fighting a big spider with a pin.

edarsenal 02-06-22 05:30 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2280294)
Oh, I know.

It's just not the emotional response you expect from a film whose most famous moment is a tiny man fighting a big spider with a pin.
LOL
True, true

Takoma11 02-06-22 10:05 PM
E. Never judge a book by its movie:
[Watch one film adapted from a novel belonging to each of the following literary eras]
1. a Victorian novel adaptation Muppet Treasure Island
2. a Romanticism novel adaptation Northanger Abbey
3. a Modernist novel adaptation Lady Chatterly’s Lover
4. a Postmodernist novel adaptation Inherent Vice


All of these were fine, with Northanger Abbey being the only one I really enjoyed and that I'd want to watch again.

Captain Terror 02-07-22 12:15 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2280335)
2. a Romanticism novel adaptation Northanger Abbey
2007 version on Kanopy?

Takoma11 02-07-22 05:57 PM
Originally Posted by Captain Terror (Post 2280420)
2007 version on Kanopy?
Yes!

A rare (especially when it comes to Austen!) time that I'd say I enjoyed the movie more than the book!

Captain Terror 02-07-22 06:13 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2280578)
Yes!

A rare (especially when it comes to Austen!) time that I'd say I enjoyed the movie more than the book!
Nice, I might steal that one for myself. Lots of Austen out there to choose from, but I'd like to pick a story I haven't seen/read before.

I've also learned that Hoopla has the Vincent Price version of House of Seven Gables, if anyone wants to use Hawthorne for this category.

Takoma11 02-14-22 09:50 PM
Documentary, my dear Watson
watch 10 documentaries
Made You Look
Fantastic Fungi
HH Holmes Original Evil
Portrait of Jason
Cocaine Cowboys
Horror Noire
Circus of Books
Ailey
Bob Ross Happy Accidents, Betrayal, and Greed
Salesman


All of these were good with the VERY GLARING EXCEPTION of the HH Holmes documentary, which was one of the worst things I've ever seen.

The best were certainly Portrait of Jason, Horror Noire, Circus of Nooks, and Ailey.

Captain Terror 02-21-22 09:52 AM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2267880)
G. Background to the forefront:
[Watch one film featuring each of the following types of settings]

4. a film set in a chaotic metropolis
Just want to clarify what we're looking for here; I think the word "chaotic" is throwing me.
I just watched The Last Days of Disco, which is set in 1980s New York City.

Judges?

Takoma11 02-21-22 10:11 AM
Originally Posted by Captain Terror (Post 2283897)
Just want to clarify what we're looking for here; I think the word "chaotic" is throwing me.
I just watched The Last Days of Disco, which is set in 1980s New York City.

Judges?
I was having the same issue. I'm just going for a film set in a very big city (Tokyo) and hoping that works. I guess I'll have to wait until I watch it to decide if the city seemed "chaotic" enough.

Captain Terror 02-21-22 10:15 AM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2283899)
I was having the same issue. I'm just going for a film set in a very big city (Tokyo) and hoping that works. I guess I'll have to wait until I watch it to decide if the city seemed "chaotic" enough.
G3 is "film set in a small town or village", so I was just interpreting G4 as the opposite of that.

edarsenal 02-21-22 10:42 AM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
It is tricky. I went with .Foreign Correspondent since a good part of it is in London days before WWII breaks out.

Wyldesyde19 02-21-22 01:40 PM
Good. I’m not the only one who was trying to figure that one out

Jabs 02-21-22 02:37 PM
You are right to be wondering as it is probably too concisely phrased. The point of this one (as well as that whole subcategory) is to have a setting which in some way is prominent. I have not seen the specific film you mention @Captain Terror but think of something along the lines of Lost in Translation. If the city itself is in some way a part of the film (even a small one) it would be fair game. For instance, I personally wouldn't include in this a film with two people talking in a room and at some point mentioning "oh we're in NY".


I hope this clarifies.

Captain Terror 02-21-22 03:00 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2283989)
You are right to be wondering as it is probably too concisely phrased. The point of this one (as well as that whole subcategory) is to have a setting which in some way is prominent. I have not seen the specific film you mention @Captain Terror but think of something along the lines of Lost in Translation. If the city itself is in some way a part of the film (even a small one) it would be fair game. For instance, I personally wouldn't include in this a film with two people talking in a room and at some point mentioning "oh we're in NY".


I hope this clarifies.
Yes, thanks. tLDoD is very much a "New York" film, and ends with a subway station full of people disco dancing, so I'm counting it! :up:

(it's on Criterion Channel, for anyone interested)

edarsenal 02-22-22 03:01 AM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2283989)
You are right to be wondering as it is probably too concisely phrased. The point of this one (as well as that whole subcategory) is to have a setting which in some way is prominent. I have not seen the specific film you mention @Captain Terror but think of something along the lines of Lost in Translation. If the city itself is in some way a part of the film (even a small one) it would be fair game. For instance, I personally wouldn't include in this a film with two people talking in a room and at some point mentioning "oh we're in NY".


