tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post2339913618310009484..comments2023-10-07T06:24:05.693-04:00Comments on Lost in the Movies (old website): Best of the blogosphereJoel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-87023307352813603522009-12-27T11:50:03.084-05:002009-12-27T11:50:03.084-05:00One silly doubt. Does it necessarily have to be my...One silly doubt. Does it necessarily have to be my own writing or can it be my top 10 articles (or top 5 or THE top) that I read this year?Just Another Film Buffhttp://theseventhart.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-40150609378386524372009-12-27T12:53:44.387-05:002009-12-27T12:53:44.387-05:00Great idea. I don't have the time to make long...Great idea. I don't have the time to make longer posts lately so I tend to favour my work on Talking Pix (http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/) and DVD Times (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/). My favourite blog posts are (I'm rubbish with html):<br>- my feature on Chinese cinema<br>http://screenspeak.blogspot.com/2009/04/chinese-cinema.html<br>- film journalism in the digital age<br>http://screenspeak.blogspot.com/2009/05/film-journalism-in-digital-age.html<br>- financing the film industry<br>http://screenspeak.blogspot.com/2009/04/financing-film-industry-how-recession.html<br>- a profile of Kate Hudson<br>http://screenspeak.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-birthday-to-you-kate-hudson.html<br>- the future of indie movies<br>http://screenspeak.blogspot.com/2009/04/future-of-indie-movies.html<br>- a profile of Will Smith<br>http://screenspeak.blogspot.com/2009/04/so-fresh-why-will-smith-is-hollywoods.htmlfilmgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04608736874666418357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-15595638244668303722009-12-27T18:51:07.014-05:002009-12-27T18:51:07.014-05:00Thanks, guys - it depends somewhat on the amount o...Thanks, guys - it depends somewhat on the amount of people who respond but I'll probably be doing one post per person - easier to manage, plus I think people are more likely to click through if there's one gateway instead of several. But I will definitely link to this comments section so anyone reading can pursue further (or perhaps gather the "extras" in another part of the post?).<br><br>I will probably select my favorite from among all your links - I like that most of you went that route, because even though it's still easier for me, it makes me feel like I'm still making the call! (Kind of like getting someone a gift card instead of a present for Christmas...hope you all had a merry one by the way...)MovieMan0283http://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-34262785468607489732009-12-27T18:51:07.013-05:002009-12-27T18:51:07.013-05:00And JAFB - no way - Humility goes out the window: ...And JAFB - no way - Humility goes out the window: you've got to pick your own! No way out... ;)MovieMan0283http://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-39113011594263163122009-12-27T20:16:40.232-05:002009-12-27T20:16:40.232-05:00I'll post the four that I personally feel like...I'll post the four that I personally feel like were my strongest pieces of this year -- all of them from my year's best countdown, although one of them was originally published before the countdown even began:<br><br>- Angels With Dirty Faces: http://goodfellamovies.blogspot.com/2009/06/1938-angels-with-dirty-faces-michael.html<br><br>- JFK: http://goodfellamovies.blogspot.com/2009/10/1991-jfk-oliver-stone.html<br><br>- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: http://goodfellamovies.blogspot.com/2009/11/assassination-of-jesse-james-by-coward.html<br><br>And what I would personally select as my best of the year, Terrence Malick's The New World: http://goodfellamovies.blogspot.com/2009/11/2005-new-world-terrence-malick.htmlDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134196370913749544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-84856707958959689012009-12-27T23:16:42.610-05:002009-12-27T23:16:42.610-05:00Thanks very much for the shout out Joel. But I ca...Thanks very much for the shout out Joel. But I can't quite bring myself to say what I thought were my own best features or reviews. I will leave that decision to you. I feel awkward making such a call, though I do not blame or fault others for doing so. This is a fantastic idea by the way!!!<br><br>I must say the association with you this year has been terrific in many ways, my friend.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-15987473733131437562009-12-27T23:18:24.794-05:002009-12-27T23:18:24.794-05:00And Dave, your GOOD FELLAS piece was as great as t...And Dave, your GOOD FELLAS piece was as great as those other five methinks.