comment by it'sonlyagame - in Springfield they're eating the dogs (U6426)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Dreaming of a Bedsit in Dudley. Fairwell Raptor(U23088)
posted about 8 hours ago
Blackmail 1929 UK Alfred Hitchcock
Salt for Svanetia 1930 Georgia Mikhael Kalatazov
Day of Wrath 1943 Denmark Carl Theodor Dreyer
Pather Panchali 1955 India Satyijat Ray
The Naked Island 1960 Japan Kaneto Shindô
The Passenger 1975 Italy/Spain Michelangelo Antonioni
Taipei Story 1985 Taiwan Edward Yang
Vive L'Amour 1994 Taiwan Tsai Ming-liang
Uzak 2002 Turkiye Nuri Bilge Ceylan
La La Land 2016 USA Damien Chazelle


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What's this list now? I see it's one per decade, but I'm not sure I've seen any of them other than La La Land - and going by that I doubt it's an outright best film category, unless you're looking to create debate.

By the way, out of curiosity, what's your criteria for classifying the nationality of a film and country name spelling? Or are you pretty loose on those issues?

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Yes it's my favourite/best film per decade. Although 50s I was torn.
I don't understand what you mean about the country name? Turkiye is the name of the country.
As for which country, I go by what wikipedia attributes it to. It's normally based on the production company I think.
Most are obvious, but some that aren't are:
-blow up
-the passenger
-voyage to italy
-also kubrick's stuff which was mainly attributed to uk
-some of the early european directors made films in USA which got that attribution

I get why you chose Tūrkiye, but I'm curious because it seems a bit of a slippery slope.

For example, Taiwan's official name is the Republic of China, Italy's is the Italian Republic, etc., so as much as the Republic of Türkiye is its official name, but seems a bit arbitrary to choose Türkiye when it's most commonly (and traditionally) known to English speakers as Turkey.

Strangely enough, even the UN seems conflicted on this topic. The membership protocol states it as Republic of Turkey, whereas its termbase lists it as Tūrkiye. Compare: https://www.un.int/protocol/sites/www.un.int/files/Protocol%20and%20Liaison%20Service/officialnamesofcountries.pdf vs https://unterm.un.org/unterm2/en/country

Elsewhere, you've listed also Hong Kong, but that's a special administrative region of the PRC, i.e. China nevertheless. You might compare it to listing others under UK, rather than England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, for example.

On the nationality of films, I guessed it was based on the production company/ies, but I noticed that Wikipedia also lists France as one of the countries for The Passenger, so again I was curious to know. Some coproductions can have up to 6 or 7 participating countries, so I was curious to know if you had particular cutoff points or rules for it.

Not meaning to wind you up, mind, I'm just a bit of a stickler for these kinds of details. Also, I think if your books ever came to print, a publisher/editor might expect or want you to clarify such issues for the sake of consistency, although the larger ones will likely have their own style guides to follow.

comment by it'sonlyagame - in Springfield they're eating the dogs (U6426)
posted 15 minutes ago
I get why you chose Tūrkiye, but I'm curious because it seems a bit of a slippery slope.

For example, Taiwan's official name is the Republic of China, Italy's is the Italian Republic, etc., so as much as the Republic of Türkiye is its official name, but seems a bit arbitrary to choose Türkiye when it's most commonly (and traditionally) known to English speakers as Turkey.

Strangely enough, even the UN seems conflicted on this topic. The membership protocol states it as Republic of Turkey, whereas its termbase lists it as Tūrkiye. Compare: https://www.un.int/protocol/sites/www.un.int/files/Protocol%20and%20Liaison%20Service/officialnamesofcountries.pdf vs https://unterm.un.org/unterm2/en/country

Elsewhere, you've listed also Hong Kong, but that's a special administrative region of the PRC, i.e. China nevertheless. You might compare it to listing others under UK, rather than England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, for example.

On the nationality of films, I guessed it was based on the production company/ies, but I noticed that Wikipedia also lists France as one of the countries for The Passenger, so again I was curious to know. Some coproductions can have up to 6 or 7 participating countries, so I was curious to know if you had particular cutoff points or rules for it.

