(6456,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199224380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Best Films of 2007','Is it early enough to open this thread? \"> \r\n\r\nMany said, 2007 was a thin and skinny year in the cinemas, without many surprises and outstanding films. I don\'t think so. It was a rich and unpredictable year, though Hollywood delivered as many sequels, remakes and other odd stuff. \r\n\r\nTo supplement the whole thing, you may should add some special experiences, maybe also with old / elder films or certain events if you want to. Also films that deserved a little nomination, at least - if not a place in your selection. \r\nMy best cinematic experience 2007 was also a screening of an old favourite, but more about that later. \r\n\r\nOkay, until there are a few more comments (I hope the List of Undistributed Films 2007 were not intended to be extended in general - if so, sorry... \"> ), I\'ll post my own list which grew from originally 26 to 29 Films, due to three more late additions. Overall, my sacred Number 1 of 2007 definitely is \"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford\" which is, in my nonrelevant opinion, a masterpiece for ages. \r\n\r\nA 1: \r\n\r\nTHE PRESTIGE (Christopher Nolan / USA) 9/10 (22) * \r\nINVISIBLE WAVES (Pen-Ek Ratanaruang / Thailand/Hongkong/Netherlands) 9/10 \r\nLAST DAYS (Gus Van Sant / USA) 10/10 \r\nGWOEMUL / THE HOST (Joon-ho Bong / South Korea) 9/10 * \r\nH 2 ODIO / HATE 2 O (Alex Infascelli / Italy) 9/10 (22) \r\nZODIAC (David Fincher / USA) 9/10 * \r\nTWENTYNINE PALMS (Bruno Dumont / France/USA/Germany) 10/10 \r\nDEATH PROOF (Quentin Tarantino / USA) 9/10 * \r\nSAKEBI / RETRIBUTION (Kiyoshi Kurosawa / Japan) 7 8/10 \r\nBUG (William Friedkin / USA) 9/10 \r\nTHE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (Andrew Dominik / USA) 10/10 (25) * \r\nIMPORT/EXPORT (Ulrich Seidl / Austria) 9/10 (22) \r\nFÜR DEN UNBEKANNTEN HUND / FOR THE UNKNOWN DOG (Benjamin Reding, Dominik Reding / Germany) 9/10 (23) \r\nAUF DER ANDEREN SEITE / THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (Fatih Akin / Germany/Turkey/Italy)  10/10 (24) \r\n\r\nA 2: \r\n\r\nCHINJEOLHAN GEUMJASSI / SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE (Chan-wook Park / South Korea) 9/10 * \r\nEL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO / PAN\'S LABYRINTH (Guillermo del Toro / Spain/Mexico/USA) 9/10 * \r\nINLAND EMPIRE (David Lynch / USA/France/Poland) 9/10 * \r\nZWARTBOEK/ BLACK BOOK (Paul Verhoeven / Netherlands/Belgium/Germany/UK) 8/10 * \r\nBLOOD TEA AND RED STRING (Christiane Cegavske / Canada/USA) 8/10 (21) \r\nEDMOND (Stuart Gordon / USA) 8/10 \r\nYELLA (Christian Petzold / Germany) 8/10 (21) \r\nHALLOWEEN (Rob Zombie / USA) 9/10 (22) * \r\nIKLIMLER / CLIMATES (Nuri Bilge Ceylan / Turkey/France) 8/10 (21) \r\nROMANZO CRIMINALE / CRIME NOVEL (Michele Placido / Italy/France/UK) 8/10 (21) \r\n4 LUNI, 3 SAPTAMANI SI 2 ZILE / 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (Cristian Mungiu / Romania) 8/10 (21) * \r\nDAS SICHTBARE UND DAS UNSICHTBARE / THE VISIBLE AND THE INVISIBLE (Rudolf Thome / Germany) 9/10 (22) \r\nEASTERN PROMISES (David Cronenberg, UK/Canada) 9/10 (22) * \r\nBUONGIORNO, NOTTE / GOOD MORNING, NIGHT (Marco Belocchio / Italy) 9/10 (22) \r\n3:10 TO YUMA (James Mangold / USA) 8/10 (22) * \r\n\r\n\r\nAbout A 1 and A 2: The Films on List A 1 are all a bit better and preferable to the films on List A 2 but the difference isnt very large, its just a little accent to make clear, which films were real highlights and which left me impressed but not totally satisfied, or, to express it in another way: The more personal likes. \r\n\r\nUnfortunately and for several reasons, there are only very few asian films on my list. I missed almost every important Festival and (almost) all DVD- /TV-Premiers (many interesting foreign and I also mean american films by that - films never reach the cinemas here) in Germany, so Ive just seen a poor amount of new european and asian films, mainly the ones which got a theatrical release over here. Overall, my problem is quite similar to wpqx: I barely have seen too few new films. On the other hand, I was extremely surprised by myself that almost half of my favourites are big budget Productions, mainly supported by Hollywood. I guess, thats never happened to me before with such an overwhelming majority. \r\n\r\nI ordered the films by the date of view ( NOT by the personal preference!) and inluded every film released for the first time in Germany in 2007, theatrical and/or on festivals. This way, even films like Twentynine Palms (2003 / April 07), Last days (2005 / January 07) or Good Morning, Night (2003 / June 07) are included due to the fact that they didnt reach the german screens until early 2007. An exception is Alex Infascellis bizarre modern Pop Art-Exercise Hate 2 O which was released in Italy within April straight to the DVD I saw (As far as I know). Im almost a bit embarrassed my list mostly seems to be quite a consensus. \r\nDue to some lazyness, I didnt add a comment on every single film from the two lists as originally intended, if you want to know anything more precise, just ask. \r\n\r\n** I introduced the 25-Point-Rating-System in early September, so films Ive seen before kept their 10-Point ratings. \r\n\r\n* Watched in a German dubbed version (at least the first time, rewatched some of them within the last months on DVD). \r\n\r\nEDIT: \r\n\r\nI just had to put \"The Edge of Heaven\" on the list, even though I\'ve seen it only a few days ago (it was released in early autumn here) and threw \"The Visible and the Invisible\" back to List A2 and removed \"Ex Drummer\" completely.','049ef5beeed356801cd7c86675cd6086',0,'','rBbNQXY5',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6457,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199227080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of 2007','Of course, there were many, many more fine or even great films which shouldnt be left out, though they didnt won a place in my sacred (my list is perhaps already far too extensive) selection. Here are a few of them, this time ordered by ratings and personal preferences - \r\nRemarkable Films, worth to be mentioned (I surely forgot some):\r\n\r\n- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Tommy Lee Jones / USA/France) 9/10 (22) \r\n- Hanage / Steel (Episode from Unholy Women / Takuji Suzuki / Japan) 9/10 \r\n- The Bothersome Man (Jens Lien / Iceland/Norway) 8/10 (21) *\r\n- Verfolgt / Hounded (Angelina Maccarone / Germany) - 8/10 (21) \r\n- The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky / USA) 8/10 *\r\n- Lady Chatterley (Pascale Ferran / France/UK) 8/10 (20) \r\n- Takva (zer Kiziltan, Turkey/France) 8/10 \r\n- Ekusute / Exte: Hair Extensions (Sion Sono / Japan) 8/10 (20) \r\n- Valerie (Birgit Mller / Germany) 8/10 \r\n- Hotel Paradijs (Jan Krger / Short / Germany) 8/10 \r\n- A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater / USA) - 7/10 (20) \r\n- Loggerheads (Tim Kirkman / USA) 7/10 \r\n- Deutschland privat Im Land der bunten Trume / Germany in Private In the land of colourful dreams (Robert van Ackeren / Germany) 7/10 \r\n- The Living and the Dead (Simon Rumley / UK) 7/10 \r\n- Dnevnoy dozor / Day Watch (Timur Bekmambetov / Russia) 7/10 (19) *\r\n- Apnea (Roberto Dordit / Italy) 7/10 (19) \r\n- Ghost Son (Lamberto Bava / South Africa/Italy/UK/Spain) - 7/10 \r\n- Un couple perfait / A perfect couple (Nobuhiro Suwa / France/Japan) 7/10 \r\n- Invasion (Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue / USA) - 7/10 *\r\n- Seung sing / Confession of Pain (Wai-keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak / Hongkong) 7/10 \r\n- Nachmittag / Afternoon (Angela Schanelec / Germany) 7/10 (1 \r\n- Ha-Buah / The Bubble (Eytan Fox / Israel) 7/10 \r\n- Oublier Cheyenne / Looking for Cheyenne (Valrie Minetto / France) 7/10 \r\n- Crash Test Dummies (Jrg Kalt / Austria) 6/10 \r\n- Nuovomondo / Golden Door (Emanuele Crialese / Italy/France/UK) 6/10 \r\n- Evilenko (David Grieco / Italy) 6/10 \r\n- Solange du hier bist / While you are here (Stefan Westerwelle / Germany) 6/10 (17) \r\n\r\nA little, marginal addition (in Order of my personal dislike...):\r\n\r\nWorst / Most annoying Film of 2007: \r\n\r\n1. 300 (Zack Snyder / USA) - 1/10 *\r\n2. The Hills have eyes II (Martin Weisz / USA) - 1/10 \r\n3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Jonathan Liebesman / USA) - 3/10 *\r\n4. In the Name of the King: Dungeon Siege (Uwe Boll / Germany/Canada/USA) 3/10 8/25 *\r\n5. Seed (Uwe Boll / Canada/Germany) - 5/10 \r\n6. Im a cyborg but thats OK (Chan-wook Park / South Korea) - 13/25 5/10 \r\n7. Nightmare Detective (Shinya Tsukamoto / Japan) 5/10 \r\n\r\nIn Addition, the seven new films I disliked most in 2007. While Uwe I want to be called Ed Wood II. Bolls ultra-violent and ultra-dumb Gore-Flick Seed was something like a primitive guilty pleasure (I attended the German premier in presence of Mr. Boll himself the man himself is much more entertaining than his films), the most unbearable and annoying cinema experiences of the year both have a lot in common: The shockingly aggressive fascist-show 300 by botcher Zack Snyder and The Hills have eyes (one user wrote on IMDb: I feel dumber for seeing it so do I...) by Martin Weisz (another botcher who fortunately left his home country) are both unbelievable culminations of incredibly stupid, incompetently directed, non-written, bad acted and especially soulless Mainstream-Flicks, made for a braindead audience, probably not older than 14. Two films, less meaningful than a cow singing Auld long syne before here last dawn. The sequel of Marcus Nispels crappy remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is also similar but overall, only ridiculous because of its childish attempt to be more brutal, graphical, cynical and uncompromising than all the other Mainstream-terror films of the last two years. What can be expected from a film who intends to top the infamous Hostel (which was one of the worst films in 2006, imo) Disastrous. Though it probably was the trashiest new film of the year with tons of unintentional humour, Uwe Bolls 60 Million-Blockbuster-Flick In the Name of the King was disastrous as well and more exhausting than anything I watched this year. And finally, after months of waiting, the film which took my trust in Chan-wook Park (whose magnificently fatalistic Sympathy for Lady Vengeance remained on my list nevertheless) away Im a cyborg but thats OK. Since I saw it on the Fantasy Filmfest, Im not so sure about Park any longer maybe, all the critics who call him a pretentious Self-Adulator are quite right. Ill decide what exactly to think of him after his next film. And, in addition, the new work by master filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto (who I really adore...) was also a huge shock and left A, me and some friends quite reserved. One of Japans most uncompromising, visionary and original directors arrived in mainstream cinema. \r\n\r\nWhat about your cinematic year 2007?','fe6e8b87879f53b0126e6e56e0ec045f',0,'','onuiaKUQ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6458,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199233620,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','*nerd alert* Ed Wood was a Jr., so Uwe would have to be the III.\r\n\r\nLooking at the films on your best list, I haven\'t even seen that many films from the year, let alone ones that deserve a top ten/twenty placement.','d9e0a418beb2a7951bad3c3784f90533',0,'','6dXmKSlg',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6459,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199244960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of 2007','*Nerd alert* Ed Wood was a Jr., so Uwe would have to be the \r\n\r\nI for myself guess, Boll could be happy if at least one of his @#%$ Junk-Films were as good as the major works of Ed Wood jr. (Shame over me, I should\'ve remembered it).\r\n\r\nOnce I read somewhere at the web: \"Uwe Boll, Germany\'s revenge for two lost World Wars\". We\'re not that unforgiving! \r\n\r\nAnd: It\'s really amazing that I managed to see so many new films as I felt like having no money and time during the whole year. The evil Cinemas took it away! And as I know you\'re in a comparable situation (with less time), it\'s certainly understandable and enforced that you couldn\'t catch more in the theaters. \r\n\r\nWill you post the few films you liked?\r\n\r\nJust a few notes on the best Cinema-Experiences:\r\nThey all took place in Autumn. First, there was the 70mm-Festival in Karlsruhe which gave me the opportunity to see \"Ben Hur\" on a giant screen in perfect sharpness, bombastic sound and the full aspect ratio (the colours of the print were faded out mostly but we just forgot about that...). I already loved the film before but this time, it was so intense that I cried several times and my breath sometimes stopped. I\'ll never forget that my whole life, especially because the film has had (and still has!) a certain importance to me. A few hours later, I saw Kubrick\'s \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" for the very first time, also on that same screen and breathtakingly sharp. It didn\'t made me cry but you can probably imagine how much somebody has to be affected by this film if seeing it that way for the first time. This led to a new interest in Kubrick and my intoxicating discovery of \"Eyes wide shut\" two days later (Thanks so much, A!) took place at the same period when I discovered Douglas Sirk which became one of my favourite Directors in the meantime and earned as much respect from me as no commercial filmmaker did since a long. The Truth remains true, even if it\'s wearing Kitsch (and does the Kitsch remain Kitsch if there\'s an existential truth behind it? And isn\'t the Truth available for everyone if it\'s wearing Kitsch?). Three weeks later, I travelled to Vienna with two friends. What a beautiful and imposing town. But everything was excelled by my greatest and most impressive cinematic experience of the whole year: A screening of Dario Argento\'s \"Suspiria\", one of my all-time favourite films. The cinema was old and charming, the 35mm-print was all-new (!!!) and though this was the 8th time I saw the film, it felt like seeing it for the very first time. Those blazing colours, those incredible forms, the many symbolic details that just got lost on every DVD, just the whole, unique and undescribable spiritual and complex film. Matalo Matango and me were just stoned by that overwhelming experience for hours, days and weeks. Since the visuals didn\'t overwhelmed me too much when I watched it on DVD the last time, what else could happen while watching it on a big screen in full Technicolor-Glory? Nevertheless, the film grew on a new, unknown level again. It grows and grows and grows. That\'s what masterpieces should be like.\r\n\r\nAnd a few notes on \"surprises\": The best things happened when I spontaneously decided to visit at Night Screening at 2:00 in the morning. For the first time, I really got into a David Fincher-Film (\"Zodiac\"), I saw the first new Hollywood-Film that electrified me totally from head to toe and got an awed \"masterpiece\" out of my mouth (\"The Assassination of Jesse James...\") and I learned how to love campy russian Mainstream-Cinema (\"Day Watch\"). Those spontaneous Night Screenings brought me more joy and surprises than every regular cinema visit this year (and I weren\'t drunk during any of them!;-). Though I still despise Hollywood predominantly, it surprised me most often and mostly positive in 2007. The most funny screening I attended probably took place at the cinema where I\'m working as a projectionist. Watching the German b/w-Trash-Flick \"Horrors of the Spider Island\" (or, to translate the original title: \"A Corpse in the Web\") together with A and Matalo Matango caused us tears of laughter. Unintentional humour at its best and most bizarre. This film is so well-behaved and innocent that it\'s just impossible to take it serious (as a Horror or Adventure Movie).','e228a99e24734b29b290eb62f9cab03f',0,'','ZWwCEdlD',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6460,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199354520,1,0,1,1,1,1,'justindeimen','Re: Best Films of 2007','Nice list R6dw6C!\r\n\r\nI wrote something up about my Top 10 on the theatrical releases I\'ve seen commercially in Singapore which discounts a lot of these Nov-Dec masterpieces we hear so much about in the US. So it might seem relatively antiquated but I\'m going by what\'s shown in local screens this year. I have a separate list I made for my festival screenings this year which I have unfortunately not fleshed out as well as you have, and I\'m sure wpqx\'s and arsaib\'s as well.\r\n\r\n------------------------------\r\n\r\n1. Black Snake Moan\r\n\r\n2. The Simpsons Movie\r\n\r\n3. Eastern Promises\r\n\r\n4. Lars and the Real Girl\r\n\r\n5. Nanking\r\n\r\n6. Zodiac\r\n\r\n7. Paprika\r\n\r\n8. 13 Tzameti\r\n\r\n9. Volver\r\n\r\n10. Waitress \r\n________\r\n\r\n11. Bridge To Terabithia\r\n12. Hairspray\r\n13. The King\r\n14. La Vie En Rose\r\n15. Paris, je taime\r\n________\r\n\r\nA significant portion of last years Oscar roster wound up on my personal and heretofore unstated Worst of list (with the sinister Blood Diamond and the manufactured banality of Little Children being particular grievances) and I still fear that 2008s biggest Oscar-baiting prestige film in American Gangster will eventually sink its stained teeth into an undeserving berth. With that confession aside, it does come as no surprise that the films in this years Best of list might not find itself vying for Academy consideration. But then again to be fair, the frontrunners (as well as its dark horses) have not found their way onto our island as of yet or possibly at all. So it goes to say as far as 2007 goes, its not just the smaller indies that rule the roost and Im glad to say that in this years list Ive discovered more than a few gems in some of the years more commercially viable releases that will hopefully enrich you as it did me. The list of my years favourite films is close to my heart and mind, with some aiming to be intellectually stimulating and others continuing to expand the passion conspicuous not just in film but to all of the life that it reflects in some form or other. \r\n\r\nAnd nothing extols the latter more than Craig Brewers audaciously volatile Black Snake Moan, stamping his imprint on provocative filmmaking in the clear skies and sticky grime of his Americana and a genuine exaltation of lifes ability to hurt and destroy but most importantly to heal the deepest of psychic wounds. After his celebrated and equally maligned Hustle & Flow, Brewer proves hes not going softly into the night with an intensely charged piece of Southern Gothic. Matt Groening also proves his own point to detractors with the eagerly awaited The Simpsons Movie, even if Homer refuses to pay to watch the years best comedy, animated or otherwise. Containing the years funniest gag with Barts sly flash of full-frontal nudity and the most memorable use of a spider-pig, its politically aggressive humour is a relieving return to form and offers the sincerest and most heartrending scenes of familial discombobulation when Bart reacts to his perceived lack of paternal affection and Marge questions her marriage to Homer. \r\n\r\nDavid Cronenberg has no such quotidian preoccupations with the traditional family units (which was already evinced in his History of Violence) in his masterful Eastern Promises where he presents London as a teeming hive of ethnic and ethical tensions fueled by the cultural isolation of its displaced immigrants. His typically exquisite composition of light and gloom seeping into souls is represented by an utterly fascinating performance by Viggo Mortensen as he peers into the citys heart of darkness. With that we move swiftly on to a towns heart of goodness in Craig Gillespies Lars and the Real Girl, a modern fable that either takes to heart our rampant consumerism or expresses a lost idealism in an increasingly cynical world. Id like to think that this film understands deeply and with love and sadness, the fundamental fragilities that shape us. In a landscape of films that advocate conflict, it is unusual to witness this film, which actually wants its characters to get along and be happy. \r\n\r\nIn a curious intimation of the previous two films mentioned, Bill Guttentag and Bill Sturmans documentary Nanking reminds us of humanitys capacity for both inexplicable evil and profound goodness. The shared human consciousness between the heroic foreigners and ravaged citizenry during the Rape of Nanking remains a small consolation in view of one of humanitys worst moments. The personification of evil is also considered in the microcosm of a serial killer and spate of obsessions that drive the men who hunt him in David Finchers Zodiac. Subtextual guilt-trips and a spectacularly reeling anticlimax get under skins and fester, both in clear and thoughtful engagement with his most intensive work to date since the fervour that surrounded and sustained Se7en. \r\n\r\nSatoshi Kons subliminally sublime Paprika also festers under our skins and psyches as it leads us down a rabbit hole where dreams are cinema, surfaces are liquid and the Internet plugs into you instead. Dynamic and brimming with metaphorical ideas and conceptual collisions predicated on cinemas own ability to shape and deconstruct our purview. The despairing nightmare apparent in Kons deepest residues is amplified in Gela Babluanis Kafkaesque menace, 13 Tzameti. Its tonally confident monochromatic canvas recalls an intensely grim, bleak nightmare that plasters over the hyper-realism of its brutality, a slow burn allegory for the fatalism infecting our existential crises and the criminality forced upon Frances migr populace for the enjoyment of an upper class. \r\n\r\nRounding off the list are two films sensitively tuned to the best of feminine wavelengths that navigate the lives of women and the family they love when all is said and done. Pedro Almodvars gentle homecoming in Volver deals with a spate of deaths comically, reminds us of the tenuous ties that are ignored and the happiness discovered at its end all to the tune of Penelope Cruzs show stopping number that rightfully grabbed her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress this year. The other film dealt with death most tragically when Adrienne Shelley who wrote, directed and performed in the delightfully exuberant Waitress passed away shortly before the film was released. The wit and charm surging through Shelleys script is bolstered by chemistry of both Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion, and both are occupants of Shelleys searing emotional truths and wisdoms. Yes indeed, the sisters are doing it for themselves.','bc80e9729452cad3f1a968e053674c73',0,'','euxBJyw2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6461,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199354700,1,0,1,1,1,1,'justindeimen','Re: Best Films of 2007','Overseas, festivals and DVDs\r\n\r\n1.     Year of the Dog\r\n2.     Secret Sunshine\r\n3.     Black Book\r\n4.     Once\r\n5.     Bug\r\n6.     Climates\r\n7.    Rescue Dawn\r\n8.    The Band\'s Visit\r\n9.    Ad Lib Night\r\n10.    Aleksandra\r\n_________________\r\n\r\n11.    Control\r\n12.    God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan\r\n13.    After the Wedding\r\n14.    Redacted\r\n15.    Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple\r\n\r\n------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nI threw in a couple of documentaries that I\'ve seen that I reacted strongly to because I feel that a personal list should include a somewhat eclectic choice of genres.','7d7aa9cdcdb46800fb9f75b8617bec17',0,'','nbWs1NDB',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6462,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199357220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','I must say I was surprised by your top two, and an interesting defense. Haven\'t seen Black Snake Moan and had no interest in it when it was released, but perhaps I should hunt it out. It lost me with \"from the people who brought you Snakes on a Plane\"','3236d994a51201fe41773e7a38976a2b',0,'','YBZEJjpz',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6463,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199472120,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','It\'s nice reading all your stuff.\r\n\r\nThough I\'m stuck in Slovenia for a few more days, without any real internet access, I have more or less finalized my lists. It will probably just take a couple of days, before I\'ll be able to post anything here. \r\n\r\n2007 has in my opinion been a weak year for movies - maybe the weakest I have ever witnessed. But that also has to do with the fact that more and more films I desperately want to see don\'t get distributed in German theaters anymore, and as I don\'t even own a TV set, I cannot catch up with national production on TV. This means, as the German \"expert by default\" (to use one of wpqx\'s wonderful expressions ) on this board, I again have not really seen that much German films this year. After telling all of you for the past three years that Germany was the most exciting film country in the world, my enthusiasm has somewhat come to a halt. R6dw6C has almost convinced me that the \"Berliner Schule\" (a term which I originally despised, but which I have since embraced) is a big pretentious hoax, and I haven\'t seen many new films that have really impressed me in the past two years. Maybe I should return to my initial discovery that we have an incredible number of inividual talents here in Germany, which cannot and probably also should not be connected under any term or in any movement. If anything, there is always a huge tendency to copy a successful formula from other filmmakers, be it mainstream or \"arthouse\" cinema. It is not necesssarily a good thing, if you discover traits of the great Andreas Dresen in every second German art-film. Of course, giants throw their shadow, but a real talent makes something uniquely his or her own out of that. Although most new German films tend to deal with personal matters, only a few of those tend to overcome the many trappings that lie in front of them. TV-style is another negative influence in a number of films. Although this can be put to good use (when i recently saw the first minutes of Kiyoshi Kurosawa\'s made-for-TV drama \"Seance\" (2000), I was amazed how interestingly one could use a low-budget \"TV style\" to a movie\'s advantage), German films tend to have a stale taste of predetermined stylistics. I think there wasn\'t a single German film I have seen this year that has completely been able to avoid this. Of course I haven\'t seen a lot of new productions, and there may be some surprises waiting for me (I am especially thinking of Heinz Emigholz\' last film Schindler\'s Haeuser, which I missed at the Berlinale). \r\n\r\nBut to speak of international cinema: there hasn\'t been a single new film this year (with the possible exception of Pascale Ferran\'s Lady Chatterley) that has been able to impress me as much as some old stuff or re-watches of my favorites. during the whole year, none of the new releases has managed to get a rating above 8/10, and although I have reconsidered what i now call my favorite films, I am still highly in doubt if any film on my Top 10 list which I will publish here, actually deserves to be called a favorite. Maybe my standards have been lowered too much in the course of too many disappointments...\r\n\r\nHowever, I will ponder this later, and only time (and rewatches under good conditions) can show if a film makes a lasting impression. \r\n\r\nNevertheless, the year was full of cinematic disappointments, and my (alternate) Top 10 are not free of them.','ef7c50317743adb7fc0dd21321525571',0,'','5df3miLD',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6464,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199871360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','Still haven\'t finished my Top Ten, so I did something else instead. I compiled a list of my favorite films which I discovered for the first time in 2007. I tried to arrange them in order of preference, though it was difficult work. The final decision was made after considering how much pleasure and personal satisfaction the individual screening gave me. \r\n\r\nSo here are the old new films I enjoyed the most. Hope this will serve as an inspiration and a reminder to check out obscure stuff. Usually, it\'s worth it. \r\n\r\n1. The Man Who Left His Will on Film (Nagisa Oshima / Japan / 1970) - Cinema \r\n2. Lived Once a Song-Thrush (Otar Iosseliani / Soviet Union / 1970) - Cinema \r\n3. Chronicle of a Summer (Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin / France / 1962) - Cinema \r\n4. Heaven\'s Gate (Michael Cimino / USA / 1980) \r\n5. Vixen! (Russ Meyer / USA / 1968 ) \r\n6. Scattered Clouds (Mikio Naruse / Japan / 1967) - Cinema \r\n7. The Apple (Samira Makhmalbaf / Iran, France / 1998 ) - Cinema \r\n8. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero / USA / 1976) - Cinema \r\n9. Mamma Roma (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy / 1962) - Cinema \r\n10. Tarzan, the Ape Man (John Derek / USA / 1981) - Cinema \r\n11. The Innocents (Jack Clayton / UK / 1961) \r\n12. Suspiria (Dario Argento / Italy / 1977) - Cinema \r\n13. Carlito\'s Way (Brian De Palma / USA / 1993) \r\n14. Two-Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman / USA / 1970) \r\n15. A Touch of Zen (King Hu / Taiwan / 1969) \r\n16. Tokyo Eyes (Jean-Pierre Limosin / Japan, France / 1997) - Cinema \r\n17. Blackboards (Samira Makhmalbaf / Iran, France / 2000) - Cinema \r\n18. The Fall of the House of Usher (Jean Epstein / France / 1928 ) - Cinema \r\n19. Farewell (Egon Guenther / East Germany / 1968 ) - Cinema \r\n20. One Armed Boxer (Wang Yu / Taiwan, Hong Kong / 1971) \r\n21. Burst City (Sogo Ishii / Japan / 1982) \r\n22. Assunta Spina (Francesca Bertini, Gustavo Serena / Italy / 1914) \r\n23. Family Nest (Béla Tarr / Hungary / 1977) - Cinema \r\n24. Bullitt (Peter Yates / USA / 1968 ) \r\n25. Naples... and nothing else (Eugenio Perego / Italy / 1928 ) - Cinema \r\n26. Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (Shunya Ito / Japan / 1972) \r\n27. Deep Red (Dario Argento / Italy / 1975) \r\n28. The Age of the Earth (Glauber Rocha / Brazil / 1980) - Cinema \r\n29. Peeping Tom (Michael Powell / UK / 1960) \r\n30. Full Contact (Ringo Lam / Hong Kong / 1992) \r\n31. Taipei Story (Edward Yang / Taiwan / 1985) - Cinema \r\n32. Gods of the Plague (R.W. Fassbinder / West Germany / 1969) - Cinema \r\n33. Los perros hambrientos (Luis Figueroa / Peru / 1976) \r\n34. Fontane - Effi Briest (R. W. Fassbinder / West Germany / 1974) - Cinema \r\n35. Almost Human (Umberto Lenzi / Italy / 1974) \r\n36. Harold Stevenson No.1 and No.2 (Danny Williams / USA / 1965) - Cinema \r\n37. Nightmares come at Night (Jess Franco / Belgium, Liechtenstein / 1970) \r\n38. Where the Sidewalk Ends (Otto Preminger / USA / 1950) \r\n39. Have Sword, Will Travel (Chang Cheh / Hong Kong / 1969) \r\n40. Uncle Tom\'s Cabin (Gza von Radvnyi / West Germany / 1965) - Cinema \r\n41. The Castle of Cagliostro (Hayao Miyazaki / Japan / 1979) \r\n42. Stein (Egon Guenther / East Germany / 1990) \r\n43. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks / USA / 1959) - Cinema \r\n44. The Marriage of Maria Braun (R.W. Fassbinder / Germany / 1979) - Cinema \r\n45. Behind Locked Doors (Budd Boetticher / USA / 1948 ) \r\n46. The Image (Radley Metzger / USA / 1975) \r\n47. Horrors of Spider Island (Fritz Boettger / West Germany / 1960) -Cinema \r\n48. Tarkan versus the Vikings (Mehmet Aslan / Turkey / 1971) \r\n49. The Widow of Saint-Pierre (Patrice Leconte / France / 2000) - Cinema \r\n50. The Sob (Atif Yilmaz / Turkey / 1953) \r\n51. The Social Secretary (John Emerson / USA / 1916) - Cinema \r\n52. Nana (Jean Renoir / France / 1926) - Cinema \r\n53. Something New (Nell Shipman, Bert Van Tuyle / USA / 1920) - Cinema \r\n54. Geissel des Fleisches (Eddy Saller / Austria / 1965) - Cinema \r\n55. Gone in 60 Seconds (H.B.Halicki / USA / 1974) - Cinema \r\n\r\nAnd I should mention that the first 30 minutes of Pier Paolo Pasolini\'s The Gospel According to St. Matthew were filmmaking at its best. If only the rest of the film had been like this... \r\n\r\n2007 was an interesting year for discoveries, but definitely one of the weakest since I\'ve been watching films. None of the films on the list achieved a higher rating than 9/10, and none of them were even close to a 90/100 rating. I think the highest was Samira Makhmalbaf\'s first feature with 83, followed by Oshima\'s film with 80. Compared to some rewatches of past favorites, this was quite disappointing, though many of the films listed here were still better than most new releases I saw. \r\n\r\nEDIT: I forgot to include The Escape on the Fast Freight (J.P. McGowan / USA / 1915), a film I enjoyed very much, and although I rated it extremely poor I should have probably also included East is East (Henry Edwards / UK / 1916), which gave me a lot of joy. I should also mention that the quality of the print / DVD, projection, and musical accompaniment, naturally influenced my evaluation and enjoyment of the various films to a large degree. It is a huge difference if you are standing in front of an original Van Gogh, or merely looking at a picture in a book. Some of the prints I saw were of pristine quality. If such a thing is possible, they seemed even clearer and sharper than most new prints of recent films I saw (for example the Oshima, Iosseliani, Naruse, Renoir, or Williams). Others were a bit damaged, or shown in the wrong format, sometimes even with dubbing or a lame piano score. The worst example on the list is \"The Sob\" by Atif Yilmaz. The DVD-R was in horrible quality, without subtitles, and accompanied by a bad live translator. Still, sometimes this is the only possible way to see a certain film, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have seen it. Yet, nothing can top the experience of seeing a film as it was meant to be. In excellent quality on a huge screen.','514fe267c8b56820093cd013d0a4e992',0,'','L1bvGDxf',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6465,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199933460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of 2007','Wow, you two got interesting / nice lists, I\'ll try to post something here within the next days but I\'m just too busy at the moment. If I would be able to, a List of new discoveries could be another option but I just discovered to many new things this year, so it\'s up to you all...\r\n\r\nGlad to hear about your change of mind about the \"Berliner Schule\", A - finally you seem to have got enough of statically photographed alienation in abominable flats. We should talk about it this weekend...','62aa2a18927af718128924e7ab774e54',0,'','H0FPhJzT',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6466,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199969100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','Nice post, A. I\'m a fan of a number of films on your list. Will try to get to the ones I haven\'t yet seen. And looking forward to your \'07 selections.','a312e00cd331ce54e2cc4b61d16cff59',0,'','xRgVCEtA',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6467,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1200993180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','I did a quick look, and yep I\'ve seen more films from 1907 than I have from 2007.','a0a09792e80781e3c798dc1e6063cf17',0,'','4wurCcPz',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6468,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201152240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','I could be led to believe 1907 was a more interesting year for movies than 2007. And I\'ve seen about 80 new films last year... and only a handful from 1907. \r\n\r\nAnyway, maybe this link will awaken your enthusiasm for the past year. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/pdf/films-of-the-year-2007.pdf','52e6b2c3fb3affc1d0fdab849273e2cc',0,'','VvtjfbYJ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6469,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201160640,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','I know I got my work cut out for me.','42cbda2a6f23b624d96c355ad916c777',0,'','glYRq3nv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6470,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201509060,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','I\'m sure all of us would like to see a list with your discoveries in 2007, R6dw6C. \r\nAnd I\'m looking forward to lists by arsaib, wpqx, hengcs, and hoepfully also some others. \r\n\r\nSame as every year, I\'ll start by listing all of the \"new\" films I\'ve seen in 2007 by my initial rating. My opinion on certain films might have changed since then, but I don\'t rate movies anew, until i see them again. Ratings reflect my initial emotional and intellectual response to a film, meaning the way I see them compared to the rest of film history. Of course a lot of the films have undergone personal re-evaluation since, but that will be better reflected in my \"Top\" lists. \r\nIcluded are films which got released into German cinemas (and which i hadn\'t seen before), as well as TV movies and direct-to-DVD releases. I also include films I\'ve seen at a festival or at the cinema or on TV in a foreign country. \r\n\r\n-Unser täglich Brot \"Our Daily Bread\" (Nikolaus Geyrhalter / Austria, Germany / 2005) [72] 2.19.07 \r\n-Célébration \"Celebration\" (Olivier Meyrou / France / 2006) [72] 2.14.07 \r\n-Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako / Mali, USA, France / 2006) [71] 3.28.07 \r\n-Nekam Achat Mishtey Eynay \"Avenge But One of My Two Eyes\" (Avi Mograbi / Israel, France / 2005) [71] 10.03.07 \r\n-Lady Chatterley [wrong aspect ratio / out of focus] (Pascale Ferran / France, Belgium / 2006) [70] 2.12.07 - 1st viewing \r\n-Nachmittag \"Afternoon\" (Angela Schanelec / Germany / 2006) [70] 8/10 11.24.07 - 2nd viewing \r\n-State Legislature (Frederick Wiseman / USA / 2007) [69] 10.03.07 \r\n-Tian bian yi duo yun \"The Wayward Cloud\" (Tsai Ming-linag / Thailand, France / 2005) [68] 3.30.07 \r\n-The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [wrong aspect ratio / German dubbed version] (Andrew Dominik / USA / 2007) [67] 8/10 11.13.07 \r\n-Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim \"Ad Lib Night\" (Lee Yoon-ki / South Korea / 2006) [67] 2.10.07 \r\n-John & Jane (Ashim Ahluwalia / India / 2005) [67] 3.31.07 \r\n-Last Days [wrong aspect ratio] (Gus Van Sant / USA / 2004) [66] 4.03.07 \r\n-Substitute (Fred Poulet, Vikash Dhorasoo / France / 2006) [65] 2.09.07 \r\n-Iklimler \"Climates\" (Nuri Bilge Ceylan / turkey, France / 2006) [65] 7/10 11.09.07 - 2nd viewing \r\n-Import/Export (Ulrich Seidl / Austria / 2007) [64] 6.23.07 \r\n-Buongiorno, notte \"Good Morning, Night\" [wrong aspect ratio] (Marco Bellocchio / Italy / 2003) [64] 7/10 12.12.07 \r\n-Away From Her (Sarah Polley / Canada / 2006) [63] 2.15.07 \r\n-The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Tommy Lee Jones / USA, France / 2005) [62] 7/10 12.14.07 \r\n-Les Témoins \"The Witnesses\" (André Téchiné / France / 2006) [62] 2.13.07 \r\n-Takva (Özer Kiziltan / Turkey, Germany / 2006) [61] 3.17.07 \r\n-Un couple parfait \"A Perfect Couple\" (Nobuhiro Suwa / France, Japan / 2005) [60] 6.19.07 \r\n-Der Mann von der Botschaft \"The Man from the Embassy\" (Dito Tsintsadze / Germany / 2006) [60] 3.16.07 \r\n-Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo \"The Postmodern Life of My Aunt\" (Ann Hui / Hong Kong / 2006) [59] 6.27.07 \r\n-Frownland [wrong aspect ratio / without subtitles] (Ronald Bronstein / USA / 2007) [59] 6.23.07 \r\n-La stella che non c\'è \"The Missing Star\" (Gianni Amelio / Italy, France, Switzerland, Singapore / 2006) [59] 6.29.07 \r\n-Death Proof [very bad subtitling] (Quentin Tarantino / USA / 2007) [59] 7/10 11.07.07 \r\n-Valerie (Birgit Möller / Germany / 2006) [59] 7.28.07 \r\n-A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (Esther B. Robinson / USA / 2007) [59] 2.11.07 \r\n-Meng Na Li Sha \"Mona Lisa\" (Li Ying / China, Japan / 2007) [58] 2.13.07 \r\n-Das Sichtbare und das Unsichtbare (Rudolf Thome / Germany / 2006) [58] 6.27.07 \r\n-Ferien \"Vacations\" (Thomas Arslan / Germany / 2006) [58] 2.13.07 \r\n-Sanxia haoren \"Still Life\" [wrong aspect ratio] (Jia Zhang-ke / China, Hong Kong / 2006) [57] 6.24.07 \r\n-Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) (Jason Kohn / USA, Brazil / 2007) [57] 6.28.07 \r\n-Shinobi (Ten Shimoyama / Japan / 2005) [56] 1.25.07 \r\n-Tout refleurit \"All blossoms again\" (Aurélien Gerbault / France / 2006) [56] 2.10.07 \r\n-Le Cercle des noyés \"Drowned in Oblivion\" (Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd / Belgium, France / 2007) [55] 2.10.07 \r\n-Vitus (Fredi M. Murer / Switzerland / 2006) [55] 4.03.07 \r\n-Slumming (Michael Glawogger / Austria, Switzerland, Germany / 2006) [54] 5.11.07 \r\n-Bushi no Ichibun \"Love And Honor\" (Yuji Yamada / Japan / 2006) [54] 2.15.07 \r\n-Reprise (Joachim Trier / Norway / 2006) [53] 6.29.07 \r\n-Shoot \'Em Up [German dubbed version] (Michael Davis / USA / 2007) [53] 9.29.07 \r\n-Yella [bad image] (Christian Petzold / germany / 2007) [53] 10.27.07 \r\n-Instalacija Ljubezni \"Installation of Love\" (Maja Weiss / Slovenia, Germany / 2007) [53] 6/10 12.29.07 \r\n-Inland Empire (David Lynch / USA, France, Poland / 2006) [52] 7.04.07 \r\n-Rampo jigoku \"Rampo Noir\" [bad image] (Akio Jissoji, Atsushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Sato, Suguru Takeuchi / Japan / 2005) [52] 10.18.07 \r\n-Gegenüber \"Counterparts\" (Jan Bonny / Germany / 2007) [52] 6.23.07 \r\n-Guacho \"Fatherless\" (Juan Minujin / Argentina / 2006) [52] 2.12.07 \r\n-Hallam Foe (David Mackenzie / UK / 2007) [51] 10.16.07 \r\n-La León (Santiago Otheguy / Argentina, France / 2006) [51] 2.12.07 \r\n-Beste Zeit \"Good Times\" (Marcus H. Rosenmüller / Germany / 2007) [51] 6.29.07 \r\n-Mogari no mori \"The Mourning Forest\" (Naomi Kawase, Japan, France / 2007) [50] 10.21.07 \r\n-Binglang \"Betelnut\" (Heng Yang / China / 2006) [50] 6.24.07 \r\n-The Simpsons Movie (David Silverman / USA / 2007) [50] 8.14.07 \r\n-Gucha \"Gucha - Distant Trumpet\" (Dusan Milic / Republic of Serbia, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria / 2006) [50] 2.17.07 \r\n-Armin [wrong aspect ratio] (Ognjen Svilicic / Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany / 2007) [50] 2.12.07 \r\n-Ils ne mouraient pas tous mais tous étaient frappés [wrong aspect ratio] (Sophie Bruneau, Marc-Antoine Roudil / Belgium, France / 2005) [50] 5.10.07 \r\n-Moskva. Pride \'06 \"Moscow Gay Pride Festival\" (Vladimir Ivanov / Russia / 2006) [50] 2.14.07 \r\n-Jardins en automne \"Gardens in Autumn\" (Otar Iosseliani / France, Italy, Russia / 2006) [49] 6.25.07 \r\n-The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky / USA / 2006) [48] 3.26.07 \r\n-Akumu tantei \"Nightmare Detective\" (Shinya Tsukamoto / Japan / 2006) [44] 3.16.07 \r\n-Knocked Up [German dubbed version] (Judd Apatow / USA / 2007) [44] 9.29.07 \r\n-Haebyuneui Yoein \"Woman On The Beach\" (Hong Sangsoo / South Korea / 2006) [42] 2.17.07 \r\n-Chand rooz ba\'d... \"A Few Days Later...\" [bad subtitling] (Niki Karimi / Iran /2006) [41] 6.23.07 \r\n-The Last King of Scotland (Kevin Macdonald / UK / 2006) [40] 5.17.07 \r\n-Coeurs \"Private Fears in Public Places\" [out of focus / bad sound] (Alain Resnais / France, Italy / 2006) [39] 6.13.07 \r\n-Brand Upon the Brain! [cinema v ersion] (Guy Maddin / Canada / 2006) [39] 2.18.07 \r\n-Play (Alicia Scherson / Argentina, Chile / 2005) [34] 5.17.07 \r\n-Kubrador \"The Bet Collector\" [very bad subtitling] (Jeffrey Jeturian / Philippines / 2006) [30] 6.24.07 \r\n-Go Go Tales [without subtitles] (Abel Ferrara / USA; Italy / 2007) [21] 6.27.07 \r\n-Nas Terras do Bem-Virá [very bad subtitling / incomplete film] (Alexandre Rampazzo / Brazil / 2007) [20] 6.25.07 \r\n-La masseria delle allodole \"The Lark Farm\" [out of focus] (Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani / Italy, Spain, France, Bulgaria / 2007) [20] 2.15.07 \r\n-Nian ni ru xi \"Before We Fall in Love Again\" [bad subtitling] (James Lee / Malaysia / 2006) [17] 6.25.07 \r\n-Yuanli \"Distance\" [very bad subtitling / subtitles disappeared too fast] (Wei Tie / China / 2006) [00] 6.24.07 \r\n------------------------------------------------------------- \r\n-Twentynine Palms (Bruno Dumont / France, Germany, USA / 2003) [--] 7.01.07 \r\n-American Gangster (Ridley Scott / USA / 2007) [--] 12.27.07 \r\n-Ex Drummer [wrong aspect ratio / German dubbed version] (Koen Mortier / Belgium / 2007) 6/10 12.10.07 \r\n-Hostel: Part II [edited German version /German dubbed version] (Eli Roth / USA / 2007) [--] 7.11.07 \r\nPS: It\'s interesting to note that Olivier Meyrou, who easily topped my 2006 list with his debut masterpiece Au-delà de la haine \"Beyond Hatred\" (2005), has also made the highest rated film which I\'ve seen in 2007. Still, the discrepancy between a rating of 97 out of 100 and 72 out of 100 is immense. Don\'t know how the numbering in this post appeared, btw... I can\'t get rid of it...','dd337e1032f0bbcd12eb9b7ad4a358a3',0,'','kXoBb64q',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6471,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201509420,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','From your seemingly low ratings did you consider this a weaker year for cinema or just lacking any outstanding masterpieces? \r\n\r\nRegarding your last four films, are those too bad to be rated or were you just unable to come up with a rating on first view? \r\n\r\nNo Country for Old Men was my front runner once I saw it, and I\'ve seen nothing since then to change my mind.','0e317ca698842e05dbff09af262d4f61',0,'','RY6CvJpA',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6472,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201510080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','I\'ve posted my opinion on the movie year 2007 in post #7 on this thread. So far, I consider it both a weak year, and lacking any masterpieces. \r\n\r\nThe last 4 Films weren\'t rated by me, because I had given up rating when I saw Ex Drummer , couldn\'t come up with any coherent opinion after I saw Twentynine Palms (also the print I saw was too dark), and just wanted to relax and enjoy American Gangster (it worked, though I got bored at times), and Hostel: Part II (which I enjoyed immensely, though the rating would have probably been the second worst of the year, if I had bothered to concentrate on the film). There are no films too bad to be rated (as you can see with my 0 rating of \"Distance\"). \r\n\r\nI\'m anxious to see your list, wpqx. \r\n\r\nAnd just in case, I wanted to mention once more that the ten films I rated the best, do NOT represent my Top 10 for 2007.','637810b5e78115442d154cad4d83d683',0,'','H7GlMZP3',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6473,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201510680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','I\'d look for my list to go to press somewhere around August at this rate. Hopefully I\'ll get to a theater a couple more times before the Oscars. I\'m embarrassed however with your list and how many foreign films you\'ve seen, really puts me to shame. Unfortunately the best foreign film I\'ve seen this past year (Hana) wasn\'t even released in theaters so it wouldn\'t even technically qualify. \r\n\r\nI\'ve been thinking about some of my recent movie lists and looking at some of the work that went into them. I thought I may be developing a prejudice towards modern cinema and I can\'t explain it. As I\'m preparing to update my most recent film list I\'m wondering what if any films from the last five years would even make the cut. Not to say movies have been getting worse, far from it, there are more films from the last decade that I\'d rate five stars than in probably any decade before, I just don\'t know how to put them up against films like Citizen Kane and Sunrise, etc.','a69465f28548be433c87fe236d5588d5',0,'','Xf6hGi9H',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6474,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201511340,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','Hmm, I can understand your concerns a bit. Maybe you just need a little more time, for the last years to pass in memory, so that you can see the films without being influenced by their surroundings (media hype, topicality, up-to-date techniques or fashinable filmmaking, etc.,etc.). But I don\'t think that could be a problem with you, so I am at a loss to come uop with any logical explanation. \r\n\r\nIf you are unable to compare recent films with older ones, maybe you should come up with a new rating/comparative system (I know I had to adjust several times during the last 9 years, as my opinion on what to expect from a film has changed so often). Or maybe it is simply that one cannot \"objectively\" compare many films from 2007 with movies made in 1931. It could be like comparing Picasso with Leonardo Da Vinci. They come from different times and have different priorities. \r\n\r\nBut as I don\'t seem to have anything useful to say... this problem is a universal one. How do you compare things?','be57912b5b57d3884afd94ee6024025f',0,'','X9y0HmVt',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6475,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201511940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','Well I\'d say that arguably the best film I\'ve seen the past year (for the first time) was Michael Haneke\'s 71 Fragments a film which I certainly intend to include on my next list, but I don\'t even remember the last time I saw a new film and thought \"this is top 100 good\". Its as if I only watch new films to judge them as candidates for a year end list, perhaps leaving out their place in the general film lexicon. \r\n\r\nI\'d say the greatest reason might be age. When I was 16 or 17 watching movies was almost a way to figure out what would go in a top 100. Once I had a pretty decent list it then became harder and harder to let new entries in (similar to America\'s immigration policy I suppose). So I\'d like to revisit a lot of the films I initially was impressed enough to put on a list and see if they still belong. If I ever finish this update and you see a host of films from 2002 onward then assume I worked out my block.','3a37bce00abf04769197f32000fa41c0',0,'','RgzbTwym',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6476,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201522860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','As you regulars know, as usual I\'ll post my Distributed Films list after watching every applicable film I need to see (from 2007 in this case, of course). I\'m currently shooting for late March. I\'ve been very disciplined in that regard for the past few years, and hope to continue. Interesting list, A. Somewhat surprised by your low-ratings of Still Life, Play and Inland Empire. Didn\'t know you had seen the latest from Kawase (perhaps you didn\'t bring it up because you aren\'t very fond of it). As for Twentynine Palms, whose visual and thematic motifs fall in line with Dumont\'s other efforts so far, I\'ve been slowly inching towards the camp which regards it as the future Zabriskie Point.','474f04e048f02513e2b6b981cc3e77b0',0,'','WXZfrDyK',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6477,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201537680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','I didn\'t bring up many of the films I watched, did I? 2007 really was a lazy year, regarding my involvement on the board. I hope that 2008 will get better. \"Still Life\" never completely connected with me. I don\'t know why, there certainly were some beautiful and incredibly poetic sequences. But i felt that Jia had lost some of his raw energy present in \"Platform\" (2000), and I couldn\'t quite reconcile the films minimalist, introverted and personal approach with the epic socio-political project going on in the background. Somehow some scenes and the whole concept seemed a bit uninspired to me. But a friend of mine, who also thinks \"Climates\" was the best film of the year, loved it. \"Climates\" got a bit better on a second viewing, and I expect the same will happen with \"Still Life\". Fortunately I have all of Jia\'s other films on DVD, so I can explorewhatever I want from this magnificent filmmaker. \r\n\r\nDidn\'t mention the Kawase, because it was a let-down. I thought this was a walk on the tightrope between banality and profundity, and Kawase just managed to hold the balance, so it was a clear 50 out of 100. I don\'t know, the whole experience was interesting, and a friend of mine, to whom I\'ve been constantly raving about Kawase fell in love with the film. But the whole audience seemed to enjoy the film, and somehow I couldn\'t get rid of the feeling that Kawase had arrived in viewer-friendly mainstream \"arthouse\" land... I hope her next feature will be much more radical. This was for me too much of a feel good movie. Even the camerawork was at times completely uninspired, though i always had the feeling that the film is trying for more, that greatness is just beyond the corner, and a small seemingly insignificant change of focus or mood could make the film reach for transcendent levels. Alas, it never really happened. Maybe my expectations were too high, but it felt like somebody was unsuccessfully attempting to copy Kawase. \r\nHave you seen the film, arsaib? \r\n\r\nInland Empire was for me a completely pleasant and satisfying experience. Unfortunately I didn\'t feel any of the anxiety, shock or even wonder and incomprehension everybody was talking about. To me this was Lynch\'s most personal film, kind of like Tarantino\'s ego-trip in Death Proof . It seemed that he just did what he had always wanted to do, and the film feels completely free and had a very positive effect on me. I also think that it has probably so far the most beautiful cinematography of any Lynch film. I had absolutely no problem with the digital look or his choice of aesthetics. There were even two or three scenes that were completely transcendent (that\'s the thing I appreciate most in art - I use the word in a similar vein as Tarkovsky). But overall it didn\'t show me anything new or particularly interesting. Unlike most other Lynch films, I felt this was purely a personal exercise, and what I felt was the joy Lynch must have had while filming this. My rating may again go up on further viewings, but I couldn\'t find the shocking and revolutionary masterpiece everybody was talking about. \r\n\r\nPlay was simply not for me. When i saw the trailer (which I watched numerous times) I thought that this would be the perfect film for me. Boy, was I wrong. This is as safe a romantic comedy as can be. Everything is made to please the viewer and make him feel comfortable. A very complacent film, that doesn\'t take even the smallest of risks. This was definitely not for me! The friend I saw this with, disagreed completely (and he also loved \"Before we fall in love again\"). \r\n\r\nTwentynine Palms is a different kind of beast. I own the DVD for some time already, and before I went to see it at the cinema, I was sure this would become one of my all time favorites. I had already watched many scenes from the movie out of context, and i had completely fallen in love with the whole concept (my adoration for Katerina Golubeva didn\'t hurt either ). But when I saw the film at the cinema, with the scenes in context, it had seemingly lost a lot of its energy. I don\'t know, .. I had no problem deciphering its many layers of meaning, and usually I\'m a sucker for this kind of movie. I somehow just COULD NOT get into the film. \r\nIn the end I refrained from rating it, because I was unable to decide how i felt about it. Why was I so indifferent to the film as a whole? At home, i started a lengthy essay, which I didn\'t finish, yet. By now, I think I am with you, leaning towards a modern Zabriskie Point and I do hope that I\'ll finish my essay as a pean of praise when I rewatch the film. The only problem is: I\'m afraid I might actually not like it when I see it again, and maybe even Katerina Golubeva couldn\'t change that.','6289244aab4eb9968c7e13397d410c4a',0,'','a7Acsxgz',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6478,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202311020,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','Ok, so I\'ve finally assembled my personal Best of List(s) for 2007. It wasn\'t too difficult, though I had some problems in finding favorite films in a year which I consider to have been extremely weak - at least for me. Nothing new came into my list after December 31. 2007 - though I tried to find something and even gave some films a second chance. I have \"adopted\" (or maybe we just had the same idea at the same time) R6dw6C\'s method of creating two seperate lists with films that I find equally \"important\" or \"significant\" (you can interpret my selections any way you want ). The first list focuses more on my personal preferences, while the second lists recommended viewings that were as strong and interesting, but somehow didn\'t satisfy me as much on a personal level - which of course isn\'t to say they aren\'t worth of the same attention. I have refrained from making comments on the films, but this doesn\'t mean that I don\'t have anything to say or write about them. If you have any questions, just ask. \r\n\r\nPS: It was extremely difficult to rank some of the films in preferential order, and at least the Top 5 on my favorites list are practically interchangable. I tried to use the impact of the films as a guideline, but nevertheless, it was difficult. \r\n\r\nFavorite Films \r\n\r\n1. Lady Chatterley (Pascale Ferran / France, Belgium / 2006) - 1st viewing \r\n2. Nachmittag \"Afternoon\" (Angela Schanelec / Germany / 2006) - 2nd viewing \r\n3. State Legislature (Frederick Wiseman / USA / 2007) \r\n4. Nekam Achat Mishtey Eynay \"Avenge But One of My Two Eyes\" (Avi Mograbi / Israel, France / 2005) \r\n5. Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako / Mali, USA, France / 2006) \r\n6. Meng Na Li Sha \"Mona Lisa\" (Li Ying / China, Japan / 2007) \r\n7. Frownland (Ronald Bronstein / USA / 2007) \r\n8. Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo \"The Postmodern Life of My Aunt\" (Ann Hui / Hong Kong / 2006) \r\n9. Haebyuneui Yoein \"Woman On The Beach\" (Hong Sangsoo / South Korea / 2006) \r\n\r\nAlternative List \r\n\r\n1. Unser täglich Brot \"Our Daily Bread\" (Nikolaus Geyrhalter / Austria, Germany / 2005) \r\n2. Twentynine Palms (Bruno Dumont / France, Germany, USA / 2003) \r\n3. Tian bian yi duo yun \"The Wayward Cloud\" (Tsai Ming-linag / Thailand, France / 2005) \r\n4. Last Days (Gus Van Sant / USA / 2004) \r\n5. Import/Export (Ulrich Seidl / Austria / 2007) \r\n6. Iklimler \"Climates\" (Nuri Bilge Ceylan / turkey, France / 2006) - 2nd viewing \r\n7. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik / USA / 2007) \r\n8. Away From Her (Sarah Polley / Canada / 2006) \r\n9. Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim \"Ad Lib Night\" (Lee Yoon-ki / South Korea / 2006) \r\n10. Inland Empire (David Lynch / USA, France, Poland / 2006) \r\n\r\nHonorable Mentions : \r\n\r\nBinglang \"Betelnut\" (Heng Yang / China / 2006) \r\nDer Mann von der Botschaft \"The Man from the Embassy\" (Dito Tsintsadze / Germany / 2006) \r\nLa stella che non c\'è \"The Missing Star\" (Gianni Amelio / Italy, France, Switzerland, Singapore / 2006) \r\nMogari no mori \"The Mourning Forest\" (Naomi Kawase, Japan, France / 2007) \r\nReprise (Joachim Trier / Norway / 2006) \r\nSanxia haoren \"Still Life\" (Jia Zhang-ke / China, Hong Kong / 2006) \r\nShoot \'Em Up (Michael Davis / USA / 2007) \r\nSlumming (Michael Glawogger / Austria, Switzerland, Germany / 2006) \r\nSubstitute (Fred Poulet, Vikash Dhorasoo / France / 2006) \r\nUn couple parfait \"A Perfect Couple\" (Nobuhiro Suwa / France, Japan / 2005) \r\n\r\nHmm, going over my selections it doesn\'t seem such a bad year. I mean, 30 films that I would like to see again, and some of which are worth several re-watches. Even if there probably wasn\'t a film that I really considered perfect in itself (with the exception of Nikolaus Geyrhalter\'s \"Our Daily Bread\"), many films had lots of fascinating and stimulating moments. After all, that\'s why we watch movies.','150823bcc30bf24ac7b72fba34f6935b',0,'','1fML8JKk',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6479,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202373900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','\r\n\r\nHave you seen the film, arsaib?\r\n\r\nNo, I missed it at Toronto last year. I was hoping that it\'d get programmed in the upcoming Film Comment Selects series but that didn\'t turn out to be the case (new films from the likes of Assayas, Rivette [which I loved] and Akin are there, however). \r\n\r\nThanks for your detailed reply. And I\'ll comment on your list when I have more time.','b5297212aef3d3176f490d011bf23a63',0,'','70ay5fZo',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6480,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202593680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','\r\n\r\nLady Chatterley (Pascale Ferran / France, Belgium / 2006) \r\n\r\nGlad to see it being rated so high. I think you already know how I feel about the film, which I was fortunate enough to watch theatrically back in August of last year. If I remember correctly, you caught it at Berlinale \'07. Do we need to review it?\r\n\r\n\"Afternoon\" (Angela Schanelec / Germany / 2006) \r\n\r\nIt\'s on my \"to-see\" list thanks to Möller...and you. \r\n\r\nState Legislature (Frederick Wiseman / USA / 2007) \r\n\r\nIt will also feature on my (primary) Best of \'07 list. \r\n\r\nNekam Achat Mishtey Eynay \"Avenge But One of My Two Eyes\"/Meng Na Li Sha \"Mona Lisa\"/Frownland/Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo \"The Postmodern Life of My Aunt\" \r\n\r\nThese films haven\'t yet been distributed stateside. Möller did favorably mention Mona Lisa in his Berlinale report. \r\n\r\nHaebyuneui Yoein \"Woman On The Beach\" (Hong Sangsoo / South Korea / 2006) \r\n\r\nI was under the impression that you weren\'t very fond of it. But Hong\'s deceptively complex films do have a tendency to grow in viewers\' minds. \r\n\r\nmore to come...','5215171306822a689f07393cf4a0080b',0,'','kND2zlGv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6481,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1204276740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','Unser täglich Brot \"Our Daily Bread\" (Nikolaus Geyrhalter / Austria, Germany / 2005) \r\n\r\nAs you probably noticed earlier, it made my \'07 Undistributed list. Austrian cinema has always been quite strong with non-fiction films, and Geyrhalter\'s work, which also includes Pripyat, has helped in continuing that tradition. \r\n\r\nTwentynine Palms (Bruno Dumont / France, Germany, USA / 2003) \r\n\r\n\"As for Twentynine Palms, whose visual and thematic motifs fall in line with Dumont\'s other efforts so far, I\'ve been slowly inching towards the camp which regards it as the future Zabriskie Point.\" \r\n\r\nTian bian yi duo yun \"The Wayward Cloud\" (Tsai Ming-linag / Thailand, France / 2005) \r\n\r\nI\'m glad you included it on your list. Arguably one of the best and most controversial films Tsai has made so far. \r\n\r\nLast Days (Gus Van Sant / USA / 2004) \r\n\r\nOne of my best from \'05. I consider it a masterpiece. \r\n\r\nImport/Export (Ulrich Seidl / Austria / 2007) \r\n\r\nI think R6 also liked it quite a bit.','214e4346cd34dee27015bc4efe9bea83',0,'','asVKH8jt',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6482,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205809380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','I\'d like to read your review of lady Chatterley. A deceptively simple film. \r\nAnd the Hong definitely grew in my mind. I can\'t say that I like it, without another rewatch, but I strongly remember my dislike of the film and especially all of the characters when i saw it at the Berlinale last year. Somehow I suspect, Hong will become the director, whose films I will mostly dislike. Doeasn\'t mean they won\'t wind up on some more \"favorite\" lists, though. A very strange paradox, even for myself.  \r\n\r\nI\'m pretty sure you will love \"Avenge but one of my two eyes\" and \"Mona Liasa\" once you get the chance to see them, and have at least some respect for Frownland . \r\n\"The Postmodern Life of my Aunt\" is pure joy.','fdcc563e71042597fc4e49cbfa2119fd',0,'','wnJ7kR4j',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6483,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205830680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','Thanks. And yes, as you stated, it is \"deceptively simple.\" Also, compared to a few other adaptations, it\'s relatively unconcerned about class differences (it\'s French, after all). More to come, for sure. \r\n\r\nParadox, indeed, regarding Hong. I believe his latest is almost entirely set in Paris. \r\n\r\nI don\'t think any of Li Ying\'s films are available on DVD. He seems to be a favorite of Berlinale programmers.','29587d44d04fb7b06044d54aaa1879b4',0,'','A7QxZYua',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6484,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1206412560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','8. Away From Her (Sarah Polley / Canada / 2006) \r\n\r\nI\'m glad to see that your praise is guarded. It\'s not a masterpiece, perhaps not even a great film. A good debut feature with a great lead performance. A second viewing confirmed to me the film\'s shortcomings in relation to editing and a lack of social network around its primary characters. \r\n\r\n9. Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim \"Ad Lib Night\" (Lee Yoon-ki / South Korea / 2006) \r\n\r\nI liked it too. I believe we have a thread for this film. \r\n\r\nBinglang \"Betelnut\" (Heng Yang / China / 2006) \r\n\r\nAnother one on my list of films to see. I\'ve read somewhere that it\'s shot in very long takes, is that right or am I confusing it with another film? \r\n\r\nReprise (Joachim Trier / Norway / 2006) \r\n\r\nComing out shortly in the U.S. \r\n\r\nUn couple parfait \"A Perfect Couple\" (Nobuhiro Suwa / France, Japan / 2005) \r\n\r\nI\'ve seen two films from this most French of Japanese filmmakers: M/Other and H Story. \r\n\r\nShoot \'Em Up (Michael Davis / USA / 2007) \r\n\r\nInteresting. Should I watch it?','18bd878f1872fb51fc6ae6986b78b402',0,'','mcDqslX1',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6485,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1206428760,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','I thought Away From Her had a lot of great moments. If i ever get to finish that review, I might be able to flesh out my argument. \r\nIt may become a personal favorite after further viewings. You are right that there\'s a lack of social networks around the characters, but that\'s often a thing I like about characters, although i also like the opposite very much (e.g. Altman). I guess I just like extremes. I thought the way that Polley focused on the two persons, only hinting at everything else, very intriguing. Don\'t remember much about the editing. What didn\'t you like about it? \r\n\r\n\"Ad Lib Night\" . We have a thread, and I have another unfinished review. Another film that deals with personal loss, but in a different way. Compared to Polleys economic storytelling, I like the pauses, the rhythm and flow of the film very much. It often felt like it was stumbling, but it never fell. Maybe I\'m being too \"poetic\", but it felt a bit like Free Jazz in certain moments. Very improvised, especially the beautiful beginning. What I loved was the lighting. In the theater i felt like I could almost touch the screen. Looked a lot like natural light sources, and the cinematographer caught them in a particular way. Especially the first drive to the country was very impressive. \r\n\r\n\"Betelnut\" is the one with very long takes. Sometimes they felt too long, though in retrospect the film seems to grow. Nothing much happens, as I don\'t recall anything you could possibly call a storyline. Just some bunch of kids and teenagers, hanging around, doing nothing all day, trying to stay alive in a world that doesn\'t care for them and offers no perspectives. Very poor neighborhood, but the director doesn\'t focus as much on direct social commentary or a bleak vision of the world. The film felt more like a poetic reflection on life in the moment, and its subtlety let the viewer draw his own conclusions. Recommended despite its many shortcomings (if I\'m not wrong, this is a debut, and mostly what one would call an improvised amateur film). This is no-budget filmmaking at its most obvious. I think you would like it, though I doubt you\'ll be particularly overwhelmed by the experience. But maybe a bit more fond of it than me. \r\n\r\nReprise. It has its moments, though the film as a whole isn\'t memorable in any way. I included it mostly out of sentimental reasons for the way it depicted adolescent relationships, and the way the camera caught the girls\' faces. I could identify strongly with some of the multifaceted emotions in these certain scenes (loss, grief, wonder, melancholy, and a little hope, because of the mysteries of human emotions and the transformative powers of experiencing another person, all mixed into one) but besides that I didn\'t care much for any of the characters. The whole film also often feels like a reprise of Trainspotting, and the kind of films that have become popular since. Not always a good idea... Let me know what you think of it! \r\n\r\nWhat do you think of Suwa\'s other films? This was my first encounter with his style, and it was very interesting. Usually the kind of film I like, I would say, but it could have used a little more hysteria ans misery. As it was the characters were rather bland, but I guess that\'s the point of the film. Usually people who behave like that feel very shallow to me in real life. Anyways, I\'m sure you\'ll like the moments in the museum (you\'ll know when you see the film ). And I adore Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. One of the best actresses working today, and I need to see her films as a director. Have you caught any of them? \r\n\r\nShoot \'Em Up . If you enjoy Clive Owen and Monica Bellucci playing it campy, and have no problem with films that are completely over the top. Despite what most people say, I think director Michael Davis really loves action films, and this is as much a hommage as a parody of the genre. Not always original, though it often seems to try very hard, I nevertheless enjoyed every moment of it, once I accepted the premise and didn\'t bother with any logic or story. One of the films I enjoyed the most last year. This is still Hollywood, so don\'t expect any miracles, but I think you might enjoy it, if you are nostalgic for the old times of movies, but kind of know that those times are over. The film is full of references and a quite narcisstic, but it doesn\'t take itself too serious. I admire the guts the director shows in doing this project with such a mess of a script. The bad and corny dialog seems like it was written like that on purpose, and also the film has a sketchy and improvised feeling a lot of studio film totally lack today. I have a difficult time describing the film, and what exactly it is i like about it. Probably it\'s the mere joy at making this film which shimmers through most of the time. If you like the words camp and absurd, and don\'t bother that it\'s made in Hollywood, then go for it. But I warn you! I\'m the guy who also enjoyed Armageddon very much.','7d8502e1fff8835e0043b089c7a67523',0,'','afVSM3po',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6486,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1206594180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','\r\n\r\n*Early on, especially, I noticed that the temporal transitions in Away from Her weren\'t very graceful. The cuts were too suggestive. Perhaps some connective tissue could\'ve helped. Not a big issue, though. We shouldn\'t forget that this was her first feature. I\'m sure she\'ll get better but the expectations will also be high. I was a little surprised that it didn\'t finish better on your list. \r\n\r\n*Good points re: Ad Lib Night. \r\n\r\n*Your comments on Betelnut reminded me of the new Argentine film I believe I mentioned to you before, Glue. \r\n\r\n*I\'m not sure if that\'s the case with his latest, but Suwa\'s earlier two impart a documentary flavor. H Story actually deals with the trials and tribulations of a cast and crew remaking Hiroshima mon amour. It\'s a fascinating work which may remind you a little of Irma Vep, though this is a tad more dry and academic, which some may refer to as boring and pretentious. Béatrice Dalle is featured here. I also like Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as an actress. Didn\'t care much for her debut feature; haven\'t seen her second.