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I will send my nomination when I'm good and ready.

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Nomination sent.

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nomination already in and THANKS CR for hosting!!

Well, I am pretty certain Miss Vicky has seen my nomination (I think I read something written about it somewhere on here), but I know Citizen Rules and cricket have not. And I am iffy about two other people in this as to whether or not they have seen it. I kind of hope not because I would like someone else to experience it as a first-time viewing.

I have been wanting to nominate this for the longest time and now I finally just got over the fear of any negativity towards the film and I am taking a chance with it. :yup:

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I know one of the other participants has already seen my nom, but from what I can tell none of the others who've signed up so far have seen it. I expect very mixed reactions to it.

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I won't join but will try to participate on the sidelines... for the eight billionth time.

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In but im torn between 3 movies this go around.

I've neglected to use the time since the last general HoF to think of a single possible nomination.

But are you in?

You can do it, pretend it's a Survivor challenge!

I've sent mine in...actually I sent in one then noticed this other film has never been given a chance in any of the Hall of Fames.

I feel good about my nomination, more confident in it than I am of my last nom for the 14th HOF.

Also, I love that Citizen is running this HOF. Raulduc was great the last go round and edarsenal was legendary for his 1970's HOF. I'm starting to enjoy these things.

Cricket nice avatar and signature, lol! Oh man...tucks medicated pads

I'd like to join, but my mind is seriously drawing a blank. I'm pretty sure this happens every HoF haha. Maybe one day I'll learn to think ahead.

I had a similar problem but only in reverse, I can't stop thinking about movies for the next Hof. I must have considered a couple dozen movies for the 15th. Finally I just went with something that I love on a personal level, and one that I hope most folks will at least enjoy watching. It's on the MoFo List: AFI Top 100, so I'll have to go and see who's seen it already.

Really hope you join Cosmic, wouldn't be the same without you:)

I hope you come up with a nomination. Don't overthink it. Just pick something you love.

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Cosmic Runaway just sent in her nomination:up:

Do you think you'll do the reveal before Monday? Thursday?

just like to know when my Netflix mailing tipping point is (or you could do me a solid and PM the noms)

I can't PM you the noms as they are kept private until the reveal.

But, I can do the reveal on this Sunday night, that's tomorrow probably in the evening time. @rauldc14 can you get your nom to me by then?

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You will get mine tomorrow Citizen!

:D:p:p:)

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I'll think about it at work tonight.

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Will skip this one this time, but I'm keeping you under observation:shifty:;D

Paint me intrigued!
been pretty frickin awesome having you, Joel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubIpoPjBUds

And Cosmic is in?!?! SWEEEET!!!

very cool, always got a kick out of your mixed reaction noms :)

and we'll be observing YOUR observation while observing the, um, observing observation of before mentioned. . . observing. You. Us, Them.

;)

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I probably won't have time to commit to this but will be following it closely

https://i.imgur.com/0QJhan0.jpg

"ever mooove you ah make, ah...

ANOTHER watcher?!?!
I feel kinda dirty
and a little excited about that

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You're welcomed to hang out Swan:) and we always need more dialogue going in these Hofs, so hopefully you can check out some of the noms and comment.


Yam, ditto what I said to Swan. What we really need is more people interacting and discussion the films, as an Hof is not about winning it's about the group effort. So yeah add to the discussion when you can:up:

I'm really looking forward to hearing these noms, hopefully tomorrow. Especially @Miss Vicky 's selection, just to see if I've seen it, so I can bust her chops a little. :p

If your lists are up to date, you haven't seen it.

I don't make lists. I watch movies and sometimes write reviews. I'm only a completist in the bedroom. Need my 40 winks.

EDIT

Actually, I have made lists, and my bedroom habits consist of trying to sleep, often unsuccessfully. Sorry if that came off creepy. I was going for that vibe, but reconsidered. Damage Control, "for your health!"

Those are lists you check off, not make, but whatever.

Given what (admittedly little) I know of your tastes, I'd be surprised if you have watched my nomination.

