I can imagine no way in which this thing could be considered anywhere remotely close to safe.

 

1. Primer (2004) - Shane Carruth

 

 

Damn, we're in a tight spot

 

2. O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000) - Joel and Ethan Coen

 

 

I wanted to be a hero. I wanted to be the center of attention. I wanted the glory, I wanted the fame. I wanted the pretty girls to come up and say, "Hi, I see that you're good at Centipede."

 

3. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) - Seth Gordon

 

 

 

Wait until you see the rest of my forest.

 

5. The Secret of Kells (2009) - Tomm Moore & Mora Twomey

Edited by SomethingClever - 12/8/11 at 9:58pm

Diva's List of the Greatest Films You Aught-a Have Seen!

 

1. Inglorious Basterds (2009) - Tarantino - "I think this just might be my masterpiece."

 

 

2. Matrix Reloaded (2003) - Wachowski Bros. - "In five minutes, I'll tear that whole goddamn building down."

 

 

3. Little Children (2006) - Field - When I read it in grad school, Madam Bovary just seemed like a fool. She marries the wrong man; makes one foolish mistake after another; but when I read it this time, I just fell in love with her. She's trapped! She has a choice: she can either accept a life of misery or she can struggle against it. And she chooses to struggle.

 

 

4. Ocean's Eleven (2001) - Steven Soderbergh - Ten oughtta do it, don't you think? (pause) You think we need one more? You think we need one more? All right, we'll get one more.

 

 

5. Bring It On! (2000) - Reed - I am a choreographer. That's what I do. You are cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are dancers who have gone retarded. What you do is a tiny, pathetic subset of dancing. I will attempt to turn your robotic routines into poetry, written with the human body. Follow me, or perish, sweater monkeys.

 

Edited by Diva - 12/8/11 at 8:59am

Nooj List:

 

1. There Will Be Blood (2007) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

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2. Drag Me to Hell (2009) dir. Sam Raimi

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3. United 93 (2006) dir. Paul Greengrass

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4. Speed Racer (2008) dir. Wachowski Bros.

• I hate this movie SO MUCH.
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5. Kung Fu Panda (2008) - dir Mark Osborne and John Stevenson

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Edited by mcnooj82 - 12/9/11 at 4:01pm

1. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Wes Anderson

 

2. Ratatouille (2007) - Brad Bird

 

3. The Brothers Bloom (2008) - Rian Johnson

 

4. Away We Go (2009) - Sam Mendes

 

5. About a Boy (2002) - Chris and Paul Weitz

 

Edited by Mr_Cellophane - 12/8/11 at 2:19pm

1.  The Dark Knight (2008)

 

 

2. The Road (2009)

 

 

3. 28 Days Later (2002)

 

 

4. Tropic Thunder (2008)

 

 

5. Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

 

Edited by yt - 12/8/11 at 10:14am

"Remembering Her" aka "Getting over the one who got away"

 

1. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

 

"This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon."
"I know."
"What do we do?"
"Enjoy it."

 

 

2. BEFORE SUNSET

 

"I was having this awful nightmare that I was 32. And then I woke up and I was 23. So relieved. And then I woke up for real, and I was 32."

 

 

3.HIGH FIDELITY

 

"Because it's a brilliant film. It's so funny, and violent, and the soundtrack kicks fucking ass."

 

 

4. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER

 

The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Especially you Jenny Beckman. Bitch.

 

 

5. LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

 

"See they're even fake so they'll never die."

 

 

Edited by Paul Allen - 12/8/11 at 11:45am

FAT ELVIS 20th Annual Film Festival

 

1. Memento (2000)

 

trailers: TBA

Special Matinee: SPELLBOUND

 

2. Femme Fatale (2002)

 

trailers: Sisters, Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Snake Eyes

Special Matinee: DRESSED TO KILL

 

3. Grindhouse (2007)

 

trailers: TBA

Special Matinee: TBA

 

4. A Scanner Darkly (2006)

 

trailers: Total Recall, Dazed & Confused

Special Matinee: BLADE RUNNER

 

5. Collateral (2004)

 

trailers: The Driver, Thief, Heat, Le Samourai

Special Matinee: TBA

 

 

 

Edited by Fat Elvis - 12/8/11 at 4:17pm

Grand, Millenial Nihilism: A Weekend of Bleak Personal Hells

 

Friday Night: Vengeance!