\r\n\r\n*Thanks for the Armageddon-related warning.','d5ff3ab946236fa733f4a6d405312c73',0,'','klymvTKS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6487,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1206595980,1,0,1,1,1,1,'hengcs','Re: Best Films of 2007','A wrote: Reprise. It has its moments, though the film as a whole isn\'t memorable in any way. I included it mostly out of sentimental reasons for the way it depicted adolescent relationships, and the way the camera caught the girls\' faces. I could identify strongly with some of the multifaceted emotions in these certain scenes (loss, grief, wonder, melancholy, and a little hope, because of the mysteries of human emotions and the transformative powers of experiencing another person, all mixed into one) but besides that I didn\'t care much for any of the characters. The whole film also often feels like a reprise of Trainspotting, and the kind of films that have become popular since. Not always a good idea... Let me know what you think of it! \r\n\r\nI have wanted to start a thread on this since last Dec, after watching it at the Norwegian film fest. shld we? at least all the thoughts are consolidated, even if we do not write much ... \r\n\r\nMy comments ... i like the starting a lot ... very well crafted, contrasting the two ... and with great humor ... but soon, it feels ok rather than wow ...','c6cf918523816fbec0840971453cbf38',0,'','c4Wosxp2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6488,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1206869640,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','\r\n\r\nDISTRIBUTED FILMS (U.S./2007) \r\n\r\n_____________________________________ \r\n\r\n*Official theatrical releases only (a number of factors contributed to the eligibility of films from micro-indie distributors). \r\n\r\n*Direct-to-DVD releases were considered if they met my 5-year World Premiere rule. \r\n\r\n*The release years for non-2007 films are included for future reference. \r\n______________________________________ \r\n\r\nPRIMARY SELECTIONS \r\n\r\n1 \r\nInland Empire - David Lynch / U.S.-Fra-Pol [\'06] \r\n\r\n2 \r\nRegular Lovers (Les Amants réguliers) - Philippe Garrel / France [\'05]\r\n\r\nSyndromes and a Century (Sang sattawat) - Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Thailand-Fra-Aut [\'06]\r\n\r\nZodiac - David Fincher / U.S. \r\n\r\n3 \r\nThere Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson / U.S. \r\n\r\n4 \r\nThe Darjeeling Limited & Hotel Chevalier - Wes Anderson / U.S.\r\n\r\nLights in the Dusk (Laitakaupungin valot) - Aki Kaurismäki / Finland-Ger-Fra [\'06]\r\n\r\nPrivate Fears in Public Places (Coeurs) - Alain Resnais / France-Ita [\'06] \r\n\r\n5 \r\nLos muertos - Lisandro Alonso / Argentina-Fra-Ned-Swi [\'04]\r\n\r\nVibrator - Hiroki Ryuichi / Japan [\'03] \r\n\r\n6 \r\nLake of Fire - Tony Kaye / U.S. [\'06] \r\n\r\nState Legislature - Frederick Wiseman / U.S. \r\n\r\n7 \r\nThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Andrew Dominik / U.S.\r\n\r\nBlame It on Fidel! (La Faute à Fidel!) - Julie Gavras / France-Ita [\'06]\r\n\r\nI Don\'t Want to Sleep Alone (Hei yan quan) - Tsai Ming-liang / Taiwan-Fra-Aut-Mly-Chn [\'06]\r\n\r\nI\'m Not There - Todd Haynes / U.S.-Ger\r\n\r\nLady Chatterley - Pascale Ferran / France-Bel [\'06] \r\n\r\n_____________________________________ \r\n\r\n*My Best Undistributed Films (2007) list. \r\n\r\n*Coming Soon: An extended list of Secondary Selections.','c43d8f0e3bfaf0e8986ca826d9821e4a',0,'','ywlXUsfc',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6489,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1206900660,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','I\'m a little surprised to see Inland Empire taking the top prize.','8a32bcf8454ab6204b8cbcfe51873e85',0,'','DwiohTna',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6490,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1206948660,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','I think it\'s the sort of work of art which continually reveals its secrets and mysterious with each subsequent viewing. I\'ve already experienced it on three different occasions, and can\'t wait to do so again.','d01239f7befd8a79a58d4825f410f22d',0,'','YWksRcK3',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6491,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208061900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','I hope your \'07 list is coming along, wpqx. I\'d like to see it.','80ccb9afb56824671e5b09854a34c532',0,'','fsXMhRuk',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6492,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208204220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','Still working on theyshootpictures list, but I imagine once that wraps up (I only have about 50 left) most of the best films of \'07 will be available and I\'ll have something of a crash course.','8bde26359bc3b32fd03d49c34fdf4c09',0,'','hc1L5zH9',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6493,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208218740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','Good.','324b00e392ecba80c9770c0d9a8ac9dd',0,'','sNLoXpbi',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6494,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208227500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','In teresting to see Inland Empire top your list! I wouldn\'t have thought you appreciated it this much when compared to some of your other favorites. I need a rewatch, as R6dw6C also keeps telling me that it\'s a masterpiece and maybe Lynch\'s best film, while I consider it one of his weaker efforts. \r\n\r\nAlso didn\'t know that you appreciated the new Wes Anderson this much. Am I right in assuming it\'s your favorite out of the films he directed so far? \r\n\r\nI\'m not there was a bit of a disappointment for me. Only passable in my book, and way too self conscious an flashy direction by Todd Haynes. I like his other efforts more. But I seem to say this about every favorite filmmakers new films I see these days... \r\n\r\nI\'m glad that you also included Lady Chatterley on your list. Maybe we should start a thread on it. \r\n\r\nPS: I\'m also waiting for your list wpqx! You don\'t have to have seen everything (god knows I haven\'t seen most of the new releases I have wanted to ). I\'d just like to know what you liked most out of those you HAVE seen in/from 2007.','5345e38d9792fb735ff9832b99e71cc0',0,'','kSsVAhjb',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6495,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208233320,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','\r\n\r\nInland Empire is still \"evolving\" for me, for the better of course, and as I highly as I consider some of the other films from \'07, this factor really made it stand out. \r\n\r\nYup, the W. Anderson really caught me by surprise. I think the level of depth and maturity on display is something I haven\'t quite seen before in his work. \r\n\r\nWe could certainly use a thread on Lady Chatterley. I\'ll definitely review it in time. (Which reminds me that you need to finish your review of the Sarah Polley film .)','0283669ced06fbe89bc69073b69f22f5',0,'','4XfJoVrm',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6496,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208234280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of 2007','Don\'t remind me! The last couple of weeks I\'m feeling like I\'m the Titanic, and I\'m heading straight for the iceberg. I probably haven\'t had so much stress and responsibilities during the last two years...  \r\n\r\nThe Polley review will have to wait some more weeks...  \r\n\r\nI think the time is ripe for you to rewatch some of Wes Anderson\'s earlier films. I found the same amount of depth and maturity in all of them. No wonder that three of his films are already personal favorites. \r\n\r\nR6dw6C was also quite surprised by how good Anderson\'s latest was. He wasn\'t familiar with his oevre and was thinking more of middlebrow eccentric indie films for eccentricity\'s sake. Now he is bugging me to lend him The Royal Tenenbaums . \r\n\r\nAnd I thought that Hotel Chevalier was equally intriguing.','9bd814ab7ce0fd8cebddcbbadadd543e',0,'','gL0thVy8',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6497,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208245920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','Well by my most recent count I\'ve only seen 23 total films from 2007, and this is at least 27 films too short to be able to put together a respectable list. Now if 10 of these 23 were particularly outstanding then maybe I could feel comfortable putting something down, but there are only about three films I would feel comfortable with on my list. I also realized I put Inland Empire on my 2006 list. I\'ve had a chance to see it twice and found a particularly hostile crowd the second time, which was bizarre coming from a class devoted to David Lynch.','77dadc4ac672079dbb88ef85cd2f3271',0,'','Zek03sWq',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6498,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208315820,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','A wrote: The Polley review will have to wait some more weeks...  \r\n\r\nI think the time is ripe for you to rewatch some of Wes Anderson\'s earlier films. I found the same amount of depth and maturity in all of them. No wonder that three of his films are already personal favorites. \r\n\r\n\r\nNo problem, I understand. \r\n\r\nI also have The Royal Tenenbaums, so it\'d be the first one up.','45b75758e44dc73e760d2f755b0f0f01',0,'','aweKTbNC',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6499,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1211848680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','Any progress, wpqx?','a49e3c4c867aadb0126606559792494f',0,'','GTlJoFBy',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6500,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1211854800,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','Yes and no. Not tackled 2007 releases yet, but have only about 5 films remaining from the top 1000 list, so I\'m getting close to my new mission.','02dc5f87615c9d542eefba99f4c4d0aa',0,'','Tg3a2yUM',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6501,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212044400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','DISTRIBUTED FILMS  (U.S./2007) \r\n___________________________ \r\n\r\n*Please CLICK HERE for my rules and my Primary Best of \'07 list. \r\n\r\n*This year I\'ve decided to list my Secondary Selections according to alphabetical order . Feel free to ask if you have any questions. \r\n\r\n*The World Premiere year of non-2007 films is included for future reference. \r\n__________________________________ \r\n\r\nSECONDARY SELECTIONS \r\n\r\nAway From Her - Sarah Polley / Canada [\'06] \r\n\r\nBamako - Abderrahmane Sissako / Mali-Fra-U.S. [\'06] \r\nThe Beautiful Washing Machine ( Mei li de xi yi ji ) - James Lee / Malaysia [\'04] \r\nBelle toujours - Manoel de Oliveira / Portugal-Fra [\'06] \r\nBug - William Friedkin / U.S. [\'06] \r\n\r\nChina Blue - Micha X. Peled / U.S. [\'05] \r\nCinema, Aspirins and Vultures ( Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus ) - Marcelo Gomes / Brazil [\'05] \r\nControl - Anton Corbijn / U.K.-Aus-Jpn \r\n\r\nDarwin\'s Nightmare - Hubert Sauper / Austria-Bel-Fra-Can-Fin-Swe [\'04] \r\nDeath Proof - Quentin Tarantino / U.S. \r\nThe Devil Came on Horseback - Ricki Stern & Anne Sundberg / U.S. \r\nThe District! ( Nyócker! ) - Áron Gauder / Hungary [\'04] \r\n\r\nEastern Promises - David Cronenberg / U.K.-Can-U.S. \r\n\r\nFive ( Five Dedicated to Ozu ) - Abbas Kiarostami / Iran-Fra-Jpn [\'03] \r\n\r\nGlue ( Glue - Historia adolescente en medio de la nada ) - Alexis Dos Santos / Argentina-U.K. [\'06] \r\nGreen Chair ( Noksaek uija ) - Park Cheol-su / S. Korea [\'05] \r\n\r\nThe Host ( Gwoemul ) - Bong Joon-ho / S. Korea [\'06] \r\n\r\nL\'Iceberg - Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon & Bruno Romy / Belgium [\'05] \r\nIn Between Days - So Yong Kim / U.S.-Can-S.Kor [\'06] \r\nInto Great Silence ( Die große Stille ) - Philip Gröning / Germany-Swi-Fra [\'05] \r\nInto the Wild - Sean Penn / U.S. \r\n\r\nJoe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten - Julien Temple / U.K.-Ire \r\n\r\nLars and the Real Girl - Craig Gillespie / U.S. \r\nThe Last Winter - Larry Fessenden / U.S.-Ice [\'06] \r\nLinda Linda Linda - Yamashita Nobuhiro / Japan [\'05] \r\n\r\nMargot at the Wedding - Noah Baumbach / U.S. \r\nMichael Clayton - Tony Gilroy / U.S. \r\n\r\nNo Country for Old Men - Joel & Ethan Coen / U.S. \r\nNo End in Sight - Charles Ferguson / U.S. \r\n\r\nOffside - Jafar Panahi / Iran [\'06] \r\nOnce - John Carney / Ireland [\'06] \r\n\r\nPaprika - Kon Satoshi / Japan [\'06] \r\nPersepolis - Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi / France-U.S. \r\nPoison Friends ( Les Amitiés maléfiques ) - Emmanuel Bourdieu / France [\'06] \r\nPolice Beat - Robinson Devor / U.S. [\'05] \r\nPrivate Property ( Nue propriété ) - Joachim Lafosse / Belgium-Fra-Lux [\'06] \r\n\r\nRatatouille - Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava / U.S. \r\n\r\nStarting Out in the Evening - Andrew Wagner / U.S. \r\nSummer \'04 ( Sommer \'04 ) - Stefan Krohmer / Germany [\'06] \r\n\r\nTerror\'s Advocate ( L\'Avocat de la terreur ) - Barbet Schroeder / France \r\n20 Fingers - Mania Akbari / Iran [\'04] \r\n\r\nThe Way I Spent the End of the World ( Cum mi-am petrecut sfarsitul lumii ) - Catalin Mitulescu / Romania-Fra [\'06] \r\nWe Own the Night - James Gray / U.S. \r\nWhisky Romeo Zulu - Enrique Piñeyro / Argentina [\'04] \r\n\r\nYouth Without Youth - Francis Ford Coppola / U.S.-Ger-Ita-Fra-Rom','de8cb4108b7c2412b7e16c8ebf27dacd',0,'','cGt0XHvq',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6502,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212078060,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','You preferred Death Proof over Planet Terror?','2ccd90037ce49f5463682937d3564705',0,'','Qve3KjTH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6503,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212129360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','I guess you could say that. For better or for worse (the former in your case), Planet Terror is an \"old school\" Grindhouse film which follows the rules of the book. Tarantino, characteristically, subverts them in Death Proof by \"introducing\" an element which happens to be his forte: dialogue. And by doing so, I think he not only stamps the film but the genre itself with his name, something he also accomplished with the two films earlier this decade.','548f2fb42e9020d06321cc3143ba63f0',0,'','8C3vmwlb',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6504,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212163140,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','Actually I felt the dialogue is what made Tarantino\'s film weak. It seemed like every character in the film sounded like Tarantino as opposed to fleshed out and individual characters. At times it felt a little like a \"talk-fest\" rather than a film.','8ebf54cfb8cdb85729968f9816bd87d0',0,'','fpAarY6H',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6505,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212193740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','Maybe I just like listening to Tarantino, and won\'t mind if all movie characters spoke like him. ;) \r\n\r\nGood genre films usually do more with less (recent example: Redbelt), but I think in Death Proof, as in most other Tarantino films, the \"meat\" of the characters does lie in how they talk. Perhaps it\'s also the precise nuances and the behavior patterns along with that, but while hearing them I\'m able to paint a picture in my mind regarding who they are and where they come from, etc. I really can\'t think of another filmmakers in the world today who has a better understanding of how people talk.','69a25f534fca6548b728ded9cd438540',0,'','84ndgstT',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6506,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212204420,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','In many ways Mamet has a similar problem of making a lot of characters sound like himself, but he\'s certainly had his moments of brilliance, and Redbelt is certainly a step up for me. \r\n\r\nTarantino has had moments of speaking for his characters in the past, including Reservoir Dogs but in previous films he\'s made up for it with a much more solid plot. Death Proof was neither clever or particularly compelling to make up for it. \r\n\r\nThat said I still enjoyed the film and liked it on its own merits, but Tarantino has built one of the most impressive filmographies of his generation and anything less than Kill Bill/Pulp Fiction will seem like a step down and a bit disappointing.','a084f33e1e954a18beaa1905b20cf4e8',0,'','5ro89wgl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6507,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212207120,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','Agreed, that\'s partly why it made my Secondary list. Though I must ask if you\'ve seen the full-length version of Death Proof, the one which came out in the U.S. only on DVD? \r\n\r\nAnd since you loved Planet Terror, the new Japanese film The Machine Girl looks/sounds like something you might enjoy.','f7d8e1d3fe4d4241d10244e6d0129fab',0,'','0i8g4vTG',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6508,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212207300,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','Sounds good to me, I should be able to find a DVD of it in a month with any luck. \r\n\r\nI haven\'t seen the DVD release of Death Proof.','378e62fd9f706b2254750cc4c618d27e',0,'','CanrFA1L',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6509,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212208440,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','I believe the full-length version, which also played in-competition at Cannes, is about 25 minutes longer. I say you should try to squeeze it in between your other ongoing missions. Perhaps you\'ll find the characters to be more well-rounded.','16b24340e6da71011531a9dfed53fe7e',0,'','zUfGZkAg',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6510,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212211560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of 2007','I\'m always suspicious of extended version of films that weren\'t particularly great. It might make the film a more well rounded experience, or it might just make a film more torturous.','438dcec3d606190b937e6214b5a2d232',0,'','MA28BFTl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6511,1497,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212296100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of 2007','What\'s unique about this case is that the \"extended\" edition is the original version. It was always meant to be released separately as such. But Tarantino had to cut it down because otherwise the length of the Grindhouse feature would\'ve gotten out of hand. Just something to keep in mind.','005ede65848668257be24abbfe647f0d',0,'','wpaDrUjE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6512,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1176074220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','My viewing log','Comparing my chaotic listings of previous years to wpqx\'s orderly film log, I\'ve decided to adapt a bit and somewhat copy his format. I hope this will make it easier for you to get the relevant information (if there is any, that is ). \r\nUnfortunately i am not only behind on a lot of reviews but have also to catch up with my film listings from April 2006 onwards. But as I do this on another internetsite and in the old format (and I have 6 more lists to update), this shouldn\'t concern this thread too much. \r\n\r\nMy ratings range from 0 to 100, with 50 being the \"middle\". In general I liked films with a higher rating, and disliked the ones with a lower. Personal favorites start with 75, and absolutely everything with a rating above 80 is not only considered essential viewing but imo includes the best films ever made. Masterpieces start with 90, though. \r\n\r\nshort legend: \r\nseen in a filmtheater \r\n/repeated viewing/ \r\nmasterpiece \r\n\r\nAnd for a start, here\'s January: \r\n\r\nJan 01 \r\n[100] /The Maltese Falcon/ (John Huston / USA / 1940) \r\n[88] /Sunset Blvd./ (Billy Wilder / USA / 1950) \r\n\r\nJan 02 \r\n[65] /The Big Sleep/ (Howard Hawks / USA / 1946) \r\n[45] Thank You for Smoking (Jason Reitman / USA / 2005) \r\n[75] /Los amantes del Crculo Polar/ \"Lovers of the Arctic Circle\" (Julio Medem / Spain, France / 1997) \r\n\r\nJan 03 \r\n[76] Iko shashvi mgalobeli \"Lived Once a Song-Thrush\" (Otar Iosseliani / Soviet Union / 1970) \r\n\r\nJan 04 \r\n[59] Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina \"Slap the Monster on Page One\" [wrong aspect ratio] (Marco Bellocchio / Italy, France / 1972) \r\n\r\nJan 09 \r\n[61] /First Blood/ (Ted Kotcheff / USA / 1982) \r\n\r\nJan 10 \r\n[64] Tokyo Eyes [German dubbed version] (Jean-Pierre Limosin / France, Japan / 1997) \r\n\r\nJan 11 \r\n[47] Frken Julie \"Miss Julie\" (Alf Sjoberg / Sweden / 1951) \r\n[61] /Forces of Nature/ (Bronwen Hughes / USA / 1999) \r\n\r\nJan 12 \r\n[30] Texas, addio \"The Avenger\" [extremely bad subtitling] (Ferdinando Baldi / Italy, Spain / 1966) \r\n[63] La veuve de Saint-Pierre [bad subtitling] (Patrice Leconte / France, Canada / 2000) \r\n\r\nJan 13 \r\n[66] Salut les cubains (Agns Varda / France, Cuba / 1963) \r\n[57] At One View (Menno de Nooijer, Paul de Nooijer / Netherlands, Canada, UK / 1989) \r\n[64] Hold (Dryden Goodwin / UK / 1996) \r\n[52] Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko (Jean-Pierre Jeunet / France / 1983) \r\n[35] De tuin ( ?? / Netherlands / 1999) \r\n[42] Der Besenbinder, der Fotograph und der Koch (Franz Winzentsen / Germany / 1997) \r\n[40] Copy Shop (Virgil Widrich / Austria / 2001) \r\n\r\nJan 14 \r\n[39] The Postman Always Rings Twice (Tay Garnett / USA / 1946) \r\n[68] /Invisible Waves/ (Pen-Ek Ratanaruang / Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Netherlands / 2006) \r\n\r\nJan 15 \r\n[45] Dead Reckoning (John Cromwell / USA / 1947) \r\n\r\nJan 16 \r\n[65] Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Shane Black / USA / 2005) \r\n\r\nJan 17 \r\n[68] /Mou gaan dou/ \"Infernal Affairs\" (Wai Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak / Hong Kong / 2002) \r\n[75] /Casablanca/ (Michael Curtiz / USA / 1942) \r\n\r\nJan 18 \r\n[59] Freddie Rich and His Orchestra (Lloyd French / USA / 1938) \r\n[58] Katnip Kollege (?? / USA / 1938) \r\n[42] /The Adventures of Robin Hood/ (Michael Curtiz / USA / 1938) \r\n\r\nJan 19 \r\n[--] /Batalla en el cielo/ \"Battle in Heaven\" (Carlos Reygadas / Mexico, Belgium, France, Germany / 2005) \r\n[55] Le sphinx (Thierry Knauff / Belgium / 1986) \r\n[68] Ulysse (Agns Varda / France / 1982) \r\n[70] Die Anprobe (1938) (Franz Winzentsen / West Germany / 1985) \r\n[65] Album Fleischera [wrong aspect ratio] (Janusz Majewski / Poland / 1962) \r\n[59] Bezhin lug \"Bezhin Meadow\" [bad subtitling] (?? / ?? / ??) \r\n[18] Enbamingu \"Embalming\" (Shinji Aoyama / Japan / 1999) \r\n\r\nJan 20 \r\n[70] Profondo rosso \"Deep Red\" [Italian language version] (Dario Argento / Italy / 1975) \r\n\r\nJan 21 \r\n[73] Hsia nu \"A Touch of Zen\" [180 min. / bad image] (King Hu / Taiwan / 1969) \r\n[61] The Image (Radley Metzger / USA / 1973) \r\n[56] Out Where the Stars Begin (Bobby Connolly / USA / 1938) \r\n[54] Porky & Daffy (Robert Clampett / USA / 1938) \r\n[68] Angels with Dirty Faces (Michael Curtiz / USA / 1938) \r\n[64] Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie \"The Saragossa Manuscript\" (Wojciech Has / Poland / 1965) \r\n\r\nJan 23 \r\n[66] Last Resort (Pawel Pawlikowski / UK / 2000) \r\n\r\nJan 24 \r\n[65] Exils \"Exiles\" (Tony Gatlif / France, Japan / 2004) \r\n\r\nJan 25 \r\n[62] The Comancheros (Michael Curtiz / USA / 1961) \r\n[56] Shinobi (Ten Shimoyama / Japan / 2005) \r\n\r\nJan 26 \r\n[55] At the Earth\'s Core (Kevin Connor / UK, USA / 1976) \r\n\r\nJan 27 \r\n[48] The Royal Rodeo (George Amy / USA / 1939) \r\n[50] Old Glory (Chuck Jones / USA / 1939) \r\n[56] The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Michael Curtiz / USA / 1939) \r\n[66] We\'re No Angels (Micheal Curtiz / USA / 1955) \r\n[35] Der Rosenkavalier [105 min. / tinted / live score by Ensemble Kontraste conducted by Stefan Hippe after motives by Richard Strauss] (Robert Wiene / Austria / 1925, 2006) \r\n[70] La chute de la maison Usher \"The Fall of the House of Usher\" [hand-colored / extremely good live music by Interzone Perceptible] (Jean Epstein / France, USA / 1928) \r\n\r\nJan 28 \r\n[64] Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino / USA / 2004) \r\n[82] /Hana-bi/ \"Fireworks\" (Takeshi Kitano / Japan / 1997) \r\n\r\nJan 29 \r\n[65] L\'cole des facteurs \"School for Postmen\" [without subtitles] (Jacques Tati / France / 1947) \r\n\r\nJan 30 \r\n[52] White Christmas (Michael Curtiz / USA / 1954) \r\n\r\nJan 31 \r\n[63] Mon Oncle \"My Uncle\" (Jacques Tati / France, Italy / 1958) \r\n[75] /Play Time/ (Jacques Tati / France, Italy / 1967) \r\n[63] /Mong bat liu/ \"Lost in Time\" [Mandarin dubbed version] (Tung-Shing Yee / Hong Kong / 2003)','0674245b0a731c2ad7d2f99efa6eda3f',0,'','qbC8fgrL',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6513,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193425500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','\r\nFinally decided to put up the february edition. Enjoy.\r\n\r\nFeb 01 \r\n[71] Spite Marriage (Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton / USA / 1929)\r\n[86] /Before Night Falls/ (Julian Schnabel / USA / 2000)\r\n\r\nFeb 02 \r\n[48] The Door in the Floor (Tod Williams / USA / 2004)\r\n\r\nFeb 04 \r\n[90] /The Brown Bunny/ (Vincent Gallo / USA, Japan, France / 2003)\r\n[72] Der Kaktus (Franz Winzentsen / Germany / 1995)\r\n[58] Kizzu ritn \"Kids Return\" (Takeshi Kitano / Japan / 1996)\r\n[71] /Der Kaktus/ (Franz Winzentsen / Germany / 1995)\r\n[58] Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi \"A Scene at the Sea\" (Takeshi Kitano / Japan / 1991)\r\n\r\nFeb 09 \r\n[63] The Escape on the Fast Freight [very good live piano music by Stephen Horne] (J.P. McGowan / USA / 1915)\r\n[37] East is East [wrong aspect ratio / live piano music by Stephen Horne] (Henry Edwards / UK / 1916)\r\n[65] Substitute (Fred Poulet, Vikash Dhorasoo / France / 2006)\r\n[60] The Social Secretary [wrong aspect ratio / live piano music by Maud Nelissen] (John Emerson / USA / 1916)\r\n[60] Something New [wrong aspect ratio / tinted / very good live piano music by Maud Nelissen] (Nell Shipman, Bert Van Tuyle / USA / 1920)\r\n[56] Afgrunden \"The Abyss\" [wrong aspect ratio / tinted / very good live piano music by Maud Nelissen] (Urban Gad / Denmark / 1910)\r\n[54] Zapatas Bande \"Zapata\'s Gang\" [wrong aspect ratio / tinted / live piano music by Maud Nelissen] (Urban Gad / Germany / 1914)\r\n[55] Die Filmprimadonna \"The Film Primadonna\" [fragment / wrong aspect ratio / tinted / live piano music by Maud Nelissen] (Urban Gad / Germany, Denmark / 1913)\r\n\r\nFeb 10 \r\n[67] Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim \"Ad Lib Night\" (Lee Yoon-ki / South Korea / 2006)\r\n[56] Tout refleurit \"All blossoms again\" (Aurlien Gerbault / France / 2006)\r\n[55] Le Cercle des noys \"Drowned in Oblivion\" (Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd / Belgium, France / 2007)\r\n[50] Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett / USA / 1977)\r\n\r\nFeb 11 \r\n[59] A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (Esther B. Robinson / USA / 2007)\r\n\r\nFeb 12 \r\n[70] Lady Chatterley [wrong aspect ratio / out of focus] (Pascale Ferran / France, Belgium / 2006)\r\n[52] Guacho \"Fatherless\" (Juan Minujin / Argentina / 2006)\r\n[51] La Len (Santiago Otheguy / Argentina, France / 2006)\r\n[57] Factory, October 14-25, 1965 (Danny Williams / USA / 1965)\r\n[59] Harold Stevenson No.1 and No.2 (Danny Williams / USA / 1965)\r\n[51] Trips and Parties (Danny Williams / USA / 1965)\r\n[50] Armin [wrong aspect ratio] (Ognjen Svilicic / Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany / 2007)\r\n[43] Jackie Raynal Cinematon Nr. 110 (Grard Courant / France / 1981)\r\n[40] Deux fois (Jackie Raynal / France / 1968)\r\n\r\nFeb 13 \r\n[62] Les Tmoins \"The Witnesses\" (Andr Tchin / France / 2006)\r\n[58] Ferien \"Vacations\" (Thomas Arslan / Germany / 2006)\r\n[58] Meng Na Li Sha \"Mona Lisa\" (Li Ying / China, Japan / 2007)\r\n[85] /rkbefogads/ \"Adoption\" [wrong aspect ratio] (Mrta Mszros / Hungary / 1975)\r\n\r\nFeb 14 \r\n[72] Clbration \"Celebration\" (Olivier Meyrou / France / 2006)\r\n[50] Moskva. Pride \'06 \"Moscow Gay Pride Festival\" (Vladimir Ivanov / Russia / 2006)\r\n[51] Yogoto no yume \"Every Night Dreams\" [wrong aspect ratio / live piano music by Gnter Buchwald] (Mikio Naruse / Japan / 1933)\r\n\r\nFeb 15 \r\n[63] Away From Her (Sarah Polley / Canada / 2006)\r\n[54] Bushi no Ichibun \"Love And Honor\" (Yuji Yamada / Japan / 2006)\r\n[20] La masseria delle allodole \"The Lark Farm\" [out of focus] (Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani / Italy, Spain, France, Bulgaria / 2007)\r\n[32] Nasanu naka \"Not Blood Relations\" [wrong aspect ratio / live piano music by Gnter Buchwald] (Mikio Naruse / Japan / 1932)\r\n\r\nFeb 16 \r\n[59] A Pair of Tights [live piano and violin music by Sabrina Hausmann and Aljoscha Zimmermann] (Hal Yates / USA / 1928)\r\n[64] Napule... e niente cchi \"Naples... and nothing else\" [wrong aspect ratio / very good live piano and violin music by Sabrina Hausmann and Aljoscha Zimmermann] (Eugenio Perego / Italy / 1928)\r\n[72] /The Missouri Breaks/ [wrong aspect ratio / out of focus] (Arthur Penn / USA / 1976)\r\n\r\nFeb 17 \r\n[50] Gucha \"Gucha - Distant Trumpet\" (Dusan Milic / Republic of Serbia, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria / 2006)\r\n[42] Haebyuneui Yoein \"Woman On The Beach\" (Hong Sangsoo / South Korea / 2006)\r\n\r\nFeb 18 \r\n[65] Nachmittag \"Afternoon\" (Angela Schanelec / Germany / 2007)\r\n[45] Love \'em and Leave \'em (Frank Tuttle / USA / 1926)\r\n[39] Brand Upon the Brain! (Guy Maddin / Canada / 2006)\r\n\r\nFeb 19 \r\n[58] Dokuritsu gurentai \"Desperado Outpost\" [extremely bad sound] (Kihachi Okamoto / Japan / 1959)\r\n[72] Unser tglich Brot \"Our Daily Bread\" (Nikolaus Geyrhalter / Austria, Germany / 2005)\r\n\r\nFeb 21 \r\n[71] /Tierra/ \"Earth\" (Julio Medem / Spain / 1995)\r\n[55] Trafic (Jacques Tati / Italy, France / 1971)\r\n\r\nFeb 22 \r\n[56] Eburi manshi no yga-na seikatsu \"The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman\" (Kihachi Okamoto / Japan / 1963)\r\n\r\nFeb 26 \r\n[62] L\'ultima diva: Francesca Bertini \"The Last Diva\" [edited version / 85 min. / very bad subtitling] (Gianfranco Mingozzi / Italy / 1982)\r\n\r\nFeb 28 \r\n[67] Assunta Spina [bad image / tinted] (Gustavo Serena, Francesca Bertini / Italy / 1914)','c8e7c589b070dc19fb696f74ebdcdf3f',0,'','PEnXxsk4',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6514,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199478840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','So I have already posted two months?  \r\n\r\nNevertheless, I\'ll finish this embarrassing display of laziness by adding the month of december to my 2007 thread. May the next year be more successful. \r\n\r\nI had some weird (rating) moments in December, but don\'t be distracted by this. \r\n\r\nshort legend: \r\nseen in a filmtheater \r\n/repeated viewing/ \r\noutstanding film \r\n\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nDec 01 \r\n[--] Carlito\'s Way (Brian De Palma / USA / 1993) [Favorite] 9/10\r\n\r\nDec 02 \r\n[--] Martha (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany / 1974) [Decent] 6/10\r\n[--] Tarzan Finds a Son! [wrong aspect ratio / very bad sound / German dubbed version] (Richard Thorpe / USA / 1939) [Good] 7/10\r\n[--] Tarzan, the Ape Man [wrong aspect ratio / German dubbed version] (John Derek / USA / 1981) [Favorite] 9/10\r\n\r\nDec 03 \r\n[--] /Nachmittag/ \"Afternoon\" [wrong aspect ratio / bad image / bad sound] (Angela Schanelec / Germany / 2006) [Favorite] 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 04 \r\n[--] Quelli della calibro 38 \"Colt 38 Special Squad\" (Massimo Dallamano / Italy / 1976) [Good] 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 05 \r\n[--] Jimmy Tornado (Gerry Schuster / Germany / 2004) [Decent] 5/10\r\n[--] El reino de los Mochicas [without subtitles] (Luis Figueroa / Peru / 1974) [Good] 7/10\r\n[--] Los perros hambrientos [wrong aspect ratio / very bad image] (Luis Figueroa / Peru / 1976) [Good] 8/10\r\n\r\nDec 06 \r\n[--] Peeping Tom (Michael Powell / UK / 1960) [Favorite] 8/10\r\n\r\nDec 09 \r\n[--] Die Ehe der Maria Braun \"The Marriage of Maria Braun\" (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany / 1979) 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 10 \r\n[--] Ex Drummer [wrong aspect ratio / German dubbed version] (Koen Mortier / Belgium / 2007) 6/10\r\n\r\nDec 12 \r\n[64] Buongiorno, notte \"Good Morning, Night\" [wrong aspect ratio] (Marco Bellocchio / Italy / 2003) 7/10\r\n[65] /The Image/ (Radley Metzger / USA / 1975) 8/10\r\n\r\nDec 13 \r\n[75] /Shi mian mai fu/ \"House of Flying Daggers\" (Zhang Yimou / China, Hong Kong / 2004) 8/10\r\n[66] /The Nightmare Before Christmas/ [German dubbed version] (Henry Selick / USA / 1993) 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 14 \r\n[62] The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Tommy Lee Jones / USA, France / 2005) 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 16 \r\n[104] /Heat/ [German dubbed version] (Michael Mann / USA / 1995) 11/10\r\n\r\nDec 17 \r\n[62] Long xing dao shou jin zhong jun \"The Magnificent\" [German dubbed version] (Shao-Peng Chen / Hong Kong / 1978 ) 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 18 \r\n[64] Bao biao \"Have Sword, Will Travel\" (Chang Cheh / Hong Kong / 1969) 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 19 \r\n[50 ] Frischfleisch (Gerhard Faul / Germany / 2006) 6/10\r\n[--] Die Feuerzangenbowle (Helmut Weiss / Germany / 1944)\r\n\r\nDec 20 \r\n[59] /Lady Chatterley/ [wrong aspect ratio / bad image] 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 26 \r\n[58] Revenge of the Ninja (Sam Firstenberg / USA / 1983) 7/10\r\n\r\nDec 27 \r\n[--] /Superman/ [wrong aspect ratio] (Richard Donner / USA, UK / 1978 ) \r\n[--] American Gangster (Ridley Scott / USA / 2007)\r\n\r\nDec 28 \r\n[--] Home Alone 3 [wrong aspect ratio] (Raja Gosnell / USA / 1997)\r\n[--] /Bound/ [wrong aspect ratio] (Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski / USA / 1996)\r\n\r\nDec 29 \r\n[53] Instalacija Ljubezni \"Installation of Love\" (Maja Weiss / Slovenia, Germany / 2007) 6/10\r\n\r\nDec 31 \r\n[67] Blood: The Last Vampire (Hiroyuki Kitakubo / Japan / 2000) 8/10\r\n\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nBest film of the Month: Heat (Michael Mann / USA / 1995) 11/10\r\nDiscovery of the Month: Tarzan, the Ape Man (John Derek / USA / 1981) 9/10\r\nWorst film of the Month: Didn\'t see anything bad.','23ef54694448f79ee1303121bb8ec6c7',0,'','tsiZqpzX',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6515,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199484360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: My viewing log','No rating for Home Alone 3? I don\'t even know anyone else who saw the film.','2e53b97b2ff0ccede2e05712b08791c1',0,'','1TYl2UHX',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6516,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199487480,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: My viewing log','Well, probably A wasn\'t able to rate it as it was too bad. I was amused that he also saw a Raja Gosnell Film in December - \"Scooby Doo\" definitely was one of the worst films I watched in 2007.','93ec7895c7a72da7d103a7b4410883eb',0,'','nWKsuzQZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6517,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199736240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','I didn\'t rate the 4 films I watched on December 27th, 28th, because I didn\'t really concentrate on them. Usually when I watch a film, I try to devote all my senses and thinking, all my intensity to it. But sometimes (although it happens very rarely), I just enjoy the show. \r\n\r\nI never ever thought I would watch Home Alone 3, because I\'m a fan of the first two films, and couldn\'t picture a Home Alone film without Macaulay Culkin (and the formula had run out of steam, anyway). But my father was watching this on TV, and out of laziness I joined him. To my surprise, the film was very good, and very enjoyable. Maybe not quite up to the first two films, but very close. \r\n\r\nI told you, that I didn\'t see anything bad the whole month! \r\n\r\nWhat really surprised me, was how exceptionally great the first third of Donner\'s Superman is. The part that tells about Superman\'s childhood and adolescence is in my opinion one of the most interesting segments in American movie history (and a great translation of Comics to Film). The rest is entertaining fun. \r\n\r\nAnd I had almost forgotten that the Wachowski Brothers could actually make intense and interesting films, without being pretentious jackasses.','567a39c3ede49ac73c9b6aef49f9f318',0,'','kcbgp8Jw',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6518,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199934060,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: My viewing log','Usually when I watch a film, I try to devote all my senses and thinking, all my intensity to it. But sometimes (although it happens very rarely), I just enjoy the show.\r\n\r\nWhy not devote all your senses and thinking to a film AND enjoy the show at the same time? \r\nOK, we already got over this...\r\n\r\nI can totally understand your current desires which made you decide for Lubitsch and against Antonioni, somehow, I feel the same these days though I could probably never refuse to watch an Antonioni in the Cinema if possible. \r\n\r\nTo my surprise, the film was very good, and very enjoyable. Maybe not quite up to the first two films, but very close.\r\n\r\nI told you, that I didn\'t see anything bad the whole month! \r\n\r\nHave you also seen \"Scooby Doo\"? After your appreciation for \"Daniel, der Zauberer\", I\'m not so sure If you\'d hate it - scary. Gosnell\'s direction was shockingly amateurish - considering the fact that the film\'s budget was something around 90 000 000 $...\r\n\r\nAnyway, your selections were quite interesting in December, somehow like a cinematic holiday from the local \"forces\". \r\n\r\nAnd I had almost forgotten that the Wachowski Brothers could actually make intense and interesting films, without being pretentious jackasses. \r\n\r\nRight, right. \"Bound\" is their only bearable film, imo. Jennifer Tilly\'s performance is delicious, isn\'t it?','8da5017b52fa9908ed38632f27d3ac18',0,'','iwo0tfMp',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6519,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201982460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','I decided to change the title of this thread, and make it an ongoing viewing log. \r\nJanuary was a again a good month. Hopefully this trend will continue. \r\n\r\nshort legend: \r\nseen in a filmtheater \r\n/repeated viewing/ \r\noutstanding film \r\npersonal favorites are marked with a * \r\n\r\nJan 02 \r\n[64] The Company (Robert Altman / USA, Germany / 2003) 7/10 * \r\n[66] We Own the Night [wrong aspect ratio / bad projection] (James Gray / USA / 2007) 8/10 * \r\n\r\nJan 06 \r\n[69] /Taxi Driver/ [wrong aspect ratio / German dubbed version] (Martin Scorsese / USA / 1976) 8/10 \r\n\r\nJan 10 \r\n[64] /Tmavomodrý svet/ \"Dark Blue World\" (Jan Sverák / Czech Republic, UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy / 2001) 8/10 \r\n[52] /Staplerfahrer Klaus - Der erste Arbeitstag/ \"Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job\" (Stefan Prehn, Jörg Wagner / Germany / 2000) 6/10 \r\n[55] /Ringu/ \"Ring\" (Hideo Nakata / Japan / 1998) 6/10 \r\n\r\nJan 13 \r\n[69] /Blowup/ (Michelangelo Antonioni / UK, Italy, USA / 1966) 8/10 \r\n\r\nJan 14 \r\n[73] /Now, Voyager/ (Irving Rapper / USA / 1942) 8/10 * \r\n[80] /Punch-Drunk Love/ (Paul Thomas Anderson / USA / 2002) 8/10 * \r\n\r\nJan 18 \r\n[68] /Duo luo tian shi \"Fallen Angels\" [German dubbed version] (Wong Kar Wai / Hong Kong / 1995) 8/10 \r\n\r\nJan 19 \r\n[71] Der Fan \"Trance\" (Eckhart Schmidt / West Germany / 1982) 8/10 \r\n[105] /Zabriskie Point/ [German dubbed version] (Michelangelo Antonioni / USA / 1970) 11/10 * \r\n\r\nJan 21 \r\n[58] Repo Man (Alex Cox / USA / 1984) 6/10 \r\n[70] Donzoko \"The Lower Depths\" (Akira Kurosawa / Japan / 1957) 8/10 \r\n\r\nJan 22 \r\n[50] Rubljovka (Irene Langemann / Germany / 2007) 6/10 \r\n\r\nJan 24 \r\n[69] /Saboteur/ (Alfred Hitchcock / USA / 1942) 7/10 \r\n[45] Ah Pook Is Here (Philip Hunt / Germany / 1994) 5/10 \r\n[66] Inferno [German dubbed version] (Dario Argento / Italy / 1980) 8/10 * \r\n\r\nJan 25 \r\n[69] /Rope/ (Alfred Hitchcock / USA / 1948) 7/10 \r\n[65] Potomok Chingis-Khana \"Storm over Asia\" [live music composed by Bernd Schultheis, performed by Ensemble Kontraste / wrong aspect ratio] (Vsevolod Pudovkin / Soviet Union / 1928) 8/10 \r\n\r\nJan 26 \r\n[55] /Tabu: A Story of the South Seas/ [live music composed by Violeta Dinescu, performed by Ensemble Kontraste / wrong aspect ratio] (Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau / USA / 1931) 7/10 \r\n[59] /Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness/ [live music by Hildegard Pohl and Yogo Pausch / wrong aspect ratio] (Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack / USA / 1927) 6/10 \r\n\r\nJan 27 \r\n[61] The Wolf Man (George Waggner / USA / 1941) 7/10 \r\n[74] Le million \"The Million\" (René Clair / France / 1931) 8/10 \r\n\r\nJan 29 \r\n[66] /Seven Years in Tibet/ (Jean-Jacques Annaud / USA / 1997) 7/10 \r\n\r\nJan 30 \r\n[54] Nomads of the North (David M. Hartford / USA / 1920) 6/10 \r\n[64] /The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/ [without subtitles] (Andrew Dominik / USA / 2007) 7/10 \r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \r\n\r\nBest film of the Month: Zabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni / USA / 1970) 11/10 \r\nDiscovery of the Month: Inferno (Dario Argento / Italy / 1980) 8/10 \r\nWorst film of the Month: not exactly bad, but I didn\'t like it very much: Ah Pook Is Here (Philip Hunt / Germany / 1994) 5/10','5aab46bd35f2f67db0b0909d75cb0f77',0,'','fZayCBFi',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6520,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202020380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: My viewing log','Those dubbing and AR notices make my stomach churn.','17996be5c340a85319261df56de7fa75',0,'','jL6omiVs',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6521,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202042400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','Yes, it\'s not a nice thing, especially the dubbing issue (I\'ll try to see less of those in 2008). But one has to get used to wrong aspect ratios in German cinemas. Especially silent films are almost never shown in 1.19: 1, but in the standard Academy ratio of 1.37: 1 - the way most of them are also released on DVD. Fortunately our own cinema can show an aspect ratio of 1.19: 1 (If I think of our screening of Dreyer\'s Vampyr (1930) - what a revelation!!). Some sort of cropping is usually also applied for 2.35: 1 or wider aspect ratios. And sometimes the projectionist is either lazy or ignorant, and crops the image on one, two or all sides, sometimes 1.66 becomes 1.85, etc. \r\n\r\nI didn\'t use to notice this before, but since I got introduced to projecting techniques myself last year, I tend to see all of this immediately.','1bb59595189891ce2e76a93c6ad2bf6e',0,'','jBRPM9ED',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6522,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202075280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: My viewing log','It happens here largely in commercial cinemas, fortunately the \"art houses\" usually are better equipped for this.','1bf6b9493fc4fd3eb953e57b8683f5f7',0,'','62nGd3Sg',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6523,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202094300,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','Yeah, I\'d figure it\'s about the same everywhere in the world. I doubt that there are some great standards in any country (maybe Japan? - they seem to be perfectionist about everything ), but I\'m sure some countries are much worse in this regard. I heard that it\'s common practice in som e African countries to show rolls of film in random succession. Sometimes the last roll is shown at the beginning, sometimes in the middle of the screening, etc. (probably only foreign films, though).','dfff291afd14b92cd595bf0bb3380275',0,'','QeE7Y4g0',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6524,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202459280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: My viewing log','I bet most can\'t even tell the difference, or worse, don\'t care. It\'s good that you became familiar with the various configurations, A. \r\n\r\nThis isn\'t an issue in proper cinematheques and film museums, at least those I\'ve attended in France and other European countries and the ones I regularly visit in NYC, Rochester and Toronto.','e161678c15aacf30dd950604061545bb',0,'','baVPxZ7u',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6525,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208322960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','I was able to finish updating February. This was the month I (finally?) abandoned rating the films I watch. And i also forgot to write down all the films I\'ve watched. This hasn\'t happened for more than three years. \r\n\r\nBut instead of rating the films, I am offering you a new and much more exiting feature. I will try to link to as many interesting film(related)-clips in a month as possible. Of course this will only happen with films I genuinely enjoyed, and if I am able to find something appropriate. I hope you have fun with the links. \r\n\r\nshort legend: \r\nseen in a filmtheater \r\n/repeated viewing/ \r\noutstanding film \r\npersonal favorites are marked with a * \r\n\r\nFeb 01 \r\nHotel Chevalier (Wes Anderson / USA, France / 2007) \r\nThe Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson / USA / 2007)\r\nDie Tote von Beverly Hills \"Dead Woman from Beverly Hills\" (Michael Pfleghar / West Germany / 1964)\r\nKomm nur, mein liebstes Vögelein \"Come Now, My Dear Little Bird\" (Rolf Thiele / West Germany, Italy / 1968) \r\n\r\nFeb 03 \r\nDu mich auch! \"Same to You\" (Dani Levy, Anja Franke, Helmut Berger / West Germany / 1986) \r\n25 Ways to Quit Smoking (Bill Plympton / USA / 1989) \r\n\r\nFeb 06 \r\n/Night on Earth/ (Jim Jarmusch / USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan / 1991) \r\n\r\nFeb 07 \r\n/25 Ways to Quit Smoking/ (Bill Plympton / USA / 1989) \r\n\r\nFeb 09 \r\nW.R. - Misterije organizma \"W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism\" (Dusan Makavejev / Yugoslavia, West Germany / 1971) \r\nCadaveri eccellenti \"Illustrious Corpses\" (Francesco Rosi / Italy, France / 1976) \r\nYuke yuke nidome no shojo \"Go, Go Second Time Virgin\" (Kôji Wakamatsu / Japan / 1969) \r\n\r\nFeb 10 \r\nVictoire Terminus, Kinshasa (Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye / France, Democratic Republic of Congo / 2008) \r\nNerven \"Nerves\" [live paino by Jürgen Bärenz] (Robert Reinert / Germany / 1919)\r\nTenshi no kôkotsu \"Ecstasy of the Angels\" (Kôji Wakamatsu / Japan / 1972) \r\n\r\nFeb 11 \r\nMauprat [live piano by Maud Nelisson] (Jean Epstein / France / 1926) \r\nMy Brother\'s Wedding (Charles Burnett / USA / 1983)\r\nJesus Christus Erlöser \"Jesus Christ Savior\" (Peter Geyer / Germany / 2008) \r\nLe premier venu \"Just Anybody\" (Jacques Doillon / France, Belgium / 2007) \r\nMy Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar Wai / Hong Kong, China, France / 2007) \r\n\r\nFeb 12 \r\nMan jeuk \"Sparrow\" (Johnnie To / Hong Kong / 2007) \r\nKabe no naka no himegoto \"Secrets Behind the Wall\" (Kôji Wakamatsu / Japan / 1965) \r\nBuda as sharm foru rikht \"Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame\" [live translation] (Hana Makhmalbaf / Iran / 2007)\r\nViridiana (Luis Bunuel / Spain, Mexico / 1961)\r\nSusana (Luis Bunuel / Mexico / 1951) * \r\n\r\nFeb 13 \r\nDas Gelübde \"The Vow\" (Dominik Graf / Germany / 2007)\r\nGran Casino (Tampico) (Luis Bunuel / 1947 / Mexico) *\r\nLe mani sulla città \"Hands Over the City\" (Francesco Rosi / Italy, France / 1963)\r\nLucky Luciano (Francesco Rosi / Italy, France, USA / 1973) \r\n\r\nFeb 14 \r\nSeaview (Nicky Gogan, Paul Rowley / Ireland / 2007) \r\nLa Gran Calavera \"The Great Madcap\" (Luis Bunuel / Mexico / 1949)\r\nHatsu-koi \"First Love\" (Kouichi Imaizumi / Japan / 2007)\r\nThe Exiles (Kent MacKenzie / USA / 1961)\r\n\r\nFeb 15 \r\nEl río y la muerte \"The River and Death\" (Luis Bunuel / Mexico / 1954)\r\nLoos Ornamental (Heinz Emigholz / Austria / 2007)\r\nLa hija del engano \"Daughter of Deceit\" (Luis Bunuel / Mexico / 1951)\r\nNazarín (Luis Bunuel / Mexico / 1959) \r\n\r\nFeb 16 \r\n¡Centinela, alerta! \"Guard! Alert!\" (Jean Grémillon, Luis Buñuel / Spain / 1937)Paruthi Veeran (Ameer Sultan / India / 2007) \r\nFeb 17 \r\nBe Kind Rewind (Michel Gondry / USA / 2007) \r\nThe Beast with Five Fingers (Robert Florey / USA / 1946)\r\nThere Will be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson / USA / 2007) \r\n\r\nFeb 23 \r\nThe Eiger Sanction (Clint Eastwood / USA / 1975) \r\n\r\nFeb 25? \r\n/The Terminator/ (James Cameron / USA, UK / 1984) * \r\n\r\nFeb 26? \r\nCollateral (Michael Mann / USA / 2004) \r\n\r\nFeb 28 \r\n/At Close Range/ (James Foley / USA / 1985) \r\n\r\nFeb ?? \r\n/The Hunted/ (William Friedkin / USA / 2003) \r\n\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \r\n\r\nBest film: Susana (Luis Bunuel / Mexico / 1951) - 9/10 \r\nDiscovery: Gran Casino (Tampico) (Luis Bunuel / 1947 / Mexico) - 8/10 \r\nWeakest film: Be Kind Rewind (Michel Gondry / USA / 2007) - 5/10','3331e8c262c8fb58cae9074ef5007a9c',0,'','R5X1lvgD',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6526,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208325060,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: My viewing log','Which version of My Brother\'s Wedding did you get to see?','a934beebd6b12c26f92ceb6a60ce6dbf',0,'','7Bk2tagT',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6527,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208340060,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','The new restored one by Milestone. But I wonder what the running time was. Imdb lists the director\'s cut as over half an hour shorter than the previous version... \r\n\r\nDou you know anything about this issue? \r\n\r\nBtw, I also thought it was a better movie than Killer of Sheep .','6dcd40522993135d5b3da9f2db145728',0,'','WAnhUS4z',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6528,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208340840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: My viewing log','Well the 2007 Director\'s cut is listed at 118 minutes, might just be an error on imdb\'s part. Glad to see at least someone else thinks its better than Killer of Sheep.','38b66c0c5f6eafd5ad70eb7055caea6e',0,'','2kxuEQra',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6529,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208341980,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','I especially like the ending of My Brother\'s Wedding . But I\'d also like to rewatch Killer of Sheep , and see some of Burnett\'s other films. \r\n\r\nWhat do you think of my new method, btw.?','493ab7e5b926fe528235e26cfce06ddb',0,'','eCkBUr65',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6530,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208373540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: My viewing log','It appears as though you might need to watch better films, only one outstanding film for the month?','f04c70e6a4cfc4e948ac4d761307db18',0,'','QqFVR6ZY',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6531,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208395380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: My viewing log','February was actually a very good month compared to most others. A lot of films I would give something akin to a 8/10 or 7/10, if I\'d still rate, and nothing bad. Of course I seldo m watch film that I really want to see. I just look what\'s out there, and usually I\'m not in the mood for difficult films and take the easy way out in regards to my movie selections. Maybe I should start watching more films from my to see lists. \r\n\r\nThere were some outstanding films that month (Gran Casino, Viridiana, \"Same to you\", \"Go, Go Second Time Virgin\", \"Illustrious Corpses\", Mysteries of the Organizm\", \"The Vow\", \"Mauprat\", etc. which only fell short of being masterpieces and are probably destined to become personal favorites with another rewatch. But you know that I\'m a relatively harsh critic when it comes to top quality, masterpieces, top grades, etc.','be10a85f85606f53a1ea5005ec0c406b',0,'','tiQK2mGY',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6532,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208400420,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: My viewing log','A wrote: The new restored one by Milestone. But I wonder what the running time was. Imdb lists the director\'s cut as over half an hour shorter than the previous version... \r\n\r\nAnd that\'s about correct. But the boxset put out by Milestone/New Yorker features both versions. The initial one, which made the festival rounds during the early-\'80s, was said to be \"unfinished.\" Burnett obviously went back and re-edited it and it\'s now only 81 minutes long.','0bb04ed5580cc603f33858bcf6a9d2a3',0,'','wVXihMsf',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6533,1498,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1208412420,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: My viewing log','I was quite a fan of Makavejev\'s film and had to laugh when a teacher I knew played the film for his documentary class, needless to say some people were surprised.','91022956a88e4b3f06adc24330b2358b',0,'','wQt6E7H9',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6534,1499,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199709600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Best Films of the 40s','Ok so maybe it won\'t be as easy for some of you, but partially to simplify my recommendations of classic Hollywood film, I felt like weighing in on another decade. If you haven\'t seen many films from the 1940\'s shame on you, get to a video store. Due to lack of foreign films made during WWII, this list will seem even more prejudiced towards American films than usual, but it was the golden age. \r\n\r\n1940 \r\nThe Philadelphia Story (US - George Cukor) \r\nThe Great Dictator (US - Charles Chaplin) \r\nFantasia (US - James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford I. Beebe, Walt Disney, Graham Heid, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Wright, Sylvia Moberly-Holland, Albert Heath, Bianca Majolie, Jim Handley, T. Hee) \r\nThe Grapes of Wrath (US - John Ford) \r\nRebecca (US - Alfred Hitchcock) \r\n\r\n1941 \r\nCitizen Kane (US - Orson Welles) \r\nDumbo (US - Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen) \r\nThe Maltese Falcon (US - John Huston) \r\nMeet John Doe (US - Frank Capra) \r\nThe Lady Eve (US - Preston Sturges) \r\nThe Little Foxes (US - William Wyler) \r\nHold Back the Dawn (US - Mitchell Liesen) \r\nHellzapoppin (US - H. C. Potter) \r\n\r\n1942 \r\nSullivans Travels (US - Preston Sturges) \r\nThe Palm Beach Story (US - Preston Sturges) \r\nThe Magnificent Ambersons (US - Orson Welles) \r\nYankee Doodle Dandy (US - Michael Curtiz) \r\n\r\n1943 \r\nMeshes in the Afternoon (US - Maya Daren) \r\nHeaven Can Wait (US - Ernst Lubitsch) \r\nCasablanca (US - Michael Curtiz) \r\n\r\n1944 \r\nMeet Me In St. Louis (US - Vincente Minnelli) \r\nLaura (US - Otto Preminger) \r\nLifeboat (US - Alfred Hitchcock) \r\n\r\n1945 \r\nTo Have and Have Not (US - Howard Hawks) \r\nChildren of Paradise (France - Marcel Carne) \r\nMildred Pierce (US - Michael Curtiz) \r\nOpen City (Italy - Roberto Rossellini) \r\nFallen Angel (US - Otto Preminger) \r\nScarlet Street (US - Fritz Lang) \r\nWay to the Stars (UK - Anthony Asquith) \r\n\r\n1946 \r\nSomewhere in the Night (US - Joseph Mankiewicz) \r\nBrief Encounter (UK - David Lean) \r\nGreat Expectations (UK - David Lean) \r\nA Matter of Life and Death/Stairway to Heaven (UK - Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger) \r\nBeauty and the Beast (France - Jean Cocteau) \r\nThe Best Years of Our Lives (US - William Wyler) \r\n\r\n1947 \r\nA Gentlemans Agreement (US - Elia Kazan) \r\nMiracle on 34th Street (US - George Seaton) \r\nOut of the Past (US - Jacques Tourneur) \r\n\r\n1948 \r\nTreasure of the Sierra Madre (US - John Huston) \r\nThe Three Godfathers (US - John Ford) \r\nForce of Evil (US - Abraham Polansky) \r\nOliver Twist (UK - David Lean) \r\nUnfaithfully Yours (US - Preston Sturges) \r\nHamlet (UK - Laurence Olivier) \r\n\r\n1949 \r\nWhite Heat (US - Raoul Walsh) \r\nThe Bicycle Thief (Italy - Vittorio De Seca) \r\nOn the Town (US - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen) \r\nThe Third Man (UK - Carol Reed) \r\nThey Live By Night (US - Nicholas Ray) \r\nTwelve OClock High (US - Henry King) \r\nThe Devils Wanton (Sweden - Ingmar Bergman) \r\n\r\nA few years may seem skewed to you, but I listed them based upon when they were shown theatrically (Oscar contention). I elected not to include short cartoons as my list would quickly turn into the Tex Avery show. Lots of \"bubbling under\" contenders which may or may not be added. I just hope I can throw a few more foreign films on that bunch.','e56b06b5b46af60a6b4bb815b4f08c82',0,'','Gm9uqHje',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6535,1499,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199780100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 40s','A few more \"important\" foreign films of the 40s:\r\n\r\nThe 47 Ronin - Mizoguchi \r\nDay of Wrath - Dreyer \r\nIvan the Terrible, Part 1 - Eisenstein\r\nSpring in a Small Town - Fei\r\nLate Spring - Ozu \r\nGermany Year Zero - Rossellini \r\nLe Silence de la Mer - Melville\r\nThe Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family - Ozu','0085bff080e43e366698c5d168006b94',0,'','v6VfGau7',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6536,1499,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199783220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 40s','Other than Toda, I\'ve seen all of those they\'re just at varying degrees of \"near misses\". I\'ll try working on it, but I\'m returning again to my \"cinematic schizophrenia\" which essentially means I\'m working on everything.','e25bdf9a430e0b66abf8a3d376bbccb7',0,'','nM6ygsLJ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6537,1499,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199866800,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 40s','I need to go over a few of these myself. Who knows, I might even review a couple of \'em. 1942\'s Kinema Junpo winner Toda Family isn\'t currently available in the U.S. But its English subtitled HK DVD (NTSC but Region-3) from Panorama, which was issued back in 2005, could be had very affordably. \r\n\r\nI must say I was a little surprised by a lack of Lang, but I guess your list right now is highly selective, and his films might also be \"bubbling under.\"','ae2f0ce49b1dc6416cf6c08a956ae59b',0,'','57QpnqtU',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6538,1499,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199869200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 40s','Facets has some of those HK imports, so I\'ll check about Toda. Once you mentioned Lang I double checked and totally forgot about Scarlet Street. In all honesty I haven\'t been as impressed with Lang\'s forties work. Someone from Facets has promised me a copy of Man Hunt for a couple months now, so things may change soon.','840f5b38c07df94446e3f3fee5cb3978',0,'','wopAXh7m',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6539,1499,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199873100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 40s','You don\'t want to see my list. It is simply embarassing. \r\nThe 40s are the weakest decade in my book, meaning that I\'ve seen far too little films to make any coherent judgment. Until I\'m more familiar with it, I\'ll pass on this one. \r\n\r\nStill, some of wpqx\'s choices and arsaib\'s recommendations would make it onto my own Best Of compilation.','fc70acc89db1de3a353f5b06d9852f88',0,'','GDnLZQ52',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6540,1499,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199873400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 40s','Well I hope you can at least look at my list as a starting off point and a list of suggestions to help you improve your 1940\'s film literacy.','5e7e46f9679e6c6127a448d40c64bcd4',0,'','zNmasCGr',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6541,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193837100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','The thief who steals my time...','As Im too often too busy when Im on the world wide web (at the moment, I have to use someone elses PC for that), I dont manage to post in the Last movie youve seen-Thread very often. Just because Im afraid that my points in being a cineaste could be misunderstood here;-), I decided to do what wpqx and A did already display with what crap or gold Im spending my time. It was immensly interesting to read the other viewing logs, especially because there were a lot more surprises as I expected. Such Expectations are always useless. See all your prejudices or hopes confirmed here. From the lowest trash to the highest art, everything can be rated low or high as well, for example a film like Eyes wide shut (Probably my favourite film in October 2007) as a serious work of art and at the same time, The Devil came from Akasava as a very special masterpiece of trash. Due to my dislike of point ratings youre very welcome to ask if you dont know what to think of my rating. The number behind the 10-Point-ratings always counts how many points the individual film get in a new rating system I thought about a lot and in which 25 is the highest number to demonstrate the differences. In my opinion the 10-Points-System remains useful, so I will keep on adding both numbers. Maybe I should mention that I would probably watch more films by the great masters of cinema you all adore so much If I would not feel the will and the self-implicated duty to write a (german) review every time I watched a film, so Im always a bit frightened to watch films by directors of whom was already written thousands of pages in the past. On the other hands, many films I would die to see are unavailable for me and Im most jealous of my friends from Erlangen (A and Matalo Matango) that they have access to a huge library of international classic cinema at the University. I also used to go to cinema more often during the last two years but at the moment Im not living directly in Nuremberg but in the countryside without lots of money, so my cinema visits increased unfortunately.\r\nIn the end of September I prepared this first index. For a couple of reasons, I was very busy during October but I decided to post it nevertheless with my October index following tomorrow after the usual Halloween Scream fest. \r\n\r\n03. 09. 07: \r\nBEATRICE CENCI (Lucio Fulci, Italy 1969) - 8/10 (19)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\nCEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES (Robert Hossein, France/Italy 1968 ) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\nTHE SEVERED HEADS (Alejandro Jodorowsky, France 1955) - 5/10 (15)\r\n(DVD, original version)\r\nDAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (Harry Kmel, Belgium/France/West Germany 1971) - 9/10 (23)\r\n(DVD, original english version)\r\nTHE DEVIL CAME FROM AKASAVA (Jesus Franco, West Germany/Spain 1970) - 9/10 (21)\r\n(DVD, original german version)\r\n\r\n06. 09. 07: \r\nTHE WHISPERING DEATH (Jrgen Goslar, West Germany/South Africa/Zimbabwe/UK 1976) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(VHS, german dubbed version)\r\nA TALE OF SPRINGTIME (Eric Rohmer, France 1991) - 8/10 (22)\r\n(TV, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n07. 09. 07: \r\nPINK NARCISSUS (James Bidgood, USA 1971) - 6/10 (15)\r\n(TV, original english version)\r\n\r\n08. 09. 07: \r\nDEMONIA (Lucio Fulci, Italy 1990) - 7/10 (19)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n09. 09. 07: \r\nTHAT MOST IMPORTANT THING: LOVE (Andrzej Zulawski, France/West Germany/Italy 1974) - 10/10 (25)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n10. 09. 07: \r\nLILI MARLEEN (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany/Italy 1981) - 7/10 (16)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\nKES (Ken Loach, UK 1969) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(16mm, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n12. 09. 07: \r\nTHE INFERNAL TRIO (Francis Girod, France/West Germany/Italy 1975) - 8/10 (19)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n14. 09. 07: \r\nEMERGENCY SQUAD (Stelvio Massi, Italy 1974) 7/10 (17)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n15. 09. 07: \r\nTOKYO FIST (Shinya Tsukamoto, Japan 1995) - 10/10 (23)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\nTHE LOST ONE (Peter Lorre, West Germany 1951) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(16mm, original german version)\r\n\r\n16. 09. 07. \r\nSYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE (Chan-wook Park, South Korea 2002) - 9/10 (23)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n17. 09. 07: \r\nA HOLE IN MY HEART (Lukas Moodyson, Sweden/Denmark 2004) - 6/10 (16)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n18. 09. 07: \r\nCIRCUS OF FEAR (John Llewellyn Moxey, UK/West Germany 1966) - 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD, original english version)\r\n\r\n19. 09. 07: \r\nON THE SILVER GLOBE (Andrzej Zulawski, Poland 1976/77 / 1987) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(VHS, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n21. 09. 07: \r\nTHE BUBBLE (Eytan Fox, Israel 2006) - 7/10 (17)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\nHATE 2 O (Alex Infascelli, Italy 2006) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(DVD, original english version)\r\n\r\n22. 09. 07: \r\nDAY WATCH (Timur Bekmambetov, Russia 2006) - 7/10 (19)\r\n(35mm, german dubbed, edited version)\r\nTHE MONSTER OF LONDON CITY (Edwin Zbonek, West Germany 1964) - 8/10 (19)\r\n(DVD, original german version)\r\n\r\n23. 09. 07: \r\nFEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41 (Shunya Ito, Japan 1972) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(DVD, O. V. with german subtitles)\r\nDON\'T WAIT DJANGO...SHOOT! (Edoardo Mulargia, Italy 1967) - 4/10 (9) \r\n(DVD, german dubbed, edited version)\r\n\r\n24. 09. 07: \r\nTHE ROSE OF IRON (Jean Rollin, France 1974) - 10/10 (24)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n25. 09. 07: \r\nMUTTER KSTERS GOES TO HEAVEN (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1975) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(DVD, original german version)\r\n\r\n26. 09. 07: \r\nDETEKTIVE (Rudolf Thome, West Germany 1969) - 9/10 (23)\r\n(DVD, original german version)\r\n\r\n28. 09. 07: \r\nGONE IN 60 SECONDS (H. B. Halicki, USA 1974) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(35mm, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n28. 09. 07: \r\nTHE RISE AND FALL OF IDI AMIN (Sharad Patel, UK/Kenya 1981) - 7/10 (17)\r\n(DVD, original english, edited version)\r\n\r\n30. 09. 07: \r\nGONE IN 60 SECONDS (H. B. Halicki, USA 1974) - 8/10 (21) *\r\n\r\nAs I consider it a very important matter, I always added the version and format I watched. O.V., of course, means Original Version. The B-marked films are the ones I saw in a theater. About dubbings: The quality of german dubbings was absolutely magnificent from the late 50ies until the mid-eighties so I mostly (not always!) have nothing against german dubbed versions of films from this period. Unfortunately, the standard of dubbings in our country shrinked a lot since the late 80ies and If Im able to, I avoid to watch new films dubbed but the greatest disadvantage of a smaller City like Nuremberg is that you very often cant find a cinema which plays the films you want to see in the original (subtitled) version and who would prefer to wait for the DVD?