It isn't going to be that big of a deal nomination for anyone else but me. I am just a tad bit nutty when it comes to this film for some absolutely crazy reason that I can't explain other than the fact that I simply love this film. :)

I ended up going with a film that I haven't seen in a really long time, but unlike say, The Last Unicorn, this is a film that I know a number of other people legitimately like, without nostalgia clouding their judgment haha.

Without even looking at lists, I'm sure most here have seen it. Miss Vicky might not have, since I don't think she's really a big fan of films from that decade. I wanted to go with something more recent, but I'm just really in the mood to rewatch that movie, and nominating it is a good excuse to do so.

Also I probably couldn't have come up with a another nomination before the reveal tonight. Since yesterday evening I've become really sick and congested, so I can't really think very hard right now without getting a headache haha.

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Sent my nomination. A classic from this century.

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My selection is frankly shocking that it's never made a Hall of Fame list before. It is a foreign film but it launched a prolific and popular film makers career, was the sign of the new independent film movements, and yet still manages to feel like a big budget epic.

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I'll be going fairly different then my usual nominations this time around.

Your movie was nominated once before, but the person dropped out so the movie was removed from the Hof

Hope you feel better real soon:) I've got a crappy cold too, it's no fun:sick:

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With the addition of the people who signed up and sent their noms last night, there are two people who I know have seen my nom. I'm pretty sure it'll be a first time viewing for the rest.

I'm really curious to see what Vamp picked. I feel like she and I are not really drawn to the same types of movies, so I'm a little surprised that it's something I've probably already seen.

It looks like everybody has seen my nom before except you and Raul. It's a personal movie for me so I don't know if people are going to relate to it, like I do, but we'll see:p

I'm going to go ahead and do the reveal in just a little bit.

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Ah, Glory. Excellent film. Haven't seen the rest aside from my own nom. Really not looking forward to Aguirre.

Glad i sat this out because i've seen all but two of those :eek: The only ones i haven't seen are The Station Agent and Glory. That means i can join in on the majority of the conversations though, so i'll follow this. Also i was consulted on Cricket's nom again, not sure how that keeps happening. How i'd rank those i've seen:

01. The Elephant Man
02. Aguirre: The Wrath of God
03. In The Mood For Love
04. Out of the Blue
05. Rebecca (That's an excellent top five, they are basically interchangeable for me and they are all-time favourites)
06. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Massive surprise that i actually liked this John Cameron Mitchell's performance is incredible)
07. American Graffiti
08. Shallow Grave
09. L'Avventura

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When Aguirre doesn't win, I know I'm going to be bummed. Sigh.

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The Elephant Man and In The Mood For Love is what i'm guessing have the best chance of winning. Weird saying that about a Lynch film but The Elephant Man is well loved even by people that don't like Lynch.

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Gee, kinda wishing I joined now. Those noms are looking very good.

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I was thinking about nominating The Gospel According To Matthew for the record. Don't think it would have done that well especially among these noms but i love it and i don't think that many here have seen it, at least those i speak to regularly.

American Graffiti - Very good film. It seems like it has been a very long time since I have seen it. Probably not as long as I think, but it has been awhile. I own the DVD. So that will be an easy watch.

Shallow Grave - I believe I have seen it, but I am not 100% positive. I may be thinking about something else.

Out of the Blue - I know it but I haven't seen it before.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - I've wondered when this would eventually make it into one of these. :) Saw it once but only a long time ago. I remember very little about it.

The Station Agent - I've never heard of this one.

The Elephant Man - I considered this a long time ago, but, quite honestly, as good of a movie as I think it is, I have to really be in the mood to watch it. It just depresses me so much. So I actually avoided nominating it myself for that reason. Now it looks as if I have no choice but to watch it again. And I have actually seen it quite a few times in my lifetime.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Do I have to watch this one again? If I could somehow find my review of this from whichever HoF it was previously in, I would just post it. I will watch it again, if necessary, though. Honestly, I don't really remember what I said about it.

L'Avventura - I know it, but I have never seen it.

