list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Coup de Torchon on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Coup_de_Torchon/40307/default.aspx Title: Coup de Torchon
Year: 1981
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Plot: Based on pulp master Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280, Bertrand Tavernier's Coup de Torchon is a sardonic thriller that remains true to its source's spirit, even as it transposes the action from the American South to colonial West Africa. Lucien (Philippe Noiret) is the bumbling police chief of Bourkasa, a dusty outpost in rural Senegal. Badgered by local thugs, Lucien initially comes across as a pathetic oaf unable to stand up for himself. Things at home are scarcely better, as Lucien finds himself harried by his nagging wife, Huguette (Stéphane Audran), who is carrying on an affair with a man she claims to be her brother (Eddy Mitchell). Without warning, Lucien embarks on a nonchalant killing spree, murdering everyone who has ever mistreated him. As he sets about "cleaning the slate," Lucien intensifies his affair with ditsy Rose (Isabelle Huppert), all the while pining for the newly arrived schoolteacher, Anne (Irene Skobline). Remaining above suspicion even as bodies pile up, the seemingly witless Lucien gradually develops a twisted logic for his actions, animating his crusade with an evangelical purpose. By movie's end, Tavernier leaves little room for redemption, leaving the joyless Lucien mired in a moral quagmire of his own making. ~ Elbert Ventura, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:53:03 GMTCoup de Torchon1981Bertrand TavernierBased on pulp master <a href="/players/P___175901/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jim Thompson</a>'s Pop. 1280, <a href="/players/P___113717/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bertrand Tavernier</a>'s Coup de Torchon is a sardonic thriller that remains true to its source's spirit, even as it transposes the action from the American South to colonial West Africa. Lucien (<a href="/players/P____52872/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Philippe Noiret</a>) is the bumbling police chief of Bourkasa, a dusty outpost in rural Senegal. Badgered by local thugs, Lucien initially comes across as a pathetic oaf unable to stand up for himself. Things at home are scarcely better, as Lucien finds himself harried by his nagging wife, Huguette (<a href="/players/P_____2809/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stéphane Audran</a>), who is carrying on an affair with a man she claims to be her brother (Eddy Mitchell). Without warning, Lucien embarks on a nonchalant killing spree, murdering everyone who has ever mistreated him. As he sets about "cleaning the slate," Lucien intensifies his affair with ditsy Rose (<a href="/players/P____34067/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Isabelle Huppert</a>), all the while pining for the newly arrived schoolteacher, Anne (Irene Skobline). Remaining above suspicion even as bodies pile up, the seemingly witless Lucien gradually develops a twisted logic for his actions, animating his crusade with an evangelical purpose. By movie's end, Tavernier leaves little room for redemption, leaving the joyless Lucien mired in a moral quagmire of his own making. ~ Elbert Ventura, All Movie Guide4Slightly Tagged (1-5)10243http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t102771vsai.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Coup_de_Torchon/40307/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/10/19/20994.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.Coup de torchon (Clean Slate) An interesting film definitely. With a main character who is sometimes hard to understand, hard to read, but who is sometimes very easy to connect with. I wonder if this might be a cultural difference or a conscious stylistic choice.It's a movie that feels like a lot of opposite things. It's funny yet horrifyingly cold and serious. It's cynical and hopeful. It gave me an unusual feeling that was hard to describe, and I'm still not sure how to say I feel about this movie.I may have to see some more from Tavernier.I would recommend this movie even if you really want to punch a lot of the characters a lot of the time. But no one in this movie is held unaccountable. Everyone has made some kind of sin. The question is when should people be the judge and when is going too far?I wish I could say more, but I can't remember everything too well since it's been a little while since I saw it. But I was looking through the "memorable quotes" section on IMDB, and thought this one stuck out as being part of the movie's theme."I try to save the innocent but there aren't any. All crimes are collective. We contribute to each other's crimes."Rating: 8/10
]]>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:43:41 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog10/19/2007 4:43:41 PMThis blog entry is part of my &ldquo;movie year countdown&rdquo;. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.Coup de torchon (Clean Slate) An interesting film definitely. With a main character who is sometimes hard to understand, hard to read, but who is sometimes very easy to connect with. I wonder if this might be a cultural difference or a conscious stylistic choice.It&#39;s a movie that feels like a lot of opposite things. It&#39;s funny yet horrifyingly cold and serious. It&#39;s cynical and hopeful. It gave me an unusual feeling that was hard to describe, and I&#39;m still not sure how to say I feel about this movie.I may have to see some more from Tavernier.I would recommend this movie even if you really want to punch a lot of the characters a lot of the time. But no one in this movie is held unaccountable. Everyone has made some kind of sin. The question is when should people be the judge and when is going too far?I wish I could say more, but I can&#39;t remember everything too well since it&#39;s been a little while since I saw it. But I was looking through the &quot;memorable quotes&quot; section on IMDB, and thought this one stuck out as being part of the movie&#39;s theme.&quot;I try to save the innocent but there aren&#39;t any. All crimes are collective. We contribute to each other&#39;s crimes.&quot;Rating: 8/10 http://www.spout.com/groups/Totally_Over_rated/Re_Am_I_off/170/10265/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/6/2007 12:55:11 PM
