Update! 11/1! Almost finished with this, and I should be able to knock this out by the beginning of December.*
Only a few of the Main challenges are problematic, but I guess I can order the ones I need off of the criterion collection.
Main Challenge
A. Get lost in the movement:
[Watch one film belonging to each of the following cinematic movements]
1. French Impressionism
2. Polish Film School
3. Dogme 95
4. New Hollywood (1968-1980)
Fat City
5. Mumblecore
B. Times are a-changing
[Watch one film from each of these iconic decade-genre combinations]
1. 1930s Musical
The Goldwyn Follies
2. 1940s War film
In Which We Serve
3. 1970s Apocalyptic film
The Omega Man
4. 1980s Coming-of-age film
Sixteen Candles
5. 1990s Courtroom Drama
The Firm C. I coulda been a contender:
[Watch a film that has won the following awards in any category]
1. Cannes Film Festival
The Go Between
2. Academy Award
Dodsworth
3. BAFTA
Mademoiselle
4. Independent Spirit Awards
The Big Sick
5. Sundance Film Festival
The Brothers McMullen
6. Venice International Film Festival
3-Iron
7. Locarno Film Festival
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
(1962)
D. Lets break this down, shall we?
[Pick one of the following genres and watch one film from each of its subgenres list below]
1. [Crime: Courtroom Drama]
The Third Murder
2.[Crime: Gangster]
Dillinger
3.[Crime: Heist]
The Getaway (1972)
4. [Crime: Buddy Cop]
48 Hrs E. It's a big world out there:
[Watch a film from the following regions]
1. North America
Star Man
2. South America
The Secrets in their Eyes
3. Europe
Pocket Money (Small Change)
4. Asia
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
5. Africa
Dark Waters
6. Oceania
The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith
F. I see dead people:
[Watch one film from each group of deceased directors, actors & cinematographers]
1. Stanley Kubrick
Fear and Desire
2. Fritz Lang
You Only Live Once
3. Bruce Lee
Fist of Fury
4. Romy Schneider
Death Watch
5. Gordon Willis
Bad Company (1972)
G. I have always depended on the lists of strangers:
[Watch one film featured in each of the following prominent lists]
1. Roger Ebert's Great Films
In a Lonely Place
2. Sight & Sound's top 100 (any category)
La Dolce Vita
3. AFI's top 100 (any category)
Bringing up Baby
4. IMDb's top 250 (2020 finalized edition)
Downfall
5. Steven Jay Schneider's 1001 movies
Guys and Dolls
6. Criterion Collection
Cul De Sac
H. We've met before, haven't we?
[Watch a film that migrated to cinematic form from another medium]
1. a franchise with 5 or more sequels/remakes/reboots
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
2. a novel adaptation
Better Days
3. a film adapted to or from a TV series
Teen Wolf
4. a theatrical play adaptation
Oedipus Rex
I. War, what is it good for?
[Watch one film centered around each of the war themes below]
1. World War I
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
2. World War II
Never So Few
3. Cold War
The Courier
4. Vietnam War
In the Year of the Pig
J. Are we there yet?
[Watch one film for each of the miscellaneous challenges listed below]
1. a film more than 160 minutes long
Mother India
2. a film with a budget lower than 1 million
The Wasp Woman (1959)
3. a silent film
Cobra (1925)
4. a film directed by a woman
Promising Young Woman
5. a 2021 release
Godzilla vs Kong
6. a film suggested by another participant of this challenge *ride the pink horse*
Nightmare Mode
You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Paris? watch 10 foreign language films
1. Once Upon a Time in China
2. As if I am Not There
3. Dust in the Wind
4. A Chinese Ghost Story
5. Shame (1968)
6. High and Low
7. Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
8. Hawks and Sparrows
9. Harakiri (1962)
10. Witch from Nepal
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times! watch 10 films released in the same decade*
1990’s
1. The Two Jakes
2. Sleepless in Seattle
3. Eat Drink Man Woman
4. The Full Monty
5. Scent of a Woman
6. Open Your Eyes
7. Crimson Tide
8. Awakenings
9. Han-bi
10. Audition
Documentary, my dear Watson watch 10 documentaries
1. My Best Fiend
2. Pumping Iron
3. Lessons in Darkness
4. Fata Morgana
5. Not Quite Hollywood*
6. Little Dieter Needs to Fly
My precious...awards pick any one list from section C of the main challenge and watch 10 films in it Academy Awards
1. Erin Brockevich
2. Places in the Heart
3. Paper Moon
4. Out of Africa
5. No Man’s Land
6. Blood on the Sun
7. Spotlight
8. My Fair Lady
9. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
10. Roma
The stuff that lists are made of pick any one list from section G of the main challenge and watch 10 films in it Steven Jay Schneider’s 1001 must see*
1. A Woman Under The Influence
2. If.....
3. Letter From and Unknown Woman
4. The Eagle
5. The Gospel According to St Mathew
6 Stroszek*
7. Kes
8. Stella Dallas
9. Little Big Man
10. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Chekhov, Method or Meisner? watch 10 films featuring the same actor Clint Eastwood*