Rebecca - This is one that I am not super happy about watching, but I will make it through it. :) It has been a long time since I watched it. A good 20+ years, probably. So maybe my opinion will be different this time around (I just really hated the book - maybe that affected my opinion of the film when I saw it - and as it has been so long since I read that book, and watched the film, I may be able to look at it differently now).

In the Mood For Love - I've been interested in this one for awhile. Now I can get around to watching it.

Glory - My nomination. Oh, boy, am I looking forward to rambling on about this film! :D If any of you ever thought I was crazy before, just wait until the Glory review. :yup: :D And if any of you dislike it, well, we'll see how I feel about that when the time comes. :)

You should watch Glory at some point, though. I think you would like it.

American Graffiti - I've seen this a long time ago, but don't remember too much about it. It'll either be like seeing it new, or it'll come back to me as I'm watching it.

Glory - I've never seen this, and I'm not sure if I've even heard of it before.

Shallow Grave - I saw this one a long time ago on tv. I bring it up from time to time with my friends (particularly when someone talks about needing a new roommate), but since none of them have actually seen it, they never know what I'm talking about haha.

Out of the Blue - I've heard of this film, but I haven't seen it before.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - I've seen Miss Vicky talk about this film before, and I've been meaning to check it out by never have. Now I finally will!

The Station Agent - Sounds familiar, but I don't think I've seen it.

The Elephant Man - Another film I haven't seen in quite awhile, and one I've been meaning to rewatch.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Great film. While watching The Lost City of Z last month, it really made me want to rewatch this film. Now I have a reason to! I actually wrote a paper on this film for University, but that was lost 2 computers ago haha.

L'Avventura - I haven't seen this, but it looks interesting!

Rebecca - Like I said earlier in the thread, I've been meaning to rewatch this for awhile but haven't gotten around to it yet. It's exactly the sort of film I've been in the mood to watch lately. I don't think I'll have time for it tonight though.

In the Mood for Love - I've seen 2046 from the same director, which was apparently a loose sequel to this film. Perhaps it'll make more sense after I see this one?

I don't like the book much but i love the film.

Also The Elephant Man is the only film that makes me cry every time, it's perfect. John Hurt's performance is a strong contender for best ever.

Might do that, been meaning to for ages.

In The Mood For Love is much more straight forward, 2046 confused the hell out of me. Also it's a thematic trilogy, the stories are only tangentially related, certain events are mentioned and stuff but you could watch all three and not even realize they are related.

You'll get a little Cary Elwes in there for you to make it even better. :)

I completely agree with you about John Hurt. One of the best performances ever. He just breaks my heart in that film. I really can't control my feelings during that one. This was a movie that was watched a lot in my household when I was a kid. For some reason my brothers really took to it. That is how I saw the majority of my viewings of it.

Yeah, completely get you saying you need to be in the mood (for love :D) it. I thought i hated it as a kid coz it made me sadder than any other movie.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who found 2046 a little confusing. I may or may not have needed to reference the Wikipedia page while watching it haha.

Good to know. I haven't decided what order I'm going to watch these in, but that one is officially moving up the list! :up:

The Station Agent - I saw it in the theater, so looking forward to revisiting this one.

American Graffiti - been a long time since I checked this one out, would be interesting to see how my opinions changed since High School.

Shallow Grave - I'm pretty sure I watched this five years ago...didn't leave much of an impression on me.

Out of the Blue - never heard of it

In the Mood for Love - saw this one 10 years ago, forgot most of it, looking forward to revisit this.

Elephant Man - I hope TCM is screening this, this month.

Glory - a favorite film from my youth can't wait to watch that again.

Rebecca - just got the Criterion Collection version so probably going to watch that this weekend.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - You know I've always put off this one but I have no excuse now.

L'Avventura - This will be the third time I'm going to try and get into this one. I just think you need to be in the right head space for Antoinoi film


Oh and for those curious about my original nom which would have been a hell of a palet cleanser yet someone quite appropriate with this group.

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I watched 2046 at like 2AM while on strong painkillers, crazy experience. Starting to wonder if that even happened or if it was a hallucination :laugh:

Did the same. Turned out the film was a hallucination, but Li Gong in my bed wasn't. Or the other way around. I don't know anymore.

