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

[Obgeoff]

27. Being There (1979, Ashby) 8

[frbrown]

12. March of the Penguins (2005)
13. The King of Kong (2007)

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)
10. Natural Born Killers (1994)
11. The Parallax View (1974)
12. March of the Penguins (2005)
13. The King of Kong (2007)

[Knaldskalle]

3. Love and Death (Allen 1975). Funny. But one of the funniest movies ever made? Not so sure about that one...

Spoiler

1. Female Trouble (Waters, 1974)
2. Floating Clouds (Naruse, 1955)
3. Love and Death (Allen 1975)

[Coryn]

30. MASH (1970)

[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

5. Irma Vep 1996
6. Stand by Me 1986 (rewatch or first-time watch, I'm not sure)

[zzzorf]

Spoiler

1. The Big Sick (2017) - 21st Century #907 - 8/10
2. Election (1999) - TSPDT #695 - 5/10
3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - TSPDT #690 - 7/10 (double)

4. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) - TSPDT #1292 - 10/10 (rewatch)
5. To Be or Not To Be (1942) - TSPDT #102 - 4/10

[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}
13. Festen [aka The Celebration] (Thomas Vinterberg-1998) {TSPDT #374}
14. Call Me By Your Name (Luca Guadagnino-2017) {TSPDT21C #178}
15. Cabaret (Bob Fosse-1972) {TSPDT #293}
16. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg-2005) {TSPDT #728}

17. Y Tu Mamá También (Alfonso Cuarón-2001) {TSPDT #662}

[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
28. Vera Drake (2004) TSP 21C #285
29. Boxing Gym (2010) TSP 21C #735
30. Margin Call (2011) TSP 21C #984
31. Magic Mike (2012) TSP 21C #806
32. Magic Mike XXL (2015) TSP 21C #768

33. Minding the Gap (2018) TSP 21C #940



A documentary about three young men struggling to accept that they are no longer kids despite "not feeling like a grownup". It is a decent philosophical quandary, but I found the execution to be rambling and unfocused, jumping randomly between the trio. There are some heartbreaking moments (the director making his mother cry) but I found none of the three guys to be particularly enticing even if their sense of arrested development resonates.

[AB537]

27. La Notte di San Lorenzo - The Night of the Shooting Stars (Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, 1982) 6.5/10
28. Lola (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1981) 8/10 ... Probably my best first time viewing this month, and my favourite Fassbinder so far

[blueboybob]

17. Hatari! (1962)

[sol]

Sorry for the slow updates, I'm out of town right now. Will try to update the leaderboard later this evening.

Just give us some more cool stats when you finally update things and all will be forgiven.

[Coryn]

31. Aliens (1986)

[blueboybob]

18. Husbands (1970)

[Traveller]

70. Girlfight (2000) - 3/10
71. Tabu (2012) - 8/10

[blueboybob]

19. The Age of the Earth (1980)
20. The End of Summer (1961)

[albajos]

5. Diarios de motocicleta (2004) Argentina | Chile | Peru | Brazil and several others 4 official lists 9 128 checks 21st cent. [double]
6. Yadon ilaheyya (2002) Palestine | France | Morocco | Germany 5 official lists 2 688 checks #1676 / 21st cent.
7. Ivanovo detstvo (1962) Soviet Union 11 official lists 3 919 checks #359

They Shoot Porches, Don't They?

1. The Haunting (1963) UK 6 official list 7 920 checks #1249 [double]
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]
4. Ônibus 174 (2002) Brazil 5 official lists 1 536 checks [double]
5. Diarios de motocicleta (2004) Argentina | Chile | Peru | Brazil and several others 4 official lists 9 128 checks 21st cent. [double]
6. Yadon ilaheyya (2002) Palestine | France | Morocco | Germany 5 official lists 2 688 checks #1676 / 21st cent.
7. Ivanovo detstvo (1962) Soviet Union 11 official lists 3 919 checks #359

!seen 7

[sebby]

11 Halloween (1978)

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)
11 Halloween (1978)

[jdidaco]

13. Kaidan (Masaki Kobayashi, 1964) 10/10 (RV)
14. Kairo (Pulse, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001) 8/10 (RV)

