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Although I completed the original challenge earlier this summer, I'm going to keep contributing to this thread as I see new ones. FWIW, I'd say just extend the challenge completion date indefinitely. No real reason to start a whole thread anew when all the needed info is right here. Also...

BTW, capsule reviews are coming soon, I promise. I know you all await my findings breathlessly. :) Mike - Welcome to the forum and the challenge. While initially and ostensibly a contest to see 100 of the '92 S&S winners by 12/31/02, it's now--especially with the recent release of the 2002...

Pascal, "Butt-chins" refers to the rather conspicuous chin dimples of Misters Douglas and Mitchum. I loved the film and made the comment in jest as it was just something I happened to notice. Unfortunately, Brook read my review beforehand and was thus unable to get past the oddly-shaped skin...

I haven't seen it, but the Maltin capsule makes it sound interesting (though strangely, not a horror film like the first one). It also makes it seem like a true sequel with strong plot ties to the original. Perhaps you should record it and then watch it after the first one is aired a few...

Brook, sorry about that "butt chin" comment. You gotta admit it's true though. :) The only other Torneur film I've seen is Cat People which is an extremely atmospheric and creepy (if just a might too leisurely) story that seems to skirt the edge of the production code as far as its examination...

Thanks so much for that, Brian. It proves just how untouchable Kane seems to be: only one other film even got half of the votes it did! Amazing. Also, I have two questions about your compiling of the list: 1. How did you handle the individual and combination votes for the Godfather films...

I'd go from 1 left to 11 left using the new list (though several would be easy to see, including The Mirror, Solaris, A Star is Born, Chungking Express, Breaking the Waves, and the Three Colours Trilogy). Not a bad list, and I'm glad The Godfather and Lawrence of Arabia are actually on it this...

Thanks, Thi. Yes, University Libraries are extremely helpful when you're as poor as I am. :) Evan

How interesting. The new list premieres on the same day I'll be completing the challenge portion of the S&S list. The Mirror is on TCM that night and will be the 100th film from the list I've seen (actually, it's the 99th--though for challenge purposes Shoah counts as two films). After I see...

TCM's Italian Cinema Festival this month will be providing some good S&S viewing (there will be several films every Friday night). The three that I still need to see for the challenge are: Jun 14 12:00 AM Germania Anno Zero - (1947) Jun 21 10:30 PM La Terra Trema - (1947) Jun 29 (Saturday...

It's been so long since an update that I'm hard-pressed to even remember what I've seen, much less give insightful analysis. Lingering impressions, however: Strike (4/4): No one will think I'm crazy if I say I preferred this Eisenstein to Battleship Potemkin, will they? While it never quite...

Thanks for the (as always) excellent information, Pascal. When I saw Night and Fog in Japan listed among the director highlights, I wondered if there was a connection. Haven't seen Night and Fog yet, but it's scheduled for a few weeks from now in my Documentary Film class. I'm looking forward...

Thanks for the good work, Pascal (BTW, I'm at 20 now). One thing, though, about starting a new S&S thread: I assume that once Ron and Parker purchase the new server, the will be switching to that board they used for a few weeks back in April. Maybe it's best just to wait so that we don't...

Well, I sure got stuck in a serious summer rut. I only watched two S&S films since early May (both on TCM). This Saturday, however, I head back to college and regain access to the classic cinema-stocked Pitt library. If I watch just one S&S film a week, I should be done by the time next...

Brook, I get my info off the TCM website. I download the next month's schedule, copy all the must-see/must-record films onto Word, and then print out a copy to keep on the coffee table. (I do the same thing with AMC, but they usually have far less movies that I haven't seen and want to see...

La Notte was on TCM the other night and, of course, I forgot about it being an S&S film until it was already 45 minutes in. Perhaps it's a good thing I missed it, however - the broadcast had a distracting "sped-up" type of feel to it. I can't imagine the film being like that by choice. It...

Stalker: Slow-moving but intriguing. I found it a bit less subtle than Andrei Rublev in that most of the ideas in the film were presented explicitly through the dialogue. Interesting that the dread exhibited by the ZONE comes entirely from the description of the Stalker himself. I also liked...

Rewatched The Player after catching about half of it several years ago. It's the sort of film where you just know that the director (Altman, in this case) is at the top of his form and having a blast. Millions of celebrity cameos, and an often hilarious look at the world of film production...

Saw Breathless. After some internal arguments as to whether the jump cuts were mere gimmicks disguised as real technique or simply technique, I decided on the latter (the contrasting moments with the long takes convinced me that both styles best served the narrative at that particular part of...

I'm just upset no one laughed at my Greed joke! Evan ------------------ "* * * * * * * * * * * * *" - Buster Keaton AFI List: Meesa finished! S&S: 36 films left

Forewarning - this will be a very long post. Man, I just went crazy with S&S films this week, seeing 6 since last Wednesday (Ah, the benefits of no schoolwork and a University library :)). In order of preference: Ikiru (4/4): Let's face it - Takashi Shimura is one of the great...

Just saw Jules and Jim tonight. I'm a bit too tired to write out a review (and I have to get up early to catch some Ozu at the Carnegie Museum of Art), so I'll just state my opinion in my best Jar-Jarese. Meesa enjoyed it berry much. Meesa also crash-ed the boss's habeliver, but thatsa...

Wow - This thread hasn't been gettin' too much action has it? :) It's amazing some of the things that can be found even when ye don't seek. Such is the case with the avant-garde classic Meshes of Afternoon, which I caught in class yesterday. It was very good - but very strange. (Hell, it...

It's been quite a while since I've seen an S&S film (resulting from the combination of Finals and Xmas vacation). Now that I'm back at Pitt, I should get back in the swing of things soon enough. What prompted this post was some exciting news for film lovers in the Pittsburgh area. Over the...

Two more down, 45 left. I saw the second and third parts of Ray's beautiful Apu Trilogy, Aparajito and The World of Apu. Of the three, I prefer Pather Panchali since it was my first introduction to Indian cinema and culture. As well, the story itself was entirely unpredictable. Aparajito was...

I finally caught what I still had to see of Tati's Playtime. As I had expected, it was wonderful. I've now seen all three Hulot films and this one stands as my favorite. The truly fascinating set design (the likes of which I haven't seen outside of the wildest Keaton films) was accentuated...

Just watched my recording of Sunrise for the first time. To say I was floored would be an understatement. You know that rare feeling you get when you watch a film that instantly finds a way into your top ten? That's what I felt watching this film. Pure joy. I've started a separate thread on...

50 down, 50 to go. Watched Bunuel's L'Age d'Or tonight on what was, in my mind, the single worst VHS tape I've ever had the misfortune to witness. I can't say I enjoyed it as much as Un Chien Andalou (but part of that could be the tape quality - it was truly that bad). I understood the...

This shall be a multi-faceted post (hopefully not too long). First, I caught two more films at the library yesterday: To Be or Not to Be and Ugetsu Monogatari (called Ugetsu on the box). They were my first Lubitsch and Mizoguchi films, respectively. I loved To Be or Not to Be. Particular...