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Shrek & Donkey Kong

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    i don't think 'everything' that needs to be said has been -- i think recontextualizing Tarkovsky's themes in 2016 is really interesting -- or maybe if it has, a vs would be nice.

     

    if they hadn't done a 400 blows episode, i could see 400 Blows vs Ivan's Childhood -- two feature debuts only a few years apart that follow the life of a child of about the same age -- Ivan makes 400 Blows look like Antoine had literally nothing wrong in his life though, they're just such different emotional journeys.

     

     

     

    and the first time i watched Andrei Rublev was split in two parts on my 13' desktop, but then soon after watched on a larger screen and made it way better

     

    my personal Tarkovsky rankings (minus The Sacrifice, and i've only seen Nostalghia and Solaris the one time)

     

    Mirror

    Andrei Rublev

    Stalker

    Nostalghia

    Ivan's Childhood

    Solaris

     

     

    all of which are classix

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    glad you'd nominate the mirror! of my top 10 favorite movies of all time, that's probably the one i've seen the least and thought about the most -- isn't that pretty canon-worthy on its own?

     

     

    maybe a vs episode of film geniuses at their most (?) abstract yet rewarding -- The Mirror vs Persona

     

     

    Persona seems more popular though, so maybe don't do it ;-)

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    I've yet to see The Sacrifice, but his first 6 films are all all arguable masterpieces, and should be considered for the Canon, no?

     

     

    Also, a very accessible topic, more than you would think. Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev (the 180 minute that Tarkovsky PREFERS to the criterion transfer), Solaris, Mirror, and Stalker are all available on youtube in high quality, LEGALLY. Okay, Stalker is not in good quality, but I'm not sure where to find a high quality version of that film, even in physical format.

     

     

    Mirror is the most beautiful film I've seen, but Andrei Rublev might make for better discussion about art and religion, as would the themes in Stalker.

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    i'm so happy this episode exists, because it got me to watch They Live. and it is a YES.

     

    what a movie, my first john carpenter experience. the corny/flat out bad dialogue was so funny, and the action was fantastic. the prescience of the themes was fantastic -- the fact that this came out a year before the even more prescient Do The Right Thing is so shocking. People really need to listen to cinema lol

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    I've only listened to maybe half the back catalog of HH, but I'm going back to the beginning to listen to them all in order. It's kind of like a cool, fun race between me listening to all the podcasts before Scripps finishes their big wall project.

     

    I'm up to #13 already. The boys hit their best hot streak so far between Benny Schwaz at 12 and Andy Daly at 13. It's also fun hearing all my friends (& enemies) from the forum getting shout-outs for buying the pro version.

     

     

    holy shit we let you post 69 times without having heard every episode?

     

    are there other posters who haven't heard every episode?

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    'I Love Film' by Scott and Scott, here on Earwolf

     

     

     

    Also can't reccomend filmspotting enough, my go-to friday pod. Also they read some of my gushing over Richard Linklater on air which is points

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    i saw neal brennan in north hollywood today. weird since he famously stays on the west side (podcast 101). wanted to tell him that he should try to be on HOLLYWOOD HANDBOOK but then I remembered that I had to ask the waiter for my sausage and that talking across a resturuant is rude.

     

    also, as much as i love chapelle's show and the champs, half-baked is kind of trash. watched it a few months ago, longest 80 minutes of my life.

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