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
9. Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977) 9.5/10 (RV)
10. Trash Humpers (Harmony Korine, 2009) 7.5/10
11. Otesánek (Little Otik, Jan Svankmajer, 2000) 9/10 (RV)
12. Hereditary (Ari Aster, 2018) 8/10

[Coryn]

32. To Be or Not to Be (1942)

[Obgeoff]

28. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976, Cassavetes) 9

[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
28. Vera Drake (2004) TSP 21C #285
29. Boxing Gym (2010) TSP 21C #735
30. Margin Call (2011) TSP 21C #984
31. Magic Mike (2012) TSP 21C #806
32. Magic Mike XXL (2015) TSP 21C #768
33. Minding the Gap (2018) TSP 21C #940

34. Mistress America (2015) TSP 21C #952



As per Noah Baumbach norm, the script here has memorable lines and Greta Gerwig is curious, constantly perturbed by everyone pointing out the age difference between her and her stepsister to-be who she thinks is of the same generation. There is also a really intense bar scene in which we find out that she may not be as nice as she seems. Trouble is, nobody else is that likeable and the film feels populated by shrill and whiny (if eloquent) persons.

[blueboybob]

21. Numéro deux (1975)
22. The Red Light Bandit (1968)
23. Passion (1982)

[Traveller]

72. In the Bedroom (2001) - 8/10
73. Bloody Sunday (2002) - 5/10

[blueboybob]

24. Angel (1937)

[Obgeoff]

29. The Verdict (1982, Lumet) 7

[albajos]

8. The Mist (2007) USA 2 official lists 20 154 checks 21 cent. [double]

They Shoot Porches, Don't They?

1. The Haunting (1963) UK 6 official list 7 920 checks #1249 [double]
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]
4. Ônibus 174 (2002) Brazil 5 official lists 1 536 checks [double]
5. Diarios de motocicleta (2004) Argentina | Chile | Peru | Brazil and several others 4 official lists 9 128 checks 21st cent. [double]
6. Yadon ilaheyya (2002) Palestine | France | Morocco | Germany 5 official lists 2 688 checks #1676 / 21st cent.
7. Ivanovo detstvo (1962) Soviet Union 11 official lists 3 919 checks #359
8. The Mist (2007) USA 2 official lists 20 154 checks 21 cent. [double]

!seen 8

[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
8. Robocop (1987) TSPDT #697

9. Widows (2018) 21st #637

A little underwhelming. Solid, but a tad slow-paced and without the tension successfully built.

[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
28. Vera Drake (2004) TSP 21C #285
29. Boxing Gym (2010) TSP 21C #735
30. Margin Call (2011) TSP 21C #984
31. Magic Mike (2012) TSP 21C #806
32. Magic Mike XXL (2015) TSP 21C #768
33. Minding the Gap (2018) TSP 21C #940
34. Mistress America (2015) TSP 21C #952

35. Hour of the Star (1985) TSPDT #1735



Playing a socially awkward yet cheerful character, Marcelia Cartaxo is well cast here, but it is hard to say what exactly the film is about. She does not really change much throughout and the final couple of scenes make her whole journey seem a little pointless. The film does have its scattered beautiful moments though (Cartaxo picked up by a prospective boyfriend and gently swung through the air) but I found her more disgusting than pitiful myself.

[AB537]

29. Hereditary (Ari Aster, 2018) 6.5/10

[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
28. Vera Drake (2004) TSP 21C #285
29. Boxing Gym (2010) TSP 21C #735
30. Margin Call (2011) TSP 21C #984
31. Magic Mike (2012) TSP 21C #806
32. Magic Mike XXL (2015) TSP 21C #768
33. Minding the Gap (2018) TSP 21C #940
34. Mistress America (2015) TSP 21C #952
35. Hour of the Star (1985) TSPDT #1735

36. The Company (2003) TSP 21C #958



A behind-the-scene style ballet company drama from Robert Altman, filmed like a Frederick Wiseman documentary, observing at a distance and with all conversations feeling like the camera eavesdropping. The film feels weak though whenever it follows Neve Campbell's character outside of the ballet world since she is never really developed beyond plot function, but the ballet acts are a marvel to look at with much cool lighting and choreography.

[shugs]

Leaderboard updated. Let me know if I missed anything. Detailed stats will come at the end of the challenge. Was planning on doing them every 10 days, but life happened.

