Once Upon A Time… In Pollywood: The ILX Film Poll (for 2019 viewings) Voting Thread - Ballots Due Friday April 3rd

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Don't care - but I will mock

The threadban so needs to come back

Anyways, you should watch Atlantiques if you haven't already, imago. It's on Netflix. Everyone should make sure to watch it!

Anyways!

I guess that is my hype this year. I want to campaign for Heimat ist ein Raum auf Zeit but that one is probably not streamable...

comalph and Fred are encouraged to share film opinions and campaign for votes itt, discouraged from sharing poster opinions and campaigning for bans itt

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, y'all

was gonna make the evening screening tonight but all cinemas have been closed statewide

have been watching Atlantiques on the elliptical but the YMCA is also locked down by order of the governor

unbalanced year with 2 movies I'll cherish for the rest of my life (once upon a time & the image book), 2 fucking killer movie (uncut gems & the lighthouse), 2 compelling reactionary movies (joker & richard jewell) some more very good ones (beach bum, family, pain and glory, parasite, the farewell), and then tons of movies I admired but didn't respond to... little women, portrait of a lady on fire, midsommar (sort of)... and then a lot of just solid stuff like ad astra, knives out, booksmart, hustlers, honey boy, honeyland, detective pikachu...

I thought her smell, high life, the last black man in san francisco, bombshell, and us were the biggest disappointments. oh and the new assayas (like bad 2010s woody allen, in a way it filled a void)

the souvenir is the one I need to revisit before voting

thought I would hate the art of self-defense but it was good

Heimat was only just released in the US last week

Ash Is Purest White, The Wild Pear Tree, Birds of Passage, and An Elephant Sitting Still are the ones that most impressed me, although there were many others that I really liked. I'm planning on watching Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Image Book, Atlantics and The Lighthouse before voting.

local cinemas have temporarily closed so I won't get to see Portrait of a Lady on Fire

hoping to eventually see La Flor and Asako I & II

new assayas (like bad 2010s woody allen, in a way it filled a void)

ha it wasn't as bad as modern Woody, but it was definitely "we trained a neural net by watching 500 French films about adult relationships and it wrote this script about adultery in the publishing industry"

Are Ash Is Purest White and An Elephant Sitting Still eligible? Thought they showed up last year. Would be in my top 3 if so

If they showed in your area in 2019, or if you didn't vote for them last year but still want to, go for it. But yeah, they are 2018 movies in my book. Still, I won't complain if they show up on the list instead of, like, Ford v Ferrari :)

Looks like the GFT showed them both last winter/spring, tho for some reason I didnt make either and picked up dvds

I think they both opened in the US in the spring of 2019

I simplified the eligibility criteria too much: if something didn't screen theatrically in your area but was available to you (eg High Flying Bird had a festival screening, Dolemite Is My Name had a limited release, I Heard You Paint Houses had festival showings and single-chain unlimited release), it still counts. Basically if you think it has a chance of anyone else voting for it, it's eligible!

Flappy, why did last black man in sf disappoint you?

previously unmentioned films i would STRONGLY recommend people watch prior to voting: Diane (hulu), Transit (amazon prime), Apollo 11 (hulu), For the Birds (netflix), Hail Satan? (hulu), Aquarela (Starz), Penguin Highway ($3 on Amazon to rent), Wild Pear Tree ($4 on vudu [lol] to rent), Olivia (2019 reissue of 1951 film, $3 on Amazon to rent)

as always, the first criterion is a theatrical release in NYC

if I don't get my work apps downloaded soon I won't have time for this bcz i'll be going batshit/hungry/moving to CT.

Flappy, why did last black man in sf disappoint you?

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, March 18, 2020 3:20 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

I thought it collapsed under the weight of its own ambition, and while it started off strong, it fell apart for me pretty quickly, just not following through on so much. and by the end it had completely lost me

its story wasn't conventional and it didn't have a resolved plot, but I thought it was beautiful, quiet and surreal

it was maybe my favorite film of the year! i guess ymmv

I need to watch at least one more 2019 film I feel like giving a vote to to make a ballot but I feel like I should so i can be the other Alita voter alongside Brad.

