i have nearly completed the list of movies from the original AOV canon game. the link is to my ranked list.

need some help finding some films from the old canon game. all aid is appreciated and reciprocated.

stealing from basil:

you should all add me on letterboxd. and if you're not on letterboxd, you should join. i also stole that line from basil.

and what you really need to do is find all those folks who used to be in here who quit lj, or just aren't around, and get them to join letterboxd.

and to come back here.

much love.

Can I say that after years of seeing comments in most any community or board devolve into ad hominem attacks and participants who have no ability to see the other side of an argument and work with it, this place really seemed to be the exception?

Anyways, if any one is still out there, what films have you dug on the past year and four months?

i was originally supposed to post this last wednesday, but i decided to wait a week after two of the people i spoke to had not watched it yet. while i haven't asked them, i am hoping the extra 6 days were enough time for them to do so ( Read more... )

Wednesday, August 22nd I am going to be posting my thoughts and feelings on Spike Lee's The 25th Hour ( Read more... )

I want to do a mini-genre study and these are the four choices that I've come up with based on what I want to add to my own film knowledge:

Found Footage Horror (Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, Apollo 18, etc.)

Torture Porn/Splat Pack (Hostel, Human Centipede, House of 1000 Corpses, etc)

Romanian New Wave (Death of Mr. Lazarescu, 12:08 ( Read more... )

GYMKATA WAS JUST REFERENCED ON L.A. COMPLEX
WHAT

Ask here!

Showgirls (Paul Verhoven, 1995)Off the top let me confess that Showgirls is stored on my computer in the porn file. It's easy to get lost in all of the naked bodies on display in the film, especially for me because it adheres to softcore nudity, which I find more pleasing than anything too ( Read more... )