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timdraft #4: Movie Category Draft (4 Viewers)
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timschochet
Footballguy
Actually, I'm going to let you make the call. You are the one keeping the order. I don't have the time to do that. Right now I can only update it once a day (I'm doing that right now.) You've been terrific at keeping the order- we're all very grateful. If you want to keep doing it, great, but if it's too complicated because so many people are being skipped, let me know and we'll go to 2 a days right away. There's no in-between- it's too complicated.
AcerFC
Footballguy
lets keep it going then. My students are taking the ELA common core state exams the next two days and then the math next week. I'm showing movies so its not like I'm busy.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
If the BBC series had been available it would have been in the running for #1
I did enjoy the movie, though
jwb
Footballguy
Tremendous Upside
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Quick Home Alone story...
In the 7th grade one of my buddies at school left for several months to make a movie
We had no expectations, just knew it was something called "Home Alone"
Well little did we know that it would become the highest grossing movie of the year and highest grossing comedy of all time
My buddy, Mike Maronna played Macauley Culkin's brother
He also parlayed his newfound glory to steal my 7th grade crush Christina Chang from me
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timschochet
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timschochet
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First page updated.
We still do not have a judge for dramatic actor in comedic role. I would prefer not to judge 3 categories, but I will if nobody else volunteers. Anybody want it?
We still do not have a judge for dramatic actor in comedic role. I would prefer not to judge 3 categories, but I will if nobody else volunteers. Anybody want it?
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
No they are my 21st and 22nd rounder.
Your stupid rules don't preclude me from keeping Duel.
If I get to my 30th pick (29th in Timspeak), I'd rather leave the category empty.
I don't see anyone else complaining about TV Movies, Straight to DVD being eligible, after all this is a movie draft and you've let enough of these slip through by other drafters.
Besides Duel was released internationally as a Cinematic experience.
timschochet
Footballguy
Yeah, OK.
This is like the 3rd or 4th time in one of my drafts that if you couldn't have your pick, you threatened to leave the category empty. So leave it empty. I'm not impressed. You don't get Duel because it's ineligible.
You've also mentioned twice now that I've let other TV or straight to DVD movies slip through. I am not aware of this. If I am made aware of this, these picks will be ineligible too.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Tremendous Upside
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
That has got to be one of the nerdiest jokes I've ever heard. I'm ashamed that we got that.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
20.3 Heath Ledger Serenades Julia Stiles at Soccer Practice, 10 Things I Hate About You -Romantic Gesture
Unconditionally loved her son, and worked tirelessly to support him, even shtupping the principal so that Forrest would be in a normal class; gave Forrest the confidence to believe in himself; and made sure, through copious use of aphorisms, that Forrest always understood what she meant
Unconditionally loved her son, and worked tirelessly to support him, even shtupping the principal so that Forrest would be in a normal class; gave Forrest the confidence to believe in himself; and made sure, through copious use of aphorisms, that Forrest always understood what she meant
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Tremendous Upside
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#skip
Val Rannous
Footballguy
OK, time for a pick shift. I'm moving Chaplin from best portrayal of a real/historical person to filming a movie scene (same clip shown earlier applies, as it's a scene of the filming of Chaplin's first appearance as the Little Tramp.
This is to make room for...
23.6 Charleton Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments
Let's face it. If we found out Moses looked or sounded any different than this, it would be a disappointment. I did a judge verification, and he says there's enough historical sources to justify this pick. And if we're looking for quality of acting and greatness of the film, in my humble opinion it doesn't get any better than
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This is to make room for...
23.6 Charleton Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments
Let's face it. If we found out Moses looked or sounded any different than this, it would be a disappointment. I did a judge verification, and he says there's enough historical sources to justify this pick. And if we're looking for quality of acting and greatness of the film, in my humble opinion it doesn't get any better than
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Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Owe a bunch; sorry.
17.07 The Remains of the Day (1993) - Movie About England
This beautifully shot Merchant-Ivory production has Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, and James Fox to boot. It also features a very good performance by the late Christopher Reeve in an absorbing take on the interplay between formality, responsibility, and love, set against the backdrop of the interwar-period English countryside. The performances are understated but truly powerful; in my mind this is Hopkins's best performance ever. The film was nominated for several Oscars but fell short against towering competition, with Hopkins losing to Tom Hanks for Philadelphia, Thompson losing to Holly Hunter in The Piano (interestingly, I've taken all three of these films in this draft), and the film being overpowered by Schindler's List in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. Bonus bit: a 20-year-old Lena Headey, in one of her first films, has a small role.