Atlantics really is a beautiful film

I feel very behind still on '19, but am able to see Peterloo and Shadow, as well as rewatch Transit, before the vote.

but I encourage everyone to watch Giant Little Ones and Under the Silver Lake before voting.

― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Monday, March 16, 2020 11:08 AM (five days ago)

Giant Little Ones can be digitally rented from $1.99, is currently on Starz and DirectTV in the US, and can be watched free with a library card on Hoopla or Kanopy.

Under The Silver Lake can be digitally rented from $0.99, is included with a Bezos Prime subscription, and is free on Kanopy.

Shadow was surprisingly great; probably the best purely visual film of the year

well, i'd never be surprised, coming from Zhang Yimou.

yimou is consistently great but he sometimes misses the mark on story for me as of late. Shadow is a very fun historical action/romance and the fight scenes are outrageous.

Still bummed his film on the cultural revolution was apparently banned :( should have come out in february

Just saw Mark Jenkin's Bait - https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/film/watch-bait-2018-online

Amazing. Low-budget Super 16 British kitchen-sink Godardian irrealism. Great Gwenno soundtrack. Full recommendation. Jenkin is a good 'un

^^easily top 10 on my ballot, a genuine original

Think I was misinformed about Gwenno doing the soundtrack - one of her songs is in it but Jenkin apparently did the music himself (on top of writing, directing and editing it). Maybe she helped

just watched Monos - 2019 much improved already

Monos can be rented digitally for $5.99, and is currently on Hulu in the US.

Just seen Bacurau too, and it's great...but does it count as 2019? I think it might be more of a 2020 thing. What do we think? I guess there are rules in the OP

it was supposed to open here in the US this month, but I'm not sure any theaters are even operating at this point

Mubi is your friend! But I think maybe 2020 it is. RYM (lol) has it as 2019 but that's from limited screenings

It opened in NYC two weeks ago, and is being streamed over the new Kino Lorber platform. Only played US festivals (just NY?) in '19.

does mubi rotate through just 30 different films a month with frequent expirations? I’ve been looking for a way to see Bait as well as Bacurau, but when I look at what’s showing there I don’t see either of them

It had it's world premiere in 2019, it's absolutely a 2019 film. But did anyone here see it in 2019? How many has seen it yet? For strategic reasons, it's probably better to save it for next year?

Bacurau has only just gone up on Mubi. Bait requires a BFI subscription, which, having served its purpose, I may cancel, after ascertaining what else is available

check the 77 plex thread; both of them are viewable

yeah, Bacurau is just now getting the advertising that it would have had for a release, instead as a guinea pig for Kino Lorber pandemic streaming. if you saw it in France or Brazil last year, feel free to vote for it, but don't expect it to turn up on other peoples' ballots.

right now I'm binge-watching so I don't have to put The Souvenir on my ballot

the souvenir is the one I need to revisit before voting

Can be rented digitally for $1.99, is currently on Prime, and free on Kanopy.

Just saw, and loved, bacurau too but yeah, didn't see it in 2019 and it didn't show anywhere near me in 2019 so I guess I should save that vote

does mubi rotate through just 30 different films a month with frequent expirations? I’ve been looking for a way to see Bait as well as Bacurau, but when I look at what’s showing there I don’t see either of them

I loved bait

I thought it collapsed under the weight of its own ambition, and while it started off strong, it fell apart for me pretty quickly, just not following through on so much. and by the end it had completely lost me

― flappy bird, Thursday, March 19, 2020 12:27 AM

A similar reaction after initial enthusiasm.

really liked The Image Book

feels like a culmination/distillation of the themes and style he’s explored since Histoire(s) du Cinéma

and an order of magnitude greater, imo, than everything he did in between ('98-'14). everything in between is so disappointing and frustrating

unbalanced year with 2 movies I'll cherish for the rest of my life (once upon a time

On extras-packed DVD and Blu-Ray, including an exclusive mini-MAD magazine with new Bounty Law parody, and digitally rentable for $2.99

& the image book),

Out on blu-ray, free on Kanopy, currently on Criterion and Mubi subscriptions.

