They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? (+21st Century) Challenge (Official, October 2019)

[sol]

They Shot Pictures Long Before They Shot Zombies

1. Berberian Sound Studio (2012) TSP 21C #559
2. A Ghost Story (2017) TSP 21C #456
3. Videodrome (1983) TSPDT #292 REVISION
4. Evil Dead II (1987) TSPDT #608
5. Paterson (2016) TSP 21C #279
6. Nine Queens (2000) TSP 21C #943 REVISION
7. The Lost of City of Z (2016) TSP 21C #986
8. The Wings of Eagles (1957) TSPDT #1037
9. Kes (1969) TSPDT #196
10. No (2012) TSP 21C #678
11. Crank (2006) TSP 21C #938
12. Short Term 12 (2013) TSP 21C #701
13. The Descent (2005) TSP 21C #302
14. Lady Macbeth (2016) TSP 21C #873
15. Walk the Line (2005) TSP 21C #955
16. Blue Valentine (2010) TSP 21C #322
17. Computer Chess (2013) TSP 21C #536
18. This is England. (2006) TSP 21C #610
19. Adventureland (2009) TSP 21C #704
20. All or Nothing (2002) TSP 21C #788
21. At Sea (2007) TSP 21C #874
22. Angel (1937) TSPDT #969

23. Keane (2004) TSP 21C #736



Filtered through the perspective of an unreliable protagonist who clearly has mental health issues, Keane makes for an engaging and often enthralling experience as Lodge Kerrigan constantly toys with the title character's ambiguous motivations. The final fifteen minutes in particular are nail-bitingly intense as well as emotionally devastating. Damian Lewis is sympathetic throughout as the fragile protagonist and Abigail Breslin is very natural too.

[blueboybob]

9. Akai satsui (1964)

[Traveller]

50. Gerry (2002) - 5/10
51. Last Days (2005) - 6/10
52. Paranoid Park (2007) - 7/10

[Coryn]

22. [Rec] (2007)

[Kublai Khan]

I Watched Pictures, Didn't I?

1. 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile [aka 4 months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days] (Cristian Mungiu-2007) {TSPDT #614}
2. Persona (Ingmar Bergman-1966) {TSPDT #19}
3. Song of the Little Road [aka Pather Panchali] (Satyajit Ray-1955) {TSPDT #55}
4. On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan-1954) {TSPDT #153}
5. Ida (Pawel Pawlikowski-2013) {TSPDT21C #162}
6. Holy Motors (Leos Carax-2012) {TSPDT21C #59}
7. The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (Robert Eggers-2015) {TSPDT21C #458}
8. Roma (Alfonso Cuarón-2018) {TSPDT21C #129}
9. Man on Wire (James Marsh-2008) {TSPDT21C #117}
10. King Kong (Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper-1933) {TSPDT #161}
11. Gilda (Charles Vidor-1946) {TSPDT #914}

12. The Unknown (Tod Browning-1927) {TSPDT #980}

Wonderfully twisted movie. Though

Spoiler

getting a limb amputated in 1927 by a single blackmailed doctor is insanely risky

but holy crap they made it look routine.

13. Festen [aka The Celebration] (Thomas Vinterberg-1998) {TSPDT #374}

Nope. Did not care for this.

[AB537]

15. The Seventh Victim (Mark Robson, 1943) 6.5/10 ... Nothing particularly wrong with this one, but nor is it particularly compelling

[jdidaco]

9. Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977) 9.5/10 (RV)
10. Trash Humpers (Harmony Korine, 2009) 7.5/10

Spoiler

1. Green Room (Jeremy Saulnier, 2015) 7/10
2. Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) 6/10
3. The Changeling (Peter Medak, 1980) 8.5/10 (RV)
4. Annihilation (Alex Garland, 2018) 6.5/10
5. The Addiction (Abel Ferrara, 1995) 8.5/10 (RV)
6. Take Shelter (Jeff Nichols, 2011) 7/10
7. Haute tension (High Tension, Alexandre Aja, 2003) 5/10 (RV)
8. Grave (Raw, Julia Ducournau, 2016) 7/10

[Coryn]

23. Tôkyô monogatari (1953)

[shugs]

10. La chute de la maison Usher [The Fall of the House of Usher] (Jean Epstein, 1928) - 10/10 TSPDT #1325
11. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Alfred Hitchcock, 1927) - 7/10 TSPDT #1643
12. Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma [Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom] (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975) - 8/10 TSPDT #177

