Hidden Fortress is incredibly entertaining. Throne of Blood as well. Kurosawa is just one of the best ever.
Hidden Fortress is incredibly entertaining. Throne of Blood as well. Kurosawa is just one of the best ever.
That's on my list and I'm not looking forward to watching it.Quoting Skitch (view post)
You don't like entertaining movies?Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
lol.
I've only seen Rashomon, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro. Kurosawa is a major blindspot for me.
All quality flicks. I just saw Sanjuro last month.Quoting Zac Efron (view post)
Blog!
And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
Nice, I haven't seen any Kurosawa since I was in college.Quoting DFA1979 (view post)
Hmm prior to Sanjuro the last Kurosawa I had viewed was Rashmon back in 2014. So it had been a while.Quoting Zac Efron (view post)
Blog!
And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
Anyone have thoughts / opinions on the films in the Dietrich and von Sternburg in Hollywood set?
Morocco, Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, The Scarlett Empress, and The Devil is a Woman.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I'm not looking forward to 4 hour movies.Quoting baby doll (view post)
Are you watching them back to back?Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Isn't the Hidden Fortress 4 hours long?Quoting megladon8 (view post)
edit: I guess it's only 3
Two hours and nineteen minutes.Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
You can't go wrong with any of them.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
I guess I was confusing it with Seven SamuraiQuoting baby doll (view post)
Awesome! Purchased!Quoting baby doll (view post)
If I don't enjoy them, you will hear from my legal team. Duke, Duke and Duke.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I thought I was part of your legal team. Oh wait I don't have any law degrees. Nevermind.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
Blog!
And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
Neither does Duke.Quoting DFA1979 (view post)
He just owns a gavel and one of those big white wigs. I thought he was legit.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Hidden Fortress is wonderful. Seven Samurai (have you seen it yet?) is long, has some depressing moments, some sad moments...and is in my top ten of all time. Im in absolute awe every time I've seen it, and I've got the even longer uncut blu-ray on my shelf and I haven't watched it yet. I can't wait to see it, as the Criterion dvd (first run) I have hasn't aged well (as far as transfer). Bucket list would be to see this in a theater.Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
You guys would be amazed the places Duke has gotten into by wearing that getup.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Sweet. Definitely a solid legal move.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
Blog!
And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
I'm going to fail at this, but I've put a list together.
First up was Blood Simple, like most of you. I thought it was decent, but slow and lacking the humor I've come to expect from the Coens.
Throne of Blood is what I've got on the docket for week 2.
You can totally feel their gears turning though. The culdesac bit and the water drip.Quoting Gizmo (view post)
Woo hoo! Glad you're joining in!Quoting Gizmo (view post)
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I'm going to keep my list in this post:
Week 1 - 1984 - Love Streams*** - watched January 8
Week 2 - Directed by Akira Kurosawa - Kagemusha*** - watched January 15
Week 3 - Directed by Jean-Luc Godard - Pierrot le fou** - watched January 23
Week 4 - Horror - The Devil's Backbone*** - watched January 31
Week 5 - Released on Laserdisc - Three Cases of Murder** - watched February 3
Week 6 - Made in Spain - Spirit of the Beehive*** - watched February 13
Week 7 - Wes Anderson's Top 10 - The Earrings of Madame de...**** - watched February 20
Week 8 - Romance - The Age of Innocence*** - watched February 28
Week 9 - A silent film - The Phantom Carriage**** - watched March 6
Week 10 - 1920s - Lonesome** - watched March 10
Week 11 - 1930s - La Bête humaine*** - watched March 15
Week 12 - 1940s - Le Corbeau**** - watched March 23
Week 13 - 1950s - Le Plaisir*** - watched April 1
Week 14 - 1960s - When a Woman Ascends the Stairs*** - watched April 12
Week 15 - 1970s - Don't Look Now** - watched April 17
Week 16 - 1980s - Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters** - watched April 23
Week 17 - 1990s - Safe** - watched April 30
Week 18 - 2000s - Bamboozled** - watched May 6
Week 19 - 2010s - Parasite*** - watched May 16
Week 20 - Directed by a woman - The Virgin Suicides** - watched May 23
Week 21 - A film featured in the "Pioneers of African American Cinema" series - Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.** - watched May 29
Week 22 - Documentary - Hoop Dreams**** - watched June 5
Week 23 - Comedy - Blithe Spirit** - watched December 23
Week 24 - Any film on The Criterion Channel - Summertime** - watched June 25
Week 25 - Martin Scorsese's Top 10 - Ugetsu*** - watched July 2
Week 26 - Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni - Blow-up**** - watched July 3
Week 27 - Directed by Federico Fellini - La Strada*** - watched August 25
Week 28 - The Merchant Ivory Collection - The Ballad of the Sad Cafe* - watched July 16
Week 29 - Oscar Winners - Great Expectations*** - watched August 2
Week 30 - Black and white - Au hasard Balthazar*** - watched August 7
Week 31 - Directed by Charlie Chaplin - Limelight*** - watched August 5
Week 32 - Watch any film featured in the Godzilla Boxset - Godzilla** - watched August 14
Week 33 - Western - Dead Man**** - watched August 19
Week 34 - Made in Italy - I Vitelloni*** - watched August 24
Week 35 - Made in the Soviet Union - The Cranes are Flying**** - watched September 14
Week 36 - Made in India - The Music Room*** - watched September 17
Week 37 - A film from the Eclipse series - Scandal** - watched September 21
Week 38 - Kelly Reichardt's Top 10 - Pather Panchali*** - watched September 27
Week 39 - Directed by John Cassavetes - Shadows** - watched October 4
Week 40 - Watch a film between spine #100-200 - The Firemen's Ball**** - watched October 17
Week 41 - Film Noir - Bob le flambeur*** - watched October 18
Week 42 - Samurai - Samurai Rebellion*** - watched November 3
Week 43 - A film featured in the "Queersighted: Queer Fear" series - Picnic at Hanging Rock*** - watched October 28
Week 44 - A film featured in the "New Korean Cinema" series - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance** - watched November 9
Week 45 - Directed by Ingmar Bergman - Wild Strawberries*** - watched November 12
Week 46 - Directed by Agnes Varda - Cleo from 5 to 7*** - watched December 6
Week 47 - Based on a book - My Brilliant Career*** - watched December 8
Week 48 - Foreign-Language Oscar Winners - Mon oncle*** - watched June 13
Week 49 - Josh and Benny Safdie's Closet Picks - Il Posto**** - watched December 14
Week 50 - Spine #1000 or higher - Marriage Story** - watched December 21
Week 51 - Featured in "Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits" - The Way of the Dragon*** - watched December 27
Week 52 - Any Criterion film on your watchlist - This Happy Breed*** - watched December 31
Last edited by Mr. McGibblets; 12-31-2021 at 09:16 PM.