1. Tightrope
2. The Outlaw Josey Wales
I have a vision... watch 10 films from the same director Youssef Chahine
1. The Blazing Sun
2. Alexandria, Why?
3. The Land
4. Return of the Prodigal Son
5. The Other
6. A Egyptian Story
7. The Emigrant
8. Alexandria, Now and Forever
9. The Destiny
10. Saladin The Victorious
I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore watch 10 films from the same country Australia
1. Patrick (1978)
2. Mad Dog Morgan
3. The Dressmaker
4. The Nightingale
5. Romper Stomper
6. Wake in Fright
7. Beneath Hill 60
8. Dead Calm
9. Turkey Shoot
10. Baby Teeth
Round up the usual suspects watch 10 films from the same genre Japanese Kaiju
1. Godzilla vs Hedora
2. Godzilla vs the Sea Monster*
3. Godzilla vs Megalon
4. Gamera vs Viras
5 Rodan
6. Godzilla vs Mecha Godzilla
I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way watch 10 animated films
1. The Breadwinner
2. The Little Prince
3. Paprika
4. Mary and the Witch’s Flower
5. Jin Roh: The Wold Brigade
6. Belladonna of Sadness
How soon is now? watch 10 films released in 2021
1. Wrath of Man
2. In the Heights
3. Cruella
4. Werewolves Within
5. Black Widow
6. The Green Knight
7. Reminiscence
8. CODA
9. Shang Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings
10. In The Earth
VERY cool ass films there.
Tell me of 3. a silent filmCobra (1925). What was that like? Never heard of it and the title sorta caught me. Looking it up I see it's a Rudolph Valentino film and I ain't never see one of his full features YET. (bad llama). Curious about your thoughts on that one.
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VERY cool ass films there.
Tell me of 3. a silent filmCobra (1925). What was that like? Never heard of it and the title sorta caught me. Looking it up I see it's a Rudolph Valentino film and I ain't never see one of his full features YET. (bad llama). Curious about your thoughts on that one.
It actually was pretty decent. I’d recommend it based purely in the fact that Valentino dies well before his time and while he has a larger then expected filmography, many of those are lost films that may never be found.
I just finished it and like you said, it WAS pretty decent. A bit slow, with almost little going on, but it definitely shows the talent of the man. Ranging from playful to tortured.
Makes me curious to watch one of his more successful films, The Eagle (1925).
I also stumbled over this Cecil de Mille film, The Affairs of Anatol (1921) that caught my eye. Have ya heard of that one?
I just finished it and like you said, it WAS pretty decent. A bit slow, with almost little going on, but it definitely shows the talent of the man. Ranging from playful to tortured.
Makes me curious to watch one of his more successful films, The Eagle (1925).
I also stumbled over this Cecil de Mille film, The Affairs of Anatol (1921) that caught my eye. Have ya heard of that one?
I also watched The Eagle for this challenge, and liked it as well, though not as much as Cobra.
Haven’t seen the DeMille one but for next years challenge, I’m choosing the 1920’s as my Decade.
I also watched The Eagle for this challenge, and liked it as well, though not as much as Cobra.
Haven’t seen the DeMille one but for next years challenge, I’m choosing the 1920’s as my Decade.
The Twenties could be a solid decade to go with. I've been pretty sparse with that decade through my life as well.
I'll hold on to a Link I found for the de Mille should ya find yourself interested.
I'll definitely will be joining in next year's as well.
The Twenties could be a solid decade to go with. I've been pretty sparse with that decade through my life as well.
I'll hold on to a Link I found for the de Mille should ya find yourself interested.
I'll definitely will be joining in next year's as well.
Definitely interested!
I’m looking forward to next year already. Have a bunch of directors available via tubi that I aim to use for many of the categories.
Choosing Takashi Miike as my director, since he has 10 films available on tubi.
Hopefully, they remain once the new year turns.
Seen only a couple of Miike.
I'm almost tempted to go with deMille. I'd have to go over his list a little more to see.
Question: when the end of the year comes and there are still unfinished spots, do we continue to finish them off in the new year while starting up the next year's challenge?
Seen only a couple of Miike.
I'm almost tempted to go with deMille. I'd have to go over his list a little more to see.
Question: when the end of the year comes and there are still unfinished spots, do we continue to finish them off in the new year while starting up the next year's challenge?
It means you failed to finish the challenge within the time frame, and thus failed. Bad!
Made a purchased off of the criterion collection today to finish the normal challenge:
Frances Ha (mumblecore)
Ashes and Diamonds (Polish film school)
Ride the Pink Horse (recommended by another participant)
Should arrive within the next week or so. Meanwhile, I’m going to continue to crank out Nightmare Mode, which is now down to 18 films.
Made a purchased off of the criterion collection today to finish the normal challenge:
Frances Ha (mumblecore)
Ashes and Diamonds (Polish film school)
I really like both of these movies. I think Frances Ha gets a bum rap from people who, and I rarely say this about film, don't actually understand the point the movie is making.
I really like both of these movies. I think Frances Ha gets a bum rap from people who, and I rarely say this about film, don't actually understand the point the movie is making.
I’ve been meaning to watch Frances Ha for years, and just haven’t gotten the chance to yet. Really looking forward to it. *
Ashes and Diamonds is another, although it’s been on my radar for well over a decade now as well.
I only learned about Rise the Pink Horse about 2 years ago I think? Sometime after I joined this site, anyways. So looking forward to that as well.
That was quick!
My criterion films arrived!
*does happy dance*
Between those three and renting La Roue this weekend, I will be able to finish normal mode before December rolls around.
That’ll give me enough time to finish what ever lefts overs I have in Nightmare mode (17 as of today).
B. Times are a-changing
[Watch one film from each of these iconic decade-genre combinations]
1. 1930s Musical - Follow Thru (1930)
2. 1940s War film - The Most Beautiful (1944)
3. 1970s Apocalyptic film - The Chosen Survivors (1974)
4. 1980s Coming-of-age film - The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
5. 1990s Courtroom Drama - The Rainmaker (1997)
7 films remaining
If anyone can recommend a good one from the Polish Film School, lay it on me.