\r\n\r\n* I work as a projector in a small local cinema, so I often (have to) watch some of the films we are playing during one weekend twice, once as a viewer and another time at work. If you are sitting next to a roaring projector, you dont really want to mess up the whole experience (I probably ruined a lot of Carlos Reygadas Battle in Heaven with this, for example).','4ec0c603beb3d874f6c482f6a0c61f2c',0,'','TBhqW9jE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6542,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193850900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I\'d say you\'re kicking my ass in Fulci. I\'m glad that dubbing for the most part has completely ceased. We\'re still a few years away from completely weeding out fullscreen films, but people are slowly figuring it out. My cable has an On Demand feature, and I saw they had Budd Boetecher\'s Ride Lonesome on it. A film which btw I can\'t remember whether I ever saw or not. I selected it and after the opening credits I suddenly realized they cropped the damn film and made it pan and scan, a feeling I know all too painfully well.\r\n\r\nAnyways Happy Halloween and when I get my internet situation fixed I\'ll get the postings from last month up, although I saw an abysmally low number.','58dc79496d1f98d4c396deb939875271',0,'','YKfizJED',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6543,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193903400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Well I understand your opinion on dubbings perfectly well. I never listened to a real great english dub, the best were tolerable at most. But believe me, it is (or: was) different over here, also in France (but I can live very well without dubbings for new films in the future - it becomes worse and worse. Last Friday, I watched Rob Zombies \"Halloween\" and it was awful). Sometimes I even chose the german language version intentional - if the film is from the 60ies, 70ies or 80ies (when dubbing was an art of its own).\r\nBut the pan & scan problem is the same here. Usually I avoid to watch Scope-Films in the wrong aspect ratio but if a film isn\'t available in a acceptable version... For example, I saw \"Ben Hur\" twice on TV nine years ago - in an aspect ratio of 1:1,66 (!). I couldn\'t stand this any longer today...\r\nBtw, are you serious about Fulci?! I can recommend an interesting if not exactly accurate Essay (Thanks to A) to you. But Fulci really is a class of his own - I can understand everybody who hates him. Maybe I should finish my little english review of \"Contraband\".\r\n\r\nOctober was a pretty rich month...\r\n\r\n01. 10. 07: \r\nTWO EVIL EYES (George A. Romero, Dario Argento, Italy/USA 1989) - 6/10 (15)\r\n(DVD, original english version)\r\n\r\n02. 10. 07: \r\nWRITTEN ON THE WIND (Douglas Sirk, USA 1956) - 9/10 (23)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n03. 10. 07: \r\nVERONIKA VOSS (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1982) - 6/10 (15)\r\n(DVD, original german version)\r\n\r\n04. 10. 07: \r\nCONTRABAND (Lucio Fulci, Italy 1980) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n05. 10. 07: \r\nJACKIE BROWN (Quentin Tarantino, USA 1997) - 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD, german dubbed, edited version)\r\nKHARTOUM (Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon, UK 1965) - 7/10 (15)\r\n(70mm, german dubbed version, wrong aspect ratio 1:2,21)\r\nRIO BRAVO (Howard Hawks, USA 1959) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(digital projection, original english version)\r\n\r\n06. 10. 07: \r\nTHE KING AND I (Walter Lang, USA 1956) - 8/10 (19)\r\n(70mm, wrong Aspect Ratio 1:2,21, original english version)\r\nBEN HUR (William Wyler, USA 1959) - 10/10 (25)\r\n(70mm, german dubbed version)\r\nUNCLE TOMS CABIN (Gza von Radvnyi, West Germany/France/Italy/Yugoslavia 1965) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(70mm, original german, uncut version)\r\nICE STATION ZEBRA (John Sturges, USA 1967) - 8/10 (19)\r\n(70mm, german dubbed version)\r\n2001: A SPACE ODYSSEE (Stanley Kubrick, UK/USA 1968 ) - 9/10 (24)\r\n(70mm, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n07. 10. 07: \r\nPLAY TIME (Jacques Tati, France/Italy 1966) - 9/10 (21)\r\n(70mm, Original trilingual Version)\r\nEL CID (Anthony Mann, Spain/Italy/USA 1961) - 9/10 (22) (70mm,german dubbed version)\r\nTHE WILD BUNCH (Sam Peckinpah, USA 1969) - 9/10 (21)\r\n(70mm, german dubbed, edited version, wrong aspect ratio)\r\n\r\n09. 10. 07: \r\nEYES WIDE SHUT (Stanley Kubrick, USA/UK 1999) - 10/10 (25)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\nSTANLEY KUBRICK- A LIFE IN PICTURES (Jan Harlan, 2001) - 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD, O. V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n10. 10. 07: \r\nTHE BLACK DALIAH (Brian de Palma, USA/Germany 2006) - 6/10 (16)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n11. 10. 07: \r\nSTAGE FRIGHT (Alfred Hitchcock, USA 1950) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n12. 10. 07: \r\n23 (Hans-Christian Schmid, Germany 1998 ) - 9/10 (21)\r\n(DVD, original german version)\r\nLA VIE EST NOUS (Various Directors, France 1936) - 5/10 (13)\r\n(16mm, O.V. with german subtitles) \r\nEXTE HAIR EXTENSIONS (Sion Sono, Japan 2006) - 8/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\nTHE SADIST (James Landis, USA 1963) - 7/10 (17)\r\n(DVD, original english version)\r\n\r\n13. 10. 07: \r\nELECTRIC DRAGON 80 000 VOLT (Sogo Ishii, Japan 2000) - 9/10 (21)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with geman subtitles)\r\nCONTEMPT (Jean-Luc Godard, France/Italy 1963) - 5/10 (13)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n14. 10. 07: \r\nTHE GIRL FROM THE WATER (Jean Renoir, 1925) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(35mm, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\nIDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN (Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy/France 1982) - 8/10 (22)\r\n(Betamax, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n15. 10. 07: \r\nEVILENKO (David Grieco, Italy 2005) - 6/10 (17)\r\n(DVD, original english version)\r\n\r\n16. 10. 07: \r\nFASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL KILL (Russ Meyer, USA 1966) - 9/10 (23)\r\n(DVD, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n17. 10. 07: \r\nHIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (Alain Resnais, France/Japan 1959) - 10/10 (24)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n18. 10. 07 : \r\nTHE BLOOD SPLATTERED BRIDE (Vicente Aranda, Spain 1972) - 7/10 (19)\r\n(DVD, english dubbed version)\r\n\r\n20. 10. 07 : \r\nNUMBER TWO (Jean-Luc Godard, France 1975) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(35mm, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n21. 10. 07: \r\nSUSPIRIA (Dario Argento, Italy/West Germany 1977) 10/10 (25)\r\n(35mm, original english version)\r\n\r\n22. 10. 07: \r\nTHE INVASION (Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue, USA 2007) - 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(35mm, german dubbed version)\r\n\r\n23. 10. 07: \r\nHALLOWEEN (John Carpenter, USA 1978 ) - 10/10 (24)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version / O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n24. 10. 07: \r\nDEGREE OF MURDER (Volker Schlndorff, West Germany 1967) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(Betamax, original german version)\r\n\r\n25. 10. 07: \r\nTHE HUMAN BEAST (Jean Renoir, France 1938 ) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(35mm, O.V. with English subtitles)\r\nHORRORS OF THE SPIDER ISLAND (Fritz Bttger, West Germany/Yugoslavia 1959) - 9/10 (21)\r\n(35mm, original, edited german version)\r\n\r\n27. 10. 07: \r\nHALLOWEEN (Rob Zombie, USA 2007) - 9/10 (23)\r\n(digital projection, german dubbed version) \r\nYELLA (Christian Petzold, Germany 2007) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(35mm, original german version)\r\nTHE RULES OF THE GAME (Jean Renoir, France 1939) (No rating)\r\n(16mm, O.V. with bad english subtitles)\r\n\r\n28. 10. 07: \r\nDEADLY MARIA (Tom Tykwer, Germany 1994) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(VHS, original german version)\r\nNANA (Jean Renoir, France/Germany 1926) - 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(35mm, O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n29. 10. 07: \r\nHORRORS OF THE SPIDER ISLAND * (Fritz Bttger, West Germany/Yugoslavia 1959) - 9/10 (21)\r\nSHOWGIRLS (Paul Verhoeven, USA/France 1995) (No rating)\r\n(DVD, original english version) \r\n\r\n30. 10. 07: \r\nDANIEL, THE WIZARD (Ulli Lommel, Germany 2004) - 8/10 (19)\r\n(DVD, original german version)\r\n\r\n31. 10. 07: \r\nHELL OF THE LIVING DEAD (Bruno Mattei, Italy/Spain 1980) - 7/10 (17)\r\n(DVD, german dubbed version)\r\nBLOODY MOON (Jesus Franco, West Germany 1981) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(DVD, original german version, wrong aspect ratio)','b97cae93ee1d01c20b30b1ff02e2882a',0,'','BdRDyhsU',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6544,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193957460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Looks like two of us spent the month watching Halloween and Renoir films, I\'ll try and get my list for the past two months up when I get home provided my internet problem is fixed. I\'ve seen about 4 Fulci films and although highly flawed they each contain moments of brilliance.','802e9540a14fb5eef72a725df6070e70',0,'','SsFAlrHq',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6545,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193964720,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Very impressive, R6dw6C. I\'m glad you took the time to post it. What really makes an impression is how diverse your selections are, especially in terms of genres and time-periods.\r\n\r\n*We have a thread for Renoir\'s silents, so feel free to add any related comments.','7c392b91754c6c753022284b5eabc0e6',0,'','xUgA9mXj',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6546,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1196646300,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I intended to reply to your post earlier but time, circumstances and all that... Well, Im positively surprised about that! I often consider my Month Menu a bit one-sided and unbrave, so its relieving to hear such encouraging words from you diverse I would never have called it that by myself \r\n\r\nMy November obviously wasnt nearly as diverse because it was dedicated mainly to German Cinema in the widest meaning and the american work of Douglas Sirk (I intend to continue this private retrospective as long as there is any relevant material left to go on...) who I consider now a master filmmaker whose brilliance is still underrated. Unfortunately, I have seen only one of his german films from the 30ies. Ill open a thread for him very soon and hopefully, there are a few people here who share my passion A loved Magnificent Obsession and liked Written on the wind, but beside that, he has only seen (and disliked) La Habanera and Im not so sure how hed think about all the films I watched within the last weeks. My most shocking / surprising discovery beneath the breathtaking new masterpiece The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was Jess Francos Eugenie de Sade, the first film of his I dared to rate 10/10 and call a masterpiece by serious meanings, beyond trashy enjoyment as a real work of art. Still, the challenge of an extensive review (again, in German) haunts me as well as the film itself. Another surprise was Oshimas Gohatto which left me a bit disappointed I expected myself to dislike the film with burning passion and it was just too good for such agony. Due to a heavy cold in the mid of the month, I found myself confronted with many unwatched, waiting films and suddenly, I fell into a deep valley of enthusiasm and high ratings maybe it were the herbals in the tea? Anyway, this cold made up the way for the best cinematic days since a long time.\r\n\r\nOnce again sorry to everybody for making myself so rare (I begin to enjoy the board more and more) but I got Internet Access only for a very limited time within the week, so my only opportunity would have been the weekends and as you probably all know, there usually are so many things left to do on the weekend (even beside getting drunk...).\r\n\r\n01. 11. 07: \r\nPOINT BLANK (John Boorman, USA 1967) 9/10 (23)\r\n(DVD / O.V. with german subtitles)\r\nBECOMING JANE (Julian Jarrold, UK 2007) - 5/10 (14)\r\n(35mm / German dubbed version)\r\n\r\n02. 11. 07: \r\nMAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (Douglas Sirk, USA 1954) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / very bad sound fine image)\r\n\r\n03. 11. 07: \r\nKNOCKIN ON HEAVENS DOOR (Thomas Jahn, Germany 1997) - 4/10 (13)\r\n(DVD / Original German Version)\r\nPERFECT CREATURE (Glenn Strandring, New Zealand/UK 2006) - 6/10 (15)\r\n(35mm / German Dubbed Version)\r\nMALEVOLENCE (Stevan Mena, USA 2004) - 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD / Original English Version)\r\n\r\n04. 11. 07: \r\nTHE LITTLE MATCH GIRL (Jean Renoir, Jean Tdesco, France 1928 ) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles)\r\nPERFECT CREATURE (Glenn Strandring, New Zealand/UK 2006) - 6/10 (14) *\r\n(35mm / German dubbed version)\r\nTHE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (Andrew Dominik, USA 2007) - 10/10 (25)\r\n(35mm / German dubbed version)\r\n\r\n05. 11. 07: \r\nTHE KILLER (John Woo, Hong Kong 1989) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(35mm / O.V. with english subtitles)\r\n\r\n07. 11. 07: \r\nVANISHING POINT (Richard C. Sarafian, USA 1971) - 8/10 (22)\r\n(DVD / O.V. with german subtitles / 2nd)\r\nBOOGIE NIGHTS (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA 1997) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(DVD / wrong aspect ratio / German dubbed version / 2nd)\r\n\r\n09. 11. 07: \r\nCLIMATES (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey/France 2006) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(35mm / O. V. with German subtitles)\r\nAPNEA (Roberto Dordit, Italy 2005) - 7/10 (19)\r\n(35mm / O.V. with german subtitles)\r\n\r\n10. 11. 07: \r\nFONTANE EFFIE BRIEST (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1974) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(35mm / Original German Version)\r\nGODS OF THE PLAGUE (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1970) - 9/10 (23)\r\n(35mm / Original German Version)\r\n\r\n11. 11. 07: \r\nSHOWGIRLS (Paul Verhoeven, USA/France 1995) - 9/10 (22)\r\n(DVD / Original English Version)\r\n@#%$ DIFFERENT NEW YORK (Various Directors, Germany 2007) - 5/10 (15)\r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles)\r\n\r\n12. 11. 07: \r\nKING KONG (Peter Jackson, USA/New Zealand/Germany 2005) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(DVD / O. V. with German subtitles / 2nd)\r\nHUNTING AND GATHERING (Claude Berri, France 2007) - 6/10 (15)\r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles / very bad projection)\r\nCRIME NOVEL (Michele Placido, Italy/France/UK 2005) - 9/10 (21)\r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles / very bad projection)\r\n\r\n13. 11. 07: \r\nTHE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (Andrew Dominik, USA 2007) 10/10 (25)\r\n(35mm, German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio / bad sound)\r\n\r\n15. 11. 07: \r\nLOVE HER MADLY (Ray Manzarek, USA 2000) - 1/10 (2)\r\n(DVD / Original English version)\r\nSTALKER (Andrei Tarkowskij, Soviet Union/West Germany 1979) - 10/10 (24)\r\n(VHS / German dubbed version / 2nd)\r\n\r\n16. 11. 07: \r\nAN ALIBI FOR DEATH (Alfred Vohrer, West Germany 1963) 9/10 (22)\r\n(VHS / Original German version)\r\n\r\n17. 11. 07: \r\nA TIME TO LOVE AND A TIME TO DIE (Douglas Sirk, USA 1958 ) 10/10 (24)\r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio)\r\nTABOO (Nagisa Oshima, Japan/France 1999) 8/10 (21)\r\n(DVD / O.V. with English subtitles)\r\n\r\n18. 11. 07: \r\nALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (Douglas Sirk, USA 1955) 8/10 (21)\r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version)\r\nDAWN OF THE DEAD (George A. Romero, USA/Italy 1978 ) 10/10 (25)\r\n(35mm / German dubbed, edited version)\r\nHOUNDED (Angelina Maccarone, Germany 2006) - 8/10 (21)\r\n(35mm / Original German version / 2nd)\r\n\r\n19. 11. 07: \r\nHORRORS OF BLACKWOOD CASTLE (Alfred Vohrer, West Germany 1967) - 7/10 (19)\r\n(DVD / Original German version / 5th)\r\n\r\n20. 11. 07: \r\nEUGENIE DE SADE (Jesus Franco, France/Spain/Luxembourg 1970) - 10/10 (24)\r\n(DVD / English dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio)\r\n\r\n21. 11. 07: \r\nTHERES ALWAYS TOMORROW (Douglas Sirk, USA 1956) - 8/10 (19)\r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version)\r\nCAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT (Douglas Sirk, USA 1955) - 6/10 (17)\r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / wrong aspect Ratio / bad sound / 2nd)\r\n\r\n22. 11. 07: \r\nIMITATION OF LIFE (Douglas Sirk, USA 1959) 10/10 (25)\r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio / very bad image)\r\nTHE LOVERS OF DEVILS ISLAND (Jesus Franco, France/Spain 1972) 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD / Spanish dubbed version with English subtitles / probably edited)\r\n\r\n23. 11. 07: \r\nSATANS BREW (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1976) 8/10 (20)\r\n(35mm / Original German version)\r\n\r\n24. 11. 07: \r\nLOVE 47 (Wolfgang Liebeneiner, West Germany 1947) - 9/10 (23)\r\n(35mm / Original German version)\r\nTHE ADVENTURES OF FRIDOLIN (Wolfgang Staudte, East Germany 1947) - 7/10 (19)\r\n(35mm / Original German version)\r\nCHINESE ROULETTE (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1977) - 9/10 (24)\r\n(35mm / Original German version / bad projection)\r\n\r\n25. 11. 07: \r\nCYCLO (Tran Anh Hung, Vietnam/France/Hongkong 1995) - 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with german subtitles / wrong aspect ratio)\r\nTHE STREET (Karl Grune, Germany 1923) - No Rating\r\n(35mm / Restored Print)\r\n\r\n26. 11. 07: \r\nDOUGLAS SIRK: BER STARS (Eckhart Schmidt, West Germany 1980) - 6/10 (16)\r\n(Betamax / German Overvoice / Original German version / incomplete)\r\nFILMARBEIT MIT DOUGLAS SIRK** (West Germany 1979) - 5/10 (15) \r\n(Betamax / Original German version)\r\n\r\n27. 11. 07: \r\nTHUNDER ON THE HILL (Douglas Sirk, USA 1950) - 8/10 (20)\r\n(Betamax, German dubbed version)\r\nFACE TO FACE (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 1976) - 7/10 (19)\r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / bad image)\r\nTAZA, SON OF COCHISE (Douglas Sirk, USA 1953) - 6/10 (16)\r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / very bad sound)\r\n\r\n28. 11. 07: \r\nANTONIONI: DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONIALS (Gianfranco Mingozzi, Italy/France 1966) - 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with English subtitles)\r\n\r\n29. 11. 07: \r\nTHE FINAL CHORD (Douglas Sirk, Germany 1936) - 7/10 (17)\r\n(Betamax / Original German version / extremely bad sound)\r\n\r\n30. 11. 07: \r\nEUGENIE DE SADE (Jesus Franco, France/Liechtenstein/West Germany 1970) 10/10 (25)\r\n(DVD / English dubbed Version / wrong aspect ratio / 2nd)\r\n\r\n30. 11. 07: \r\nVIOLENT COP (Takeshi Kitano, Japan 1989) 8/10 (21)\r\n(DVD / O.V. with very bad german subtitles)\r\n\r\nI dont even know how to handle the Offers of all local cinemas In December, there will be a Louis Malle-Retrospective here in Nuremberg, some more great Action-Films and Fassbinders in As Cinema, interesting flicks like Ex-Drummer and The bothersome man in my own one and so on (dark clouds on the horizon: 6 Antonioni-Films in As place in January!)... I already quoted to A and Matalo: We have to learn how to say >No<! Hopefully, I will remembar that during my second or third Malle within one Weekends day... You all know that problem too, I guess.\r\n\r\nSorry for babbling that much. \r\n\r\n** In the late 1970ies, Douglas Sirk tought at the Film School in Munich and directed three shorts together with his students. This Documentary was made during the shooting of the last short, Bourbon Street Blues (1979), an adaptation of a Tennessee Williams Play, and was shown one year later on German Television. It features among others Rainer Werner Fassbinder who plays a role in this last film of his idol.','4dfbad65df08e1351399cc5ae2581cdf',0,'','YMdefnbJ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6547,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1196650380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Interesting to see so many Sirk films. I\'ve only seen about 5 or 6 of his films so I\'ll hardly call myself an expert. Of the films on your list Face to Face is the one I\'d most like to see, but it isn\'t easy to come across here. After watching a rather shitty Franco film yesterday your rating of Eugenie de Sade is intriguing. Perhaps it might be too early to condemn him.','a5f83069796cb29288230d344e575dcd',0,'','RSNosTMx',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6548,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1196718660,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I was a bit disappointed by \"Face to Face\" and it probably is the weakest Bergman I experienced along with \"Smile of a Summer Night\" but - that maybe sounds strange - it also was the most interesting work by him I\'ve seen so far. I think, he splitted two very different parts of his own personality up to Liv Ullman\'s and Erland Josephson\'s characters, some things of the young Bergman to Ullman and some of the elder Bergman to Josephson (Although I only know the most important facts about Bergman\'s biography). But this is only a suggestion as this was the first Bergman that left me a bit undecided.\r\nI haven\'t seen the three Francos you commented on within the last months (though I\'m sure, \"Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein\" isn\'t that crappy) but I can only recommend to you the early films he made between 1962 and 1971. This was the most interesting and the only brilliant period of his career (the other two - 1972 to 1982 and 1983 up to now - are mostly worse than bad) and \"Eugenie de Sade\" is only one piece from a whole bunch of interesting films - but the only one along with \"Nightmares comes at Night\" (1970) and \"Venus in Furs\" (1969) that operates as a serious work of art and not \"only\" as an odd but enjoyable psychedelic Freakshow.\r\nAnyway, Franco really is a weird phenomenon. The most weird thing happened when A told me a few days ago that he would like to see much more by Franco. \r\n\r\nWhich Sirk films did you watch up to now? I\'m anxious to discuss his work with somebody - it seems as everybody has seen one or two of his films but not more and after \"Written on the Wind\" I became so greedy to see more that I simply grabbed as much as possible.','2043198ef53f7eca8dfdbf80b6b06ae2',0,'','jPmRCwAi',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6549,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1196726460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I saw Written on the Wind, All that Heaven Allows, Magnificent Obsession, The Tarnished Angels, and Immitation of Life. I think that\'s it.','655fba6da1cd77f1a3d89eb636996b13',0,'','ufUwWjvi',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6550,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199172960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','55 Films within one month - is this sick or just a personal record? I don\'t want to know at all. \"> \r\n\r\n1. 12. 07: \r\nIMPORT/ EXPORT (Ulrich Seidl, Austria 2007) 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / Original German/Russian Version) \r\n4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (Cristian Mungiu, Romania 2007) 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:2,00 [!]) \r\nMARTHA (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1973) 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / Original German Version / 2nd) \r\n\r\n2. 12. 07: \r\nIN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE (Uwe Boll, USA/Canada/Germany 2007) 3/10 (8 ) \r\n(35mm / German Dubbed, Edited Version) \r\n\r\n3. 12. 07: \r\nAFTERNOON (Angela Schanelec, Germany 2006) 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(35mm / Original German Version) \r\nBLOOD TEA AND RED STRING (Christiane Cegavske, Canada 1993 2006) 8/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / Original Version / 2nd) \r\n\r\n4. 12. 07: \r\nCOLT 38 SPECIAL SQUAD (Massimo Dallamano, Italy 1976) 7/10 (19) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with english subtitles / Several breaks) \r\nM EINE STADT SUCHT EINEN MRDER (Fritz Lang, Germany 1931) 9/10 (23) \r\n(DVD / Original German Version) \r\n\r\n6. 12. 07: \r\nCRAZY LOVE (Dominique Derruderre, Belgium 1986) 9/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with English subtitles) \r\nALPHA CITY (Eckhart Schmidt, West Germany 1984) 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n7. 12. 07: \r\nRE-ANIMATOR (Stuart Gordon, USA 1985) 6/10 (17) \r\n(DVD / Original English Version / 3rd) \r\nTHE LOVERS (Louis Malle, France 1958 ) 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with german subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nEX DRUMMER (Koen Mortier, Belgium/Netherlands/Italy 2007) 9/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\nTHE DEVIL INSIDE HER (Zebedy Colt, USA 1977) 5/10 (16) \r\n(DVD / Original english version / very bad sound) \r\n\r\n8. 12. 07: \r\nA HEAD FOR THE DEVIL (Victor Trivas, West Germany 1959) 7/10 (18 ) \r\n(VHS / Original German Version) \r\nMAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (Douglas Sirk, USA 1954) 9/10 (22) \r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / 2nd) \r\nTHE VISIBLE AND THE INVISIBLE (Rudolf Thome, Germany 2007) 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / Original German version) \r\nFR DEN UNBEKANNTEN HUND / FOR THE UNKNOWN DOG (Benjamin Reding, Dominik Reding, Germany 2007) 9/10 (23) \r\n(35mm / Original German version) \r\n\r\n9. 12. 07: \r\nCRY OF THE PROSTITUTE (Andrea Bianchi, Italy 1974) - 7/10 (17) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version) \r\nTHE BLUE-EYED BANDIT (Alfredo Giannetti, Italy 1980) 6/10 (16) \r\n(VHS / German dubbed, edited version / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nLOFT (Eckhart Schmidt, West Germany 1985) 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / Original German Version) \r\nTHE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN (Jesus Franco, Spain/France 1972) No Rating \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n11. 12. 07: \r\nDAS WUNDER / THE MIRACLE (Eckhart Schmidt, West Germany 1986) 6/10 (16) \r\n(DVD / Original German version) \r\nIMITATION OF LIFE (Douglas Sirk, USA 1959) 10/10 (25) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version / 2nd) \r\n\r\n12. 12. 07: \r\nTHE PUBLIC WOMAN (Andrzej Zulawski, France 1984) 8/10 (21) \r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n14. 12. 07: \r\nDIVA (Jean-Jacques Beineix, France 1981) 7/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\nSCOOBY DOO (Raja Gosnell, USA 2002) 2/10 (5) \r\n(TV / German dubbed version) \r\nGHOST SHIP (Steve Becker, USA 2002) 4/10 (11) \r\n(TV / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n15. 12. 07: \r\nTHE BOTHERSOME MAN (Jens Lien, Norway/Iceland 2006) 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / Several disturbances within the screening) \r\n\r\n16. 12. 07: \r\nHEAT (Michael Mann, USA 1996) 9/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n17. 12. 07: \r\nTHE MAGNIFICENT (Shao-Peng Chen, Hongkong 1978 ) 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / incomplete print) \r\nTHE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA (Tommy Lee Jones, USA/France 2005) 8/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German and French subtitles / out of focus) \r\n\r\n18. 12. 07: \r\n3:10 TO YUMA (James Mangold, USA 2007) 8/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:2,20) \r\n\r\n19. 12. 07: \r\nTHE PERFUME STORY OF A MURDERER (Tom Tykwer, Germany/France/Spain 2006) 3/10 (11) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles / 2nd) \r\n\r\n20. 12. 07: \r\nTHE PRESTIGE (Christopher Nolan, USA/UK 2006) 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles / 2nd) \r\n\r\n22. 12. 07: \r\nLADY CHATTERLEY (Pascale Ferran, France/Belgium/UK 2006) 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German Subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nWHILE YOU ARE HERE (Stefan Westerwelle, Germany 2006) 6/10 (17) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English Subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\n\r\n23. 12. 07: \r\nA SCANNER DARKLY (Richard Linklater, USA 2006) No Rating \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\nTHE TINGLER (William Castle, USA 1960) 8/10 (19) \r\n(DVD / Original English Version) \r\nMURMUR OF THE HEART (Louis Malle, France/West Gemany/Italy 1970) 9/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\nATLANTIC CITY (Louis Malle, USA/France 1979) 10/10 (24) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / out faded print) \r\nGOOD MORNING, NIGHT (Marco Bellocchio, Italy 2003) 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German Subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\n\r\n24. 12. 07: \r\nTO NEW SHORES (Douglas Sirk, Germany 1936) 9/10 (22) \r\n(Betamax / Original German Version / bad image) \r\n\r\n25. 12. 07: \r\nTHE MURDER SECRET (Mario Bianchi, Italy 1988 ) 6/10 (18 ) \r\n(DVD / English dubbed version / 2nd) \r\nTHE SHOUT (Jerzy Skolimowski, UK 1978 ) 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version Original English version) \r\n\r\n26. 12. 07: \r\nTHE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT (Wojciech Has, Poland 1965) 7/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / incomplete print / out of focus) \r\n\r\n28. 12. 07: \r\nDAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (Harry Kümel, Belgium/West Germany/France 1971) 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / Original English version / 2nd) \r\n\r\n29. 12. 07: \r\nTHE END OF THE RAINBOW (Uwe Frießner, West Germany 1979) 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / Original German version / 2nd) \r\nTAKVA A MANS FEAR OF GOD (zer Kiziltan, Turkey/Germany 2006) 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\nMILOU IN MAY (Louis Malle, France/Italy 1989) 9/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed Version / 2nd) \r\n\r\n30. 12. 07: \r\nEASTERN PROMISES (David Cronenberg, Canada/UK 2007) 9/10 (23) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio) \r\n\r\n31. 12. 07: \r\nTAKE ME TO TOWN (Douglas Sirk, USA 1952) 7/10 (20) \r\n(Betamax / German dubbed Version) \r\nA SCANNER DARKLY (Richard Linklater, USA 2006) 7/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version / 2nd) \r\n\r\nA good new year to everyone! \">','c63256b8bd5956e432be45ccc97c397c',0,'','JL39nRNo',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6551,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199174940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Wow I haven\'t seen Daughters of Darkness in about a decade. I just came across my unrated VHS the other day, not too many memories of the film. I found it boring at the time, but that\'s to be expected when you\'re 12 or 13. I know its not a competition, but I may have seen more than 55 this month.','7baa7e4d36bbcd798166b9292d4e7ae4',0,'','PvdJ2tEZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6552,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199220480,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Wow I haven\'t seen Daughters of Darkness in about a decade. I just came across my unrated VHS the other day, not too many memories of the film. I found it boring at the time, but that\'s to be expected when you\'re 12 or 13.\r\n\r\nOh my god, If I would\'ve seen it at that age, it would\'ve caused me terrible nightmares! \r\nIt\'s a very special, multilayered film that needs several viewings, imo. This second watch after only two months was inspired by my wish to review it extensively. Now that I\'ve detected much more of the film\'s sensational melodramatic and self-reflexive complexity, this really is an overwhelming challenge (and Christ, a review of \"Eastern Promises\" is also in preparation...). If you\'re interested, the 2-Disc-Edition by Blue Underground is a real jewel and probably the first edition that reveals how far Kmel and his photographer Eduard van der Enden went with their visual extravaganza. The Scenes with the hypnotic Delphine Seyrig wearing the red and silver dresses probably never looked that clear.\r\nThere was an intriguing article about the history of Flemish cinema in a German Film Magazine which also included a long break about Harry Kmel. The whole article inspired me to watch more Flemish Films in the Future (If possible) and especially Kmel\'s most personal and intimate Work \"Malpertuis\" which he was able to realize after the huge success of \"Daughters of Darkness\" (which he himself considers to be a nice, but ugly piece of trash today - strange).\r\n\r\nI know its not a competition, but I may have seen more than 55 this month.\r\n\r\nOh, that\'s really relieving to hear! \r\nSo, 55 doesn\'t seem too extreme to you. I was shocked about myself when I finished counting them...','a81db3b5f30ce1cd68e8dfe9b5fa60ff',0,'','93QrouVC',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6553,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199233920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','55 is a damn fine number, and if I could average that per month, I\'d be very happy. Unfortunately from April to September I have this thing called baseball that keeps me from watching a lot of movies. This past month though I\'ve had no job or school, so in all honesty I should have seen even more movies. \"My\" computer is not set up here yet, but I imagine within a day or so I\'ll post my own film journal. I\'m really proud of myself for keeping up this film journal all year.','2c86517f9d2eaf66f563eb3c0ab41a90',0,'','RfltMBmA',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6554,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199472900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I have not seen nearly as much films as you two, and I must say that I\'m kind of proud of that. I\'ve decided that I really need a break and should watch way less films. A Film Festival every now and then is a good thing (this year the Silent Film fest in Erlangen, the Berlinale, Munich, the Fantasy Film Fest, and the 70mm Film Fest are already booked), but besides that, 3 or 4 films a week could or should be enough. I really need to focus more on other aspects of my life. \r\n\r\nIt is really great to see you two maintaining your film journals on such a regular basis. I have realy been a nuisance in this regard. I just noticed that I have published only one(!!!) month of film viewing in the whole year of 2007...  \r\n\r\nI will try to do better next year, and start right now with adding at least another month to my 2007 movie log.','ab661945d0fa8822f6f63001c8397b30',0,'','TZ8Ss3uM',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6555,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201991400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','\r\n\r\n@ A: \r\n\r\nYou\'re probably absolutely right, as you can see, I slowly should start worrying - January was even heavier, 59 Feature Films and even some shorts / TV-Documentaries!!! \r\n\r\nI think, that was too much... And now, in a few days, the Berlinale... hundreds of films... how about leaving the good intentions behind one more month? It\'s getting worse... \r\n\r\nDon\'t worry about your viewing log, look how clumsy mine is done - you always care about it much more and it usually pays off. \r\n\r\n* I forgot to mention it on top of this thread: If there are some numbers behind the version, for example 2nd or 5th, it\'s the number of times I\'ve seen the certain film including the mentioned viewing. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n01. 01. 08: \r\nAUTUMN SONATA (Ingmar Bergman, West Germany/USA 1978) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\nCLARENCE, THE CROSS-EYED LION (Andrew Marton, USA 1965) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(TV / German dubbed version / 6th) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n02. 01. 08:  \r\nIO HO PAURA / I AM AFRAID (Damiano Damiani, Italy 1977) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version) \r\nLOST HIGHWAY (David Lynch, USA/France 1997) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with bad German subtitles / 2nd) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n03. 01. 08:  \r\nWESTWORLD (Michael Crichton, USA 1973) - 9/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\nFAUST - LOVE OF THE DAMNED (Brian Yuzna, Spain 2000) - 5/10 (16) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles / 2nd) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n04. 01. 08:  \r\nPHENOMENA (Dario Argento, Italy/Switzerland/France 1984) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / Director\'s cut / Original English version / bad image and sound / wrong aspect ratio / 5th) \r\nTHE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR[i] (Tom Tykwer, Germany 2000) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(TV / Original German Version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:2,25) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n05. 01. 08: \r\nL\'AVVERTIMENTO / THE WARNING (Damiano Damiani, Italy 1980) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / very bad sound / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nTO BE OR NOT TO BE  (Ernst Lubitsch, USA 1942) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\nLOVE - ZERO = INFINITY (Hiyasayu Sato, Japan 1994) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n06. 01. 08: \r\nTHE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (Vincente Minelli, USA 1952) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / Original English version / extremely good image / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nBEYOND THE DARKNESS (Aristide Massachesi, Italy 1979) - No Rating \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version / incomplete version / 3rd) \r\nQUEST  (Tyron Montgomery, Germany 1996 / Short) - 8/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / Original version) \r\nTHE RED DESERT (Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy/France 1964) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / very good print / 3rd) \r\nLA NOTTE  (Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy/France 1961) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / extremely good print / 2nd) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n07. 01. 08: \r\n2019: AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK (Sergio Martino, Italy/France/USA 1982) - 8/10 (19) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version) \r\nTEA AND SYMPATHY (Vincente Minnelli, USA 1956) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(VHS / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:2,20) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n09. 01. 08: \r\nHOLIDAY  (George Cukor, USA 1938) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n10. 01. 08: \r\nWHO\'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?  (Mike Nichols, USA 1966) - 9/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,78) \r\nSUMMERTIME KILLER (Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Italy/Spain/France 1972) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(VHS / German dubbed, edited version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,46) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n12. 01. 08: \r\nBLOW UP  (Michelangelo Antonioni, UK/Italy 1966) - 10/10 (23) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles / dark, damaged print / 4th) \r\nGIRLFRIENDS  (Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy 1955) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n13. 01. 08: \r\nPREUSSISCH GANGSTAR (Irma Stelmach, Bartosz Werner, Germany 2007) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / Original German version / strong Berlin accent, difficult to understand) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n14. 01. 08: \r\nNOW, VOYAGER! (Irving Rapper, USA 1942) - 9/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\nPUNCH DRUNK LOVE [i](Paul Thomas Anderson, USA 2003) - No Rating \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\nCONTROL  (Anton Corbijn, UK/France/Japan/Australia 2007) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n15. 01. 08: \r\nDEMONLOVER (Olivier Assayas, France 2002) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n16. 01. 08: \r\nSLIGHTLY FRENCH (Douglas Sirk, USA 1949) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(Betamax / O.V. with extremely bad German subtitles / bad image) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n17. 01. 08: \r\nTHE NINTH GATE (Roman Polanski, Spain/France/USA/Germany 1999) - 6/10 (16)\r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\nCOLD EYES OF FEAR (Enzo G. Castellari, Italy/Spain 1970) - 5/10 (15) \r\n(DVD / English dubbed version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n19. 01. 08: \r\nBIRTH (Jonathan Glazer, USA 2004) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles / bad sound) \r\nWHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (Robert Aldrich, USA 1962) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20. 01. 08: \r\nDESPAIR (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany/France 1978) - 6/10 (15) \r\n(VHS / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio / very bad image) \r\nIDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN  (Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy/France 1982) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / 2nd) \r\nZABRISKIE POINT (Michelangelo Antonioni, USA 1970) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / incomplete, damaged print / 3rd) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n21. 01. 08: \r\nIMITATION OF LIFE (Douglas Sirk, USA 1959) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(DVD / Original English version / 3rd) \r\nDIE DRESSIERTE FRAU (Ernst Hofbauer, West Germany 1972) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(Betamax / Original German, edited and incomplete version / very bad image) \r\nGOOD BOYS (Yair Hochner, Israel 2005) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with English subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n22. 01. 08: \r\nSHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS (Aldo Lado, Italy/West Germany/Czech Republic 1971) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version - O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n23. 01. 08:  \r\nBLOOD AND BLACK LACE (Mario Bava, Italy/Spain/West Germany 1964)- 8/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version / 2nd) \r\nFRIDAY THE 13TH (Sean S. Cunningham, USA 1980) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles / 3rd) \r\nHARALD REINL - KINO OHNE PROBLEME (--, West Germany 1985) - 5/10 (14) \r\n(Betamax / Original German version) \r\nIT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (Frank Capra, USA 1934) - 9/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n25. 01. 08: \r\nTHE WRONG MAN (Alfred Hitchcock, USA 1956) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles / 2nd) \r\nINFERNO  (Dario Argento, Italy 1980) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / 3rd) \r\nTHE PASSENGER  (Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy/Spain/France 1975) - No Rating \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n26.  01. 08: \r\nDIARY OF THE DEAD  (George A. Romero, USA/Canada 2007) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with French subtitles) \r\nALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE  (Jonathan Levine, USA 2006) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with French subtitles) \r\nTHE AWFUL DOCTOR ORLOFF  (Jesus Franco, Spain 1962) - No Rating \r\n(35mm / French dubbed Version / wrong aspect ratio / totally out of focus) \r\nTHE CREMATOR  (Juraj Herz, Czech Republic 1968) - No Rating \r\n(35mm / Original Czech version with French subtitles / wrong aspect ratio / totally out of focus) \r\nFEAR X (Nicolas Winding Refn, Denmark/UK/Canada/Brazil 2003) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with French subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n27. 01. 08: \r\nTHE BR ø KEN  (Sean Ellis, UK/France 2006) - 3/10 (9) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with French subtitles) \r\nTHE END OF THE LINE (Maurice Devereaux, Canada 2006) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with French subtitles) \r\nROGUE  (Greg McLean, Australia/USA 2007) - 6/10 (15) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with French subtitles) \r\nSHROOMS  (Paddy Breathnach, Ireland 2006) - 6/10 (16) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with French subtitles / extremely loud sound) \r\nTHE MOTHER OF TEARS  (Dario Argento, Italy/USA 2007) - 4/10 (13) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with French subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n28. 01. 08: \r\nTHE BEACH (Danny Boyle, USA 2000)- 6/10 (16) \r\n(TV / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,85 / bad image) \r\nINTO THE WILD  (Sean Penn, USA 2007) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(35 mm / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio / out of focus) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n30. 01. 08 \r\nCUT AND RUN (Ruggero Deodato, USA/Italy 1984) - 6/10 (17) \r\n(DVD / Original English version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n31. 01. 08 \r\nLATE AUTUMN (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan 1960) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version) \r\nBest film(s) of the month (which I\'ve seen for the first time): FEAR X (2003), I AM AFRAID (1977), HOLIDAY (1938); actually, most of the films I rated 24 - 25. \r\nBest rewatch(es) of the month: INFERNO (1980), ZABRISKIE POINT (1970), THE RED DESERT (1964), THE WRONG MAN (1956) \r\nBest Re-discovery of the month: PHENOMENA (1984), SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS (1971) \r\nBest new discovery of the month: THE CREMATOR (1968), DEMONLOVER (2002), IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934), SUMMERTIME KILLER (1973) \r\nBiggest disappointment of the month: THE MOTHER OF TEARS (2007) \r\nWorst film of the month: THE BROKEN (2007) \r\n\r\nI could\'ve mentioned a few more but films like \"Who\'s afraid of Virginia Woolf\" or \"Whatever happened to Baby Jane\" were films which I already intended to watch since quite a long time while, for example, \"It happened one Night\" is one either but I watched it more spontaneously without knowing that it\'s a classic.','e1000cbbb1d291584b8c9ec4b8090c5d',0,'','ZE1PC5jM',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6556,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201992540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Looks once again like an excellent month with lots of masterpieces. I\'m surprised at your high rating of the Ozu. I thought you didn\'t like it as much. What\'s wrong with Fassbinder\'s Despair ?','d035c9632aab124055001bf3890be404',0,'','YeKM6sQw',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6557,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201993080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I thought I told you that I was really intrigued by it, though it didn\'t leave me enthusiastic or something. It was very good, actually. But honestly, I don\'t feel aspirations to watch more Ozu, at least at the moment. The mix of natural humanity and strong, mathematic stylization left a somehow confused and bitter aftertaste. \r\n\r\n\"Despair\" - I felt a bit undecided because I couldn\'t really figure out what Fassbinder was up to with it (it\'s been the first time this happened - Fassbinder always left me self-conscious) - Every thought about the film left a big \"SUGGESTION\" as a trace and overall, the film was too uneven and striking ( - You remember our conversation about striking messages and suggestions yesterday, do you?). I wish that my version would\'ve been the original English one, even though the dubbing was quite good and preserved Dirk Bogarde\'s wonderfully excessive Rogue-Performance.','d4897c37640add7a0cf2addee0f301c6',0,'','LZGyHnd5',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6558,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201993440,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Now that you mention Dirk Bogarde, I have to see it. Somehow I had completely forgotten about this Fassbinder movie. I do recall our interesting conversation yesterday. Too bad we were too tired to carry it on. And I couldn\'t sleep again today. Woke up after 6 hours, and I\'m still feeling dizzy as hell. This will be a very unproductive day.','b6d57035a7b992e86c679b80340c8c6f',0,'','uHe6nJ8w',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6559,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201993680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Why don\'t you come over to Nuremberg? Benjamin and I intend to celebrate Trash Movies (as we do so often) this Night and in our regular programme, we can also offer two nice films, a bavarian B-Movie and a pornographic cartoon. Isn\'t this a nice opportunity to join some other people who also spend their day quite unproductive? \r\n\r\nThink about it, it would do you no harm to fall asleep during a film like \"Creatures from the Abyss\" or something laughable like that. \r\n\r\nDirk Bogarde\'s performance is certainly the best thing \"Despair\" has - he is such an cynical %+@*+!%, unbelievable...','62e3560a6f3167b578782eac7e58db31',0,'','rYEPmTt7',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6560,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201994340,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Oh, I don\'t think I\'ll make it today. I need to finally get some sleep, and I should work on my night-day rhythm. Berlinale is only one week away. Otherwise this would be a great idea. And I always love watching Dirk Bogarde.','b950085768c90d5f198acc16670dd33b',0,'','MAfHLN1K',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6561,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201995180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I can certainly understand that. Too bad - Do you know how long I\'m carrying the certain Jess Franco-DVD with me, just in order to finally please you and Matalo Matango? \r\n\r\nThe Berlinale will be incredible. Little sleep, many films, many caffeine... And dozens of disappointments, I guess. \"Fear X\" knocked me out. I don\'t believe that I will ever feel so intimate, so pure and so pristine in the cinema this year. Somehow, this film lowered my interest in the Berlinale but after all, I can\'t regret it. I\'m just a poor drug addict... \r\n\r\nand I should work on my night-day rhythm. \r\n\r\nHmmm...sounds like a fake.','6af05be0bcf4be19309b6005a0746883',0,'','wq8miaNv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6562,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202020740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Shame about the conditions of The Cremator, one of the best Czech films I\'ve ever seen. Diary of the Dead hasn\'t even been released here, and I\'m told it will be \"limited\". Is it officially out in Germany or did you get privileged access to some special screening?','17c94172bc5465567c3e7c5eb5995530',0,'','U9BRbqVA',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6563,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202021220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The thief who steals my time...','C\'mon, A, how could you pass up the delights of a Bavarian B-movie and a pornographic cartoon?! \r\n\r\nSince R6dw6C loves it so much, I think I should try to find my post on Fear X...','f2aa012787f9138ea9cfffd64bf97911',0,'','Qqu0kBwA',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6564,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202038860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','@ wpqx: \r\n\r\nHaven\'t you noticed the thread I opened for the Festival of Gérardmer? I spend the last weekend there together with two friends - this was my access to \"Diary of the Dead\" (I doubt that it\'ll be released theatrically here - it\'s a little, very \"independent\" film, in no way comparable to the quite costly \"Land of the Dead\") and \"The Cremator\" - that\'s why the latter was shown with French subtitles. We were extremely impressed by it and one of my friends immediately ordered the Second Run-DVD after we returned to Germany, so I\'ll be able to watch it with understandable subtitles very soon (after the Berlinale, I guess). \r\n\r\n@ arsaib: \r\n\r\nI\'d love to read your post on \"Fear X\", did you like it? I think this film requires a personal opening from the viewer which goes a little but significant bit beyond the level that most films ask for - that\'s probably why it is a problem for many to get into it. \r\n\r\nBtw, the bavarian comedy (\"Tödliche Verbindungen\") was quite enjoyable but there were no visitors for the pornographic cartoon though it was \"Once upon a Girl\" (1976) by Don Jurwich, the producer of \"Scooby Doo\" (the animated version) and \"The Flintstones\"!','939179de4b4101f34ebad2ad29bdb3c1',0,'','rTZSe6nH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6565,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202043240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I would have loved to have seen the two films, but fortunately I did manage to get some sleep. Almost 8 hours, and I woke up shortly before 9 in the morning. So my staying home was a success.','8a69d303e8a35f99bd9b7d265893b060',0,'','0ZBhVi5c',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6566,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205377740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','\r\n\r\n01. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nHOTEL CHEVALIER  (Wes Anderson, USA/France 2007) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(35mm, O.V. with German subtitles / wrong aspect ratio of approximately 1:2,10) \r\nTHE DARJEELING LIMITED  (Wes Anderson, USA 2007) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles / wrong aspect ratio of approximately 1:2,10) \r\nTHE DEAD WOMAN OF  BEVERLY HILLS  (Michael Pfleghar, West Germany 1964) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(35mm / Original German version / new print!) \r\nCOME NOW, MY DEAR LITTLE BIRD  (Rolf Thiele, West Germany/Italy 1968) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / Original German version / completely out faded print) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n02. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nTÖDLICHE VERBINDUNGEN  (Markus Kleinhans, Edgar Kraus, Germany 2006) - 7/10 (17) \r\n(35mm / Original [Bavarian] German version) \r\nSEED OF CHUCKY (Don Mancini, USA/UK/Romania/Italy 2004) - 8/10 (19) \r\n(SVCD / German dubbed version / 4th ) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n03. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nTHE MISFITS (John Huston, USA 1961) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,78) \r\nPLANKTON (Massimiliano Cerchi, Italy/USA 1994) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,33) \r\nULZHAN  (Volker Schlöndorff, France/Germany/Kazakhstan 2007) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\nLA ANTENA  (Esteban Sapir, Argentina 2006) - 5/10 (16) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n05.02.08: \r\n\r\nHIMMEL UND HÖLLE / HEAVEN AND HELL (Hans-Christian Schmid, Germany 1994) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(VHS / Original German version / 2nd ) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n08. 02 .08: \r\n\r\nSECRETS BEHIND THE WALL  (Koji Wakamatsu, Japan 1965) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio / out of focus)  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n09. 02. 08. \r\n\r\nI LOVE YOU, I KILL YOU  (Uwe Brandner, West Germany 1971) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(35mm / Original German version / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nGO, GO SECOND TIME VIRGIN  (Koji Wakamatsu, Japan 1969) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio / out of focus) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n10. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nLEO  (Josef Fares, Sweden 2007) - 5/10 (15) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nCHOP SHOP  (Ramin Bahrani, USA 2008) - 6/10 (17) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nNOTHING BUT GHOSTS  (Martin Gypkens, Germany 2007) - 6/10 (16) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nECSTASY OF THE ANGELS  (Koji Wakamatsu, Japan 1972) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n11. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nMAUPRAT  (Jean Epstein, France 1926) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(35mm / French and German intertitles / Live Piano accompaniment / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nMY BROTHER\'S WEDDING  (Charles Burnett, USA/West Germany 1983) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(Digital / Original English Version) \r\nJESUS CHRIST SAVIOUR  (Peter Geyer, Germany 2008) - No Rating \r\n(Digital / O.V. with English subtitles / bad image) \r\nJUST ANYBODY  (Jacques Doillon, France/Belgium 2007) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nMY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS  (Kar-Wai Wong, Hong Kong/France/China 2007) - 6/10 (16) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n12. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nSPARROW  (Johnnie To, Hong Kong 2007) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles) \r\nW.R. - MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM  (Dusan Makavejev, Yugoslavia/USA 1971) - 9/10 (24) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles) \r\nVIRIDIANA  (Luis Buñuel, Mexico/Spain 1961) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with bad English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio / out of focus) \r\nSUSANA  (Luis Buñuel, Mexico 1951) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with bad English subtitles / totally out of focus) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n13. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nNORTH  SEA  IS  DEAD  SEA  (Hark Bohm, West Germany 1976) -  6/10 (17) \r\n(Digital / Original German version / wrong aspect ratio / extremely bad image) \r\nTHE EDGE OF HEAVEN  (Fatih Akin,  Germany /Turkey/Italy 2007) -  10/10 (24) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nDIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID  (Luis Buñuel, France/Italy 1964) -  7/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with bad German subtitles / wrong aspect ratio / out of focus) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n14. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nUNITED RED ARMY  (Koji Wakamatsu, Japan 2007) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles / wrong aspect ratio / out of focus) \r\nOTTO; OR, UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE  (Bruce LaBruce, Germany/Canada 2007) - 9/10(22) \r\n(35mm / Original English version / wrong aspect ratio) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n15. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nRESTLESS  (Amos Kollek, Israel/USA/Canada/France/Germany 2007) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(35mm / Original English Version / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nLOOS ORNAMENTAL  (Heinz Emigholz, Austria/Germany 2007) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / No Dialogue) \r\nDAUGHTER OF DECEIT  (Luis Buñuel, Mexico 1951) - 6/10 (17) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles) \r\nNAZARIN  (Luis Buñuel, Mexico/Spain 1958/59) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with bad English subtitles / out of focus) \r\nHONORABLE CADAVERS  (Francesco Rosi, Italy/France 1975) - No Rating \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio / excellent print) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n16. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nFIRST LOVE  (Kouichi Imaizumi, Japan 2007) - 5/10 (15) \r\n(DVD-Projection  / O.V. with English subtitles / very bad image) \r\nPARUTHI VEERAN  (Ameer Sultan, India 2006) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles / out of focus) \r\nSHIVER  (Isidro Ortiz, Spain 2006) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n17. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nTHE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS  (Robert Florey, USA 1946) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / Original English version) \r\nCRASH  (David Cronenberg, Canada/UK 1996) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German and French subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n18. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nRAMBO  (Sylvester Stallone, USA/Germany 2007) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed, edited version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n19. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nTHERE WILL BE BLOOD  (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA 2007) - 9/10 (-) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nSOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS (Marc Rothemund, Germany 2005) - 2/10 (7) \r\n(TV / Original German Version) \r\nDEATH PROOF (Quentin Tarantino, USA 2007) - 9/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version / Director\'s cut / 4th ) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n22. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nTHE MANSON FAMILY (Jim Van Bebber, USA 1988 - 2004) - 5/10 (16) \r\n(DVD / Original English Version) \r\nTHE  HILLSIDE  STRANGLER (Chuck ---, USA 2003) - 4/10 (13) \r\n(DVD / Original English Version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n23. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nTHE CREMATOR (Juraj Herz, Czech Republic 1968) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with English subtitles) \r\nWARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD  (David Worth, Italy/USA 1983) - 8/10 \r\n(35mm / German dubbed, edited version / bad projection) \r\nBLUE  (Derek Jarman, UK/Japan 1993) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(Digital / German language Version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n24. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nTHE ORPHANAGE  (Juan Antonio Bayona, Spain/Mexico 2007) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version) \r\nLADY WINDERMERE\'S FAN  (Ernst Lubitsch, USA 1925) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / Original Version / Live piano accompaniment / wrong aspect ratio) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n25. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nMAGNOLIA (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA 1999) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n26. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nNAKED YOUTH (Nagisa Oshima, Japan 1960) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(Betamax / German dubbed version / bad sound / wrong aspect ratio of 1:2,10) \r\nMOGAMBO (John Ford, USA 1953) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n28. 02. 08: \r\n\r\nKNIFE IN THE HEAD (Reinhard Hauff, West Germany 1978) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(VHS / Original German Version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,46 / bad image) \r\n* Sorry for the Size but I had it as a Word Document and didn\'t want to mess around too much.','30c289fe9be84622f242971b6cdc1d9e',0,'','7gW3uATM',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6567,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205402280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Glad to see another fan of the Cremator on board.','8c0ec0ab8a47292e138941861314c322',0,'','ohBr4gA2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6568,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205654820,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Besides The Cremator, I\'m also pleased to see Buñuel being considered in such high regard. In its entirety, however, his \"Mexican\" work is relatively uneven. If there\'s a Los olvidados, then there\'s also a Gran Casino; if there\'s a El ángel exterminador, then we also have, by his standards, mediocrities like A Woman Without Love and The Brute. I think Susana is underrated, though, and I\'m glad you liked it.','a4d44c6e964729986caccdb8d784ab07',0,'','zXhKl006',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6569,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205682540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I also think his mexican work is uneven, but consider \"Gran Casino\" (1947) a highlight. I saw it from a pristine print, and it was an incredible experience. One of his films that left me completely satisfied after the screening, and also a personal favorite. Where have you seen it arsaib? I thought it was quite difficult to come by. \r\nDamn, I should finalize my viewing log for February, but I forgot to write down the movies i watched after the Berlinale, and now I can\'t figure them out anymore. \r\n\r\n@R6dw6C \r\nYou forgot to rate Makavejev\'s \"Mysteries of the Organism\".','d1e43f10bde97ef1e618dd75fa2c33b2',0,'','auhLoNpb',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6570,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205698380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Gran Casino is on DVD in the US, and I am also of the opinion that it is somewhat mediocre.','b3b79a81bcc3bd484c156f06efeff781',0,'','DreUYavt',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6571,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205699700,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Guess I\'m all alone on that one. But you\'re in good company, as Bunuel also didn\'t think much of it.','d1af38493f4d02d44a4448dfec4e934f',0,'','s1U7B4Sh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6572,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205719920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','This past fall when I watched every available Bunuel film I was a little disturbed at how uneven his Mexican work was considering after Archibaldo De La Cruz and Los Olvidados I had such grand expectations.','7a1fd38c29f4f6338dfb4394910b3c4b',0,'','DJeVirtZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6573,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205724360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','@ wpqx: \r\n\r\nImagine that: I already was a fan of \"The Cremator\" after I saw it with french subtitles. \r\nI absolutely must see more czech films from that period, there are probably many more unique masterpieces around. \r\n\r\n@ arsaib: \r\n\r\nMy inital fear was that I wouldn\'t like any of Bunuels films, though I enjoyed \"Belle de Jour\" and \"Un Chien Andalou\" before (Don\'t ask me why, I don\'t know). Having A sitting next to me at the screenings of \"Vidiana\" and \"Susana\" helped a lot, I guess. It\'s wonderful if you have an instinctively feeling that your companian feels and thinks about a film the same way and I hardly remember another film we enjoyed both so much as \"Susana\" (usually, I\'m enthusiastic and he is so-so ). It was like a totally surreal combination of Paul Verhoeven, Russ Meyer, Douglas Sirk, Hitchcock and Bunuel\'s own style. And yet, it left a long and stimulating aftertaste, so it wasn\'t just quick amusement. \r\n\r\nLooking forward to see \"Gran Casino\", A\'s description makes it sound delicious.','f7a1aee2f76d4ca7280124cc21e1b63c',0,'','u9ebiR1f',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6574,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205724900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The thief who steals my time...','A wrote: Where have you seen [Gran Casino] arsaib? I thought it was quite difficult to come by. \r\n\r\n\r\nGran Casino was recently released by Lionsgate (U.S.) in a 2-disc set with The Young One, a Mexican-American co-production which isn\'t exactly a masterpiece but I do prefer it to the former. Having said that, I\'d still like to see more of his work on the big-screen. \r\n\r\n\"Damn, I should finalize my viewing log for February, but I forgot to write down the movies i watched after the Berlinale, and now I can\'t figure them out anymore. \" \r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t bode well for the films you watched at the Berlinale. ):','2c55f6d834c3b0cd47de776dba83275e',0,'','wNuLiEVS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6575,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205725140,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The thief who steals my time...','R6dw6C wrote: @ arsaib: \r\n\r\nMy inital fear was that I wouldn\'t like any of Bunuels films, though I enjoyed \"Belle de Jour\" and \"Un Chien Andalou\" before (Don\'t ask me why, I don\'t know). Having A sitting next to me at the screenings of \"Vidiana\" and \"Susana\" helped a lot, I guess. It\'s wonderful if you have an instinctively feeling that your companian feels and thinks about a film the same way and I hardly remember another film we enjoyed both so much as \"Susana\" (usually, I\'m enthusiastic and he is so-so ). It was like a totally surreal combination of Paul Verhoeven, Russ Meyer, Douglas Sirk, Hitchcock and Bunuel\'s own style. And yet, it left a long and stimulating aftertaste, so it wasn\'t just quick amusement. \r\n\r\nVery nice. Would love to read more about your viewing experiences at the fest.','41bb1c350c5e7383598470c7bdf0fc9a',0,'','9abotLlJ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6576,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205725440,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Having said that, I\'d still like to see more of his work on the big-screen. Come over to Nuremberg, they\'re mostly screened with English subtitles. \r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t bode well for the films you watched at the Berlinale. ): Well, it actually seems as there weren\'t too many outstanding films around in general. A and Matalo even left one screening because the film (\"Coupable\") was too terrible. They never did that before as far as I\'m concerned. But a few light were shimmering such as \"Just Anybody\", \"United Red Army\" (this film is for you, arsaib!), \"Otto; or, up with dead People\" and \"Loos Ornamental\". Don\'t get too worried about A\'s comment, after all, he hasn\'t seen a masterpiece last year, though there were plenty around.','d7eaba0e1420d8fe27c8431c2b164239',0,'','tK0Pvgid',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6577,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205728860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','The Cremator is arguably my favorite Czech film but there are certainly some other good ones around. Not to be too self promoting but My Czech Film Fest thread would explain it a lot better than I could just going off of memory.','f680b2f55acc3a3740d983583d03f162',0,'','7jWLZbRm',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6578,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205729400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Your thread already enriched my shopping list, wpqx! I\'m not blind, though I need new glasses. \r\nOh Money, where are you? I\'d love to introduce you to Second Run... \r\n\r\nHave you seen Vera Chytilová\'s masterpiece \"Daisies\"?','919c0fa7ace67aed96dec0616da35f4e',0,'','yX2lJWfm',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6579,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205731080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Yep, quite an interesting film. On a similar zany note is Lemonade Joe which can only be called the oddest Western I\'ve ever seen.','e3c0914991a35dd0b84ef336a0fee0ed',0,'','K4ijg61v',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6580,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205732040,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','On a similar zany note is Lemonade Joe which can only be called the oddest Western I\'ve ever seen. And the German theatrical poster of this film is one of the oddest artworks I\'ve ever seen. So far, that\'s what intrigues me about classic czech cinema: Are there more odd obscurities out there? \r\n\r\nRegarding \"Daisies\", I think that Godard could\'ve been jealous as hell of Vera Chytilová. She managed to achieve everything he tried so hard to achieve these years (I\'d like to figure out what he achieved in any way, beside intellectual misanthropy and self-centered cinematic experiments). \r\n\r\nBut no Godard Discussion here, I\'m still under shock because of your statement - \"Godard is the greatest thing ever happened to the universe\" - or something like that.','0fca550af59a2acfd3f14613143f722f',0,'','ZX5cFL48',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6581,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205733300,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I concur, and this can easily turn into a Godard discussion. Chytilova seems in many ways a direct influence on Makavejev\'s work. When I was hard core watching Czech films I simply watched everything I came across without following any recommendations or reason behind it.','aaffecc44cbbd838438b8b321a94307d',0,'','RwWUedo2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6582,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205781960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Just found that Poster of \"Lemonade Joe\" (the head line says \"The West has never been so wild before!