17.07 The Remains of the Day (1993) - Movie About England
This beautifully shot Merchant-Ivory production has Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, and James Fox to boot. It also features a very good performance by the late Christopher Reeve in an absorbing take on the interplay between formality, responsibility, and love, set against the backdrop of the interwar-period English countryside. The performances are understated but truly powerful; in my mind this is Hopkins's best performance ever. The film was nominated for several Oscars but fell short against towering competition, with Hopkins losing to Tom Hanks for Philadelphia, Thompson losing to Holly Hunter in The Piano (interestingly, I've taken all three of these films in this draft), and the film being overpowered by Schindler's List in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. Bonus bit: a 20-year-old Lena Headey, in one of her first films, has a small role.
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rikishiboy
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22.25 The Death of Moochie Wells (Christine) --- Car Chase
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Aerial Assault
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18.19 Entre Les Murs (The Class) (2008) (
) This astounding French film follows the progress of a Paris public schoolteacher in dealing with a group of difficult students over the course of an academic year. The title means "between the walls," and indeed, there is not a single shot outside of the school.
Writer and teacher François Bégaudeau played, effectively, himself in this movie, which was based on an autobiography of his experiences in the classroom. The students are real students, not actors, who are essentially re-enacting vignettes from Bégaudeau's novel. Some of these scenes go on for ten or fifteen minutes, and the director reportedly allowed them to unfold organically in many respects. In the scene I selected, Bégaudeau's teacher, Marin, confronts a student named Esmeralda, whom the sarcastic, in-your-face teacher has previously called a "skank." She claims that she has learned nothing in the class, and he challenges her to name a book that she read and enjoyed on her own. She responds with a pretty dead-on and succinct summary of Plato's The Republic, and while the audience is left to wonder whether Esmeralda read the book or just faked the answer, Marin's speechless reaction is a sight to see.
This movie contains by far the most realistic classroom scenes I've ever witnessed. For anyone who doesn't mind subtitles and gritty filmmaking, but wants a look at inner city urban school environments that is about as real as it gets, so much so that the French setting is rendered immaterial by the end of the movie, this is a must-see.
) This astounding French film follows the progress of a Paris public schoolteacher in dealing with a group of difficult students over the course of an academic year. The title means "between the walls," and indeed, there is not a single shot outside of the school.
Writer and teacher François Bégaudeau played, effectively, himself in this movie, which was based on an autobiography of his experiences in the classroom. The students are real students, not actors, who are essentially re-enacting vignettes from Bégaudeau's novel. Some of these scenes go on for ten or fifteen minutes, and the director reportedly allowed them to unfold organically in many respects. In the scene I selected, Bégaudeau's teacher, Marin, confronts a student named Esmeralda, whom the sarcastic, in-your-face teacher has previously called a "skank." She claims that she has learned nothing in the class, and he challenges her to name a book that she read and enjoyed on her own. She responds with a pretty dead-on and succinct summary of Plato's The Republic, and while the audience is left to wonder whether Esmeralda read the book or just faked the answer, Marin's speechless reaction is a sight to see.
This movie contains by far the most realistic classroom scenes I've ever witnessed. For anyone who doesn't mind subtitles and gritty filmmaking, but wants a look at inner city urban school environments that is about as real as it gets, so much so that the French setting is rendered immaterial by the end of the movie, this is a must-see.
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Aerial Assault
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19.07 American Gangster (2007) (Movies About Drugs)
Ridley Scott directs Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in a flick about a heroin-trafficking Harlem drug lord during the height of the Vietnam War. I've always thought this movie is criminally (heh) underrated; the dialogue is excellent, the characters richly drawn, and the performances are excellent arcoss the board. This one also avoids many of the cliches found in other movies with similar subject material.
Ridley Scott directs Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in a flick about a heroin-trafficking Harlem drug lord during the height of the Vietnam War. I've always thought this movie is criminally (heh) underrated; the dialogue is excellent, the characters richly drawn, and the performances are excellent arcoss the board. This one also avoids many of the cliches found in other movies with similar subject material.