The only film I do not own/can't obtain is Shallow Grave. So if anyone knows of a way to watch it, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. :)

I want to avoid paying to watch it (I know I can get it from Google Play). But if I have to pay for it, I will have to pay for it. :)

I realize we have an international group here, but it still amazes me how many people haven't seen Glory. It was required viewing in a few of my history classes in junior high and high school. I own the DVD, so I may get started with that today.


Anyway, as usual, I'm putting this here for my own reference.



Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Werner Herzog, 1972)
Nominated by Siddon
Length: 1 hr, 35 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Library
Review: February 17, 2018
Rating:

American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973)
Nominated by Citizen Rules
Length: 1 hr, 50 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Library
Review: February 19, 2018
Rating:

The Elephant Man (David Lynch, 1980)
Nominated by jiraffejustin
Length: 2 hrs, 4 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Library
Review: February 22, 2018
Rating: +

Glory (Edward Zwick,1989)
Nominated by SilentVamp
Length: 2 hrs, 2 mins
Rewatch?: Yes.
Source: My collection
Review: February 13, 2018
Rating: +

In the Mood For Love (Wong Kar-Wai, 2000)
Nominated by ThursdayNext
Length: 1 hrs, 38 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Library
Review: February 24, 2018
Rating: +

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (John Cameron Mitchell, 2001)
Nominated by Miss Vicky
Length: 1 hr, 35 mins
Rewatch?: Yes.
Source: My collection
Review: February 28, 2016
Rating:

L'Avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)
Nominated by rauldc14
Length: 2 hrs, 23 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Library
Review: March 3, 2018
Rating: -

Out of the Blue (Dennis Hopper, 1980)
Nominated by Cricket
Length: 1 hr, 34 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Ebay DVD
Review: February 14, 2018
Rating: +

Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
Nominated by Cosmic Runaway
Length: 2 hrs, 10 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Library
Review: February 28, 2018
Rating: +

Shallow Grave (Danny Boyle, 1994)
Nominated by edarsenal
Length: 1 hr, 29 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Library
Review: February 15, 2018
Rating: +

The Station Agent (Tom McCarthy, 2003)
Nominated by Joel
Length: 1 hr, 29 mins
Rewatch?: No.
Source: Library
Review: February 17, 2018
Rating:

American Graffiti Seen it a few times with the last time being for the 70's countdown. My opinion has changed over the years, but it's always in the positive.

Glory Saw it once a little over a year ago and thought it was terrific.

Shallow Grave Was disappointed the one time I watched it many years ago. It should be something I like so we'll see about this time.

Out of the Blue My nomination and I watched it recently. I will send everyone a link.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Watched 3 or 4 years ago and would consider it one of my favorite musicals.

The Station Agent Have heard of it many times but have not seen it.

The Elephant Man Saw it about 4 years ago and thought it was very good.

Aguirre, The Wrath of God Saw it once about 4 years ago. Thought highly of it and I'd now consider Herzog to be one of my favorite directors.

L'Avventura Thought it was a chore the one time I watched it. However, that was when I was just starting to watch foreign arthouse. I've been wanting to try it again.

Rebecca Saw it for the second time just last year. I know I like it a lot, but I'm still not sure how much.

In the Mood for Love Been on my watchlist for a couple years now and I have high hopes.

Also, I fully intend to rewatch Hedwig, but I don't know if I'm going to write it up again. I reviewed it in my movie log in 2016 and I don't think anything I could say now would improve upon that review. So I'm going to repost that review here. If I decide I have something more to say once I rewatch it, I'll write it up again.


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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (John Cameron Mitchell, 2001)
Imdb

Date Watched: 02/28/16
Cinema or Home: Home
Reason For Watching: Hedwig is a reason unto itself
Rewatch: Yes

Behind the glamorous wigs and glittery makeup, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is at its core a story about the search for one's identity, the need for love, and the pursuit of dreams.