\" ): \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou\'re probably right about the artistic similarities between Chytilová and Makavejev, A was also of the opionion that \"Mysteries of the Organism\" was similar in many ways to \"Daisies\". \r\n\r\nWhen I was hard core watching Czech films I simply watched everything I came across without following any recommendations or reason behind it. \r\nI\'d even say that\'s the best \"technique\" but if your time is limited and you\'re not patient enough, you hardly manage to go on like that (and without a rental store like Facets around the corner - who would by a \"suspect\" film?). Many people avoid reading anything about a film before they watch it - sometimes, it would be great to be like that because clearly specified expectations are rarely advantages.','f6813b8eb37c99197048c445130b71bc',0,'','mPgkcELC',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6583,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205791020,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I never really explored Facets Czech collection, but got most of the films I watched from libraries.','0eac073854653a7085a73b491930bde8',0,'','qFRlDkPS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6584,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205806860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The thief who steals my time...','R6dw6C wrote: Having said that, I\'d still like to see more of his work on the big-screen. Come over to Nuremberg, they\'re mostly screened with English subtitles. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI just might show up one of these days. \r\n\r\nWell, it actually seems as there weren\'t too many outstanding films around in general. A and Matalo even left one screening because the film (\"Coupable\") was too terrible. They never did that before as far as I\'m concerned. But a few light were shimmering such as \"Just Anybody\", \"United Red Army\" (this film is for you, arsaib!), \"Otto; or, up with dead People\" and \"Loos Ornamental\". Don\'t get too worried about A\'s comment, after all, he hasn\'t seen a masterpiece last year, though there were plenty around. \r\n\r\nI\'d certainly like to explore more of Japanese auteur Wakamatsu Kôji.\r\n\r\nAs for the Czechoslovak New Wave films and Chytilová, you may also want to check out Fruit of Paradise and her work in the omnibus Pearls of the Deep. Jires\' Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is of similar vein. And Nemec\'s Diamonds of the Night keeps one foot firmly in the avant-garde (its surrealistic tones and editing patterns will remind you of The Cremator, and some of the action itself of Van Sant\'s Gerry).','6e9fedd7e9056b91ae5e8bc286967c08',0,'','TDzxH3N7',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6585,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205855040,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','I have heard someone else mention Valerie and its one of the few films I still need to check out.','344722b4884a9c2cdd9ea9da59c2f11b',0,'','m3UQVkZa',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6586,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205859000,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','@ wpqx: \r\n\r\nAll right, but if you have libraries around which carry such films, you\'re fortunate nevertheless. We haven\'t got something like that here. Praise yourself lucky! \r\n\r\n@ arsaib. \r\n\r\nI just might show up one of these days. Are you serious?! The smiley isn\'t assuring... \r\n\r\nI\'d certainly like to explore more of Japanese auteur Wakamatsu Kôji. \r\n...who was considered a Trash and Porn Filmmaker almost his entire life but nowadays, he\'s suddenly a political artist * ... That\'s the typical kind of cinematic double standard today. Hopefully, the same people will also discover my admired Dario Argento as the serious auteur he is in my opinion. It doesn\'t seem they already do, though he once was member of the Jury at the Berlinale a few years ago (Roland Emmerich also was...). \r\n\r\nAs for the Czechoslovak New Wave films and Chytilová, you may also want to check out Fruit of Paradise and her work in the omnibus Pearls of the Deep. Jires\' Valerie and Her Week of Wonders is of similar vein. And Nemec\'s Diamonds of the Night keeps one foot firmly in the avant-garde (its surrealistic tones and editing patterns will remind you of The Cremator, and some of the action itself of Van Sant\'s Gerry). \r\nThanks a lot! Your description of \"Diamonds of the Night\" sounds intoxicating... I tracked down a German dubbed VHS-Copy of \"Fruits of Paradise\" but it was in unwatchable shape. I also have heard (and read) tons of intriguing things about \"Valerie and her Week of Wonders\" but as long as I can\'t purchase a subtitled DVD for a human price (the UK and US-DVDs are OOP as far as I know), I can\'t do much more than waiting. Anyway, I\'m out of money and czech cinema will have to wait (but there\'s a VHS of Milos Forman\'s \"Black Peter\" waiting for me ). \r\n\r\n* Very funny - many people (critics...) were enthusiastic about \"United Red Army\" as a great example of political cinema. During the Q&A after the Film, Wakamatsu clearly expressed that he had no political film in mind . The elder films of his that were screened showed political tendencies, though (Especially \"Ecstasy of the Angels\").','21140556681b97f8ff472ab9a26d95d5',0,'','w7sjm06v',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6587,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205900820,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The thief who steals my time...','R6dw6C wrote: That\'s the typical kind of cinematic double standard today. Hopefully, the same people will also discover my admired Dario Argento as the serious auteur he is in my opinion. It doesn\'t seem they already do, though he once was member of the Jury at the Berlinale a few years ago (Roland Emmerich also was...). \r\n\r\nAbsolutely, but not just of today. Look at the respect now granted to the likes of Sam Fuller and Anthony Mann. But we\'re dependent on that (rather large) faction of the critical establishment and of the moviegoing audience who don\'t know what \"art\" is, what an \"auteur\" is. No matter how loudly we shout, our voices will continue to be drown out by theirs because they have the numbers on their side. But as I mentioned to you in another thread, time can do justice to the those who deserve it, especially the so-called \"genre\" filmmakers. Dario will be fine, I have no doubt in my mind (even now, he\'s much better off than many), but that hack you mentioned won\'t be. Speaking of the Berlinale, it pains me to see the Golden Bear, which once went to Alphaville and Love Streams, La notte and The Thin Red Line, being awarded to relatively mediocre, middlebrow films over the last few years. \r\n\r\n\"Thanks a lot! Your description of \"Diamonds of the Night\" sounds intoxicating... I tracked down a German dubbed VHS-Copy of \"Fruits of Paradise\" but it was in unwatchable shape. I also have heard (and read) tons of intriguing things about \"Valerie and her Week of Wonders\" but as long as I can\'t purchase a subtitled DVD for a human price (the UK and US-DVDs are OOP as far as I know), I can\'t do much more than waiting. Anyway, I\'m out of money and czech cinema will have to wait (but there\'s a VHS of Milos Forman\'s \"Black Peter\" waiting for me ).\" \r\n\r\nThat\'s funny because I just watched Forman\'s new film called Goya\'s Ghosts. Not a disaster, but long ways away from his 60\'s efforts.','107a1ec126bfdf21cd0709beda290f6e',0,'','l4xtWB7U',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6588,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1207364940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: The thief who steals my time...','\r\n\r\n01. 03. 08: \r\nCHUNGKING  EXPRESS  (Kar-Wai Wong, Hong Kong 1994) - 7/10 \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English Subtitles) \r\nEAST OF  EDEN  (Elia Kazan, USA 1955) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles / 2nd) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n02. 03. 08:  \r\nTHE CAT O\'NINE TAILS (Dario Argento, Italy/West Germany 1971) - 7/10 (17) \r\n(DVD / English Dubbed Version  / 4th) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n03. 03. 08:  \r\nSLEEPY HOLLOW (Tim Burton, USA/UK 1999) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\nMOUCHETTE (Robert Bresson, France 1967) - 10/10 (24) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with English Subtitles) \r\nTHE EDGE OF HEAVEN  (Fatih Akin,  Germany /Turkey/Italy 2007) - No Rating \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German Subtitles / wrong aspect ratio / 2nd) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n04. 03. 08: \r\nTHE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES (Robert Fuest, UK/USA 1971) - 6/10 (16) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\nAN EYE FOR AN EYE (Steve Carver, USA 1981) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed version) \r\nTRAUMA (Dario Argento, USA 1993) - No Rating \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles / 4th) \r\nWINNETOU AND SHATTERHAND IN THE  VALLEY  OF  DEATH (Harald Reinl, West Germany/Yugoslavia/Italy 1968) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / Original German / dubbed version / 9th) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n08. 03. 08: \r\nANUSCHKA  (Helmut Käutner, Germany 1942) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / Original German Version / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nINFERNO  (Roy Ward Baker, USA 1953) - 7/10 (18) \r\n(35mm / Original English Version / 3 D) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n09. 03. 08: \r\nDEATH IN  VENICE (Luchino Visconti, Italy/France 1971) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio / out of focus) \r\nNO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN  (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, USA 2007) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German Subtitles / excellent projection) \r\nWIR MACHEN MUSIK  (Helmut Käutner, Germany 1942) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / Original German Version / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nOUT OF THE PAST  (Jacques Tourneur, USA 1947) - No Rating \r\n(35mm / O.V. with bad German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n10. 03. 08: \r\nTHE SANDPIPER (Vincente Minnelli, USA 1965) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(VHS / German dubbed version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n11. 03. 08: \r\nTHE CURSE OF THE YELLOW SNAKE (Franz Joseph Gottlieb, West Germany 1962/63) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / Original German Version / 2nd) \r\n\r\n\r\n14. 03. 08: \r\nDEAD MAN  (Jim Jarmusch, USA/Germany/Japan 1994) - 10/10 (25) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German subtitles / out of focus / 2nd) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n15. 03. 08: \r\nLAND WITHOUT BREAD  (Luis Buñuel, Spain 1933) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English Subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nSIMON OF THE DESERT  (Luis Buñuel, Mexico 1965) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English Subtitles) \r\nAN ANDALUSIAN  DOG (Luis Buñuel, France 1928) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / Original version / French intertitles without subtitles / 2nd) \r\nTHE GOLDEN AGE  (Luis Buñuel, France 1930) - 6/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with English subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nSPIDER LILIES (Zero Chou, Taiwan 2007) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(DVD / Cantonese dubbed version with English subtitles) \r\nLAND OF THE DEAD (George A. Romero,  Canada /France/USA 2006) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with bad German Subtitles / 3rd) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n16. 03. 08: \r\nSWEENEY TODD - THE DEMON BARBER OF  FLEET STREET  (Tim Burton, UK/USA 2007) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(Digital / O.V. with German Subtitles - German dubbed version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,66) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n17. 03. 08: \r\nTHE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS (Alfred Vohrer, West Germany/France 1962) - No Rating \r\n(DVD / Original German Version / 4th) \r\nTHE DISCREET CHARME OF THE BOURGEOISIE  (Luis Buñuel, France/Italy/Spain 1972) - 9/10 (24) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German Subtitles / excellent print) \r\nTHE WAVE  (Dennis Gansel, Germany 2007) - 6/10 (18) \r\n(35mm / Original German Version / wrong aspect ratio of approximately 1:2,20) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n18. 03. 08: \r\nLURED (Douglas Sirk, USA 1947) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n19. 03. 08: \r\nTHE DEVILS (Ken Russell, UK 1971) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(VHS / German dubbed Version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,85) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20. 03. 08: \r\nHEAD ON (Fatih Akin,  Germany /Turkey 2003) - 9/10 (24) \r\n(SVCD / Original Geman / Turkish Version with German subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n21. 03. 08: \r\nCAPTAIN KRONOS - VAMPIRE HUNTER (Brian Clemens, UK 1973) - 8/10 (20) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed Version) \r\nTHE CURSE OF THE CRYING WOMAN (Rafael Baledón, Mexico 1961) - 7/10 (17) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with English Subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n22. 03. 08: \r\nINVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION (Elio Petri, Italy 1969) - 10/10 (23) \r\n(VHS / German dubbed Version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,59 / bad image) \r\nPICKPOCKET (Robert Bresson, France 1959) - 9/10 (23) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\nDIE STORY / THE STORY (Eckhart Schmidt, West Germany 1983) - 5/10 (13) \r\n(DVD / Original German Version / wrong aspect ratio of 1:1,72) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n23. 03. 08: \r\nTHE CLOCK (Vincente Minnelli, USA 1944) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(VHS / German dubbed Version) \r\nTRISTANA  (Luis Buñuel, Spain/France/Italy 1970) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed Version) \r\nELECTROMA (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, France/USA 2006) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / Original Version) \r\nCHINGACHGOOK, DIE GROSSE SCHLANGE  (Richard Groschopp, East Germany 1966) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / Original German Version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n25. 03. 08: \r\nLEMORA - A CHILD\'S TALE OF THE SUPERNATURAL (Richard Blackburn, USA 1973) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / Original English Version) \r\n\r\n\r\n27. 03. 08: \r\nBULLET BALLET (Shinya Tsukamoto, Japan 1998) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with English Subtitles) \r\nHAPPY TOGETHER  (Kar-Wai Wong, Hong Kong 1997) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\n2046  (Kar-Wai Wong, Hong Kong/China/France/Germany 2004) - 7/10 (20) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German Subtitles) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n28. 03. 08: \r\nDEMONIA (Lucio Fulci, Italy 1989/90) - 8/10 (21) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed Version) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n29. 03. 08: \r\nKUNG FU MASTER NAMED DRUNK CAT  (Sum Cheung, Hong Kong 1978) - 6/10 (18) \r\n(35mm / German dubbed Version / damaged print) \r\n\r\n\r\n30. 03. 08: \r\n10.000 BC  (Roland Emmerich, USA/New Zealand 2007/08) - 4/10 (11) \r\n(Digital / German dubbed Version / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nTHE PHANTOM OF  LIBERTY  (Luis Buñuel, France/Italy 1974) - 7/10 (19) \r\n(35mm / O.V. with German Subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nTHE WEARY DEATH  (Fritz Lang, Germany 1921) - No Rating \r\n(35mm / Original Version / wrong aspect ratio  / Live Piano Accompaniment) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n31. 03. 08: \r\nNIGHT OF THE HUNTED (Jean Rollin, France 1980) - 9/10 (22) \r\n(DVD / O.V. with German Subtitles / wrong aspect ratio) \r\nQUERELLE (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany/France 1982) - 10/10 (23) \r\n(DVD / German dubbed Version / bad image)','f10048a69e6d00fd8795b900901a14c4',0,'','gaq8Mh4o',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6589,1500,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1207380120,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The thief who steals my time...','Is the Weary Death the same as Der Mutt Todd or Destiny?','2a02e806cdc1a7f66aaff4bbeda9a12b',0,'','slRbcpXv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6590,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155614640,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Best Films of the 70s','Figured we can start up with another decade here. I\'ve tried limiting myself to the 5-star films, although a future runner\'s-up list might be included later.\r\n\r\n1970\r\nHusbands (US - John Cassavetes)\r\nPatton (US - Franklin Schaffner)\r\nGimme Shelter (US - Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin)\r\nCatch-22 (US - Mike Nichols)\r\nHospital (US - Frederick Wiseman)\r\nThe Conformist (France/Italy/West Germany - Bernardo Bertolucci)\r\nLittle Big Man (US - Arthur Penn)\r\nWoodstock (US - Michael Wadleigh)\r\nJoe (US - John G. Avildsen) \r\n\r\n1971\r\nSzerelem aka Love (Hungary - Kroly Makk)\r\nA Clockwork Orange (UK - Stanley Kubrick)\r\nHarold and Maude (US - Hal Ashby)\r\nThe Sorrow and the Pity (West Germany/France/Switzerland - Marcel Ophuls)\r\nMacbeth (UK - Roman Polanski)\r\nPunishment Park (US - Peter Watkins)\r\nJohnny Got His Gun (US - Dalton Trumbo)\r\n\r\n1972\r\nSolaris (USSR - Andrei Tarkovsky)\r\nWhats Up Doc? (US - Peter Bogdanovich)\r\nThe Godfather (US - Francis Ford Coppola)\r\nThe Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (West Germany - Rainer Werner Fassbinder)\r\nConquest of the Planet of the Apes (US - J. Lee Thompson)\r\nLast Tango in Paris (Italy/France - Bernardo Bertolucci)\r\nAguirre the Wrath of God (West Germany/Peru - Werner Herzog)\r\nThe Getaway (US - Sam Peckinpah)\r\nThe Winter Soldier (US - Winterfilm Collective)\r\n\r\n1973\r\nEnter the Dragon (US - Robert Clouse)\r\nThe Exorcist (US - William Friedkin)\r\nThe Long Goodbye (US - Robert Altman)\r\nMean Streets (US - Martin Scorsese)\r\nPaper Moon (US - Peter Bogdanovich)\r\nO Lucky Man! (UK - Lindsay Anderson)\r\nJuvenile Court (US - Frederick Wiseman)\r\nScenes From a Marriage (Sweden - Ingmar Bergman)\r\nThe Mother and the Whore (France - Jean Eustache)\r\n\r\n1974\r\nMonty Python and the Holy Grail (UK - Terry Gilliam/Terry Jones)\r\nThe Godfather Part II (US - Francis Ford Coppola) \r\nChinatown (US - Roman Polanski)\r\nHearts and Minds (US - Peter Davies)\r\nYoung Frankenstein (US - Mel Brooks)\r\nBlazing Saddles (US - Mel Brooks)\r\nThe Phantom of Liberty (France/Italy - Luis Bunuel)\r\nA Woman Under the Influence (US - John Cassavettes)\r\nThe Mirror (USSR - Andrei Tarkovsky)\r\nDistant Thunder (India - Satyajit Ray)\r\nCeline and Julie Go Boating (France - Jacques Rivette)\r\n\r\n1975\r\nNashville (US - Robert Altman)\r\nFalsche Bewegung akaFalse Movement (West Germany - Wim Wenders)\r\nShivers (Canada - David Cronenberg)\r\nXala (Senegal - Ousmane Sembene)\r\nThe Passenger (Italy/Spain - Michelangelo Antonioni)\r\nThe Middleman (India - Satyajit Ray)\r\nNumro Deux (France - Jean-Luc Godard/Anne-Marie Miville)\r\nThe Travelling Players (Greece - Theo Angelopoulos)\r\n\r\n1976\r\nAll the Presidents Men (US - Alan J. Pakula)\r\nHarlan County USA (US - Barbara Kopple)\r\nTaxi Driver (US - Martin Scorsese)\r\nIn the Realm of the Senses (France/Japan - Nagisa Oshima)\r\nNetwork (US - Sydney Lumet)\r\nThe Last Supper (Cuba - Toms Gutirrez Alea)\r\nThe Man Who Fell to Earth (UK - Nicholas Roeg)\r\nRocky (US - John G. Avilsden)\r\nFamily Plot (US - Alfred Hitchcock)\r\nMeat (US - Frederick Wiseman)\r\n\r\n1977\r\nStar Wars (US - George Lucas)\r\nAnnie Hall (US - Woody Allen)\r\nEraserhead (US - David Lynch)\r\nSaturday Night Fever (US - John Badham)\r\nRoots (US - Marvin J. Chomsky, David Greene, Gilbert Moses, John Erman)\r\nHitler, a Film From Germany (West Germany/France/UK - Hans-Jrgen Syberberg)\r\n\r\n1978\r\nDawn of the Dead (US - George A. Romero)\r\nPennies From Heaven (UK - Piers Haggard)\r\nInteriors (US - Woody Allen)\r\nThe Deer Hunter (US - Michael Cimeno)\r\nPerceval (France - Eric Rohmer)\r\n\r\n1979\r\nApocalypse Now (US - Francis Ford Coppola)\r\nMonty Pythons Life of Brian (UK - Terry Jones)\r\nAll That Jazz (US - Bob Fosse)\r\nQuadrophenia (UK - Franc Roddam)\r\nReal Life (US - Albert Brooks)\r\n\r\nThere are definitely a few \"bubbling under\" contenders, notably Autumn Sonata, Halloween, Manhattan, Nosferatu, Alien, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Providence, Carrie, Dog Day Afternoon, Cabaret, and it goes on like this.\r\n\r\nAlthough 1979 might seem underrepresented, two of those films would probably be in my top 20, and Quadrophenia somewhere in my top 50.\r\n\r\n* Edit for Husbands','72dd989e9b460d03b88d53c8a9496f1f',0,'','YGdAosb3',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6591,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155678180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','So, we\'ve started another one... \r\nWas wondering which decade would be next. I was hoping for the 60s, but the 70s have some damn fine films as well. \r\nAs usual, only the \"creme de la creme\" will be listed by me, (with 2 or 3 exceptions...), but as opinions differ, I\'m sure you\'ll be surprised by some choices. The list will be updated regularly. \r\n\"Possible Contenders\" list also follows as usual. \r\n\r\nAnd boy, have I seen little from your list wpqx... Seems like I\'ve missed a lot. \r\n\r\n\r\n1970 \r\nEl Topo The Mole (Alejandro Jodorowsky / Mexico) \r\nFive Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson / USA) \r\nIko shashvi mgalobeli Lived Once a Song-Thrush (Otar Iosseliani / Soviet Union) \r\nPane, vy jste vdova! You Are a Widow, Sir (Václav Vorlícek / Czechoslovakia) \r\nRote Sonne Red Sun (Rudolf Thome / West Germany) \r\nTokyo senso sengo hiwa The Man Who Left His Will on Film (Nagisa Oshima / Japan) \r\nZabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni / USA) \r\n\r\n1971 \r\nA Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick / UK) \r\nBlanche (Walerian Borowczyk / France) \r\nIl Decameron The Decameron (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy, France, West Germany) \r\nMorte a Venezia Death in Venice (Luchino Visconti / Italy) \r\nRdece Klasje Red Wheat (Zivojin Pavlovic / Yugoslavia) \r\nSan duk bei dao New One-Armed Swordsman (Cheh Chang / Hong Kong) \r\nTwo-Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman / USA) \r\n\r\n1972 \r\nDas Unheil Havoc (Peter Fleischmann / West Germany, France) \r\nHändler der vier Jahreszeiten The Merchant of Four Seasons (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany) \r\nJoshuu 701-g: Sasori Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (Shinya Ito / Japan) \r\nSnoopy Come Home (Bill Melendez / USA) \r\nSolyaris Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky / Soviet Union) \r\n\r\n1973 \r\nDeux hommes dans la ville Two Men in Town (José Giovanni / France, Italy) \r\nJoshuu sasori: Kemono-beya Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (Shunya Ito / Japan) \r\nLa maman et la putain The Mother and the !%%++ (Jean Eustache / France) \r\nShurayukihime Lady Snowblood (Toshiya Fujita / Japan) \r\nYek Etefagh sadeh A simple event (Sohreb Shahid Saless / Iran) \r\nYing chun ge zhi Fengbo The Fate of Lee Khan (King Hu / Hong Kong, Taiwan) \r\n\r\n1974 \r\nChinatown (Roman Polanski / USA) \r\nLacombe Lucien (Louis Malle / France, West Germany, Italy) \r\nLes doigts dans la tte Touched in the Head (Jacques Doillon / France) \r\nMes petites amoureuses (Jean Eustache / France) \r\nMilano odia: la polizia non pu sparare Almost Human (Umberto Lenzi / Italy) \r\n\r\n1975 \r\nBarry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick / UK) \r\nDzieje grzechu Story of a Sin (Walerian Borowczyk / Poland) \r\nLa bête The Beast (Walerian Borowczyk / France) \r\nMalá morská víla The little Mermaid (Karel Kachyna / Czechoslovakia) \r\nMeikyu-tan (Shuji Terayama / Japan) \r\nÖrökbefogadás Adoption (Márta Mészáros / Hungary) \r\nProfessione: reporter The Passenger (Michelangelo Antonioni / Italy, France, USA, Spain) \r\nProfondo rosso Deep Red (Dario Argento / Italy) \r\nZerkalo The Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky / Soviet Union) \r\n\r\n1976 \r\n1900 (Bernardo Bertolucci / Italy, France, West Germany) \r\nCra cuervos Raise Ravens (Carlos Saura / Spain) \r\nL\'innocente The Innocent (Luchino Visconti / Italy, France) \r\nMad Dog Morgan (Philippe Mora / Australia) \r\nSal o le 120 giornate di Sodoma Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy) \r\nThe Missouri Breaks (Arthur Penn / USA) \r\nVoskhozhdeniye Ascent (Larisa Shepitko / Soviet Union) \r\n\r\n1977 \r\nFingers (James Toback / USA) \r\nIssunbushi o kijutsu suru kokoromi (Shuji Terayama / Japan) \r\nKage no eiga - nito onna (Shuji Terayama / Japan) \r\nKeshigomu (Shuji Terayama / Japan) \r\nMaldoror no uta (Shuji Terayama / Japan) \r\nShoken-ki (Shuji Terayama / Japan) \r\nSuspiria (Dario Argento / Italy) \r\nThe Rescuers (John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens / USA) \r\nUne sale histoire A Dirty Story (Jean Eustache / France) \r\nZwischen zwei Kriegen Between two Wars (Harun Farocki / West Germany) \r\n\r\n1978 \r\nDawn of the Dead [Dario Argento\'s European Cut] (George A. Romero / USA, Italy) \r\nL`albero degli zoccoli The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Ermanno Olmi / Italy, France) \r\nMaternale Mother and Daughter (Giovanna Gagliardo / Italy) \r\n\r\n1979 \r\nAlien (Ridley Scott / UK) \r\nInferno (Dario Argento / Italy) \r\nLa drôlesse The Hussy (Jacques Doillon / France) \r\nMad Max (George Miller / Australia) \r\nManhattan (Woody Allen / USA) \r\nNacionalna klasa do 785 ccm National Class Category Up to 785 ccm (Goran Markovic / Yugoslavia) \r\nStalker (Andrei Tarkovsky / Soviet Union) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nby country: \r\n\r\nItaly: 12 \r\nJapan: 10 \r\nUSA: 10 \r\nFrance: 9 \r\nSoviet Union: 5 \r\nWest Germany: 4 \r\nUK: 3 \r\nAustralia: 2 \r\nCzechoslovakia: 2 \r\nHong Kong: 2 \r\nYugoslavia: 2 \r\nHungary: 1 \r\nIran: 1 \r\nMexico: 1 \r\nPoland: 1 \r\nSpain: 1 \r\n\r\n______________ \r\n\r\nTotal: 66 \r\n\r\n*some of the more recent additions are Vaclav Vorlicek\'s delightful comedy of manners \"Pane, vy jste vdova!\" ( You Are a Widow, Sir / 1970), and Goan Markovic\'s bitter-sweet \"Nacionalna klasa do 785 ccm\" (National Class Category Up to 785 ccm / 1979), a laconic examnation of Yugoslav society and mentality at the end of the 70s. \r\nBefore that, I included Nagisa Oshima\'s wonderful \"The Man Who Left His Will on Film\" (1970) as well as George Romero\'s fantastic Dawn of the Dead (1978) as edited by Dario Argento, which I recently re-watched at the cinema, and also Argento\'s elusive Inferno (1979). Another revelation was the screening of Shunya Ito\'s marvellous third Sasori film (1973) at our cinema. Pure Magic.','af42f45be1fd0f486eafcd56a9451e30',0,'','FezMsx46',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6592,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155678240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Possible candidates for the list, which I need to see again: \r\n\r\nLittle Big Man (Arthur Penn / USA / 1970) \r\nStrategia del ragno The Spider\'s Stratagem (Bernardo Betrolucci / Italy / 1970) \r\n\r\nBananas (Woody Allen / USA / 1971) \r\n\r\nThe Getaway (Sam Peckinpah / USA / 1972) \r\n\r\nContes immoraux Immoral Tales (Walerian Borowczyk / France / 1974) \r\nThe Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola / USA / 1974) \r\n\r\nLove and Death (Woody Allen / USA / 1975) \r\nMontana Sacra The Holy Mountain (Alejandro Jodorowsky / Mexico, USA) \r\nOne Flew Over the Cuckoo\'s Nest (Milos Forman / USA / 1975) \r\nPastorali Pastorale (Otar Iosseliani / Soviet Union / 1975) \r\nTaxi Driver (Martin Scorsese / USA / 1975) \r\n\r\nBarocco (André Téchiné / France / 1976) \r\nSpokoj The Calm (Krzysztof Kieslowski / Poland / 1976) \r\n\r\nEraserhead (David Lynch / USA / 1977) \r\nOne Way Boogie Woogie (James Benning / USA, Canada / 1977) \r\nStar Wars (George Lucas / USA / 1977) \r\n\r\nDie Ehe der Maria Braun The Marriage of Maria Braun (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany) \r\nHalloween (John Carpenter / USA / 1978) \r\nInvasion of the Body Snatchers (Philip Kaufman / USA / 1978) \r\nWatership Down (Martin Rosen / UK, Canada / 1978) \r\n\r\nApocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola / USA / 1979)','980b30aa7fde9cb6ab2ff883b52cef07',0,'','t9nAbGuM',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6593,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155685620,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Forgot about Little Big Man, also debated putting Fosse\'s Lenny, which is damn close to a 5 star film for me. I was thinking earlier just how damn good an actor Dustin Hoffman is (because of Death of a Salesman actually).','bcd6fdb8fd4b5f272f8a4aea4f11acab',0,'','koJ0f2xe',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6594,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155694200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Haven\'t seen Death of a Salesman, but I agree that Hoffman can be great - I mean not just great, but outstanding, you know what I mean. Last witnessed his talents while catching the ending of Rain Man on TV...\r\nHave you seen The Marathon Man? I\'m really not as well informed, when it comes to american films from the 70s.\r\nNothing by Bob Fosse yet, either.','dac3527561acc50df2beb71787b7256b',0,'','ljfnDHiF',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6595,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155706980,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Yeah I saw and enjoyed Marathon Man, it would be one of my \"bubbling under\" films. Found it a little more captivating than some of Schlessinger\'s other films (particularly the self important Sunday, Bloody Sunday). Speaking of the two, I would still say Midnight Cowboy was his finest hour.\r\n\r\nThe Death of a Salesman was a made for TV stage play directed by Volker Schlondorff (@#%$ the spelling), and he played Willy Lohman, quite well to boot.','5b6dab7cc392d637b61086f34e946083',0,'','iQgBLDpy',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6596,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155763140,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','For a german, Schlondorff poses no problems, but as I was thinking of an american. Oh my god I\'ve heard about this film, and it was also on german TV, but as I don\'t watch dubbed versions if I can avoid it ... I always wanted to see it because of Malkovich. I enjoy watching him when he was younger (e.g. Places in the Heart).\r\nAlso I haven\'t seen anything by Schlesinger, yet. \r\nBut some scenes with Jon Voigt I once caught on TV from Midnight Cowboy were beautiful.\r\nI like Hoffman in American Buffallo, I just recalled. His chemistry with Dennis Franz is amazing. And I like these stage play adaptations were you just observe the actors acting (A Streetcar named Desire, Glengarry Glen Ross,etc.). I simply love watching good actors, even if the film itself isn\'t anything special.','398c14bd1a2cf3c1296afb01e8a855f2',0,'','JR7WLrb6',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6597,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155773580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'jcdavies','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Claire\'s Knee\r\nThe Conformist\r\nThe Sorrow and the Pity\r\nFive Easy Pieces\r\nValerie and her Week of Wonders\r\nLittle Big Man\r\nThe Red Circle\r\nThe Ear\r\n\r\nPakeezah\r\nLove\r\nLe Souffle au Coeur\r\nBlanche\r\nKing Lear\r\nKlute\r\n\r\nAguirre Wrath of God\r\nDeliverance\r\nThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie\r\nCabaret\r\nHome from the Sea\r\n\r\nSpirit of the Beehive\r\nThe Mother and the Whore\r\nThe Wicker Man\r\nThe Day of the Jackal\r\nThe World at War\r\nBadlands\r\nDon\'t Look Now\r\n\r\nCeline and Julie go Boating\r\nAlice in the Cities\r\nChinatown\r\nThe Godfather 2\r\nThe Phantom of Liberty\r\nEdvard Munch\r\n\r\nMirror\r\nThe Passenger\r\nHearts and Minds\r\nBarry Lyndon\r\nPicnic at Hanging Rock\r\n\r\nKings of the Road\r\nThe Outlaw Josey Wales\r\nAi no Corrida\r\nThe Ascent\r\n\r\nSuspiria\r\nUnfinished Piece for Player Piano\r\n\r\nThe Deer Hunter\r\nThe Marriage of Maria Braun\r\nTree of the Wooden Clogs\r\n\r\nStalker\r\nApocalypse Now\r\nManhattan\r\nTale of Tales\r\nThe Life of Brian\r\n\r\nto see: The Travelling Players, Manila in the Claws of Neon, Still Life, Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting...','88c560df4c286a7c75fb5c1545002952',0,'','FiyZpQdC',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6598,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155786780,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Surprised both of you included The Ascent on your list considering its so rarely watched in the US. I liked the film, but I think I\'ve just seen too many WWII films to really be affected by it. I also forgot about The Travelling Players which easily would make my list (behold the powers of editing)','fb7e0d002f5f0532e14e53c78fc8c9a0',0,'','9bdze4KQ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6599,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155787980,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I first saw The Ascent (1976) in a filmclub in Slovenia on the big screen - in fact I only saw the last twenty to ten minutes. And it was one of the most marvellous experiences I have ever had in relation to movies. The close-ups of the executed people\'s faces... I think this will stay with me forever. After that, I had to find a copy of the film to watch the whole of it. My expectations were of course much too high, and I was disappointed after watching the complete movie. Mix these two reactions, and you probably get a more \"objective\" impression. That\'s why I included it, though I\'d like to see it again. \r\n\r\nSpeaking of watching too many WWII films... \r\nSomething similar happened to me years ago when I first saw \"Ivan\'s Childhood\" (1962). I just didn\'t like it because I was \"overfed\" with this period.','d551a006c21aecea0d8c41714eb367ca',0,'','TsMWdujh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6600,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155899580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I had Tale of Tales as being released in 1980, otherwise it could have easily made my list (and will be included whenever we get to the 80s). As far as the Passenger goes, I think its Antonioni\'s best film (which isn\'t too strange considering all the Zabriskie Point fans here).','e46dd8c816fe739d3536d3dde630b909',0,'','SB0v8WV2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6601,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155928740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Ah, \"tale of tales\", a fine film of which I have fond memories - I watched it in the theater. Afterwards I was talking for a while with a UK scholar who had published a new book on Yuri Norstain. Doesn\'t quite make my list, though.\r\nI\'d like to see more films by Norstein. I know there\'s a good DVD out somewhere, but last time I checked it was too expensive. \r\n\r\nI think now that Anasazie is gone I\'m again the only one championing Zabriskie Point around here But there are so many films by Antonioni which I haven\'t seen yet. If he has another like that up the sleeve...','e2e8202e73ce7305b18bb82522140675',0,'','CGm7gAfW',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6602,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155930960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'jcdavies','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Ah yes, well, i only just read today the, ahem, interesting debate on Zabriskie Point on the other thread- would need to see it again, a long time since i did.\r\n\r\nMust take care over the dreaded \"H\" word. Hippos, anyone?','dee7d562bc55d150a64806b1fce2a969',0,'','i2UM0HQL',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6603,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1155946260,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I stand by my potentially inflammatory remarks towards the flower children.','69567f5ad2f81baf4a8406a2148413c8',0,'','n8CvpdUf',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6604,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1156017240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','\r\nCareful, careful, with these h-words one never knows what might happen if one uses them in the wrong context. \r\nBut I guess I should check out the Arthur Penn Movie.\r\nI remember how our class at college reacted when we were shown Hair at school.','3c03725f9f0ecc91c0131479f10660e5',0,'','hKvScHDQ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6605,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1156021560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I loved Hair. If you\'re referring to Penn\'s Alice\'s Restaurant oh boy proceed with caution. I love the Arlo Guthrie album of which it was based, but lame flower children hippy commune crap gallore. Hair I thought was an intriguing film that to me embodied the best of what that generation had to offer, and perhaps this is because the film was made several years after the fact, it gave it a while to look at it through a sober camera eye. Plus the actors in question had enough charm and charisma to pull off being \"free spirits\" rather than just a bunch of loadies saying \"far out\".','e43a643a86277d9f893eeeeae0b27bf7',0,'','bY5TBaJ7',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6606,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1156023300,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Maybe I should watch them both at once. Will keep an eye out for them.','060a14b7d05aa79df8de484f43c578e8',0,'','h9mgfP38',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6607,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1158649200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Watched The Rescuers (John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens / USA) again a couple of days ago, and while it is still one of my favorite cartoons, I\'m not sure if I should be keeping it on the list. Rating dropped to a (still pretty high) 76/100.\r\nHmm, that\'s definitely too low, but some films with similar ratings are sometimes listed by me, if I have the feeling that they could crack the 80s mark with the next viewing. But I suppose this one might even slip a bit further.\r\nWhat do you think, should I keep it until I watch it again (whenever that will be)? Has anyone seen the film?','2704a425678c65e33e4751ee6573779f',0,'','xvSgilcf',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6608,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1158727860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','No I haven\'t seen the film. I forgot Woostock on my list, and its certainly among the most watched films from the 70s for me, although it has been many years.','32bfbe1a4eadc436075267fa04f0631f',0,'','rgMtpoLE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6609,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188350460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Beside the sixties my favorite era in cinema. Unfortunately, I need to see many of the films again I considered as masterpieces two or more years ago, so my list isn\'t nearly complete. And, again, I haven\'t seen many of the \"important\" films of this decade (in this case, the \"importance\" doesn\'t mean much to me - I don\'t care which movies are said to be important). The only thing that really worries me: There are too few asian films... \r\n\r\n1970 \r\n\r\nRote Sonne / Red Sun (Rudolf Thome / West Germany) \r\nThe Last Valley (James Clavell / UK) \r\nDeadlock (Roland Klick / West Germany) \r\nLittle Big Man (Arthur Penn / USA) \r\nZabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni / USA) \r\nEugénie (Jesus Franco / France/Liechtenstein/West Germany) \r\nThe Ballad of Cable Hogue (Sam Peckinpah / USA) \r\nLa Morte risale a ieri sera / Death Occured Last Night (Duccio Tessari / Italy/West Germany) \r\nAtlantis - Ein Sommermärchen / Atlantis (Eckhart Schmidt / West Germany) \r\nDeep End (Jerzy Skolimowsky / West Germany/UK) \r\nMathias Kneissl (Reinhardt Hauff / West Germany) \r\nL\'Uccello dalle piume di cristallo / The bird with the crystal plumage (Dario Argento / Italy/West Germany) \r\nEl Topo / The Mole (Alejandro Jodorowsky / Mexico) \r\nGötter der Pest / Gods of the Plague (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany) \r\nNicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt / It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives (Rosa von Praunheim / West Germany) \r\n\r\n1971 \r\n\r\nFrenzy (Alfred Hitchcock / UK) \r\nConfessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica / Confessions of a Police Commissioner to the District Attorney (Damiano Damiani / Italy) \r\nMax et les ferrailleurs / Max and the scrap merchants (Claude Sautet / France) \r\nA clockwork orange (Stanley Kubrick, UK) \r\nGiù la testa / Duck you, Sucker (Sergio Leone / Italy) \r\nVanishing Point (Richard C. Sarafian / USA) \r\nIch liebe dich, Ich töte dich / I love you, I kill you (Uwe Brandner / West Germany) \r\nW.R. - Misterije Organizma / W.R. - Mysteries of the Organism (Dusan Makavejev, Yugoslavia/West Germany) \r\nGet Carter (Mike Hodges / UK) \r\nThe Devils (Ken Russell / UK) \r\nWhity (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany/Spain) \r\nQuattro mosche di velluto grigio / Four flies on grey velvet (Dario Argento / Italy/France) \r\nThe Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola / USA) \r\nLes Lévres rouges / The red lips (Harry Kmel / Belgium/France/West Germany) \r\n\r\n1972 \r\n\r\nGirolimoni, Il mostro di Roma / Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome (Damiano Damiani / Italy) \r\nCosa avete fatto a Solange? / What have you done to Solange? (Massimo Dallamano / Italy/West Germany) \r\nVampire Circus (Robert Young / UK) \r\nSummertime Killer (Antonioni Isasi-Ismaendi / Italy/Spain/France) \r\nDeliverance (John Boorman / USA) \r\nLisa e il diavolo / Lisa and the devil (Mario Bava / USA/Italy/West Germany) \r\nJunior Bonner (Sam Peckinpah / USA) \r\nIl Tuo vizio una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave / Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (Sergio Martino / Italy) \r\nEolomea (Hermann Zschoche / East Germany) \r\nDie bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant / The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany) \r\nLe charme discret de la Bourgeoisie / The Discreet Charme of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Bunuel / Italy/France) \r\nKronos (Brian Clemens / UK) \r\nThe Last house on the left (Wes Craven / USA) \r\n\r\n1973 \r\n\r\nDon\'t look now (Nicolas Roeg / UK/Italy) \r\nTurks Fruit / Turkish Delight (Paul Verhoeven, Netherlands) \r\nAmarcord (Federico Fellini / Italy/France) \r\nLemora - A Child\'s Tale of the Supernatural (Richard Blackburn / USA) \r\nLa rose de fer / The Rose of Iron (Jean Rollin / France) \r\nMartha (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany) \r\nLa grande bouffe / The grande Bouffe (Marco Ferreri / France/Italy) \r\nThe Wicker Man (Robin Hardy / UK) \r\nBadlands (Terrence Malick / USA) \r\nThemroc (Claude Faraldo / France) \r\nAnita - Ur en Tonarsflickas Dagbok / Anita - Diary of a Nymphomaniac (Torgny Wickman / Sweden) \r\n\r\n1974 \r\n\r\nAlice in den Städten / Alice in the Cities (Wim Wenders / West Germany) \r\nAngst essen Seele auf / Ali: Fear eats the soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany) \r\nLa polizia chiede aiuto / What have they done to your daughters (Massimo Dallamano / Italy) \r\nThriller - En grym film / Thriller - A cruel picture (Bo Arne Vibenius / Sweden) \r\nThe Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola / USA) \r\nThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper / USA) \r\nChinatown (Roman Polanski / USA) \r\nIl profumo della Signora in nero / The Perfume of the Lady in black (Francesco Barilli / Italy) \r\nShurayukihime / Lady Snowblood (Toshiya Fujita / Japan) \r\nTommy (Ken Russel / UK) \r\nBring me the head of Alfredo Garcia (Sam Peckinpah / Mexico/USA) \r\n\r\n1975 \r\n\r\nProfondo Rosso / Deep red (Dario Argento / Italy) \r\nBarry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick / USA/UK) \r\nSalò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma / Salo or the 120 days of Sodom (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy/France) \r\nProfessione: Reporter / The Passenger (Michelangelo Antonioni / Italy/Spain/France) \r\nFaustrecht der Freiheit / Fist-right of Freedom (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany) \r\nMontana Sacra / The Holy Mountain (Alejando Jodorowsky / Mexico/USA) \r\nMorte sospetta di una minorenne / Suspected death of a minor (Sergio Martino / Italy) \r\nThe Man Who Would Be King (John Huston / USA/UK) \r\nSebastiane (Derek Jarman / UK/Italy) \r\nL\'Important c\'est d\'aimer / The most important thing: Love (Andrzej Zulawski / France/West Germany/Italy) \r\nLa Bête / The Beast (Walerian Borowczyk / France) \r\nLina Braake oder Die Interessen der Bank können nicht die Interessen sein, die Lina Braake hat / Lina Braake or the interests of the bank cannot be the interests of Lina Braake (Bernhard Sinkel / West Germany) \r\nJaws (Steven Spielberg / USA) \r\nNuméro deux / Number Two (Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miville / France) \r\n\r\n1976 \r\n\r\nKeoma (Enzo G. Castellari / Italy) \r\nAssault on Precinct 13 (John Carpenter / USA) \r\nCasanova (Federico Fellini / Italy/France) \r\nThe Image (Radley Metzger, USA/France) \r\nNa srebrnym globie / The Silver Globe (Andrzej Zulawski / Poland) \r\nChinesisches Roulette / Chinese Roulette (Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany/France) \r\nLa Casa dalle Finestre che ridono / The House with laughing windows (Pupi Avati / Italy) \r\nTaxi Driver (Martin Scorsese / USA) \r\nLa Marge / The Margin (Walerian Borowczyk / France) \r\nIzbavitelj / The rat savior (Krsto Papic / Yugoslavia) \r\n\r\n1977 \r\n\r\nSuspiria (Dario Argento / Italy/West Germany) \r\nHausu / House (Nobuhiko Obayashi / Japan) \r\nMartin (George A. Romero / USA) \r\nObsession (Brian de Palma / USA) \r\nSpielen wir Liebe / Playing with love (Pier Giuseppe Murgia / West Germany/Italy) \r\nEraserhead (David Lynch / USA) \r\nBehind Convent walls (Walerian Borowczyk / Italy) \r\nIo Ho Paura / I am afraid (Damiano Damiani / Italy) \r\nCross of Iron (Sam Peckinpah / West Germany/UK) \r\n\r\n1978 \r\n\r\nDawn of the dead (George A. Romero / USA/Italy) \r\nThe Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino / USA) \r\nThe Shout (Jerzy Skolimowski / UK) \r\nDie Schweizermacher / The Swissmakers (Rolf Lyssy / Switzerland) \r\nHalloween (John Carpenter / USA) \r\nMesser im Kopf / Knife in the Head (Reinhardt Hauff / West Germany) \r\n\r\n1979 \r\n\r\nTess (Roman Polanski / UK/France) \r\nThe Fog (John Carpenter / USA) \r\nStalker (Andrei Tarkovsky / Russia/West Germany) \r\nCannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato / Italy/Columbia/West Germany) \r\nAlien (Ridley Scott / UK/USA) \r\nDas Ende des Regenbogens / The End of the Rainbow (Uwe Friener / West Germany) \r\nQuadrophenia (Frank Roddam / UK) \r\nIl Mistero di Oberwald / The Mystery of Oberwald (Michelangelo Antonioni / Italy/West Germany) \r\nI... comme Icare / I as in Icarus (Henri Verneuil / France) \r\n\r\nMaybe I should\'ve kicked the italian \"\"\"genre\"\"\"-films out and into a separate list but as they mean the same to me as \"The Passenger\" or \"Stalker\" (for example) I allowed them to stay. \r\n\r\n@ A: \r\n\r\nNow there\'s somebody else who supports \"Zabriskie Point\". Indeed one of the greatest american films ever made (in my opinion, of course...) \r\n\r\n* Just added Damiano Damiani\'s amazingly ambivalent political crime drama \"I am afraid\" and Jerzy Skolimowki\'s \"Teorema\"-like alienation study \"The Shout\".','27f92af1a104d78a91ba9f13b78fc422',0,'','EgJSknya',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6610,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188351660,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Just a little addition: There are several directors I\'m looking forward to explore in the near future, or, to be more exact: to explore their films from this decade.\r\n\r\nDavid Cronenberg (as I love his films from the Eighties and the Nineties, I\'m sure the waiting was worth it)\r\n\r\nIngmar Bergman\r\n\r\nJerzy Skolimowski (right now, I\'m listening to the soundtrack of \"Deep end\" by Can)\r\n\r\nAndrzej Wajda\r\n\r\nAlexander Kluge\r\n\r\nLouis Malle (taped \"Black Moon\" a few weeks ago...)\r\n\r\nKlaus Lemke\r\n\r\nFranois Truffaut (Fortunately, the local library has got a box set with five films by him to offer)\r\n\r\nVittorio and Paolo Taviani\r\n\r\nRobert Altman\r\n\r\nJacques Rivette\r\n\r\nPeter Fleischmann\r\n\r\nFernando Arrabal\r\n\r\nLuchino Visconti','1d8839d8d5f6bb142f055bfb0d78f7c6',0,'','vMe6NBxE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6611,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188360900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I was about to say your list is a little heavy on the horror, but to each his own and you\'ve already stated your case. Some of those films I haven\'t seen in a damn long time, like Vampire Circus. As far as Cronenberg\'s 70s work I would highly recommend Shivers which I still think is his best.','1d0558c9cd9ceca2f34da0fd7387a032',0,'','L2JjdRxa',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6612,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188362940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I even thought the same (too much Horror) but usually I don\'t separate into genres and if - the two most natural and important human emotions are melancholy and - fear. For example, every Hitchcock-Film is pure drama - and most of them are considered as thrillers usually. So part of the \"horror films\" listed are bizarre and surrealistic - \"Vampire Circus\" and \"Hausu\" among others - and the rest are films I like because of their tragedy and headstrong verbalised thoughts - not because I just want to be scared or entertained (this is the duty of the trashy stuff ). \r\n\r\n\"Shivers\" is listed on my \"Must-see-List\" since two years but as it\'s sort of banned (there are two different kinds of ban practised here) in Germany, the DVD is hard to find for a nice price. Hope I will get the chance to buy \"Rabid\" and \"The Brood\" (also banned...) soon.','ad9bcf13c67bf0f05850de0715f4f6dc',0,'','YyuPEzih',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6613,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188365160,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Ironic that The Brood is banned, I actually think its his weakest movie. Marilyn Chambers is pretty good in her \"legitamate\" film debut in Rabid, a good film similar to Shivers but nowhere near as experimental as Behind the Green Door.','92de902d0fce4d0e472b44bc6fca104c',0,'','rAlzEDyT',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6614,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1189807440,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Ah don\'t worry R6dw6C. No one can see them all! \r\nI haven\'t watched half of the films from your list, so there we go. Glad to see the Metzger mentioned. Maybe I will reconsider it for my list (as well as Profondo rosso ). \r\nI also haven\'t seen anything by Cronenberg from the 70s (I think...).','a2e84035f5da7696633922dbb30a0877',0,'','gjQsHYyl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6615,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190014680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Eastern Promises was released here Friday but is playing in only one overpriced and inconveniently located theater for now, so I might wait until next week.','69d9ffdcf46ab003e47d33025eb63129',0,'','rtKTdJxZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6616,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190015220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 70s','It\'s terrific! One of the best films I\'ve seen so far this year.','08c43a928add98c2f25c8029aa689cf7',0,'','4m1ukld9',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6617,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190157600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I\'ll definitely see it. I\'m going to Springfield next week so I\'ll see if its playing down there. Considering I\'m going to see a friend who I saw History of Violence with so keep up the Cronenberg.','755da8d592ebb5618842d41101e7cd17',0,'','8Bz2Dxv0',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6618,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190162880,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I\'m also looking forward to see \"Eastern Promises\" (it will be released here in a few weeks) but I\'ll probably have to content myself with the German dubbed version as there\'s no theatre here in Nuremberg which shows such films in the original language version. \r\n\r\n@ A:\r\n\r\nThe List isn\'t nearly complete. Maybe I should\'ve added \"Mes petites amoureuses\" (I rated it only 7/10 but it impressed me a lot as I considered a few days ago) and I forgot Robin Hardys breathtaking \"The Wicker Man\". And, as a new addition, Harry Kmels amazing example of the so-called \"magic realism\", \"Les Lvres rouges\" (1971). Now I really NEED to get Kmel\'s other films, especially \"Malpertuis\", \"Monsieur Hawarden\" and \"Paradise Lost\". And Jean Rollins sweet fairy tale \"Lvres du sang\" would be also worth it. \r\n\r\nYou definitely have too few German films on your list! Beside that, I was surprised how often my list is corresponding to yours and the others. Luckily, my taste isn\'t lost yet. \r\n\r\nBtw., has anyone seen anything by Stephanie Rothman? There will be a little hommage at this year\'s Vienna Film Festival and what I read about her films sounded extremely intriguing.','e63970255f82495892f1ecade7b32c8c',0,'','s5HvuNgJ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6619,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190170740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I\'m glad you are beginning to like the Eustache film more and more. Believe me, the DVD we saw was really not that good (I remember the pristine copy at the cinema, which clearly revealed Nestor Almendros\' cinematography as magical - I have to get that Days of Heaven Criterion DVD ). \r\nI was thinking about Mes petites amoureuses myself recently, and I discvovered the new Jean Eustache Cinema in his home-town Pessac. Guess what the front of the building looks like: Jean Eustache Cinma\r\n\r\nAnd I simply can\'t resist posting this little gem I found on google. Hopefully I\'ll dream I have this poster hanging in my bedroom tonight  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou are right, I have too few German films listed, but that\'s because I\'ve seen so little from that era. But maybe I should list some of Herzog\'s stuff. Next time I see them, I\'ll think about it. \r\n\r\nHope you have some of Kumel at home. I haven\'t seen anything, yet. And I can\'t help you on Stephanie Rothman. Never heard of her before.','85a58b3de75f8ee520070df3666cec58',0,'','9MBrmAa8',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6620,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190337600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','A few German films did pop up on my list, but basically limited to the \"major\" directors from the period, at least the major ones who\'ve gotten distribution here in the US. Alexander Kluge is still horribly underseen around here, and we\'ve already discussed the Straub/Hulliet problems. I have found quite a few great Herzog films from this time, and was enormously impressed with The Great Ecstasy of the Sculptor Steiner. At least in Herzog\'s case his films can be found relatively easy here.','2660a9a644df979e8761d10b574d7b9e',0,'','AZEVYrKU',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6621,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190355480,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 70s','It\'s a gem, indeed. I wonder if it can be ordered online.','abc66a592de568ffdf616e96a36e751f',0,'','VaQmesiy',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6622,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190471760,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I guess that\'s wishful thinking But if it should be possible, I have to be first in line \r\n\r\n@wpqx\r\nThe Great Ecstasy of the Sculptor Steiner was the film I rate the highest of all Herzog stuff I\'ve seen so far','99aac2adffefa1370b517a5f58b8634e',0,'','h1b5eUwH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6623,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190692080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Matalo Matango','Re: Best Films of the 70s','More than a half year since posting a \'best of 2006\'-list here on the board, this \'best films of the 70s\'-thread seems to be a good place for me to re-join this forum and, by the way, introduce myself as a friend of A and R6dw6C. \r\n\r\nWith the 70s probably being my favorite movie decade, my list grew bigger and bigger, and at one point I had to stop with adding more and more films to the list. Nonetheless, I decided to also include a few movies to my list that may appear as guilty pleasures (like \"Blindman\" or \"Battle of the Godfathers\") because I simply wanted to chose the films I love the most, which are not always necessarily the ones I consider to be the best.\r\n\r\nAs my list will show, there are two main reasons for me to love the 70s as a movie decade: first, the american films of the New Hollywood period with its drifters and loners, strangers and searchers, its road movies and late westerns, its melancholy and desillusion. And secondly, the italian genre cinema with its beautiful cinematography, incredible soundtracks, haunting atmospheres and fascinating psychological or social issues.\r\n\r\nEnough talked, here\'s my list:\r\n\r\n1970\r\n\r\nDeadlock (West Germany Roland Klick)\r\nDeep End (UK/West Germany - Jerzy Skolimowski)\r\nEl Topo / The Mole (Mexico Alejandro Jodorowsky)\r\nL\'Aveu / The Confession (France/Italy - Constantin Costa-Gavras)\r\nLittle Big Man (USA Arthur Penn)\r\nLo strano vizio della Signora Wardh / The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (Italy/Spain - Sergio Martino)\r\nL\'uccello dalle piume di cristallo / The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Italy/West Germany - Dario Argento)\r\nMtalo! / Kill him! (Italy/Spain - Cesare Canevari)\r\nRote Sonne / Red Sun (West Germany Rudolf Thome)\r\nViva la muerte / Long Live Death (France/Tunisia - Fernando Arrabal)\r\nZabriskie Point (USA Michelangelo Antonioni)\r\n\r\n1971\r\n\r\nA Clockwork Orange (UK - Stanley Kubrick)\r\nBlindman (Italy/USA - Ferdinando Baldi)\r\nConfessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica / Confessions of a Police Captain (Italy - Damiano Damiani)\r\nDirty Harry (USA - Don Siegel)\r\nGet Carter (UK - Mike Hodges)\r\nGi la testa / Duck, You Sucker (Italy - Sergio Leone)\r\nHarold and Maude (USA - Hal Ashby)\r\nJohnny Got His Gun (USA - Dalton Trumbo)\r\nKlute (USA - Alan J. Pakula)\r\nLes lvres rouges / Daughters of Darkness (Belgium/France/West Germany - Harry Kmel)\r\nMcCabe & Mrs. Miller (USA - Robert Altman)\r\nPunishment Park (USA - Peter Watkins)\r\nShin du bei dao / New One-Armed Swordsman (Hong Kong - Chang Cheh)\r\nStraw Dogs (UK/USA Sam Peckinpah)\r\nThe Devils (UK - Ken Russell)\r\nThe Hired Hand (USA - Peter Fonda)\r\nThe Last Picture Show (USA - Peter Bogdanovich)\r\nTwo-Lane Blacktop (USA - Monte Hellman)\r\nUna lucertola con la pelle di donna / A Lizard in a Woman\'s Skin (Italy/France/Spain - Lucio Fulci)\r\nUna farfalla con le ali insanguinate / The Bloodstained Butterfly (Italy - Duccio Tessari)\r\nVanishing Point (USA - Richard C. Sarafian)\r\n\r\n1972\r\n\r\nAguirre, der Zorn Gottes / Aguirre, Wrath of God (West Germany - Werner Herzog)\r\nBehind the Green Door (USA - Artie Mitchell, Jim Mitchell)\r\nCosa avete fatto a Solange? / What have they done to Solange? (Italy/West Germany - Massimo Dallamano)\r\nDeliverance (USA - John Boorman)\r\nDie Schlssel (East Germany - Egon Gnther)\r\nFat City (USA - John Huston)\r\nJeremiah Johnson (USA - Sidney Pollack)\r\nJoshuu sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-b / Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (Japan - Shunya Ito)\r\nLa mala ordina / Manhunt (Italy/West Germany - Fernando Di Leo)\r\nLe charme discret de la bourgeoisie / The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Spain/France/Italy - Luis Bunuel)\r\nLisa e il diavolo / Lisa and the Devil (Italy/West Germany/Spain - Mario Bava)\r\nSolyaris / Solaris (Soviet Union - Andrei Tarkovsky)\r\nThe Getaway (USA - Sam Peckinpah)\r\nThe Godfather (USA - Francis Ford Coppola)\r\nUltimo tango a Parigi / Last Tango in Paris (France/Italy - Bernardo Bertolucci)\r\nViskningar och rop / Cries and Whispers (Sweden - Ingmar Bergman)\r\nWhat\'s Up, Doc? (USA - Peter Bogdanovich)\r\n\r\n1973\r\n\r\nAmerican Graffiti (USA - George Lucas)\r\nBadlands (USA - Terrence Malick)\r\nBreezy (USA - Clint Eastwood)\r\nDon\'t Look Now (UK/Italy - Nicolas Roeg)\r\nLa grande bouffe / The Grande Bouffe (France/Italy - Marco Ferreri)\r\nLa polizia incrimina la legge assolve / High Crime (Italy/Spain - Enzo G. Castellari)\r\nLa rose de fer / Rose of Iron (France - Jean Rollin)\r\nPaper Moon (USA - Peter Bogdanovich)\r\nPat Garrett and Billy the Kid (USA - Sam Peckinpah)\r\nRevolver (Italy/France/West Germany - Sergio Sollima)\r\nShurayukihime / Lady Snowblood (Japan - Toshiya Fujita)\r\nSisters (USA - Brian De Palma)\r\nThe Holy Mountain (Mexico/USA - Alejandro Jodorowsky)\r\nThe Wicker Man (UK - Robin Hardy)\r\nTurks fruit / Turkish Delight (Netherlands - Paul Verhoeven)\r\nZinksrge fr die Goldjungen / Battle of the Godfathers (West Germany/Italy - Jrgen Roland)\r\n\r\n1974\r\n\r\nAlice in den Stdten / Alice in the Cities (West Germany - Wim Wenders)\r\nAngst essen Seele auf / Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (West Germany - Rainer Werner Fassbinder)\r\nBring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia (Mexico/USA - Sam Peckinpah)\r\nChinatown (USA - Roman Polanski)\r\nDeath Wish (USA - Michael Winner)\r\nIl profumo della Signora in nero / The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Italy - Francesco Barilli)\r\nLa polizia chiede aiuto / What have they done to your Daughters? (Italy - Massimo Dallamano)\r\nMes petites amoureuses (France - Jean Eustache)\r\nThe Conversation (USA - Francis Ford Coppola)\r\nThe Godfather: Part II (USA - Francis Ford Coppola)\r\nThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (USA - Tobe Hooper)\r\nThriller - En grym film / Thriller - A Cruel Picture (Sweden - Bo Arne Vibenius)\r\nThunderbolt and Lightfoot (USA - Michael Cimino)\r\n\r\n1975\r\n\r\nBarry Lyndon (USA - Stanley Kubrick)\r\nDog Day Afternoon (USA - Sidney Lumet)\r\nDu bi quan wang da po xue di zi / Master of the Flying Guillotine (Taiwan - Wang Yu)\r\nLa Bte / The Beast (France - Walerian Borowczyk)\r\nL\'important c\'est d\'aimer / That Most Important Thing: Love (France/Italy/West Germany - Andrzej Zulawski)\r\nMorte sospetta di una minorenne / Suspected Death of a Minor (Italy - Sergio Martino)\r\nNight Moves (USA - Arthur Penn)\r\nPeur sur la ville / Fear over the City (France/Italy - Henri Verneuil)\r\nPicnic at Hanging Rock (Australia - Peter Weir)\r\nProfessione: reporter / The Passenger (Italy/Spain/France - Michelangelo Antonioni)\r\nProfondo rosso / Deep Red (Italy - Dario Argento)\r\nShivers (Canada - David Cronenberg)\r\nSwitchblade Sisters (USA - Jack Hill)\r\n\r\n1976\r\n\r\nAi no corrida / In the Realm of the Senses (Japan/France - Nagisa Oshima)\r\nAssault on Precinct 13 (USA - John Carpenter)\r\nKeoma (Italy - Enzo G. Castellari)\r\nLa casa dalle finestre che ridono / The House with Laughing Windows (Italy - Pupi Avati)\r\nNetwork (USA - Sidney Lumet)\r\nTaxi Driver (USA - Martin Scorsese)\r\nThe Image (USA - Radley Metzger)\r\nThe Opening of Misty Beethoven (USA - Radley Metzger)\r\nThe Outlaw Josey Wales (USA - Clint Eastwood)\r\n\r\n1977\r\n\r\nAnnie Hall (USA - Woody Allen)\r\nAutostop rosso sangue / Hitch-Hike (Italy - Pasquale Festa Campanile)\r\nEraserhead (USA - David Lynch)\r\nFingers (USA - James Toback)\r\nMartin (USA - George A. Romero)\r\nObsession (USA - Brian De Palma)\r\nOpening Night (USA - John Cassavetes)\r\nSette note in nero / Seven Notes in Black (Italy - Lucio Fulci)\r\nSoldaat van Oranje / Soldier of Orange (Netherlands/Belgium - Paul Verhoeven)\r\nSuspiria (Italy/West Germany - Dario Argento)\r\n\r\n1978\r\n\r\nBig Wednesday (USA - John Milius)\r\nDawn of the Dead (USA/Italy - George A. Romero)\r\nHalloween (USA - John Carpenter)\r\nShao Lin san shi liu fang / The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Hong Kong - Chia-Liang Liu)\r\nThe Deer Hunter (USA - Michael Cimino)\r\nThe Medusa Touch (France/UK - Jack Gold)\r\n\r\n1979\r\n\r\nAlien (UK/USA - Ridley Scott)\r\nApocalypse Now (USA - Francis Ford Coppola)\r\nBeing There (USA - Hal Ashby)\r\nFukush suruwa wareniari / Vengeance Is Mine (Japan - Shohei Imamura)\r\nMad Max (Australia - George Miller)\r\nManhattan (USA - Woody Allen)\r\nStalker (Soviet Union - Andrei Tarkovsky)\r\nThe Warriors (USA - Walter Hill)\r\n\r\n.','e1a983656f5fa7b9094ebcf9245bd534',0,'','CHX9y7Fl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6624,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190700480,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Glad to see someone else here appreciates Johnny Got His Gun, which made me realize I forgot to add it to my list, a mistake that has just been corrected.