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  1. Thomas J.

    Citizen Kane no longer Greatest Film of All Time according to BFI

    I think Sight and Sound's ranking system is flawed to begin with considering they don't ask respondents to rank their top 10s, yet Sight and Sound compiles all the ostensibly unranked top-10s into an aggregate top-10. (Correct me if I'm wrong!) For example, let's say every respondent thought...
  2. Thomas J.

    What movie do you most detest?

    Hatred? True Lies comes to mind. I hate the stereotyping and even more so the fact that the movie makes light of it. It sort of epitomizes why radicals don't like the U.S. It's mean spirited and hurtful on many levels but doesn't even realize it.
  3. Thomas J.

    a movie only talk show on the radio every week

    Thanks for the news about Steve's passing. Sad to hear it, but I have a lot of great memories of his show. I listened to it religiously from about 1998 - 2005. As I moved away from the area and his hours got later and later, I listened to it less frequently. And for the past handful of...
  4. Thomas J.

    Finally--my 1st case of "DVD rot"?

    My DRAGONHEART dvd doesn't play anymore. "Disc is unreadable" type of error. Those original Universal DVDs seem to be the biggest culprits.
  5. Thomas J.

    Since WB went BluRay Exclusive, Any SD Fans Going Over?

    What happens when the "Dr. Who" series gets released? You go up to the store clerk and tell him, "I'm looking for the 'Dr. Who' Blue-Ray..." If you're over 18, I want you to read that back to yourself. Thank you, and I'm done with Blue-Ray jokes now...;)
  6. Thomas J.

    Why I will NOT be going to blue ray

    IIRC, The Searchers, Casablanca and 2001 all were released early on with regard to SD-DVD. The Searchers definately had a snapper-case release, so it must have been early. Question: Would 4x3 b&w classical Hollywood cinema look all that different in HD than in its SD counterpart?
  7. Thomas J.

    Since WB went BluRay Exclusive, Any SD Fans Going Over?

    The thing that irks me is that they leave off the "e" so that it's actually Blu-Ray. It's just literally stupid looking and appears like an attempt to be hip by intentionally misspelling a word, thereby continuing to dumb down the culture. Have some class and call yourselves, "Blue-Ray" why...
  8. Thomas J.

    Since WB went BluRay Exclusive, Any SD Fans Going Over?

    Point, set, match. Game over. Colin killed this one. 100% agree.
  9. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    First, thanks for the compliment. To answer your question, I quit when the new rules went into effect, because: 1. You don't change the rules of a game midway. That takes whatever integrity the game has and flushes it down the toilet. I mean, sorry, if I'm playing chess with my buddy and...
  10. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    0- Nosferatu ( Murnau 1922 ) -- ELIMINATED To expedite things, I'm not going to bother adding a point unless a film in my top 20 is in jeopardy. 6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 6 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4...
  11. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    0- Providence ( Resnais 1977 ) - REMOVED 6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 6 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 5 All About my Mother ( Almodovar...
  12. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 6 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 5 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  13. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 6 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 5 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  14. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    I've always been under the assumption that if you prefer not to utilize your +1 vote, then you don't HAVE to. Likewise with the -1 vote. One simply has the OPTION of using one +1 and -1 vote each.
  15. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    0- Raging Bull ( Scorsese 1980 ) -- Happy and surprised I'm getting the opportunity to do this -- ELIMINATED 6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 6 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 )...
  16. Thomas J.

    Survivor: China (Survivor #15) Discussion Thread

    You guys need to get with it. Micronesia has already finished filming. It took place from like mid-Oct through early December. James and Amanda had (I've heard) anywhere from 3 to 9 days to replenish themselves before the China reunion. But all of this was rumored a while ago. Why do you...
  17. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 6 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  18. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 6 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  19. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    What are you talking about? LA DOLCE VITA is still on the list, as is 8 1/2.
  20. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 6+ 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  21. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  22. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  23. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    0- Passion of Joan of Arc, The ( Dreyer 1928 ) - ELIMINATED 6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my...
  24. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 5 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 6 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 6 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  25. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 4 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 5 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 5 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  26. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 4 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 4 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 5 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  27. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 4 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 4 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 5 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5 Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  28. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    0- Godfather & Godfather Part II, The ( Coppola 1974 ) -- ELIMINATED, AND WE'RE ALL RELIEVED ABOUT IT 6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 4 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 4 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 5 All...
  29. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 4 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 4 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 5 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my Mother ( Almodovar 1998 ) 5+ Andrei Rublev ( Tarkovsky 1969 )...
  30. Thomas J.

    Directors SURVIVOR GAME - Sight and Sound List

    0- Traveling Players ( Angelopoulos 1975 ) -- ELIMINATED 6 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Kubrick 1968 ) 5 400 Blows, The ( Truffaut 1959 ) 4 8 ½ ( Fellini 1963) 4 Aguirre, Wrath of God ( Herzog 1973 ) 4 Alexander Nevsky ( Eisenstein 1938 ) 5 All About Eve ( Mankiewicz 1950 ) 4 All About my...
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