Body: [quote user="Jymkata"]Rizzo, I have seen Clean Slate or Coup de Torchon and I liked it very much. I think Tavernier is a very notable director, even though Captaine Conan and The Judge and the Assassin were far more difficult for me to follow.I must admit that I liked Mon Oncle and even Traffic more than Mr. Hulot's Holiday - both films make fun of that late 50's and 60's atomic age culture of crazy inventions. It's a world that is at least visually fun to visit. I should clarify that I don't hate Tati - I just don't see why respected critics fall all over themselves declaring his films masterpieces. To me, they are minor films. You might get more out of Alphaville than I did, but I found it almost incomprehensible. I missed a lot of the satire and clever references that I've read about in reviews of the film - it just seemed like a stylistic mess. Again, I don't hate Godard, his films contain something of slight interest to me, but I don't really enjoy them. There are so many other great French directors ( like the ones mentioned above) that I just don't want to waste my film-viewing time on Jean Luc's plotless ramblings.[/quote]Yeah I see what you are saying. It's not that all of their films are horrible, but you just can't see how people can revere them as much as some of the other fine Frech directors you metioned.
]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:55:11 GMTRisseladaTotally Over-rated6/6/2007 12:55:11 PM[quote user="Jymkata"]Rizzo, I have seen Clean Slate or Coup de Torchon and I liked it very much. I think Tavernier is a very notable director, even though Captaine Conan and The Judge and the Assassin were far more difficult for me to follow.I must admit that I liked Mon Oncle and even Traffic more than Mr. Hulot&#39;s Holiday - both films make fun of that late 50&#39;s and 60&#39;s atomic age culture of crazy inventions. It&#39;s a world that is at least visually fun to visit. I should clarify that I don&#39;t hate Tati - I just don&#39;t see why respected critics fall all over themselves declaring his films masterpieces. To me, they are minor films. You might get more out of Alphaville than I did, but I found it almost incomprehensible. I missed a lot of the satire and clever references that I&#39;ve read about in reviews of the film - it just seemed like a stylistic mess. Again, I don&#39;t hate Godard, his films contain something of slight interest to me, but I don&#39;t really enjoy them. There are so many other great French directors ( like the ones mentioned above) that I just don&#39;t want to waste my film-viewing time on Jean Luc&#39;s plotless ramblings.[/quote]Yeah I see what you are saying. It&#39;s not that all of their films are horrible, but you just can&#39;t see how people can revere them as much as some of the other fine Frech directors you metioned. http://www.spout.com/groups/Totally_Over_rated/Re_Am_I_off/170/10174/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Jymkata
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Post Date: 6/5/2007 9:47:36 AM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"][quote user="Jymkata"] [/quote] Jason, I identify with you, although maybe with not as much good reason, as I've only seen one film by each of those two directors. But in the case of Godard it was enough to keep me from looking into any more of his films since then. I thnk I saw Breathless about five years ago, and was highly disappointed. I've been actually trying to figure out which movie of his I'll see next when I finally do, but I'm really not sure still. Alphaville seems to be maybe the best candidate from what I've seen. Obviously you aren't the one to ask though.As for Tati, I have seen Mr. Hulot's Holiday, and while I thought it was good, I definitely was confused like you how he could compared with Keaten or Chaplin. Well, I think if you are looking to compare then you will be disappointed. But when I looked at the movie as more of a chance to just relax and go for a short little vacation of you own, it seemed to settle better. There's nothing fast paced or even what you would call side-splitting (maybe to some people). I had a few laugh out loud moments though, but I think overall it was just sort of a chuckle and then soaking in the experience. I do have Mon Oncle on my list, and I hope I'll be in the right frame of mind when I see it.To add to your francophilic list, have you seen much from Bertrand Tavernier? I just saw my first film of his this weekend, Clean Slate. It was notable.[/quote]Rizzo, I have seen Clean Slate or Coup de Torchon and I liked it very much. I think Tavernier is a very notable director, even though Captaine Conan and The Judge and the Assassin were far more difficult for me to follow.I must admit that I liked Mon Oncle and even Traffic more than Mr. Hulot's Holiday - both films make fun of that late 50's and 60's atomic age culture of crazy inventions. It's a world that is at least visually fun to visit. I should clarify that I don't hate Tati - I just don't see why respected critics fall all over themselves declaring his films masterpieces. To me, they are minor films. You might get more out of Alphaville than I did, but I found it almost incomprehensible. I missed a lot of the satire and clever references that I've read about in reviews of the film - it just seemed like a stylistic mess. Again, I don't hate Godard, his films contain something of slight interest to me, but I don't really enjoy them. There are so many other great French directors ( like the ones mentioned above) that I just don't want to waste my film-viewing time on Jean Luc's plotless ramblings.
