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Word is H8 might be next on the list for digitalization... fingers crossed it actually happens!

Eric Jackson68 said:What's the picture quality like—is Birch in 16:9? Are the covers the original ones with the movie posters, how does it actually look... give me a little description... I'm really curious...

It's great—honestly, once you see the HD quality, it puts that stuff DirecTV claims to offer to shame👍
Birch is in 4:3—that's how it was filmed, so I don't see how it could be 16:9😕
There isn't a cover, it's one of those book-style releases—though in this case, there's just a bit more text (really interesting stuff, especially for Lone Wolf) and a few extra images... it looks pretty cool (I personally love these book editions)—kind of like some of those "American" Blu-ray releases🙏

Nicholas Walker3 said:they aren't—there's honestly zero chance the school could just order them 😠

Well, I guess I owe you an apology...
THE DIGITAL CLASSICS WERE SENT TO SCHOOL LIBRARIES MONTHS AGO!

As of today, they're part of my own collection (copies) too 🙏

Christian Taylor3, you could sell your soul to me—not that I’d actually want it! I've got those shows from Peterlić ready to go, all converted into .avi files for you.

It's honestly because I know he's mastered the whole thing—he knows the theory inside and out (even if he lacks the practical knack for it)—that I wrote earlier about how I could never quite group him with true cinematic geniuses like Lang, Lynch, and those kinds of minds... I'm not trying to downplay him at all; it's just that some people might misinterpret my words due to their own biases (:

placidmarlin3 said:The movie itself is the core of film art.
Analysis, strictly speaking, also falls under the umbrella of film art.
As for the second half of that sentence—well, I honestly don't quite follow, if "don't follow" isn't too strong an understatement.😕

That sounds more like creative writing than actual film art... I mean, it’s a stretch to lump someone like Lynch in with any random film critic—or even our old resident academic, Ante Peterlić!

placidmarlin3 said:It’s hard to compare the beauty of a brunette to a blonde, or to favor one over the other based on looks.

What does hair color or eye color have to do with anything? It's not like there's a Miss America pageant decided by hair color—or a World Cup exclusively for one specific race!

Basically, movie reviews don't actually have anything to do with cinematic art... and look, a movie is just a movie—there’s no room for jokes or cutting corners when it comes to logic, because that’s just how the genre works. A film built on stupidity simply doesn't exist 😉

I haven't read them all—mostly just skimmed through—so I might be repeating myself here, but there are definitely some titles you just can't skip... there are so many, actually, so I’ll just list the directors for you:
Visconti, Lang, Murnau, Pabst, Trier, Bertolucci, Melville, Carol Reed ("The Third Man"), Polanski, then those French guys (Godard, Truffaut, and the rest), Verhoeven, and finally the forgotten legend Gillo Pontecorvo and Costa-Gavras, if you're into political films... I'm sure there are plenty more!
Now, it really depends on what kind of movies you're into—you can pick based on that... for dramas, I'd leave it to Bertolucci, Trier, Murnau, Pabst ("Pandora's Box," and also the musical "The Threepenny Opera"), Polanski, and the French filmmakers... for crime thrillers, try Melville ("Red Circle"), Trier ("Zero Effect"), Lang, or Reed... and for politics, go with the legends ("The Battle of Algiers" and "Z")!
Personally, I also think the Kaurismäki brothers have a really great filmography...

Has anyone actually sat down and watched Cocksucker Blues?

Only 12....

Since I've never really dug deep into what people actually call "art" films—whatever that even means these days 😉—I decided to spend some time today hunting for a few titles just to see how many I’ve already sat through...
So, here’s a handful of recommendations (some were mentioned earlier, so I won't repeat them):
Twin Peaks, that series...
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
I'm Not There
Oldboy
And basically, things like M. Drive, The Elephant Man, Velvet Goldmine, Lost Highway, and Eraserhead too...
Russian Ark
Memento
Kieslowski and his Three Colors trilogy
Man from London
Pi
Barton Fink
Fanny and Alexander
Taxi Driver 😲
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Days of Heaven
RAN
Rashomon
Seven Samurai
Kaidan
Au Hasard Balthazar
Ugetsu
And here are a few more "indie" flicks (even if they aren't strictly indie, they're still worth a watch):
Easy Rider
Midnight Cowboy
Dog Day Afternoon

hiddenhound3 said:Naked Lunch

Based on the novel Gol ručak by William S. Burroughs. imdb link

🙏

Actually, something just popped into my head—something I was actually mentioning here on the forum recently...
Roeg's take on The Man Who Fell to Earth—just such a trip. 👍

I recommended two films by Tom Tykwer to you—they don't have anything to do with sadism at all...

stupid songs 😠

It’s a shame Moises isn't playing at that level—but hey, America is still one of a kind anyway...

@Emily Thomas3, what did you think of those Cowboys movies (both of them)?

Dead Man is my absolute favorite—but you’ve already seen that one... maybe give Down by Law a shot instead!
instead of Tom Tykwer's Element of Crime or things set in Europe!

Manderlay, definitely more intriguing to me than Dogville!
And the whole body of work from Tom Tykwer—plus Jarmusch...

Eric Jackson68 said:Still nothing coming out of American manufacturing....

From what I can tell—and I haven't seen much—they didn't even follow through on the promise to get Birch and Lone Wolf into libraries and schools (not sure about the schools yet)—but I definitely haven't spotted them in the library.

They haven't—there isn't even a way for a school to order them anywhere.😠

goldenhound32 said:Before I even sit down to watch a movie, I make sure I already know the premise and the production credits; if I don't, I won't waste a single minute of my time on it.

If I happen to stumble upon a film and it turns out to be some horror flick, a kids' movie, a family drama, an Agatha Christie mystery, or something involving a serial killer, high-octane action, or a Danielle Steel adaptation, I’m switching it off immediately. Once I have internet access, I usually find myself running back to my computer to look up the details just to decide whether or not the film is worth the effort. If I'm ever in doubt about whether to stick with it, I typically rate the uncertainty as a 6 out of 10—for instance, something like Debt Collector with Pierce Brosnan or King with Stephen King adaptations—and occasionally a 7 out of 10.

Exactly—you don't just stumble into movies by accident...

rustyscout34 said:Call it heresy if you want—but honestly, The Godfather Part II is just better for me...

Calling it heresy? That's such a cliché at this point 😉