Mafiascum Film Group: thestatusquo

Simenon · Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:59 pm

Like the music and the book one a while back. People join, take turns recommending a film, everybody watches it and comments on it for a couple weeks.

I don't know, just an idea. We might benefit from it.

Film Queue
1. Oman: Sleuth (2007)
2. OGML: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
3. Pokerface: Inside Man (2006)
4. TSQ American History X (1998)
5. Simenon
6. Flameaxe
7. Fritz
8. Korts
9. klebian? Will remove if undesired.
10. Incognito
11. springlullaby
12. Nuwen
13. Cybele
14. Raging Rabbit
15. Porochaz
16. hasdgfas
17. Kublai Khan
18. ortolan
19. Anticollie
20. Panzerjagger
31. roland

Simenon · Post Post #18 (isolation #1) » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:54 am

This project will not work effectively for you unless you have a way of obtaining movies (store or online or delivery or breaking the law or whatever).

Also, I'm all for obscure movies as long as they are available.

Thrilled at the enthusiasm! I will put in a queue list.

Simenon · Post Post #19 (isolation #2) » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:58 am

I'm planning on letting this thread sit for a couple days before we start. Some things need to be worked out. For example, for how long should we focus on a movie? A week or two weeks?

Simenon · Post Post #27 (isolation #3) » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:01 am

I have seen the original Sleuth many times, and it's a fantastic movie. Haven't seen the remake though. Harold Pinter wrote the screenplay, so I'm excited.

Simenon · Post Post #48 (isolation #4) » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:42 am

I have seen the first half of it. Micheal Kaine has been wonderful. I loved Laurence Olivier in the original, I loved Micheal Kaine in the original, and I love Kaine now. What made Laurence Olivier's performance so memorable in the original was that Olivier was a refined, crÃ¨me de la crÃ¨me character actor. The original emphasized the class differences between Milo and Wycke a great deal more than this update, so it made Olivier stand out well.

I think this is the kind of film that Pinter would have excelled in writing.

Simenon · Post Post #66 (isolation #5) » Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:06 am

OGML can choose the next film.

Simenon · Post Post #100 (isolation #6) » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:51 pm

Yep, Pokerface's turn. I'll update the title when he recommends something.

Simenon · Post Post #101 (isolation #7) » Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:27 pm

Or we can skip to TSQ.

Simenon · Post Post #106 (isolation #8) » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:52 am

Pick one. Thanks, PF.

Simenon · Post Post #142 (isolation #9) » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:40 pm

PMing TSQ.

Simenon · Post Post #153 (isolation #10) » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:34 pm

It's easier for me.

Simenon · Post Post #155 (isolation #11) » Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:08 pm

Thestatusquo wrote:As good as Life is beautiful was, this film got robbed of best picture, and Norton got robbed of best actor. He acted circles around Bennini.

So did Ian McKellen.