[cinephage]

01. Terra em Transe, by Glauber Rocha (1967) 7/10

It's hard when 2 of my favorite challenges happen at the same time. Well, I managed to watch this one film... Hopefully one or two more before it's over.

[hurluberlu]

20. La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (Frederick Wiseman, 2009) [21st #839] 6
21. Gertrud (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1964) [TSPDT #87] 6+
22. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (Jonas Mekas, 2000) [TSPDT #835] 7
23. 21 Grams (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2003) [21st #242] [Rewatch] 7>6+

Shots

1. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970) [TSPDT #993] 4+
Didn't expect to rate a film from TSDPT list so low but yeah, that was terribly bad.
2. Zama (Lucrecia Martel) [21st #239] [Argentina] 6+
3. Woodstock (Michael Wadleigh, 1970) [TSDPT #1531] 7+
4. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2001) [21st #362] 6+
5. Judex (Georges Franju, 1963) [TSDPT #1457] 7
6. In Praise of Love / Eloge de l'Amour (Jean-Luc Godard, 2001) [21st #159] 7-
7. Carmen Jones (Otto Preminger, 1954) [TSPDT #1987] 6
8. Los Angeles Plays Itself (Thom Andersen, 2003) [21st #201] 9
Amazing, dream doc for cinephiles and urbanists.
9. King Kong (Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Coope, 1933) [TSDPT #161] [Rewatch] 8 (=)
10. Bad Education / La mala educación (Pedro Almodóvar, 2004) [21st #254] 6+
11. La Belle Noiseuse (Jacques Rivette, 1991) [TSPDT #624] 9-
12. In the Bedroom (Todd Field, 2001) [21st #243] 6-
13. Passenger / Pasazerka (Andrzej Munk, Witold Lesiewicz, 1963) [TSPDT #1526] 7-
14. Morocco (Josef von Sternberg, 1930) [TSPDT #802] 7-
15. Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? / Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? (Slatan Dudow, 1932) [TSPDT #1335] 7
16. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975) [TSPDT #1063] 5
17. Offside (Jafar Panahi, 2006) [21st #359] 6+
18. The Bad Sleep Well / Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (Akira Kurosawa, 1960) [TSPDT #1253] 7
19. The Assassin / Ci ke Nie Yin Niang (Hsiao-hsien Hou, 2015) [21st #210] [Rewatch] 7+>8

[Obgeoff]

30. Local Hero (1983, Forsyth) 6

[Lonewolf2003]

5. TSPDT1001-2000 #388 Missing (1982): 8.2 - Great in how it combines the political with the personal.

Spoiler

1. TSPDT #692 Mitt liv som hund [My Life as a Dog] (1985, Lasse Hallström): 8.0
2. TSPDT1001-2000 #650 The Addiction (1995, Abel Ferrara): 7.8
3. TSPDT1001-2000 #610 The Honeymoon Killers (1969, Leonard Kastle): 7.5
4. 21st #863 La danse – Le ballet de l’Opéra de Paris (2009, Frederick Wiseman): 7.8

[Obgeoff]

31. Suspiria (1977, Argento) 8

[Traveller]

74. 35 Shots of Rum (2008) - 6/10
75. Mean Girls (2004) - 3/10
76. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) - 6/10

[ororama]

3. La Chute de la Maison Usher (1928) 66 min.

Spoiler

1. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 96 min.
2. Suspiria (1977) 98 min.

[Obgeoff]

32. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976, Roeg) 7

[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}
13. Festen [aka The Celebration] (Thomas Vinterberg-1998) {TSPDT #374}
14. Call Me By Your Name (Luca Guadagnino-2017) {TSPDT21C #178}
15. Cabaret (Bob Fosse-1972) {TSPDT #293}
16. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg-2005) {TSPDT #728}
17. Y Tu Mamá También (Alfonso Cuarón-2001) {TSPDT #662}

18. Die Blechtrommel [aka The Tin Drum] (Volker Schlöndorff-1979) {TSPDT #710}

Man, I don't know if I just didn't get, but I really didn't care for this overlong movie. Nothing resonated with me personally and I just didn't like the boy or any of the main characters. I know it's supposed to be a political satire, but I guess I just don't understand 1940s German/Polish politics and culture enough to get it. Oh well.