I hope this clarifies.
Thanks for the clarification that definitely helps

Iroquois 02-23-22 04:27 AM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
For "chaotic metropolis", I initially slotted in Class of 1984 because it's set in and around an inner-city high school, but I watched it last night and got the impression that it would have to involve more of the city in order to properly fit the criteria so now I'm considering swapping it out for something else.

RMNT 02-26-22 03:07 AM
Finally filled both lists. Though it's quite embarassing that there are a lot of popular movies I haven't seen yet

Originally Posted by RMNT (Post 2268398)
For later updates, not yet sure if I will go for both of them.
Stealing idea from edarsenal, hope they don't mind I will use watchlist and watched.

Main Challenge 0/52  

Nightmare Mode 1/110  

ApexPredator 02-26-22 07:49 PM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
I'm lowkey hoping that The Maltese Falcon qualifies for that chaotic city category.

Watching it regardless, but it'd help if I knew it fit in somewhere.

edarsenal 02-26-22 08:09 PM
Originally Posted by ApexPredator (Post 2285196)
I'm lowkey hoping that The Maltese Falcon qualifies for that chaotic city category.

Watching it regardless, but it'd help if I knew it fit in somewhere.
It does fit beautifully in Academy Award with three wins, Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sydney Greenstreet, Best Writing, Screenplay:John Huston.

IF you'd like a Bogart film to fit in that category, I'd suggest Casablanca (1942) or the lesser-known but ideal and HIGHLY recommended, Dead End (1937). And if so, I do have an excellent/safe link for it. Just let me know.

ApexPredator 02-26-22 08:50 PM
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2285197)
It does fit beautifully in Academy Award with three wins, Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sydney Greenstreet, Best Writing, Screenplay:John Huston.

IF you'd like a Bogart film to fit in that category, I'd suggest Casablanca (1942) or the lesser-known but ideal and HIGHLY recommended, Dead End (1937). And if so, I do have an excellent/safe link for it. Just let me know.
I don't think it won anything at the Academy Awards. It did get 3 nominations, but lost two of them to How Green Was My Valley.

I'll keep looking for the city one. Maybe a Woody Allen film could fit there?

Takoma11 02-26-22 10:13 PM
Originally Posted by ApexPredator (Post 2285202)
I'll keep looking for the city one.
Midnight Cowboy
Happy Accidents
Dark Days
The Crow
Kung Fu Hustle

ApexPredator 02-26-22 11:51 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2285214)
Midnight Cowboy
Happy Accidents
Dark Days
The Crow
Kung Fu Hustle
If I can find it, Midnight Cowboy could be ideal. Saw a part of it a couple years ago. Happy Accidents is that documentary on Bob Ross's company, right? I've seen the others.

The two Woody Allen films I was thinking of was Annie Hall (New York City) and Midnight in Paris (Paris).

Takoma11 02-26-22 11:57 PM
Originally Posted by ApexPredator (Post 2285224)
If I can find it, Midnight Cowboy could be ideal. Saw a part of it a couple years ago. Happy Accidents is that documentary on Bob Ross's company, right?
Happy Accidents is a 2000 romantic comedy by Brad Anderson. But I just looked on JustWatch and it's only streaming on one service that I've never even heard of! Boo!

Siddon 02-27-22 12:26 AM
3. Sundance Film Festival
4. Venice International Film Festival
5. Independent Spirit


These are any awards correct?

Iroquois 02-27-22 03:14 AM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
That's how I interpreted it.

Jabs 02-28-22 09:59 AM
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2285227)
3. Sundance Film Festival
4. Venice International Film Festival
5. Independent Spirit


These are any awards correct?
Correct.

Captain Terror 03-01-22 01:40 AM
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I. Crime doesn't pay off kids...does it?:
[Watch one film adhering to each of the crime-related themes listed below]
1. Gangster film - Escape By Night (1953)
2. Heist film - The Challenge (1960)
3. Police procedural - No Trace (1950)
4. Courtroom drama - The Tattered Dress (1957)
5. Prison film - The Fortress (1992)


I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore
watch 10 films from the same country
ENGLAND
1. The Quiet Woman (1951)
2. Vampire Over London (1952)
3. The Voice of Merrill (1952)
4. 3 Steps to the Gallows (1953)
5. The Embezzler (1954)
6. High Flight (1957)
7. The Reckoning (2020)
8. The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
9. Shadow of the Cat (1961)
10. The Pirates of Blood River (1962)

Most of these are mildly entertaining B-Movies from Hammer director John Gilling

edarsenal 03-05-22 03:58 PM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
Not sure how everyone is doing in the Awards category but I did find this full list of Independent Spirit Winners (All Categories)

Takoma11 03-05-22 04:34 PM
F. I see dead people:
[Watch one film from each group of deceased directors and actors]
1. Cecil B. De Mille Buccaneer
2. Luchino Visconti Senso
3. Bette Davis The Little Foxes
4. Kunie Tanaka Pitfall


While I thought that Buccaneer was merely okay, I'd recommend all of the rest. Especially Pitfall.

