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Year: 1979
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Plot: Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker, an allegorical science fiction film like his earlier Solaris, was adapted from the novel Picnic by the Roadside by brothers Boris Strugatsky and Arkady Strugatsky. The film follows three men -- the Writer (Nikolai Grinko), the Scientist (Anatoliy Solonitsyn), and the Stalker (Alexander Kaidanovsky) -- as they travel through a mysterious and forbidden territory in the Russian wilderness called the "Zone". In the Zone, nothing is what it seems. Objects change places, the landscape shifts and rearranges itself. It seems as if an unknown intelligence were actively thwarting any attempt to penetrate its borders. In the Zone, there is said to be a bunker, and in the bunker: a magical room which has the power to make wishes come true. The Stalker is the hired guide for the journey who has, through repeated visits to the Zone, become accustomed to its complex traps, pitfalls, and subtle distortions. Only by following his lead (which often involves taking the longest, most frustrating route) can the Writer and the Scientist make it alive to the bunker and the room. As the men travel farther into the Zone, they realize it may take something more than just determination to succeed: it may actually take faith. Increasingly unsure of their deepest desires, they confront the room wondering if they can, in the end, take responsibility for the fulfillment of their own wishes. ~ Anthony Reed, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:02:21 GMTStalker1979Andrei TarkovskyRussian director <a href="/players/P___113668/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Andrei Tarkovsky</a>'s Stalker, an allegorical science fiction film like his earlier <a href=/films/211241/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Solaris</a>, was adapted from the novel Picnic by the Roadside by brothers Boris Strugatsky and Arkady Strugatsky. The film follows three men -- the Writer (Nikolai Grinko), the Scientist (Anatoliy Solonitsyn), and the Stalker (<a href="/players/P____36657/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Alexander Kaidanovsky</a>) -- as they travel through a mysterious and forbidden territory in the Russian wilderness called the "Zone". In the Zone, nothing is what it seems. Objects change places, the landscape shifts and rearranges itself. It seems as if an unknown intelligence were actively thwarting any attempt to penetrate its borders. In the Zone, there is said to be a bunker, and in the bunker: a magical room which has the power to make wishes come true. The Stalker is the hired guide for the journey who has, through repeated visits to the Zone, become accustomed to its complex traps, pitfalls, and subtle distortions. Only by following his lead (which often involves taking the longest, most frustrating route) can the Writer and the Scientist make it alive to the bunker and the room. As the men travel farther into the Zone, they realize it may take something more than just determination to succeed: it may actually take faith. Increasingly unsure of their deepest desires, they confront the room wondering if they can, in the end, take responsibility for the fulfillment of their own wishes. ~ Anthony Reed, All Movie Guide20Tag Target (>10)10524http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t88692mxeah.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Stalker/74361/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/mconrad3/archive/2009/2/15/40470.aspx Post By: mconrad3
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Post Date: 2/15/2009 12:38:33 AM
Body: Up until this point, there is only one film that I've ever seen that I could label as an "abstract film". That film is none other than Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. It means so many different things to so many different people, and that's where its appeal lies. I can now add Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker to that short list. Unfettered by exposition or backstory, Stalker is a film that relies only on what you see and hear for the two and a half hours it is playing. When it is over, it leaves you to decide what it means. The story revolves around an enigmatic "Zone" that the government is keeping everyone from visiting, for fear they'll reach an infamous room fabled to grant your deepest wish. The path to the room is arduous and often deadly, and on top of that, its traps change on a random basis. Enter our main character, one of the guides, called stalkers, designated to lead people through the deadly terrain. On this particular day he is taking a writer and a scientist to the room to have their wishes granted, and we learn more about them as they go along. Tarkovsky may very well be Kubrick's Russian counterpart as far as visual style goes. Every shot is maticulously planned and set up. Nothing appears in a shot that isn't supposed to be there, and everything that is has a purpose to it. As per his style, the pacing of the plot moves along at a hum drum speed, most shots lasting for entire minutes, making you feel like the story is taking place in realtime. It's not something for the riddalin children of the world, but if you are patient enough to sit through it, it pays off. The thing I enjoyed most about this film was how introspective and interpretive it is. It is never explained exactly what the Zone is or why it's being cut off from the populace. It is widely suggested that it is serving as an allegory for religion in an athiest state (as the situation was in the Soviet Union), but it could easily serve as a metaphor for scores of any other things. The idea of the writer, the scientist, and the guide, all passionately devoted to their fields, are brought to this one place all to have their wishes fulfilled makes you think. And their dialogue provides you with more than enough mental food to chew on. Stalker is one of those films that isn't going to appeal to everyone, but will mean a great deal to the ones it connects with. It is my first venture into Russian cinema, and I am impressed by what I have seen by it. The film will entertain you not with flashy explosions and visual effects or even snappy dialogue and "hilarious" antics. It will entertain you because it will make you think. And a film that makes you think is always worth watching in my book.