\r\n\r\nOh and welcome back.','ca35e908cf76375b78ccf561fa28ac2a',0,'','0pQ7HAjs',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6625,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190727000,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Matalo Matango','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Glad to see you added it to your list. I was heavily impressed by \"Johnny Got His Gun\", easily one of the best and most harrowing films about war and its consequences for the individual that I\'ve ever seen.','70c1bbf3181ec4c501f827160d0b5899',0,'','PzqpZh9X',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6626,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190766540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Certainly agreed, I just never remembered to add it to my list.','284bdb4ddb9f6843ac487a02f5eaf6af',0,'','d5MBwh37',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6627,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190790480,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Nice list, Matalo Matango. Pleasantly surprised to see Fat City and Fingers making the cut. Looks like I need to delve into Italian genre cinema even further.','31a5011583a6b12ee17ba45d6611a92c',0,'','86gTepRF',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6628,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190863920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','It does seem to be the order of the day around here. I\'m still yet to see Fingers and I just worry my expectations have gotten too high for it.','bbe5167a788139636fbdbe92e503548c',0,'','u9lgyBqG',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6629,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190867880,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','When I first saw it as a teenager (cropped, edited and synchronised version!) it immediately became one of my Top ten favorite films. But I guess this had more to do with my identification with Keitel\'s troubled protagonist. Luckily I have a more stable personality now, or at least I hope so \r\n\r\nThe film IS very good, but some rewatches have convinced me that it\'s not quite the masterpiece I once thought it to be. Still a must see, though, and one of the best debut pictures in my book. \r\n\r\nI think you\'ll like it very much, very New Hollywood, and Godard said it\'s one of his favorite films \r\n\r\nI can recommend the Region 1 DVD which has some nice extras.','4fec326ec3458ad8ab965872e2b4691a',0,'','upW65Dgh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6630,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190868780,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Don\'t worry about the axpansiveness of your list. If these are all your favorites, it\'s a good sign \r\n\r\nWe started these threads to see what our members opinions of the very best films are. Of course this means that you should definitely limit yourself, but it completely depends on your concept of best/favorite. My own idea of a favorite film has changed this year significantly, so I\'ve expanded the focus of my original list to not only include films I rated higher than 75 or 80, but also my personal favorites I don\'t rate as highly. I think you have similar criterias, so as long as you don\'t include every film you enjoyed it\'s alright. And anyway, you can keep changing your list over time, if you reasses a film after a rewatch.\r\n\r\nSo you finally watched Deep End? One Skolimowski I haven\'t seen yet. Was it as great as expected? I\'m still hoping a DVD will be released in the future. And I\'m glad your appreciation of the Eustache is growing, as well as seeing the two Tarkovsky\'s  \r\n\r\nI was worried that Offret had scared you off for a while Have you watched Solaris together with R6dw6C, and which of the two do you like more (my guess is Stalker). Anyway we need to talk more when I get back next week.\r\n\r\nI\'ve also expanded my own 70s list a bit to include more favorites. But I guess I\'ll have to rewatch a lot of the films yet another time with my new criteria. And your list also tells me I\'ve seen far too little films from the 70s','98c0bce74bfb2ef96a9d96e2f6c78915',0,'','ZC4BLik6',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6631,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190874180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 70s','The commentary track on Fingers\' R1 is certainly a bonus.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Skolimowski, he\'s wonderful in Eastern Promises, and so is everyone else.','d3ad19ced91ed4347adf3516232753e1',0,'','kRe67pbH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6632,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190963280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Ok, now I HAVE to see it','75902b095cd40e84004ad691f765476c',0,'','wfc7BrC8',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6633,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190968740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','I tried to see it yesterday, but my directionally challenged friend couldn\'t find the theater, and since it was four hours away from my home I had no idea.','6c9908cdf73c529b173f4ba9158c5c5e',0,'','nZH0LSzK',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6634,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1191306600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Watched Castellari\'s wonderful Keoma (1976) last week, and though it didn\'t make it into my \"best\" list from the 70s it is an impressive movie. I especially enjoyed some of its technical aspects, like the slow 180 degree pan and the perfectly integrated flashbacks of his childhood (especially his riding on a horse with his father in slo-mo!). The only \"problem\" was the irritating music with the fe/male singer and the lyrics. This film was shot in English, btw. It\'s great to listen to Franco Nero\'s Italian accent','2c12ee634e8663254431fb9a6a611694',0,'','mWUrj1Hs',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6635,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1191310740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Matalo Matango','Re: Best Films of the 70s','@ arsaib4\r\nThanks. Yes, especially Fat City seems to be sadly underrated and rather little known, even among fans of John Huston. And the exploration of italian genre cinema is well worth the experience. Beside the maestros Mario Bava and Dario Argento I would recommend films like What have they done to your Daughters? or Hitch-Hike for a start into lesser known territories.\r\n\r\n@ A\r\nYes, your new idea of best/favorite seems to be much closer to mine than your former concept was. And don\'t worry, I didn\'t include every film I enjoyed, if I had so, there probably would be quite a few hundered films more of this glorious decade on my list. \r\nBut possibly I nevertheless kick out a few films soon.\r\n\r\nYeah, Deep End was great, though your expectations might be higher than mine were as I hadn\'t seen anything by Skolimowski before. But this one definitively made me curious about his other works. At the moment he seems to prepare an adaptation of Susan Sontags \"In America\" with Isabelle Huppert and Helen Mirren - sounds very promising.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime we\'ve already discussed the two Tarkovskys personally (I was very impressed by both of them rather equally), and yes, there\'s definitively a lot to discover in cinema of the 70s and I will also continue my explorations. \r\n\r\nAnd don\'t say anything against the perhaps a bit strange, but wonderful music in Keoma.','53bcdd293e72c6a285ec5f17134b69d7',0,'','tFbK3wRN',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6636,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1191372840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 70s','A/wpqx: I hope you guys do get to Eastern Promises. I think it\'s as lean and taut as A History of Violence; every moment in the film is accounted for.\r\n\r\nM.M.: I couldn\'t agree more regarding Fat City. It\'s been underrated for a long time. I suggested it to wpqx a while back, who\'s a Huston fan for sure, but I don\'t believe he was as enthusiastic about it. May need to write about the film in order to have him reconsider it. \r\n\r\nWill definitely pay attention to your and R6dw6C\'s list(s) for Italian films. And that Skolimowski project sounds promising indeed!','f434e776d45494156f20fece585c61ce',0,'','qxZP7h1M',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6637,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1191375180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','It looks like I\'m waiting for the new Skolimowski for ages already... Hope the original cast (with also Hopper, Huppert and Jennifer Jason Leigh! ) will materialize. As long as it doesn\'t take as long as the new Carax  \r\n\r\nI need more Cronenberg, and after my re-watch of The Maltese Falcon I might become a huuuge John Huston fan when i lay my hands on more of his work. Too bad I missed the retrospective of his work in the Slovenian Cinematheque (which also included Fat City).\r\n\r\nAnd R6dw6C has also promised to talk with me personally because of my Keoma remarks','30ba29b985b48f1faa2f1e4d98eb280f',0,'','gc4p0u6N',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6638,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1191392640,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Finally, I got time to response Matalos great list which on one hand surprisingly often accords to my own (do we speak italian? ) but on the other reminded me that I\'ve seen far too few films of the New Hollywood movement. Fortunately, I now know who to ask for help. \r\n\r\nA few of the films listed surprised me a lot, especially titles like Fulcis \"Sette note in nero\", \"Klute\", \"Hitch-hike\" (!!!) or Cassavetes\' \"Opening night\" (which I really need to see) but overall, the list confirms your excellent taste! Hope you will share \"Deep end\" with A and me soon as we are both dying to see it since a long time...\r\nIt would be a real pity if Skolimowski won\'\'t find producers who are willing to finance \"America\" but it seems rather dark as the whole project is said to be in pre-production for such a long time now without anything happening.\r\n\r\nAfter A, you and me included \"Red sun\" on our lists, some of the others could be interested in Thome\'s masterpiece now, I hope. \r\n\r\n@ arsaib:\r\n\r\n\"Eastern Promises\" will probably be the last (hopefully) masterpiece I will see in the theaters 2007 as the german release date has been postphoned to December the 27th two weeks ago. It\'s so great to watch Cronenberg forming his complex vision further and further since 30 years now without getting soft, pleasing and too \"mainstreamy\". Still, I\'ve seen too few of his films but I would already consider him as one of the most interesting and headstrong american directors working today.\r\n\r\n@ A:\r\n\r\nWe\'ll have time to discuss \"Keoma\" together with Matalo on our ride to Karlsruhe, I guess. And your shocking post on Leones \"Once upon a time in the west\"! Btw, we should rewatch John Hustons wonderful \"The man who would be King\" and \"African Queen\" together as I noticed how much I liked every Huston I saw in the past and we possibly could have a little, rare consensus about him. \r\n\r\n@ wpqx and A:\r\n\r\nGuess I have to watch \"Fat City\" now, even if it is one of Godard\'s favourites.','c17ad09e168461f7a7c33156c0692d51',0,'','GvbaBKHc',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6639,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1191469560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Matalo Matango','Re: Best Films of the 70s','@ arsaib4\r\nWould be great if you could write about Fat City, the film definitely deserves more attention. I\'d like to write about it myself, but my english isn\'t good enough for a detailed review and it\'s two or three years since I\'ve seen the film.\r\n\r\n@ A & R6dw6C\r\nYeah, watching some Huston stuff together seems to be a good idea as I also liked nearly every film of him I saw very much (except the rather weak Prizzi\'s Honor). I considered The Man Who Would Be King (it\'s a long time since I\'ve seen it) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean for my 70s list, and liked African Queen and The Unforgiven, but my favorites are The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Maltese Falcon and The Asphalt Jungle. And, of course, Fat City, which lead us to this little discussion.\r\n\r\n@ R6dw6C\r\nYes, our lists often correspond to each other, especially the italian part of them \r\nWhy did Klute and Hitch-Hike surprise you? Have you seen them? I think you would like both very much, but maybe I\'m wrong.\r\nAnd you should definitely watch more New Hollywood, I consider it one of the most interesting and fascinating periods in american (and world) cinema and could imagine that you would agree on that if you see more films of it.','979a5377300291bb770dade887d9e89c',0,'','CwHQX5Fo',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6640,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1191552360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','It seems we all have a few peculiar Huston favorites, I was a big fan of Heaven Knows Mr. Allison and Night of the Iguana. I didn\'t dislike Fat City it just wasn\'t on the same level as those other films. I had a similar feeling of disappointment with The Dead.','ad84e4fe2d608bb143f26afbb8a1f6d5',0,'','Pbdt98m3',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6641,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1191890520,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 70s','Thanks for the encouragement, M.M. It\'s been a couple of years since I\'ve seen Fat City myself. The film, which primarily received positive reviews upon its release, deserves to be properly written about and I\'ll attempt to do so in the near future.','13653a00cdf9d50a58342d4241684f8d',0,'','CcKDtBzV',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6642,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193120340,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','If you could A I\'d appreciate some comments on the Oshima film, I\'m yet to see it, but am endlessly fascinated by this period of his work.','60f2f741b03a6627397468eded33936a',0,'','cfm9qPMH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6643,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193156580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 70s','The Oshima film was a real surprise, but also a challenge to view, and I find it difficult to write much about it. You probably know the plot - if one can call it that - where a young man kills himself and one of his fellow political activists and filmmakers takes his camera and tries to find the hidden meaning of the last images the dead boy had recorded. The film is very experimental, because it plays with your perception of time, as well as space. Scenes that had already appeared are repeated, and have a different meaning each time they are reintroduced. The spaces in which the characters move around also often possess an inherent duality. Some of the footage Oshima shot appears realistic (I even had the feeling of a \"documentary\" touch - maybe because aof the use of amateur actors), some is very stylised. Oftentimes you don\'t know if you are watching what the characters in the film have shot, if you are watching them shooting footage right now, or if it is merely the \"normal\" gaze of Oshima\'s cameraman. Many traits from Haneke\'s Cach (2005) are already here, and the famous opening shot, with the voices of Auteuil and Binoche, is in my opinion not merely inspired by Oshima, but a direct - if very good - copy. The film also manages to pull off the rare achievement of being very sensual and intellectually stimulating at the same time. The off-beat, conceptual soundtrack adds to this experience, when it switches from psychedelic rock-inspired segments to stripped-down experimental sounscapes. Much of my experience of the film might have also had to do with the fact that the print I saw was of pristine quality and looked absolutely ravishing. It wasn\'t like watching a restoration rather than watching a completely new print of a film from 1970. You can imagine my excitement. Don\'t know what else to write at the moment. \"The Man who left his will on film\" is in my opinion not only one of the defining works of the 60s and 70s new wave movements around the world, but a crowning achievement in the history of film. It speaks of general politics in a personal way that never discards one aspect because of the other and manages to be both intimate and universal in a self-conscious and reflective way I have rarely witnessed in a movie, especially not at that time. It was as if Jean-Luc Godard and Hirokazu Kore\'eda had decided to make a movie together.','5219bd37a8da07abe950ee795fc2fd00',0,'','lXobkLSe',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6644,1501,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212204780,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 70s','A wrote: \r\n\r\n*some of the more recent additions are Nagisa Oshima\'s wonderful \"The Man Who Left His Will on Film\" (1970) as well as George Romero\'s fantastic Dawn of the Dead (1978) as edited by Dario Argento, which I recently re-watched at the cinema, and also Argento\'s elusive Inferno (1979). Another revelation was the screening of Shunya Ito\'s marvellous third Sasori film (1973) at our cinema. Pure Magic. \r\n\r\n\r\nI thought Inferno was \'80, but close enough I suppose. I haven\'t seen that Oshima film and it\'s not particularly easy to come by, although I do think there is an import DVD available somewhere. I\'m not sure what I\'ve seen lately that I would add to my list, but it\'s been a slow quarter for movie watching.','f320aaf6f7c4abe44aacdc469afc47a0',0,'','Mt6gj3Lb',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6645,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1170459600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Film Journal','I decided once and for all to keep a journal of the films I watch, what day, and ratings. I\'ve had loose and rambling sort of listings, but I\'ve been good so far, and every month I\'ll add to this thread. So here goes January.\r\n\r\n1/1\r\nVan Gogh (1991) - 10/10\r\nThe Chelsea Girls (1966) - 8/10\r\nThe Savage Innocents (1959) - 8/10\r\n\r\n1/2\r\nBlissfully Yours (2002) - 6/10\r\nBattle in Heaven (2006) - 6/10\r\nMysterious Skin (2005) - 9/10\r\n\r\n1/3\r\nThe Little Prince (1974) - 5/10\r\n\r\n1/4\r\nMy Darling Clementine (1946) - 10/10\r\nDrole de Drame (1937) - 7/10\r\n\r\n1/5\r\nBrute Force (1947) - 8/10\r\nThe Curse of the Golden Flower (2005) - 10/10\r\n\r\n1/6\r\nRaw Deal (1948) - 7/10\r\n\r\n1/7\r\nThe Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2004) - 8/10\r\n\r\n1/8\r\nOut of the Past (1947) - 10/10\r\n4 (2006) - 8/10\r\nThe Narrow Margin (1952) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n1/9\r\nLenfant (2005) - 8/10\r\nThe Cremator (1968) - 10/10\r\n\r\n1/10\r\nThe Fog (1979) - 8/10\r\nThe Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) - 9/10 \r\nThe Big Knife (1955) - 9/10\r\n\r\n1/11\r\nDetective (1984) - 6/10\r\n\r\n1/12\r\nThe Color of Paradise (1999) - 8/10\r\nBuffalo Bill and the Indians or Sitting Bulls History Lesson (1976) - 9/10\r\n\r\n1/13\r\nBlack God, White Devil (1966) - 9/10\r\n\r\n1/15\r\nSatyricon (1969) - 8/10\r\n\r\n1/16\r\nLondon Can Take It (1940) - 5/10\r\nWords For Battle (1940) - 5/10\r\nListen to Britain (1942) - 6/10\r\nI Was a Fireman/Fires Were Started (1943) -7/10\r\nA Diary for Timothy (1945) - 9/10\r\nFamily Portrait (1951)- 6/10\r\nMyra Hess Plays Beethoven (19?)- 4/10\r\nGabrielle (2005) - 7/10\r\n\r\n1/17\r\nLoves Labors Lost (2000) - 10/10\r\nAlibi (1929) - 9/10\r\n\r\n1/19\r\nFlirtation Walk (1934) - 4/10\r\nOne Night of Love (1934) - 6/10\r\nRuggles of Red Cap (1935) - 10/10\r\n\r\n1/20\r\nThe Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) - 5/10\r\n\r\n1/22\r\nLes Miserable (1935) - 9/10\r\nPans Labyrinth (2006) - 9/10\r\nChildren of Men (2006) - 10/10\r\n\r\n1/23\r\nCleopatra (1934) - 5/10\r\nThe Criminal Code (1931) - 7/10\r\n\r\n1/24\r\nSmilin Through (1933) - 2/10\r\nArrowsmith (1932) - 5/10\r\n\r\n1/25\r\nLittle Birds (2006) - 8/10\r\nImitation of Life (1934) - 5/10\r\n\r\n1/27\r\nAnthony Adverse (1936) - 5/10\r\nRomeo and Juliet (1936) - 6/10\r\nBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 1975 (2005)- 10/10\r\n\r\n1/28\r\nInland Empire (2006) - 10/10\r\nAll This and Heaven Too (1940) - 7/10\r\nBlossoms in the Dust (1941) - 8/10\r\n\r\n1/29\r\nHow the West Was Won (1962) - 7/10\r\nRiver of No Return (1954) - 9/10\r\nSayonara (1957) - 6/10\r\n\r\n1/30\r\nAuntie Mame (1958) - 8/10\r\n\r\n1/31\r\nPerhaps Love (2004) - 9/10\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions on these films, by all means feel free to ask away. I\'m too lazy to list years and directors and countries and such, but will if you need to know. Again I have a somewhat easy rating system, but my ratings are as follows:\r\n0-2 horribly awful\r\n3-4 bad\r\n5-6 average or ok\r\n7 slightly better than average\r\n8 - good\r\n9 - very good\r\n10 - masterpiece','546004de2bc6e13ec835c4e662d7724b',0,'','AaYhqfUb',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6646,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1170460980,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','Hah, finally someone has joined me in my quest. \r\nI may also point you to THIS website and contest.','8154e2bdc88570a640008bb73d1fb662',0,'','alkrB6GW',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6647,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1170853740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','I\'m glad that you went through with this thread. Hopefully you\'ll be able to find the time to update it every month.','8c59f98e207287fc00fabeb7e8a9d651',0,'','SiYyGnAK',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6648,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1172794380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','Here\'s the month of February, hard time even remembering some of these films, particularly the short films. Slowed down a little near the end, but hopefully I\'ll be able to do some more damage this month, after all I have a couple extra days.\r\n2/2\r\nThe More the Merrier (1943) - 9/10 \r\nMadame Curie (1943) - 8/10\r\nThe Rose Tattoo (1955) - 6/10\r\n\r\n2/3\r\nThe Arrangement (1969) - 8/10\r\nIn the Border States (1910) - 6/10\r\nThe House With Closed Shutters (1910) - 8/10\r\nThe Fugitive (1910) - 6/10\r\nHis Trust (1910) - 7/10\r\n\r\n2/4\r\nHis Trust Fulfilled (1910) - 7/10 \r\nThe Battle (1911) - 7/10\r\nSwords and Hearts (1911) - 6/10\r\nLove Me Tonight (1932)- 10/10\r\n\r\n2/5\r\nTwelve Oclock High (1949) - 10/10\r\nThe Country Girl (1954) - 6/10\r\nDecision Before Dawn (1951) - 5/10\r\n\r\n2/7\r\nDisraeli (1929) - 5/10\r\nTrader Horn (1931) - 6/10\r\nFive Star Final (1932) - 10/10\r\nCats Dont Dance (1997) - 6/10\r\nA Farewell to Arms (1932) - 9/10 \r\nViva Villa! (1934) - 7/10\r\n\r\n2/8\r\nThe Barrets of Wimpole Street (1934) - 4/10\r\nNaughty Marietta (1935) - 7/10\r\n\r\n2/9\r\nThree Smart Girls (1936) - 7/10\r\nHope and Glory (1987) - 9/10\r\nDreams (1955) - 6/10\r\n\r\n2/10\r\nAugustine of Hippo (1972) - 7/10\r\n\r\n2/11 \r\nNicholas and Alexandra (1971)- 2/10\r\nLove is a Many Splendored Thing (1955) - 7/10\r\nAngel Face (1952) - 9/10\r\n\r\n2/12\r\nBitter Victory (1958) - 8/10\r\nThe Emigrants (1971)- 6/10\r\nThe Immortal Story (1969) - 9/10\r\nDodsworth (1936) - 9/10\r\nHold Back the Dawn (1941) - 10/10\r\n\r\n2/13\r\nMin and Bill (1930) - 3/10\r\nMorning Glory (1933) - 5/10\r\nDangerous (1935) - 7/10\r\nNone But the Lonely Heart (1944) - 9/10 \r\nCyrano de Bergerac (1950) - 8/10\r\n\r\n2/14\r\nCabaret (1972) - 9/10\r\n\r\n2/15\r\nDames (1934) - 9/10\r\nMeshes in the Afternoon (1943) - 10/10\r\nFireworks (1947)- 10/10\r\nScience Friction (1969) - 8/10\r\n10 Second Film (?) - 8/10\r\nPermian Strata (?) - 6/10 \r\nOffon (1959) - 6/10\r\nWoman In the Moon (1929) - 8/10\r\nLiliom (1934) - 8/10\r\n\r\n2/16\r\nHangmen Also Die (1943) - 8/10\r\nScarlet Street (1945) - 9/10\r\nHouse by the River (1949) - 6/10\r\nOn the Sunny Side (1933) - 6/10\r\nStrike (1947) - 8/10\r\n\r\n2/17\r\nIl Postino (1994) - 5/10\r\n\r\n2/18\r\nSuch is Life (1926) - 8/10\r\nThe Kreutzer Sonata (1929) - 6/10\r\nFlags of Our Fathers (2006) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n2/19\r\nAwakenings (1990) - 6/10\r\n\r\n2/20\r\nThe Love Parade (1929) - 9/10\r\n\r\n2/21\r\nLagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) - 8/10 \r\nFaithless Marijka (1935) - 5/10\r\nThe Distant Journey (1949)- 6/10\r\n\r\n2/23\r\nThe Bandwagon (1953) - 10/10\r\n\r\n2/24\r\nEyes of Children (1923) - 5/10\r\nA Soldiers Story (1984) - 9/10\r\n\r\n2/25\r\nThe Green Pastures (1936) - 9/10\r\nRufus Jones for President (1933) - 1/10\r\n\r\n2/26\r\nPrimary (1960) - 6/10\r\nCareful (1992) - 7/10\r\nWaiting for Twilight (1997) - 8/10\r\n\r\n2/27\r\nYolanda and the Thief (1945) - 9/10 \r\nSpanglish (2004) - 6/10\r\n\r\n2/28\r\nThe Commitments (1991) - 7/10','e402188b04d58883e4df1db5664e523b',0,'','w76vrNq2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6649,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1172896800,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','I think that you should consider adding the films\' world premier year, just like you do in your reviews. That\'ll be helpful to the members and guests of this site.','1f2c2b113f0d499983c6045b3e892cc6',0,'','VvBfYk4u',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6650,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1172900100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','Thanks!','38f5c24717fedaa404babb0c4710152e',0,'','mP9Uc0uT',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6651,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1175631360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','3/01\r\nEternal Love (1929) - 5/10\r\n\r\n3/02\r\nOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) - 3/10\r\nLucrezia Borgia (1935) - 9/10\r\nAu Secours (1923) - 10/10\r\nLa Folie du Docteur Tube (1916) - 8/10\r\n\r\n3/03\r\nBaby Doll (1956) - 8/10\r\n\r\n3/04\r\nBlue Velvet (1986) - 10/10\r\n\r\n3/05\r\nHeaven Can Wait (1978) - 8/10\r\n\r\n3/06\r\nFat City (1972) - 7/10\r\n\r\n3/09\r\nFaster Pussycat Kill! Kill! (1966) - 6/10\r\nLeolo (1993) - 6/10\r\n\r\n3/11\r\n300 (2007) - 2/10\r\nEast Side Story (1997) - 6/10\r\nNo Direction Home (2005) - 10/10\r\nKids (1995) - 10/10\r\n\r\n3/12\r\nThe Ring (1927) - 6/10\r\nLetters From Iwo Jima (2006) 10/10\r\nThe Manxman (1929) - 3/10\r\nIn the Year of the Pig (1968) - 7/10\r\nPrince of Tides (1991) - 8/10\r\nThe Diary of Anne Frank (1959) - 1/10 \r\n\r\n3/13\r\nThe Towering Inferno (1974) - 6/10\r\nBabel (2006) - 7/10\r\nAn Affair to Remember (1957) - 6/10\r\n\r\n3/14\r\nCat Ballou (1965) - 6/10\r\n\r\n3/15\r\nA Game With Stones\r\nEt cetera\r\nPunch and Judy\r\nThe Flat\r\nPicnic with Weissmann\r\nA Quiet Week in the House\r\nThe Fall of the House of Usher\r\nDimensions of Dialogue \r\nDown to the Cellar\r\nThe Pendulum, the Pit and the Hope\r\nMeat Love\r\nFlora\r\nThe Death of Stalinism in Bohemia \r\nFood \r\nThe Barefoot Contessa (1954) - 8/10\r\nThe Man From Laramie (1955) - 10/10\r\nLove in the Afternoon (1957) - 8/10\r\n\r\n3/16\r\nContraband (1940) - 6/10\r\nHalf Nelson (2006) - 6/10\r\nMarie Antoinette (2006) - 6/10\r\n\r\n3/18\r\nSalesman (1968) - 7/10\r\nWanda (1970) - 9/10\r\nTropical Malady (2004) - 8/10 \r\nWinter Soldier (1972) - 10/10\r\n\r\n3/20\r\nBad Lieutenant (1992) - 10/10\r\n\r\n3/21\r\nPower of Kangwon Province (1998) - 7/10\r\n\r\n3/22\r\nNight and Fog in Japan (1960) - 8/10\r\nCity of the Living Dead (1980) - 7/10\r\n\r\n3/23\r\nMy Best Girl (1927) - 5/10\r\n\r\n3/24\r\nCutters Way (1981) - 8/10\r\n\r\n3/25\r\nZombie (1979) - 5/10\r\nPeter Pan (1953) - 7/10\r\n\r\n3/26\r\nLessons of Darkness (1992) - 9/10\r\n3-Iron (2004) - 10/10\r\nZigeunerweisen (1980) - ?\r\n\r\n3/27\r\nThe Emperors Naked Army Marches On (1987) - 9/10\r\nThe Coward (1965) - 6/10\r\nIntimate Stories (2002) - 6/10\r\n\r\n3/28\r\nBeau Travail (1999) - 8/10\r\nExtreme Private Eros Love Song 1974 (1974) - 7/10\r\nThe Devil, Probably (1977) - 6/10\r\n\r\n3/29\r\nDays of Heaven (1978) - 9/10\r\nFlaming Creatures (1963) - 10/10\r\nThe House is Black (1962) - 9/10\r\nThe School That Was Blown Away (1996) - 5/10\r\nQajar Dynasty (1993) - 5/10\r\nGlen or Glenda? (1953) - 10/10\r\nSpirit of the Beehive (1973) - 9/10\r\n\r\n3/30\r\nMother and Son (1997) - 8/10\r\nDays of Being Wild (1991) - 7/10\r\nFather and Son (2004) - 7/10\r\nCop Au Vin (1984) - 8/10\r\nConspirators of Pleasure (1996) - 8/10\r\n\r\nred = Jan Svankmajer shorts \r\nBest film of the month = Glen or Glenda?\r\nWorst film of the month = The Diary of Anne Frank\r\n\r\nNo that isn\'t backwards, I loved Glen or Glenda and @#%$ the Diary of Anne Frank.','4cce222db40f91888a09c13433c03d15',0,'','Q3MYvK4r',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6652,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1175633220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'trevor826','Re: Film Journal','Great idea wpqx, good to see all your ratings, I have no idea how you make the time for so many films but all power to you.\r\n\r\nBest film of the month = Glen or Glenda?\r\n\r\nClassic! made my day.\r\n\r\nCheers Trev.','05573ce1256b81e62057fb05d5381cad',0,'','THoRpcrJ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6653,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1175831100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','I\'m still \"collecting\" some Ed Wood films (currently four) to make a Director\'s Week on him in the future.\r\nI have only seen Plan 9 from outer Space six or seven years ago and I wasn\'t impressed. But it\'s nowhere near the \"worst film ever\" \r\nI\'d love it if you could write some notes on Glen or Glenda? and maybe open a thread on Edward D. Wood, Jr.! \r\n\r\nWhy didn\'t you rate the Svankmajer shorts? I was hoping you would join me in the Rate the Director thread.','a612a73608b53d9ab837beaced1841d2',0,'','juHAZXaY',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6654,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1175836440,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','The problem with them is I watched them all in a marathon, so I had a hard time differentiating most of them, which is what happened the first time I went through my two disc set of Griffith shorts. Also look around, I did do a proper lengthy review of Glen or Glenda? If you can do a director\'s week for him, I\'ll certainly try and get a hold of some films to contribute, as my first taste of Wood was more than enough to get me to watch some more from him.','a9c32f048ae6105eae10ce67a4868c85',0,'','a402lDTe',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6655,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1175890020,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','Sorry, I am sooo behind what\'s going on at our boards that I didn\'t see it before you mentioned it here. I\'m glad you wrote something, though I have to put off reading it for the moment.\r\n\r\nI know how it is to watch too many short films, and I have decided some time ago to not watch more than five or six in a row if I can avoid it. Just because they are short it doesn\'t mean they don\'t have as much to say as feature films, and after watching a dozen shorts in a row my sytem has usually already collapsed. For me every film is a film worth contemplating and devoting your time to, and it doesn\'t matter if the running time is one minute or ten hours. Lumiere and Brakhage have made as important stuff as any director out there.','606c56fd1f8ab294d94c5c4274e8d670',0,'','jdTSUiH4',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6656,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1176072540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','But you are really watching an incredible amount of films wpqx. Now that you list them, it is more than I would have expected. Kudos to you fo managing all that!','9e94c9f2e5cb33ac32eb357f71447f15',0,'','npLdhuJz',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6657,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1176072840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'justindeimen','Re: Film Journal','I\'ve averaged a movie a day last year, I\'m trying for 2 a day now. Mostly those after the 1970s, mostly the fault of my video store and library.\r\n\r\nHave also started keeping a journal, but only as of 2007 so it\'s a shame I\'d forgetten plenty of titles I\'ve previously watched.','86aa9fac1ab0b700189c003222b3849f',0,'','bsjGJSyc',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6658,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1176074460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','I\'ve been doing similar lists since 1998, but only brought them to perfection (at least I believe this to be true at this point) about a year ago. Right now I should be regularly updating seven lists with every new film I see. But I have a lot of work to catch up with... \r\nNot having internet access at home for more than six months really keeps you from doing much.','8bd69d47fb10578c8031e83449c05f7e',0,'','WpCwL7zM',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6659,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1178575140,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','Much slower month, partially because of school, but mainly because of baseball starting.\r\n\r\n4/03\r\nJLG/JLG (1995) - 6/10\r\n\r\n4/4\r\nKings Row (1942) - 9/10\r\n\r\n4/5\r\nFor Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) - 8/10\r\n\r\n4/6\r\nSomersault (2005) - 7/10\r\nIm Going Home (2001) - 6/10\r\n\r\n4/8\r\nGrindhouse (2007) - 10/10\r\n\r\n4/11\r\nTriple Agent (2004) - 6/10\r\n\r\n4/12\r\nLa Petite Jerusalem (2006) - 7/10\r\n\r\n4/15\r\nVanishing Point (1971) - 9/10\r\n\r\n4/16\r\nBush Mama (1975) - 6/10\r\nSweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song (1971) - 7/10 \r\nTruck Turner (1974) - 8/10\r\n\r\n4/17\r\nJust Another Girl on the IRT (1993) - 8/10 \r\nFoxy Brown (1974) - 6/10\r\n\r\n4/18\r\nShermans March (1986) - 9/10\r\nCat People (1942) - 6/10\r\n\r\n4/19\r\nCooley High (1974) - 8/10\r\n\r\n4/26\r\nThe Thing From Another World (1951) - 10/10 \r\nTongues Untied (1989) - 7/10\r\n\r\n4/29\r\nEraserhead (1977) - 10/10\r\n\r\n4/30\r\nDo the Right Thing (1989) - 10/10\r\n\r\nBest film of the month - The Thing From Another World \r\nWorst film of the month - Cat People','8ff6541960cfb217eabfbb0b5f8fba4f',0,'','UraQNEyA',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6660,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1178676420,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','I was under the impression that you had a few issues with Grindhouse, in particular the Tarantino segment.','ab8a471ec15d7f88ccb6eb8bd34dd2e6',0,'','7glEqaJj',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6661,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1178676600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','I rated it as an overall experience, the trailers, feel, although it bogs down during the Tarantino segment, I still feel as a complete picture it is tremendous. I debated rating the two films seperately, but where would I figure the mock trailers in?','86e62bc0cea4e86bf753203dbd2b2a66',0,'','LulEzbJd',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6662,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1180938780,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','5/01\r\nJohnny Got His Gun (1971) - 10/10\r\nDo the Right Thing (1989) - 10/10\r\n\r\n5/03\r\nDaughters of the Dust (1992) - 3/10\r\n\r\n5/07\r\nThe Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973) - 9/10\r\nEves Bayou (1997) - 6/10\r\n25th Hour (2002) - 10/10\r\n\r\n5/08\r\nEijanaika (1981) - 8/10\r\nBeing There (1979) - 8/10\r\n\r\n5/10\r\nThe Tenant (1976) - 10/10\r\n\r\n5/11\r\nThe Robe (1953) - 6/10\r\nThree Brothers (1981) - 8/10\r\n\r\n5/13\r\nSpider Man 3 (2007) - 9/10\r\nBlood Diamond (2006) - 2/10\r\n\r\n5/14\r\nWhen the Levees Broke (2006) - 8/10\r\n\r\n5/15\r\nShes Gotta Have It (1986) - 9/10\r\n\r\n5/17\r\nThe Celebration (1998) - 8/10\r\n\r\n5/19\r\nAmerican History X (1998) - 7/10\r\n\r\n5/21\r\nCrooklyn (1994) - 5/10\r\nClockers (1995) - 10/10\r\n\r\n5/22\r\nIf I Had a Million (1932) - 8/10\r\n\r\n5/24\r\nLAmour Fou (1968) - 8/10\r\n\r\n5/25\r\nTo Sleep With Anger (1990) - 8/10\r\n\r\n5/27\r\nSpring in a Small Town (1948) - 7/10 \r\nOut 1 (1971) - 9/10\r\n\r\n5/28\r\nThe Idiots (1998) - 8/10\r\n\r\n5/29\r\nHollywood Shuffle (1987) - 10/10\r\nOutskirts (1933) - 7/10\r\nThe Girl With the Hatbox (1927) - 6/10\r\n\r\n5/31\r\nCannibal Campout (1988) - 1/10\r\nReturn of the Living Dead (1986) - 10/10\r\nDawn of the Dead - European Version (1978) - 10/10\r\nStarman (1983) - 6/10\r\n\r\nBest film of the month - Johnny Got His Gun\r\nWorst film of the month - Cannibal Campout (although Blood Diamond is certainly close)','05ac799e4a2b8981ebae5f9c9e25c132',0,'','26zEsJH8',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6663,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1181031240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','Now, are you in love with the whole Spidey franchise or is it just the latest installment which you like as much as Out 1?','411e209951b3d885176b0010102c5910',0,'','WAcDZ3xY',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6664,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1181038920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','I was a fan of the second Spidey film as well, and was massively disappointed with the first. I think part of my enjoyment of the last two films was that my expectations for them were drastically lowered. Had this Spider Man film left out the Sandman subplot I probably would have given it a 10/10, I just felt it stuffed too much in there, and had something of a Batman sequel feel to it at parts.\r\n\r\nOut 1 was a difficult experience, and I\'m not going to say it was the greatest thing ever just because it was 12 hours. I am going to say repeatedly that I was honored to have an opportunity to see it in theaters, and some moments of it were truly profound, but I felt that somehow it lacked a really devastating conclusion, which could have tied everything together splendidly.','78f18b1e04880e938971efc03d7d324e',0,'','5P1Y7sUZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6665,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185526740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','6/4\r\nEuropa/Zentropa (1991) - 8/10\r\n\r\n6/5\r\nThe Dead (1987) - 7/10\r\n\r\n6/6\r\nWhite Dog (1982) - 9/10\r\n\r\n6/07\r\nNightmare in Chicago (1962) - 8/10\r\nKing Solomons Mines (1950) - 5/10\r\nWake Island (1942) - 6/10\r\n\r\n6/08\r\nTrue Heart Susie (1919) - 8/10\r\nRocky Road (1913) - 6/10\r\n\r\n6/10\r\nReservoir Dogs (1992) - 10/10\r\n\r\n6/11\r\nMutiny on the Bounty (1962) - 2/10\r\n\r\n6/12\r\nEuropa 51 (1952) - 9/10\r\nTwo Lane Blacktop (1971) - 8/10\r\n\r\n6/13\r\nWilson (1944) - 7/10\r\n\r\n6/14\r\nJackie Brown (1997) - 10/10\r\n\r\n6/18\r\nAll My Countrymen (1968) - 8/10\r\nPlastic People of the Universe (2000) - 7/10\r\nWonderful Years That Sucked (1997) - 10/10\r\nTokyo Twilight (1957) - 10/10\r\n\r\n6/19\r\nScarface (1932) - 10/10\r\n\r\n6/21\r\nAn Autumn Afternoon (1962) - 7/10\r\nBecky Sharp (1935) - 8/10\r\nThe Story of Marie and Julien (2003) - 8/10\r\n\r\n6/22\r\nLate Autumn (1961) - 8/10\r\n\r\n6/23\r\nPunishment Park (1971) - 10/10\r\n\r\n6/24\r\nThe Brown Bunny (2004) - 7/10\r\nEscape From New York (1981) - 10/10\r\nMajor League (1989) - 10/10\r\n\r\n6/25\r\nHow I Won the War (1967) - 8/10\r\nThe Lovers (1958) - 6/10\r\nCrime and Punishment (1935) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n6/26\r\nThe Idiot (1951) - 9/10\r\nCoquette (1929) - 4/10\r\n\r\n6/27\r\nManhunter (1986) - 8/10\r\n\r\n6/28\r\nMiami Vice (2006) - 9/10\r\n\r\n6/30\r\nA Dedicated Life (1995) - 6/10\r\nHarvest (1937) - 7/10\r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Major League \r\nWorst Film of the Month - Mutiny on the Bounty','e9f797d76b1aa8df94117093395e3a19',0,'','nj4C7sVB',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6666,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188903240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','7/1\r\nTime of the Wolf (2003) - 7/10\r\n\r\n7/2\r\nBrando (2007) - 9/10\r\nThe Big Lebowski (1998) - 10/10\r\n\r\n7/3\r\nBig Trouble in Little China (1986) - 10/10\r\nAll Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - 10/10\r\n\r\n7/5\r\nThe Stuntman (1980) - 8/10\r\n\r\n7/6\r\nHollywood Canteen (1944) - 8/10\r\n\r\n7/7\r\nYaaba (1989) - 6/10\r\nThe Bakers Wife (1938) - 6/10\r\n\r\n7/8\r\nSweetie (1989) - 7/10\r\nPeel \r\n\r\n7/9\r\nPassionless Moments\r\nA Girls Own Story\r\nThe Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) - 6/10\r\nKicking and Screaming (1995) - 8/10\r\n\r\n7/10\r\nGraveyard of Honor (1975) - 7/10\r\nHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990) - 9/10\r\n\r\n7/11\r\nThe Bourne Identity (2002) - 8/10\r\n\r\n7/14\r\nHairspray (1988) - 9/10\r\n\r\n7/15\r\nBennys Video (1992) - 8/10\r\nTopsy-Turvy (1999) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/16\r\nTrouble in Paradise (1932) - 10/10\r\nThe Merry Jail (1917) - 4/10\r\n\r\n7/17\r\nThe Razors Edge (1946) - 7/10\r\nBlow-Up (1966) - 10/10\r\n\r\n7/18\r\nJoe (1970) - 10/10\r\nThe Painted Skin (1993) - 5/10\r\nThe Notorious Betty Page (2005) - 6/10\r\n\r\n7/19\r\nThe Iron Giant (1999) - 10/10\r\n\r\n7/21\r\nHeat (1995) - 8/10\r\nHello Dolly (1969) - 2/10\r\n\r\n7/22\r\nThe Intruder (2004) - 6/10\r\nKinsey (2004) - 9/10\r\nRocky Balboa (2006) - 7/10\r\nThe Bride With White Hair (1994) - 8/10\r\n\r\n7/23\r\nJudex (1916-17) - 9/10\r\n\r\n7/24\r\nJudith of Bethulia (1914) - 7/10\r\nHome Sweet Home (1914) - 5/10\r\nPhantom (1923) - 7/10\r\nThe Last Seduction (1994) - 9/10\r\n\r\n7/25\r\nSteamboat Bill Jr. (1928) - 10/10\r\nDaydreams (1920) - 8/10\r\nConvict 13 (1922) - 9/10\r\n\r\n7/26\r\nEuropean Rest Cure \r\nHow a French Nobleman Got a wife Through the New York Herald Personal Columns \r\nNervy Nat Kisses the Bride -\r\nScarecrow Pump\r\nThe Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide - \r\nThe Ex-Convict +\r\nThe Kleptomaniac+\r\nThe Seven Ages\r\nThe Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog\r\nConey Island at Night\r\nThe Little Train Robbery+\r\nThe White Caps++\r\nThe Watermelon Patch+\r\nThe Millers Daughter - \r\nTrain Wreckers - \r\nLife of an American Policeman +\r\nPolice Chasing Scorching Auto - \r\nDream of a Rarebit Fiend +\r\nThree American Beauties +\r\nFilms of the San Francisco Earthquake\r\nThe Terrible Kids -- \r\nKathleen Mavourneen\r\nGetting Evidence - - \r\nThe Teddy Bears -\r\n\r\n7/27\r\nMonkeyshines 1\r\nMonkeyshines 2\r\nDickson Greeting\r\nNewark Athlete (w/Indian Clubs)\r\nMen Boxing \r\nBlacksmithing Scene\r\nThe Barber Shop\r\nEdison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze\r\nAthlete With Wand\r\nSandow\r\nCarmencita\r\nBoxing Cats\r\nCaicedo with Pole\r\nAnnabelle Butterly Dance \r\nCockfight 2\r\nCorbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph\r\nSioux Ghost Dance\r\nBuffalo Dance\r\nHadj Cheriff\r\nGlenroy Brothers, No. 2\r\nLouis Martinetti\r\nBucking Broncho\r\nAnnie Oakley\r\nImperial Japanese Dance\r\nRobetta and Doretto, No. 2\r\nBand Drill\r\nFire Rescue Scene\r\nBilly Edwards and the Unknown\r\nDickson Experimental Sound Film\r\nPrincess Ali\r\nAnnabelle Serpentine Dance\r\nThe Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots\r\nAmy Muller\r\nThe John C. Rice - Mary Irwin Kiss\r\nShooting the Chutes\r\nFatima Muscle Dancer\r\nMess Call\r\nInventor Edison Sketched by World Artist\r\nWatermelon Eating Contest\r\nThe Lone Fisherman\r\nInterrupted Lovers\r\nFeeding the Doves\r\nA Morning Bath\r\nThe Burning Stable\r\nMounted Police Charge\r\nGoing to the Fire\r\nA Morning Alarm\r\nBlack Diamond Express, no. 1\r\nAmerican Falls From Above American Side\r\nThe First Sleigh Ride\r\nThe Morning Alarm\r\nFifth Avenue, New York\r\nMr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory \r\nReturn of Lifeboat\r\nTroop Ships For the Philippines\r\nUs Troops Landing at Daiquiri Cuba\r\nShooting Captured Insurgents \r\nThe Burglar on the Roof\r\nFiremen Rescuing Men and Women\r\nA Wringing Good Joke\r\nGold Rush Scenes in the Klondike\r\nSearching Ruins on Broadway for Dead Bodies, Galveston\r\nThe Kiss\r\nCapture of Boer Battery By British\r\nNew Black Diamond Express\r\nWatermelon Contest\r\nA Storm at Sea\r\nOld Maid Having Her Picture Taken\r\nAnother Job For the Undertaker\r\nHigh Diving Scene\r\nPhotographing a Country Couple \r\nWhat Happened on 23rd Street, New York City \r\nPan-American Exhibition By Night\r\nTrapeze Disrobing Act\r\nThe Burning of Dunlands Riding Academy\r\nBurlesque Suicide, no. 22\r\nJack and the Beanstalk\r\nInterrupted Bathers\r\nElectrocuting and Elephant \r\nThe Life of an American Fireman\r\nEgyptian Fakir with dancing Monkey\r\nA Scrap in Black and White\r\nUncle Toms Cabin\r\nThe Gay Shoe Clerk\r\nTurning the Tables\r\nWhat Happened in the Tunnel\r\nThe Great Train Robbery\r\nRectors to Claremont\r\n\r\n7/28\r\nIt (1927) - 8/10\r\nClara Bow, Discovering the It Girl (1999) - 8/10\r\nCohens Fire Sale\r\nThe Rivals\r\nCollege Chums\r\nThe Trainers Daughter or the Race for Love\r\nLaughing Gas\r\nA Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus\r\nA Suburbanites Ingenious Alarm\r\nRescued From an Eagles Nest\r\nFireside Reminiscences \r\nCupids Pranks\r\nTale the Autumn Leaves Told\r\nThe House of Cards\r\nNew York of Today\r\nHow Bumptious Papered the Parlor\r\nThirty Days at Hard Labor\r\nThe Passer By\r\nThe Totville Eye\r\nThe Public and Private Care of Infants\r\nAn Unsullied Shield\r\nA Serenade by Proxy\r\nAt Bear Track Gulch\r\nThe Ambassadors Daughter\r\nAll on Account of a Transfer \r\nOne Touch of Nature\r\nThe Adventure of the Hasty Elopement\r\nThe Wonders of Magnetism \r\n\r\n7/29\r\nBlack Eyes\r\nThe Lone Game\r\nThe Unbeliever \r\nThe Simpsons Movie (2007) - 9/10\r\n\r\n7/30\r\nEight Men Out (1988) - 8/10\r\nThe Penalty (1920) - 6/10\r\nThe Mark of Zorro (1920) - 7/10\r\nRobin Hood (1922) - 8/10\r\n\r\nBest film of the month - All Quiet on the Western Front\r\nWorst Film of the Month - Getting Even\r\n\r\nI did not give ratings or list years for the films in the Edison set, but they\'re all made between 1894-1918.','6bfa268162cc8f4b0de96d5ec598b656',0,'','GKqsNM04',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6667,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188903300,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','8/1\r\nKing of Kings (1927) - 8/10\r\nDear America: Letters Home From Vietnam (1987) - 9/10\r\nParis Qui Dort (1922) - 10/10\r\nThe Bells (1926) - 6/10\r\nA Woman of Paris (1923) - 7/10\r\nA King in New York (1957) - 10/10\r\n\r\n8/2\r\nTwo for the Road (1967) - 9/10\r\nDivorce, Italian Style (1962) - 8/10\r\nThe Red Headed Woman (1932) - 6/10\r\nWaterloo Bridge (1931) - 10/10\r\n\r\n8/3\r\nAltered States (1980) - 7/10\r\nHarry and Tonto (1974) - 7/10\r\nThe Fly (1986) - 10/10\r\n\r\n8/4\r\nThe Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - 9/10\r\nHell of the Living Dead (1980) - 3/10\r\n\r\n8/5\r\nStranger than Fiction (2006) - 8/10\r\nIron Monkey (1994) - 9/10\r\nBird (1988) - 7/10\r\nLes Enfants Terribles (1950) - 10/10\r\n\r\n8/6\r\nThe Children are Watching Us (1944) - 8/10\r\nJour de Fete (1949) - 7/10\r\nThieves (1996) - 10/10\r\nInspector Lavardin (1986) - 6/10\r\nIl Grido (1957) - 9/10\r\nDamnation (1987) - 10/10\r\n\r\n8/7\r\nThe Naked City (1948) - 8/10\r\nA Woman\'s Secret (1949) - 9/10\r\nSing a Song of Sex (1967) - 7/10\r\nWarning Shadows (1922) - 6/10\r\n\r\n8/8\r\nThe Long, Long Trailer (1955) - 6/10\r\nRio Lobo (1970) - 8/10\r\nSwept Away (1975) - 9/10\r\nRepo Man (1984) - 8/10\r\n\r\n8/9\r\nRound Midnight (1986) - 9/10\r\nSolo Con Tu Parjea (1991) - 5/10\r\nA Perfect World (1993) - 9/10\r\n\r\n8/10\r\nLittle Otik (2000) - 8/10\r\nPerfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) - 1/10\r\nHana (2005) - 10/10\r\nMasque of the Red Death (1964) - 10/10\r\nDeep Red (1975) - 9/10\r\n\r\n8/11\r\nTender Flesh (1997) - 8/10\r\nLust of Frankenstein (1998) - 1/10\r\n\r\n8/12\r\nAfraid to Die (1960) - 7/10\r\nThe Battle of Culloden (1964) - 10/10\r\nThe War Game (1965) - 10/10\r\nKiller of Sheep (1978) - 8/10\r\nTales From the Gimli Hospital (1989) - 6/10\r\nDead Father (1986) - 5/10\r\nHospital Fragment (1988) - 5/10\r\nJudge Priest (1934) - 5/10\r\nMr. Robinson Crusoe (1931) - 5/10\r\nDura Lex/By the Law (1926) - 6/10\r\n\r\n8/13\r\nLonesome (1929) - 9/10\r\nThe Avenging Conscience (1914) - 7/10\r\nLast of the Mohicans (1920) - 8/10\r\nCarmen (1915) - 4/10\r\nThe Cheat (1915) - 10/10\r\nBurlesque on Carmen (1916) - 6/10\r\nLips of Blood (1975) - 6/10\r\nThe Blue Bird (1918) - 9/10\r\n\r\n8/14\r\nThe Cat and the Canary (1927) - 8/10\r\nCharly (1968) - 4/10\r\nGet Carter (1971) - 5/10\r\nThe Heart of the World (2000) - 10/10\r\nSissy Boy Slap Party (2004) - 7/10\r\nEye Like a Balloon (1995) - 6/10\r\n\r\n8/15\r\nHigh Plains Drifter (1973) - 8/10\r\nGregory\'s Girl (1981) - 8/10\r\nLost in America (1985) - 8/10\r\n\r\n8/16\r\nMusic of the Heart (1999) - 2/10\r\nFaust (1994) - 6/10\r\n\r\n8/17\r\nSnakes on a Plain (2006) - 2/10\r\n\r\n8/18\r\nThe Grapes of Death (1978) - 5/10\r\nSebastiane (1976) - 8/10\r\nDreamgirls (2006) - 8/10\r\nNine Lives (2005) - 9/10\r\n\r\n8/19\r\nThe Saga of Gosta Berling (1924) - 8/10 \r\nCross of Iron (1977) - 9/10\r\nThe White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n8/20\r\nFascination (1979) - 9/10\r\nThe Tempest (1979) - 5/10\r\n71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994) - 10/10\r\n\r\n8/21\r\nHamlet (1964) - 9/10\r\n\r\n8/22\r\nKidnapped (1974) - 8/10\r\nValley of the Bees (1967) - 9/10\r\nMoana (1926) - 7/10\r\n\r\n8/23\r\nInferno (1980) - 8/10\r\nWR. Mysteries of the Organism (1971) - 10/10\r\nHole in the Soul (1994) - 8/10\r\nDream of Light (1991) - 6/10\r\nThe Streetfighter (1976) - 8/10\r\n\r\n8/24\r\nBye Bye Brazil (1979) - 6/10\r\nAntonio Das Mortes (1968) - 9/10\r\nThe Virginian (1929) - 6/10\r\nThe Big Lebowski (1998) - 10/10\r\n\r\n8/25\r\nGrand Canyon (1991) - 5/10\r\n\r\n8/26\r\nMinnie and Moskowitz (1971) - 3/10\r\nA Brighter Summer Day (1991) - 10/10\r\n\r\n8/27\r\nHusbands (1970) - 10/10\r\nEveryone Says I Love You (1996) - 6/10\r\nCode Unknown (2000) - 8/10\r\n\r\n8/28\r\nWerckmeister Harmonies (2000) - 10/10\r\nAsphalt (1929) - 8/10\r\n\r\n8/29\r\nNotre Musique (2004) - 8/10\r\nDreams (1990) - 6/10\r\nDodes-ka-den (1970) - 5/10\r\n\r\n8/30\r\nHouse of 1000 Corpses (2003) - 5/10\r\nSanshiro Sugata (1943) - 8/10\r\n\r\n8/31\r\nThe Most Beautiful (1944) - 4/10\r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance\r\nWorst Film of the Month - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer \r\n\r\n* I was tempted to list Lust of Frankenstein as the worst film of the month, but that was a sloppy Franco effort, whereas Tykwer\'s film was simply an abortion that should have been performed.','144a85c5dbaf44f7745d01abe83f20b2',0,'','RXESeDh6',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6668,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1189238460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','Looking forward to your ratings.','007f211a51c0c469b161065e87ad22e8',0,'','9imPk5s2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6669,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1189807920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','Interesting to see your thoughts on the worst film of the month. I haven\'t seen both, and am not tempted to do so in the future. \r\n\r\nI think I\'ve asked this again, but could you explain what your ratings (one to ten) mean, I mean what each number signifies? I\'m curious because you always have so many 7/8/9 and 10s.','9106ae151e159ef24679e7aef09e2345',0,'','XfYmGMCZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6670,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1189829580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','I have a question, too: how did you watch 10 films on August 12?','0ab07fcad6a1f9b0b50b737cda5224c3',0,'','DSQzWJjy',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6671,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1189991760,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','I think some of them are shorts, but it\'s really incredible.\r\nYou watch so many films wpqx? Are you going at this rate the last couple of years already? I think you already mentioned that it has something to do with your sleep deficit/insomnia (?). Anyway it\'s pretty darn impressive. \r\n\r\nI only watched five films in August btw','1ec70da7c357e8bd754cba88b66421e5',0,'','jLKX3ieG',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6672,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1190013960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','Well as far as my rating system it is the equivalent of a 5-star rating, with halves. Three stars would denote an average film, which would come out to be about a 6. Any film I consider above average would therefore be 7-10. Since I\'m pretty selective in what I watch it amounts for a good deal of these positive ratings. \r\n\r\nAugust 12th was my birthday and since the White Sox plan fell through I decided there was no better way to spend it then by watching movies, especially since my mono still prevented me from \"celebrating\". Two of the films were shorts, and neither of the Peter Watkins films were particularly long.\r\n\r\nThis rate of movie watching is going to be slowing down for awhile. Now that I\'m back in school and working on weekends it will limit me. However having nearly two months of no work and no school allowed for a monstrous supply of cinema viewing. However once baseball season ends the number might pick up a bit.','8e4dd72e883ad9186086dac97841fd4e',0,'','6ReKjp2z',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6673,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1194147120,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','9/2\r\nMen Who Tread on the Tigers Tail (1945) 6/10\r\n\r\n9/3\r\nNo Regrets in Our Youth (1946) 6/10\r\nCitizen Kane (1941) 100/10\r\nOne Wonderful Sunday (1947) 8/10\r\nThe Seafarers (1951) 4/10\r\n\r\n9/4\r\nScandal (1950) 8/10\r\nThe Quiet Duel (1949) 8/10\r\nRecord of a Living Being/I Live in Fear (1955) 8/10\r\n\r\n9/5\r\nMadadayo (1993) 9/10\r\nSix Men Getting Sick (1967) 3/10\r\nAlphabet (1967) 7/10\r\nThe Grandmother (1970) 8/10\r\nAlways (1989) 10/10\r\nThe Lost World (1997) 2/10\r\n\r\n9/7\r\nCemetary Man (1994) 6/10\r\n\r\n9/8\r\nThe Terminal (2004) 6/10\r\nHalloween (2007) 9/10\r\nKill Bill Volume 1 (2003) 10/10\r\n\r\n9/9\r\nSpiders (1919) 8/10\r\n\r\n9/10\r\nHara-kiri (1919) 5/10\r\nYou and Me (1938) 7/10\r\n1941 (1979) 5/10\r\n\r\n9/11\r\nThe Return of Frank James (1940) 8/10\r\nWestern Union (1941) 8/10\r\n\r\n9/12\r\nCloak and Dagger (1946) 6/10\r\nHuman Desire (1954) 6/10\r\n\r\n9/16\r\nNew York Stories (1989) 8/10\r\n\r\n9/17\r\nTiger of Eschnapur (1959) 7/10\r\n\r\n9/19\r\nThe Secret Behind the Door (1948) 7/10\r\nThe Elephant Man (1980) 9/10\r\nMoonfleet (1955) 8/10\r\n\r\n9/20\r\nThe Indian Tomb (1959) 7/10\r\nBolivia (2001) 9/10\r\n\r\n9/23\r\nThe Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) 6/10\r\n\r\n9/24\r\nPizza, Beer, and Smokes (1997) 6/10\r\nCentral Station (1998) 2/10\r\nBeyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) 7/10\r\n\r\n9/26\r\nThe Street (1923) 8/10\r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Citizen Kane\r\nWorst Film of the Month - The Lost World','e699408e7f16dc5ac145f5b474c94624',0,'','8fxzjbTt',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6674,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1194312900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','10/1\r\nWhirlpool of Fate (1925) - 8/10\r\n\r\n10/5\r\nLes Agnes du Paiche (1943) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n10/6\r\nNana (1926) - 6/10\r\n\r\n10/7\r\nTire-au-flanc (1928) - 5/10 (no subtitles)\r\nCharleston (1927) - 10/10\r\nThe Little Matchgirl (1928) - 9/10\r\n\r\n10/9\r\nTournament (1929) - 6/10\r\nMadame Bovary (1934) - 6/10\r\n\r\n10/10\r\nToni (1934) - 9/10\r\n\r\n10/11\r\nAmorres Perros (2000) - 9/10\r\n\r\n10/17\r\nWild at Heart (1990) - 7/10\r\n\r\n10/18\r\nY tu Mama tambien (2001) - 10/10\r\n\r\n10/19\r\nMulholland Drive (2001) - 10/10\r\n\r\n10/20\r\nSwamp Water (1941) - 8/10\r\nDiary of a Chambermaid (1946) - 7/10\r\n\r\n10/21\r\nBorat (2006) - 10/10\r\n\r\n10/23\r\nBlack Moon (1975) - 6/10\r\nOne Foot in Heaven (1941) - 6/10\r\nLost Highway (1997) - 10/10\r\n\r\n10/24\r\nCeddo (1977) - 8/10\r\n\r\n10/27\r\nRocky 3 (1982) - 8/10\r\nRocky 4 (1985) - 10/10\r\n\r\n10/28\r\nThe Testament of Dr. Cordelier (1959) - 7/10\r\n\r\n10/29\r\nPicnic on the Grass (1959) - 3/10\r\n\r\n10/31\r\nHalloween 4 (1988) - 4/10\r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Mulholland Drive\r\nWorst Film of the Month - Picnic on the Grass*\r\n\r\nThis film isn\'t that bad, just a mess for a Renoir film but seeing how I didn\'t watch much this month it wins/loses by default.','7527b3ffd9d603d89523f209783437e0',0,'','KD13tozB',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6675,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1194351000,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','On what format did you watch the Bresson film? And since Rocky IV has a higher rating, I must ask what\'s so special about it?','a07ffa5a424b8832290a9efe4fbdeabf',0,'','1yVzSYv5',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6676,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1194358080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','The Bresson was on VHS. Rocky is a pleasure that I\'m very guilty of adoring. Now Rocky IV is arguably the most formulaic of all Rocky films, but to me that\'s a good thing. It\'s a film I grew up with that defines America. I once made a long winded point in an unrelated class that Rocky is a microcosm of America in the later part of the 20th Century and this film is possibly the best proof of that. Good or bad, foretelling or embarrassing this film perfectly captures all that was going on in this country in 1985. Plus Drago is the best Rocky villain ever, and Rocky training in Siberia is priceless. Now truth be told we had gotten drunk the day before and discussed/debated the greatness of each individual Rocky film. I woke up at 9pm the next day hungover only to find that Rocky 3 and 4 were on TV so I took a refresher and found myself loving every minute of it, no matter how god awfully corny it is. \r\n\r\nNow a prime example of a film that I didn\'t grow up with from a similar era was Halloween 4 which I gave a somewhat modest rating. There is a bias and a great deal of forgiveness. I would however argue that Stallone\'s best moment as a director came with this film, which probably isn\'t saying much in the grand scheme.\r\n\r\nThe Bresson film I did enjoy, but it falls short of Bresson\'s other work.\r\n\r\nAs for my worst film of the month I found Renoir\'s Picnic on the Grass to be a mess of a movie and clumsy on almost all accounts.','7932bd38f4af23b02af38c3398f7212a',0,'','9sJ1Wwbm',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6677,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1194591000,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','Good defence of Rocky IV\'s rating. I\'ll have to check it out one of these days. I\'m gonna assume that you\'ve also seen Rocky V and Rocky Balboa. I think Stallone\'s new Rambo movie is coming out early next year. And you meant to say Rob Zombie in your comment about best directing moment, right? \r\n\r\nLooking at your schedule for the last couple of months, I must say you need to watch a few more new films. I\'d hate to see you trying to catch up upon the arrival of the list-making season. Many films which received limited theatrical distribution early on in the year are now gradually coming out on DVD. Kaurismki films are hard to come by in the U.S. and many have rightfully complained, but his latest, Lights in the Dusk, which I briefly discussed, is now available. And so is Tsai\'s socio-politically allegorical I Don\'t Want to Sleep Alone. I recently got hengcs to re-post Madhuban\'s review, which is spot-on. The likes of Ratatouille and Sicko are also out (I think), though you\'ve probably already seen them. No End in Sight, which I earlier mentioned in your thread, is an important one on the documentary front. It will appeal to those who\'re politically conscious and don\'t need to be regurgitated the same despairing initial scenario. It\'s one of the most critically acclaimed docs of the year and I hope you get the chance to watch it.','adc450ac20879dc8d7651e074d1fc3ea',0,'','yehENHQw',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6678,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1194991620,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Film Journal','I find your rating system quite sympathetic, wpqx! It is really rare to find somebody who is able rate Renoir, Bresson, Welles and all the other well-reputated, famous directors (and those reputations are often doubtable, in my opinion) high but on the other hand, pays warm attention to less prestigious, commercial films - many people think that is is necessary to separate into art and entertainment - imo, both cannot be separated at all and a film like Antonioni\'s \"The Passenger\" (which most mainstream audiences would call \"boring\") entertains me on the same level (though in a different way maybe) as a big Hollywood-Flick (like Jacksons \"King Kong\" which I revisited yesterday). Entertainment certainly has much more to do with personal interest in the subject.\r\nThat\'s why It\'s always interesting and pleasing to read your viewing logs.','6243e260f857f184ee57fb18a7b88fe1',0,'','8Qi5VeSh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6679,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1195207080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','Thanks for the praise, I love movies, and it does seem silly to bash a film like Rocky IV or Return of the Living Dead when there is nothing that really makes them better than films of some hard to pronounce European auteur. \r\n\r\nI admit that this year is my weakest as far as new releases in nearly 5 years. I have seen next to nothing, and am ashamed. Even films that would be assumed I\'ve seen I\'m still ignorant on. I suppose I can make a small vow to hit the theater once a week from here on out. However I doubt I\'ll have anything ready for list making season.','aa6b340e995d05e1457137b3cea38b24',0,'','gYVP3RHk',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6680,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1195287720,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','You\'ll be fine. But I want to point out that I made sure the films I mentioned earlier were available everywhere, and they are, on DVD. This way you can catch up without making trips to the theater. I know you like Tsai and would probably like to see his latest.','a98d3b8820464453bee0eca22def52f6',0,'','gZvbF5Er',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6681,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1195352580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','I\'ve just been on my director path so long I haven\'t really kept up with new releases. I\'m a little ticked that I missed Easter Promises, but I\'ll get to it eventually. I just hope that Tarr\'s latest gets a regular release here.','1f30c3de2027f99a2fd37b5da0c18bc7',0,'','oBwxT8tE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6682,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1195372500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'justindeimen','Re: Film Journal','Hmm, I wonder if I should open my own film journal thread. I\'ve been watching close to 3 movies a day for the past couple of months and ironically cuts into the time I would generally take to opine on the films I\'ve watched. wpqx\'s grading style is concise and I think I\'ve got a decent grasp on his tastes to be able to glean cogent recommendations from them.','42ce4ef818595e424fba9d57c73e929c',0,'','VqnlPdW3',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6683,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1195373940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','As always any questions on the films listed I\'ll be happy to answer. I don\'t put a lot of information about them, like directors, availability, etc. Recommendations are a touchy subject because we all seem to like a tremendously diverse amount of films. Although I get the feeling that Westerns aren\'t too popular with people here.','5ebd4a30ba10d65d76e6f62b99ffdf5d',0,'','ZL8UHpd0',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6684,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1195374960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','\"I\'ve just been on my director path so long I haven\'t really kept up with new releases. I\'m a little ticked that I missed Easter Promises, but I\'ll get to it eventually. I just hope that Tarr\'s latest gets a regular release here.\"\r\n\r\nIf I were you, I\'d now wait for the Cronenberg; it comes out on DVD next month (I\'ll update my thread shortly). I\'d certainly like to see the new Tarr film being distributed here, and properly so, but I\'ve been disappointed before.','f2e9a74035286d61943551833e4a5ba4',0,'','10GfDMFi',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6685,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1195410360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','I\'d be happy if Facets showed it, they\'ve been the home for Tarr here in the states.','9daec9d9fe8215e32c19c95ea1640a4a',0,'','1ZBQ6bWg',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6686,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1196850720,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','11/1\r\nMachuca (2003) - 9/10\r\nCamp de Thiaroye (1987) - 10/10\r\n\r\n11/3\r\nThe Elusive Corporal (1959) - 6/10\r\n\r\n11/5\r\nLe Petit Theatre de Jean Renoir (1970) - 6/10\r\nVariety Lights (1950) - 5/10\r\n\r\n11/16\r\nNo Country for Old Men (2007) - 10/10\r\n\r\n11/17\r\nLove in the City (1953) - 4/10\r\nIl Bidone (1955) - 5/10\r\n\r\n11/21\r\nThe Clowns (1970) - 8/10\r\nOrchestra Rehearsal (1979) - 8/10\r\n\r\n11/22\r\nBoccaccio 70 (1962) - 8/10*\r\nFellini: A Directors Notebook (1968) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n11/23\r\nCity of Women (1980) - 5/10\r\n\r\n11/24\r\nAnd the Ship Sails On (1983) - 6/10\r\n\r\n11/25\r\nIntervista (1987) - 6/10\r\nThe Great Madcap (1949) - 8/10\r\n\r\n11/26\r\nGran Casino (1947) - 5/10\r\nA Woman Without Love (1951) - 6/10\r\nMexican Bus Ride (1951) - 7/10\r\n\r\n11/27\r\nIllusion Travels by Streetcar (1952) - 6/10\r\nDeath in the Garden (1956) - 6/10\r\nFever Mounts in El Pao (1959) - 6/10\r\n\r\n11/28\r\nSaturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) - 9/10\r\nDeath and the River (1958) n/a\r\n\r\n11/29\r\nThe Young One (1960) - 8/10\r\nMacbeth (1948) - 7/10\r\n\r\n11/30\r\nAround the World With Orson Welles (1955) - 6/10\r\nThe Saphead (1920) - 7/10\r\nOne Week (1921) - 6/10\r\nThe High Sign (1920) - 7/10\r\nEnthusiasm (1931) - 6/10\r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - No Country for Old Men\r\nWorst Film of the Month - Love in the City\r\n*Fellini\'s episode of Boccaccio 70 would get a 10/10 but unfortunately the other three episodes don\'t measure up.\r\nI also didn\'t rate The River and Death because my version had no subtitles and I feel it\'s inadequate to judge the film.