Struggling to cope with the physical and emotional scars of a botched sex change operation and her abandonment by her husband, Hedwig - born a boy named Hansel - takes babysitting jobs to pay the bills and turns to music to vent her pain. And it is through one of these odd jobs that she meets and falls in love with a 17 year old boy named Tommy, who is struggling to find his own identity. But like the men who've passed through Hedwig's life before him, Tommy ultimately betrays Hedwig and she is left to pick up the pieces.

But this is no melodrama. Hedwig and the Angry Inch is ripe with hilarious dialogue, thick with innuendo, and bursting at the seams with a fantastic soundtrack of songs that entertain, enlighten and work to move the story forward. Director, writer, and star John Cameron Mitchell is glorious as Hedwig, reveling in her exaggerated and flamboyant stage persona, delivering her sarcastic lines with a razor wit, and letting her vulnerability and humanity show in the quieter moments.

But his is not the only strong performance. Miriam Shor is fantastic as Yitzhak, Hedwig's long suffering and neglected partner and band member who envies the glamorous Hedwig, while also yearning to breach the emotional wall Hedwig has built. And of course Michael Pitt is a wonder as Tommy Gnosis, the boy whose very identity was a gift from Hedwig and who repaid her by stealing her songs and claiming them as his own.

Hedwig is a movie that dazzles with its glamour, but also with its color and creativity. Everything about this film pops and moves. Nothing you see on the screen is accidental or insignificant. Its imagery is evocative and enlightening and probably not moreso than the crudely beautiful animation that accompanies the philosophical "Origin of Love."

It's also a film that shifted my ideas of what a musical can be. It has made me recognize that a musical need not feature random bursts of song with choreographed dancing. It can incorporate music in a way that compliments the story and provides exposition without feeling gimmicky or at all out of place. I still generally dislike the genre but with its great humor and emotional impact, I cannot help but love this particular musical.

The Station Agent - My own nom, one of my favorite chill out comedy dramas

American Graffiti - it's been ages but I'm looking forward to it as my memories are pretty fond

Shallow Grave -seen it, wasn't a huge fan of it but im still looking forward to seeing it fresh again

Out of the Blue - big fan, but it's been well over a deacde

In the Mood for Love - have not seen

Aguirre, The Wrath of God - haven't seen but the director and star are interesting to me so - cool!

Elephant Man - outstanding film, looking forward to experiencing it again fresh

Glory - saw this many many years ago. I rememeber very little as it was cable movie for me and I was in high school preoccupied with other things (a big blank part of my life where movies weren't too important to me)

Rebecca - heard good things, never seen

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - I saw this when it debuted as a new release on dvd. Didn't care for it then but maybe a rewatch will change my mind?

L'Avventura - haven't seen this

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Sent Vamp Shallow Grave links. If anyone needs anything PM me.

We only studied Canadian, British, and European History when I was in school. The War of 1812 was the only time the US was really brought up.

I learned most of my US History from what are probably highly inaccurate films. Sad, but true.

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Would be pretty weird if Scotland was showing an American Civil War film in history classes :laugh:

Right?:p

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Yes, but I've noticed quite a few Americans on the forum haven't seen it either.

American Graffiti - My nom, I doubt anyone will relate to it like I do. I spent a lot of my teen and early 20s car cruising, just like in the movie. There was a small town out in the valley that had a two lane - one direction road that made a loop around the center of this old town and kids from all around would come to cruise the 'loop'. And it had been a popular spot since the early 1950s. I heard about it when I was young and as soon as my friends and I had cars we went and cruised and talked to girls and raced and just hung out, like you see in the movie. Car cruising was really big all over the west coast up until the mid 1980s when cities started passing anti-cruising laws. Then it was over. So much of this movie is like a time machine for me. I wish I had my old muscle car back!

Shallow Grave - not seen it

Out of the Blue - not seen it

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - not seen it, but I know Miss Vicky loves this one, it looks interesting.

The Station Agent - not seen it

The Elephant Man - I seen this once when it first came out, made a big impact on me.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God - not seen it but I'm interested as I like subject matter of the film.

L'Avventura - not seen it

Rebecca - In my top 10 movies

In the Mood For Love - not seen it, but have wanted to watch it.