<br><br>Tony, I was there for the ride on every one of those!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-23490714143995126442009-12-28T03:39:37.310-05:002009-12-28T03:39:37.310-05:00A Happy New Year to everybody here!A Happy New Year to everybody here!Stephenhttp://checkingonmysausages.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-66595638900152840962009-12-28T11:39:54.955-05:002009-12-28T11:39:54.955-05:00I just feel like Woody ALlen when I blog. I start ...I just feel like Woody ALlen when I blog. I start out with seemingly great ideas in my mind and end up writing what later seems like tepid, cringe-worthy pieces. Anyway, I will give a couple of posts which are the least repulsive, IMO :)<br><br><a href="http://theseventhart.info/2009/08/08/the-view-from-above-films-of-artavazd-peleshian/" rel="nofollow">The films of Artavazd Peleshian</a><br><br><a href="http://theseventhart.info/2009/10/25/flashback-69/" rel="nofollow">Roman Polanski's Repulsion</a><br><br> <br>Ed, Dave, Sam and Joel, <br><br>My candidate for your best reviews I've read this year would be Meetin' WA, Mulholland Dr., 35 Rhums and Grizzly Man respectively...Just Another Film Buffhttp://theseventhart.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-61942137509392040602009-12-28T18:44:58.597-05:002009-12-28T18:44:58.597-05:00Great idea! Here are five fo my most satisfying......Great idea! Here are five fo my most satisfying...<br><br>MEAN STREETS<br>http://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/mean-streets-1973-martin-scorsese/<br><br>THE STEEL HELMET<br>http://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/the-steel-helmet-1951-sam-fuller/<br><br><br>THE KILLING<br>http://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/the-killing-1956-stanley-kubrick/<br><br>The Tall T<br>http://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/the-tall-t-1957-budd-boetticher/<br><br><br>FEMME FATALE - GLORIA GRAHAME<br>http://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/femme-fatale-gloria-grahame/#commentsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-23895977587962335922009-12-28T20:30:16.661-05:002009-12-28T20:30:16.661-05:00Great idea! Here's my top three from my blog....Great idea! Here's my top three from my blog.<br><br>1. My personal fave would have to be this one (in terms of the writing...the topics...and the "connections")...WELL, IF YOU MUST SCREAM<br><br>http://davethenovelist.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/well-if-you-must-scream/<br><br>2. Based on the conversation it engendered...my discussion of the Best Screenplays of All Time was a big hit:<br><br>http://davethenovelist.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/the-best-screenplays-of-all-time/<br><br>3. And simply put, I think this review was my most well written (though it was of a book...A MERCY...and not a film)<br><br>http://davethenovelist.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/a-review-of-toni-morrisons-a-mercy/David H. Schleicherhttp://davethenovelist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-67236308573558396492009-12-29T09:25:15.445-05:002009-12-29T09:25:15.445-05:00Whoops, wrong link for the Inglourious Basterds pi...Whoops, wrong link for the Inglourious Basterds piece. Let's try that one <a href="http://themanfromporlock.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-we-film-inglourious-basterds.html" rel="nofollow">again</a>.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-85975949692903376612009-12-29T14:44:40.134-05:002009-12-29T14:44:40.134-05:00This is a great idea. I also understand how you fe...This is a great idea. I also understand how you feel about being less consistent in the blogosphere this year, as I have had the same problem. It's just been very busy, and sometimes life gets in the way.<br><br>I'm not sure how familiar you are with my new blog - <a href="http://unfetteredtastes.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Unfettered Tastes</a>, but my film reviews are very short, blunt, and to-the-point, and a lot of people like them that way. <br><br>So I'll post two of my personal favorites, and both of these may be two of the lesser known film gems of the year:<br><br><a href="http://unfetteredtastes.blogspot.com/2009/09/sugar-review.html" rel="nofollow">Sugar Review</a><br><a href="http://unfetteredtastes.blogspot.com/2009/09/sin-nombre-review.html" rel="nofollow">Sin Nombre Review</a>Zachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13082822697901306809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-23045565026465605102009-12-29T17:15:33.892-05:002009-12-29T17:15:33.892-05:00You didn't ask me directly (sniff, sniff), but...You didn't ask me directly (sniff, sniff), but I'll toss my hat into the ring as well. My own favourites of the year:<br><br><a href="http://eternalsunshineofthelogicalmind.blogspot.com/2009/02/misunderstood-genius-or-spectacular.html" rel="nofollow">Misunderstood Genius or Spectacular Failure?