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Tuesday
Apr282015

"Best Shot" Mid Season Finale

Why not join the merriest movie club? You only have to 1) watch the movie, 2) take a screengrab of your favorite image and 3) post it somewhere online saying why you chose it. It's that easy!  Here's what's coming right up... only two episodes left until we break for a few weeks. 

Wednesday Night, April 29th BRIGHT STAR (2009)
Thursday Night, April 30th... (you have an extra day due to forgotten scheduling conflict chez moi)
We're joining Anne Marie's "Women's Pictures" series for a Jane Campion (she's been the topic this month). Drown in the beauty of this flowery poetic romance between poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and fashionista Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). Cinematography by Greg Frasier who Oscar has yet to notice for shame. 
[Amazon Instant |  Netflix Disc | iTunes]

ORSON WELLES CENTENNIAL
WEDNESDAY MAY 6th
mid season finale of HYMYBS 

Your choice experiment! 
CITIZEN KANE or THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS or THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI 
Let's make this one special - challenge a friend to play to expand our club! If they don't have a web space, share their pic as well as yours in your article. To celebrate this cinematic giant on his 100th birthday, experience either his compromised but incredible family epic (...Ambersons is my personal favorite) or Shanghai, the stylish Rita Hayworth noir. If you're feeling really ambitious take on his behemoth debut which many consider the greatest film of all time. 

SHANGHAI (87 minutes): Amazon Instant | iTunes
AMBERSONS (88 minutes): Amazon Instant | iTunes | Netflix Disc 
KANE (119 minutes): Amazon Instant | iTunes | Netflix Disc 

 

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Reader Comments (23)

Bright Star! Wow, is gonna be hard to choose just one.

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterFernando Moss

9 to 5!

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterDusty

Fernando -- i'm already terrified!

March 25, 2015 | Registered CommenterNATHANIEL R

Johnny Guitar is SO GOOD! Well done!

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterMike in Canada

Nat: Speaking of that video game cutscenes thing I've been suggesting lately (I know, it's a total pipe dream that a lot of people who read this site would want to do it), I've been looking through Bayonetta's cutscenes carefully and OH CRAP is there a lot of great stylish and funny stuff there.

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterVolvagia

volvagia -- i appreciate that your imaginations engaged but i don't know that world at all and don't own any video game systems and so on and so on.

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterNathanielR

Nat: I suggested nine serious ideas (look at your last open thread) and you can look up cutscene packs on their own on Youtube. Game companies are, in general (coughNintendoisanoutliercough), actually pretty lax with copyright.

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterVolvagia

Oh this will be fun.

But seriously, Bright Star will be a ridiculous challenge.

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterArkaan

Great great choices!

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterPeggy Sue

I'm so pleased with the Taxi Driver, 9 to 5, and Bright Star selections. I've been meaning to rewatch Taxi and 9 to 5 and watch BS. Hope to chime in for all three.

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterChris K

so excited for BRIGHT STAR! i haven't seen it since i saw it in the theatre. definitely time for a rewatch - it's so gorgeous!

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered Commenterabstew

Johnny Guitar! Wow, great choice.

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterRoark

I was lukewarm when I first saw BRIGHT STAR in theaters, but I have a feeling I was in a bad mood in general so I'm looking forward to seeing it again ESPECIALLY now with how much I've fallen in love with Ben Whishaw the past few years. (I also think I need to re-watch BRIDESHEAD REVISITED).

March 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterRyan T.

I love Greig Fraser's work so much. He's also an incredibly awesome guy!

I was lucky enough to receive a photographic award in his name and speak to him briefly! So glad his career is taking off and can't wait to see him receive an Oscar one day!

March 26, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterAndrew

Bright Star!!!

March 26, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterBrianZ

Not fair, putting one of my serious Mommie Dearest best shot contenders on the left side of the main page!

March 26, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterPaul Outlaw

I am sooooo there for Mommie Dearest

March 29, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterJoey

Yeeees

April 11, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterBrianZ

SWOON! Bright Star!

April 12, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterJoseph

FYI... 9 to 5 is avail on Netflix Instant also. Which... yay!

April 15, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterRyan T.

Actually, Orson Welles' The Trial is on Netflix Instant. I love it. It's such an accurate Kafka adaptation without being 100% true to the text. The tone, the message, and the absurdity are perfection.

April 20, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterRobert G

The "Best Shot" from "Citizen Cane"? Wouldn't that pretty much be every frame {grin}?

April 28, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterFrank McCormick

Frank -- that's why i'm not doing that one. I think i'm going with Lady from Shanghai because it's the one I don't know as well as the other two.

April 28, 2015 | Registered CommenterNATHANIEL R
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