]]>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:47:36 GMTJymkataTotally Over-rated6/5/2007 9:47:36 AM[quote user="Risselada"][quote user="Jymkata"] [/quote] Jason, I identify with you, although maybe with not as much good reason, as I&#39;ve only seen one film by each of those two directors. But in the case of Godard it was enough to keep me from looking into any more of his films since then. I thnk I saw Breathless about five years ago, and was highly disappointed. I&#39;ve been actually trying to figure out which movie of his I&#39;ll see next when I finally do, but I&#39;m really not sure still. Alphaville seems to be maybe the best candidate from what I&#39;ve seen. Obviously you aren&#39;t the one to ask though.As for Tati, I have seen Mr. Hulot&#39;s Holiday, and while I thought it was good, I definitely was confused like you how he could compared with Keaten or Chaplin. Well, I think if you are looking to compare then you will be disappointed. But when I looked at the movie as more of a chance to just relax and go for a short little vacation of you own, it seemed to settle better. There&#39;s nothing fast paced or even what you would call side-splitting (maybe to some people). I had a few laugh out loud moments though, but I think overall it was just sort of a chuckle and then soaking in the experience. I do have Mon Oncle on my list, and I hope I&#39;ll be in the right frame of mind when I see it.To add to your francophilic list, have you seen much from Bertrand Tavernier? I just saw my first film of his this weekend, Clean Slate. It was notable.[/quote]Rizzo, I have seen Clean Slate or Coup de Torchon and I liked it very much. I think Tavernier is a very notable director, even though Captaine Conan and The Judge and the Assassin were far more difficult for me to follow.I must admit that I liked Mon Oncle and even Traffic more than Mr. Hulot&#39;s Holiday - both films make fun of that late 50&#39;s and 60&#39;s atomic age culture of crazy inventions. It&#39;s a world that is at least visually fun to visit. I should clarify that I don&#39;t hate Tati - I just don&#39;t see why respected critics fall all over themselves declaring his films masterpieces. To me, they are minor films. You might get more out of Alphaville than I did, but I found it almost incomprehensible. I missed a lot of the satire and clever references that I&#39;ve read about in reviews of the film - it just seemed like a stylistic mess. Again, I don&#39;t hate Godard, his films contain something of slight interest to me, but I don&#39;t really enjoy them. There are so many other great French directors ( like the ones mentioned above) that I just don&#39;t want to waste my film-viewing time on Jean Luc&#39;s plotless ramblings. http://www.spout.com/groups/Totally_Over_rated/Re_Am_I_off/170/10070/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/3/2007 11:20:04 PM
Body: [quote user="Jymkata"] I thought I'd add to this thread because it fits even though it doesn't continue the Christmas Story discussion. I officially give up on two french phenomenons loved by the critics : Godard and Tati. Godard must a matter of preference because I have seen plenty of his work and I remain underwhelmed. I bring Tati up because I just watched Traffic, which has been fawned over by the likes of Ebert and Vincent Canby, and I found it neither funny nor clever. This is the third Tati feature I've seen ( Mon Oncle & Mr. Hulot's Holiday) and I just don't get it. Now, I've come to realize that comedy is a matter of personal taste ( I no longer get upset when people say that Arrested Development or the BBC's The Office is not funny because of this realization), but Canby's claim that this film is hilarious and Tati has taken his place with Keaton and Chaplin is wildly off base to me. Keaton and Chaplin did much more than dress up in a trench coat and smoke a pipe while walking in to trouble. I should say that in all other ways I am a film francophile - I love Clouzot, Chabrol, Renoir, Melville, Bresson, Ophuls, Polanski, etc., but these two filmmakers have appeared on way too many "best of" lists for my taste. [/quote]Jason, I identify with you, although maybe with not as much good reason, as I've only seen one film by each of those two directors. But in the case of Godard it was enough to keep me from looking into any more of his films since then. I thnk I saw Breathless about five years ago, and was highly disappointed. I've been actually trying to figure out which movie of his I'll see next when I finally do, but I'm really not sure still. Alphaville seems to be maybe the best candidate from what I've seen. Obviously you aren't the one to ask though.As for Tati, I have seen Mr. Hulot's Holiday, and while I thought it was good, I definitely was confused like you how he could compared with Keaten or Chaplin. Well, I think if you are looking to compare then you will be disappointed. But when I looked at the movie as more of a chance to just relax and go for a short little vacation of you own, it seemed to settle better. There's nothing fast paced or even what you would call side-splitting (maybe to some people). I had a few laugh out loud moments though, but I think overall it was just sort of a chuckle and then soaking in the experience. I do have Mon Oncle on my list, and I hope I'll be in the right frame of mind when I see it.To add to your francophilic list, have you seen much from Bertrand Tavernier? I just saw my first film of his this weekend, Clean Slate. It was notable.