Dr. Octopus
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23.20 Sid and Nancy - Rock and Roll
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Aerial Assault
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20.19 Synecdoche, New York (2008) (No Idea What This Movie Is About)
When watching this a couple of years ago, I thought I got part of what Charlie Kaufman was trying to do in this supposed "postmodern" film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, but by the end, the whole thing was a convoluted mess, and I think that any message Kaufman had was totally lost. But anyone who likes the concepts of synecdoche, mise en abyme, and delusions, and wants to see a guy frying his own feces in a pan, or watch an unexplained disaster unfold around the edges of a non-linear timeline, enjoy.
When watching this a couple of years ago, I thought I got part of what Charlie Kaufman was trying to do in this supposed "postmodern" film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, but by the end, the whole thing was a convoluted mess, and I think that any message Kaufman had was totally lost. But anyone who likes the concepts of synecdoche, mise en abyme, and delusions, and wants to see a guy frying his own feces in a pan, or watch an unexplained disaster unfold around the edges of a non-linear timeline, enjoy.
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Aerial Assault
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21.07 Don Ameche - Trading Places (1983) (Dramatic Actor in a Comedic Role)
It's hard to imagine this movie without Ameche as Mortimer Duke. Although he had made a few comedies (including Heaven Can Wait) in his stellar career over so many decades, he was well-established for dramatic roles in films like Alexander's Ragtime Band, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, and a personal favorite, Sleep, My Love.
It's hard to imagine this movie without Ameche as Mortimer Duke. Although he had made a few comedies (including Heaven Can Wait) in his stellar career over so many decades, he was well-established for dramatic roles in films like Alexander's Ragtime Band, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, and a personal favorite, Sleep, My Love.
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Aerial Assault
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22.19 La Femme Nikita (1990) (Movies about Spies)
One of the best spy movies I've ever seen, and Luc Besson's first real foray into the spy genre. I assume everyone's seen this, but Anne Parrillaud stars as a junkie who is recruited by an offshoot of the DGSE, the French analogue to the CIA, and there are several incredible sequences, including Nikita's action against the "woman in brown" while on holiday and, of course, the sequence with Jean Reno as Victor the Cleaner.
One of the best spy movies I've ever seen, and Luc Besson's first real foray into the spy genre. I assume everyone's seen this, but Anne Parrillaud stars as a junkie who is recruited by an offshoot of the DGSE, the French analogue to the CIA, and there are several incredible sequences, including Nikita's action against the "woman in brown" while on holiday and, of course, the sequence with Jean Reno as Victor the Cleaner.
krista4
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Lying here unable to sleep and had just decided to take this next. Thought about it 10+ rounds ago but wasn't sure it was "spy" enough. Anyway, hate you.
Aerial Assault
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23.07 Pride of the Yankees (1942) - Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech (Sports Scene)
Gary Cooper's re-enactment of Lou Gehrig's farewell speech at Yankee Stadium in 1939. The speech was condensed and altered a bit for dramatic license, but the realism is fairly stark, particularly with Babe Ruth, playing himself, standing in the background.
Gary Cooper's re-enactment of Lou Gehrig's farewell speech at Yankee Stadium in 1939. The speech was condensed and altered a bit for dramatic license, but the realism is fairly stark, particularly with Babe Ruth, playing himself, standing in the background.
