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    To me, The Maltese Falcon always felt a bit too messy with its story lines and its pretty convoluted plot.

     

    This is interesting! See the first two times I saw Maltese I felt this way, but I rewatched it again and it wasn't nearly as messy as thought. I literally have no idea what happened in The Big Sleep, but I've only seen it once, I mean that's generally a hallmark of great noir, but if you only meant to say both are messy but one has Bogart & Bacall vs. Astor, I totally agree.

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    On my podcast (we take a classic & contemporary and discuss the cinematic DNA they share) and we just recorded Maltese Falcon/Chinatown/Brick episode. So I'm way down for this one. I need to give The Big Sleep another go, I think I had too much vodka the first time I watched it.

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    Maybe she's just scheduling a guest every week instead of introducing a new host. Not a bad idea.

     

    that'd be cool. And who knows, it could all be temporary until Devin and Earwolf are ready for him to come back down the road.

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    I did this last year! It was quite a challenge, I would often fall behind and have to watch multiple movies on a Saturday (i think my record was 6), but i totally agree that it expands one's horizons. It also got me in the habit of watching multiple movies a week and logging them on letterboxd and now i can't stop (not that i'm complaining).

     

     

    me too! I've had a few four movie days :) My letterboxd is just for this year.

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    So...I started getting into The Canon in December (going back and listening to past episodes, seeking out new movies then listening to new episodes) and it really got me into a groove. So I started a fun little challenge of a Movie A Day. The goal to get to 366 movies for 2016 (I'm at 346). That's not THAT interesting, but listening to the episode and finding these new movies, plus hearing them discuss other films for me to seek out, or finding a new director and watching all their stuff...I've really expanded my horizons this year and it's all due to The Canon. I really appreciate that. And I'll keep an eye on all of your letterboxd accounts for new movies too.

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    There's not more that I can say at this point. This show was very important to me as a film fan and writer. I had come to admire Amy and Devin. And I love all the great conversations I've had with all of you.

     

    The Canon had inspired me to write on film, I'd love if some of you would check it out, I hope this is the just the beginning of something: http://www.cinelinx.com/contributors/itemlist/user/4248-collinllewellyn.html there's a link to my three articles so far.

     

    And here's my letterboxd for those sharing: http://letterboxd.com/C_Llewellyn

     

    Thank you to Earwolf, Amy and Devin for the great podcast. Thank you to all my friends here for the great conversations.

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    And maybe the 80s really are the most canon-worthy decade?

     

    funny, the 80s is widely considered the worst decade for film. I love the 80s, but I think it's more to do with gaining listeners, and that's not a bad thing. All the movies they've done so far are more or less fair episodes to do. Eventually they'll get around and the decades will even out.

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    There were a few "are movies Dead/dying" articles last week...even though this year is shaping up to be a hell of a year for movies.

     

    What are everyone's favorites thus far?

     

    I just got out of Hell or High Water and I thought it was absolutely fantastic. The performances were stellar, and I didn't find a dull moment in the film.

     

    I could name 10/12, but I want to hear everyone's favorite so far.

     

    A few I'm looking forward to this fall: Arrival, La La Land, Hacksaw Ridge; The Handmaiden.

     

    Which 2016 films got you excited? Which are you looking forward to and hope we may be discussing in a few years?

     

    (For the sake of this, I count films wide release, not festival debuts for the year, i.e. The Lobster; The Invitation)

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    On a more positive note, while I can't find Amy's list even after Googling "Amy Nicholson's Top 10 of 21st Century" (link please?), I think Devin's is very interesting and am THRILLED with two personal favorites Zodiac and Inside Llewyn Davis being his top two.

     

    All of the critics who submitted are linked at the end of the article. Then you can just control-F for her name.

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    Fresh off the BBC listings, which this placed and our esteemed hosts both submitted for, and in addition to that, Amy mentioned post-TIFFANYS about the lack of female protagonists, it's a great picture, and I'd love to hear them talk about it. AND it's a foreign film, which we're due for (that's not a complaint!)

     

    I love it, curious to hear thoughts.

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    Well I did not know that! haha

     

    do you listen to his podcast Harmontown? It's really good! And it's gotten me through some rough patches, but in the early string of episodes there's a lot of talk about different movies and he's got a vendetta against that one. It's pretty good!

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