]]>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:20:04 GMTRisseladaTotally Over-rated6/3/2007 11:20:04 PM[quote user="Jymkata"] I thought I&#39;d add to this thread because it fits even though it doesn&#39;t continue the Christmas Story discussion. I officially give up on two french phenomenons loved by the critics : Godard and Tati. Godard must a matter of preference because I have seen plenty of his work and I remain underwhelmed. I bring Tati up because I just watched Traffic, which has been fawned over by the likes of Ebert and Vincent Canby, and I found it neither funny nor clever. This is the third Tati feature I&#39;ve seen ( Mon Oncle &amp; Mr. Hulot&#39;s Holiday) and I just don&#39;t get it. Now, I&#39;ve come to realize that comedy is a matter of personal taste ( I no longer get upset when people say that Arrested Development or the BBC&#39;s The Office is not funny because of this realization), but Canby&#39;s claim that this film is hilarious and Tati has taken his place with Keaton and Chaplin is wildly off base to me. Keaton and Chaplin did much more than dress up in a trench coat and smoke a pipe while walking in to trouble. I should say that in all other ways I am a film francophile - I love Clouzot, Chabrol, Renoir, Melville, Bresson, Ophuls, Polanski, etc., but these two filmmakers have appeared on way too many "best of" lists for my taste. [/quote]Jason, I identify with you, although maybe with not as much good reason, as I&#39;ve only seen one film by each of those two directors. But in the case of Godard it was enough to keep me from looking into any more of his films since then. I thnk I saw Breathless about five years ago, and was highly disappointed. I&#39;ve been actually trying to figure out which movie of his I&#39;ll see next when I finally do, but I&#39;m really not sure still. Alphaville seems to be maybe the best candidate from what I&#39;ve seen. Obviously you aren&#39;t the one to ask though.As for Tati, I have seen Mr. Hulot&#39;s Holiday, and while I thought it was good, I definitely was confused like you how he could compared with Keaten or Chaplin. Well, I think if you are looking to compare then you will be disappointed. But when I looked at the movie as more of a chance to just relax and go for a short little vacation of you own, it seemed to settle better. There&#39;s nothing fast paced or even what you would call side-splitting (maybe to some people). I had a few laugh out loud moments though, but I think overall it was just sort of a chuckle and then soaking in the experience. I do have Mon Oncle on my list, and I hope I&#39;ll be in the right frame of mind when I see it.To add to your francophilic list, have you seen much from Bertrand Tavernier? I just saw my first film of his this weekend, Clean Slate. It was notable. http://www.spout.com/groups/CinLit/Re_What_book_would_you_like_to_see_made_into_a_mo/294/8070/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Puhnner
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Body: Cripes! You are right! It is already and I have it on my 'wish to see list'. How hilarious, but thank you, now it goes on Netflix.Thanks again.I would love to see anything that Jim Thompson did, that has not been made into a film. Population 1280 and The Killer Inside Me or the Getaway ( but with the great ending ). I know that all of these have been made already in one form or another, but still.from Wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thompson_(writer)As noted above, two of Thompson's books were adapted as Hollywood motion pictures during his lifetime, but in the end, neither was true to Thompson's spirit.French director Bertrand Tavernier adapted Pop. 1280 for his 1981 film, Coup de Torchon, changing the setting from the American South to a French colony in West Africa of the 1930s. A Hell of a Woman was also adapted in French as Série noire (1979).A decade later (1989-1990), Hollywood resumed its interest in Thompson's writing. Three novels were adapted during that period: The Kill-Off; After Dark, My Sweet; and, notably, The Grifters, which garnered four Academy Award nominations.The Getaway was remade in 1994 