]]>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:38:33 GMTmconrad3mconrad3 Blog2/15/2009 12:38:33 AMUp until this point, there is only one film that I've ever seen that I could label as an "abstract film". That film is none other than Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. It means so many different things to so many different people, and that's where its appeal lies. I can now add Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker to that short list. Unfettered by exposition or backstory, Stalker is a film that relies only on what you see and hear for the two and a half hours it is playing. When it is over, it leaves you to decide what it means. The story revolves around an enigmatic "Zone" that the government is keeping everyone from visiting, for fear they'll reach an infamous room fabled to grant your deepest wish. The path to the room is arduous and often deadly, and on top of that, its traps change on a random basis. Enter our main character, one of the guides, called stalkers, designated to lead people through the deadly terrain. On this particular day he is taking a writer and a scientist to the room to have their wishes granted, and we learn more about them as they go along. Tarkovsky may very well be Kubrick's Russian counterpart as far as visual style goes. Every shot is maticulously planned and set up. Nothing appears in a shot that isn't supposed to be there, and everything that is has a purpose to it. As per his style, the pacing of the plot moves along at a hum drum speed, most shots lasting for entire minutes, making you feel like the story is taking place in realtime. It's not something for the riddalin children of the world, but if you are patient enough to sit through it, it pays off. The thing I enjoyed most about this film was how introspective and interpretive it is. It is never explained exactly what the Zone is or why it's being cut off from the populace. It is widely suggested that it is serving as an allegory for religion in an athiest state (as the situation was in the Soviet Union), but it could easily serve as a metaphor for scores of any other things. The idea of the writer, the scientist, and the guide, all passionately devoted to their fields, are brought to this one place all to have their wishes fulfilled makes you think. And their dialogue provides you with more than enough mental food to chew on. Stalker is one of those films that isn't going to appeal to everyone, but will mean a great deal to the ones it connects with. It is my first venture into Russian cinema, and I am impressed by what I have seen by it. The film will entertain you not with flashy explosions and visual effects or even snappy dialogue and "hilarious" antics. It will entertain you because it will make you think. And a film that makes you think is always worth watching in my book. http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Imagination_of_Fantasy/Re_The_Best_Fantasy/47/38868/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: pippin06
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Post Date: 12/26/2008 9:31:00 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] I had to check your list to see how broadly you classified a movie as being fantasy. I see you put Groundhog Day on there which really doesn't have a lot of fantastical elements other than one basic anomaly that causes him to keep reliving the same day over and over. Other than that, each day is actually pretty normal without any magic or strange creatures or fantastical geography. So it's kind of hard for me to determine in my mind which movies that have some fantastical element are fantastic enough to be considered "fantasy" Here are a few good ones though: Ugetsu Monogatari - although ghosts aren't that uncommon in East Asian storytelling. I think more people have historically considered them a part of reality more than in the west. The Devil and Daniel Webster - again, how real this is may depend on your belief in the spritual world, but mostly it's an alegory. Groundhog Day / It's a Wonderful Life - Groundhog Day is a great movie, and if we are going to include that, I think we should inclued It's a Wonderful Life too. The Seventh Seal - I guess it looks like most of my absolute favorites feature spiritual or ghostly elements. Here we have Death personified. Star Wars - the whole first trilogy of course! No Such Thing - kind of an exploration of fantasy and monsters and why the human race needs or no longer needs these characters Who Framed Roger Rabbit All of Miyazaki's movies Stalker - Stunning! Sleepy Hollow / Beetlejuice - some of my favorite Tim Burton fantasy Shoot, I'm going over 10. Let me list a couple more: Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Pete's Dragon, The Green Mile, Time Bandits, Hellboy, The Thief of Bagdad [/quote] Ah, but see in our Fantasy group, it's not all about dragons and magic and elves and unicorns and things. If you'll notice, the other lists include topics like "What If?" movies because, basically, if you're imagining an answer to a "what if?" that could take on many shapes and sizes, you're engaging in fantasy. Case in point: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, just released, imagines a what if scenario asking the question "what if a person is born old and grows young?" Maybe that's too obvious, though. Groundhog Day imagines, "What if you were stuck in the same day over and over again, what would happen or what would you do." Similarly, It's a Wonderful Life imagines, "What if you were never born?" Those are all questions that involve flights of imagination, and fantasy. Note dictionary.com's uber-available definition (noun form only): fan⋅ta⋅sy   /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fan-tuh-see, -zee] Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural -sies, verb, -sied, -sy⋅ing. –noun 1. imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained. 