</a><br><br><a href="http://eternalsunshineofthelogicalmind.blogspot.com/2009/03/yakuza-papers.html" rel="nofollow">The Yakuza Papers</a><br><br><a href="http://eternalsunshineofthelogicalmind.blogspot.com/2009/05/love-at-twilight-motel.html" rel="nofollow">Love At The Twilight Motel</a><br><br><a href="http://eternalsunshineofthelogicalmind.blogspot.com/2009/09/tiff-2009-lenfer-dhenri-georges-clouzot.html" rel="nofollow">L'Enfer D'Henri-Georges Clouzot</a>Bob Turnbullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-71343075155822643032009-12-29T19:25:33.261-05:002009-12-29T19:25:33.261-05:00I am perhaps the last person to make such a choice...I am perhaps the last person to make such a choice, but some posts that got good responses include:<br><br>a review of <i>Public Enemies</i><br>http://filmdr.blogspot.com/2009/07/movies-good-clothes-fast-cars-and-you.html<br><br>notes on <i>Psycho</i><br>http://filmdr.blogspot.com/2009/03/turn-mommas-picture-to-wall-notes-on.html <br><br>notes on <i>Fantastic Mr. Fox</i><br>http://filmdr.blogspot.com/2009/11/9-reasons-why-fantastic-mr-fox-is.html <br><br><i>Land of the Lost</i><br>http://filmdr.blogspot.com/2009/06/outer-limits-of-terminal-irony-land-of.html<br><br>Thanks for the invite!FilmDrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-46550983802225947432009-12-30T12:36:16.483-05:002009-12-30T12:36:16.483-05:00Thanks, everybody. Hopefully the responses keep co...Thanks, everybody. Hopefully the responses keep coming. This is the first chance I've had to even check up on this post in 24 hours and I won't be much less busy prior to New Year's Eve. As such, the post will probably go up early next week rather than late this week. I'll put up an update post here by tomorrow if that's the case.<br><br>Funny how several people have chosen the post I would have chosen, if I weren't worried about missing something else. Looks like I caught the best more often than I thought, if only by accident!MovieMan0283http://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-51007008316767557292009-12-30T23:17:25.308-05:002009-12-30T23:17:25.308-05:00I have no idea so I picked the halfway point, June...I have no idea so I picked the halfway point, June, and selected my three favorite posts from that month. They are:<br><br><a href="http://cinemastyles.blogspot.com/2009/06/history-and-movies-iv-there-are-places.html" rel="nofollow">History and the Movies: There are Places...</a><br><br><a href="http://cinemastyles.blogspot.com/2009/06/wanderers-james-edwards.html" rel="nofollow">The Wanderers: James Edwards</a><br><br><a href="http://cinemastyles.blogspot.com/2009/06/and-they-had-jazzercise.html" rel="nofollow">And they had Jazzercise</a><br><br>Thanks.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-46814379568618400972009-12-31T09:00:28.204-05:002009-12-31T09:00:28.204-05:00Hey, Thanks for asking me to submit my choices. T...Hey, <br>Thanks for asking me to submit my choices. These are three posts of mine from the past year that I thought stood out:<br><br>http://mooninthegutter.blogspot.com/2009/04/cinemas-great-faces-marilyn-chambers-in.html <br><br>(A tribute to the late Marilyn Chambers)<br><br>http://mooninthegutter.blogspot.com/2009/05/sam-peckinpahs-forgotten-masterpiece.html<br><br>(A look at Sam Peckinpah's little seen "Noon Wine")<br><br>http://mooninthegutter.blogspot.com/2009/04/adventureland-ballad-of-el-goodo.html<br><br>(A look at what I consider the best film of 2009, ADVENTURELAND.)<br><br>Thanks again and have a great New Year!Jeremy Richeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506680500183270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-52666943843486787302009-12-31T20:19:14.734-05:002009-12-31T20:19:14.734-05:00Hi MovieMan - thanks for the invite. I guess the ...Hi MovieMan - thanks for the invite. I guess the posts I wrote that were decent and may be of interest to others were - <br><br>on <i><a href="http://elusivelucidity.blogspot.com/2009/05/mantras.html" rel="nofollow">The Lives of Others</a></i><br><br>on <i><a href="http://elusivelucidity.blogspot.com/2009/09/tolerable-cruelty.html" rel="nofollow">Inglourious Basterds</a></i><br><br>and on <a href="http://elusivelucidity.blogspot.com/2009/01/yo-rocky.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Rocky II</i> and the working class</a>.