with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the lead roles, but the film retained the happy ending of the earlier film.In 1996, A Swell-Looking Babe was released as Hit Me, and 1997 saw the release of This World, Then the Fireworks from Thompson's short story of that name.Aside from shift in setting, Coup de Torchon was remarkably faithful to the plot and the spirit of the novel, and remains arguably the most authentic adaptation of any of Thompson's work. A close runner-up might be The Grifters, though Westlake's script arguably blunts the impact of the climax with a brief but very significant change in a character's motivation. I have not seen the Stacy Keach film was after The Killer inside Me although I doubt if Stacy could match his performance as the albino 'Bad Bob' ( not Dirty Bad Bob from New Mexico ) in the Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean...
]]>Thu, 03 May 2007 12:41:00 GMTPuhnnerCinLit5/3/2007 8:41:00 AMCripes! You are right! It is already and I have it on my &#39;wish to see list&#39;. How hilarious, but thank you, now it goes on Netflix.Thanks again.I would love to see anything that Jim Thompson did, that has not been made into a film. Population 1280 and The Killer Inside Me or the Getaway ( but with the great ending ). I know that all of these have been made already in one form or another, but still.from Wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thompson_(writer)As noted above, two of Thompson&#39;s books were adapted as Hollywood motion pictures during his lifetime, but in the end, neither was true to Thompson&#39;s spirit.French director Bertrand Tavernier adapted Pop. 1280 for his 1981 film, Coup de Torchon, changing the setting from the American South to a French colony in West Africa of the 1930s. A Hell of a Woman was also adapted in French as S&eacute;rie noire (1979).A decade later (1989-1990), Hollywood resumed its interest in Thompson&#39;s writing. Three novels were adapted during that period: The Kill-Off; After Dark, My Sweet; and, notably, The Grifters, which garnered four Academy Award nominations.The Getaway was remade in 1994 with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the lead roles, but the film retained the happy ending of the earlier film.In 1996, A Swell-Looking Babe was released as Hit Me, and 1997 saw the release of This World, Then the Fireworks from Thompson&#39;s short story of that name.Aside from shift in setting, Coup de Torchon was remarkably faithful to the plot and the spirit of the novel, and remains arguably the most authentic adaptation of any of Thompson&#39;s work. A close runner-up might be The Grifters, though Westlake&#39;s script arguably blunts the impact of the climax with a brief but very significant change in a character&#39;s motivation. I have not seen the Stacy Keach film was after The Killer inside Me although I doubt if Stacy could match his performance as the albino &#39;Bad Bob&#39; ( not Dirty Bad Bob from New Mexico ) in the Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean... http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/2/17/5581.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: Here’s the dilemma. I have a list of well over three thousand movies I want to see saved on IMDB. I have a subscription to Netflix and recently every time I return a DVD it has been an extremely arduous task to make the decision as to which movie I should see next. In an effort to narrow down my choices and make the process of choosing slightly less overwhelming I have devised a system, almost a bit of a game for me. Here’s how it goes.For my first film selection, I have narrowed the options down to only films that were released in the year 2006. Then after I have watched that movie, my next selection would have to be a film released in 2005. Then I would see a film from 2004, then 2003, etc. The process of deciding is still laborious, but actually quite a bit more exciting. (I'm going by IMDB as my source for release years)I have already been making a list and have also already begun watching the films. I decided this might be a good time to start fooling around with this spoutblog I have until now left unutilized. So I’ll try to start writing a little blurb or so about each movie I watch in this process.My only limitation here is of course movies that are available on Netflix. Which sadly excludes several I know are available on DVD, and have been longing to see for a long time, but Netflix just doesn’t seem to have available. It’d sort of annoying how they do list quite a few movies that that you can put in your queue under “saved”, yet they obviously do not have available. I have countless movies in that unavailable but saved queue, and I’m not sure that a single one has ever become available. What’s the point I wonder.But if anyone has any recommendations, I'll take that into consideration. THANK YOU!