Movie Marathons

Guidelines and Suggestions

Alright, so let's let this thread be used as sort of a "how to" for starting and organizing a marathon.

That being said, I really don't know what I'm doing so any feedback and suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, I do think I've got some pretty good ideas so let's start with those, shall we.

First off, I think it would be a good idea to keep the discussion of the films of your marathon confined to one thread. This will help keep the group more organized.

Announce and schedule your marathon. I will probably be announcing the schedule for my first marathon in a day or two. It will likely start about a week after the announcement. This will give whomever would like to follow a chance to add the films to thier netflix or blockbuster.com queue. I also think that it would probably work best if you picked around 3-5 films for the marathon and gave about a week per each film. Maybe something a little like this......................................

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                                                         EXAMPLE

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Sample Woody Allen Marathon:

Annie Hall - April 1-6

Manhattan - April 7-13

Deconstructing Harry - April 14-20

Sweet and Lowdown - April 21-27

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Then in the following weeks, you could use the discussion thread to start conversating about the particular films.

Consider what you're asking people to watch. It would be a good idea to check the film's availiablity on netflix and blockbuster before adding it to the marathon.

Anyway, I think this is worth a try. I would really like this to get some response. This is a great way for me and anyone else to get exposed to some more films. I really love watching films with friends and since most of my fellow cinefile friends live thousands of miles away from me, this seems to be the best way to get a group of people watching the same thing at the same time and discussing it while its still fresh in thier mind.

That's all I've got for now.

Peace and Love,

Emery

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Great idea Emery! Too bad we weren't doing this back when I actually worked on Spout. Even so this would be a great way for me to buckle down and watch some worthwhile films instead of the usual crap I whore out my mind to. It's like a book club, but with movies!

I would like to suggest a Wes Anderson Marathon where we watch all five (or is it six?) films directed by Wes Anderson and discuss them. 

I would also really like to do some Hitchcock because I only ever seen like one Hitchcock film, and some Akira Kurosawa because, again, I've only ever watched a few of his films. I'm not sure who are some great french directors, but it would be cool to do that.

We could also go for some films that defined new genres or w/e. I'm not much of an expert on that stuff, but I know a bit.

Well can't wait to start this out.

Peace,

Ryan

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rjsprague:

Great idea Emery! Too bad we weren't doing this back when I actually worked on Spout. Even so this would be a great way for me to buckle down and watch some worthwhile films instead of the usual crap I whore out my mind to. It's like a book club, but with movies!

I would like to suggest a Wes Anderson Marathon where we watch all five (or is it six?) films directed by Wes Anderson and discuss them. 

I would also really like to do some Hitchcock because I only ever seen like one Hitchcock film, and some Akira Kurosawa because, again, I've only ever watched a few of his films. I'm not sure who are some great french directors, but it would be cool to do that.

We could also go for some films that defined new genres or w/e. I'm not much of an expert on that stuff, but I know a bit.

Well can't wait to start this out.

Peace,

Ryan

Thanks Ryan.

I kinda want to do all of those. The Wes Anderson one would be a blast.. My marathons are going to take several weeks so there's no reason that we can't do more than one at a time. Also, if you really want to do any of those, go ahead and schedule it. I'd follow any one of those.

I'm gonna post my first marathon in a few minutes....

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It's a really great idea Emery!

I had a similar idea that I never had the full motivation to ever finalize.  Your idea is much more ambitious than mine though!

I was thinking it would be difficult to convince people to watch several movies you suggest, much less one.  I think it might be more manageable with something more modest.  Like have a schedule where every two weeks a new user suggests a movie for everyone to watch, and then people can watch it.  And then after that everyone has seen that one movie and can discuss it in the groups.  Yes kind of like a book club like Ryan said.

I hope that you can get people to go along with your marathons though.  I personally don't know if I can take seeing four movies in a week by the same director.  I like to have a bit more variety in my movie watching.  So I'll do my best to watch some and participate, but that's just my suggestion.

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Risselada:

It's a really great idea Emery!

I had a similar idea that I never had the full motivation to ever finalize.  Your idea is much more ambitious than mine though!

I was thinking it would be difficult to convince people to watch several movies you suggest, much less one.  I think it might be more manageable with something more modest.  Like have a schedule where every two weeks a new user suggests a movie for everyone to watch, and then people can watch it.  And then after that everyone has seen that one movie and can discuss it in the groups.  Yes kind of like a book club like Ryan said.