Glory - not seen it, but have known about it and wanted to watch it for a long time.

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Most looking forward to people's reaction to Out of the Blue. That's possibly the most nasty, depressing film i've seen especially the last 20 minutes; so great though.

No wait, this is a lie. We also learned about the underground railway. There was a whole unit focused around that back in elementary school. Yet I still managed to forget about it. :lol:

Oh, so you have seen it? I guess I was wrong about you then. :) But I think that was a long time ago where I happened to have read somewhere on here that you hadn't seen it.

You guys didn't get much about the American Revolution? I just assumed some of that would've been taught there because of how many people stayed loyal to the British and moved up there because of that fact.

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When i was 4 years old i wrote a really long made up story about George Washington. No idea how i had even heard of him :laugh:, still got it in my parents.

This surprises me.

That does not.

I was going to ask you about the Underground Railroad, but you just gave me my answer. :) I figured that that had to be somewhat included in one of your history classes.

And why does it not surprise you, Miss Vicky, can I ask?

Maybe that was touched on in High School, but I took Geography instead. Actually, now that I think about, I don't think we actually covered the War of 1812 at all. I'm just remembering the "Heritage Minute" about Laura Secord that often played during commercials.

I had a look through your review thread last night and it is nothing like the films you seem to be drawn to.

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I've seen all but two of those films - Out of the Blue and The Station Agent. The Station Agent is one I've been meaning to watch for a while, I recognise the poster for Out of the Blue but know nothing else about it.

In the Mood For Love is my nom. I'm surprised more people haven't seen it, really. It was quite high on that TSPDT list Camo posted a few days ago. I haven't seen it for a while though and I'm looking forward to seeing it again.

The Elephant Man is a film I really like, looking forward to that rewatch too.

Glory - I saw this due to people on this site liking it but it didn't do much for me. Definitely did not see it at school - don't think we studied the US Civil War at all.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Another one I really liked. Can't believe Miss Vicky hasn't nominated this before!

Shallow Grave - I remember being disappointed with this when I watched it.

Rebecca - I think I liked the film better than the book - it's all about the atmosphere.

American Graffiti - Lucas's love letter to being a teenager in the 50s.

L'Avventura - A strange, hazy sort of film; I'm not quite sure whether I liked it or not.

Aguirre The Wrath of God - This has been nominated for a hall of fame before and I absolutely hated it! But then I've seen things I really like from Herzog since so perhaps I'll have a fresh perspective on it this time around.

Ah, gotcha. Well, I mean, I've liked quirky films that mix sexuality, crude elements and showbiz aspects together. A movie like La Cage Aux Folles I like...I think when I saw Hedwig, I was strangely reminded of The Rose meets My Beautiful Launderette, and I know it was wrong to think that but, I was only about 23 years old ha.

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I think the other nomination I had in mind would have done better, but I went with L'Avventura for discussion purposes.

I've only seen two of these, Glory and Rebecca. I saw Rebecca for the first time about six months ago and I really liked it. Hadn't red or even heard about the book before watching the film, but from what I've heard since, it isn't probable that I'll ever bother reading it.

As for Glory, that was a total blind grab from a bargain bin if memory serves, based on the amount of famous actors on the front. I wasn't disapointed, it was quite good.

Well, colour me intrigued.;D

As for the rest, I've seen Hedwing and the angry inch on several of the list and always wondered what kind of movie could lay behind such and odd title. Reading Vicky's review got me curious though, so I might just try to track that one down.

I've heard of The elefant man, but never really felt any interest to watch it. I think I'll wait for a few reviews to pop up before I decide if I'll take a look or not.

The rest are more or less unknown to me. I've heard the title of Aguerre, but I have no idea what it's about, and the rest are total unknowns. Will be interesting to see what you'll make of them.

Going to rewatch Glory first. It's On Demand.

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American Graffiti Haven't seen this since my late teens, early twenties. Should be a lot of fun to revist.

Glory Love this film! Been WAAAY too long since seeing it and glad to see it now.