Spoiler

1. Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992) - 8/10 TSPDT #1534
2. La piel que habito [The Skin I Live In] (Pedro Almodóvar, 2011) - 7/10 21st #387
3. Santa Sangre (Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1989) - 8/10 TSPDT #1229
4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956) - 8/10 TSPDT #690
5. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931) - 6/10 TSPDT #1895
6. Profondo rosso [Deep Red] (Dario Argento, 1975) - 3/10 TSPDT #967
7. Vargtimmen [Hour of the Wolf] (Ingmar Bergman, 1968) - 8/10 TSPDT #442
8. Gojira [Godzilla] (Ishirô Honda, 1954) - 8/10 TSPDT #1157
9. The Man Who Laughs (Paul Leni, 1928) - 7/10 TSPDT #1851

[Ebbywebby]

I've seen these since October 1st
1. Pyaasa 1957
2. Touchez Pas au Grisbi 1954

3. The Squid and the Whale 2005
4. L'enfance Nue 1968

[albajos]

Apparently I have seen one already. Just going for 5 anyway.

1. The Haunting (1963) UK 6 official list 7 920 checks #1248 [double]

!seen 1

[sol]

They Shot Pictures Long Before They Shot Zombies

1. Berberian Sound Studio (2012) TSP 21C #559
2. A Ghost Story (2017) TSP 21C #456
3. Videodrome (1983) TSPDT #292 REVISION
4. Evil Dead II (1987) TSPDT #608
5. Paterson (2016) TSP 21C #279
6. Nine Queens (2000) TSP 21C #943 REVISION
7. The Lost of City of Z (2016) TSP 21C #986
8. The Wings of Eagles (1957) TSPDT #1037
9. Kes (1969) TSPDT #196
10. No (2012) TSP 21C #678
11. Crank (2006) TSP 21C #938
12. Short Term 12 (2013) TSP 21C #701
13. The Descent (2005) TSP 21C #302
14. Lady Macbeth (2016) TSP 21C #873
15. Walk the Line (2005) TSP 21C #955
16. Blue Valentine (2010) TSP 21C #322
17. Computer Chess (2013) TSP 21C #536
18. This is England. (2006) TSP 21C #610
19. Adventureland (2009) TSP 21C #704
20. All or Nothing (2002) TSP 21C #788
21. At Sea (2007) TSP 21C #874
22. Angel (1937) TSPDT #969
23. Keane (2004) TSP 21C #736

24. Hunger (2008) TSP 21C #79



Curiously it is over halfway in before we properly meet the main character here and even hear about the hunger strike idea. The scene that introduces him and idea is excellent and very intense with his passion and conviction easily felt, and the hunger strike scenes are just as gripping. I liked some of beautiful shots early on (snow fading into a bricked background), but the first half underwhelmed me though with its lack of character development.

[Obgeoff]

19. Sholay (1975, Sippy) 6

[Knaldskalle]

2. Floating Clouds (Naruse, 1955). Aah, dysfunctional love affairs in post-war Japan. Happy clouds just floating by above the happy little people. Or not. I was kinda hoping it would be a little more gripping, but it's well done for what it is.

Spoiler

1. Female Trouble (Waters, 1974)
2. Floating Clouds (Naruse, 1955)

[Traveller]

53. Fat Girl (2001) - 7/10
54. Wadjda (2012) - 5/10
55. A Ghost Story (2017) - 8/10

[blueboybob]

10. Hei yan quan (2006)

[Coryn]

24. La battaglia di Algeri (1966)

[maxwelldeux]

Who is "they"? WHO IS "THEY"?!?

1. The Wicker Man (1973) TSPDT #664
2. Poison (1991) TSPDT2K #611
3. The Devil's Backbone (2001, Mexico) TSP2K #398
4. A Page of Madness (1926) TSP2K #509
5. Santa Sangre (1989, Mexico) TSP2k #229
6. The Blair Witch Project (1999) TSP2K #5

7. Funny Games (1997) TSPDT #667
More comments in the Horror thread, but this was creepy has hell.

8. Robocop (1987) TSPDT #697
Rewatch as I didn't have a rating on it. I liked it a lot more this time around. Definitely violent, but I picked up on a lot more of the allegorical aspects of the plot, which made it a more enjoyable experience. Favorite line was them talking about dabbling in trying to make money from traditionally unprofitable sectors, like healthcare, prisons, and space.

[3eyes]

1. George Washington (2000)

[jeroeno]

27. Greenberg (2010)
28. A Comédia de Deus (1995)
29. Dreams of a Life (2011)
30. Sharasôju (2003)

[Coryn]

Who is "they"? WHO IS "THEY"?!?

