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I saw this article last year and keep it bookmarked for easy reference. I'm def not saying it's the be all end all, especially with their number one choice, but it makes some excellent suggestions https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20191125-the-100-greatest-films-directed-by-women-poll

MUCHO, MUCHO apologies. I had meant to host showings on Wednesday and Thursday nights as well as Friday. So, I will be happy to schedule individual showings over the weekend if people can't access PlutoTV. @Cam Bert, are you able to see this? If not, let me know. I plan on doing the usual 9 p.m. Eastern but can move that up to 7 or 8 if it's easier for whoever.

That's interesting that "high school" movie is specified, because The 400 Blows is definitely not that.

Maybe it's just because they are very recent films, but I like Lady Bird, Eighth Grade, Booksmart, and Edge Of Seventeen. I think Superbad does this list but I've kind of soured on it over the years. I'm kind of surprised their list doesn't include The Breakfast Club. The Diary Of A Teenage Girl is a great coming of age movie but significantly less school focused than it seems Unspooled is going for right now.

The Facebook group did a poll much like the AFI did, where first nominees were selected based on films often discussed either on the podcast or within the group, then people voted on which should make the list. Here are the results, countdown style: 100. Children of Men (2006) 99. The Night of the Hunter (1955) 98. Boyz n the Hood (1991) 97. Fight Club (1999) 96. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 95. The Sound of Music (1965) 94. Halloween (1978) 93. Raging Bull (1980) 92. Boogie Nights (1997) 91. Beauty and the Beast (1991) 90. City Lights (1931) 89. Mary Poppins (1964) 88. Ghostbusters (1984) 87. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 86. It Happened One Night (1934) 85. Brokeback Mountain (2005) 84. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 83. No Country for Old Men (2007) 82. Amadeus (1984) 81. Duck Soup (1933) 80. A League of Their Own (1992) 79. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 78. Modern Times (1936) 77. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 76. Airplane! (1980) 75. There will Be Blood (2007) 74. Gone with the Wind (1939) 73. This is Spinal Tap (1984) 72. Titanic (1997) 71. Young Frankenstein (1974) 70. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 69. Blazing Saddles (1974) 68. The Big Lebowski (1998) 67. Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 66. West Side Story (1961) 65. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 64. The Social Network (2010) 63. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) 62. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 61. Annie Hall (1977) 60. The Graduate (1967) 59. Moonlight (2016) 58. When Harry Met Sally (1989) 57. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 56. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 55. Apocalypse Now (1979) 54. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 53. The Maltese Falcon (1941) 52. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 51. On the Waterfront (1954) 50. Blade Runner (1982) 49. Die Hard (1988) 48. Goodfellas (1990) 47. The Shining (1980) 46. Rocky (1976) 45. North by Northwest (1959) 44. The Exorcist (1973) 43. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 42. King Kong (1933) 41. The Godfather Part II (1974) 40. Taxi Driver (1976) 39. Double Indemnity (1944) 38. Some Like it Hot (1959) 37. Vertigo (1958) 36. Get Out (2017) 35. Groundhog Day (1993) 34. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 33. The Dark Knight (2008) 32. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 31. Jurassic Park (1993) 30. Chinatown (1974) 29. The Matrix (1999) 28. Network(1976) 27. The Apartment (1960) 26. Toy Story (1995) 25. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 24. The Princess Bride (1987) 23. Dr. Strangelove or: How Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 22. All About Eve (1950) 21. 12 Angry Men (1957) 20. Fargo (1996) 19. Alien (1979) 18. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) 17. Sunset Boulevard (1950) 16. Back to the Future (1985) 15. Rear Window (1954) 14. Schindler’s List (1993) 13. Silence of the Lambs (1991) 12. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 11. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 10. Pulp Fiction (1994) 9. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 8. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 7. Jaws (1975) 6. Do the Right Thing (1989) 5. Psycho (1960) 4. Star Wars (1977) 3. Godfather (1972) 2. Casablanca (1942) 1. Citizen Kane (1941) Kane still can't be dethroned!

I also love Rushmore and would love to discuss it, but I feel like most people now consider that a lesser Wes Anderson movie (behind Grand Budapest Hotel and Royal Tenenbaums). It does seem like they're supposed to be school-related in some way. In that case I also like Dazed and Confused because I love to talk about Linklater. Or if we really want to get wild, School of Rock.

It seems like a number of Boomers became a bit self-loathing about their own youths as they got older. Just think about how many of them must have experimented with recreational drugs in the 60s and 70s, but when they came of age politically they (as a group) favored harsh criminal punishments for drug use.

I don't think House Party has had quite the same staying power, but maybe that's just me.

I don't want to close my eyes, I don't want to fall asleep 'cause I'd miss you babe, and I don't have object permanence.

Zaire canoes tarpaulin, word salad and scrambled eggs.

I have the next two weeks off to recover from surgery, and this is on my list of things to watch!

It actually used to be an inside joke with a friend of mine that we'd say "You up for the house special?" to each other because of the sequence where: a) Lithgow surreptitiously records Denzel Washington flirting with a waitress, then b) Drugs Denzel into unconsciousness with heroin, then c) Hires a prostitute to have sex with his unconscious body, while d) Videotaping, so he can e) DUB the dialogue from the waitress flirting over the hooker video so it looks as if Denzel is conscious and participating, then f) Publicize the videotape to ruin Denzel's reputation, WHILE g) As a bonus (or maybe part of the plan question mark?,) giving Denzel a VENEREAL DISEASE And this is just, like, PART of his revenge plan.

I am that way with the TV miniseries The Blue and the Gray. I was in 8th grade History class when it was broadcast. Our teacher would record each night (on Betamax tapes!) and we'd watch and discuss it in class.