1. Oldboy (Chan-Wook Park, 2003)

    Trailers: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, I Saw the Devil, Zinda, Barking Dogs Never Bite, Furry Vengeance 

 

Saturday Double Feature: "Comedies", of a sort

2. Dogville (Lars Von Trier, 2003)

    Trailers: Our Town, Manderlay, The Music Man, Sullivan's Travels, Dancer in the Dark, Enter the Void, High Plains Drifter

3. A Serious Man (Coen Brothers, 2009)

    Trailers: The Golem, Barton Fink, Deconstructing Harry, Monty Python's Meaning of Life, Burn After Reading, Europa Europa

 

And Sunday: In Over Your Head

4. Zwartboek (Paul Verhoeven, 2006)

    Trailers: Army of Shadows, Emanuelle, The Gray Zone, Come and See, Basic Instinct, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

5. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Sidney Lumet, 2007)

    Trailers: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Dog Day Afternoon, The Anderson Tapes, The Getaway, Charley Varrick

Edited by Arjen Rudd - 12/10/11 at 12:39am

  Requiem for a Dream

 

 

   I ♥ Huckabees

 

     Snatch.

 

  The Proposition

 

    Ichi the Killer

 

  Coffee and Cigarettes

 

   99 Francs

Edited by andrewhawkins - 12/12/11 at 3:07pm

You Aught to love Chris Cooper

Adaptation (2002)	Bourne Identity (2002)	The Kingdom (2007)	Where the Wild Things Are (2009)	Breach (2007)

 

 

Edited by MrTyres - 12/9/11 at 11:20pm

1. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

2. Solaris (2002)

 

3. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

 

4. The Hurt Locker (2009)

 

5. Sunshine (2007)

Rolling Through the Double 0s

 

1.  "All we have to decide it what to do with the time that is given to us."

 

2.  "Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit?"

 

3.  "Let's kill them all and make this place a brothel."

 

4.  "Nobody shoots a car the way Aussies do."

 

5.  "For the last six months, he's gone to Harvard and Berkeley. I'm betting he can get a passport."

 

 

Snub 1.  "Oh, please, you're not annoyed at that whole murder thing, are you? I mean, that was ten years ago."

 

 

Snub 2.  "Sons are put on this earth to trouble their fathers."

 

Edited by Richard Dickson - 12/12/11 at 8:35am

1. MUNICH
2. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
3. GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
4. MICHAEL CLAYTON
5. CRANK





Theme:
1-4: films that got nominated for BEST PICTURE and shitloads of other awards that, for the most part, walked away with nothing on the big night. In other years, they could have potentially swept the major awards.

5. a film that I simply flat out love.
Edited by Judas Booth - 12/10/11 at 6:45am

1. District 9 (2009) - Neill Blomkamp

 

 

2. A History Of Violence (2005) - David Cronenberg

 

 

3. Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Baz Lurhmann

 

 

4. The Mist (2007) - Frank Darabont

 

 

5. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) - Wes Anderson

 

 

 

 

Edited by fuzzy dunlop - 12/8/11 at 12:21pm

First Feature Film Festival.

 

Some people's firsts are a bad experience.  These aren't those.

 

 

1.  Moon (2009) - dir Duncan Jones

 

2.The Statiion Agent (2003) - dir Thomas McCarthy

 

3. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) - dir Judd Apatow

 

4.  Love Actually (2003) - dir Richard Curtis

 

5.  Donnie Darko(2001) - dir Richard Kelly

 

Edited by Anyawatchin Angel - 12/9/11 at 10:54am

1. Brick (2005) d: Rian Johnson

2. Let the Right One In (2008) d: Tomas Alfredson

3. The Dreamers (2003) d: Bernardo Bertolucci

4. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) d. Paul Thomas Anderson

5. Away From Her (2006) d: Sarah Polley

 

SNUBBED!