2. the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing. 3. a mental image, esp. when unreal or fantastic; vision: a nightmare fantasy. 4. Psychology. an imagined or conjured up sequence fulfilling a psychological need; daydream. 5. a hallucination. 6. a supposition based on no solid foundation; visionary idea; illusion: dreams of Utopias and similar fantasies. 7. caprice; whim. 8. an ingenious or fanciful thought, design, or invention. 9. Also, fantasia. Literature. an imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters: The stories of Poe are fantasies of horror. Besides, the AFI validates Groundhog Day and It's a Wonderful Life on these fronts, if you have any truck with them: http://www.afi.com/10top10/fantasy.html So, yes, this is a long-winded way of saying let's include them, we like it all here, but you did go over 10. Can you limit your list and pick the absolute 10 best fantasy films from your nominations? I know it'll be a challenge, but I'm going to hold myself to that too! If you can't, that's ok, but there's a method to the madness...:-)
]]>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:31:00 GMTpippin06The Imagination of Fantasy12/26/2008 9:31:00 PM[quote user="Risselada"] I had to check your list to see how broadly you classified a movie as being fantasy. I see you put Groundhog Day on there which really doesn't have a lot of fantastical elements other than one basic anomaly that causes him to keep reliving the same day over and over. Other than that, each day is actually pretty normal without any magic or strange creatures or fantastical geography. So it's kind of hard for me to determine in my mind which movies that have some fantastical element are fantastic enough to be considered "fantasy" Here are a few good ones though: Ugetsu Monogatari - although ghosts aren't that uncommon in East Asian storytelling. I think more people have historically considered them a part of reality more than in the west. The Devil and Daniel Webster - again, how real this is may depend on your belief in the spritual world, but mostly it's an alegory. Groundhog Day / It's a Wonderful Life - Groundhog Day is a great movie, and if we are going to include that, I think we should inclued It's a Wonderful Life too. The Seventh Seal - I guess it looks like most of my absolute favorites feature spiritual or ghostly elements. Here we have Death personified. Star Wars - the whole first trilogy of course! No Such Thing - kind of an exploration of fantasy and monsters and why the human race needs or no longer needs these characters Who Framed Roger Rabbit All of Miyazaki's movies Stalker - Stunning! Sleepy Hollow / Beetlejuice - some of my favorite Tim Burton fantasy Shoot, I'm going over 10. Let me list a couple more: Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Pete's Dragon, The Green Mile, Time Bandits, Hellboy, The Thief of Bagdad [/quote] Ah, but see in our Fantasy group, it's not all about dragons and magic and elves and unicorns and things. If you'll notice, the other lists include topics like "What If?" movies because, basically, if you're imagining an answer to a "what if?" that could take on many shapes and sizes, you're engaging in fantasy. Case in point: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, just released, imagines a what if scenario asking the question "what if a person is born old and grows young?" Maybe that's too obvious, though. Groundhog Day imagines, "What if you were stuck in the same day over and over again, what would happen or what would you do." Similarly, It's a Wonderful Life imagines, "What if you were never born?" Those are all questions that involve flights of imagination, and fantasy. Note dictionary.com's uber-available definition (noun form only): fan&sdot;ta&sdot;sy&ensp; &ensp;/ˈf&aelig;ntəsi, -zi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fan-tuh-see, -zee] Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural -sies, verb, -sied, -sy&sdot;ing. &ndash;noun 1. imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained. 2. the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing. 3. a mental image, esp. when unreal or fantastic; vision: a nightmare fantasy. 4. Psychology. an imagined or conjured up sequence fulfilling a psychological need; daydream. 5. a hallucination. 6. a supposition based on no solid foundation; visionary idea; illusion: dreams of Utopias and similar fantasies. 7. caprice; whim. 8. an ingenious or fanciful thought, design, or invention. 