I hope that you can get people to go along with your marathons though.  I personally don't know if I can take seeing four movies in a week by the same director.  I like to have a bit more variety in my movie watching.  So I'll do my best to watch some and participate, but that's just my suggestion.

Well if you tell two friends, and they tell two friends.......

Yeah, I agee this may not work out so well. It all depends on the level of participation I can get. I also like a lot of variety in my film viewing which is why my marathons will all take as many weeks as there are films in them. I would be happy just getting a few people participating in each marathon. The key is not only watching the film but also adding to the discussion of the film after they've seen it.

I really like your idea as well. If you ever start it as a group, count me in. Maybe it could be the official Movie Marathon Group Contigency Plan.....

Also (to anyone) I need more members in this group so feel free to send as many invites as you can. I really want this to work. For some reason, I think it's important.

Peace & Love,

Emery.

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leeroy711:

Risselada:

It's a really great idea Emery!

I had a similar idea that I never had the full motivation to ever finalize.  Your idea is much more ambitious than mine though!

I was thinking it would be difficult to convince people to watch several movies you suggest, much less one.  I think it might be more manageable with something more modest.  Like have a schedule where every two weeks a new user suggests a movie for everyone to watch, and then people can watch it.  And then after that everyone has seen that one movie and can discuss it in the groups.  Yes kind of like a book club like Ryan said.

I hope that you can get people to go along with your marathons though.  I personally don't know if I can take seeing four movies in a week by the same director.  I like to have a bit more variety in my movie watching.  So I'll do my best to watch some and participate, but that's just my suggestion.

 

Well if you tell two friends, and they tell two friends.......

Yeah, I agee this may not work out so well. It all depends on the level of participation I can get. I also like a lot of variety in my film viewing which is why my marathons will all take as many weeks as there are films in them. I would be happy just getting a few people participating in each marathon. The key is not only watching the film but also adding to the discussion of the film after they've seen it.

 

I really like your idea as well. If you ever start it as a group, count me in. Maybe it could be the official Movie Marathon Group Contigency Plan.....

 

Also (to anyone) I need more members in this group so feel free to send as many invites as you can. I really want this to work. For some reason, I think it's important.

 

Peace & Love,

Emery.

I wasn't trying to shoot you down or anything.  Just trying to anticipate what could make it better.  But it looks like you've already got some people saying they will participate in the first one, so I'm excited to see where that goes!

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Risselada:

leeroy711:

Risselada:

It's a really great idea Emery!

I had a similar idea that I never had the full motivation to ever finalize.  Your idea is much more ambitious than mine though!

I was thinking it would be difficult to convince people to watch several movies you suggest, much less one.  I think it might be more manageable with something more modest.  Like have a schedule where every two weeks a new user suggests a movie for everyone to watch, and then people can watch it.  And then after that everyone has seen that one movie and can discuss it in the groups.  Yes kind of like a book club like Ryan said.

I hope that you can get people to go along with your marathons though.  I personally don't know if I can take seeing four movies in a week by the same director.  I like to have a bit more variety in my movie watching.  So I'll do my best to watch some and participate, but that's just my suggestion.

 

Well if you tell two friends, and they tell two friends.......

Yeah, I agee this may not work out so well. It all depends on the level of participation I can get. I also like a lot of variety in my film viewing which is why my marathons will all take as many weeks as there are films in them. I would be happy just getting a few people participating in each marathon. The key is not only watching the film but also adding to the discussion of the film after they've seen it.

 

I really like your idea as well. If you ever start it as a group, count me in. Maybe it could be the official Movie Marathon Group Contigency Plan.....

 

Also (to anyone) I need more members in this group so feel free to send as many invites as you can. I really want this to work. For some reason, I think it's important.

 

Peace & Love,

Emery.

I wasn't trying to shoot you down or anything.  Just trying to anticipate what could make it better.  But it looks like you've already got some people saying they will participate in the first one, so I'm excited to see where that goes!

Hey Guys,

I love this idea. I probably won't end up watch every single film in the marathon, but I might sneak one or two into our queue and toss in my two cents. Thanks for continuing to make Spout enjoyable :)

Christi