Bad Santa (2003) d: Terry Zwigoff

Jarhead (2005) d: Sam Mendes

Edited by Hammerhead - 12/13/11 at 2:29am

Ratty's 00's Draft Revisited:  This Aughts To Be Amusing!

 

1.   In Bruges (2008)

2.   Hot Fuzz (2007)

3.   The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

4.   Adventureland (2009)

5.   Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

 

 

Edited by Ratty - 12/9/11 at 10:57am

1. Amelie (2001)

2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

3. Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

4. The Devil's Backbone (2001)

5. Zatoichi (2003)

 

 

 

Edited by Glisten - 12/9/11 at 3:19pm

We are proud to present the "MENTION ELIGIBLE FILMS? HELL, WE DON'T EVEN CARE IF YOU DRAFT A DAY EARLY" film festival.

 

1. Trailers for A Little Princess, Junior, and For Keeps. Feature - CHILDREN OF MEN (2006, directed by Alfonso Cuaron).

2. Trailers for The Game, Son of Sam, and For Keeps. Feature - ZODIAC (2007, directed by David Fincher)

3. Trailers for The Limey, The Insider and Side Out.  Feature - THE INFORMANT! (2009, directed by Steven Soderbergh) with a special introduction by Randall Batinkoff (For Keeps)

4. Trailers for A Serious Man, The Two Towers, and The Two Towers. Feature - BURN AFTER READING (2008, Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen).

5. Rachel Getting Married

Edited by Raspberry Leper - 12/9/11 at 12:41pm

 

 

1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2. Observe and Report

3. The Ring (US)

4. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

5. Undertow

Edited by bendrix - 12/9/11 at 11:05am

WHITEBOY JONES' 00'S DRAFT, WHICH IS WAY BETTER THAN YOURS

 

1. ONCE

(Carney, 2007)

 

In place of a quote, just hear "Falling Slowly" in your head. Although, alternatively: "Miluju tebe."

 

 

2. THE RETURN OF THE KING

(Jackson, 2003)

 

"I can't carry it for you... but I can carry you!" *music swells, everyone cries*

 

 

3. UP

(Docter, 2009)

 

"I know it sounds kind of boring, but... I think the boring stuff is what I remember the most."

 

 

4. SPRING, SUMMER, WINTER, FALL... AND SPRING

(Kim, 2004)

 

"The world of men has grown agonizing for you, hasn't it?"

 

 

5. DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER

(Kuenne, 2008)

 

"I have a good idea: I'll go back in time and bring you back to life."

Edited by Whiteboy Jones - 12/8/11 at 6:14am

HunterTarantino's Aughts Draft, or I Can't Believe Some of This Shit is Considered Nostalgia Now

 

1. The Departed (Scorsese, 2006)

 

 

2. American Psycho (Harron, 2000)

 

3. Black Snake Moan (Brewer, 2007)

 

4. American Splendor (Pulcini/Springer Berman, 2003)

 

5. Superbad (Mottola, 2007)

 

Bonus: The Jay Leno Show

Edited by HunterTarantino - 12/9/11 at 12:17pm

Dream big, reap the nightmare. But, sometimes the dream endures.

 

1. Mulholland Dr. (2001) - dir. David Lynch

2. Grizzly Man (2005) - dir. Werner Herzog

3. Downfall (2004) - dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel

4. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) - dir. Joel & Ethan Coen

5. Man on Wire (2008) - dir. James Marsh

Edited by EvilTwin - 12/9/11 at 8:04am

1. KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005)

 

 

 

2. THE WRESTLER (2008)

 

 

 

3. RAMBO (2008)

 

 

 

4. OPEN RANGE (2003)

 

 

 

5. TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE (2004)

 

 

Edited by Moltisanti - 12/9/11 at 5:57pm

Anchorman- arguably the most quotable movie of the 2000s. reaches the absurdist heights no mainstream comedy did that decade. completely gutbusting

 

 

1. Anchorman: the legend of Ron Burgundy

 

2.