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------New addition to this post:Today is Tuesday March 13, and I have completed a preliminary list of all of the movie I will be watching. Unfortunately many of them were not available on Netflix. I will hunt those down some day. I'm don't doubt that as I make my way through the list I will make a few more changes depending on my mood and other factors, but for now, here it is:1. Art School Confidential (2006)2. The Comedians of Comedy (2005)3. The Passion of the Christ (2004)4. Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (Last Life in the Universe) (2003)5. Im toten Winkel - Hitlers Sekretärin (Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary) (2002)6. El Espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone) (2001)7. Werckmeister harmóniák (Werckmeister Harmonies) (2000)8. The Virgin Suicides (1999)9. Buffalo '66 (1998)10. In the Company of Men (1997)11. Hard Core Logo (1996)12. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)13. Hoop Dreams (1994)14. Short Cuts (1993)15. In the Soup (1992)16. Surviving Desire (1991)17. Misery (1990)18. Der Siebente Kontinent (The Seventh Continent) (1989)19. Topio stin omichli (Landscape in the Mist) (1988)20. Evil Dead II (1987)21. Ying hung boon sik (1986)22. Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond) (1985)23. Sixteen Candles (1984)24. Videodrome (1983)25. Chan Is Missing (1982)26. Coup de torchon (1981)27. The Ninth Configuration (1980)28. Hardcore (1979)29. Halloween (1978)30. Pumping Iron (1977)31. Logan's Run (1976)32. Tommy (1975)33. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)34. The Exorcist (1973)35. Kozure Ôkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru (Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance) (1972)36. Get Carter (1971)37. Il Conformista (The Conformist) (1970)38. Hsia nu (A Touch of Zen) (1969)39. Fando y Lis (1968)40. Dutchman (1967)41. Kenka erejii (Fighting Elegy) (1966)42. Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie (The Saragossa Manuscript) (1965)43. Sei donne per l'assassino (Blood and Black Lace) (1964)44. The Great Escape (1963)45. Cape Fear (1962)46. Yojimbo (1961)47. Plein soleil (Purple Noon) (1960)48. Some Like It Hot (1959)49. Mon oncle (1958)50. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)51. Biruma no tategoto (The Burmese Harp) (1956)52. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)53. Gojira (Godzilla) (1954)54. Ugetsu monogatari (1953)55. Ikiru (1952)56. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)57. D.O.A. (1950)58. White Heat (1949)59. Rope (1948)60. Born to Kill (1947)61. Black Narcissus (1946)62. And Then There Were None (1945)63. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)64. Le Corbeau (1943)65. Cat People (1942)66. The Wolf Man (1941)67. Road to Singapore (1940)68. Gone with the Wind (1939)69. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)70. Drôle de drame ou L'étrange aventure de Docteur Molyneux (1937)71. Flash Gordon (1936/I)72. Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will) (1935)73. The Thin Man (1934)74. The Invisible Man (1933)75. Trouble in Paradise (1932)76. City Lights (1931)77. Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930)78. Chelovek s kino-apparatom (The Man with a Movie Camera) (1929)79. La Chute de la maison Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher) (1928)80. The King of Kings (1927)81. Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) (1926)82. Stachka (Strike) (1925)83. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)84. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)85. Häxan (1922)86. Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)87. Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920)88. Blind Husbands (1919)
]]>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:57:00 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog2/17/2007 11:57:00 AMHere&rsquo;s the dilemma. I have a list of well over three thousand movies I want to see saved on IMDB. I have a subscription to Netflix and recently every time I return a DVD it has been an extremely arduous task to make the decision as to which movie I should see next. In an effort to narrow down my choices and make the process of choosing slightly less overwhelming I have devised a system, almost a bit of a game for me. Here&rsquo;s how it goes.For my first film selection, I have narrowed the options down to only films that were released in the year 2006. Then after I have watched that movie, my next selection would have to be a film released in 2005. Then I would see a film from 2004, then 2003, etc. The process of deciding is still laborious, but actually quite a bit more exciting. (I&#39;m going by IMDB as my source for release years)I have already been making a list and have also already