9. Also, fantasia. Literature. an imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters: The stories of Poe are fantasies of horror. Besides, the AFI validates Groundhog Day and It's a Wonderful Life on these fronts, if you have any truck with them: http://www.afi.com/10top10/fantasy.html So, yes, this is a long-winded way of saying let's include them, we like it all here, but you did go over 10. Can you limit your list and pick the absolute 10 best fantasy films from your nominations? I know it'll be a challenge, but I'm going to hold myself to that too! If you can't, that's ok, but there's a method to the madness...:-) http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Imagination_of_Fantasy/Re_The_Best_Fantasy/47/38814/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 12/24/2008 1:01:46 PM
Body: [quote user="pippin06"] Hi fantasy lovers! You may have noticed if you joined the group that there is a list, currently locked, called "The Best Fantasy." I created that list when I created the group, mostly because it was an excuse for a list I could create, but most of the entries are what I think are the best. I locked it because I realized - I think we need a compiled list from the membership. Something a la some of these other groups I belong to...something like a poll, or a Top 5, or a list of collaborative recommendations (and credit to all from whom I am, uh, tweaking the idea). Therefore, it's time for you to weigh in! Pick your favorite fantasy movies. No fewer than one, no more than ten. Tell us why you think they are the best! With enough responses, we can compile our very own Best Fantasy list, and then, perhaps, we can Spout it for all of Spout to hear! Mwa ha! After all, who better to make this list than us? I'll let you get the ball rolling, since I already made that list...give us a start. I'll contribute my faves asap! [/quote] I had to check your list to see how broadly you classified a movie as being fantasy. I see you put Groundhog Day on there which really doesn't have a lot of fantastical elements other than one basic anomaly that causes him to keep reliving the same day over and over. Other than that, each day is actually pretty normal without any magic or strange creatures or fantastical geography. So it's kind of hard for me to determine in my mind which movies that have some fantastical element are fantastic enough to be considered "fantasy" Here are a few good ones though: Ugetsu Monogatari - although ghosts aren't that uncommon in East Asian storytelling. I think more people have historically considered them a part of reality more than in the west. The Devil and Daniel Webster - again, how real this is may depend on your belief in the spritual world, but mostly it's an alegory. Groundhog Day / It's a Wonderful Life - Groundhog Day is a great movie, and if we are going to include that, I think we should inclued It's a Wonderful Life too. The Seventh Seal - I guess it looks like most of my absolute favorites feature spiritual or ghostly elements. Here we have Death personified. Star Wars - the whole first trilogy of course! No Such Thing - kind of an exploration of fantasy and monsters and why the human race needs or no longer needs these characters Who Framed Roger Rabbit All of Miyazaki's movies Stalker - Stunning! Sleepy Hollow / Beetlejuice - some of my favorite Tim Burton fantasy Shoot, I'm going over 10. Let me list a couple more: Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Pete's Dragon, The Green Mile, Time Bandits, Hellboy, The Thief of Bagdad
]]>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:01:46 GMTRisseladaThe Imagination of Fantasy12/24/2008 1:01:46 PM[quote user="pippin06"] Hi fantasy lovers! You may have noticed if you joined the group that there is a list, currently locked, called "The Best Fantasy." I created that list when I created the group, mostly because it was an excuse for a list I could create, but most of the entries are what I think are the best. I locked it because I realized - I think we need a compiled list from the membership. Something a la some of these other groups I belong to...something like a poll, or a Top 5, or a list of collaborative recommendations (and credit to all from whom I am, uh, tweaking the idea). Therefore, it's time for you to weigh in! Pick your favorite fantasy movies. No fewer than one, no more than ten. Tell us why you think they are the best! With enough responses, we can compile our very own Best Fantasy list, and then, perhaps, we can Spout it for all of Spout to hear! Mwa ha! After all, who better to make this list than us? I'll let you get the ball rolling, since I already made that list...give us a start. I'll contribute my faves asap! [/quote] I had to check your list to see how broadly you classified a movie as being fantasy. I see you put Groundhog Day on there which really doesn't have a lot of fantastical elements other than one basic anomaly that causes him to keep reliving the same day over and over. Other than that, each day is actually pretty normal without any magic or strange creatures or fantastical geography. So it's kind of hard for me to determine in my mind which movies that have some fantastical