 

3.

 

4.

 

5.

Eileen's list of the refined and polished.

 

1. Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (2006)

2. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

3. The Pianist (2006)

4. Pitch Black (2000)

5. Gosford Park (2001)

Erix  - 00s BINARY RELATIONSHIPS  - Draft.

 

 

1. Growing Up Together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Brotherhood of Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Sibling Rivalry

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Erix - 12/10/11 at 6:13pm

 

4. Fathers & Sons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Full Circle - Growing Up Together in Latin America

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Erix - 12/10/11 at 6:15pm

Hey folks hoping for a Bonus Round, Arjen said there would not be one. So choose wisely folks. Five films is all you get!

1. Memories of Murder (2003)

 

 

2. Idiocracy (2006)

 

 

3. The 25th Hour (2002)

 

 

4. Pontypool (2008)

 

 

5. You Can Count on Me (2000)

 

 

Bonus: The Host (2006)

 

 

Bonus: The Descent (2005)

 

 

Edited by Kevin Matchstick - 12/12/11 at 6:09pm

1. Synecdoche, NY (C. Kaufman)

2. In The Mood For Love (W. Kar-Wai)

3. The New World (T. Malick)

4. Morvern Callar (L. Ramsey)

5. Crank: High Voltage (M. Neveldine, B. Taylor)

Edited by Gabe T - 12/9/11 at 10:55am

Presenting the 'Round the World Animation film festival.

 

1. Finding Nemo - U.S.A. (2003)

 

2. Spirited Away - Japan (2001)

 

 

3. Persepolis - France (2007)

 

4. Mary and Max - Australia (2009)

 

5. Sita Sings the Blues - USA (but its heart is in India) (2009)

 

Edited by Tim K - 12/9/11 at 11:46am

The Leonard Institute for Popular Culture Presents That Was The Decade That Was: The Aughts

A singing-dancing-movie-watching-debating-extravaganza.

 

NIGHT ONE: 

 

6:00 - Introduction by Peter Capaldi (in character as Malcolm Tucker)

Trailers for Dr. Strangelove, The American President, The Special Relationship 

 

6:15 - MAIN FEATURE: IN THE LOOP (2009)

 

8:00 - Columnist Maureen Dowd moderates a discussion with Peter Capaldi, director/writer Armando Iannuci, James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky, David Rasche, Zach Woods

 

9:00 - Secondary Feature: Primary Colors (1998)

 

11:30 - In Concert: Protest Songs of the 21st Century, featuring Colin Maloy of the Decemberists, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, and Josh Ritter. Special guest appearance by Arcade Fire.

 

NIGHT TWO:

 

6:00 - Introduction by Greil Marcus

Trailers for Velvet Goldmine, Walk Tall, Don't Look Back

 

6:30 - MAIN FEATURE - I'M NOT THERE (2007)

 

8:45 - Greil Marcus moderates a discussion with Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman, Christine Vachon, Cate Blanchett,  and J. Hoberman

 

9:30 - Secondary Feature: Grace of My Heart (1996)

 

11:30 - In Concert

 

NIGHT THREE:

 

6:00 - Introduction by Whit Stillman 

 

 

MAIN FEATURE - THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (2005)

 

NIGHT FOUR:

 

6:00 - Introduction by James Ellroy

 

MAIN FEATURE - RED RIDING (2009)

 

NIGHT FIVE:

 

6:00 - Introduction by Dennis Lehane

 

MAIN FEATURE - GONE BABY GONE (2007)

 

 

Edited by Leonard - 12/9/11 at 8:17am

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