begun watching the films. I decided this might be a good time to start fooling around with this spoutblog I have until now left unutilized. So I&rsquo;ll try to start writing a little blurb or so about each movie I watch in this process.My only limitation here is of course movies that are available on Netflix. Which sadly excludes several I know are available on DVD, and have been longing to see for a long time, but Netflix just doesn&rsquo;t seem to have available. It&rsquo;d sort of annoying how they do list quite a few movies that that you can put in your queue under &ldquo;saved&rdquo;, yet they obviously do not have available. I have countless movies in that unavailable but saved queue, and I&rsquo;m not sure that a single one has ever become available. What&rsquo;s the point I wonder.But if anyone has any recommendations, I&#39;ll take that into consideration. THANK YOU!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------New addition to this post:Today is Tuesday March 13, and I have completed a preliminary list of all of the movie I will be watching. Unfortunately many of them were not available on Netflix. I will hunt those down some day. I&#39;m don&#39;t doubt that as I make my way through the list I will make a few more changes depending on my mood and other factors, but for now, here it is:1. Art School Confidential (2006)2. The Comedians of Comedy (2005)3. The Passion of the Christ (2004)4. Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (Last Life in the Universe) (2003)5. Im toten Winkel - Hitlers Sekret&auml;rin (Blind Spot. Hitler&#39;s Secretary) (2002)6. El Espinazo del diablo (The Devil&#39;s Backbone) (2001)7. Werckmeister harm&oacute;ni&aacute;k (Werckmeister Harmonies) (2000)8. The Virgin Suicides (1999)9. Buffalo &#39;66 (1998)10. In the Company of Men (1997)11. Hard Core Logo (1996)12. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)13. Hoop Dreams (1994)14. Short Cuts (1993)15. In the Soup (1992)16. Surviving Desire (1991)17. Misery (1990)18. Der Siebente Kontinent (The Seventh Continent) (1989)19. Topio stin omichli (Landscape in the Mist) (1988)20. Evil Dead II (1987)21. Ying hung boon sik (1986)22. Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond) (1985)23. Sixteen Candles (1984)24. Videodrome (1983)25. Chan Is Missing (1982)26. Coup de torchon (1981)27. The Ninth Configuration (1980)28. Hardcore (1979)29. Halloween (1978)30. Pumping Iron (1977)31. Logan&#39;s Run (1976)32. Tommy (1975)33. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)34. The Exorcist (1973)35. Kozure &Ocirc;kami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru (Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance) (1972)36. Get Carter (1971)37. Il Conformista (The Conformist) (1970)38. Hsia nu (A Touch of Zen) (1969)39. Fando y Lis (1968)40. Dutchman (1967)41. Kenka erejii (Fighting Elegy) (1966)42. Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie (The Saragossa Manuscript) (1965)43. Sei donne per l&#39;assassino (Blood and Black Lace) (1964)44. The Great Escape (1963)45. Cape Fear (1962)46. Yojimbo (1961)47. Plein soleil (Purple Noon) (1960)48. Some Like It Hot (1959)49. Mon oncle (1958)50. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)51. Biruma no tategoto (The Burmese Harp) (1956)52. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)53. Gojira (Godzilla) (1954)54. Ugetsu monogatari (1953)55. Ikiru (1952)56. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)57. D.O.A. (1950)58. White Heat (1949)59. Rope (1948)60. Born to Kill (1947)61. Black Narcissus (1946)62. And Then There Were None (1945)63. The Miracle of Morgan&#39;s Creek (1944)64. Le Corbeau (1943)65. Cat People (1942)66. The Wolf Man (1941)67. Road to Singapore (1940)68. Gone with the Wind (1939)69. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)70. Dr&ocirc;le de drame ou L&#39;&eacute;trange aventure de Docteur Molyneux (1937)71. Flash Gordon (1936/I)72. Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will) (1935)73. The Thin Man (1934)74. The Invisible Man (1933)75. Trouble in Paradise (1932)76. City Lights (1931)77. Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930)78. Chelovek s kino-apparatom (The Man with a Movie Camera) (1929)79. La Chute de la maison Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher) (1928)80. The King of Kings (1927)81. Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) (1926)82. Stachka (Strike) (1925)83. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)84. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)85. H&auml;xan (1922)86. Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)87. Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920)88. Blind Husbands (1919) http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/revenge/MemberTagFilms.aspxrevenge
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