Aerial Assault
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AcerFC
Footballguy
Round 23
1. rikishiboy- Aladdin
2. Mister CIA- skip
3. Andy Dufresne- Toy Story
4. Time Kibitzer- seperation
5. Doug B- father of the bride
6. Val Rannous- Ten Commandments
7. Aerial Assault- Pride of the Yankees
8. hooter311- autoskip
9. higgins- Gone in 60 seconds
10. Karma Police- skipped
11. timschochet- That thing you do
12. Tish155- evita
13. BobbyLayne- autoskip
14. Nick Vermeil- Koyanisqaatsi
15. Tiannamen Tank- flame and citron
16. Joffer- poltergeist
17. krista4- slingblade
18. Mrs. Rannous- princess bride
19. jwb- Knife in the water
20. Dr. Octopus- Sid and Nancy
21. John Madden's Lunchbox- autoskip
22. Kumerica- autoskip
23. Tremendous Upside- autoskip
24. AcerFC- OTC (Give me a minute)
25. Usual21- On Deck
1. rikishiboy- Aladdin
2. Mister CIA- skip
3. Andy Dufresne- Toy Story
4. Time Kibitzer- seperation
5. Doug B- father of the bride
6. Val Rannous- Ten Commandments
7. Aerial Assault- Pride of the Yankees
8. hooter311- autoskip
9. higgins- Gone in 60 seconds
10. Karma Police- skipped
11. timschochet- That thing you do
12. Tish155- evita
13. BobbyLayne- autoskip
14. Nick Vermeil- Koyanisqaatsi
15. Tiannamen Tank- flame and citron
16. Joffer- poltergeist
17. krista4- slingblade
18. Mrs. Rannous- princess bride
19. jwb- Knife in the water
20. Dr. Octopus- Sid and Nancy
21. John Madden's Lunchbox- autoskip
22. Kumerica- autoskip
23. Tremendous Upside- autoskip
24. AcerFC- OTC (Give me a minute)
25. Usual21- On Deck
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Thanks for the amazing tracking, Acer.
drfeelgood
Footballguy
I remember the torture I felt sitting through this whole movie back in the 90s. It's weird, and you don't know wtf is going on.
AcerFC
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drfeelgood
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joffer said:
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Christine is one of my favorite movies. I didn't know how well this would fit the category so I shied away.
Short story about the Blu Ray - it was released about a month ago but they only made 3000 copies. I missed the preorder day by one day and now they're selling for $100+ each on eBay.
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AcerFC
Footballguy
I believe this is correct with all of the autoskips. If I messed up, let me know and Ill fix it
25. Usual2- OTC
Round 24
1. Usual21
2. AcerFC
3. Tremendous Upside- auto
4. Kumerica- auto
5. John Madden's Lunchbox- auto
6. Dr. Octopus
7. jwb
8. Mrs. Rannous
9. krista4
10. joffer
11. Tiannamen Tank
12. Nick Vermiel
13. BobbyLayne- auto
14. tish155
15. timschochet
16. Karma Police- auto
17. higgins
18. hooter311- auto
19. Aerial Assault- auto
20. Val Rannous
21. Doug B- auto
22. Time Kibitzer
23. Andy Dufresne
24. Mister CIA- auto
25. rikishiboy
25. Usual2- OTC
Round 24
1. Usual21
2. AcerFC
3. Tremendous Upside- auto
4. Kumerica- auto
5. John Madden's Lunchbox- auto
6. Dr. Octopus
7. jwb
8. Mrs. Rannous
9. krista4
10. joffer
11. Tiannamen Tank
12. Nick Vermiel
13. BobbyLayne- auto
14. tish155
15. timschochet
16. Karma Police- auto
17. higgins
18. hooter311- auto
19. Aerial Assault- auto
20. Val Rannous
21. Doug B- auto
22. Time Kibitzer
23. Andy Dufresne
24. Mister CIA- auto
25. rikishiboy
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
The only issue I can see with this pick is that he was kind of a "straight-man" in the movie for Eddie Murphy.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I'm wondering about this also - there were a few movies picked that I'm a little unfamiliar with but I can't think of any choices outside of Thriller that pushed the envelope.timschochet said:
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Kind of strange that they created a private market for secondary sales like that.
drfeelgood
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus said:
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
All except Never Say Never Again (which wasn't officially part of the series), I believe.
drfeelgood
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
The company that owns the distribution rights is called Twilight Time and they've done the same thing with Fright Night and the original Night Of The Living Dead.
The alternative is that it's available through the disc-to-digital program on Vudu. Haven't done that yet so I can't speak to the quality.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Anal Assaualt needs a permaban for excessive sniping. Pretty much single handidly shredded my list.
Oh, and JML/Timschoshet needs a treatment. We need to move this into pre-production ASAP. Gonna be a blockbuster RomCom. You know how it ends - they'll end up together. You can't manufacture that kind of chemistry.
Oh, and JML/Timschoshet needs a treatment. We need to move this into pre-production ASAP. Gonna be a blockbuster RomCom. You know how it ends - they'll end up together. You can't manufacture that kind of chemistry.
charvik
Footballguy
I'm surprised this lasted as long as it did. Not saying its a top pick, or good, or bad, or anything. I'm just surprised it wasn't taken prior.
AcerFC
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