2 fucking killer movie (uncut gems

On Netflix in most of the world, on DVD and blu, and rentable for $4.99 in America

& the lighthouse),

On DVD and blu, on Redbox for $3.99 if there's a kiosk at the supermarket that's still open in your town, digital rentals from $4.99.

some more very good ones (beach bum,

On Hulu with subscriptions, on AMC On Demand and rentals for $3.99.

family,

On Starz with subscription, AMC On Demand for $5.99, digital rentals for $3.99.

pain and glory,

On DVD and blu, digital rentals from $4.99.

parasite,

On DVD and blu to own, Redbox for $4.99, digital rentals for $5.99.

the farewell),

On Prime with subscription, digital rentals from $4.99.

and then tons of movies I admired but didn't respond to... little women,

On Blu, DVD, and digital download.

portrait of a lady on fire,

RIP

midsommar (sort of)...

on disc, on Prime with subscription, digirental from $4.99.

and then a lot of just solid stuff like ad astra,

on disc and digital rental

knives out,

On disc and digital for purchase from $14.99.

booksmart,

On disc to own or rent, on Netflix around the world and Hulu in the USA with subscription, digital rentals from $2.99.

hustlers,

Digital rentals from $2.99

honey boy,

An Amazon Prime Original

honeyland,

on Hulu with subscription, digital rental from $3.99 to $5.99

detective pikachu...

On HBO Now, HBO Go and DirectTV with subs, rent from AMC On Demand for $5.99

oh and the new assayas (like bad 2010s woody allen, in a way it filled a void)

Doubles vies (Non-Fiction) is on Hulu with subscription, digital rental from $3.99.

thought I would hate the art of self-defense but it was good

On Kanoopy for free, Hulu with subscription, rentals from $2.99 to $5.99.

I was thinking of submitting a ballot, but went through the rym list and had only seen these films

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Toy Story 4
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Joker
Leaving Neverland
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

I fear my short ballot would only make the list worse, but will be following the rollout to get some recommendations of better things I should be watching.

We are shortly to vote! We just watched The Forest Of Love. Quite a way to complete our voting prep

just voted

hoping my #1 will make the cut. the rest of my ballot is pretty normie, but hey, normie cinema had a pretty good year last year.

Just accepted that Color Out Of Space and Bacurau are 2020 so I'm sorry if you voted for those things, I do love them though and they were high up my ballot before I cut them

And The Wild Goose Lake! All of you shall have your glory this time next year ;_;

You wouldn't have been the only Bacarau voter.

It can wait. UK and US release dates both March 2020

It's a 2019 release but whatever. I didn't see it and vote for it either

Wild Goose Lake just not among my top 35. Great colors, though. Fun use of umbrella.

shut. up. fred.

Fuck off

hope you voted dr morbius.

I recently watched Uniform and Black Coal, Thin Ice, and am interested in seeing The Wild Goose Lake

How is Uniform?

it was very low budget production but I liked the story of a laundry worker using an unclaimed uniform to impersonate a police officer.

thought Black Coal, Thin Ice was really good

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the having subjective opinions about flicker shows thread!

Okay, THE FLOOR WILL BE CLOSED in 45 minutes.

just watched Bacurau, it's fine but idg the hubbub

yeah it was good fun but not worth freaking out over.

I decided not to vote but here's all the 2019 movies I saw: https://letterboxd.com/adamt/list/2019-movies-ranked/

TOMORROW MORNING

nice

did you reach 30 voters?

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