element are fantastic enough to be considered "fantasy" Here are a few good ones though: Ugetsu Monogatari - although ghosts aren't that uncommon in East Asian storytelling. I think more people have historically considered them a part of reality more than in the west. The Devil and Daniel Webster - again, how real this is may depend on your belief in the spritual world, but mostly it's an alegory. Groundhog Day / It's a Wonderful Life - Groundhog Day is a great movie, and if we are going to include that, I think we should inclued It's a Wonderful Life too. The Seventh Seal - I guess it looks like most of my absolute favorites feature spiritual or ghostly elements. Here we have Death personified. Star Wars - the whole first trilogy of course! No Such Thing - kind of an exploration of fantasy and monsters and why the human race needs or no longer needs these characters Who Framed Roger Rabbit All of Miyazaki's movies Stalker - Stunning! Sleepy Hollow / Beetlejuice - some of my favorite Tim Burton fantasy Shoot, I'm going over 10. Let me list a couple more: Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Pete's Dragon, The Green Mile, Time Bandits, Hellboy, The Thief of Bagdad http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2008/11/25/37620.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 11/25/2008 12:53:43 PM
Body: This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown round #2”. Read more about that here. Stalker I'm not exactly sure how to begin this review. Stalker is a movie that leaves you contemplating so many different things for so long. Probably even more than Andrei Rublev or Solaris which are the two other movies I've seen by Andrei Tarkovsky and could be described in the same way. I feel like it's a film that in a way is very difficult to discuss with other people, especially to try to describe if you haven't seen it. The discussions this movie will cause you to have is more of a contemplation within yourself. And it's hard to describe because what it evokes doesn't come about because of the simple events that could be given in a synopsis. There are a lot of long takes and the dialogue is often sparse and philosophical. Some of the images are truly captivating and I for one was grateful to be able to have so much time to take them in. I can't remember if it was on the special features for this film or just in reading elsewhere about the film online, but I discovered (as was no surprise from observing how different his films feel from any other you've seen) that he has published some specific theories on how he sees film. I'm very interested in picking up his book Sculpting in Time. Apparently Tarkovsky rejects the theories of earlier seminal Russian film theorists like Kuleshov and Eisenstein who placed so much importance on editing and the relationship of different shots and how they are put together. Tarkovsky uses a term called time-pressure to refer to the rhythm of the film. Seeing as I've been rather unaffected by many older Russian films (maybe just because they are so propagandistic) compared to the wonder I'm filled with watching a Tarkovsky film, I'm very interested in reading more of his theory. Has anyone read his book? Reading discussion boards regarding this movie, there are many people who consider this the height of movie making. While many other are angered by the fact that so many people sing its praises so highly because these people find the film to be slow, boring, and pretentious. They believe that the people who talk about it so highly cannot truly enjoy it and talk so highly of it to make themselves seem smart or cultured. I wonder if these people actually gave the movie the benefit of the doubt and sat down to absorb the whole thing. I know my mood can of course affect whether I can be as absorbed in a movie like this or not, but at the same time the images were so captivating and there honestly was a real feeling of tension that cannot be rivaled by even some fast paced thrillers. But it wasn't until the movie was over and I really let the images play over in my mind that I appreciated it as much as I do. There are many more movies out there that would warrant the tag of being pretentious over this one. Recommended for those people who aren't afraid of referring to movies as spiritual or as art. And I'm not being pretentious by saying that! Rating: 9/10
]]>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:53:43 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog11/25/2008 12:53:43 PMThis blog entry is part of my &ldquo;movie year countdown round #2&rdquo;. Read more about that here. Stalker I'm not exactly sure how to begin this review. Stalker is a movie that leaves you contemplating so many different things for so long. Probably even more than Andrei Rublev or Solaris which are the two other movies I've seen by Andrei Tarkovsky and could be described in the same way. I feel like it's a film that in a way is very difficult to discuss with other people, especially to try to describe if you haven't seen it. The discussions this movie will cause you to have is more of a contemplation within yourself. And it's hard to describe because what it evokes doesn't come about because