\r\n\r\nLuckily December is already looking good. I\'ve seen 12 films in the first four days as opposed to 31 for the month of November.','3fb08c0362abc6d1e81f8b45949cc5b8',0,'','h0sj4qyi',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6687,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1196934900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','You sure do love your NCFOM. Its content certainly gives one quite a few issues to ponder. Will continue in the film\'s thread after a second viewing.','5258bc978084f96299f88556954fdbc3',0,'','7WB1ZngJ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6688,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1196938260,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','Well Sembene\'s film was the only other 10/10 for the month and although that film was incredibly impressive it would seem silly to have a tie for film of the month. I only watched 31 films last month.','7ab19f47378ddce26b993724576e92c3',0,'','clPXy57E',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6689,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199691120,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','12/01\r\nMajor Barbara (1941) - 7/10\r\nThis Happy Breed (1944) - 6/10\r\nDracula Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) 1/10\r\nGroundhog Day (1993) - 10/10\r\n\r\n12/02\r\nThe Passionate Friends (1947) - 7/10\r\n\r\n12/03\r\nRyans Daughter (1970) - 5/10\r\nHobsons Choice (1953) - 8/10\r\nThe Amputee (1973) - 4/10\r\nThe Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988) - 8/10\r\nLumiere (Lynch segment) (1995) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n12/04\r\nDumbland - 10/10\r\nHotel Room (1993) - 6/10\r\nMonty Python and the Holy Grail (1974) - 10/10\r\n\r\n12/05\r\nIndustrial Symphony 1 (1991) - 5/10\r\n\r\n12/08\r\nMighty Aphrodite (1995) - 6/10\r\nManhattan Murder Mystery (1993) - 6/10\r\nKey to Reserva (2007) - 9/10\r\n\r\n12/09\r\nLady Chatterley (2006) - 8/10\r\nMelinda and Melinda (2004) - 6/10\r\nThe Pleasure Garden (1925) - 7/10\r\n\r\n12/10\r\nThe Lodger (1926) - 8/10\r\nMurder (1930) - 6/10\r\nEasy Virtue (1927) - 4/10\r\nBlackmail (1929) 6/10\r\nChampagne (1928) - 5/10\r\n\r\n12/11\r\nThe Farmers Wife (1928) - 4/10\r\nJuno and the Paycock (1930) - 5/10\r\nRich and Strange (1932) - 5/10\r\n\r\n12/12\r\nThe Skin Game (1931) - 5/10\r\nNumber 17 (1932) - 5/10\r\nThe Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - 7/10\r\n\r\n12/13\r\nThe Secret Agent (1936) - 7/10\r\nYoung and Innocent (1937) - 8/10\r\nJamaica Inn (1939) - 6/10\r\nBon Voyage (1944) - 5/10\r\nAventure Malachi (1944) - 5/10\r\nThe Paradine Case (1947) - 7/10\r\nUnder Capricorn (1949) - 6/10\r\n\r\n12/14\r\nRoGoPaG (1962) - 7/10\r\nThe Oldest Profession (1967) - 8/10\r\nLe Gai Savoir (1968) - 7/10\r\nIct et Alleurs (1974) - 6/10\r\n\r\n12/15\r\nKing Lear (1987) - 4/10\r\nKeep Your Right Up! (1987) - 6/10\r\n\r\n12/16\r\nSix in Paris (1965) - 6/10\r\nHold Me While Im Naked (1966) - 9/10\r\nCrossing the Thames (1970) - 8/10\r\nLotte in Italia (1971) - 8/10\r\n\r\n12/17\r\nAria (1987) - 8/10\r\nErection (1971) - 5/10\r\nThree Songs About Lenin (1934) - 7/10\r\nDe Lorigine du XXIe Siecle - no rating\r\nThe Old Place - no rating\r\nLiberte Et Partie - no rating\r\nJe Vous Salue, Sarajevo - no rating\r\n\r\n12/18\r\nOh Woe is Me (1994) - 6/10\r\nCrisis (1946) - 6/10\r\nPort of Call (1948) - 8/10\r\nThirst (1949) - 5/10\r\nThe Devils Wanton (1949) - 10/10\r\nTo Joy (1950) - 9/10\r\n\r\n12/19\r\nLesson in Love (1954) - 8/10\r\nBrink of Life (1958) - 9/10\r\nAll These Women (1964) 8/10\r\n\r\n12/20\r\nThe Serpents Egg (1977) - 4/10\r\nThe Rite/Riten/The Ritual (1969) - 8/10\r\nFrom the Life of the Marionettes (1980) - 9/10\r\n\r\n12/21\r\nAfter the Rehearsal (1983) - 6/10\r\nWhat\'s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1964) - 8/10\r\nIt\'s Not Just You, Murray! (1965) - 8/10\r\n\r\n12/22\r\nKiller\'s Kiss (1955) - 8/10\r\nItalian American (1974) - 8/10\r\n\r\n12/23\r\nSweeney Todd (2007) - 6/10\r\n\r\n12/24\r\nLes Maitres Fous (1955) - 6/10\r\nDillinger (1973) - 6/10\r\nVariations on a Cellophane Wrapper (1970) - 10/10\r\n\r\n12/25\r\nMy Brothers Wedding: 2007 directors cut (1983) - 10/10\r\nA Few Friends (1969) - 9/10\r\nThe Horse (1973) - 5/10\r\nWhen it Rains (1995) - 8/10\r\nDr. Strangelove (1964) - 10/10\r\n\r\n12/26\r\nAngel (1937) - 5/10\r\nRiff-Raff (1991) - 10/10\r\nHeavens Gate (1980) - 6/10\r\nShow People (1928) - 10/10\r\n\r\n12/27\r\nWar and Peace (1956) - 5/10\r\nMusic in Darkness (1947) - 6/10\r\nAn Actors Revenge (1962) - 8/10\r\n\r\n12/28\r\nNotorious (1946) - 9/10\r\nThe Organizer (1963) - 9/10\r\nPursued (1947) - 6/10\r\n\r\n12/29\r\nPakeezah (1971) - 8/10\r\n\r\n12/30\r\nTom Tom the Pipers Son (1969) - 6/10\r\n\r\n12/31\r\nHeaven and Earth Magic (1962) - 8/10\r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Monty Python and the Holy Grail\r\nWorst Film of the Month - Dracula Prisoner of Frankenstein\r\n\r\nCount \'em up if you would, but I watched a lot of movies. Many of the films were shorts (and there\'s even a few I never wrote down). It was hard to rate some of the experimental films I saw, particularly some of the Godard films, hence why I didn\'t rate a few of his short films. Although Holy Grail was the film of the month, the best film I saw for the first time would be Ingmar Bergman\'s Devil\'s Wanton.','7a29f0964bdca58967d4ac5615b75396',0,'','W59JX8ul',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6690,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201867020,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','A new year is upon us and the first month has come and gone. A little and a lot has changed in my life, but carrying on from my impressive movie watching in December, this first month proved to be very productive for cinema. \r\n\r\n1/01 \r\nOrlando (1992) - 9/10 \r\nInnocence (2004) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n1/02 \r\nHamlet (1996) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n1/03 \r\nStraight Shooting (1917) - 7/10 \r\nThe Fortune (1974) - 6/10 \r\nJoan the Woman (1916) - 5/10 \r\n\r\n1/04 \r\nMajor League (1989) - 10/10 \r\nHellzapoppin (1941) - 10/10 \r\nMeeting WA (1987) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n1/5 \r\nRomance in the Redwoods (1917) - 6/10 \r\nThe Little American (1917) - 8/10 \r\nRevenge of the Nerds (1984) - 8/10 \r\nFreaked (1993) - 5/10 \r\n\r\n1/6 \r\nAnimal Crackers (1930) - 9/10 \r\nFists of Fury (1971) - 8/10 \r\nThe Chinese Connection (1972) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n1/7 \r\nThe Last King of Scotland (2006) - 7/10 \r\nStreet of Shame (1956) - 10/10 \r\nPursuit of Happyness (2006) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n1/8 \r\nCarmen (1983) - 6/10 \r\nChristopher Strong (1933) - 6/10 \r\nMonkey Business (1931) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n1/9 \r\nThe Devil\'s Backbone (2001) - 8/10 \r\nHunger (1968) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n1/11 \r\nCarmen Jones (1954) - 8/10 \r\nTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - 5/10 \r\nSwingers (1996) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n1/15 \r\nI Claudius (1975) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n1/16 \r\nThe Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) - 8/10 \r\nThe Iron Horse (1924) - International Version - 8/10 \r\nEasy Rider (1969) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n1/18 \r\nBefore Night Falls (2000) - 6/10 \r\nTommy (1975) - 6/10 \r\nTHX 1138 (1970) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n1/19 \r\nTwo of Us (1967) - 6/10 \r\nLe Poulet (1962) - 7/10 \r\nZombie Holocaust (1980) - 2/10 \r\nFlesh Eater (1988) - 3/10 \r\nBad Santa (2003) - 9/10 \r\nSuper Bad (2007) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n1/20 \r\nThe Apostle (1997) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n1/21 \r\nI am Cuba (1964) - 9/10 \r\nWhite Shadows in the South Seas (1928) - 8/10 \r\nLady Sings the Blues (1972) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n1/22 \r\nSin City (2005) - 10/10 \r\nOrdinary People (1980) - 10/10 \r\nThe Day of the Jackal (1973) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n1/23 \r\nThe Unknown (1927) - 9/10 \r\nLondon After Midnight [Still recreation] (1927) - 5/10 \r\nThe Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984) - 8/10 \r\nThe Epic of Gilgamesh (1985) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n1/24 \r\nPeople on Sunday (1929) - 6/10 \r\nFrom Russia With Love (1963) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n1/25 \r\nThere Will Be Blood (2007) - 8/10 \r\nAtonement (2007) - 9/10 \r\nBilly Elliot (2000) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n1/26 \r\nClerks II (2006) - 6/10 \r\nOne Too Many (1916) \r\nThe Wrong Mr. Fox (1917) \r\nMr. Flip (1909) \r\nAlkali Ike\'s Auto (1911) \r\nMabel\'s Dramatic Debut (1913) \r\nFox-Trot Finesse (1915) \r\nA Cure for Pokeritis (1912) \r\nBe My Wife (1921) \r\nA Natural Born Gambler (1916) \r\nSaturday Afternoon (1926) \r\nSuper-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies (1925) \r\n\r\n1/27 \r\nWandering Willies (1926) \r\nA Muddy Romance (1913) \r\nA Movie Star (1916) \r\nBarney Oldfield\'s Race for a Life (1913) \r\nBest of Youth (2003) - 10/10 \r\nBlow Out (1981) - 9/10 \r\nBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n1/28 \r\nThe Italian Straw Hat (1927) - 7/10 \r\nTobacco Road (1941) - 8/10 \r\nGentleman Jim (1942) - 8/10 \r\nSumurun/One Arabian Night (1921) - 7/10 \r\nCrash (2005) -10/10 \r\n\r\n1/29 \r\nBluebeard\'s Eighth Wife (1938) - 10/10 \r\nCluny Brown (1946) - 8/10 \r\nHistoire(s) du Cinema 1 \r\n\r\n1/30 \r\nBurial Ground (1981) - 4/10 \r\n\r\n1/31 \r\nHistoire(s) du Cinema 2 \r\nLike Water for Chocolate (1993) - 6/10 \r\nThe Ladies Man (1961) - 4/10 \r\n\r\nBest film of the month - Ordinary People \r\nWorst film of the month - Zombie Holocaust \r\n\r\nI\'m holding off rating Histoire(s) du Cinema until I watch the other two discs, and I find it nearly impossible to assign ratings to the Quay Brothers films as well as the early slapstick.','4a79a634d4e80c7e80982d8824f491f6',0,'','uSCar6dZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6691,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201992840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','Hey, you fell in love with Easy Rider ? If I remember correctly you didn\'t use to like it. \r\n\r\nAnd didn\'t know Bluebeard\'s Eight Wife was such a strong Lubitsch. That reminds me, I also need to rewatch Joan the Woman . \r\n\r\nWhy didn\'t you like Before Night Falls . To me it seems to get better with every viewing (I believe last year, when I watched it at the cinema, I rated it 86/100).','4ace8e8ffc24f128f644ff36ac3e0c43',0,'','43WvR9ft',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6692,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202021640,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','Easy Rider really clicked this time (I attempted a review in the classic cinema section) but part of it is that I admired the way the film was structured. I also listened to Dennis Hopper\'s commentary which made me not hear most of the intolerable hippy nonsense dialogue that angered me the last time. \r\n\r\nBluebeard\'s Eighth Wife is another example of my taste in Lubitsch being remarkably different from most. This film was sold primarily on the strength of its two leads and although it seemed completely familiar it worked on that ultra-fine assembly line production mode that makes you feel like there was a time in American cinema where masterpieces were just cranked out like model-T Fords. \r\n\r\nBefore Night Falls seemed to go on for too long and never really captivated me. There were things I liked but all too often I found myself predicting the next move and being let down when it happened. Perhaps I just don\'t like poets and I\'m sick of movies about revolutions turning into witch hunts afterwards, even if it usually does happen.','841fbcb54a725fdd5244149e3e44d5b5',0,'','bDSRd6Wn',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6693,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202043600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Film Journal','Well, I adore poets, and I found this one to be one of the best directed modern American films I have seen. The film itself often felt like a poem. I\'m also a fan of Schnabel\'s Basquiat (1995). Btw, I think the hippie dialogue is just part of the film in Easy Rider, and not some personal revelation on the part of the director or the actors. As far as I know, most of it was also improvised on spot.','67f121f63c6aef86006f3d46499ec855',0,'','l4Z1XBhC',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6694,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202074800,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','Considering when it was made that\'s easy to see. I haven\'t seen Basquiat but look forward to The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.','02e17c73541301777d6f1b06c21c1b8b',0,'','JvTcz6LZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6695,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1204369800,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','2/1 \r\nShanghai Gesture (1941) - 6/10 \r\nDevil in the Flesh (1946) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n2/2 \r\nHistoire(s) du Cinema 3 \r\nMighty Like a Moose (1926) - 8/10 \r\nIntentions of Murder (1964) - 7/10 \r\nLights of Night (1958) - 10/10 \r\nCanyon Passage (1946) - 8/10 \r\nThe Devil in Miss Jones (1972) - 7/10 \r\nHistoire(s) du Cinema 4 - 10/10 \r\n\r\n2/3 \r\nThe Detectress (1919) \r\nOne Wet Night (1924) \r\nKnow Thy Wife (1918) \r\nRowdy Ann (1919) - 10/10 \r\nHearts and Flowers (1919) \r\nThe Rounders (1914) \r\nFatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) \r\nOh, Doctor! (1917) \r\nThe Garage (1920) \r\nThe Boat (1921) - 7/10 \r\nThe Iron Mule (1925) \r\n\r\n2/4 \r\nQuai des Orfevres (1947) - 8/10 \r\nKes (1969) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/5 \r\nThe Big Combo (1955) - 9/10 \r\nThe Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) - 9/10 \r\nMoonrise (1948) - 6/10 \r\nEastern Promises (2007) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/6 \r\nGorillas in the Mist (1988) - 6/10 \r\nMr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 10/10 \r\nElizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - 5/10 \r\nAffliction (1998) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/7 \r\nNobody\'s Fool (1994) - 9/10 \r\nPillow Talk (1959) - 10/10 \r\nThe Boss of it All (2006) - 7/10 \r\n100 Years of the World Series \r\n\r\n2/9 \r\nThe Sea Hawk (1940) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/10 \r\nYear of the Quiet Sun (1984) - 6/10 \r\nWe\'re No Angels (1955) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/11 \r\nThe Stratton Story (1949) - 6/10 \r\nCity Girl (1930) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n2/12 \r\nSong of Ceylon (1934) - 5/10 \r\nWar and Peace (1967) - 8/10 \r\nBy the Bluest of Seas (1936) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n2/13 \r\nUgetsu (1953) - 10/10 \r\nSixteen Candles (1984) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/14 \r\nNightfall (1956) - 8/10 \r\nThe Pilgrim (1923) - 7/10 \r\nA Dog\'s Life (1918) - 6/10 \r\nThe Petrified Forest (1936) - 6/10 \r\nThe Bond (1918) - 5/10 \r\nHow to Make Movies (1918) - 5/10 \r\n\r\n2/15 \r\nDiary of the Dead (2007) - 9/10 \r\nCarnival in Flanders (1935) 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/16 \r\nThe Dybbuk (1937) - 7/10 \r\nThe Silent World (1956) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/17 \r\n7 Women (1966) - 6/10 \r\nMarketa Lazarova (1967) - 10/10 \r\nClass Relations (1984) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n2/18 \r\nThe Reckless Moment (1949) - 8/10 \r\nThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) - 4/10 \r\n\r\n2/19 \r\nThe Bellboy (1960) - 10/10 \r\nHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - 5/10 \r\nAlpha Dog (2006) - 4/10 \r\nPanic in Needle Park (1971) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n2/20 \r\nHigh Heels (1991) - 8/10 \r\nJunebug (2005) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n2/21 \r\nTraining Day (2001) - 8/10 \r\nThe Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n2/22 \r\nMy Apprenticeship (1939) - 6/10 \r\nMidnight (1939) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n2/23 \r\nAwara (1951) - 8/10 \r\nPandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) - 6/10 \r\nLa Region Centrale (1971) - 3/10 \r\n\r\n2/24 \r\nThe Hour of the Furnaces (1968) - 10/10 \r\nA Canterbury Tale (1944) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/25 \r\nFloating Clouds (1955) - 9/10 \r\nBarren Lives/Vidas Secas (1963) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n2/27 \r\nDays of \'36 (1972) - 8/10 \r\nThe Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) - 8/10 \r\nThe Lusty Men (1952) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n2/28 \r\nNot Reconciled (1965) - 10/10 \r\nLetter From Siberia (1957) - 10/10 \r\nYesterday Girl (1966) - 8/10 \r\nBrutalitat in stein (1961) - 6/10 \r\nAn Experiment in Love (1963) - 4/10 \r\n\r\n2/29 \r\nToo Early, Too Late (1981) - 5/10 \r\nKing of the Children (1987) - 9/10 \r\nAnatahan (1953) - 10/10 \r\nSun Shines Bright (1953) - 6/10 \r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington \r\nWorst Film of the Month - La Region Centrale \r\n\r\nDiscovery of the Month - Not Reconciled','631bd564fd82b25316fb8aad29868847',0,'','9YaEZd1B',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6696,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1204689840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','How did you get a hold of the criminally unavailable The Hour of the Furnaces?','704b8686f5a0b1cbdba2df7f81c28b46',0,'','idac7nTv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6697,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1204690020,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','I\'ve actually had it for about a year and a half. My copy I ordered from subcinema.com The quality was passable, but you can\'t expect perfect transfers when these films were originally photographed under abnormal conditions. The film actually played at the University of Chicago last Fall but due to some other obligations (18 hours of work) I was unable to spend 5 hours watching a movie. I expect the next few months to be ridiculously low with a new job and baseball season approaching.','51260799af4c7495c0001fe3acf69d08',0,'','aZQRtFhS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6698,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205294100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','The Hour of the Furnaces is simply one of the greatest documentaries I\'ve seen ever seen. It\'s Mr. Solanas\' most important work to date. After about a 20 year absence, he has returned to the documentary form recently with the likes of Memoria del saqueo, La dignidad de los nadies and Argentina latente, all good films that you can probably find at Facets or at one of the other specialty stores in Chicago.','e16a4671b22f3fd4fa3b6b5cd5a0835f',0,'','RCqky1KN',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6699,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1205307060,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','I\'ll very slowly work my way around to some of his other films.','a16e0fb816d45ea33c445150642337c7',0,'','B3sfHc5U',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6700,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1207142340,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','3/1 \r\n30 Days of Night (2007) - 2/10 \r\nPlanet Terror (2007) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n3/4 \r\nMurder by Contract (1958) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n3/8 \r\nSuspended Step of the Stork (1991) - 8/10 \r\nRevenge of the Nerds II (1987) - 9/10 \r\nTotal Recall (1990) - 8/10 \r\nPredator (1987) - 10/10 \r\nBeverly Hills Cop (1984) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n3/9 \r\nWings of Eagles (1957) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n3/10 \r\nCurse of the Demon/Night of the Demon (1957) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n3/11 \r\nParade (1974) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n3/13 \r\nThe Crimson Kimono (1959) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n3/14 \r\nLoaded Weapon 1 (1993) - 7/10 \r\nSpaceballs (1987) - 10/10 \r\nLock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1996) - 6/10 \r\nThe Big Lebowski (1998) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n3/15 \r\nMonte Carlo (1930) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n3/16 \r\nThe Lady with the Little Dog (1959) - 6/10 \r\nA Short Film About Love (1988) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n3/17 \r\nA Short Film About Killing (1988) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n3/19 \r\nOne Hour With You (1932) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n3/20 \r\nThe End of Summer (1961) - 7/10 \r\nMother India (1957) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n3/21 \r\nChronicle of a Summer (1961) - 8/10 \r\nLove Streams (1984) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n3/22 \r\nMajor League (1989) - 10/10 \r\nEscape From New York (1981) - 10/10 \r\nThe Terminator (1984) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n3/23 \r\nThe Fallen Idol (1948) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n3/24 \r\nTo Lavoisier, Who Died in the Reign of Terror (1991) - 6/10 \r\nBreakfast Table Top Dolly (1970-76) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n3/25 \r\n49th Parallel (1941) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n3/26 \r\nRebel Without a Cause (1955) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n3/27 \r\nWay to the Stars (1945) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n3/30 \r\nThe Saragossa Manuscript (1964) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n3/31 \r\nThe Party (1968) - 6/10 \r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Major League (in honor of opening day) \r\nWorst Film of the Month - 30 Days of Night \r\nDiscovery of the Month - One Hour With You \r\n\r\nI saw some good films this month and a few that my ratings might seem abnormally high. There are a great deal of childhood favorites that I may be prejudice to and there are few guilty pleasures as sweet as Revenge of the Nerds II. Director info as well as availability information is available upon request as usual.','228e60d3cf56b4af238c1c5be52b5098',0,'','UxsecPgH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6701,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1207367820,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Film Journal','Maybe it\'s a simple question but I\'d like to know what makes \"Planet Terror\" such an outstanding film?! I\'m really curious... As you maybe remember, I didn\'t like it at all. Solid \"gory entertainment\" - but somehow, I felt like being at the wrong place when I saw it at the cinema and also that it could only be the 18 Rating which kept all the 14 and 15 year old people out of the theater... \r\n\r\nBesides, I\'m surprised about your low rating of \"The Party\" - I thought it was much more impressive than the \"Pink Panther\"-Films, a totally over-the-top destructive orgy of Slapstick (and I\'m not too fond of this kind, usually). \r\n\r\nDo you also think that there is much misogyny in \"The Saragossa Manuscript\"? I was really surprised how obviously it was displayed.','92245c344a980df0206996f952c68a33',0,'','Mb4a07gT',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6702,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1207380000,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','I loved Planet Terror and found it the obvious high water mark in the Grindhouse set. I\'m partial to zombie films and this one was extremely well done. The Party just seemed like same old Peter Sellers/Blake Edwards faire. Not bad per-se just not anything worth praising. I wasn\'t too concerned with that aspect of The Saragossa Manuscript. I just thought that its construction and the whole narrative structure was interesting.','7d535f713e0784fa7cdd07475d02f2ba',0,'','pnR2icLq',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6703,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1209721320,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','The month started off with a bang and finished with a whimper. On the plus side I just finished an epic paper and am only one disc away from wrapping up Heimat, so all signs point to a much more productive and prolific May. \r\n\r\n4/1 \r\nThey Shoot Horses Don\'t They? (1969) - 7/10 \r\nEl Verdugo (1963) - 8/10 \r\nLa Femme Infidèle (1969) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n4/2 \r\nI Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) - 9/10 \r\nGanga Bruta (1933) - 8/10 \r\nMacunaima (1969) - 10/10 \r\nThe Lion Has Seven Heads (1970) - 10/10 \r\nBullet in the Head (1990) - 10/10 \r\nGoodfellas (1990) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n4/3 \r\nMerry Go Round (1955) - 6/10 \r\nAvanti! (1972) - 10/10 \r\nTouki Bouki (1973) - 8/10 \r\nContras\' City (1969) - 5/10 \r\n\r\n4/6 \r\nThe Far Country (1955) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n4/7 \r\nThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - 6/10 \r\nIndia Song (1974) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n4/8 \r\nTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n4/9 \r\nThe Marquise of O (1976) - 7/10 \r\nVagabond (1985) - 8/10 \r\nConversation Piece (1974) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n4/10 \r\nSugar Cane Alley (1983) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n4/11 \r\nHour of the Star (1985) - 5/10 \r\n\r\n4/14 \r\nDead or Alive (2000) - 6/10 \r\nWe All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n4/15 \r\nAn Unreasonable Man (2005) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n4/16 \r\nThe Night Porter (1974) - 8/10 \r\nGrey Gardens (1975) - 6/10 \r\nA Slave of Love (1976) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n4/17 \r\nAmerican Gigolo (1980) - 10/10 \r\nThe World According to Garp (1982) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n4/18 \r\nZombie Strippers (2008) - 10/10 \r\nThe Big Lebowski (1998) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n4/27 \r\nLa Roue (1922) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n4/29 \r\nDouce (1943) - 8/10 \r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Goodfellas \r\nWorst Film of the Month - Hour of the Star \r\nDiscovery of the Month - The Lion Has Seven Heads \r\n\r\nMy rating of Zombie Strippers might seem ludicrously high, but good trash is hard to find.','a117d86dec6f7c73955c21e54a587c4e',0,'','PqxXU7ol',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6704,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212208800,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','Was your copy of Ganga Bruta subtitled?','2f982115897fe6b4cc06fcb45b20d82e',0,'','kszEeUf7',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6705,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212211440,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','It was subtitled in Portuguese which is the only version I know of. The film is mostly silent so it wasn\'t particularly hard to follow, the print could have been a little clearer though.','336f7ab7a97023ce0b63172c2ce943a0',0,'','NGYdBgcK',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6706,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1212542340,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','5/2 \r\nHeimat (1984) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n5/3 \r\nIron Man (2008) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n5/4 \r\nBeethoven (1936) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n5/5 \r\nGummo (1997) - 9/10 \r\nMidnight Run (1988) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n5/6 \r\nMy Friend Ivan Lapshin (1986) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n5/12 \r\nGloria (1980) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n5/16 \r\nEl Sur (1983) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n5/19 \r\nRedbelt (2008) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n5/20 \r\nMes Petites Amoureus (1975) - 9/10 \r\nA Fish Called Wanda (1988) - 10/10 \r\nLes Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n5/21 \r\nStill Life (2006) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n5/22 \r\nA River Runs Through It (1992) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n5/25 \r\nDead and Deader (2006) - 5/10 \r\n\r\n5/26 \r\nThe Science of Sleep (2006) - 8/10 \r\nIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n5/27 \r\nThe Return of the Banished (1979) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n5/31 \r\nChanging Times (2006) - 6/10 \r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Iron Man \r\nWorst Film of the Month - Dead and Deader \r\n\r\n*I sincerely hope I never have this poor of an output for a month again, and with graduation around the corner I imagine it will get much better.','95437666cf5058a74bec94174b583b81',0,'','0PwX7bhf',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6707,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215134460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','6/1 \r\nTenacious D and the Pick of Destiny (2006) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n6/3 \r\n12:08 East of Bucharest (2006) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n6/5 \r\nLa Dolce Vita (1960) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n6/7 \r\nTo Live (1994) - 10/10 \r\nSherry baby (2006) - 5/10 \r\n\r\n6/10 \r\nColor of Pomegranates (1969) - 10/10 \r\nNight of the Hunter (1955) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n6/12 \r\nSanshiro Sugata II (1945) - 8/10 \r\nPersona (1966) - 10/10 \r\nParadjanov A Requiem (1994) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n6/13 \r\nGhost (1990) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n6/14 \r\nThe Happening (2008) - 2/10 \r\nThe Incredible Hulk (2008) - 8/10 \r\nMy Way Home (1964) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n6/15 \r\nThe Stranger (1967) - 6/10 \r\nThe Anderson Platoon (1967) - 8/10 \r\nSilence and Cry (1967) - 7/10 \r\nThe Man Who Left His will on Film (1970) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n6/16 \r\nSocrates (1971) - 8/10 \r\nRed Psalm (1972) - 10/10 \r\nPolice (1984) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n6/19 \r\nKaagz ke Phool/Paper Flowers (1957) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n6/20 \r\nSubarnarekha (1965) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n6/21 \r\nPathetic Fallacy (1958) - 8/10 \r\nAmerican Boy (1978) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n6/23 \r\nThrough the Olive Trees (1994) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n6/24 \r\nEureka (2000) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n6/25 \r\nMake Way for Tomorrow (1937) - 10/10 \r\nWithout Pity (1948) - 8/10 \r\nThe Devil\'s Eye (1960) - 8/10 \r\nComment ca va? (1976) - 6/10 \r\nSuperstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987) - 9/10 \r\nDottie Gets Spanked (1993) - 5/10 \r\nNight Ride (1993) - 4/10 \r\nRambo (2008) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n6/26 \r\nNouvelle Vague (1990) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n6/27 \r\nKung Fu Zombie (1982) - 3/10 \r\nPrivilege (1990) - 4/10 \r\nLight Sleeper (1992) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n6/28 \r\nZombie Defense Army (2005) - 5/10 \r\nLong Day Closes (1992) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n6/29 \r\nMy Winnipeg (2008) - 4/10 \r\nCaro Diario (1994) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n6/30 \r\nPortrait of Jennie (1948) - 8/10 \r\nBurnt by the Sun (1994) - 10/10 \r\nMerry Go Round (1923) - 8/10 \r\nSecond Breath (1966) - 9/10 \r\n\r\nBest Film of the Month - Persona \r\nWorst Film of the Month - The Happening \r\nDiscovery of the Month - Eureka','b178fb97aeb9b3ed27a0882f4387aa32',0,'','r0BKoUyh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6708,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215154440,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','Great selection, as always. Don\'t recall you discussing the two new foreign films you watched this month: Eureka and East of Bucharest. Perhaps I missed a post or two in the LFS thread. In any case, I\'ve seen a number of Aoyama films and Eureka is his best work by far. Glad to see that you also feel strongly about it. The Romanian film barely missed the cut for my Secondary Best of \'07 list.','4af699b64f483776b914a1e8df79fbcc',0,'','jFfWPJVm',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6709,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215205500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','I don\'t recall posting on either film, I felt like I watched Eureka in a bit of a daze but quite an extraordinary film although I still don\'t think there\'s a R1 release of it. I\'m just glad I got my output up for this month. I already have a definitive front runner for the worst film of July and I sincerely hope that nothing beats it. \r\n\r\nThe hardest decision was best film of the month considering how many favorites I re-watched this month. Persona however had the greatest impact on a re-watch and will at the very least wind up in my top 20 whenever I get around to updating my film list.','41bbab74a56b6ba736f91cde11fb36af',0,'','DX57dwQB',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6710,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215415380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Film Journal','Nope, lamentably no R1 of Eureka at this point. But there are a number of foreign DVD editions available: Artificial-Eye put one out in the U.K., and so have distributors in HK, Taiwan (the two most affordable) and, of course, Japan. \r\n\r\nI probably don\'t revisit as many films as you do, but Persona has certainly been an exception in that regard.','0c17eda14a5bac2d5397b4db2bff8eab',0,'','sVuUnvAq',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6711,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215469920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','July was a fairly busy month for re-watches much more so than normal, although I\'d really like to get cracking on this list and have a lot more re-watches to go, so depending on how my schedule works out I might just do even more this month.','75c91c19ec3897f240ce61b8beabc99c',0,'','KpFY7vfP',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6712,1502,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1217694540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Film Journal','7/1 \r\nEmpire of Dreams (2004) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n7/3 \r\nFirst Blood (1982) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n7/5 \r\nRambo: First Blood II (1985) - 7/10 \r\nMiss Oyu (1951) - 5/10 \r\nThe Ceremony (1971) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/6 \r\nEl Topo (1970) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/8 \r\nHearts of the World (1918) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n7/9 \r\nThe Merry Widow (1925) - 6/10 \r\nBig Trouble in Little China (1986) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n7/10 \r\nThe Zombie Diaries (2007) - 4/10 \r\nRambo III (1987) - 4/10 \r\nFlowing (1956) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/11 \r\nThe Mother and the Law (1919) - 9/10 \r\nWall-E (2008) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n7/12 \r\nThe Haunted Castle (1921) - 6/10 \r\nTeam America: World Police (2004) - 10/10 \r\n27 Dresses (2008) - 4/10 \r\n\r\n7/13 \r\nA Foreign Affair (1948) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/15 \r\nArabian Nights (1974) - 8/10 \r\nThe Promise (2005) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/17 \r\nThe Sorrows of Satan (1926) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/18 \r\nThe Dark Knight (2008) - 10/10 \r\nThe Holy Mountain (1973) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/20 \r\nBeing Two Isn\'t Easy (1961) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n7/22 \r\nBirch Wood (1971) - 6/10 \r\n\r\n7/23 \r\nThe State of Things (1983) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/26 \r\nThe Hart of London (1970) - 9/10 \r\nTalladega Nights (2006) - 7/10 \r\n\r\n7/27 \r\nEl Dorado (1921) - 9/10 \r\nThe Adversary (1971) - 9/10 \r\nZazie Dans le Metro (1960) - 8/10 \r\nAnchorman (2004) - 7/10 \r\nTango and Cash (1989) - 10/10 \r\n\r\n7/28 \r\nMurder on the Orient Express (1974) - 6/10 \r\nThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) - 9/10 \r\n\r\n7/29 \r\nShaolin Soccer (2001) - 8/10 \r\nUshpizin (2005) - 5/10 \r\nOld Joy (2006) - 8/10 \r\nHollywoodland (2006) - 8/10 \r\n\r\n7/31 \r\nMosaid im Vertrauen (1955) - 9/10 \r\nAdebar (1957) - 5/10 \r\nSchwechater (1958) - 5/10 \r\nArnulf Rainer (1960) - 3/10 \r\nUnsere Afrikareise (1966) - 10/10 \r\nPause! (1977) - 5/10 \r\n\r\nBest film of the Month - The Dark Knight \r\nWorst film of the Month - Arnulf Rainer \r\n\r\nInteresting month and a rather bad one, few 10/10 films and a lot of films below average, better step up the quality for August.','4bd10d8cbc027057c79abb22ef9b05b4',0,'','1zhxGmne',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6713,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199495220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Well I checked on this site to pass the time, and apparently just a few weeks ago they updated their entire list. From their calculations 139 films either entered or exited the list. Looking at some of the films they cited as \"new\" I remember seeing before so I\'m not sure how thorough the check was. Of course it pains me to say that a few of the films that left the list are films I just watched (The Fortune is a case in point), but it gives me a few more things to look up.\r\n\r\nwww.theyshootpictures.com...g1-100.htm \r\n\r\nThat\'s the new list. Once again I\'ve seen everything in the top 200, and once again it\'s Mikio Naruse\'s Floating Clouds that is my first obstacle, the only difference is the film jumped to #242.','c33150912f16ddf277a0c689cdac5225',0,'','8rfsBVJp',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6714,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201128780,1,0,1,1,1,1,'jcdavies','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Thanks for that info. Well, i\'ve finally seen Floating Clouds, now on dvd in UK- and excellent it is too. Hideko Takamine gives a superb performance. And i\'ve finally managed to order a Travelling Players dvd, and that\'s been top of my must-see list for ages. I usually keep an eye on TSPDT site too, but i\'ve been taking time out from films recently, to catch up on paintings instead for a while but expect to come back to films and this site feeling refreshed and enthusiastic again at some point not long from now.','e59f9c566c3dac8240e19729bfc19e77',0,'','lzeF5f3n',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6715,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201136520,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I\'m somewhat enthusiastically tackling the list in addition to working on Oscar hopefuls. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on The Traveling Players, it certainly deserves its place in any greatest film list.','e2808ad8a1e3744ee7127dc9c0c55c73',0,'','QU8h6TEw',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6716,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201160040,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','\r\n\r\nThat\'s good to hear, John. Floating Clouds is one of the very best Naruse films I\'ve seen so far. You\'re right, Takamine is certainly great in it. Will attempt a full-review after viewing it again, hopefully soon. It seems to me that every film Angelopoulos has made since that 1975 masterpiece is somehow connected to it. So I think watching it is very essential to understanding his work.','0933fcdd21fd392c1cb8b0b3a38f2c6d',0,'','kjboFJZv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6717,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201683540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Well their list of ins and outs seemed a little inaccurate. However there are 35 new films I need to see, and 22 films that were removed from their list. Making my grand total 137 films from both lists combined, so not bad out of 1139 films.','033f8f3f853cdb040d55424ca5792b5e',0,'','fKUVH08y',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6718,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201989600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I\'m pretty sure I haven\'t seen more than 400 films on the new list, as that was about the number of movies I was familiar with from the old one. This is a very interesting endeavour, and though I have seen \"Floating Clouds\", there are many from the Top 100 I\'m still missing. \r\n\r\n@arsaib \r\n\r\nI just bought a great Swiss book on Angelopoulos at the library in Nuremberg for 1 Euro. Don\'t know why they were selling it, as it seems to be a treasure trove, regarding ALL of the films Angelopoulos has made until 1990. Even his shorts and lost films are mentioned, there\'s a whole trasncript of \"The Travelling Players\" (like a protocoll, every sound, dialogue and camera-movement is listed), a chapter devoted to his biography (ca. 40 pages), and a long interview with Angelopoulos himself. Truly a labor of love, this reminded me that I should start ordering those Greek DVDs on a regular basis.','083b6487bcebc67caad0e49bea92fe29',0,'','Muqf08yB',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6719,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202020860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Lucky you! Who\'s the author/editor of that Swiss book?','ad44e14b36ca7a0bde5c14bb3e892819',0,'','LVqMAopX',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6720,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202021100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I\'ve been working on this list pretty well (with a few digressions throughout). Once I found out how close I was it has only fueled it more. A plus side is one of the OOP films (Intentions of Murder) I just saw today at the cinema. \r\n\r\nThe Angelopoulos book sounds great, although I have a handicap of never reading about films I\'ve never seen.','16d7225ffa49e85f170172134ff1a30d',0,'','FYR6S4s2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6721,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202043000,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','The author of the book is Walter Ruggle. On the sleeve, it says he was born in Switzerland in 1955, is a film critic, and also writes for the Swiss film magazine \"filmbulettin\" (a decent magazine, which I read from time to time). He is also supposed to have written \"larger works\" (an awkward translation) on Bunuel, Greenaway, Kurosawa, Leone, Marker, Mizoguchi, Pasolini, Rohmer, Tarkovsky, and others. If they are anything like this 300+ Angelopoulos book, I\'d love to get my hands on them. \r\n\r\n@wpqx \r\n\r\nI also tend to avoid reading about films I\'m not familiar with in recent times. Don\'t know why exactly - maybe I\'m subconsciously hoping to get hold of all those films in the near future?','e88887b65b7f6be114f901b78f296915',0,'','EtbSRL1o',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6722,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202075040,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I just generally want to know as little about films before I see them as I can, I even hate watching trailers.','1d6bc80ee1289f881f308196e21d5e61',0,'','mKpDsL8W',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6723,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202094720,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I usually forget about them very soon, so I can almost always safely watch trailers. But I avoid to see them right before I watch a movie. In general, I love watching trailers, though more often than not they are made in a lousy way. But some trailers are just gorgeous themselves. For example, I adore the Hong Kong \"Chungking Express\" trailer, which I linked here a short time ago.','b7b9b8130727fc492dab16057cd42816',0,'','Bk5HqmJC',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6724,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202170680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I was joking about it with someone in a class that if you\'re making a trailer for an American movie you have to have a clip of someone dancing, try and find me a film that doesn\'t fall stereotype to this.','6aa1ce7385e47c64bc0958fa3ceb1158',0,'','hDexUFm5',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6725,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202223540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','How \'bout Zodiac ? \"An entertaining gang-dance for the whole family\"...','b8f481c40516d398a8140a122e9a5b99',0,'','qj3Eu8m4',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6726,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202243400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I didn\'t see the trailer but if there was a dancing scene (even in the deleted scenes) expect it in there. Not sure about The Dark Knight though.','c993e4e108bee55c00f99208a52acacf',0,'','5ndSXtEh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6727,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214281980,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Well the current body count of the 1000 is 32 left. So I\'ve now seen 968 films on the list. In honor of this almost monumental milestone I\'ve decided to write/review about each remaining film if/when I get to it. Since few of them are actually available this might not get updated frequently (although I have a few remaining DVD\'s). So yeah, stay tuned.','c38cc3b287a217de59d4a10360b816c3',0,'','QSDlJMr9',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6728,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214405400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Make Way For Tomorrow (1937) - Leo McCarey \r\n\r\nAmidst my numerous factoids about the Oscars this one was a curious entry for many years. Leo McCarey won his first best director Oscar for the hit comedy The Awful Truth, remember that in the 1930\'s it was still possible for a director to be rewarded for comedy. When he won he said thanks but they gave it to him for the wrong film. Released earlier that year was Make Way For Tomorrow that rare American film about the elderly with \"stars\" like Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi. The general idea could be that American\'s just don\'t like movies about the elderly and I challenge you to think of any good ones to get recognition (Driving Miss Daisy the very rare film that got Oscar recognition, although one can argue about the quality of that film). The story is a direct inspiration for Ozu\'s Tokyo Story and bold as it might be I think McCarey\'s film is better. McCarey was known as a comedic director for most of his career, at least in the early years and despite a depressing story throughout he finds ways of getting us to laugh, sometimes awkwardly at his characters. In a equally humorous and uncomfortable scene the rocking of Lucy\'s chair disrupts a bridge demonstration and McCarey uses the sound of it to accentuate how loud it might be. You can\'t help but chuckle but also flinch at the disruption you know she\'s causing. An absolutely incredible film and I hope one damn day that it gets released.','68c53026af55579394e7f447deab4d7f',0,'','lZBcmDxv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6729,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214627760,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Light Sleeper (1991) - Paul Schrader \r\n\r\nIt might seem preemptive but the more Schrader I see the more I like. Light Sleeper is another tale of urban alienation and a brilliant character piece. Every performance is incredible, particularly Dafoe who seems to be almost inside out throughout. The lighting is moody and the film is tied into the garbage strike which gives everything an external look of disgust. This city is literally wallowing in its own filth. There is something extremely commendable about Dafoe\'s character, a drug dealer with a heart of gold. He has some degree of morals and an idea of what\'s right, selling just \"white drugs for white people.\" The world is free from harm and the ending bears a great deal of similarities to Taxi Driver but with a more well grounded tone. Can\'t wait for the Criterion DVD of Mishima and hopefully another Schrader classic.','66680b60d572aabdabafcc20ba8948a6',0,'','30oP9Lvp',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6730,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214725920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Schrader is probably still better know for his involvement with Taxi Driver (or perhaps even as a critic) than his own solid body of work as a director. Light Sleeper is certainly one of his best.','34a43b30f7548f93d96a1292d473669b',0,'','VsYdmUKF',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6731,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214727300,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Yeah but if you fart in a Scorsese film you\'ll probably be better known for that than anything else you\'ll do (Albert Brooks in Taxi Driver another example).','7ced061463523288547600cfde51e155',0,'','Bko1JMC6',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6732,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214736180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Long Day Closes (1992) - Terence Davies \r\n\r\nMy second dose of Davies seems quite a bit like the first. Episodic, poetic, lyrical, and not much on narrative. Another period piece that has autobiographical undertones and incredibly unique look to it. Here we get a few months in the life of a young boy who seems well on his way to homosexuality and social awkwardness. His father is gone and he takes refuge in his mother and the local cinema. The film is again filled with popular songs of the era and a couple quotes from The Magnificent Ambersons.','8ebf9e6097d5b72a78c2e540bd174ff3',0,'','ZcrjFsuE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6733,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214772840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Caro Diario (1994) - Nanni Moretti \r\n\r\nThe general consensus was that Italy didn\'t produce much in the way of edgy cinema in the 90\'s, and well this film doesn\'t really do much to change my opinion. This was the decade of Il Postino and Life is Beautiful two films that should be thrown into a fire and never spoken of again. Moretti makes a decent on screen presence but unfortunately for me the film has too much of a nostalgic tone. So much of the film is about supposed good old days. The three act structure is episodic and doesn\'t really build on each other. A decent amount of light comedy can be found but nothing of the \"laugh out loud\" variety. Not sure why/how this film managed to make it on the top 1000, especially considering how anti-90\'s the list was but well there are surely greater mysteries to behold. There were some great shots in the film and the opening remains fairly strong, I just got that sick feeling I typically reserve for Miramax dreck.','97584f16a6c4d04f69ffa62498c365f5',0,'','l5SEmZiU',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6734,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214809080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Well, I won\'t miss the opportunity to champion the perpetually undervalued work of M aestr o Bellocchio: The four features he made during the \'90s -- The Conviction, The Butterfly\'s Dream, The Prince of Homburg and The Nanny -- are all good, solid efforts. Not quite as accomplished as the films he\'s completed so far this decade, but better than most of Italian cinema\'s output during that time-frame.','2e07d4df766e7116e02c0cf39a173549',0,'','DjBQMvcE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6735,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214836740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Those are all on my radar, but curiously the 90\'s are the only decade I haven\'t seen a Bellocchio film from.','518fb6b8f80c27248bc3a322fa5d6327',0,'','rqR1oZBX',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6736,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214844480,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Portrait of Jennie (1948) - William Dieterle \r\n\r\nTwo things seemed to happen in the 40\'s. First Hollywood prescribed William Dieterle to be their resident fantasy director, and second and more dominantly David O\'Selznick was positively determined to make Jennifer Jones a household name. There is nothing particularly wrong with either of these objectives. Dieterle was a very competent director who got his training amongst the Expressionists and films of a fantastic nature were right up his alley. Jones was a fine actress in her own right but Selznick could rarely leave well enough alone. Everything was over the top and rather than let the public warm up to Jones he simply made them take her, and despite being a decent actress she was pretty much never going to be a real movie star, certainly not in the Crawford, Davis, or Garbo mold. Her work here is somewhat limited and despite top billing again she is very much supporting, but perhaps being the Jennie of the title gives her a little extra. Joseph Cotten is a textbook of lonely, lovesick, disillusionment and is in top form throughout. A rather strong cast that includes a very brief supporting turn by Lillian Gish as the head of a convent is likewise excellent. The story by its nature is a little hard to pull off, because fantasies are always tougher when they involve a love story of some kind. This is the reason why some people (myself included) found Pandora and the Flying Dutchman to be a bit of a miss. By the end of the film you get a sense that these two belong together but I wonder if the hook isn\'t used almost too late. The film makes that turn from reality into a supernatural realm rather late, but there are enough clues throughout that it doesn\'t come as quite the shock it may have otherwise been. For their efforts Portrait of Jennie earned Oscar nominations for best black and white cinematography and special effects and lost both. The storm sequence although spectacular is textbook Selznick trying to make his film grander than it has to be. I do wish Hollywood could learn from their past as this sequence looks better than nearly all CGI storms we\'ve seen in recent years.','e1458e7271cef1f5d2b87574f396c780',0,'','yNY3GsFc',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6737,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214865660,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Burnt by the Sun (1994) - Nikita Mikhalkov \r\n\r\nWell the law of averages would say that if I see enough Mikhalkov films I\'ll eventually find one I like. Not to say anything against the previous three, but this one just clicked. What at first seemed to be an idyllic and nostalgic romp in the country (something not entirely new for Mikhalkov) turned very slowly into a sinister political film that slowly but surely made us more ill at ease. This can be seen as one of several in a series of critical films on the old Soviet system made shortly after its collapse but the film will still resonate well especially when coming from a member of its own system. All on the nature of heroes and how quickly and senselessly they can be removed and re-conditioned. Excellent cinematography and great acting around, particularly Mikhalkov\'s own daughter who plays Kotov\'s daughter in the film.','3d5eff485cd1b32d2394ffb80733e778',0,'','wxmelSrF',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6738,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214884620,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Second Breath (1966) - Jean Pierre Melville \r\n\r\nOpening with a period prison break our first thoughts when Second Breath starts is that this might be yet another daring tale of resistance during WWII. Instead it falls into even more familiar Melville territory, the gangster film. Moody and atmospheric the picture is on the surface all levels of formulaic, but there\'s something special about it. A character film that doesn\'t really let us in the head of any of our characters. A man of honor whose only comfort is in not being a snitch. Characters have different sides and alliances that seem perplexing. The inspector doesn\'t tell Manouche that Gu\'s last words were her name, yet he makes a point to have the press pick up the crooked police chief\'s confession, certainly a man of mixed morals. The caper itself is arguably the most boring part of the film, simply highway robbery which is more interesting in its set up than execution. Can\'t say this excels above Melville\'s other crime films but it certainly sands up on equal footing. From what I can tell this was Melville\'s last black and white film and was part of his most prestigious period, beginning with Le Doulos.','9c9e93d8609e0ca27f9e8429fd93581d',0,'','DbkeKdcW',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6739,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214901540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I couldn\'t get to Portrait of Jennie at Jones\'s retro recently, but I did catch her in Lubitsch\'s highly agreeable Cluny Brown, the final film he completed, which is unfortunately neither available on VHS nor DVD in the U.S. of A.','c105c68d195baab2388d18c78efe0bdf',0,'','mSruK4jq',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6740,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214926920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','There is a very good official release of Cluny Brown by a French company, the only problem is the special features are in French, but I saw the DVD and the transfer was fine.','4759a7f932eb219aac2a7e98e8f8e9d2',0,'','1o80ARaj',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6741,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214971200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','That\'s right: by Carlotta Films, under the title La Folle ingénue. Incidentally, BFI (U.K.) also released an edition about a month ago. It\'s hard to attribute this to anything in particular other than to suggest that they care about the film more than we do.','8c4c6bc4bf58d5d5cd038a234d2a6da7',0,'','CDaTPjKE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6742,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1214974560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','That said the amount of Lubitsch films available on DVD here vastly surpasses the dreams I had a mere five years ago, so things are certainly getting better.','080ff5db67bfedb18b8dbed9912e3745',0,'','gjDph8P3',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6743,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215073020,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','True. Kino\'s recent standalone edition of The Doll, which happens to contain Robert Fischer\'s new feature-length documentary Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin, was a pleasure to behold. (The disc is also available as part of the box set released on the same day late last year, perhaps the one you currently have.)','472b547cc37b9f8893d4ec21b9733fe8',0,'','KCdoAt1F',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6744,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215105780,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Actually haven\'t picked up the set, waiting another week or so before ordering it just to make sure I\'m still employed.','07eceb96d1aad65b638ec3824c7e116b',0,'','zWp61fCs',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6745,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215322080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','I decided to post on Miss Oyu in the Japanese Journals thread, if you don\'t feel like navigating just click here','796a001095be71dd99a87b5c7145518b',0,'','iEf029Va',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6746,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215328920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','You may also want to provide links to your individual posts in the Best of the Decade threads you\'ve updated recently. I know where your edited lists are but other members and guests may not wade through the whole thread to locate them.','bfd094bdeee8b76b39b043483dfe9bf7',0,'','NXEFkWcM',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6747,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215329100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','The Ceremony (1971) - Nagisa Oshima \r\n\r\nLong near the top of my to look for list I just got ahold of a rather good looking print courtesy of the now defunct Japanese New Wave company. Confusing at parts and centering around numerous cermonies and functions particularly funerals but with the occasional wedding thrown in the mix. The story is told almost entirely through flashbacks but has some small level of continuity as it leads up to the most recent funeral a suicide that may finally put the finishing touches on a once greatly important Japanese family relocated to Manchuria. The film is reportedly much better appreciated and understood if you know a lot about contemporary Japanese history and since I don\'t much of it is lost on me. This could also explain why the film has remained out of print pretty much forever in this country. Certainly part of Oshima\'s great period and one of his last Japanese films before making the international transition with In the Realm of the Senses. Certainly subversive and highly critical of most 20th century politics and even the national obsession with baseball. There\'s a lot to get out of this film but I don\'t think I was able to adequately understand/appreciate it on one viewing. If anyone has any well written/researched analysis of the film handy let me know I\'d love to read it.','68a8c8b6820c8d4314fb625010b9bbc4',0,'','edFSMoym',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6748,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1215383280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','El Topo (1970) - Alejandro Jodorowsky \r\n\r\nYears ago I remember watching this and thinking \"oh lord\". Seeing it again Jodorowsky was clearly in his own world and a bizarre self indulgent world it is. Random nudity, gun fights, midgets, and all level of bizarre tapestries. So much of the film I wonder if there\'s any connection to a larger \"plot\" or if they are just random diversions. The branded \"slaves\" and all the fat ladies molesting him makes little sense outside. The Russian Roulette religious ceremony another diversion. In all there\'s plenty to admire about the film and if nothing else it certainly appears to be a Western unlike any other.','591da11b76f8b612f04a653cf4aba352',0,'','hPifmltW',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6749,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1216163940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Arabian Nights (1974) - Pier Paolo Pasolini \r\n\r\nThrow this in that pile of \"?\" films from PPP. Like several others this was released on DVD very briefly and almost immediately went out of print. That particular DVD was about 22 minutes shorter than the version Pasolini originally edited. This shortened film may help explain why the film is so confusing at times. Stories blend into each other and stack layers of narrative upon each other and seem to retreat from themselves at inconvenient times. Perhaps the full version makes a little more sense of this, or perhaps just throws more confusing layers into the mix. This was certainly in line with his later period of literary adaptations and although considered a final chapter in a trilogy (Decameron, Canterbury Tales) this was in line with a lot more in his filmography. The underlying story is a man who has his beautiful slave kidnapped and he has to find her, although he proves to be about the worst rescue party around, ignoring all advice and falling asleep as he is waiting for her to climb down. Along the way his slave becomes a King, and he just stumble onto her kingdom. Before all that though are tales of carnality in numerous countries with some laughably bad effects and an awful lot of nudity. Some Pasolini regulars pop up throughout and everyone has that extremely annoying way of delivering all of their badly dubbed dialogue while giggling. Shame that a decent cast couldn\'t have been assembled or at least one person who could act. The over simplistic nature of the stories seem linked more to the fundamentals of the source material rather than any flaw in design, but still there\'s a lot to be bothered with here.','481b494b57dbc790f1188aec4af6cb64',0,'','p4TwDYsS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6750,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1217100840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','The Hart of London (1970) - Jack Chambers \r\n\r\nNot difficult to see how Stan Brakhage could appreciate a film like this. Chambers although an accomplished artist made very few films, this was his last and most ambitious. The picture is a blend of contradictions, juxtaposed images and contrasting styles. Some is home movies, some newsreels, some black and white, some color, some negative images, positive exposures. Overlapping images, then static clean shots. The film constantly asks us to look closer and see what is being shown to us. Images seem to appear mystically out of an image as something becomes obvious (garden shears in one scene). This is a puzzle of a film and one that mysteriously remains nearly impossible to get ahold of, but not hard to really fathom given the incredibly uncommercial nature of the project. I got the feeling watching it that all it needed was some lousy narration and Guy Maddin could have used it for My Winnipeg.','32cad2caed247c90df45ea1d226ec1eb',0,'','40uXFiSY',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6751,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1217693760,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Unsere Afrikareise (1966) - Peter Kubelka \r\n\r\nCertain films are a lot more difficult to see than others on this list as I approach the final 20. Kubelka has long been one of those strange men who believes that it is some sort of crime to view films of any kind on a television screen and although there isn\'t a particularly large market for his films anyway, they certainly aren\'t coming to DVD any time soon. Thanks to the University of Chicago I was able to spend a night watching 6 of his 7 films and the highlight was no doubt Unsere. Kubelka\'s films are all varied in length and form. Mosaik im Vertrauen (1955) was a unique combination of found footage, new shots and a uniquely disjointed narrative. Certainly a fine debut. Adebar and Schwechater were apparently commercials and hard to see if he helped sell any beer with them. In fact its even more amazing to think someone would approach him to sell a product. Adebar is simply people dancing as the image ranges from positive to negative over exposure, although no one and nothing in the film is ever in enough detail to distinguish people, just outlines. Schwechater is an early entry into the \"seizure school\" as a group of rather posh night club dwellers drink the title beer as the image flickers white, black, and a splash of red. Arnulf Rainer is his most simple and radical in form. Simply a white background that goes black then white then black in radically flickering speeds and is apt to cause convulsions and seizures. Unsere Afrikareise seemed therefore like a wonderful combination of sorts. The editing is extremely quick and like Mosaik there are flashes of single frame edits that are nearly impossible to register on one viewing. Here the subject is whites in Africa hunting. The images are cruel and you get the sensation that there is something horrible false about these men on safari interspersed with rather photogenic natives. All his films seem to be about conflict and contrast and here it takes on a more epic scale, mixing color and black and white, Europeans and Africans, even the very contrast of certain animals like zebras. In 12 minutes Kubelka says about as much of the African condition as all the films of Jean Roach and Edgar Morin seem to. The final film of the night, Pause starred the title character from Arnulf and basically is just radical breathing techniques. Can be hard to sit through and seems rather without a point, but nearly anything might seem a let down after Unsere.','602787ec11f8b20bc72dca4c471789d4',0,'','u4Y9ombW',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6752,1503,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1221442920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: They Shoot Pictures Don\'t They (December \'07)','Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) - Paul Schrader \r\n\r\nDismissed as self indulgent upon it\'s release in the years since Paul Schrader\'s unique biopic has gained a lot of critical momentum. Schrader\'s films and scripts have typically focused on an outsider and typically one with a completely wrong ideology. Mishima inhabits this role in limited quantities. He has his own followers but his notions of classic Japanese pride seem far outdated as his triumphant stand is met with scores of boos from the very people he\'s trying to impress. Mishima despite his celebrity status seemed to represent a complete reversal from the dominant political temperature of the time. The film\'s structure is told in four rather unique chapters that all contain re-enactments of actual plays and the one film Mishima made. These re-enactments are shot in color as are the contemporary scenes whereas the flashbacks of his early life are shown in black and white. From his evolution as a sickly child to a military minded body builder. His fictional characters all seem to embody parts of him and help to illustrate his own story. As with other Schrader films I\'m not sure if the score helps or hurts it as Philip Glass\' music wells up at seemingly inappropriate times, but by the end you\'ve come to accept it. Certainly a challenge shooting in Japanese but the film is well worth watching thanks to its new Criterion DVD.','41bc5c9f978b1275f45585beceed1473',0,'','tZ65AGfq',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6753,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1161850620,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Best Films of the 60s','Felt like starting another decade, and its a good one, in fact the best imo. \r\n\r\n1960 \r\nLAvventura (Italy - Michelangelo Antonioni) \r\nBreathless (France - Jean Luc Godard) \r\nPsycho (US - Alfred Hitchcock) \r\nInherit the Wind (US - Stanley Kramer) \r\nLa Dolce Vita (Italy - Federico Fellini) \r\nThe Bellboy (US - Jerry Lewis) \r\n\r\n1961 \r\nYojimbo (Japan - Akira Kurosawa) \r\nJudgment at Nuremberg (US - Stanley Kramer) \r\nSplendor in the Grass (US - Elia Kazan) \r\nThe Hustler (US Robert Rossen) \r\n\r\n1962 \r\nThe Exterminating Angel (Mexico - Luis Buuel) \r\nLawrence of Arabia (US/UK - David Lean) \r\nAntoine and Colette (France - Francois Truffaut) \r\nDays of Wine and Roses (US - Blake Edwards) \r\nJules and Jim (France - Francois Truffaut) \r\nThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (US - John Ford) \r\nThe Manchurian Candidate (US - John Frankenheimmer) \r\nHara-kiri (Japan - Masaki Kobayashi) \r\n\r\n1963 \r\nAmerica, America (US - Elia Kazan) \r\n8 (Italy - Federico Fellini) \r\nThe Cardinal (US - Otto Preminger) \r\nThe Trial (France/West Germany/Italy - Orson Welles) \r\nThe Servant (UK - Joseph Losey) \r\n\r\n1964 \r\nThe Pawnbroker (US - The Pawnbroker) \r\nPoint of Order (US - Emile de Antonio) \r\nGate of Flesh (Japan - Seijun Suzuki) \r\nThe Killers (US - Don Siegel) \r\nDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (UK/US - Stanley Kubrick) \r\nA Hard Days Night (UK - Richard Lester) \r\nA Fistful of Dollars (Italy - Sergio Leone) \r\nDiamonds of the NIght (Czechoslovakia - Jan Nemec) \r\nBattle of Culloden (UK - Peter Watkins) \r\n\r\n1965 \r\nSandra of a Thousand Delights(Italy - Luchino Visconti) \r\nThe Round Up (Hungary - Miklos Jancso) \r\nFor a Few Dollars More(Italy - Sergio Leone) \r\nSword of the Beast (Japan - Hideo Gosha) \r\nHelp! (UK - Richard Lester) \r\nAlphaville (France/Italy - Jean Luc Godard) \r\nJuliet of the Spirits (Italy - Federico Fellini) \r\nPierrot le Fou(France - Jean Luc Godard) \r\nThe Hill(UK/US - Sydney Lumet) \r\nDr. Zhivago (UK/US - David Lean) \r\nThe War Game (UK - Peter Watkins) \r\n\r\n1966 \r\nThe Battle of Algiers (Italy/Algeria - Gillo Pontecorvo) \r\nAndrei Rublev (USSR - Andrei Tarkovsky) \r\nThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Italy - Sergio Leone) \r\nPersona (Sweden - Ingmar Bergman) \r\nDeath of a Bureaucrat (Cuba/Spain - Toms Gutirrez Alea) \r\nWhos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (US - Mike Nichols) \r\nAu Hasard Balthazar (France - Robert Bresson) \r\nMarat/Sade (UK - Peter Brook) \r\nSeconds (US - John Frankenheimmer) \r\n\r\n1967 \r\nWeekend (France/Italy - Jean Luc Godard) \r\nBonnie and Clyde (US - Arthur Penn) \r\nLa Chinoise (France/Italy - Jean Luc Godard) \r\nGuess Whos Coming to Dinner (US - Stanley Kramer) \r\nMouchette (France - Robert Bresson) \r\nThe Graduate (US - Mike Nichols) \r\nThe Red and the White (Hungary - Miklos Jancso) \r\nLove Affair: or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (Yugoslavia - Dusan Makajevek) \r\nTiticut Follies (US - Frederick Wiseman) \r\nPoint Blank (US - John Boorman) \r\nIn Cold Blood(US - Peter Brooks) \r\nBelle de Jour(France/Italy - Luis Buuel) \r\nCool Hand Luke(US - Stuart Rosenberg) \r\n\r\n1968 \r\nRomeo and Juliet (US/Italy - Franco Zefferelli) \r\nRosemarys Baby (US - Roman Polanski) \r\nHigh School(US - Frederick Wiseman) \r\nNight of the Living Dead (US - George Romero) \r\nThe Shame (Sweden - Ingmar Bergman) \r\n2001: A Space Odyssey (US/UK - Stanley Kubrick) \r\nPlanet of the Apes (US - Franklin J. Schaffner) \r\nTeorema (Italy - Pier Paolo Passolini) \r\nThe Cremator (Czechosolvakia - Juraj Hurz) \r\nThe Hour of the Furnaces (Argentina - Fernando E. Solanas) \r\n\r\n1969 \r\nOnce Upon a Time in the West(Italy - Sergio Leone) \r\nThe Wild Bunch(US - Sam Peckinpah) \r\nColor of Pomegranates(USSR/Ukraine - Sergei Paradjanov) \r\nThe Midnight Cowboy(US - John Schlessinger) \r\nLaw and Order(US - Frederick Wiseman) \r\nZ (France/Algeria - Costa-Gavras) \r\nMedium Cool(US - Haskell Wexler) \r\nEasy Rider (US - Dennis Hopper) \r\n\r\n*edited for Easy Rider, Hour of the Furnaces, and The Bellboy','10c3656d288049850c96bd1c56e66db7',0,'','ipcBk2MH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6754,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1161915840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 60s','I think it\'s a good idea to start with a shorter list containing films you\'re sure about, and then work your way up.','5d8f641d5747dc0e5d29de7e6a38c99c',0,'','7E50LTcS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6755,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1161916260,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','This is a shorter list, believe me. Only the films I\'d give 5 star ratings to. I realize giving Guess Who\'s Coming to Dinner a 5 star rating makes me seem high, but I quite enjoyed the film, and it winds up being my third Stanley Kramer film on my list. I certainly anticipate the list to grow over the next few years, because there are certainly plenty of films left to see.','ce8316208137e41c5fc82b1440c149e8',0,'','CRTD1aHj',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6756,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1162069500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 60s','\"This is a shorter list, believe me.