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A Step Back in Time25 Years Ago: 1989

Drugstore Cowboy

Considered to be one of the best drug-movie character studies of the 1980s. As it follows the main character trying to sort out his life as a junkie and trying to transform himself into a respectable man. It is more appropriate as a period piece with many references to 1970s street culture that may not have resonated so well with a contemporary audience.

Crimes and Misdemeanours

Crimes and Misdemeanors was nominated for 3 academy awards upon its release and received critical acclaim, and is currently listed in Empire Magazines 500 greatest movies of all time, and is considered to be one of Woody Allen's greatest film achievements, excersing a subtle analysis of the human soul and is recognized as one of the best tragedies/comedies of the 1980s.
50 Years Ago: 1964
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady was a film adaptation of the stage play of the same name. Winning 8 academy awards and is widely considered one of the best films of the 60s. With its commentary on the superficiality of class distinctions conveyed through its lead males poignant misanthrope/misogynistic tendencies.

Mary Poppins

The film adaptation based on the book series of the same name. It won 4 Oscars and became the most profitable film in the next year 1965. It is also widely considered one of the most beloved family movies of all time. Inspite of the criticisms of the original story, Mary Poppins redeems itself on so many levels with its wonderfully elaborate set of metaphors and heart.
75 Years Ago: 1939
1939 is considered to be one of the most historically significant years for film in all of history, with many many studios breaking boundaries and experimenting with this wonderful new medium that they had stumbled upon.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a landmark film that was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won the academy award for Best Original Story, and is the third highest grossing film of 1939.
 The movie's cultural impact is still being felt and is still highly relevant today 75 years in the future, with its fierce criticism of the United States government and capitalism. Which saw it's reverence by the US congress and was later banned from screening due to its anti-establishment nature. Especially in the face of the policies of the US government and its political interests at the time, as a result the studio responsible for the production was disbanded upon pressure and request. The film was also banned under Hitler, Mussolini, Franco and Stalin for its political impact.
 The film later inspired a remake.
100 Years Ago: 1914
Mabel's Blunder
 A short comedy film that was one of the most successful in the silent era, for its playful and intuitive experimental film-making. It is considered culturally and aesthetically significant in many film circles for its take on gender-bending and being one of the first few films to take on such a concept.

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Jodyqt | Feb 25, 2020 5:14 PM

It's a bit late, but what does everyone here think of the last decade in film-making?

I'm of the opinion that it was an alright though somewhat contradictory decade in film-making, where there was a number of interesting and important films alongside a number of mundane and average films (in a film industry dominated by superhero movies etc) and many films that attempted to grapple with serious topics but didn't quite properly reach the artistic or level of seriousness required to be considered saying something profound.

If I had to pick the best films from the last decade, some of the stand outs would be:

Best films: A Separation, Capernaum, Parasite, Peterloo, Snowden, Spotlight, Free State of Jones, Sami Blood, Sweet Country, In This Corner of the World

Good films: The Florida Project, Vice, The Big Short, Green Book, Isle of Dogs, Roman J. Israel Esq., Lincoln
(among many others)

TV: Chernobyl, Succession, Homecoming, House of Cards (first three seasons only)...

What do others think?

FlagCrusherTaka | Mar 21, 2019 10:53 AM

@San-Diego China is a huge overseas market in terms of ticket sales. Problem is, Chinese government has a quota on how many foreign films it allows to be shown in China. Thus, Hollywood studios keep what Chinese censors like in mind when making films.

Now recently, the option of doing a joint production with Chinese film studios has become a good looking option, since those types of films don't have to fight for the few slots normally allowed for foreign films. If you go this route, however, it usually winds up even more pro-china than the former option.

San-Diego | Feb 18, 2019 9:05 AM

I have a question, why Western Movies nowadays is always putting China related things by pandering it to Chinese?

jal90 | Jan 27, 2019 6:51 PM

Big fan of Bergman, quite into Tarkovsky, eternally skeptical about and yet regularly convinced by Godard's output, intrigued by Japanese New Wave yet much faster at finding new names than actually watching the films, and kind of sleeping on modern Asian arthouse because I laze through directors I should explore thoroughly, but Kar-Wai is fine.

For Japanese NW and Asian arthouse in specific, check the club "Cinema of Japan" which has a specific focus on East Asian cinema. It's quite cool.

CHC | Jan 27, 2019 4:48 PM

Any fan of Ingmar Bergman, Tarkovsky, French & Japanese New Wave or Asian arthouse (Wong Kar-Wai, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Kore-eda, etc.)?

Midgardsorm | Dec 27, 2018 3:04 PM

@Jare4lopez
Welcome.
Personally, I'm not a fan of the Coen Brothers. I haven't seen all of their movies but of the ones I did see, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "No Country for Old Men" are the only ones I actually liked - though I must admit that the second one really pissed me off during the first veiwing and only later I started to appreciate it.
If You're getting into Coen movies just now, I would recommend "Fargo" - widely considered one of their best movies and I think it's also one of the most accessible ones.

JaredLopez | Dec 27, 2018 10:41 AM

Hello!!! I'm new to the Club :) Hoping we can get along and share our love for this Art <333

So, I just watched The Ballad of Buster Scruggs with my family and surprisingly I enjoyed it more than expected, it's in fact one of my fav films that came out this year and,..I want to get into Coen Brothers' films but don't know which one to watch so wanted to ask : Which would you say I should watch next?

:)) Have a nice day everyone

Midgardsorm | Dec 26, 2018 8:44 AM

Which movies that are coming out next year are You guys most looking forward to? For me they are:
3. "The Irishman";
2. "John Wick 3";
1. "Godzilla - King of the Monsters".
There are more but these are the ones that stand out the most.

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