unsung genre film recommendations?
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eldritchhobbitFirst of all, in case you didn't know about it, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database is an online index to over 60,000 historical and critical items about science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It can be a terrific resource.
Also, TORn has reminded everyone to be certain to vote (or vote again) now for this year's ORC Awards. I do have a "horse in the race" - Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, which includes a chapter I wrote, is up for the second category, "Best Tolkien themed book published in 2005" - but regardless of which nominees you support, be sure to vote!
Incidentally, is anyone attending The One Ring Celebration later this month?
Fourth, we have joined Netflix, and we're merrily catching up on our genre history by watching those films that somehow got away. I was pleased to see how many early and international movies were included in the library. Do you have any unsung, older, or off-the-beaten-path films or series, especially in the science fiction/fantasy/horror genres, that you recommend?
And last, a quote for the day:
In the first place you remember a single deluge only, but there were many previous ones; in the next place, you do not know that there formerly dwelt in your land the fairest and noblest race of men which ever lived, and that you and your whole city are descended from a small seed or remnant of them which survived. And this was unknown to you, because, for many generations, the survivors of that destruction died, leaving no written word.
from Plato's "Timaeus"
Also, TORn has reminded everyone to be certain to vote (or vote again) now for this year's ORC Awards. I do have a "horse in the race" - Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, which includes a chapter I wrote, is up for the second category, "Best Tolkien themed book published in 2005" - but regardless of which nominees you support, be sure to vote!
Incidentally, is anyone attending The One Ring Celebration later this month?
Fourth, we have joined Netflix, and we're merrily catching up on our genre history by watching those films that somehow got away. I was pleased to see how many early and international movies were included in the library. Do you have any unsung, older, or off-the-beaten-path films or series, especially in the science fiction/fantasy/horror genres, that you recommend?
And last, a quote for the day:
In the first place you remember a single deluge only, but there were many previous ones; in the next place, you do not know that there formerly dwelt in your land the fairest and noblest race of men which ever lived, and that you and your whole city are descended from a small seed or remnant of them which survived. And this was unknown to you, because, for many generations, the survivors of that destruction died, leaving no written word.
from Plato's "Timaeus"
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Date: 2006-01-07 11:45 pm (UTC)Anyhoo, I heard a review of "New World." Ebert and Roper gave it two thumbs up. I can't figure out when it is coming here, though. It is not in my area yet. *Pouts* I have seen the preview lately and it has really whetted my apitite.
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Date: 2006-01-07 11:50 pm (UTC)Off-the-beaten path recs on the fly: Alphaville, Cronos, Panic in Year Zero, Being There, The Devil Rides Out, Dragonslayer, The Rocketeer
:-)
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Date: 2006-01-08 12:08 am (UTC)And yes... The Storyteller series!
In the guilty pleasures catagory: Flesh and Blood with Rutger Hauer. It's awful but a favorite. (Get as unedited a version as you can.)
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Date: 2006-01-08 01:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-08 01:52 am (UTC)Also, there's an excellent european horror film I saw on TV years ago that I can't remember the title for. It's Dutch or Danish, I think, and features a "murdered child in attic" narrative. Really moody style and well done. Sorry - that was kind of pointless not being able to give you the name! *sheepish g*
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Date: 2006-01-08 02:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-08 03:48 am (UTC)I was talking with a tea pal the other day, he's screening films for a con in Boston, the film list is here: http://2006.arisia.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=68
Eldritchhobbit, I have an unrelated question about the direction of some convention programming and convention demographics..would it be OK for me to contact you via email to ask a question or two?
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Date: 2006-01-08 03:55 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-01-08 04:01 pm (UTC)In the "Not Quite Fantasy, but close and insperational" department, I recommend Captain Blood ('35) with Errol Flyn (the original swashbuckler), and Prisoner of Zenda ('37) with Ronald Colman, a young David Niven & Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as a villain (another classic swashbuckler, with great plot and swordfights). They ooze fun, excitement, and have that little thing we used to call "class". :)
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Date: 2006-01-08 04:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-08 04:05 pm (UTC)And oh yes, there is blood.
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Date: 2006-01-09 05:45 am (UTC)But I'm one of those people who's happy watching Sam Neill open a door or collect his mail so don't mind me...
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Date: 2006-01-09 05:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-09 05:49 am (UTC)Hope you won't mind but I'll be friending you shortly. In the future, you can blame it on Rutger.
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Date: 2006-01-09 06:36 am (UTC)And you're right on Mr. Neil, he's a great actor.
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Date: 2006-01-09 06:43 am (UTC)And friend away, welcome to the party. :)
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