I took a year off from the series and even though with or without this intended look at films I’ve yet to catch up with I still make time for discoveries I do like the intent of calling the shots from the plate like this at the beginning of the year. I may be announcing later than most, but with the first entry due next week I wouldn’t say that I’m obstructively late to the table.
So here are 12 films that I — along with a panel of friends and well wishers nominating some additions, who I thank dearly — have marked down as to be discussed throughout the next 12 months.
- MODERN TIMES (1936) (dir. Charlie Chaplin)
- HARAKIRI (1962) (dir. Masaki Kobayashi)
- RAD (1986) (dir. Hal Needham)
- DEAD MAN WALKING (1995) (dir. Tim Robbins)
- HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. (1977) (dir. Barbara Kopple)
- DUCK SOUP (1933) (dir. Leo McCarey)
- THE CONFORMIST (1970) (dir. Bernarndo Bertolucci)
- CASTAWAY ON THE MOON (2009) (dir. Hae-Jun Lee)
- THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) (dir. David Lean)
- A FACE IN THE CROWD (1957) (dir. Elia Kazan)
- IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) (dir. Frank Capra)
- AMADEUS (1984) (dir. Milos Forman)
I hope you enjoy the upcoming discussions and thoughts on films that range from insanely beloved to crazed mahem. I honestly hope I enjoy it even more though, if I’m allowed to.
Is Harlan County a movie about Raylan Givens. I’d watch that movie
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Wow, of the films in the list. The ones I haven’t seen are Harlan County U.S.A., A Face in the Crowd, Rad (which is very hard to find), Harakiri, and Castaway on the Moon. This is a good list and I hope you have fun as I’m going to start my Blind Spot series tomorrow with the Apu Trilogy.
Nice. I should do more films from India. After Sholay I feel I should jump into the Bollywood world.
Thank the world for having friends with fun bad dvd copies of Rad.
Cool. I have the trilogy recorded a couple of months ago when it premiered on Turner Classic Movies in its fully restored edition as it is considered the holy grail of film restorations.