Siddon 03-11-22 06:23 AM
One film, two films, red fil...it was the worst of times!
watch 10 films released in consecutive years of the same decade

1970 -Crescendo
1971- Let's Scare Jessica to Death
1972- Avanti!
1973- Scarecrow
1974- Mutations
1975- Night Moves
1976- Obsession
1977- The Duelist
1978- Remember My Name
1979- The Onion Field

So much of my February watches are going to have to be categorized in the Award category...but here's my decade list.

Takoma11 03-11-22 08:28 PM
G. Background to the forefront:
[Watch one film featuring each of the following types of settings]
1. a film predominantly set in a single location Old
2. a film taking place in a military setting during war Downfall
3. a film set in a small town or village Encanto
4. a film set in a chaotic metropolis Funeral Parade of Roses
5. a film set in the wilderness Leave No Trace
6. a film set in an extraterrestrial world Avatar


This one is more of a mixed bag. Did not really care for Avatar. Old was decent. Encanto was a lot of fun. Downfall was good but a hard watch. I really liked Leave No Trace and Funeral Parade of Roses.

Captain Terror 03-11-22 10:23 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2288124)
Did not really care for Avatar.
I'd trade a pound of Unobtainium for those 3 hours back.

Takoma11 03-11-22 10:38 PM
Originally Posted by Captain Terror (Post 2288135)
I'd trade a pound of Unobtainium for those 3 hours back.
LOL.

StuSmallz 03-11-22 11:58 PM
Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2288137)
LOL.
"Is Unobtainium very easy to obtain?":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=109&v=rg7oSxyrl6w

Skip to about the 1:55 mark for the relevant bit, if you want.

Captain Terror 03-22-22 06:10 PM
K. Are we there yet?
[Watch one film for each of the miscellaneous challenges listed below]
1. a film more than 160 minutes long - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
2. a film with a budget lower than 1 million - Snakes (1974)
3. a 2022 release - The House
4. a film suggested by another participant of this challenge - Close-Up (1990)

Three great movies (and Snakes) 🙂

Takoma11 03-26-22 02:26 PM
H. We've met before, haven't we?
[Pick one of the following country groups and watch 5 films from its members, without repetitions]Silk Road (China, Egypt, Iran, Japan, South Korea)

1. One Cut of the Dead (Japan)
2. The Salesman (Iran)
3. Big Fish and Begonia (China)
4. Burning (South Korea)
5. Cairo Station (Egypt)


All of these are solid, with Big Fish and Begonia being the only one that I thought was just okay.

Takoma11 03-26-22 02:27 PM
I. Crime doesn't pay off kids...does it?:
[Watch one film adhering to each of the crime-related themes listed below]
1. Gangster film Donnie Brasco
2. Heist film The Vault
3. Police procedural The Naked City
4. Courtroom drama Find Me Guilty
5. Prison film Brawl in Cell Block 99


This group was all "fine". Nothing I'd be inclined to watch again, except maybe The Naked City.

Takoma11 03-26-22 02:28 PM
J. With a song in your heart!
[watch a film nominated for each of the following Academy awards]
1. Best Original Score On Golden Pond
2. Best Original Song Breakfast at Tiffany’s
3. Best Sound Contact
4. Best Sound Editing (discontinued) Spider-Man 2


Loved Contact, and was surprised by how much I liked Spider-Man 2.

Jabs 03-27-22 05:33 AM
Re: 2022 Film Challenge
 
Criterion had a Mankiewicz collection leaving by the end of the month so I decided to watch everything I could get my hands on in the past week. I am quite ahead on this year's challenge already so I decided to keep these films for the unofficial compensating list for last year's. Eventually I will dedicate a post in this thread to keep track so as not to bump the previous thread.

PS. I would follow your example and post some of the main challenge chunks as I complete them, but I keep switching films around from one category to the other so I can't really say anything is finalized as to where it will be placed.

Captain Terror 03-27-22 09:06 AM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2291108)

PS. I would follow your example and post some of the main challenge chunks as I complete them, but I keep switching films around from one category to the other so I can't really say anything is finalized as to where it will be placed.

Ha, I spent about 30 minutes (at work!) shuffling things around the other day. So some of the categories I've posted have already changed.

Takoma11 03-27-22 05:02 PM
Originally Posted by Jabs (Post 2291108)
I would follow your example and post some of the main challenge chunks as I complete them, but I keep switching films around from one category to the other so I can't really say anything is finalized as to where it will be placed.
To help me getting "decision paralysis", I tend to mostly watch them in the order they are listed in the challenge. I tend to watch one group and plan for the next group at the same time. It helps me get through it faster.

Siddon 03-28-22 09:49 PM
My precious...awards
pick any one list from section D of the main challenge and watch 10 films in it
  1. Drive My Car(2021)
  2. CODA (2021)
  3. Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
  4. King Richard (2021)
  5. Summer of Soul (2021)
  6. West Side Story (2021)
  7. No Time to Die (2021)
  8. Dune (2021)
  9. Encanto (2021)
  10. Cruella (2021)

Takoma11 03-28-22 10:06 PM
Done with Regular Mode, and now need to get organized for Nightmare Mode.

Regular Mode  


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