of the simple events that could be given in a synopsis. There are a lot of long takes and the dialogue is often sparse and philosophical. Some of the images are truly captivating and I for one was grateful to be able to have so much time to take them in. I can't remember if it was on the special features for this film or just in reading elsewhere about the film online, but I discovered (as was no surprise from observing how different his films feel from any other you've seen) that he has published some specific theories on how he sees film. I'm very interested in picking up his book Sculpting in Time. Apparently Tarkovsky rejects the theories of earlier seminal Russian film theorists like Kuleshov and Eisenstein who placed so much importance on editing and the relationship of different shots and how they are put together. Tarkovsky uses a term called time-pressure to refer to the rhythm of the film. Seeing as I've been rather unaffected by many older Russian films (maybe just because they are so propagandistic) compared to the wonder I'm filled with watching a Tarkovsky film, I'm very interested in reading more of his theory. Has anyone read his book? Reading discussion boards regarding this movie, there are many people who consider this the height of movie making. While many other are angered by the fact that so many people sing its praises so highly because these people find the film to be slow, boring, and pretentious. They believe that the people who talk about it so highly cannot truly enjoy it and talk so highly of it to make themselves seem smart or cultured. I wonder if these people actually gave the movie the benefit of the doubt and sat down to absorb the whole thing. I know my mood can of course affect whether I can be as absorbed in a movie like this or not, but at the same time the images were so captivating and there honestly was a real feeling of tension that cannot be rivaled by even some fast paced thrillers. But it wasn't until the movie was over and I really let the images play over in my mind that I appreciated it as much as I do. There are many more movies out there that would warrant the tag of being pretentious over this one. Recommended for those people who aren't afraid of referring to movies as spiritual or as art. And I'm not being pretentious by saying that! Rating: 9/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/11/19/21772.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 11/19/2007 11:10:22 AM
Body: This is a list for Round 2 of my movie year countdown viewing project as first described here. If by any strange chance whoever is reading this is actually following along you may notice that I'm still less than two thirds of the way through my original one. Well I'm starting this new one because as much as I love old movies it can get a little tedious watching just older movies. So I'm going to be blending my watching of the two lists together. Still focusing on the original one, but every once in a while sliding in the next entry from this new list.Again these new movies are limited to full length movies that are available on Netflix. And for this new round instead of picking a movie from every year, I will be picking a movie from every two years. For example the first movie must have come out during 2006 or 2007. The second movie must have come out in 2004 or 2005. The next in 2002 or 2003. You see.The list is not finished yet, but here is what I have decided so far. I will update this post later with the new flicks.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Children of Men (2006)2. The New World (2005)3. Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs) (2002)4. Riri Shushu no subete (All About Lily Chou-Chou) (2001)5. Party Monster (1998)6. Hard Eight (1996)7. Smoke (1995)8. Jennifer Eight (1992)9. The Fisher King (1991)10. Tetsuo (Tetsuo, the Iron Man) (1989)11. Angel Heart (1987)12. Runaway Train (1985)13. Burden of Dreams (1982)14. The Big Red One (1980)15. Stalker (1979)16. Network (1976)17. Angst essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul) (1974)18. The Wicker Man (1973)19. Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (Land of Silence and Darkness) (1971)20. Z (1969)21. In Cold Blood (1967)22. Suna no onna (Woman in the Dunes) (1964)23. The Intruder (1962)24. Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring) (1960)25. Pickpocket (1959)26. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)27. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)28. Shane (1953)29. Winchester '73 (1950)30. The Big Clock (1948)31. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)32. The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944)33. Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)34. The Philadelphia Story (1940)35. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)36. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)37. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)38. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)39. Zemlya (Earth) (1930)40. Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box) (1929)41. The Unknown (1927)42. Seven Chances (1925)43. Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler) (1922)44. The Kid (1921)45. Male and Female (1919)46. Umirayushchii Lebed (The Dying Swan) (1917)47. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