\"\r\n\r\nI know; I was complementing you.\r\n\r\nI\'m pleasantly surprised that you\'ve seen both The Round Up and The Red and the White. I also expect Silence and Cry to make your list... eventually.','831c0508503d0d8ee7f664a14fd045d8',0,'','YJNjx8An',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6757,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1162169940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','arsaib is right on this one. Looks like I listed too many films in the 00 and 90s threads, and more and more will be thrown out as I rewatch them...\r\nOn the other hand, i might have been too sceptic with the 50s and 70s...\r\nHard to find a common ground if you\'ve seen one film five years ago, and another one five months. \r\n\r\nThis is also my favorite decade for movies, and I\'ll definitely include the one Jancso I\'ve seen. \r\n\r\nEnjoyed \"Guess who\'s coming to dinner\", but I wouldn\'t list it. Maybe wih a rewatch?','c49902621bc077d60fff03383afeaa0f',0,'','7CMTGxij',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6758,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1162180200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','I watched Guess Who\'s Coming to Dinner years ago (probably about 6 or 7 years now) and I had such a pleasant reaction that it\'s still carried with me. Plus I have an abnormal appreciation for Spencer Tracy (I mean I watched a good 20 films just because he was in them, and my favorites from other decades will reflect that). Plus there\'s something truly somber and beautiful watching him in his last film, I have a similar melancholic apperciation for John Huston\'s The Misfits (which was one of my bubbling under films). Both Gable and Monroe were outstanding in that film, and perhaps never better (although I certainly think San Francisco is a close contender for Gable, ironically also with Spencer Tracy). \r\n\r\nThis list ignores some of the better acting jobs of the decade, and I think there\'s only one Richard Burton film listed. However I think his turn in Huston\'s Night of the Iguana is exceptional, and despite the overly theatrical overtones of it Becket was certainly one of the best acted films of the decade. However as we\'ve already mentioned, keeping the list to the essentials is necessary, because sometimes the overly long lists get a little distracting. Regarding the last two decades though, the films listed are generally easier to come across, whereas the further back you go, the harder it is sometimes to find these films, so for people using these as suggestions for future viewing it helps to keep it small here.','44b5d048fa6594d6c38ddb62ac3c507e',0,'','KMTpaS7r',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6759,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1162273380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Which Jancs have you seen, A? (I apologize if you\'ve mentioned it elsewhere on this site.)\r\n\r\nHow about a few of these, wpqx? \r\n\r\n(1960 - 64)\r\n\r\nLes Bonnes Femmes - Chabrol\r\nA Woman Is a Woman - Godard\r\nViridiana - Buuel\r\nWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs - Naruse\r\nRed Desert - Antonioni\r\nEl Verdugo - Berlanga\r\nBefore the Revolution - Bertolucci\r\nTrial of Joan of Arc - Bresson\r\nLa Jete - Marker\r\nVidas Secas - Dos Santos\r\nVirgin Spring - Bergman\r\nChronicle of a Summer - Rouch & Morin','2d0a234ff716bba783f6d47e07e19f58',0,'','stwdhBmV',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6760,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1162275960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','I wasn\'t as overly impressed with La Jetee when I first saw it. Its style was new to me, and I had a hard time adjusting to the still photography presentation. I have Vidas Secas, but still haven\'t been able to watch it, and the Naruse film is unknown to me. Most of the other films are bubbling under, particularly The Trial of Joan of Arc, which I find exemplary, but compared to Bresson\'s next two efforts it just seems a lesser effort. If you care to submit your own list, roll with it. Also I think A\'s seen The Red and the White, but I don\'t speak for him.','0baa299263416c1175fd419fbaae5011',0,'','Elujcit0',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6761,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1162288260,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Thanks for your comments. I\'ll submit mine eventually; I\'d like to do a couple of other decades first, though. But, as you guys probably know, I\'m somewhat anal about being as thorough as possible, so that might take time.','664dcb0a70213778fd8b7afc510d38c2',0,'','eZy4ESXq',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6762,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1162288560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Well I hope to eventually cover all decades (although possibly just cominging the silent era into one), but I figure as we did before that going with one decade, followed by some input and some discussion is best rather than just leaping into several decades at once and having all of them buried within a few weeks. \r\n\r\nNow if I\'m not mistaken you still need to work on your 70s and 50s lists, so you most certainly need to get cracking. Once John gets back in action, I certainly anticipate his input, as that man has never backed down from making a list.','fa80a558e71063ae95419c3ba82e9d2d',0,'','68SmcfDE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6763,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1162502760,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Yes, hopefully John will join us again as soon as possible \r\nI\'ve seen \"The Red and the White\" - wpqx has remembered it correctly. Saw also some impressing scenes from \"The Round-Up\", but as the VHS was the wrong aspect ratio, I didn\'t watch it.\r\nI haven\'t seen many films from the ones you two mentioned on this thread, but there are some mutul favorites.\r\nIt\'s difficult and time-consuming compiling all of those lists, and of course it is better to go at a slow - and more thorough pace. I will do lists for all decades (even the 1890s, the 1900s, and the 1910s, but they would be quite empty so far ). \r\n\r\nAnyway, the aim is growth and I hope I will be discovering some of your favorites in the near future.','bfaf50147272f33ef2d567b8115dc635',0,'','vaL6JodE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6764,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1163540100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Based on the most recent films I\'ve been watching, I\'m leaning towards the 1940s or 30s next, but want to hold off on jumping into another decade for the time being. For starters, more of you guys (meaning any of you guys) need to put up a list, and second of all I am currently researching films from Hollywood\'s golden past, and would like to hold off until I feel comfortable with what I\'ve seen. I\'m getting to be a parasitic sponge with film lately, and I\'m finding myself curious to watch everything.','41342ff026ec1b8c15358b7c9929cb2c',0,'','LZyP3Dic',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6765,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1163553900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Quote:...and I\'m finding myself curious to watch everything\r\nWell, that is always a very good trait imo - what I expect from any devoted cinephile.','c23b22a9aa0660d6b6858239f67fe8d6',0,'','vPztjX0N',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6766,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1165352460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','possible contenders: \r\n\r\nLe testament d\'Orpheé The Testament of Orpheus (Jean Cocteau / France) \r\nTirez sur le pianiste Shoot the Piano Player (Francois Truffaut / France) \r\n\r\nAccattone Accattone! (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy) \r\nOne Hundred and One Dalmatians (Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman / USA) \r\nThe Last Sunset (Robert Aldrich / USA) \r\n\r\nIvanovo detstvo Ivan\'s Childhood (Andrei Tarkovski / Soviet Union) \r\nJules et Jim Jules and Jim (Francois Truffaut / France) \r\nLolita (Stanley Kubrick / USA, UK) \r\nSweet Bird of Youth (Richard Brooks / USA) \r\n\r\nKonkurs Audition / Competition (Milos Forman / Czechoslovakia) \r\nMahanagar The Big City (Satyajit Ray / India) \r\n\r\nMarnie (Alfred Hitchcock / USA) \r\n\r\nAlphaville (Jean-Luc Godard / France, Italy) \r\nRepulsion (Roman Polanski / UK) \r\nShunpu den Story of a prostitute (Seijun Suzuki / Japan) \r\n\r\nFahrenheit 451 (Francois Truffaut / UK) \r\nLe père Noel a les yeux bleus Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes (Jean Eustache / France) \r\n\r\nDubei dao One-Armed Swordsman (Cheh Chang / Hong Kong) \r\nThe Graduate (Mike Nichols / USA) \r\nThe Jungle Book (Wolfgang Reitherman / USA) \r\nWeek End (Jean-Luc Godard / France, Italy) \r\n\r\nBullitt (Peter Yates / USA) \r\nC\'era una volta il West Once upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone / Italy, USA) \r\nNight of the Living Dead (George A. Romero / USA) \r\nOne Plus One (Jean-Luc Godard / UK) \r\nPlanet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner / USA) \r\n\r\nCactus Flower (Gene Saks / USA) \r\nEasy Rider (Dennis Hopper / USA) \r\nFurin kazan Flying Banners (Hiroshi Inagaki / Japan) \r\nKes (Kenneth Loach / UK)','295dd5402a679895a2633056b8e987a9',0,'','bV682AeZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6767,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1165352520,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Our professor had to finish the classes one hour earlier, and now I\'m in the PC room. I\'ll try to finally come up with my own list. \"> \r\n\r\nThe 60s are really my favorite decade in film history, shortly followed by the 70s, 20s and 10s. Although the (early) 70s also contain some of the most outstanding films ever made, there\'s already a decline if you look at a bigger scale. Somehow I have the feeling that cinema was at a similar highpoint in the 60s as it had been the case in the 20s during the silent era. Since then a lot has happened, and through sound and colors new possibilities were added to the films. Seeing just how alive and vibrant most of those films still feel today, it must have been a joy going to festivals during the 60s, witnessing so much creativity from all around the world focused on the screen. \r\nI tried to list only the truly outstanding films I have seen so far (as usual, I have seen too little), with a seperate list for possible contenders that might make it onto the list in the future after one (or more) rewatches. \r\nOf course some films may raise an eyebrow or two, but hey, that\'s what I love. \"> \r\n\r\n1960 \r\nJungfrukällan The Virgin Spring (Ingmar Bergman / Sweden) \r\nLa Dolce Vita The Sweet Life (Federico Fellini / Italy) \r\nPeeping Tom (Michael Powell / UK) \r\nPsycho (Alfred Hitchcock / USA) \r\n\r\n1961 \r\nChronique d\'un été Chronicle of a Summer (Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch / France) \r\nCléo de 5 à 7 Cleo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda / France, Italy) \r\nJudgment at Nuremberg (Stanley Kramer / USA) \r\nPles v dezju Dancing in the Rain (Bostjan Hladnik / Yugoslavia) \r\nThe Innocents (Jack Clayton / UK) \r\nViridiana (Luis Bunuel / Spain, Mexico) \r\n\r\n1962 \r\nAntoine et Colette Antoine and Colette (Francois Truffaut / France) \r\nCarnival of Souls (Herk Harvey / USA) \r\nLa Jetée The Pier (Chris Marker / France) \r\nLawrence of Arabia (David Lean / UK) \r\nMamma Roma (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy) \r\nNoz w wodzie Knife in the Water (Roman Polanski / Poland) \r\nSanma no aji An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujiro Ozu / Japan) \r\nSubarnarekha (Ritwik Ghatak / India) \r\nVivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux My Life to Live (Jean-Luc Godard / France) \r\n\r\n1963 \r\nCharade (Stanley Donen / USA) \r\nEl Naser Salah el Dine Saladin (Youssef Chahine / Egypt) \r\nI Fidanzati The Fiances (Ermanno Olmi / Italy) \r\nLe Mpris Contempt (Jean-Luc Godard / France) \r\nThe Birds (Alfred Hitchcock / USA) \r\n\r\n1964 \r\nCern Petr Black Peter (Milos Forman / Czechoslovakia) \r\nDemanty noci Diamonds of the Night + Sousto A Bite to Eat (1964 + 1960 / Jan Nemec / Czechoslovakia) \r\nDeus E o Diabo na Terra do Sol Black God, White Devil (Glauber Rocha / Brazil) \r\nGertrud (Carl Theodor Dreyer / Denmark) \r\nLa Drive (Paula Delsol / France) \r\nLa peau douce The Soft Skin (Francois Truffaut / France, Portugal) \r\nRysopis Identification Marks: None (Jerzy Skolimowski / Poland) \r\nSuna no onna Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara / Japan) \r\n\r\n1965 \r\nA Patch of Blue (Guy Green / USA) \r\nDai-bosatsu toge The Sword of Doom (Kihachi Okamoto / Japan) \r\nHakop Hovnatanyan (Sergei Parajanov / Soviet Union) \r\nNow (Santiago lvarez / Cuba) \r\nTokyo nagaremono Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki / Japan) \r\n\r\n1966 \r\nAndrei Rublyov Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovski / Soviet Union) \r\nAu hasard Balthazar Balthazar (Robert Bresson / France, Sweden) \r\nBlowup (Michelangelo Antonioni / UK, Italy) \r\nDjango (Sergio Corbucci / Italy, Spain, France) \r\nIl buono, il brutto, il cattivo The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Sergio Leone / Italy, Spain) \r\nSedmikrasky Daisies (Vera Chytilov / Czechoslovakia) \r\n\r\n1967 \r\n48 Stunden bis Acapulco 48 hours to Acapulco (Klaus Lemke / West Germany) \r\nBonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn / USA) \r\nCsillagosok, katonak The Red and The White (Miklos Jancso / Hungary, Soviet Union) \r\nEdipo re Oedipus Rex (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy, Morocco) \r\nElvira Madigan (Bo Widerberg / Sweden) \r\nJi-uchi: Hairy tsuma shimatsu Samurai Rebellion (Masaki Kobayashi / Japan) \r\nKoroshi no rakuin Branded to Kill (Seijun Suzuki / Japan) \r\nLe Samoura The Godson (Jean-Pierre Melville / France) \r\nMidaregumo Scattered Clouds (Mikio Naruse / Japan) \r\nPlaytime (Jacques Tati / France) \r\nThe Fearless Vampire Killers (Roman Polanski / UK, USA) \r\n\r\n1968 \r\n2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick / USA, UK) \r\nAbschied Farewell (Egon Gnther / East Germany) \r\nChronik der Anna Magdalena Bach The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (Danile Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub / West Germany, Italy) \r\nEltavozott nap The Girl (Marta Meszaros / Hungary) \r\nGoto, l\'le d\'amour Goto, Island of Love (Walerian Borowczyck / France) \r\nRosemary\'s Baby (Roman Polanski / USA) \r\nSalesman (Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin / USA) \r\nSayat Nova The Color of Pomgranates (Sergej Paradjanov / Soviet Union) \r\nTeorema Theorem (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy) \r\nVixen! (Russ Meyer / USA) \r\nYabu no naka no kuroneko Black Cat from the Grave (Kaneto Shind / Japan) \r\n\r\n1969 \r\nBao biao Have Sword Will Travel (Chang Cheh / Hong Kong) \r\nHsia nu A Touch of Zen (King Hu / Taiwan) \r\nIch nicht (Wolfgang Petersen / West Germany) \r\nOn her Majesty\'s Secret Service (Peter R. Hunt / UK, USA) \r\nOthon (Jean-Marie Straub, Danile Huillet / West Germany, Italy) \r\nTake the Money and Run (Woody Allen / USA) \r\n\r\nby country: \r\n\r\nUSA: 12 \r\nFrance: 12 \r\nJapan: 8 \r\nItaly: 7 \r\nUK: 6 \r\nWest Germany: 4 \r\nCzechoslovakia: 3 \r\nSoviet Union: 3 \r\nHungary: 2 \r\nPoland: 2 \r\nSweden: 2 \r\nBrazil: 1 \r\nCuba: 1 \r\nDenmark: 1 \r\nEast Germany: 1 \r\nEgypt: 1 \r\nHong Kong: 1 \r\nIndia: 1 \r\nSpain: 1 \r\nTaiwan: 1 \r\nYugoslavia: 1 \r\n________________ \r\n\r\nTotal: 71 \r\n\r\n*added Chang Cheh\'s Heroic Bloodshed Movie \"Have Sword Will Travel\" (1969), as well as Luis Bunuel\'s Viridiana (1961).','51f94e98bb0d672cc09d64ac8a99a302',0,'','RypesxDM',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6768,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1165367460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','The only head scratcher I see is Patch of Blue. Interesting how very few American films we had in common on our lists, although not without a few obvious choices (Lawrence, 2001). Curious to see you include A Bite to Eat with Diamonds of the Night. The only version of the film I saw had German subtitles, so I felt a little was lost on me. Lest I be mistaken, both us appeared to have the most films selected from 1967, which proves my point of what a tremendous year for film it was.','bd6a383e59faf69ac2e600a945fb15fc',0,'','VEZWUm5D',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6769,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1165426560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Don\'t like the film, or what\'s the problem with A patch of Blue?\r\nI included \"A bite to eat, because as I wrote somewhere else, the short works as a perfect \"naturalist\" prologue to the film, that inhances the suspense of \"Diamonds of the night\" and is a great contrast to the latters surrealist and rather \"loose\" form. I think they fit together perfectly. Do you mean you saw \"A bite to eat\", or did your copy of \"Diamonds of the night\" have german subs?\r\nYes, 1967 seems very strong. It\'s almost like 1967/68 was a culmination point in cinema history. \r\n\r\nAnd I haven\'t seen 45 films from your list, including the largest part of american films you listed.','59731d3f34ad5ad5064ab306c6064b02',0,'','RLAPYMsm',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6770,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1165450860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','23 from your list so do I win? As far as Patch of Blue, I\'ve just never really heard anyone say the film was anything besides slightly above average Hollywood fluff. However I realize my appreciation of Guess Who\'s Coming to Dinner is also likely to be laughed at from many \"serious\" critics. \r\n\r\nMy Diamonds of the Night has English subs, but A Bite to Eat was thrown on the end of the tape, and that has German subtitles, which makes no sense. A similar thing happened when I copied Amorres Perros. The film itself had no English subs, but the making of featurette did. Luckily I know enough Spanish to get along, and most of the dialogue was profanity anyways, so didn\'t have a problem following.','986c35edec416ab176004d073914eb01',0,'','wo15jxME',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6771,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1165519800,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Don\'t know if you win, as my list is shorter. \r\n\r\nI had never heard anything about A patch of blue before i saw it, and thought it was an extremely captivating and well-made film. The criticism I read afterwards on the net was also positive.\r\n\r\nToo bad, you had german subs on it. Nevertheless, the situation is pretty clear, and there isn\'t much going on in the dialogue. Two jews are waiting for their deportation in the train, while it has stopped for some moments. As they are both very hungry, one decides to steal a loaf of bread from another train opposite of theirs. But since a guard is paroling around it, they have to find the right moment for this action, because they will get shot if discovered. What follows is this action itself. \r\n\"Diamonds of the Night\", begins with two guys running away from a deportation train...','7b63961b982abb75b63ad9647d34acd0',0,'','taRJqZ6c',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6772,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1165529460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','They\'re definitely linked. I picked up Marta Meszaros\' The Girl, but haven\'t yet finished it due to other obligations.','c1335b6b127444f1062cfaf785177194',0,'','rmsgbjHW',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6773,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188019740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of the 60s','While reading your lists, I became really jealous. \"> \r\n\r\n1960: \r\n\r\nL\'Avventura / The Adventure (Michelangelo Antonioni / Italy/France) \r\nPeeping Tom (Michael Powell / UK) \r\nPsycho (Alfred Hitchcock / USA) \r\nLa Maschera del Demonio / Black Sunday (Mario Bava / Italy) \r\nPlein soleil / Blazing Sun (Ren Clement / France/Italy) \r\nThe Misfits (John Huston / USA) \r\nFünf Patronenhülsen / Five Cartridges (Frank Beyer / East Germany) \r\n\r\n1961: \r\n\r\nDie toten Augen von London / The dark eyes of London (Alfred Vohrer / West Germany) \r\nJules et Jim / Jules and Jim (Franois Truffaut / France) \r\nThe Innocents (Jack Clayton / UK) \r\nLa Notte / The Night (Michelangelo Antonioni / Italy/France) \r\nThe Children\'s Hour (William Wyler / USA) \r\nL\'Année Dernière à Marienbad / Last Year in Marienbad (Alain Resnais / France/Italy) \r\nDer Fälscher von London / The Forger of London (Harald Reinl / West Germany) \r\nA Taste of Honey (Tony Richardson / UK) \r\nEl Cid (Anthony Mann / Spain/Italy/USA) \r\n\r\n1962: \r\n\r\nDas Gasthaus an der Themse / The Inn by the river (Alfred Vohrer / West Germany) \r\nL\'Eclisse / The Eclipse (Michelangelo Antonioni / Italy/France) \r\nMamma Roma (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy) \r\nLawrence of Arabia (David Lean / UK) \r\nOtoshiana / Pitfall (Hiroshi Teshigahara / Japan) \r\nDer Schatz im Silbersee / The Treasure of Silver Lake (Harald Reinl / West Germany/Yugoslavia/France) \r\nRide the High Country (Sam Peckinpah / USA) \r\nOtto e mezzo / Eight and a half (Federico Fellini / Italy/France) \r\nMutiny on the Bounty (Lewis Milestone, Marlon Brando, Carol Reed / USA) \r\nLe Procés / The Trial (Orson Welles / France/Italy/West Germany) \r\n\r\n1963: \r\n\r\nThe Haunting (Robert Wise / USA/UK) \r\nTystnaden / The Silence (Ingmar Bergman / Sweden) \r\nIl Gattopardo / The Leopard (Luchino Visconti / Italy/France) \r\nZimmer 13 / Room 13 (Harald Reinl / West Germany/France) \r\nDie endlose Nacht / The endless Night (Will Tremper / West Germany) \r\nFrom Russia with Love (Terence Young / UK) \r\nEin Alibi zerbricht / An Alibi for Death (Alfred Vohrer / West Germany) \r\n\r\n1964: \r\n\r\nLa Frusta e il corpo / The whip and the body (Mario Bava / Italy/France) \r\nIl deserto rosso / The red desert (Michelangelo Antonioni / Italy/France) \r\nDr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (Stanley Kubrick / UK) \r\nComizi damore / Assembly of Love (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy) \r\nThe Knack... and how to get it (Richard Lester / UK) \r\nDie Tote von Beverly Hills / The Dead Woman of Beverly Hills (Michael Pfleghar / West Germany) \r\nMarnie (Alfred Hitchcock / USA) \r\nHush Hush, Sweet Charlotte (Robert Aldrich / USA) \r\nKaidan / Kwaidan (Masaki Kobayashi / Japan) \r\n\r\n1965: \r\n\r\nRepulsion (Roman Polanski / UK) \r\nPer qualche dollaro in più / For a few dollars more (Sergio Leone / Italy/Spain/West Germany/Monaco) \r\nMirage (Edward Dmytryk / USA) \r\nDer unheimliche Mönch / The sinister Monk (Harald Reinl / West Germany) \r\nDr. Zhivago (David Lean / USA) \r\nThe Naked Kiss (Samuel Fuller / USA) \r\n\r\n1966: \r\n\r\nSedmikrásky / Daisies (Vera Chytilov / Czechoslovakia) \r\nWho\'s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Mike Nichols / USA) \r\nBlow up (Michelangelo Antonioni / UK/Italy) \r\nUccellacci e uccellini / Hawks and sparrows (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy) \r\nTorn Curtain (Alfred Hitchcock / USA) \r\nIl Buono, il brutto, il cattivo / The good, the bad and the ugly (Sergio Leone / Italy/Spain) \r\nAu hasard Balthazar / Balthazar (Robert Bresson / France/Sweden) \r\nBelle de jour (Luis Buuel / France/Italy) \r\n\r\n1967: \r\n\r\nRosemarys Baby (Roman Polanski / USA) \r\nWeek End / Weekend (Jean-Luc Godard / France/Italy) \r\nSe sei vivo spara / If six are alive, shoot! (Giulio Questi / Italy/Spain) \r\nMouchette (Robert Bresson / France) \r\nTerra em Transe / Land in Anguish (Glauber Rocha / Brazil) \r\nKoroshi no rakuin / Branded to kill (Seijun Suzuki / Japan) \r\nPoint Blank (John Boorman / USA) \r\nMidaregumo / Scattered Clouds (Mikio Naruse / Japan) \r\n\r\n1968: \r\n\r\nPetulia (Richard Lester / UK/USA) \r\nBarbarella (Roger Vadim / France/Italy) \r\nC\'era una volta il West / Once upon a time in the west (Sergio Leone / Italy/USA) \r\n2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick / UK) \r\nDiabolik / Danger: Diabolik (Mario Bava / Italy/France) \r\nSchamlos / Shameless (Eddy Saller / Austria) \r\nVargtimmen / The Hour of the wolf (Ingmar Bergman / Sweden) \r\nTeorema / Theorem (Pier Paolo Pasolini / Italy) \r\nSpavolac Mrtvol / The Cremator (Juraj Herz / Czechoslovakia) \r\nMatthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (Michael Reeves / UK) \r\nBübchen / Little Vampire (Roland Klick / West Germany) \r\nIl grande silenzio / The great silence (Sergio Corbucci / Italy/France) \r\nAbschied / Farewell (Egon Gnther / East Germany) \r\n\r\n1969: \r\n\r\nA doppia faccia / Double face (Riccardo Freda / Italy/West Germany) \r\nWarum läuft Herr R. Amok / Why does Herr R. run Amok (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler / West Germany) \r\nThe Bed sitting room (Richard Lester / UK) \r\nMôjû / Blind Beast (Yasuzo Masumura / Japan) \r\nMa nuit chez Maud / My Night with Maud (Eric Rohmer / France) \r\nLUccello dalle piume di cristallo / The Bird with the crystal plumage (Dario Argento / Italy/West Germany) \r\nMr. Freedom (William Klein / France) \r\nSatyricon (Federico Fellini / Italy/France) \r\nSieben Tage Frist / Seven Days Grace (Alfred Vohrer / West Germany) \r\nMy Lover, my son (John Newland / USA/UK) \r\nOn Her Majestys Secret Service (Peter Hunt / UK) \r\nDetektive / Detectives (Rudolf Thome / West Germany) \r\nKes (Kenneth Loach / UK) \r\n\r\nStill haven\'t seen many \"important\" movies from this decade - many of the \"canon\" films . But that will change soon, I hope. \r\n\r\nAnd I need to see some of these titles again, for example \"My lover, my son\".','f015db6a691f30e8ce293436c18c33c9',0,'','yDlri4FS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6774,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188052020,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Glad you joined us in our list-o-rama \r\nInteresting choices. I haven\'t seen almost any of the West German films you mention. Need to catch up!\r\n\r\nDidn\'t realize you were so fond of Kaidan, Koroshi no rakuin, Midaregumo, and especially Mama Roma \r\nI must congratulate you for your excellent tastes  \r\n\r\nAnd I also wasn\'t aware that you had seen Bresson\'s wonderful Au hasard Balthazar. I hope you don\'t have any more dark secrets \r\nA bout de souffle is \'59 in my book, but you and wpqx seem to be in the majority here.','7e3c6c3cfbbda60b8a272de55a47b7a6',0,'','tpBTrfYl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6775,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188082860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','I\'ve seen Breathless listed more often from 1960. I still haven\'t been able to get a hold of Kes, but one day I\'m sure I\'ll get to it. Interesting seeing a new list presented considering how well acquainted we\'ve all gotten with our regular tastes.','16bd06bebe1a654137fb2e819cd7b52c',0,'','57TzlF1M',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6776,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188088260,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Yes, a new list is definitely welcome \r\n\r\nI always try to go by the date a film was produced/finished. The safest bet is to go by the copyright at the end of each print. That has actually becomeone more reason why I always try to stay at a screening until the very end','5b9c54f589ef947a196140e94a5287ac',0,'','uFZzrqKs',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6777,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188099900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Some films differ wildly between when completed and when released. I had a hard time finding an exact year for Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer.','c7cd63e4bafbe2b09d62ddaac37dee60',0,'','htxpKqJR',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6778,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188180540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','Yes, that\'s exactly why I chose this method a couple of years ago. Now I don\'t have nowhere as much trouble with dates as a I used to','d830040eaaaaa706177eeba3a4c2052c',0,'','EaAMUXoP',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6779,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193464200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best Films of the 60s','@R6dw6C\r\n\r\nWhat no Jack Clayton on your list? I can\'t believe you didn\'t like The Innocents as much, after all your raving about it. What can I say, you were right, it is one of the most remarkable \"horror\" movies I have seen. Reminded me of Disney\'s Cinderella and Cocteau\'s La belle et la bte during some moments, even the two kisses \r\nVery beautiful film.','bef9067c38e66176a1702a3d86ebe70b',0,'','BYzG7wXg',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6780,1504,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1193560620,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Best Films of the 60s','OH my god! \r\nI really forgot to put it into my list. Unbelievable: I recommended this masterpiece to you all the time, over and over again, just to forget it by myself. Added.\r\nYour suggestion about Cocteau matches the athmosphere, the form and even the narration of the film precisely - but I liked the Clayton more due to its - well, I know it sounds strange - gentleness, though (the harder;-) \"La belle et la bete\" is a great film (which I already saw on the big screen, I hope this also happens with the stunningly photographed \"The Innocents\" one day).\r\n\r\nYou forgot your rating, btw. I still can\'t believe it: 77/100 What is going to happen next? \r\n\r\nEDIT: Just added John Boorman\'s classic \"Point Blank\" to my list which I just finished. What a great experience - Once again I\'m thrilled about my positively disappointed expectations. As I already knew \"Deliverance\", I should\'ve known better.','c1da21395ecb7227f007581d0dbae5ff',0,'','fJP8cGeh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6781,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1121413140,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Top 10 Westerns','Well I watched In Old Arizona earlier today, and man was it lame. Not necessarily terrible, but horribly dated and shoddy filmmaking. The bugs of sound were certainly not worked out yet. It did get me thinking however about other westerns, and better westerns. Since FF.com is becoming more Universal, and since my own personal favorite western is a foreign film, I figured why not voice our opinions on our favorite westerns. I hope everyone can come up with 10. Forgive me if I cheat on my #1.\r\n\r\n1. The Man With No Name Trilogy (1964, 1965, 1966)\r\n2. The Searchers (1956)\r\n3. Dances With Wolves (1990)\r\n4. The Wild Bunch (1969)\r\n5. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)\r\n6. Unforgiven (1992)\r\n7. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)\r\n8. The Man From Laramie (1955)\r\n9. Three Godfathers (1948)\r\n10. Rio Bravo (1959)','64d5db89d7e1808df8a384c1de57a0c6',0,'','yZa4bXmD',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6782,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1121484120,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Top 10 Westerns','OK, let\'s try from the top of my head.\r\n\r\n1. Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch / USA / 1995)\r\n2. The Good ,the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone / Italy / 1966)\r\n3. The Mole (Alejandro Jodorowski / Mexico / 1970)\r\n4. Maverick (Richard Donner / USA / 1994)\r\n5. Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner / USA / 1990)\r\n6. Little Big Man (Arthur Penn / USA / 1970)\r\n7. Django (Sergio Corbucci / Italy / 1966)\r\n8. High Noon (Fred Zinneman / USA / 1952)\r\n9. For a few dollars more (Sergio Leone / Italy / 1965)\r\n10. Once upon a time in the west (Sergio Leone / Italy / 196','83d9bcc26b3eb2cf941a9f907b3ba9c0',0,'','mXS1ADyW',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6783,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1121485320,1,0,1,1,1,1,'trevor826','Re: Top 10 Westerns','A, your list is quite surprising, all the films are pretty recent for Westerns and not one John Ford film!\r\n\r\nI\'m not a great fan of them myself although I do enjoy the Dollars trilogy and High Noon, Dead Man is a quirky choice for number one though.\r\n\r\nCheers Trev.','e48104a4493260738a7f4a412a2e32ef',0,'','1NCzoK8a',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6784,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1121487480,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Top 10 Westerns','Well El Topo is western enough by my count. Had you cheated like me, you could have squeezed another two films in there.','e8eede02a392b49226926405c7d82b9a',0,'','Ke1VNr6d',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6785,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1121731500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Top 10 Westerns','Ok, I\'ll put in El Topo \r\nThe three John Ford Westerns I\'ve seen (Searchers, Iron Horse, Stagecoach) weren\'t as good as the westerns listed imo. You\'ll even notice, that John Ford isn\'t in my 100 favorite directors post, though I like him very much.\r\nAnd I think the \"Neo\"-westerns made from the 60\'s on are the best ones. I\'m not really a fan of genres.','d3c0e6e4643cae993e327360bb4160d7',0,'','yW68D2Uf',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6786,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1121731860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Top 10 Westerns','A propos, where\'s your list Trev ?','16006fd90fd4c95725454d4092cd97c4',0,'','AVHlmdMw',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6787,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1122699780,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Novotny','Re: Top 10 Westerns','1. The Searchers (John Ford)\r\n2. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks)\r\n3. Destry Rides Again (George Marshall)\r\n4. The Ox-Bow Incident (William Wellman)\r\n5. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood)\r\n6. My Darling Clementine (John Ford)\r\n7. El topo (Alejandro Jodorowsky)\r\n8. Red River (Howard Hawks)\r\n9. Shane (George Stevens)\r\n10. Rancho Notorious (Fritz Lang)','55614ed854bc753215015229002d5942',0,'','pvVysX8b',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6788,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1122762240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'hengcs','Re: Top 10 Westerns','Hi Novotny\r\nwelcome back ... havent seen you for quite some time ...','8927ad2d0e1a774d0bf5a577f5baa304',0,'','orDy7mZg',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6789,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1123079820,1,0,1,1,1,1,'groom daniel','Re: Top 10 Westerns','I\'ve been watching a lot of Westerns lately. I\'m currently in love with the Anthony Mann/Jimmy Stewart Westerns.','948e1616664f9b992dd7fb35b50133ad',0,'','u2wEkGyL',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6790,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1125966600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Ray','Re: Top 10 Westerns','I\'m so glad to see The Ox-Bow Incident mentioned. I love it.\r\n\r\nMy top ten:\r\n\r\n1 - Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) \r\n2 - The Searchers (1956)\r\n3 - The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)\r\n4 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)\r\n5 - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)\r\n6 - High Noon (1952)\r\n7 - Unforgiven (1992)\r\n8 - The Shootist (1976)\r\n9 - Rio Bravo (1959)\r\n10 - The Gunfighter (1950)','555a5899c93954eefebfce4e1b2577d7',0,'','Rr9k3yan',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6791,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1126042920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Sara','Re: Top 10 Westerns','I\'m not much on Westerns.\r\n\r\nHowever, there are a few I love: (sorry not 10)\r\n\r\nDead Man (A+ all the way)\r\nUnforgiven\r\nHigh Noon\r\nThe Searchers\r\nStagecoach\r\nShane\r\n\r\nMaybe I can come up with 4 more. \r\n\r\nSara','c92af11b6db173a9db79c9af1db3aa00',0,'','UNwL287G',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6792,1505,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1127760540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Iserp','Re: Top 10 Westerns','There are a lot of westerns i havent seen; however it is one of my favourites genres.\r\n\r\n1. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)\r\n2. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)\r\n3. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)\r\n4. The Tin Star (Anthony Mann, 1957)\r\n5. My Darling Clementine (John Ford, 1946)\r\n6. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)\r\n7. \"There Was a Crooked Man...\" (Joseph L. Mankiewickz, 1970)\r\n8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966)\r\n9. Man without a Star (King Vidor, 1955)\r\n10. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)\r\n=. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)\r\n\r\nI think the tin star is an overlooked western','48bff946cfa84446dc8db9a9e5ad373a',0,'','TpDCzWSX',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6793,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199337780,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','The Best of 1917','I\'m no expert, in fact this (along with 1902) are probably my two weakest years in the silent era. However I read an article by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson when they professed a deep admiration for the year and describe it as extremely vital in the development of classic continuity style. At the end of the article, Bordwell submitted a list of the best films still in existence from the year. Sort of a deliberate attempt to contradict all the top tens for 2007. However the list I found very helpful and a select few of the films are actually available on video. All do survive in archives somewhere around the world so there\'s hope for the future. I find it interesting that although two films directed by Sjostrom (and a third that he appeared in) are included, yet his best known film from the year The Outlaw and His Wife wasn\'t thrown in.\r\n\r\nThe Clown (Denmark, A. W. Sandberg)\r\n\r\nEasy Street (U.S., Charles Chaplin)\r\n\r\nThe Girl from Stormycroft (Sweden, Victor Sjstrm)\r\n\r\nThe Immigrant (U.S., Charles Chaplin)\r\n\r\nJudex (France, Louis Feuillade)\r\n\r\nThe Mysterious Night of the 25th (Sweden, Georg af Klercker)\r\n\r\nThe Narrow Trail (U.S., Lambert Hillyer)\r\n\r\nThe Revolutionary (Russia, Yevgenii Bauer)\r\n\r\nRomance of the Redwoods (U.S., Cecil B. De Mille)\r\n\r\nTerje Vigen (Sweden, Victor Sjstrm)\r\n\r\nStraight Shooting (US, John Ford)\r\n\r\nThomas Graals Best Film (Sweden, Mauritz Stiller)\r\n\r\nWild and Woolly (US, John Emerson)','450aa20da370472b99e1093f2db0508d',0,'','YuZVbX01',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6794,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199347740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The Best of 1917','It\'s possible that The Outlaw and His Wife is credited as a 1918 film by the duo.','0c5c7333734dd77efcc73c923186356e',0,'','yj6kfJi9',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6795,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199351460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The Best of 1917','Perhaps, but at least this gives me a few options as far as what to keep an eye out for, I think I\'ve seen a whopping one film from their list.','0237033aa77e1bda91d8fba737c9095d',0,'','2XHiYcCa',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6796,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199364900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: The Best of 1917','I\'ve only seen three, so I\'m not about to congratulate myself either. \r\n\r\nJudex is the one, right?','40891675ee1f6691f28259894ae774bf',0,'','vynAzxT1',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6797,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199381340,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The Best of 1917','Yep, I\'m a little behind on my Chaplin shorts.','028a35178d6f9a51143b25e3a61e9d37',0,'','6hSE20u4',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6798,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201993200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The Best of 1917','I think this is a great idea to counter the onslaught of Year Best lists. Although I\'m guilty myself, it seems to me like we are literally drowning in them, forgetting the great achievements of the past. If I recall correctly, 1917 was a crucial year, as film production was at its lowest due to World War I. I don\'t think I\'ve seen a single film from that year, but I\'d have to check. \r\n\r\nWell, I definitely haven\'t seen any of the films on the list. Fortunately some are available on DVD, so it shouldn\'t be too difficult getting hold of a few in the future.','65da733e2c5fb90c234d499624fe7372',0,'','DGxdgeN0',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6799,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202020920,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The Best of 1917','I\'ve made a few strides, but I was upset to find that despite what was reported on their website Facets didn\'t have Wild and Wooly and I\'m very curious to see some of Fairbanks\' comedies.','31c163c258307ae9173b4b25e4a676f3',0,'','YCsFuwvk',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6800,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202042520,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: The Best of 1917','I believe Kino could have some of those. I know that I have one early Fairbanks comedy on DVD from Kino.','22fa1f739b0b57b8d4bceef2ed46a2d9',0,'','RTEgN7Un',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6801,1506,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202075160,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: The Best of 1917','Most of his available work are his 20\'s adventure films, which although good only hint at roughly half his output. The only thing close would be Mr. Robinson Crusoe which although enjoyable at spots was certainly Fairbanks past his prime.','f1d2440d46967167bb9a05d42f7a9e6f',0,'','x5ZyEjtp',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6802,1507,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199186460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Undistributed Films (2007)','This is my list of 30 Best \"Undistributed\" Films (2007). (A few mentioned below have been screened in the U.S. in one capacity or another but failed to meet my guidelines for distribution.) Only the films that premiered within the last 5 years and were seen in 2007 qualified for consideration.\r\n\r\nin alphabetical order:\r\n\r\nAd Lib Night (Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim) - Lee Yoon-ki / S. Korea\r\n\r\nBashing - Kobayashi Masahiro / Japan\r\n\r\nBlack Friday - Anurag Kashyap / India\r\n\r\nThe Border Post (Karaula) - Rajko Grlic / Croatia-Slo-Mac-Srb & Mon-Bos & Hrz-U.K.\r\n\r\nCalifornia Dreamin\' (Endless) (California Dreamin\' [Nesfarsit]) - Cristian Nemescu / Romania\r\n\r\nColossal Youth (Juventude Em Marcha) - Pedro Costa / Portugal-Fra-Swi\r\n\r\nThe Duchess of Langeais (Ne touchez pas la hache) - Jacques Rivette / France-Ita\r\n\r\nFengming: A Chinese Memoir (He Fengming) - Wang Bing / China-HK-Bel\r\n\r\nFinal Solution - Rakesh Sharma / India\r\n\r\nFlight of the Red Balloon (Le Voyage du ballon rouge) - Hou Hsiao-hsien / France\r\n\r\n4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile) - Cristian Mungiu / Romania\r\n\r\nThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo kakeru shjo) - Hosoda Mamoru / Japan\r\n\r\nThe Go Master (Wu Qingyuan) - Tian Zhuangzhuang / China-Jpn\r\n\r\nHonour of the Knights (Quixotic) (Honor de cavalleria) - Albert Serra / Spain\r\n\r\nIn the City of Sylvia (En la ciudad de Sylvia) - Jos Luis Guern / Spain-Fra\r\n\r\nIt\'s Winter (Zemestan) - Rafi Pitts / Iran\r\n\r\nLost In Beijing (Ping guo) - Li Yu / China\r\n\r\nThe Man from London (A Londoni frfi) - Tarr Bla / Hungary-Fra-Ger\r\n\r\nManslaughter (Drabet) - Per Fly / Denmark\r\n\r\nOur Daily Bread (Unser tglich Brot) - Nikolaus Geyrhalter / Austria-Ger\r\n\r\nThe Paper Will Be Blue (Hrtia va fi albastr) - Radu Muntean / Romania\r\n\r\nParanoid Park - Gus Van Sant / France-U.S.\r\n\r\nLe Pont des Arts - Eugne Green / France\r\n\r\nSchindler\'s Houses (Schindlers Huser) - Heinz Emigholz / Germany-Aut\r\n\r\nSecret Sunshine (Milyang) - Lee Chang-dong / S. Korea\r\n\r\n66 Seasons (66 sezn) - Pter Kerekes - Slovakia-Cze Rep\r\n\r\nThe Trap (Klopka) - Srdjan Golubovic / Serbia-Ger-Hun\r\n\r\nThe Untouchable (L\'Intouchable) - Benot Jacquot / France\r\n\r\nWoman on the Beach (Haebyonui yoin) - Hong Sang-soo / S. Korea\r\n\r\nWrong Side Up (Prbehy obycejnho slenstv) - Petr Zelenka / Czech Republic-Ger-Svk\r\n\r\n_________________________\r\n\r\n*2006 List','079e14ebf9c01b486adb4a5d4d9d9d39',0,'','7mpuWbqH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6803,1507,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199190360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'justindeimen','Re: Undistributed Films (2007)','Good list, especially the Korean films. \r\n\r\nHere\'s a few more I saw (ranked), but stop me if they did end up getting distribution.\r\n\r\nAleksandra\r\nTakva: A Man\'s Fear of God\r\nImport/Export\r\nThe Banishment\r\nJar City\r\nYou the Living\r\nKlass\r\nThe Way I Spent the End of the World\r\n\r\nI was going to add Irina Palm but it looks like IFC picked it up.','f134bc288308d7e192fbbe4e58e1c381',0,'','sAHpmyzN',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6804,1507,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199219100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Undistributed Films (2007)','The Man From London hasn\'t gotten a distribution deal yet? Sad to hear as I notoriously missed its premiere at the CIFF.','06ffd5c826ce9f9422c4c8d179c0ce4d',0,'','8CNVDrq6',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6805,1507,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199250960,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Undistributed Films (2007)','No deal for the Tarr yet.\r\n\r\nAt this point, six films on my list are scheduled to be distributed in the U.S. in \'08, starting with Hong\'s Woman on the Beach, which New Yorker will release next week. The Duchess of Langeais (IFC), Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC), 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (IFC), Paranoid Park (IFC), and The Untouchable (Strand) are the others.','ffdba4f179296366cade00cf1484726d',0,'','ePWYnBvl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6806,1507,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199332500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'R6dw6C','Re: Undistributed Films (2007)','Haven\'t even heard of 19 Films from your list, arsaib. But I guess, you\'ve catched most of them at festivals, right?\r\n\r\nI don\'t know if I already asked you this question: Did you watch Argento\'s \"Mother of Tears\" at the TIFF after all?','f66bcf83e538d78313346328ba0385b8',0,'','P7eyc3CX',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6807,1507,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199350500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Undistributed Films (2007)','The Way I Spent the End of the World\r\n\r\nI\'m considering it for \'07 -- not due to the token theatrical release its distributor Film Movement may or may not have granted it (though it is pushing the new Mexican film The Violin and appropriately so), but rather because as per FM\'s policy the film was made available on DVD initally to subscribers and then eventually to non-subscribers as well. \r\n\r\n________________\r\n\r\nHaven\'t even heard of 19 Films from your list, arsaib.\r\n\r\nIn a way I\'m actually glad to hear that because it shows I successfully viewed/selected lesser-known and esoteric films, though I certainly hope they don\'t continue to remain so.\r\n\r\nBut I guess, you\'ve catched most of them at festivals, right?\r\n\r\nYou\'re right: 25 were seen at festivals/showcases/individual screenings; the rest on home-video.\r\n\r\nDid you watch Argento\'s \"Mother of Tears\" at the TIFF after all?\r\n\r\nNo, sorry, I had to let it go due to scheduling conflicts. But I am keeping an eye out for its proper theatrical release.','8a6231a8e4ce3c35fe1df95c9c3cf946',0,'','nbtZNg6J',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6808,1507,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1201990080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Undistributed Films (2007)','Very interesting list. I\'ve only seen a few, and am looking forward to watching the rest. Too bad I missed the opportunity to watch Rafi Pitts\' Zemestan on the big screen in Munich yesterday. I also couldn\'t watch it at the Berlin Film Festival. Hope it pops up again, somewhere, but almost all of the films you list also didn\'t get a theatrical distribution in Germany, so there\'s little hope. Fortunately we have a home video market.','2c9e697ddebbd164b26fe82b6c3bd09c',0,'','4jxEVAlH',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6809,1507,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1202020080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Undistributed Films (2007)','Thanks, A. Zemestan is one of the very best Iranian films I\'ve come across recently, and I hope you eventually get to see it, even if it\'s only on home-video.','cd5f7ad0ceb78b824d4027a11e583f64',0,'','byYXvnur',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6810,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1173759840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Well this list is somewhat personal to me. Years ago (8 years to be exact) I got into film. My go to list was the American Film Institute\'s ranking of the 100 best films. I didn\'t take it as the word of god, but without any real idea where to start, this seemed like a decent launching ground. Still today a great deal of my top 100, and all but one film in my top 10 were featured on this original list. 9 years later the AFI is redoing the list, and although you lose the 10 year significance, it does seem like the list would be quite different. Looking at the ballot today I found myself dismayed for a couple reasons. For starters, I have only seen about 384 films of the 400 ballot (I honestly thought I\'d need to see 5). Then I looked at the films I haven\'t seen and I shook my head that these were being even considered for the list. Throughout the 400 I shook my head and said \"please don\'t vote for that\". I literally just breezed through it to find films I haven\'t seen yet, so I can\'t complain much about worthwhile films that were secluded. Of the films I haven\'t seen there are a few surprises:\r\n\r\nCabin in the Sky (Minnelli, Vincente; 1943; US)\r\nThe Cheat (DeMille, Cecil; 1915; US)\r\nHoosiers (Anspaugh, David; 1986; US)\r\nPillow Talk (Gordon, Michael; 1959; US)\r\nThe Poor Little Rich Girl (Tourneur, Maurice; 1917; US)\r\nPorgy and Bess (Preminger, Otto; 1959; US)\r\nReturn of the Secaucus 7 (Sayles, John; 1980; US)\r\nRisky Business (Brickman, Paul; 1983; US)\r\nSleepless in Seattle (Ephron, Nora; 1993; US)\r\nStormy Weather (Stone, Andrew; 1943; US)\r\nThere\'s Something About Mary (Farrelly, Bobby, Farrelly, Peter; 1998; US)\r\n\r\nRisky Business I have a bit of a problem with, and I can\'t understand the AFI\'s fascination with Hoosiers. It was bad enough that Dennis Hopper was nominated for that over Blue Velvet, but I figure 20 years later people would rightfully ignore the film. Also seeing Poor Little Rich Girl as opposed to Tourneur\'s much better regarded Blue Bird, but I think the film is more for Mary Pickford than Tourneur. The inclusion of both Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather seems very much in tune with the industry\'s dire need to feel like they\'re embracing black people, and the recent DVD releases of both films could have something to do with it. Ace in the Hole is the first film alphabetically on the list, and that is a remarkably good sign. The only problem is based upon the AFI\'s criteria that the film must be available, I don\'t know how that qualified. \r\n\r\nCurious to note is Last Tango in Paris is on the list, and if that\'s an American film, well it just goes to show you how pointless these distinctions are. George Cukor\'s Star is Born was nominated, but Wellman\'s superior (IMO) earlier version was not. Sleepless in Seattle as well as An Affair to Remember represent the safe bland crap that typically populate such AFI lists. Philadelphia is also on the ballot, but I doubt it has a chance in hell of making the list. So here\'s a copy of their PDF ballot, take a look and voice your complaint. Lots of new additions to the old list, including The Shining.\r\n\r\nwww.worldalmanac.com/blog/afiballot.pdf','5908a9454143520e4181abbdc731a051',0,'','4sxMtHru',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6811,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1175895240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I didn\' care much about the original list when it came out, and I remember a lot of people complaining about it. I think Jonathan Rosenbaum even did an alternate Top 100 that seemed much more interesting to me. \r\nOf course, the more people vote... I mean, how can you seriously include Sleepless in Seattle for consideration? \r\nBut I guess I have to see most of the 400 films yet, as I\'m not as knowledgable as you when it comes to US films.\r\nMy 56K modem is taking a bit long to open the link, and now that it\'s finished I cannot read its content - only some cryptic signs...','f7b5e3c761f7732cd9c30be3643b5bbe',0,'','FWcahKzr',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6812,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1175899560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Of the films remaining most of them don\'t particular interest me, but a few I already planned to see, just never got around to it. I\'m leaning towards a marathon of exploitation films now that Grindhouse is being released here today.','79f5408a05293642863c115e99e47d7b',0,'','ehaF1JdV',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6813,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182480600,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Well here\'s the list as revealed last night.\r\n\r\n100. Ben-Hur (1959)\r\n99. Toy Story (1995)\r\n98. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) \r\n97. Blade Runner (1982) \r\n96. Do the Right Thing (1989) \r\n95. The Last Picture Show (1971) \r\n94. Pulp Fiction (1994) \r\n93. The French Connection(1971) \r\n92. Goodfellas (1990) \r\n91. Sophies Choice (1982) \r\n90. Swing Time (1936) \r\n89. The Sixth Sense (1999) \r\n88. Bringing Up Baby (1938) \r\n87. 12 Angry Men (1957) \r\n86. Platoon (1986) \r\n85. A Night at the Opera (1935) \r\n84. Easy Rider (1969) \r\n83. Titanic (1997) \r\n82. Sunrise (1927) \r\n81. Spartacus (1960) \r\n80. The Apartment (1960) \r\n79. The Wild Bunch (1969) \r\n78. Modern Times (1936) \r\n77. All the Presidents Men (1976) \r\n76. Forest Gump (1994) \r\n75. In the Heat of the Night (1967) \r\n74. Silence of the Lambs (1991) \r\n73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) \r\n72. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) \r\n71. Saving Private Ryan (1998) \r\n70. A Clockwork Orange (1971) \r\n69. Tootsie (1982) \r\n68. Unforgiven (1992) \r\n67. Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) \r\n66. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) \r\n65. The African Queen (1951) \r\n64. Network (1976) \r\n63. Cabaret (1972) \r\n62. American Graffiti (1973) \r\n61. Sullivans Travels (1941) \r\n60. Duck Soup (1933) \r\n59. Nashville (1975) \r\n58. The Gold Rush (1925) \r\n57. Rocky (1976) \r\n56. Jaws (1975) \r\n55. North By Northwest (1959) \r\n54. M*A*S*H* (1970) \r\n53. The Deer Hunter (1978) \r\n52. Taxi Driver (1976) \r\n51. West Side Story (1961) \r\n50. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) \r\n49. Intolerance (1916) \r\n48. Rear Window (1954) \r\n47. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) \r\n46. It Happened One Night (1934) \r\n45. Shane (1953) \r\n44. The Philadelphia Story (1940) \r\n43. Midnight Cowboy (1969) \r\n42. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) \r\n41. King Kong (1933) \r\n40. The Sound of Music (1965) \r\n39. Dr. Strangelove (1964) \r\n38. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) \r\n37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) \r\n36. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1941) \r\n35. Annie Hall (1977) \r\n34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) \r\n33. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Next (1975) \r\n32. The Godfather, Part II (1974) \r\n31. The Maltese Falcon (1941) \r\n30. Apocalypse Now (1979) \r\n29. Double Indemnity (1944) \r\n28. All About Eve (1950) \r\n27. High Noon (1952) \r\n26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) \r\n25. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) \r\n24. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) \r\n23. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) \r\n22. Some Like it Hot (1959) \r\n21. Chinatown (1974) \r\n20. Its A Wonderful Life (1946) \r\n19. On the Waterfront (1954) \r\n18. The General (1927) \r\n17. The Graduate (1967) \r\n16. Sunset Blvd (1950) \r\n15. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) \r\n14. Psycho (1960) \r\n13. Star Wars (1977) \r\n12. The Searchers (1956) \r\n11. City Lights (1931) \r\n10. Wizard of Oz (1939) \r\n9. Vertigo (1958) \r\n8. Schindlers List (1993) \r\n7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) \r\n6. Gone with the Wind (1939) \r\n5. Singing in the Rain (1952) \r\n4. Raging Bull (1980) \r\n3. Casablanca (1942)\r\n2. The Godfather (1972)\r\n1. Citizen Kane (1941)','2e8ce986bc8f9c1f597e2ec2c8039837',0,'','ZQjCYDJ0',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6814,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182481080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Now a few glaring ommisions from the last list have been rectified. Now they are acknowledging Intolerance, Buster Keaton, Sunrise, Preston Sturges, Nashville, Spike Lee, and an Astair and Rogers film. I can also breath easy knowing that I have seen all 100 films, despite not having seen all 400 films on the ballot.\r\n\r\nNow of course the list of complaints was going to be hefty. I\'m upset Beh-Hur dropped all the way to #100. Also pisses me off that Pulp Fiction is STILL below Forest Gump, and now Shawshank Redemption.\r\n\r\nOh and the top of the \"@#%$ this list\" awards goes to snubbing All Quiet on the Western Front, which was on the last list, and is quite possibly the greatest film ever made. That said all hopes of the list being an improvement on the last have gone up in smoke.\r\n\r\nAnyways more bitching surely to come, but at least the Searchers isn\'t sitting at #96 anymore.','b117f558c5c58696cb116318ce1c8c6c',0,'','ChZKsR68',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6815,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182482340,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Was Oliver Stone acknowledged before or is this someting new?','0cfd6dacee72ca862fd29dece40fcf1f',0,'','HW5wBy1M',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6816,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182482460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Platoon was on the last list, and around the same position.','2e72ccfa7e2c955107af43067dc6577b',0,'','kKyzrjp3',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6817,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182529500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I think the list is Ok, but I still haven\'t seen all of the films, and a selection of 100 is pretty limited, though I\'m not sure if I can take it serious without The Brown Bunny \r\n\r\nNeedless to say that my own list would look a bit different.','d34f3ed3fedbcf7776609ace9251661f',0,'','7PzDtXn0',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6818,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182532500,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','How about posting our alternative lists, or a list of films you would possibly include in your Top 100 which aren\'t mentioned in the AFI list?\r\n\r\nHere goes my selection of possible contenders ( in chronological order):\r\n\r\nShoulder Arms (Charles Chaplin / 1918) \r\nOur Hospitality (Buster Keaton, John G. Blystone / 1923)\r\nThe Wind (Victor Sjstrm / 1928) \r\nA Woman of Affairs (Clarence Brown / 1928) \r\nDishonored (Josef von Sternberg / 1931)\r\nFrankenstein (James Whale / 1931)\r\nQueen Christina (Rouben Mamoulien / 1933)\r\nDesign for Living (Ernst Lubitsch / 1933)\r\nNow, Voyager (Irving Rapper / 1942)\r\nTo Be or Not to Be (Ernst Lubitsch / 1942)\r\nFive Graves to Cairo (Billy Wilder / 1943)\r\nNotorious (Alfred Hitchcock / 1946)\r\nMonsieur Verdoux (Charles Chaplin / 1947)\r\nRope (Alfred Hitchcock / 1948) \r\nLimelight (Charles Chaplin / 1952)\r\nMagnificent Obsession (Douglas Sirk / 1954)\r\nRebel without a Cause (Nicholas Ray / 1955) \r\nThe Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton / 1955)\r\nEast of Eden (Elia Kazan / 1955)\r\nThe Incredible Shrinking Man (Jack Arnold / 1957)\r\nPaths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick / 1957)\r\nAnatomy of a Murder (Otto Preminger / 1959)\r\nJudgment at Nuremberg (Stanley Kramer / 1961)\r\nCarnival of Souls (Herk Harvey / 1962)\r\nThe Birds (Alfred Hitchcock / 1963)\r\nSalesman (Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin / 1968) \r\nFive Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson / 1970)\r\nZabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni / 1970)\r\nFingers (James Toback / 1977)\r\nThe Elephant Man (David Lynch / 1980)\r\nThe Big Red One [reconstructed version] (Samuel Fuller / 1980)\r\nPermanent Vacation (Jim Jarmusch / 1980)\r\nEyewitness (Peter Yates / 1981)\r\nPennies from Heaven (Herbert Ross / 1981)\r\nVictor/Victoria (Blake Edwards / 1982)\r\nConan the Barbarian (John Milius / 1982)\r\nScarface (Brian De Palma / 1983)\r\nStranger than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch / 1983)\r\nBlue Velvet (David Lynch / 1986)\r\nThe Unbearable Lightness of Being (Philip Kaufman / 1988) \r\nBatman (Tim Burton / 1989)\r\nBack to the Future Part II (Robert Zemeckis / 1989)\r\nEdward Scissorhands (Tim Burton / 1990)\r\nDances with Wolves (Kevin Costner / 1990)\r\nWild at Heart (David Lynch / 1990)\r\nThe Fisher King (Terry Gilliam / 1991)\r\nParis Trout (Stephen Gyllenhaal / 1991)\r\nOf Mice and Men (Gary Sinise / 1992)\r\nBasic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven / 1992)\r\nKing of the Hill (Steven Soderbergh / 1993)\r\nFlesh and Bone (Steven Kloves / 1993)\r\nMad Dog and Glory (John McNaughton / 1993)\r\nFearless (Peter Weir / 1993)\r\nA Perfect World (Kevin Costner / 1993)\r\nArizona Dream (Emir Kusturica / 1993)\r\nGroundhog Day (Harold Ramis / 1993)\r\nMaverick (Richard Donner / 1994)\r\nThe Addiction (Abel Ferrara / 1995)\r\nSe7en (David Fincher / 1995)\r\nTwelve Monkeys (Terry Gilliam / 1995)\r\nLeaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis / 1995)\r\nHeat (Michael Mann / 1995)\r\nDead Man (Jim Jarmusch / 1995)\r\nThe Ice Storm (Ang Lee / 1997)\r\nI Married a Strange Person! (Bill Plympton / 1997)\r\nLost Highway (David Lynch / 1997)\r\nGattaca (Andrew Niccol / 1997)\r\nPi (Darren Aronofsky / 1998) \r\nRushmore (Wes Anderson / 1998) \r\nDark City (Alex Proyas / 1998) \r\nThe Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen / 1998) \r\nCelebrity (Woody Allen / 1998) \r\nCity of Angels (Brad Silberling / 1998) \r\nBuffalo \'66 (Vincent Gallo / 1998) \r\nThe Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick / 1998) \r\nMagnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson / 1999)\r\nEyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick / 1999)\r\nJesus\' Son (Alison Maclean / 1999)\r\nSweet and Lowdown (Woody Allen / 1999)\r\nBeing John Malkovich (Spike Jonze / 1999)\r\nBefore Night Falls (Julian Schnabel / 2000)\r\nCast Away (Robert Zemeckis / 2000)\r\nUnbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan / 2000)\r\nMulholland Dr. (David Lynch / 2001)\r\nMonster\'s Ball (Marc Forster / 2001)\r\nThe Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson / 2001)\r\nThe Hours (Stephen Daldry / 2002)\r\nPunch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson / 2002)\r\nAdaptation. (Spike Jonze / 2002)\r\n25th Hour (Spike Lee / 2002)\r\nThe Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo / 2003)\r\n21 Grams (Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu / 2003)\r\nBefore Sunset (Richard Linklater / 2004)\r\nBirth (Jonathan Glazer / 2004)\r\nThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Wes Anderson / 2004)\r\nEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry / 2004)\r\nThe New World (Terrence Malick / 2005)','2975bd20fc063ac83fcec8dab20142e7',0,'','q5Uta79x',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6819,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182548820,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Dances With Wolves was on the original list, another slight this time around that irked me. I could certainly come up with another 100 that weren\'t here. I\'m intrigued by some of your choices, and am somewhat impressed you have selected A Woman of Affairs, which remains my favorite one of Garbo\'s silent films and a picture remarkably ahead of its time. \r\n\r\nI also FINALLY rented The Brown Bunny so I\'ll be able to see what you and arsaib find so damn fascinating about it.','7bb6242036ec7c24be87dc80beae99ae',0,'','Xmov24Et',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6820,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182726840,1,0,1,1,1,1,'jcdavies','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Vertigo and The Searchers are big climbers, which was to be expected. Great to see Sunrise included this time, but still no Night of the Hunter, The Band Wagon and Letter from an Unknown Woman. A slight improvement overall. \r\n\r\nSo the original list was the base for wpqx viewing; for me it was John Kobal\'s top 100 Movies book, which got me hooked on world cinema. Has the composition of our respective base lists had an effect on our taste and judgement, i wonder. Anyway, i don\'t think too much of most of the various AFI lists, and the world is not so much in need of lists promoting American cinema. The Third Man was presumably (and rightly, i.m.o) dropped as British.','7ddb763b7ab1da41df27c850f6189b3f',0,'','wsJSNkRQ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6821,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182814980,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Yeah but A Clockwork Orange remained. Looking at this list I\'m a little shocked and stunned that The Manchurian Candidate was dropped. I swear once I get some regular internet (or even before) I\'ll do my own alternate 100. There are certainly more than enough.\r\n\r\nIn all honesty, yes the original list did somewhat affect my taste. First impressions are important, and considering the films on the original list were my first impressions of acclaimed albeit American cinema, many of my favorites have carried over. \r\n\r\nOf the films left off other than those already mentioned I can see They Live By Night and Ace in the Hole as the most sadly still neglected films.','783ff0ceb254511a1725d7d1911e3430',0,'','8ujzdylY',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6822,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182839580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I\'m very much interested in your list, wpqx. Needless to say, your knowledge and understanding of Hollywood films, especially the old ones, is greater than many who\'ve formally written about them.\r\n\r\nAre you surprised that Intolerance has \"replaced\" The Birth of a Nation?','ff0962c159603e4f442dd7c5be3e01ed',0,'','C2vZDpFl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6823,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1182999060,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Not as much surprised as pleased. Birth of a Nation is one film that\'s been controversial for 90 years, and probably will be for another 90 years. Intolerance is in my opinion a far better film, and for my money the best silent film ever made. Pauline Kael actually cited it as the greatest film ever, and she hated everything. I\'d say it was a smart move, and one that will raise far less eyebrows. Now if Hollywood could figure out how to give To Kill a Mockingbird a special Oscar every single year I\'m sure they would. That\'s a film like Shawshank Redemption that I initially liked that I grow to despise the more other people like it.\r\n\r\nI\'ll get a list together probably this week. Its hard to do so without my database of films.','b878ef9794c332834996dca7e1ae25eb',0,'','PodYky3L',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6824,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1183019340,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Kael on Intolerance:\r\n\r\n\"D.W. Griffith\'s epic celebration of the potentialities of the film medium-perhaps the greatest movie ever made and the greatest folly in movie history. It is charged with visionary excitement about the power of movies to combine music, dance, narrative, drama, painting, and photography-to do alone what all the other arts together had done. In this extravaganza one can see the source of most of the major traditions of the screen-the methods of Eisenstein and von Stroheim, the Germans and the Scandinavians, and, when it\'s bad, De Mille. It combines extraordinary lyric passages, realism, and psychological details with nonsense, vulgarity, and painful sentimentality.\"\r\n\r\nLooking forward to your list (NBK better be there!).','939c6668e8b338c46028d9bbd74d29dc',0,'','aQjCkcKt',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6825,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1183076220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I wasn\'t super picky about numbering, but alas here\'s my list of films NOT on the AFI\'s list.