Not meaning to wind you up, mind, I'm just a bit of a stickler for these kinds of details. Also, I think if your books ever came to print, a publisher/editor might expect or want you to clarify such issues for the sake of consistency, although the larger ones will likely have their own style guides to follow.
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My "books" aren't ever coming to print

But thanks for the concern!

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 18 hours, 15 minutes ago
Is it just me...or are these film lists rather tiring...
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hard to say ... I fall asleep 2 mins into them

comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 18 hours, 15 minutes ago
Is it just me...or are these film lists rather tiring...
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hard to say ... I fall asleep 2 mins into them
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You like to take your reading slowly, I see.

comment by it'sonlyagame - in Springfield they're eating the dogs (U6426)
posted 10 seconds ago
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 18 hours, 15 minutes ago
Is it just me...or are these film lists rather tiring...
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hard to say ... I fall asleep 2 mins into them
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You like to take your reading slowly, I see.
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yup I also tend to read the same paragraph over and over again or at least it seems to be the same one over and over again.

comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by it'sonlyagame - in Springfield they're eating the dogs (U6426)
posted 10 seconds ago
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 18 hours, 15 minutes ago
Is it just me...or are these film lists rather tiring...
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hard to say ... I fall asleep 2 mins into them
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You like to take your reading slowly, I see.
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yup I also tend to read the same paragraph over and over again or at least it seems to be the same one over and over again.
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I am actually enjoy reading slowly myself. Books that is. Like I ever, and all that.

yup I also tend to read the same paragraph over and over again or at least it seems to be the same one over and over again.

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 20 seconds ago
yup I also tend to read the same paragraph over and over again or at least it seems to be the same one over and over again.
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thats clearly my material ..... see you in court

Aren't you my sock account? Damn

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 3 minutes ago
Aren't you my sock account? Damn
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*soccer count

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 13 minutes ago
yup I also tend to read the same paragraph over and over again or at least it seems to be the same one over and over again.
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Drop me a line when you're done with my Brazil posts.

The best film on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeKIL4fzZA

Today's Thursday theme:

Make the biggest movie List you can, in both chronological and alphabetical orders

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 1 minute ago
Today's Thursday theme:

Make the biggest movie List you can, in both chronological and alphabetical orders
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then hit Ctrl V & Ctrl P for 2 months

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 11 minutes ago
Today's Thursday theme:

Make the biggest movie List you can, in both chronological and alphabetical orders
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List with a capital 'L'? That changes EVERYTHING.

Just giving the Lists the admiration they deserve

Best movies on youtube:

12. The Blue Angel (1930)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdww58D6rhc

11. The Master (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwrdZAtC24g

10. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CVLz1_MrCk

9. Badlands (1973) has ads and dutch subs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ5xK1D6B-k

8. The King of Comedy (1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6qWRvX3AwE

7. Donnie Darko (2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EYSQ_hWWcY

6. The Color of Pomegranates (1969) (no subs, but little dialogue)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KInjNKFjFw

5. Closely Watched Trains (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywr1la3gI2w

4. Pather Panchali (1955)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1solCCB5eY

3. Blackmail (1929)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDVATU7-yuw

2. My Darling Clementine (1946)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XQDKYGtnV4

1. Day of Wrath (1943)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeKIL4fzZA

King of Comedy is great..... havent decided if the remake was any better or not though. Joaquin Phoenix is very hit or miss. Im edging towards preferring King of Comedy.

However I think Darko is a pile of whank stain

king of comedy, the first 5 minutes are super super awkward. just have to get through that.

comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 5 minutes ago
King of Comedy is great..... havent decided if the remake was any better or not though. Joaquin Phoenix is very hit or miss. Im edging towards preferring King of Comedy.

However I think Darko is a pile of whank stain
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Agree aboot Donny D’Arco

Terrybubble moovie

The Master is probably more impressive than it is enjoyable.

which version did people prefer out of King of Comedy and Joker?

Joaquin is grate