1. The Wicker Man (1973) TSPDT #664
2. Poison (1991) TSPDT2K #611
3. The Devil's Backbone (2001, Mexico) TSP2K #398
4. A Page of Madness (1926) TSP2K #509
5. Santa Sangre (1989, Mexico) TSP2k #229
6. The Blair Witch Project (1999) TSP2K #5

7. Funny Games (1997) TSPDT #667
More comments in the Horror thread, but this was creepy has hell.

8. Robocop (1987) TSPDT #697
Rewatch as I didn't have a rating on it. I liked it a lot more this time around. Definitely violent, but I picked up on a lot more of the allegorical aspects of the plot, which made it a more enjoyable experience. Favorite line was them talking about dabbling in trying to make money from traditionally unprofitable sectors, like healthcare, prisons, and space.

Funny Games
Haneke is just amazing, easy top 3 directors in my book .

[AB537]

16. Objective, Burma! (Raoul Walsh, 1945) 6.5/10

[blueboybob]

11. Do Bigha Zamin (1953)

[sol]

They Shot Pictures Long Before They Shot Zombies

1. Berberian Sound Studio (2012) TSP 21C #559
2. A Ghost Story (2017) TSP 21C #456
3. Videodrome (1983) TSPDT #292 REVISION
4. Evil Dead II (1987) TSPDT #608
5. Paterson (2016) TSP 21C #279
6. Nine Queens (2000) TSP 21C #943 REVISION
7. The Lost of City of Z (2016) TSP 21C #986
8. The Wings of Eagles (1957) TSPDT #1037
9. Kes (1969) TSPDT #196
10. No (2012) TSP 21C #678
11. Crank (2006) TSP 21C #938
12. Short Term 12 (2013) TSP 21C #701
13. The Descent (2005) TSP 21C #302
14. Lady Macbeth (2016) TSP 21C #873
15. Walk the Line (2005) TSP 21C #955
16. Blue Valentine (2010) TSP 21C #322
17. Computer Chess (2013) TSP 21C #536
18. This is England. (2006) TSP 21C #610
19. Adventureland (2009) TSP 21C #704
20. All or Nothing (2002) TSP 21C #788
21. At Sea (2007) TSP 21C #874
22. Angel (1937) TSPDT #969
23. Keane (2004) TSP 21C #736
24. Hunger (2008) TSP 21C #79

25. Brooklyn (2015) TSP 21C #338



This melodrama has some decent things to say when the protagonist's dilemma eventually arises; for the most part though, this is a formulaic romance movie with Ronan and her beau in America so easily and quickly falling madly in love. There are some occasional funny moments as Ronan's friends in Brooklyn teach her to eat spaghetti properly and so on, but the film has little beyond the basic dynamic of being torn between two places/futures.

This was my last unseen Academy Award Best Picture nominee for its year - and easily my least favourite of that bunch.

[frbrown]

Following up The Mist with

9. The Fog (1980)

Spoiler

1. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
2. The Deep End (2001)
3. John Wick (2014)
4. Charley Varrick (1973)
5. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
6. Get Out (2017)
7. It Follows (2014)
8. The Mist (2007)
9. The Fog (1980)

[blueboybob]

12. Xiao Wu (1997)

[Traveller]

56. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - 6/10
57. I'm Going Home (2001) - 4/10

[Coryn]

25. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

[Obgeoff]

20. The Travelling Players (1975, Angelopoulos) 8

[albajos]

2. The Old Dark House (1932) USA 4 official lists 1 279 checks #1402 [double]
3. The Brood (1979) Canada 3 official lists 3 316 checks #1360 [double]

They Shoot Porches, Don't They?

1. The Haunting (1963) UK 6 official list 7 920 checks #1249 [double]

!seen 3

[Obgeoff]

21. Xala (1975, Sembene) 7

[maxwelldeux]

7. Funny Games (1997) TSPDT #667
More comments in the Horror thread, but this was creepy has hell.

Funny Games
Haneke is just amazing, easy top 3 directors in my book .

Wait - we agree on a film?!?

I've only seen four from him, but three of them are now going to be on my favorites list. And he'll definitely make my favorite directors list when we do that poll this year.

