For my next project, I’m taking a page out of Will’s book (thanks, pal) and introducing the Alphabet Project. I enjoyed reading Will’s reviews of all the movies he chose, but most of all I enjoyed the variety of movies he included and the unpredictability of his choices.
So, to decide the movies, I am gonna open this up to a public vote. Every so often I’ll open a poll on this page. You can either vote for one of a few pre-defined choices of mine, or add your own suggestion in a comment. I won’t guarantee I’ll pick the one with the most votes, but I’ll certainly try. Please check back on this page regularly to place your vote.
Criteria: I can’t have already seen them, and they can’t be too mainstream. Otherwise, it’s fair game. By all means suggest movies from any country, any era, and any genre. I’ll consider all your suggestions.
Current Polls
No current polls.
Current Count: 3/26 (12%)
American Graffiti (1973) | Read my review- Better Off Dead (1985) | Read my review
- Commando (1985) | Read my review
Do the Right Thing (1989)- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- Funny Games (1997)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
- Heathers (1989)
- I. Undecided movie
- J. Undecided movie
- K. Undecided movie
- L. Undecided movie
- M. Undecided movie
- N. Undecided movie
- O. Undecided movie
- P. Undecided movie
- Q. Undecided movie
- R. Undecided movie
- S. Undecided movie
- T. Undecided movie
- U. Undecided movie
- V. Undecided movie
- W. Undecided movie
- X. Undecided movie
- Y. Undecided movie
- Z. Undecided movie
Sunday, 26 August 2007 at 00:21
I’ve now opened comments on all six “List” pages, so feel free to add movie suggestions here.
Sunday, 26 August 2007 at 01:01
I had to update the polling system to get rid of the “Add an answer” option, which was causing problems (apparently primarily to IE users).
Can you all please vote again?
Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 06:24
Already voted for Commando (I plan to have it on next year’s Resolution list) and Do the Right Thing (a great Spike Lee film you should see if you haven’t already), but some other write-ins (if you haven’t seen them) are Central do Brasil (saw it on my Circumcinemavigation), Days of Wine and Roses (which I expect you’ve seen, but if not you should) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (an odd film with some good moments).
Tuesday, 23 October 2007 at 22:34
I’d watch any of the other E’s 10 times before watching Eraserhead again.
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 00:51
Heh, Gren has hijacked knarf’s account.
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 01:00
For the letter E, I’m gonna go with Europa ‘51. Best. Ingrid. Ever. Also, I’m pretty sure you’d love it.
As far as the letter F goes, definetely Le Fils, by the Dardennes. I’m not so sure you’d like it though, even being their masterpiece. I know you’ve seen their latest, L’Enfant, but I can’t remember if you liked it or not. It may be worth mentioning that I’ve not seen any of the F movies on the poll.
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 01:01
Hmm… how can I italicize properly?
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 08:47
To do that, you have to use HTML tags and not BBC tags (used for message boards). I’ve fixed your comment above and added in a note at the start of the comment box to help you out in the future.
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 08:55
Europa ‘51 sounds great, but unfortunately it’s not available to me on DVD.
And I thought L’Enfant was good, not great (typical three star movie). I did manage to find Le Fils available to me though, so I’m definitely gonna check that out. Whether or not I make it my F movie for the Project or not remains to be seen.
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 11:33
No Europa ‘51? Boo.
Ok, The Elephant Man, then. Will vote.
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 12:23
Not to clutter this with non-related stuff, but I don’t know where else to post it (you can always delete it later).
I tried to rate the movies again, but some of them are literally unrateable. What I mean is, it tells me “you’ve already rated this movie” (which I have, in the past), despite the fact that it clearly says there are “zero votes”.
Help.
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 12:28
Which movies does that apply to? I can see you have voted for the following movies today: Blade Runner, Grave of the Fireflies, Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Frankenstein, The Lives of Others, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, La Dolce Vita, The Apartment, Amadeus, American Graffiti, Commando.
So, 11 ratings. What others are you trying to rate?
Friday, 26 October 2007 at 16:27
Uh… I don’t know if you did anything, but it seems to be working now.
Woo.
Sunday, 4 November 2007 at 16:09
Your ‘G’ picks suck. Il Gattopardo is the correct answer. Alternatively, Germania anno zero. No, I am not Italian.
As far as ‘H’ goes, just watch A History of Violence again
No? Ok, Husbands and Wives then.
Friday, 16 November 2007 at 17:12
You need a place where people can make general comments (i.e. stuff that’s not necessarily related to any of what you’ve posted).
So what are you planning on watching at the festival? I expect a full report.
Friday, 16 November 2007 at 17:19
I’ll set up a page for comments. Or possibly some sort of mini-forum. Stay tuned.
At the Stockholm Film Festival, I have tickets for the following:
Rocket Science
Juno
The Assassination of Jesse James…
The Darjeeling Limited
Once
No Country for Old Men
Plus one “surprise film”; won’t find out what that is until I’m seated in the theatre next Wednesday.
There was so much to choose from (170 films, I believe), but most were on at the same time as other stuff I wanted to see, or during the daytime. I might try to squeeze something else in if I can.
Saturday, 17 November 2007 at 00:54
Ok, Ze, you got your wish; I’ve created a Forum.