<br><br>The 'Armond White reviews my breakfast' posted above was hilarious ... <br><br>Happy New Year!ZChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211734319629732065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-17643365086714788802010-01-02T11:54:55.203-05:002010-01-02T11:54:55.203-05:00Is there still time for this?Is there still time for this?PIPERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-22164094906914832452010-01-02T13:54:29.785-05:002010-01-02T13:54:29.785-05:00Well, for the past two and a half months, Glenn He...Well, for the past two and a half months, Glenn Heath from that indelible Match Cuts and I have been counting down our own respective top tens of the last ten years - with a great deal of comparison, and contrast between the two of us in the form of weekly discussions on each of our respective selections. My own ran something like this:<br><br> 1. [b]Children of Men[/b] - Alfonso Cuaron<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/best-of-the-2000s-1-alfonso-caurons-children-of-men/[/url]<br> 2. [b]There Will Be Blood[/b] - P.T. Anderson<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/best-of-the-2000s-2-paul-thomas-andersons-there-will-be-blood-3/[/url]<br> 3. [b]Happy Feet[/b] - George Miller<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/best-of-the-2000s-3-george-millers-happy-feet/[url]<br> 4. [b]The Fall[/b] - Tarsem<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/best-of-the-2000s-4-tarsems-the-fall/[/url]<br> 5. [b]Che: Part One/The Argentine[/b] - Steven Soderbergh<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/best-of-the-2000s-5-steven-soderberghs-che-part-onethe-argentine/[/url]<br> 6. [b]No Country For Old Men[/b] - The Brothers' Coen<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/best-of-the-2000s-6-the-coen-brothers-no-country-for-old-men/[/url]<br> 7. [b]The Hurt Locker[/b] - Kathryn Bigelow<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/best-of-the-2000s-7-kathryn-bigelows-the-hurt-locker/[/url]<br> 8. [b]Oldboy[/b] - Park Chan-Wook<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/best-of-the-2000s-8-park-chan-wooks-oldboy/[/url]<br> 9. [b]The Lord of The Rings[/b] - Peter Jackson<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/best-of-the-2000s-9-peter-jacksons-the-lord-of-the-rings/[/url]<br> 10. [b]The Dark Knight[/b] - Christopher Nolan<br>[url]http://thefilmist.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/best-of-the-2000s-10-christopher-nolans-the-dark-knight/[/url]<br><br> Glenn's own list can, of course, be found at his site, at the left: <br>[url]http://www.matchcuts.wordpress.com[/url]TheFilmisthttp://thefilmist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-40959983201229312212010-01-02T13:55:32.270-05:002010-01-02T13:55:32.270-05:00That's strange. The HTML coding didn't wor...That's strange. The HTML coding didn't work. Huh.TheFilmisthttp://thefilmist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-29331248829516768262010-01-02T17:41:17.492-05:002010-01-02T17:41:17.492-05:00Yes, definitely, Piper!I haven't even started ...Yes, definitely, Piper!<br><br>I haven't even started reading the entries yet (as I said, I'm going to choose one each so things don't get too cluttered, but I do plan on including all the other links at the end of the post.) It's been a very busy week but I look forward to tackling this tomorrow, though whether it will also be completed and posted by Monday remains to be seen... We'll just keep it at "next week" and I will notify everyone when it's up. (Of course, the relevant link will be posted here as always.)MovieMan0283http://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-24440937336434479592010-01-02T17:47:24.155-05:002010-01-02T17:47:24.155-05:00Sounds great, Filmist. I'm a sucker for such v...Sounds great, Filmist. I'm a sucker for such ventures and have been frequenting a couple blogs with similar adventures in the past year - Dave's year-by-year countdown on Goodfellas and Allan Fish's massive top 50s for each decade (and a top 100 for the pre-1930 period) at Wonders in the Dark. I will definitely check it out.MovieMan0283http://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592985394059172101.post-4559604280100252012010-01-02T17:49:48.053-05:002010-01-02T17:49:48.053-05:00Marilyn,I'm planning to give my shout-outs to ...Marilyn,<br><br>I'm planning to give my shout-outs to Sam, Tony, and Ibetolis for featuring me on their blog, then I will list a few (probably 4) of my own strongest pieces, followed by a list of all the bloggers who have submitted entries. I'll use one from each - my favorite out of the various nominees - for the sake of clarity and equality, but at the end of the post, I will provide links to all the other posts which were nominated.<br><br>Thanks again, everyone for jumping in! Can't wait to put it together.MovieMan0283http://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.com