[sol]

They Shot Pictures Long Before They Shot Zombies

1. Berberian Sound Studio (2012) TSP 21C #559
2. A Ghost Story (2017) TSP 21C #456
3. Videodrome (1983) TSPDT #292 REVISION
4. Evil Dead II (1987) TSPDT #608
5. Paterson (2016) TSP 21C #279
6. Nine Queens (2000) TSP 21C #943 REVISION
7. The Lost of City of Z (2016) TSP 21C #986
8. The Wings of Eagles (1957) TSPDT #1037
9. Kes (1969) TSPDT #196
10. No (2012) TSP 21C #678
11. Crank (2006) TSP 21C #938
12. Short Term 12 (2013) TSP 21C #701
13. The Descent (2005) TSP 21C #302
14. Lady Macbeth (2016) TSP 21C #873
15. Walk the Line (2005) TSP 21C #955
16. Blue Valentine (2010) TSP 21C #322
17. Computer Chess (2013) TSP 21C #536
18. This is England. (2006) TSP 21C #610
19. Adventureland (2009) TSP 21C #704
20. All or Nothing (2002) TSP 21C #788
21. At Sea (2007) TSP 21C #874
22. Angel (1937) TSPDT #969
23. Keane (2004) TSP 21C #736
24. Hunger (2008) TSP 21C #79
25. Brooklyn (2015) TSP 21C #338

26. Dark Days (2000) TSP 21C #718



While this documentary provides very little context for its homeless interviewees and how they managed to hit rock bottom, that is because the focus is instead on what it is like to live down there with all of the participants reasonably content with their lifestyle. As one of them states, "I don't have to pay no bills" and the camaraderie between the homeless folks who act like a family is heartwarming to see, making this a 'life off the grid' sort of film.

[jeroeno]

31. Bitter Victory (1957)
32. Jingi no hakaba (1975)
33. Nocturama (2016)
34. It Follows (2014)

[Coryn]

7. Funny Games (1997) TSPDT #667
More comments in the Horror thread, but this was creepy has hell.

Funny Games
Haneke is just amazing, easy top 3 directors in my book .

Wait - we agree on a film?!?

I've only seen four from him, but three of them are now going to be on my favorites list. And he'll definitely make my favorite directors list when we do that poll this year.

My rankings for his films:

1. Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
2. Der siebente Kontinent
3. Funny Games (1997)
4. La pianiste
5. Caché
6. Funny Games (2007)
7. Benny's Video
8. Amour
9. Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages

Not seen:
Die Rebellion
71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls
Das Schloß
Le temps du loup

[sol]

They Shot Pictures Long Before They Shot Zombies

1. Berberian Sound Studio (2012) TSP 21C #559
2. A Ghost Story (2017) TSP 21C #456
3. Videodrome (1983) TSPDT #292 REVISION
4. Evil Dead II (1987) TSPDT #608
5. Paterson (2016) TSP 21C #279
6. Nine Queens (2000) TSP 21C #943 REVISION
7. The Lost of City of Z (2016) TSP 21C #986
8. The Wings of Eagles (1957) TSPDT #1037
9. Kes (1969) TSPDT #196
10. No (2012) TSP 21C #678
11. Crank (2006) TSP 21C #938
12. Short Term 12 (2013) TSP 21C #701
13. The Descent (2005) TSP 21C #302
14. Lady Macbeth (2016) TSP 21C #873
15. Walk the Line (2005) TSP 21C #955
16. Blue Valentine (2010) TSP 21C #322
17. Computer Chess (2013) TSP 21C #536
18. This is England. (2006) TSP 21C #610
19. Adventureland (2009) TSP 21C #704
20. All or Nothing (2002) TSP 21C #788
21. At Sea (2007) TSP 21C #874
22. Angel (1937) TSPDT #969
23. Keane (2004) TSP 21C #736
24. Hunger (2008) TSP 21C #79
25. Brooklyn (2015) TSP 21C #338
26. Dark Days (2000) TSP 21C #718

27. Bright Star (2009) TSP 21C #355



The demise of poet John Keats is depicted through the eyes of his girlfriend in this period piece. The film does well at incorporating his poetry into the narrative and the film expectedly looks divine (the exterior gardens are used particularly well). I found the romance bland and dry though and I am unsure why the film was filtered through her eyes and not his, especially since it doesn't concentrate on her own achievements as a seamstress.

[sebby]

10 The House of the Devil (2009)

Spoiler

01 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
02 Alien (1979)
03 Aliens (1986)
04 The Wicker Man (1973)
05 It Follows (2014)
06 The Shining (1980)
07 Deep Red (1975)
08 The Cure (1997)
09 Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
10 The House of the Devil (2009)

[AB537]

17. Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922) 8/10

[Obgeoff]

22. India Song (1975, Duras) 9

[Traveller]

58. Ghost World (2001) - 6/10
59. Bad Santa (2003) - 6/10
60. Water (2005) - 8/10