]]>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:10:22 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog11/19/2007 11:10:22 AMThis is a list for Round 2 of my movie year countdown viewing project as first described here. If by any strange chance whoever is reading this is actually following along you may notice that I&#39;m still less than two thirds of the way through my original one. Well I&#39;m starting this new one because as much as I love old movies it can get a little tedious watching just older movies. So I&#39;m going to be blending my watching of the two lists together. Still focusing on the original one, but every once in a while sliding in the next entry from this new list.Again these new movies are limited to full length movies that are available on Netflix. And for this new round instead of picking a movie from every year, I will be picking a movie from every two years. For example the first movie must have come out during 2006 or 2007. The second movie must have come out in 2004 or 2005. The next in 2002 or 2003. You see.The list is not finished yet, but here is what I have decided so far. I will update this post later with the new flicks.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Children of Men (2006)2. The New World (2005)3. Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs) (2002)4. Riri Shushu no subete (All About Lily Chou-Chou) (2001)5. Party Monster (1998)6. Hard Eight (1996)7. Smoke (1995)8. Jennifer Eight (1992)9. The Fisher King (1991)10. Tetsuo (Tetsuo, the Iron Man) (1989)11. Angel Heart (1987)12. Runaway Train (1985)13. Burden of Dreams (1982)14. The Big Red One (1980)15. Stalker (1979)16. Network (1976)17. Angst essen Seele auf (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul) (1974)18. The Wicker Man (1973)19. Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (Land of Silence and Darkness) (1971)20. Z (1969)21. In Cold Blood (1967)22. Suna no onna (Woman in the Dunes) (1964)23. The Intruder (1962)24. Jungfruk&auml;llan (The Virgin Spring) (1960)25. Pickpocket (1959)26. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)27. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)28. Shane (1953)29. Winchester &#39;73 (1950)30. The Big Clock (1948)31. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)32. The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944)33. Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)34. The Philadelphia Story (1940)35. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)36. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)37. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)38. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)39. Zemlya (Earth) (1930)40. Die B&uuml;chse der Pandora (Pandora&#39;s Box) (1929)41. The Unknown (1927)42. Seven Chances (1925)43. Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler) (1922)44. The Kid (1921)45. Male and Female (1919)46. Umirayushchii Lebed (The Dying Swan) (1917)47. The Birth of a Nation (1915) http://www.spout.com/blogs/circuitsnake/archive/2007/10/5/20436.aspx Post By: circuitsnake
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Post Date: 10/5/2007 4:21:26 PM
Body: Stalker is one of those films that you can never let go of. The more you see it, the more you begin to realize the sheer oddity and genius of the film. The imagery is that you have never seen before and the questions that are asked of you are challenging and will have you questioning your sanity for days.
]]>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:21:26 GMTcircuitsnakecircuitsnake Blog10/5/2007 4:21:26 PMStalker is one of those films that you can never let go of. The more you see it, the more you begin to realize the sheer oddity and genius of the film. The imagery is that you have never seen before and the questions that are asked of you are challenging and will have you questioning your sanity for days. http://www.spout.com/blogs/punctu_tz/archive/2007/6/11/10787.aspx Post By: punctu_tz
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Post Date: 6/11/2007 5:16:53 PM
Body: it is a hard movie. each time I saw it I ended up with head aches. the movie is all about “the road to the question“. It is so opposed to the hic et nunc (here and now) way of living so dear to us that I’m not afraid to call it a new paradigm. This is not a consumption movie. It is a movie meant to make u doubt if u really are still capable to feel and think.
]]>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:16:53 GMTpunctu_tzpunctu_tz Blog6/11/2007 5:16:53 PMit is a hard movie. each time I saw it I ended up with head aches. the movie is all about &ldquo;the road to the question&ldquo;. It is so opposed to the hic et nunc (here and now) way of living so dear to us that I&rsquo;m not afraid to call it a new paradigm. This is not a consumption movie. It is a movie meant to make u doubt if u really are still capable to feel and think. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/fantasy/MemberTagFilms.aspxfantasy
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