Shallow Grave My nom, looks like I'll be at the bottom of list this time around - sorry folks

Out of the Blue sounds vaguely familiar but pretty sure I haven't seen it.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch On that list of Must Sees, and one my room mate insists I should and would enjoy; so looking forward to this one

The Station Agent Never heard of this one but it stars Peter Dinklage, so I'm sold.

The Elephant Man SO sad, but so amazing. Been a couple of decades since my last viewing.

Aguirre, The Wrath of God Never saw this, looks like I'm going to now

L'Avventura Haven't heard of this one.

Rebecca Good film. Quite beautiful visually.

In the Mood for Love Can't remember if I've seen this or not. Did see 2046 and while confusing, was still pretty impressive film so I'm very curious about this one.

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Out of the Blue

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For the most part, I hated this. I went back and forth on hating the character of Cebe and I most definitely hated both of her parents. Don and Kathy were two despicable people that I felt no remorse for. Would have been better suited if the film ended up being some type of redemption story for Don in my opinion, instead it's more of a spiral out of normality that just quite frankly did not work for me. I will say that the soundtrack was really awesome though and some parts of the film with the music were well done. But like I said I'm not a big fan of Hopper and I think he failed to execute on his screenplay. Some times I can like tragic movies, but this one wasn't one of those instances. As an added non-bonus, the ending was absolutely despicable and terrible IMO.

Too bad that you didn't like it but understandable. You're supposed to hate the characters and everything about it, it's a punk, everything is terrible type of movie, although i get that some people aren't into that sort of thing.

On the bright side I figured Raul would be the one least likely to like my nomination.

Sorry Cricket. I don't expect many to like mine this go around so I'm ready for it.

Our nominations are so different yet they are probably both love it or hate types.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

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I basically hated this as could have been expected. I will say that I did like the performance of Hedwig by John Cameron Mitchell. He did a great job and his singing was actually pretty good. Then, that's about where I end the praise for the film. The rest of the characters I either disliked or had no opinion for. I didn't really care for the story at all. I wish we were to feel a little more sympathy for Hedwig, but I really don't. His relationships with Luther or Tommy didn't seem all that genuine to me. And that ending song was a real pain, that's the second film in a row where things completely crumble at the end. I don't have a lot more to say because I didn't care all that much about what was going on. Musicals are often a big hit or miss category, especially for me. This one ends up as a big strikeout.

Wait, what? Dinklage? Ok, adding it to the list as well. :)

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Yep, I knew raul would hate it.

American Graffiti

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Surprisingly, the only one of these films which I own, besides my own nomination.

American Graffiti is George Lucas’s love letter to being a teenager in the early 60s, cruising cars, diners, neon lights and all.

In some ways it’s like Happy Days: The Movie, and not just because both have Ron Howard in. It’s the same kind of nostalgia tinted spectacles look back at an era. In some ways it’s all very era-specific, dated and grounded in the time it depicts (and the time it was made) but there are some things about being a teenager about to leave school that are more universal - do you leave the town you grew up in? What if you don’t want to? What if you want to but can’t? What do you do about your hometown girlfriend or boyfriend when you move away? And of course, the fact that leaving school doesn’t instantly turn you into a responsible adult as many of the kids in this film demonstrate.

I think there’s an additional layer of nostalgia here for a kind of innocence that existed in this post-war generation - these teens would have been born right at the end of WWII - over shadowed by the knowledge that US involvement in the Vietnam War is right on the horizon and these kids’ bright futures may not be all that bright. This is alluded to briefly at the end.

The film cruises along like the cars, without much drama, but that's OK. I like the idea that this film is an ensemble and we get to follow lots of different characters, stories and threads which intersect. It does mean that none of them individually is particularly memorable, and there is a certain lack of diversity in the main characters which is a little disappointing and makes it less rich than it could have been.

I think if you cared about cars at all or had more of an interest in the era this would be more appealing, but even so its a pretty good film.

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It's only been a day since the nominations were revealed, and we already have 5 reviews up (if I'm counting right). I actually just finished rewatching Rebecca, so if I can get something posted about it tonight, that'll be an even half dozen haha.