\r\n\r\n1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 Lewis Milestone)\r\n2. Ordinary People (1980 Robert Redford)\r\n3. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 John Frankenheimer)\r\n4. All That Jazz (1979 Bob Fosse)\r\n5. Mulholland Drive (2001 David Lynch)\r\n6. Before Sunrise (1995 Richard Linklater)\r\n7. Ace in the Hole/The Big Carnival (1951 Billy Wilder)\r\n8. Magnolia (1999 Paul Thomas Anderson)\r\n9. Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928 Buster Keaton)\r\n10. Dances With Wolves (1990 Kevin Costner)\r\n\r\n11. They Live By Night (1949 Nicholas Ray)\r\n12. America, America (1963 Elia Kazan)\r\n13. Days of Wine and Roses (1962 Blake Edwards)\r\n14. Natural Born Killers (1994 Oliver Stone)\r\n15. Mean Streets (1973 Martin Scorsese)\r\n16. The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick)\r\n17. Airplane (1980 Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker)\r\n18. To Have and Have Not (1944 Howard Hawks)\r\n19. Malcolm X (1992 Spike Lee)\r\n20. Johnny Got His Gun (1971 - Dalton Trumbo)\r\n\r\n21. Fight Club (1999 David Fincher)\r\n22. White Heat (1949 Raoul Walsh)\r\n23. Meet John Doe (1941 Frank Capra)\r\n24. East of Eden (1955 Elia Kazan)\r\n25. Top Hat (1935 Mark Sandrich)\r\n26. Kiss Me Deadly (1955 Robert Aldrich)\r\n27. LA Confidential (1997 Curtis Hansen)\r\n28. Witness for the Prosecution (1957 Billy Wilder)\r\n29. Interiors (1978 Woody Allen)\r\n30. Blue Velvet (1986 - David Lynch)\r\n\r\n31. Last Temptation of Christ (1988 Martin Scorsese)\r\n32. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 Don Spiegel)\r\n33. Kill Bill (2003, 2004 - Quentin Tarantino)\r\n34. Pink Floyds The Wall (1982 Alan Parker)\r\n35. Paths of Glory (1957 Stanley Kubrick)\r\n36. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 - James Cameron)\r\n37. Sin City (2005 Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino)\r\n38. Glen or Glenda? (1953 - Edward D. Wood Jr.)\r\n39. The Incredibles (2004 Brad Bird)\r\n40. Bride of Frankenstein (1935 James Whale)\r\n\r\n41. Eraserhead (1977 David Lynch)\r\n42. 42nd Street (1933 Lloyd Bacon)\r\n43. Requiem for a Dream (2000 Darren Aronofsky)\r\n44. Point Blank (1967 John Boorman)\r\n45. Planet of the Apes (1968 Franklin J. Schaffner)\r\n46. Once Upon a Time in America (1984 Sergio Leone)\r\n47. Raising Arizona (1987 Joel and Ethan Coen)\r\n48. The Princess Bride (1987 Rob Reiner)\r\n49. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004 Michel Gondry)\r\n50. Children of Men (2006 - Alfonso Cauron)\r\n\r\n51. Salvador (1986 Oliver Stone)\r\n52. Reservoir Dogs (1992 Quentin Tarantino)\r\n53. Brazil (1985 Terry Gilliam)\r\n54. Touch of Evil (1958 Orson Welles)\r\n55. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988 Robert Zemeckis)\r\n56. Rebecca (1940 Alfred Hitchcock)\r\n57. I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932 Mervyn LeRoy)\r\n58. Dumbo (1941 Wilfred Jackson and company)\r\n59. Design For Living (1933 Ernst Lubitsch)\r\n60. Unfaithfully Yours (1948 Preston Sturges)\r\n\r\n61. From Here to Eternity (1953 Fred Zinnemann)\r\n62. Of Mice and Men (1939 - Lewis Milestone)\r\n63. Ruggles of Red Cap (1935 - Leo McCarey)\r\n64. Bigger Than Life (1956 - Nicholas Ray)\r\n65. Dr. Zhivago (1965- David Lean)\r\n66. A Woman Under the Influence (1974 - John Cassavetes)\r\n67. Boogie Nights (1997 - Paul Thomas Anderson)\r\n68. Dazed and Confused (1993 - Richard Linklater)\r\n69. Detective Story (1951 - William Wyler)\r\n70. The Wedding March (1928 - Erich Von Stroheim)\r\n\r\n71. Pee-Wee\'s Big Adventure (1985 - Tim Burton)\r\n72. The Big Heat (1953 - Fritz Lang)\r\n73. The Killing (1956 - Stanley Kubrick)\r\n74. Funny Face (1957 - Stanley Donen)\r\n75. Rosemary\'s Baby (1968 - Roman Polanski)\r\n76. San Francisco (1936 - W. S. Van Dyke)\r\n77. Libeled Lady (1936 - Jack Conway)\r\n78. The Hill (1965 - Sidney Lumet)\r\n79. Scarface (1932 - Howard Hawks)\r\n80. In a Lonely Place (1950 - Nicholas Ray)\r\n\r\n81. Magnificent Ambersons (1942 - Orson Welles)\r\n82. Meet Me In St. Louis (1944 - Vincente Minelli)\r\n83. This is Spinal Tap (1984 - Rob Reiner)\r\n84. When Harry Met Sally (1989 - Rob Reiner)\r\n85. Major League (1989 - David Ward)\r\n86. Dawn of the Dead (1978 - George Romero)\r\n87. Real Life (1979 - Albert Brooks)\r\n88. Diner (1982 - Barry Levinson)\r\n89. The Thing From Another World (1951 - Christian Nyby)\r\n90. Saturday Night Fever (1977 - John Baddam)\r\n\r\n91. Groundhog Day (1993 - Harold Ramis)\r\n92. Splendor in the Grass (1961 - Elia Kazan)\r\n93. Seconds (1966 - John Frankenheimer)\r\n94. Trading Places (1983 - John Landis)\r\n95. Big Trouble in Little China (1986 - John Carpenter)\r\n96. Deconstructing Harry (1997 - Woody Allen)\r\n97. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001 - Wes Anderson)\r\n98. Thin Red Line (1998 - Terence Mallick)\r\n99. American Beauty (1990 - Sam Mendes)\r\n100.Elephant (2003 - Gus Van Sant)','31341bf739c003c78ed4a98e99c78fcd',0,'','7K5zDLqE',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6826,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1183111620,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','All things equal, how many films on the current AFI list would\'ve made yours?','3d8d602891884829f3798daa6692d1c2',0,'','yPjnql3D',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6827,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1183154880,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Somewhere around 40, so I can\'t say they did a REALLY bad job.','02868be83241bce029bf0f23adf0575b',0,'','DhMlukgj',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6828,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1184900100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','some statistics:\r\n\r\nThe films I haven\'t seen from the revised AFI list:\r\n\r\n98. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)\r\n95. The Last Picture Show (1971)\r\n92. Goodfellas (1990)\r\n91. Sophies Choice (1982)\r\n90. Swing Time (1936)\r\n87. 12 Angry Men (1957)\r\n82. Sunrise (1927)\r\n80. The Apartment (1960)\r\n79. The Wild Bunch (1969)\r\n77. All the Presidents Men (1976)\r\n75. In the Heat of the Night (1967)\r\n73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)\r\n64. Network (1976)\r\n63. Cabaret (1972)\r\n62. American Graffiti (1973)\r\n61. Sullivans Travels (1941)\r\n59. Nashville (1975)\r\n54. M*A*S*H* (1970)\r\n51. West Side Story (1961)\r\n45. Shane (1953)\r\n43. Midnight Cowboy (1969)\r\n40. The Sound of Music (1965)\r\n37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)\r\n29. Double Indemnity (1944)\r\n26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)\r\n25. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)\r\n\r\nfrom the remaining 74 films aproximately 35 could make it onto mine (I\'d need a lot of rewatches, though), meaning that I consider the list overall good in its selection (although far too conservative).\r\n\r\nI have seen less from wpqx\'s list (only 48 ) , but approximately 25 of them could be on mine. And it\'s more eclectic.\r\n\r\nNevertheless what it probably all boils down to is that I have to see more American films!\r\nGuess that\'s what lists are also about.','307b43926e05ac0e94a9a6e6a6dd10c5',0,'','YbQjWKzT',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6829,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1184900580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I\'m a little surprised on some of your \"haven\'t seen\" films. Particularly Sunrise and Goodfellas, and of the films not seen, I\'d give about 13 of them a 5 star rating, so definitely some quality left. My list should be more eclectic considering I have none of their sacred cows to choose from.','ad981f3a5961425cb624f5b13ffa0db8',0,'','TexKYCA6',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6830,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1184937180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I have Goodfellas and The Wild Bunch on DVD, and Sunrise has already been waiting on my shelf for about three years \r\nI know I should watch them sometime, but then a Jess Franco flic comes along and it gets difficult to choose \r\n\r\nBut I guess you also haven\'t seen some of my suggestions?','ad2863480ec1bfcff60e14f7e0deac42',0,'','JhDNBeER',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6831,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1184959200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','About 20, apparently I\'m pretty weak on early 90\'s film.','5990c21e9c822e69e1c73cbce5716078',0,'','qXAJ6i5F',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6832,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185009180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I\'m not sure how to deal with that Jess Franco comment.','f68a593e8b45b39c994bbe5f39524bb3',0,'','3HbGlSRo',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6833,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185037560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Same old, same old. Too many films, too little time. I think I\'ve seen more by Franco (4 films), than by Fellini now (3 films)','a817fe63d25fb1cc691bb1c1ffe6a6da',0,'','WSyrP7lt',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6834,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185062940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Am I missing out, I\'ve only seen one Franco film and 13 Fellini films?','89a71c645e059d1ffae0f6352d3c7760',0,'','27PUgGoa',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6835,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185068220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Though Franco is underappreciated, I seriously doubt it \r\nBut the four films I\'ve seen by him are considered to be some of his best. They have remarkable moments and Franco is good at atmosphere, but he should have focused even less on narrative than he did.','5a72012ab50b38f68dec2daeca037c6c',0,'','Fe7HuhfS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6836,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185262740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','What have you seen? His stuff is fairly easy to find, and I\'m always looking for some good trash.','d83f12148ca28815561da9a2a1f7ecaf',0,'','oxGRt28j',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6837,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185464280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I\'ve seen Vampiros Lesbos (1971), which i didn\'t like, and three fairly decent ones: Miss Muerte (The Diabolical Dr. Z / 1966 - script by Jean-Claude Carriere), Les cauchemars naissent la nuit (Nightmares Come at Night / 1970), and Faceless (1988) . After seeing these three films, I must say I\'m somewhat fond of Franco and plan to see more. \r\n\r\nI especially loved the play of shadow and light in Miss Muerte and its Vertigo-like touches, as well as the fairytale atmosphere and the beautiful photography in \"Nightmares Come at Night\".','e94b641437648a07372cd9a62034d9d7',0,'','mwxvN0V6',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6838,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185491760,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Well the only film of his I\'ve seen is the only one you disliked, so maybe sometime soon . . .','a5fbe45d744f53ae9f4e550227b0f19e',0,'','d9bHVDG2',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6839,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185864480,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','For those interested here\'s the now 9 year old alternate AFI list from Jonathan Rosenbaum.\r\n\r\nROSENBAUM\'S ALTERNATE 100\r\n\r\nAce in the Hole/The Big Carnival (1951)\r\n\r\nAn Affair to Remember (1957)\r\n\r\nAnatomy of a Murder (1959)\r\n\r\nAvanti! (1972)\r\n\r\nThe Barefoot Contessa (1954)\r\n\r\nThe Big Sky (1952)\r\n\r\nBigger Than Life (1956)\r\n\r\nThe Black Cat (1934)\r\n\r\nBride of Frankenstein (1935)\r\n\r\nBroken Blossoms (1919)\r\n\r\nCat People (1942)\r\n\r\nChristmas in July (1940)\r\n\r\nConfessions of an Opium Eater (1962)\r\n\r\nThe Crowd (1928) \r\n\r\nDead Man (1995)\r\n\r\nDo the Right Thing (1989)\r\n\r\nThe Docks of New York (1928) \r\n\r\nEadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1974)\r\n\r\n11 x 14 (1976)\r\n\r\nEraserhead (1978) \r\n\r\nFoolish Wives (1922)\r\n\r\nForce of Evil (1948) \r\n\r\nFreaks (1932)\r\n\r\nThe General (1927)\r\n\r\nGentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)\r\n\r\nGilda (1946)\r\n\r\nThe Great Garrick (1937)\r\n\r\nGreed (1925)\r\n\r\nHallelujah, I\'m a Bum (1933)\r\n\r\nThe Heartbreak Kid (1972)\r\n\r\nHousekeeping (1987)\r\n\r\nThe Hustler (1961)\r\n\r\nIntolerance (1916)\r\n\r\nJohnny Guitar (1954)\r\n\r\nJudge Priest (1934)\r\n\r\nKiller of Sheep (1978) \r\n\r\nThe Killing (1956)\r\n\r\nThe Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)\r\n\r\nKiss Me Deadly (1955)\r\n\r\nThe Ladies\' Man (1961)\r\n\r\nThe Lady From Shanghai (1948) \r\n\r\nLast Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)\r\n\r\nLaughter (1930)\r\n\r\nLetter From an Unknown Woman (1948) \r\n\r\nLonesome (1929)\r\n\r\nLove Me Tonight (1932)\r\n\r\nLove Streams (1984)\r\n\r\nThe Magnificent Ambersons (1942)\r\n\r\nMake Way for Tomorrow (1937)\r\n\r\nThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)\r\n\r\nMan\'s Castle (1933)\r\n\r\nMcCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)\r\n\r\nMeet Me in St. Louis (1944)\r\n\r\nMikey and Nicky (1976)\r\n\r\nMonsieur Verdoux (1947)\r\n\r\nMy Son John (1952)\r\n\r\nThe Naked Spur (1953)\r\n\r\nNanook of the North (1922)\r\n\r\nThe Night of the Hunter (1955)\r\n\r\nThe Nutty Professor (1963)\r\n\r\nThe Palm Beach Story (1942)\r\n\r\nPanic in the Streets (1950)\r\n\r\nPark Row (1952)\r\n\r\nThe Phenix City Story (1955)\r\n\r\nPoint Blank (1967)\r\n\r\nReal Life (1979)\r\n\r\nReminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1971)\r\n\r\nRio Bravo (1959)\r\n\r\nScarface (1932)\r\n\r\nThe Scarlet Empress (1934)\r\n\r\nScarlet Street (1945)\r\n\r\nScenes From Under Childhood (1970)\r\n\r\nThe Scenic Route (1978) \r\n\r\nThe Seventh Victim (1943)\r\n\r\nShadows (1960)\r\n\r\nSherlock Jr. (1924)\r\n\r\nThe Shooting (1967)\r\n\r\nThe Shop Around the Corner (1940)\r\n\r\nThe Sound of Fury/Try and Get Me! (1950)\r\n\r\nStars in My Crown (1950)\r\n\r\nThe Steel Helmet (1951)\r\n\r\nStranger Than Paradise (1984)\r\n\r\nThe Strawberry Blonde (1941)\r\n\r\nSunrise (1927)\r\n\r\nSylvia Scarlett (1935)\r\n\r\nThe Tarnished Angels (1958) \r\n\r\nThat\'s Entertainment! III (1994)\r\n\r\nThis Land Is Mine (1943)\r\n\r\nThunderbolt (1929)\r\n\r\nTo Sleep With Anger (1990)\r\n\r\nTom, Tom, the Piper\'s Son (1969)\r\n\r\nTrack of the Cat (1954)\r\n\r\nTrouble in Paradise (1932)\r\n\r\nVinyl (1965)\r\n\r\nWanda (1971)\r\n\r\nWhile the City Sleeps (1956)\r\n\r\nWill Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)\r\n\r\nWoodstock (1970)\r\n\r\nThe Wrong Man (1957)\r\n\r\nZabriskie Point (1970)','76b41a70898592545f65d7b8b6a83150',0,'','MQG2txzc',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6840,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185865440,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Although I very much appreciate Rosenbaum\'s approach, and I enjoyed the accompanying text, I can\'t say his list is necessarily better. But it\'s riskier and definitely more interesting as well as being a personal approach to the matter . \r\n\r\nBut more on that in a couple of years, when I\'ve (hopefully) seen all of them \r\n\r\nSo far, out of the 24 I\'ve seen, 10 could appear on My List.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s your opinion on Rosenbaum\'s alternate take?','b1cef8df6c502cd24efba9d3cb01e030',0,'','NlduqkVv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6841,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185866160,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I very much preferred reading his critique of the list, even though he happens to despise Dances With Wolves and freely admitted to not seeing Ben-Hur. However it was worth it to read him bashing To Kill a Mockingbird, a picture I\'ve found myself growing more and more repulsed by over the years.\r\n\r\nI\'ve seen a whopping 70 films from his list, and based on my arrogance regarding my knowledge of American films I\'d consider this a horrible number. However several of his films did pop up on mine. I do have to argue that despite making an argument NOT to pick esoteric films that were impossible to view, he did just that. A great majority of these films are not available on any home video format so it becomes quite difficult to even cover all the ground. \r\n\r\nAs a contrast to the AFI\'s list it is great, a far cry from the standard lot of sacred cows that list contained. Of course with the revised AFI list several of Rosenbaum\'s picks were eventually recognized (The General and Sunrise to name a few). Of course I have another list of movies to try and go through now, but this will kill two birds with one stone as I also try and work my way through his 1000 best.\r\n\r\nReading his criticism and thinking about how horribly lame the AFI\'s annual telecasts have been I wondered if they couldn\'t perhaps break from their routine of industry ass kissing for once and perhaps have a special on the 100 greatest foreign films? I know I should be careful what I wish for, because if the list ever comes out it\'ll probably have Life is Beautiful and Crouching Tiger in the top ten.','57b271e250c8cdb741d08637aa7f0e10',0,'','y6svEwYh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6842,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185870240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','\r\n\r\nI hope their Foreign list would be a bit more varied.\r\n\r\nI thought Rosenbaum included A Tree grows in Brooklyn in his alternative list. Is this a mistake by my memory, or did you forget to include it. Despite my \"low\" rating (though 63 is quite good by my standards), this may be a personal favorite.','22c76579d814aa07adae778748975115',0,'','rv4WSoB5',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6843,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185872280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I don\'t think so, although it might be in his Essential Cinema list. He did include Panic in the Streets, which although I wasn\'t a huge fan of Kazan considered it his first film that came off exactly as he intended. As far as the AFI, because the list(s) are voted on by a board of nearly 1500 people you can\'t be surprised that popular favorites will win out. Ask the National Society of Film Snobs/Critics to do the same list and rest assured there\'d be some unconventional choices.','8d6a4b32a0cdee27461c0e76fbe09a8c',0,'','cUtKviTd',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6844,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185950100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Not a big fan of the list-happy self-promoter Rosenbaum. I also believe there are quite a few better critics in the U.S. (Hoberman, Jones, Dargis, Atkinson, Ebert, Taubin, Lopate, Fujiwara, etc.).','7adc861b3526e0096d1b4453166bf007',0,'','CmGw8eBz',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6845,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185953280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Yes, Rosenbaum tends to be problematic. Although I usually find his views to be interesting, I often can\'t understand why the heck he is having them. \r\nHis approach seems to me very personal (something which I love), but he sometimes tends to disregard other personal approaches, while promoting a canon of his own.\r\n\r\nI should read more of his work, though I\'m not sure he\'s the mastermind many people think he is. But I have an issue with almost all American critics I know of, while I\'ve also read far too little of their work to say anything of real value \r\n\r\nGuess I\'m reading too much reviews on our Forum and disregarding the rest of the world','32f1b18961154d1032adb67032bcdb8e',0,'','NofkRslr',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6846,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1185990360,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Well I live in Chicago and the paper he writes for is free, so you do the math.','e11f387efcb50ebf01699a68c0c96a2a',0,'','Zm5BcUuR',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6847,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1186320180,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','And it\'d be best if he limits himself to the Reader. This is just another example of his pettiness. But for him to choose this moment to exhibit it is simply beneath comment.','9de5de8e666182b14660496eca522556',0,'','PuHU0YFx',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6848,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1186350120,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Wow what an @#%$. I wonder where he was going with some of those comments. First of all Bergman\'s work is frequently shown in theaters, hell there was a retro in Chicago not more than two years ago. On top of that he\'s extremely well represented on DVD, and the films that aren\'t on DVD are almost all available on VHS. I know from previous readings he has never been a big fan of Bergmans, but why open your mouth about it now? Let the body get cold before you start criticizing a man\'s outdated legacy. I imagine he\'ll get a fair share of hatemail for this little article, which somehow I imagine he loves.','2332f74a2774b5c558d55940fcc46e4a',0,'','fGrQFiDg',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6849,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1186622940,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I may not have said it for awhile, but I love Roger Ebert.','446bc82718db4d41fa8988b9319dd350',0,'','y4m9VLJo',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6850,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1188089160,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Yes, bad timing. And one of the rare occasions I actually appreciate Roger Ebert','e22c57bc649773915e894a5feba500a2',0,'','3y8unTRB',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6851,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1198594740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','In light of my recent Bergman marathon, I\'m even more fond of his work. Visiting the remaining Bergman films on my list made me appreciate his work all the more, and of the various \"missions\" I went through his along with Fellini were certainly the most rewarding.','74439a22d345126c04e851dd29a39ce1',0,'','VzD7Kd8w',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6852,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199085420,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','I\'m not surprised that you did. \r\n\r\nAnd it\'s worth noting that the aforementioned \"critic\" is about to \"retire\" from the Reader.','7ff0c4a9124c1f00a756a0ccb7e7b7bc',0,'','oUCjdWua',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6853,1508,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1199089860,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: AFI\'s 100 Years 100 Movies - 10 Years Later','Well he is in his sixties I believe, so not out of the ordinary. The last issue of the Reader I picked up I don\'t think he had a review in it.','af74977596df3c6f2d15ab133b82571d',0,'','E1RHpJfS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6854,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1150571040,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Best films of the 90s','Same as with the other thread, I would like for all people to list all of the most remarkable films they have seen which were produced in the last decade of the 20th century. \r\n\r\nMy own list has a few films on it I haven\'t seen for some years, and will be updated regularly. \r\n\r\n1990 \r\nBack to the Future Part III (Robert Zemeckis / USA) \r\nDances with Wolves (Kevin Costner / USA) \r\nEdward Scissorhands (Tim Burton / USA) \r\nEuropa Europa Europa Europe (Agnieszka Holland / Germany, France, Poland) \r\nGod afton, Herr Wallenberg - En Passionshistoria frn verkligheten Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (Kjell Grede / Sweden, Hungary, Norway) \r\nKetu qiuhen Song of the Exile (Ann Hui / Hong Kong, Taiwan) \r\nNema-ye Nazdik Close Up (Abbas Kiarostami / Iran) \r\nThe Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (Jan Svankmajer / UK) \r\nThe Reflecting Skin (Philip Ridley / UK, Canada) \r\nWild at Heart (David Lynch / USA) \r\nYume Dreams (Akira Kurosawa, Ishiro Honda / Japan, USA) \r\n\r\n1991 \r\nA Fei jing juen Days of Being Wild (Wong Kar-wai / Hong Kong) \r\nL\'amant The Lover (Jean-Jacques Annaud / France, UK, Vietnam) \r\nLes amants du Pont-Neuf The Lovers on the Bridge (Leos Carax / France) \r\nNaked Lunch (David Cronenberg / Canada, UK, Japan) \r\nNiaz The Need (Alireza Davoudnejad / Iran) \r\nParis Trout (Stephen Gyllenhaal / USA) \r\nThe Fisher King (Terry Gilliam / USA) \r\nTo meteoro vima tou pelargou The Suspended Step of the Stork (Theo Angelopoulos / Greece, France, Italy, Switzerland) \r\nTrys dienos Three Days (Sharunas Bartas / Soviet Union) \r\nVerfehlung (Heiner Carow / Germany) \r\n\r\n1992 \r\nBasic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven / USA, France) \r\nCh\'ing shaonien na cha Rebels of the Neon God (Tsai Ming-liang / Taiwan) \r\nEl viaje The Voyage (Fernando E. Solanas / Argentina, Mexico, UK, Spain, France) \r\nGlengarry Glen Ross (James Foley / USA) \r\nGoh-hime Basara - The Princess Goh (Hiroshi Teshigahara / Japan) \r\nHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (Chris Columbus / USA) \r\nIl ladro di bambini The stolen Children (Gianni Amelio / Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany) \r\nLe tombeau d\'alexandre The Last Bolshevik (Chris Marker / France) \r\nOf Mice and Men (Gary Sinise / USA) \r\nRomper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright / Australia) \r\nTopzu Tokyo Decadence (Ryu Murakami / Japan) \r\nUn coeur en hiver A Heart in Winter (Claude Sautet / France) \r\nXia dao Gao Fei Full Contact (Ringo Lam / Hong Kong) \r\n\r\n1993 \r\nA Perfect World (Kevin Costner / USA) \r\nArizona Dream (Emir Kusturica / USA, France) \r\nArmy of Darkness (Sam Raimi / USA) \r\nCarlito\'s Way (Brian De Palma / USA) \r\nCharachar Shelter of the Wings (Buddhadev Dasgupta / India) \r\nFearless (Peter Weir / USA) \r\nFlesh and Bone (Steven Kloves / USA) \r\nGod sobaki The Year of a Dog (Semyon Aranovich / Russia, France) \r\nGroundhog Day (Harold Ramis / USA) \r\nKing of the Hill (Steven Soderbergh / USA) \r\nLan feng zheng The Blue Kite (Tian Zhuangzhuang / China, Hong Kong) \r\nMad Dog and Glory (John McNaughton / USA) \r\nNaked (Mike Leigh / UK) \r\nSommersby (Jon Amiel / USA, France) \r\nThe Nightmare before Christmas (Henry Selick / USA) \r\nThe Piano (Jane Campion / Australia, New Zealand, France) \r\nTikhiye stranitsy Whispering Pages (Alexander Sokurov / Russia, Germany) \r\nWallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (Nick Park / UK) \r\n\r\n1994 \r\nChong qing sen lin Chungking Express (Kar-wai Wong / Hong Kong) \r\nDumb & Dumber (Peter and Bobby Farrelly / USA) \r\nForrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis / USA) \r\nFour Weddings and a Funeral (Mike Newell / UK) \r\nKilling Zoe (Roger Avary / USA, France) \r\nKoridorius The Corridor (Sharunas Bartas / Lithuania, Germany) \r\nLe Colonel Chabert Colonel Chabert (Yves Angelo / France) \r\nMaverick (Richard Donner / USA) \r\nOtaku (Jackie Batiste, Jean-Jacques Beineix / France, Japan) \r\nParadjanov: A Requiem (Ron Holloway / USA, Germany) \r\nPulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino / USA) \r\nThe Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont / USA) \r\n\r\n1995 \r\nBefore Sunrise (Richard Linklater / USA) \r\nDead Man (Jim Jarmusch / USA) \r\nDon Juan DeMarco (Jeremy Leven / USA) \r\nDuo luo tian shi Fallen Angels (Wong Kar-Wai / Hong Kong) \r\nHaonan haonu Good Men, Good Women (Hsiao-hsien Hou / Taiwan, Japan) \r\nHeat (Michael Mann / USA) \r\nInstitute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (Stephen and Timothy Quay / UK, Germany, Japan) \r\nKkaku kidtai Ghost in the Shell (Mamoru Oshii / Japan) \r\nLe hussard sur le toit The Horseman on the Roof (Jean-Paul Rappeneau / France) \r\nLeaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis / USA, UK, France) \r\nLust och fgring stor Love Lessons (Bo Widerberg / Sweden, Denmark) \r\nMaboroshi no hikari Maborosi (Hirokazu Koreeda / Japan) \r\nSe7en (David Fincher / USA) \r\nSmoke (Wayne Wang, Paul Auster / USA) \r\nThe Addiction (Abel Ferrara / USA) \r\nTierra Earth (Julio Medem / Spain) \r\nTo vlemma tou Odyssea Ulysses\' Gaze (Theo Angelopoulos / Greece, France, Italy \r\nTwelve Monkeys (Terry Gilliam / USA) \r\nUnderground (Emir Kusturica / Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, France, Germany, Hungary) \r\nUnter der Milchstrae Under the Milky Way (Mathias X. Oberg / Germany) \r\nXich lo Cyclo (Anh Hung Tran / Vietnam, France, Hong Kong) \r\n\r\n1996 \r\nCosas que nunca te dije Things I never told you (Isabel Coixet / Spain, USA) \r\nFew of Us (Sharunas Bartas / Lithuania, Portugal, France, Germany) \r\nHamlet (Kenneth Branagh / UK, USA) \r\nHimitsu no hanazono My secret Cache (Shinobu Yaguchi / Japan) \r\nHuman Behavioural Case Studies, Part One (Adam Benjamin Elliot / Australia) \r\nL\'appartement The Apartment (Gilles Mimouni / France, Spain, Italy) \r\nLe huitime jour The Eighth Day (Jaco van Dormael / France, Belgium, UK) \r\nLes Voleurs Thieves (Andr Tchin / France) \r\nMoe no Suzaku Suzaku (Naomi Kawase / Japan) \r\nNun va Goldoon A Moment of Innocence (Mohsen Makhmalbaf / Iran, France) \r\nSwallowtail (Shunji Iwai / Japan) \r\nUne robe d\'t A Summer Dress (Franois Ozon / France) \r\n\r\n1997 \r\nChun gwong cha sit Happy Together (Wong Kar Wai / Hong Kong) \r\nDas Leben ist eine Baustelle. Life is all you get (Wolfgang Becker / Germany) \r\nGattaca (Andrew Niccol / USA) \r\nHana-bi Fireworks (Takeshi Kitano / Japan) \r\nI Married a Strange Person! (Bill Plympton / USA) \r\nInsomnia (Erik Skjoldbjaerg / Norway) \r\nKyua Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa / Japan) \r\nLost Highway (David Lynch / USA, France) \r\nMai fu Surveillance (Jianxin Huang, Yazhou Yang / China) \r\nMononoke-hime Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki / Japan) \r\nThe Butcher Boy (Neil Jordan / Ireland, USA) \r\nThe Ice Storm (Ang Lee / USA) \r\nTokyo Eyes (Jean-Pierre Limosin / France, Japan) \r\nVerrckt bleiben - verliebt bleiben (Elfi Mikesch / Germany) \r\n\r\n1998 \r\nAlone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy (Martin Arnold / Austria) \r\nBuffalo \'66 (Vincent Gallo / USA) \r\nCelebrity (Woody Allen / USA) \r\nCity of Angels (Brad Silberling / USA) \r\nCousin (Adam Benjamin Elliot / Australia) \r\nDark City (Alex Proyas / USA, Australia) \r\nFesten The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg / Denmark, Sweden) \r\nIdioterne The Idiots (Lars von Trier / Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Italy) \r\nIl fantasma dell\'opera The Phantom of the Opera (Dario Argento / Italy, Hungary) \r\nJin-R Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade (Hiroyuki Okiura / Japan) \r\nL`ennui (Cdric Kahn / France, Portugal) \r\nLos Amantes del Crculo Polar The Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Julio Medem / Spain, France) \r\nMia aioniotita kai mia mera Eternity and a Day (Theo Angelopoulos / Greece, France, Italy) \r\nPi (Darren Aronofsky / USA) \r\nRushmore (Wes Anderson / USA) \r\nSib The Apple (Samira Makhmalbaf / Iran, France) \r\nThe Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen / USA, UK) \r\nThe Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick / USA, Canada) \r\nThere\'s something about Mary (Peter and Bobby Farrelly / USA) \r\nWandfuru raifu After Life (Hirokazu Koreeda / Japan) \r\n\r\n1999 \r\nBad ma ra khahad bord The Wind will carry us (Abbas Kiarostami / Iran, France) \r\nBalkan baroque (Pierre Coulibeuf / France) \r\nBeing John Malkovich (Spike Jonze / USA) \r\nBringing out the Dead (Martin Scorsese / USA) \r\neXistenZ (David Cronenberg / Canada, USA) \r\nEyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick / USA, UK) \r\nFight Club (David Fincher / USA, Germany) \r\nJesus\' Son (Alison Maclean / Canada, USA) \r\nMagnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson / USA) \r\nModels (Ulrich Seidl / Austria) \r\nNabbie no koi Nabbies Love (Yuji Nakae / Japan) \r\nPola X (Les Carax / France, Switzerland, Germany, Japan) \r\nPripyat (Nikolaus Geyrhalter / Austria) \r\nRessources humaines Human Resources (Laurent Cantet / France, UK) \r\nSweet and Lowdown (Woody Allen / USA) \r\nThe War Zone (Tim Roth / UK, Italy) \r\n\r\nI\'ve only seen the first two and a half hours of Satantango \"> \r\n\r\n\r\nby country: \r\n\r\nUSA: 56 \r\nFrance: 16 \r\nJapan: 14 \r\nUK: 8 \r\nHong Kong: 6 \r\nGermany: 5 \r\nIran: 5 \r\nAustralia: 4 \r\nAustria: 3 \r\nCanada: 3 \r\nGreece: 3 \r\nSpain: 3 \r\nChina: 2 \r\nDenmark: 2 \r\nItaly: 2 \r\nLithuania: 2 \r\nRussia: 2 \r\nSweden: 2 \r\nTaiwan: 2 \r\nArgentina: 1 \r\nFederal Republic of Yugoslavia: 1 \r\nIndia: 1 \r\nIreland: 1 \r\nNorway: 1 \r\nSoviet Union: 1 \r\nVietnam: 1 \r\n__________________ \r\n\r\nTotal: 147 \r\n\r\n* Added Wong Kar Wai\'s \"Happy Together\" (1997), after watching this clip for the umpteenth time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP9SOxIFt4s','e9d45aa06467023731aa20c029fd5fcc',0,'','Y3wCHG05',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6855,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1150571400,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Possible contenders for inclusion on the list that I need to see again:\r\n\r\nArchangel (Guy Maddin / Canada / 1990)\r\nCry-Baby (John Waters / USA / 1990)\r\nDocteur Petiot (Christian de Chalonge / France / 1990)\r\nHome Alone (Chris Columbus / USA / 1990)\r\nI Hired a Contract Killer (Aki Kaurismki / Finland, France / 1990)\r\nMy Blue Heaven (Herbert Ross / USA / 1990)\r\nQuick Change (Bill Murray, Howard Franklin / USA / 1990)\r\nThe Russia House (Fred Schepisi / USA / 1990)\r\nThe Witches (Nicolas Roeg / UK / 1990)\r\nTotal Recall (Paul Verhoeven / USA / 1990)\r\n\r\nCape Fear (Martin Scorsese / USA / 1991)\r\nDelicatessen (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro / France / 1991)\r\nFried Green Tomatoes (Jon Avnet / USA / 1991)\r\nHomo Faber (Volker Schlndorff / UK, Germany, France, Greece / 1991)\r\nLes amants du Pont-Neuf The Lovers on the Bridge (Leos Carax / France / 1991)\r\nRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Kevin Reynolds / USA / 1991)\r\nThe Indian Runner (Sean Penn / USA / 1991)\r\nThe Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme / USA / 1991)\r\nWhat about Bob? (Frank Oz / USA / 1991)\r\n\r\nBitter Moon (Roman Polanski / UK / 1992)\r\nDracula (Francis Ford Coppola / USA / 1992)\r\nDamage (Louis Malle / UK, France / 1992)\r\nHero (Stephen Frears / USA / 1992)\r\nReservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino / USA / 1992)\r\nThe Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann / USA / 1992)\r\n\r\nDie tdliche Maria Deadly Maria (Tom Tykwer / Germany / 1993)\r\nSonatine (Takeshi Kitano / USA / 1993)\r\nThe Good Son (Joseph Ruben / USA / 1993)\r\nWhat\'s Eating Gilbert Grape (Lasse Hallstrm / USA / 1993)\r\n\r\nBlack Ice (Stan Brakhage / USA / 1994)\r\nEd Wood (Tim Burton / USA / 1994)\r\nLa Reine Margot Queen Margot (Patrice Chreau / France, Italy, Germany / 1994) \r\nPrt--Porter (Robert Altman / USA / 1994)\r\nSecond Best (Chris Menges / UK, USA / 1994)\r\nSpeed (Jan de Bont / USA / 1994)\r\nThe Secret of Roan Inish (John Sayles / USA, Ireland / 1994)\r\n\r\nBraveheart (Mel Gibson / USA / 1995)\r\nCasino (Martin Scorsese / USA / 1995)\r\nCold Fever (Fririk r Fririksson / Iceland, Japan, USA, UK, Germany / 1995)\r\nDao The Blade (Tsui Hark / Hong Kong / 1995)\r\nDolores Claiborne (Taylor Hackford / USA / 1995)\r\nFirst Knight (Jerry Zucker / USA / 1995)\r\nFrench Kiss (Lawrence Kasdan / USA, UK / 1995)\r\nLa Haine Hate (Mathieu Kassovitz / France / 1995)\r\nMighty Aphrodite (Woody Allen / USA / 1995)\r\nSafe (Todd Haynes / USA / 1995)\r\nThe Crossing Guard (Sean Penn / USA / 1995)\r\nWallace and Gromit in A Close Shave (Nick Park / UK / 1995)\r\n\r\nBasquiat (Julian Schnabel / USA / 1996)\r\nBlood and Wine (Bob Rafelson / USA, UK / 1996)\r\nBreaking the Waves (Lars von Trier / Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland / 1996)\r\nClando (Jean-Marie Teno / Cameroon, France, Germany / 1996) \r\nDangan ranna (Sabu / Japan / 1996)\r\nJerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe / USA / 1996)\r\nM.D. Geist (Hayato Ikeda, Koichi Ohata / Japan / 1996)\r\nMission Impossible (Brian De Palma / USA / 1996)\r\nSubUrbia (Richard Linklater / USA / 1996)\r\nSwallowtail (Shunji Iwai / Japan / 1996)\r\nTha Cable Guy (Ben Stiller / USA / 1996)\r\nThe Crucible (Nicholas Hytner / USA / 1996)\r\nThe English Patient (Anthony Minghella / USA / 1996) \r\nThe Pallbearer (Matt Reeves / USA / 1996)\r\nThe Pillow Book (Peter Greenaway / UK, France, Netherlands / 1996)\r\n\r\nAddicted to Love (Griffin Dunne / USA / 1997)\r\nAn American Werewolf in Paris (Anthony Waller / USA, UK, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France / 1997)\r\nAs Good as it Gets (James L. Brooks / USA / 1997)\r\nBudbringeren Junk Mail (Pl Sletaune / Norway / 1997)\r\nChasing Amy (Kevin Smith / USA / 1997)\r\nContact (Robert Zemeckis / USA / 1997)\r\nDeconstructing Harry (Woody Allen / USA / 1997)\r\nJackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino / USA / 1997)\r\nL.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson / USA / 1997)\r\nMrs. Brown (John Madden / UK, Ireland, USA / 1997)\r\nNettoyage sec Dry Cleaning (Anne Fontaine / France, Spain / 1997)\r\nPerfect Blue (Satoshi Kon / Japan / 1997)\r\nPhotographing Fairies (Nick Willing / UK / 1997)\r\nSeven Years in Tibet (Jean-Jacques Annaud / USA / 1997)\r\nStarship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven / USA / 1997)\r\nThe End of Violence (Wim Wenders / USA, France, Germany / 1997)\r\nThe Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan / Canada / 1997)\r\nTigerstreifenbaby wartet auf Tarzan Tigerstripe Baby Is Waiting for Tarzan (Rudolf Thome / Germany / 1997)\r\nUnagi The Eel (Shohei Imamura / Japan / 1997)\r\n\r\nConte d\'automne Autumn Tale (Eric Rohmer / France / 199 \r\nFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam / USA / 199 \r\nKanzo sensei Dr. Akagi (Shohei Imamura / Japan, France / 199 \r\nLa classe de neige Class Trip (Claude Miller / France / 199 \r\nLola rennt Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer / Germany / 199 \r\nLulu on the Bridge (Paul Auster / USA / 199 \r\nPlace Vendme (Nicole Garcia / France / 199 \r\nSitcom (Francois Ozon / France / 199 \r\nZheng hun qi shi The Personals (Kuo-fu Chen / Taiwan / 199 \r\n\r\nAme agaru After the Rain (Takashi Koizumi / Japan, France / 1999)\r\nArlington Road (Mark Pellington / USA / 1999)\r\nBoys don\'t cry (Kimberly Peirce / USA / 1999)\r\nGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch / USA, France, Germany, Japan / 1999)\r\nGohatto Taboo (Nagisa Oshima / Japan, UK, France / 1999) \r\nLa petite vendeuse de soleil The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (Djibril Diop Mambty / Senegal, France, Switzerland, Germany / 1999) \r\nNvrat idiota The Idiot Returns (Sasa Gedeon / Czech Republic, Germany / 1999) \r\nNicht auf den Mund (Kathrin Feistl / Germany / 1999)\r\nPripyat (Nikolaus Geyrhalter / Austria / 1999)\r\nThe Iron Giant (Brad Bird / USA / 1999)\r\nThe Matrix (Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski / USA / 1999)\r\nThe Ninth Gate (Roman Polanski / USA, Spain, France / 1999)\r\nThe Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan / USA)\r\nYi ge dou bu neng shao Not One Less (Yimou Zhang / China / 1999)','16c05e370eee60f1fe90a31c8e9f7ab5',0,'','uidLFVDl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6856,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1150874100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Pardon my intusion here, but A Perfect World was directed by Clint Eastwood, Costner just stars in it.','ac8aa88f82736067858fd6e9803e4a0b',0,'','1KLwStsy',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6857,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151204100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','My oh my, what was I thinking \r\nThanks for the correction.\r\nSorry for the incomplete list so far, but I had so much to do, I just couldn\'t finish it, yet.','84815ddf34f5a2e6856b154b31197d41',0,'','A2x5HKsD',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6858,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151619540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'Johndav','Re: Best films of the 90s','My favourites asterisked.\r\n\r\n1990 The Sheltering Sky (Bertolucci)*\r\nMiller\'s Crossing (Coen)*\r\nEdward Scizzorhands (Burton)*\r\nThe Civil War (Burns)*\r\nGoodfellas (Scorsese)\r\nGrifters (Frears)\r\nNight Sun (Taviani bros)\r\nKorczak (Wajda)\r\nMy Father\'s Glory/My Mother\'s Castle (Robert)\r\nCyrano de Bergerac (Rappeneau)\r\nNo, or the Vainglory of Command (Oliveira)\r\nAn Angel at my Table (Campion)\r\n\r\n1991 The Double Life of Veronique (Kieslowski)**\r\nRaise the Red Lantern (Zhang Yimou)*\r\nThe Silence of the Lambs (Demme)*\r\nLa Belle Noiseuse (Rivette)*\r\nJ.F.K (Stone)\r\nFlirting (Duigan)\r\nThelma and Louise (Scott)\r\nLa Frontera (Larrain)\r\nA Brighter Summer Day (Yang)\r\nLife on a String (Chen Kaige)\r\nProspero\'s Books (Greenaway)\r\nEuropa Europa (Holland)\r\nA Midnight Clear (Gordon)\r\nToto the Hero (Van Dormael)\r\nThe Adjuster (Egoyan)\r\n\r\n1992 And Life Goes On (Kiarostami)*\r\nHoward\'s End (Ivory)\r\nBelle Epoque (Trueba)\r\nPassionfish (Sayles)\r\nOrlando (Potter)\r\nThe Player (Altman)\r\nDaughters of the Dust (Dash)\r\nTokyo Decadence (Murakami)\r\nBram Stoker\'s Dracula (Coppola)\r\nUnforgiven (Eastwood)\r\nHedd Wyn (Turner)\r\nBasic Instinct (Verhoeven)\r\n\r\n1993 Abraham Valley (Oliveira)**\r\nThe Age of Innocence (Scorsese)**\r\nGroundhog Day (Ramis)**\r\nThree Colours Blue (Kieslowski)*\r\nSchindler\'s List (Spielberg)*\r\nThe Wrong Trousers (Park)*\r\nShort Cuts (Altman)\r\nDarkness in Tallinn (Jarvilaturi)\r\nThe Piano (Campion)\r\nThe Nightmare before Xmas (Selick)\r\nThe Secret of Roan Inish (Sayles)\r\nRed Squirrel (Medem)\r\nA Manhattan Murder Mystery (Allen)\r\nThe Last Bolshevik (Marker)\r\nThe Scent of Green Papaya (Tran Anh-Hung)\r\nSonatine (Kitano)\r\nThe Last Seduction (Dahl)\r\n\r\n1994 Chungking Express (Wong Kar-Wai)*\r\nBurnt by the Sun (Mikhalkov)*\r\nSilences of the Palace (Tlatli)*\r\nPulp Fiction (Tarantino)\r\nAmateur (Hartley)\r\nEd Wood (Burton)\r\nTo Live (Zhang Yimou)\r\nHeavenly Creatures (Jackson)\r\nThe Last Seduction (Dahl)\r\nAshes of Time (Wong Kar-Wai)\r\nSmoking/No Smoking (Resnais)\r\nExotica (Egoyan)\r\nDumb and Dumber (Farrelly bros)\r\n\r\n1995 Maborosi (Kore-eda)***\r\nUlysses\' Gaze (Angelopoulos)**\r\nThe White Balloon (Panahi)*\r\nCyclo (Tran Anh-Hung)\r\nGood Men, Good Women (Hou)\r\nDead Man (Jarmusch)\r\nToy Story (Lasseter)\r\nBabe (Noonan)\r\nBefore Sunrise (Linklater)\r\nThe Flower of my Secret (Almodovar)\r\nInstitute Benjamenta (Quay bros)\r\nPride and Prejudice (Langton, BBC)\r\n\r\n1996 Gabbeh (M.Makhmalbaf)*\r\nTierra (Medem)\r\nIrma Vep (Assayas)\r\nChacun Cherche son Chat (Klapisch)\r\nThe English Patient (Minghella)\r\nL\'Appartement (Mimouni)\r\nConspirators of Pleasure (Svankmajer)\r\nDrifting Clouds (Kaurismaki)\r\nBreaking the Waves (Von Trier)\r\nFallen Angels (Wong Kar-Wai)\r\nWelcome to the Dollhouse (Solondz)\r\nRidicule (Leconte)\r\nWhen we were Kings (Gast)\r\nLe Bossu (De Broca)\r\nFly Away Home (Ballard)\r\n\r\n1997 The Eel (Imamura)\r\nHana-Bi (Kitano)\r\nMother and Son (Sokurov)\r\nThe Taste of Cherry (Kiarostami)\r\nL.A.Confidential (Hanson)\r\nDestiny (Chahine)\r\nThe Thief (Chukhrai)\r\nThe Ice Storm (Ang Lee)\r\nThe River (Tsai Ming-Liang)\r\nMy Name is Joe (Loach)\r\n\r\n1998 Eternity and a Day (Angelopoulos)**\r\nLovers of the Arctic Circle (Medem)\r\nShow me Love (Moodysson)\r\nAfter the Rain (Koizumi)\r\nCentral Station (Salles)\r\nAn Autumn Tale (Rohmer)\r\nThe Apple (S.Makhmalbaf)\r\nSecret Dfense (Rivette)\r\nFesten (Vinterberg)\r\nThe Thin Red Line (Malick)\r\nThe Dream Life of Angels (Zonca)\r\nSolas (Zambrano)\r\nAshik Kerib (Paradjanov)\r\nRun Lola Run (Tykwer)\r\nThe Colour of Paradise (Majidi)\r\nPleasantville (Ross)\r\nOf Freaks and Men (Balabanov)\r\nThe General (Boorman)\r\n\r\n1999 Rosetta (Dardenne bros)**\r\nEyes Wide Shut (Kubrick)\r\nTopsy Turvy (Leigh)\r\nThe Iron Giant (Bird)\r\nAll about my Mother (Almodovar)\r\nAudition (Miike)\r\nThe Wind will Carry us (Kiarostami)\r\nMagnolia (P.T.Anderson)\r\nL\'Humanit (Dumont)\r\nTime Regained (Ruiz)\r\nKikujiro (Kitano)\r\nTitus (Taymor)\r\nLast Resort (Pawlikowski)\r\n\r\nNot seen Satantango.','b9b3d3c031055a2afa8a7fbede6db5a2',0,'','iLXMd0Qm',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6859,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151621040,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Haven\'t seen many of your favorites John. For example 10 out of 12 you listed for 1990. But of course I\'ve heard of (almost) all of the films, and as usual I\'ll try to watch them in the future.\r\nAm a bit surprised because Kiarostami\'s \"Close Up\" doesn\'t appear on your list...','1bf2b45cb04641a58cf5b3e56a15b835',0,'','Xb4iKMdL',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6860,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151646420,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','I was a little more surprised by Basic Instinct, everyone knows Verhouven\'s masterpiece is Showgirls','3c8bd841cc3a7be2bcea554447778d36',0,'','cHR29z3G',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6861,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151682540,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Haven\'t seen Showgirls, yet, though I\'m having some expectations due to the divided response , but it seems that quite many people consider Basic Instict to be a great film. I\'ve seen it many times already, and I love the kinda \"fairy-tale\" coming together of the two people who somehow heal each other, and maybe become \"normal\" human beings again - If life was only as simple... I guess you can call me a romantic - or Verhoeven, who is very human under all the flashy cynicism.','3f17567664edd9eafc2f0a9d724595dc',0,'','WVrKG3R4',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6862,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151687580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','I found nothing romantic about Basic Instinct, and Showgirls is just so bad its pretty funny. It has been awhile, but I\'ve probably seen Showgirls a good 12 times or so.','6ab7f3d6293282edc3e489b976a35e57',0,'','iacVen1C',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6863,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151687820,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Well, the story of \"love conquers everything\", you know. She doesn\'t kill him in the end.','6bcc1ac5630aa0389865bae6a0d0f770',0,'','WHFqUVwX',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6864,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151690160,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Did anyone actually see the sequel, I heard very awful things about it.','9ef2f91c801496b6137de3401688be51',0,'','W41KwfZl',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6865,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151768040,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Saw no point in watching it. I don\'t see how you could possibly make a sequel of it, anyway. The first one said everything there was to say. And without Paul Verhoeven Also I was never a fan of Sharon Stone, and her \"sex-appeal\" in the first one was imo nothing special. And I guess the 2nd installment just wants to make money on this premise.','656804c9a4d6340498d7f17b710ceaa6',0,'','4SRCyX2t',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6866,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151775240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Luckily it was a horrible failure proving that sometimes Hollywood\'s moneymaking plans backfire gloriously.','9bbbe78de1da88b48df491466e4c75e6',0,'','mTXPdx16',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6867,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151910240,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','A wonderful list, A. There are quite a few films on it that I\'d also consider for mine -- though a few surprise me, especially because it\'s a best of the decade list: films like Home Alone 2, Dumb and Dumber, Maverick, City of Angels and a couple of others. Your love for Robert Zemeckis is also quite obvious.','6ce901e38339f8a735d8003c6550eda3',0,'','riBRfKDN',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6868,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151924580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Well I\'ve heard A rave about Maverick and City of Angels for years now so I can\'t say I\'m too surprised about that, but we all have some personal favorites, and being of roughly the same age there are going to be slightly similar films that we just happened to grow up watching repeatedly, which might explain some of his pics. Although Home Alone 2 does have Tim Curry which makes it at least slightly better than the first.','ca68fa46071b48a7d48d08192b8283ca',0,'','hkPD86VJ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6869,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1151946900,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Well, Dumb and Dumber is also on John\'s list, so I\'m not alone  \r\nYes, I have some rather \"strange\" choices that I\'ve heard complaints about for several years, but I don\'t love them for nostalgic reasons as wpqx suggests. Perhaps something of it has to do with growing up with some titles (probably most with the Back to the Future series), but I have revisited many of them a lot of times (City of Angels and Maverick about 7 times?), and they are imo simply great films. City of Angels is for me probably the second best film of `98 (after The Thin Red Line), and if Wenders original version is anywhere near as good I would be delighted (still haven\'t seen it after all these years ) Home Alone 2 was great the last time I saw it, and before every rewatch I always think it\'s a guilty pleasure that has somehow managed to survive in my mind as a memorable experience - but, every time I watch it again, it\'s still adorable. \r\nBut heck, I can\'t understand why many people consider some other films to be great... I guess there are always oddball choices \r\nAnd yes, mine is a list on which I try to put only films I consider to be especially great achievements in the art of filmmaking. So you\'ll have to marvel about some of the choices until I give you an in-depth analysis of a given title (that is if it ever happens )\r\nDon\'t like Tim Curry in the second one that much, btw. (though it\'s always a pleasure watching him )','b419d831c77f9b8837ebcd62fe40360e',0,'','z3kpTZ80',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6870,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152083220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','\"And yes, mine is a list on which I try to put only films I consider to be especially great achievements in the art of filmmaking.\"\r\n\r\nThat\'s my kind of list. \r\n\r\nI\'m glad to hear that for the most part you do have genuine reasons to believe in those films. I could see Home Alone 2 being a guilty pleasure; I love the original, but probably not enough to be included on a list. City of Angels is certainly a good listen.','f02dc261c31c513138cbdb9210b7c14a',0,'','Zf1y8a7t',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6871,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152119820,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','I really don\'t like these huge listings of \"greatest\" or \"best\" films, where the authors simply post all the films they remember to have liked in one way or another. \r\nAs I\'ve said in another post, (almost) all listed films would be rated A - or better , though it\'s been a while with some of the titles. I\'ll keep the list updated. Maybe Home Alone 2 will drop out of it the next time I see it. \r\n\r\nI\'ve seen the first, Home Alone a couple of times, but I don\'t consider it as highly as the 2nd installment. But Macaulay Culkin is imo a revelation in it. It\'s always a pleasure to watch him in that one, and it\'s too bad he is nowhere as good in the other films...\r\nI\'ll surely see it again sometime in the coming years, but it probably won\'t make my list. \r\nYes, I own the Soundtrack of City of Angels, too. Always a pleasure to listen to it, though I\'ve heard it already hundreds of times. I actualy bought it before I watched the movie, because of Alanis Morissette\'s track (which I still love), but I was very disappointed with the other stuff - that is, until I saw the film. I even discovered one of my favorite musicians through the soundtrack and bought all of his CD\'s that were released until then. Too bad the song isn\'t played during the film.','42253b894805c071ad89e71e374d569b',0,'','isV3QZMz',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6872,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152122520,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Well it would be great to offer some commentary on the films picked, but this is probably only possible with a small select list ie a top ten. Random listing gets repetitive. Funny though last time I saw the first Home Alone (playing in a Best Buy nonstop before christmas) I actually recognized the neighborhood it was shot in, things like that always get my attention. I loved City of Angels the first time I saw it, but it lost some of its magic after I saw Wings of Desire which I consider a far, far better film. Not sure if you\'ll have a similar reaction.','9c34c36345d3b981aa76c191befafc28',0,'','VHejiyfs',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6873,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152160080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Well here\'s my list. I\'ll try and add some commentary if possible, but of course some films haven\'t been seen in a long time. \r\n\r\n1990 \r\nJu Dou (China/Japan - Zhang Yimou) \r\nTwin Peaks: Pilot Episode (US - David Lynch) \r\nMo\' Better Blues (US - Spike Lee) \r\nGoodfellas (US - Martin Scorsese) \r\nDances With Wolves (US - Kevin Costner) \r\nGhost (US - Jerry Zucker) \r\nBullet in the Head (Hong Kong - John Woo) \r\n\r\n1991 \r\nTerminator 2: Judgment Day (US - James Cameron) \r\nEuropa Europa (France/Germany/Poland - Agnieszka Holland) \r\nJFK (US - Oliver Stone) \r\nRaise the Red Lantern (China/Hong Kong/Taiwan - Zhang Yimou) \r\nBarton Fink (US - Joel and Ethan Coen) \r\nSilence of the Lambs (US - Jonathan Demme) \r\nThe Fisher King (US - Terry Gilliam) \r\nVan Gogh (France - Maurice Pialat) \r\nA Brighter Summer Day (Taiwan - Edward Yang) \r\n\r\n1992 \r\nMalcolm X (US - Spike Lee) \r\nReservoir Dogs (US - Quintin Tarantino) \r\nUnforgiven (US - Clint Eastwood) \r\nHard Boiled (Hong Kong - John Woo) \r\nWayne\'s World (US - Penelope Spheeris) \r\nRebels of the Neon God (Taiwan - Tsai Ming Liang) \r\nDead Alive (New Zealand - Peter Jackson) \r\nBram Stoker\'s Dracula (US - Francis Ford Copola) \r\nBad Lieutenant (US - Abel Ferara) \r\n\r\n1993 \r\nDazed and Confused (US - Richard Linklater) \r\nSchindler\'s List (US - Steven Spielberg) \r\nGroundhog Day (US - Harold Ramis) \r\nVisions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (US/Japan - Stuart Samuels, Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Andrew Glassman) \r\nCarlito\'s Way (US - Brian De Palma) \r\n\r\n1994 \r\nTo Live (China - Zhang Yimou) \r\nPulp Fiction (US - Quintin Tarantino) \r\nBaseball (US - Ken Burns) \r\nNatural Born Killers (US - Oliver Stone) \r\nQuiz Show (US - Robert Redford) \r\nShawshank Redemption (US - Frank Darabont) \r\nForrest Gump (US - Robert Zemeckis) \r\nChungking Express (Hong Kong - Wong Kar Wai) \r\nHeavenly Creatures (New Zealand - Peter Jackson) \r\nSatantango (Germany/Hungary/Austria - Bela Tarr) \r\n71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (Austria/Germany - Michael Haneke) \r\nThrough the Olive Trees (Iran - Abbas Kiarostami) \r\nBurnt by the Sun (France/Russia - Nikita Mikhaltov) \r\n\r\n1995 \r\nBefore Sunrise (US - Richard Linklater) \r\nToy Story (US - John Lasseter) \r\nUlysses Gaze (Greece/France/Italy - Theo Angelopoulos) \r\nUnderground (France/Germany/Hungary - Emir Kustirica) \r\nFallen Angels (Hong Kong - Wong Kar Wai) \r\nCasino (US - Martin Scorsese) \r\nThe Beatles Anthology (UK - Bob Smeaton) \r\nKids (US - Larry Clark) \r\nClockers (US - Spike Lee) \r\n\r\n1996 \r\nFargo (US - Joel and Ethan Coen) \r\nGabbeh (Iran - Mohsen Makhmalbaf) \r\nWhen We Were Kings (US - Leon Gast) \r\nLone Star (US - John Sayles) \r\nThe Celluloid Closet (US - Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman) \r\nForgotten Silver (New Zealand - Peter Jackson, Costa Botes) \r\nThe Pillow Book (UK/France/Netherlands - Peter Greenaway) \r\nThe Battle Over Citizen Kane (US - Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon) \r\nIrma Vep (France - Olivier Assayas) \r\nLes Voleurs Thieves (France - Andre Techine) \r\n\r\n1997 \r\nLA Confidential (US - Curtis Hansen) \r\nBoogie Nights (US - Paul Thomas Anderson) \r\nTitanic (US - James Cameron) \r\nHappy Together (Hong Kong - Wong Kar Wai) \r\nDeconstructing Harry (US - Woody Allen) \r\nPrincess Mononoke (Japan - Hayao Miyazaki) \r\nLost Highway (US/France - David Lynch) \r\n\r\n1998 \r\nSaving Private Ryan (US - Steven Spielberg) \r\nThin Red Line (US - Terence Malick) \r\nRushmore (US - Wes Anderson) \r\nFlowers of Shanghai (Japan/Taiwan - Hou Hsaio-Hsien) \r\nJohn Leguizamo\'s Freak (US - Spike Lee) \r\nAfter Life (Japan - Hirokazu Kore-eda) \r\nRun Lola Run (Germany - Tom Tykwer) \r\nThe Mirror (Iran - Jafar Panahi) \r\n\r\n1999 \r\nMagnolia (US - Paul Thomas Anderson) \r\nFight Club (US - David Fincher) \r\nToy Story 2 (US - John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon) \r\nSouth Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (US - Trey Parker) \r\nAmerican Beauty (US - Sam Mendes) \r\nThree Kings (US - David O\'Russell) \r\nElection (US - Alexander Payne) \r\nThe Emperor and the Assassin (China/Japan/France - Chen Kaige) \r\nThe Matrix (US - Andy and Larry Wachowski) \r\nBringing Out the Dead (US - Martin Scorsese) \r\nThe Hurricane (US - Norman Jewison) \r\nThe Iron Giant (US - Brad Bird) \r\n\r\n*Edit for Burnt by the Sun and Through the Olive Trees','898b21524fd6c8fed586dc30f9a3ed40',0,'','Nx2CWSvZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6874,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152178140,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','I\'m amazed that it took our list master this long to put one together; I certainly expect it to grow relatively soon. Not surprised to see an inordinate amount of American films (percentage-wise). Also, you probably love Scorsese as much as A loves Zemeckis. The only film on your list that I haven\'t seen is Wayne\'s World!','95441ff7dff3f62a1bc35779df07ba44',0,'','3gpxH0Yh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6875,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152209580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Good lord son, I saw it twice in the theater, and about 25 times since then. Last time I watched it, the film was surprisingly well made (similar to the reaction I had to Pee-Wee\'s Big Adventure). Spheeris goes all out and is willing to try anything as a director including a \"Scoobie Doo\" ending. Plus hanging out with most of my friends we\'re prone to randomly recite entire scenes. The film is much, much more than five guys singing \"Bohemian Rhapsody\" in a car.','e574242035147467a7ad36408382509d',0,'','Dg57jtxh',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6876,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152229560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','The film is much, much more than five guys singing \"Bohemian Rhapsody\" in a car.\r\n\r\nWell, now it\'s on my exclusive \"to see\" list.','8df15f8529074088bf30c3d528ec7501',0,'','V4Zj5qBv',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6877,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152233100,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Just wait until we put up lists for our favorite 80s films. I can imagine giving a ten page essay to someone trying to convince them that Big Trouble in Little China is the greatest film ever (I certainly thought so at the age of 6). I bet I\'ve seen Big Trouble in Little China more than any film ever made, and its the only film along with possibly Tango and Cash (also with Russell) that I can recall completely reenacting as a kid.\r\n\r\nThe second Wayne\'s World definitely had its moments, but like the sequel to Austin Powers it spent too much time reusing a bunch of catch-phrases already established. Anyways \"Party on Wayne\'.','6744a91113cf6e6927819c9010d51c5b',0,'','EU5BiGVS',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6878,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1152385560,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Yeah, the 80s, I bet there will be some surprises \r\nHave seen and liked both Wayne\'s World films, but it\'s been a while.','64baaca68cc9dad6b85c57721323e7e0',0,'','hFw1no8b',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6879,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1156785420,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Kicked out Sleepy Hollow. I guess this points into the direction of more \"refined\" taste for the future... \r\nHope to publish a short review of it soon, though, and I also hope this won\'t happen to other films from my list when I revisit them.','18d7e3dbd6c68a9d02ee3f3c969a4f21',0,'','kQJ5Rcfa',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6880,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1156789200,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','well that will make Trevor happy, he seems to passionately hate the film','577e7afd8ab04733b9d4ca4c95d66e8c',0,'','ARVwP8zx',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6881,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1156792680,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','You are right to the point, BUT... I have posted a review which will hopefully urge him to reconsider the matter.','99b32ca5d8b0a7cc2fcca21ecf31a8a7',0,'','rgopEzln',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6882,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1160510220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'A','Re: Best films of the 90s','Icluded Sokurov\'s \"Whispering Pages\".','3d40515657d81ac2d2c9482de8e85d7a',0,'','rb1gjY2h',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6883,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1166490120,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','I have added Panahi\'s The Mirror. I admit to watching very few 90s films over the last several weeks/months, but I\'d like to revisit Kubrick\'s Eyes Wide Shut as part of my ongoing revisiting his films. I remember liking Eyes Wide Shut a lot, and consider it a near masterpiece, perhaps another look will confirm it, but 1999 was a damn strong year, and in my opinion the best of the decade.\r\n\r\nHave you watched Wayne\'s World yet arsaib?','c10899d1940a357759f615f7765043b2',0,'','LTHt4w26',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6884,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1166501580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','Nope, not yet. It might have to wait until sometime next year. Next couple of months are going to be pretty busy with all the new releases.','5280deac2c3379baf709c83670749dd8',0,'','U2CWM30x',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6885,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187602080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','While we\'re on the subject, when are you going to post your list arsaib?\r\n\r\nLooking over my list, good god I need to see more foreign films. My problem for the most part is I\'ve tried to approach foreign film chronologically, so I\'m in good shape with silents and films from the 50\'s, 60\'s and 70\'s, but have never made much progress over the last couple of decades.','4a445272798fbe73d194a0c500c9ad9d',0,'','BkxE6pbZ',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6886,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187603280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','I\'ll try to put together a short list by tomorrow. Names only, for now.','edd220462985fcb66b114233311b91ab',0,'','7yrKGxtp',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6887,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187603580,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','I\'m getting bored enough to start thinking about the next decade.','270fa2218fbecad16e7fad7687743e21',0,'','o8zFgGQp',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6888,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187687220,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','No, that\'s fine, I appreciate the interest. But my usual 90\'s batch is back with a bang!','d6d5c4d85caa8c3b0e89639fbac86c82',0,'','x2NdU1Eg',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6889,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187687280,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','PRIMARY SELECTIONS \r\n\r\nAffliction - Paul Schrader / U.S. [ 97 ]\r\nAll About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) - Pedro Almodvar / Spain-Fra [ 99 ]\r\nAnother Day in Paradise - Larry Clark / U.S. [ 97 ]\r\n\r\nBeau travail - Claire Denis / France [ 99 ]\r\nBefore Sunrise - Richard Linklater / U.S.-Aut-Swi [ 95 ]\r\nLa Belle noiseuse - Jacques Rivette / France-Swi [ 91 ]\r\nBesieged - Bernardo Bertolucci / Italy-U.K. [ 98 ]\r\nBlue (Trois couleurs: Bleu) - Krzysztof Kieslowski / France-Pol-Swi-U.K. [ 93 ]\r\nThe Blue Kite (Lan feng zheng) - Tian Zhuangzhuang / China-HK [ 93 ]\r\nThe Bridges of Madison County - Clint Eastwood / U.S. [ 95 ]\r\nA Brighter Summer Day (Guling jie shaonian sha ren shijian) - Edward Yang / Taiwan [ 91 ]\r\nBringing Out the Dead - Martin Scorsese / U.S. [ 99 ]\r\nBuffalo \'66 - Vincent Gallo / U.S. [ 98 ]\r\n\r\nCabaret Balkan (Bure baruta) - Goran Paskaljevic / Federal Republic of Yugoslavia-Mac-Fra-Gre-Tur [ 98 ]\r\nCasino - Martin Scorsese / U.S.-Fra [ 95 ]\r\nLa Crmonie - Claude Chabrol / France-Ger [ 95 ]\r\nCharacter (Karakter) - Mike van Diem / Netherlands-Bel [ 97 ]\r\nChungking Express (Chung Hing sam lam) - Wong Kar-wai / Hong Kong [ 94 ]\r\nClerks - Kevin Smith / U.S. [ 94 ]\r\nClose-Up (Nema-ye Nazdik) - Abbas Kiarostami / Iran [ 90 ]\r\nUn Coeur en hiver - Claude Sautet / France [ 92 ]\r\nCrane World (Mundo gra) - Pablo Trapero / Argentina [ 99 ]\r\nCrash - David Cronenberg / Canada-U.K. [ 96 ]\r\n\r\nDark City - Alex Proyas / U.S.-Aus [ 98 ]\r\nDead Man Walking - Tim Robbins / U.S.-U.K. [ 95 ]\r\nDeep Crimson (Profundo carmes) - Arturo Ripstein / Mexico-Fra-Spa [ 96 ]\r\nThe Double Life of Veronique (La Double vie de Vronique) - Krzysztof Kieslowski / France-Pol-Nor [ 91 ]\r\nDream of Light (El Sol del membrillo) - Vctor Erice / Spain [ 92 ]\r\n\r\nL\'Eau froide - Olivier Assayas / France [ 94 ]\r\nElection - Alexander Payne / U.S. [ 99 ]\r\nThe English Patient - Anthony Minghella / U.S. [ 96 ]\r\nExotica - Atom Egoyan / Canada [ 94 ]\r\n\r\nFargo - Joel Coen / U.S. [ 96 ]\r\nFlowers of Shanghai (Hai shang hua) - Hou Hsiao-hsien / Taiwan [ 98 ]\r\nFrom the East (D\'Est) - Chantal Akerman / Belgium-Fra-Por [ 93 ]\r\n\r\nLe Garu - Maurice Pialat / France [ 95 ]\r\nThe Godfather: Part III - Francis Ford Coppola / U.S. [ 90 ]\r\nGood Men, Good Women (Haonan haonu) - Hou Hsiao-hsien / Taiwan-Jap [ 95 ]\r\nGoodbye South, Goodbye (Nanguo zaijan, nanguo) - Hou Hsiao-hsien / Taiwan [ 96 ]\r\n\r\nHeat - Michael Mann / U.S. [ 95 ]\r\nHeavenly Creatures - Peter Jackson / New Zealand-U.K.-Ger [ 94 ]\r\nHistoire(s) du cinma - Jean-Luc Godard / France-Swi [ 88-98 ]\r\nHuman Resources (Ressources humaines) - Laurent Cantet / France-U.K. [ 99 ]\r\nHumanit (L\'Humanit) - Bruno Dumont / France [ 99 ]\r\n\r\nI Cant Sleep (J\'ai pas sommeil) - Claire Denis / France-Swi [ 94 ]\r\n\r\nJ\'entends plus la guitare\r\nJackie Brown\r\nJFK\r\nJoan the Maid 1.: The Battles\r\nJoan the Maid 2.: The Prisons \r\nJourney to the Sun\r\nJude\r\n\r\nKhrustalyov, mashinu!\r\n\r\nThe Last Bolshevik\r\nThe Last Days of Chez Nous\r\nLate August, Early September\r\nLisbon Story\r\nLost Highway\r\n\r\nMaborosi\r\nMagnolia\r\nTo Meteoro vima tou pelargou\r\nMoe no suzaku\r\nA Moment of Innocence\r\n\r\nLa Naissance de l\'amour\r\nNaked\r\nNatural Born Killers\r\nNixon\r\nNo Fear, No Die\r\nNouvelle vague\r\n\r\nOssos\r\nOuter Space\r\n\r\nA Perfect World\r\nPola X\r\nLa Promesse\r\nPublic Housing\r\nPulp Fiction\r\nThe Puppetmaster\r\n\r\nRatcatcher\r\nRed\r\nThe River\r\nRosetta\r\n\r\nStntang \r\nShow Me Love\r\nSicilia!\r\nA Single Girl\r\nSmoke\r\nSmoking/No Smoking\r\nSpiritual Voices\r\nThe Sweet Hereafter\r\n\r\nTaste of Cherry\r\nThe Thin Red Line\r\n\r\nUlysses\' Gaze\r\nUnforgiven\r\nUp/Down/Fragile\r\n\r\nVan Gogh\r\nVive L\'Amour\r\n\r\nThe White Balloon\r\n\r\nZoo[/b]\r\n\r\n____________________________\r\n[Edit]Added Letter H+I','999bc6ae356d1a9d7fb1c2c6afa43538',0,'','KEpkPtmA',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6890,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187689080,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Glad you finally got around to this. I\'ll admit my motives were somewhat selfish as I need some decent foreign recommendations from the 90\'s to help internationally round out my own overwhelmingly American list.','1d9ceedf77cdb5226724ce3dede6917a',0,'','WFiEH9zn',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6891,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187749740,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','I\'ll try to submit a follow-up post with info regarding what\'s available stateside.','8a4a9adb95a79b959330b8be96d47436',0,'','ruhxKZPn',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6892,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187822460,1,0,1,1,1,1,'wpqx','Re: Best films of the 90s','Most of your titles are familiar, and if I haven\'t seen them, I\'ve seen them around, generally speaking. As far as information regarding each title, I pretty much copied A\'s format.','b4f6ef70b274c25c68b0c215d39510be',0,'','ymfgqMpk',1,0,'',0,0,0),(6893,1509,7,1,0,'69.120.114.47',1187836380,1,0,1,1,1,1,'arsaib4','Re: Best films of the 90s','Good.','324b00e392ecba80c9770c0d9a8ac9dd',0,'','AEqbTPnx',1,0,'',0,0,0),