Okay, we're off and running. The site is up for the club and its links. Each time one of the members selects a movie, please let me know and I will update it. This is how it works: The site will be the one-stop place for knowing who has picked what movie and when it will be discussed. I have a list on the site for everyone who has signed on so far and Marilyn and I have our selections up as well as the dates of our posts. For now, the links are to the blogs in general but once each blogger puts up the post the link will change to that post specifically. Here is the site itself.
Also, once my post goes up in February it will move to the top and Marilyn to the bottom. In March, Rick goes to the top and I rotate down to the bottom and so on. The list will stay up permanently so that anyone just signing on, say, ten months from now will still be able to go directly to a previous discussion if they choose.
One last thing. To give everyone plenty of time try and let me know your pick around six weeks ahead of time. Thanks.
*****UPDATE*****
At the bottom of the first post and just below it in a second post there are sidebar buttons/widgets that you can put in your sidebar. For those who don't want a big banner in their sidebar, choose one of the simple buttons at the bottom. Just link them back to the main site and you're good to go. If you don't know how to do that I'll be happy to help. Thanks again everyone.
16 comments:
I'm a little cheesed at you for picking The Tin Drum, for a couple of reasons. One, I've always wanted to read that book, and it's about 800 pages long, and, what with one thing and another, I seriously doubt I'll be able to read the book in time for your post. So shame on you, Jonathan. Shame on you.
Second, my own tentative pick for April is a little too much like The Tin Drum, thematically, so I may have to make another pick. So shame on you, Jonathan. Shame on you.
Finally, how do I get the widget/button for the club on my blog?
Scratch the widget/button question. I figured it out.
I'm a little cheesed, too, because I was going to make that part of my Nobel on Film series. But honestly, I couldn't get more than halfway through the book. Maybe this will be my incentive to finish. That damn, crazy, glass-breaking midget!
Geez, sorry to sew so much discord. Maybe I'll just go bang my drum, slowly, and scream - really loud. And then eat some eels. Or not. Actually, for some odd reason, I have a taste for... cheese.
And Bill, my copy is 546 pages. Read 13 a day starting now and you're done by January 31st, a full 16 days before the post. Piece of cake. It's magical realism and written in very easy, non-challenging colloquial style.
And what's wrong with being thematically close? It might make for a good discussion.
I saw the movie a good 25 or so years ago and I really want to revisit it, especially with familiarity with the book. So I'm sticking with it. And Marilyn, there are many Nobel winning writers whose works have made it to film. I'm just asking for this little one. Just this eensy weensy little one.
Anyway, I have to go play my drum now... and scream.
Fine, be that way. And maybe I will read the book first. And maybe I will stick to my first choice. It's a good pick, really, and I wanted to pick a movie that I already owned, to make things easier on myself. This film fits the "provocative" criteria, both in subject matter and in general reputation, better than probably any other film I own.
So, put me down for The Serpent's Egg in April. Plus, maybe the thematic similarities between it and The Tin Drum aren't as striking as I think.
Bill, excellent choice. Excellent because I've never seen it and wouldn't have pursued seeing it anytime soon. That's great. I haven't seen Flickhead's choice either. I'm starting to like this whole club thing a lot.
And April's a long way off so if you think of something you'd rather do before then that's fine too. Just make sure it's final with about four to six weeks to go. But I think The Serpent's Egg is a great choice.
I doubt I'll change it. I was sweating what to pick, even though, as you say, April's a long way off, and then, while I was scanning my DVDs, my eye fell on The Serpent's Egg, and that was it. Perfect fit.
Wow Bill, that's a great choice. It's a film that in many ways is really kind of bad, but it's bad in interesting ways. And I remember it having at least a few scenes that were totally stunning in their effect, and seemed to have come from some different and much better film. It should make for a fascinating conversation starter.
Put me down for Paul Verhoeven's Black Book in July: a film I love that I think was kind of overlooked, and one that I imagine will elicit rather visceral reactions from some people.
If I had been able to finish the book when I was reading it, the post on the movie would have been up long ago. I've never seen the film, though the hubby has and really liked it. No worries. I think my Nobel series may be over anyway. I can't seen to shake this concentration problem no matter what I try. It kllls me to read Bill's book posts knowing I'll probably never be able to read any of the books.
Ed - It's done. Great choice. Another one I haven't seen.
Marilyn - I don't read nearly as much as I used to because of so much going on around me. But so far I'm enjoying, if that's the right word, The Tin Drum. I look forward to completing it, watching the movie again and doing the post.
I'm looking forward to The Tin Drum, as I've always wanted to read the book and see the film. But I'm also going to have to reconsider both the films I was weighing as possibilities (either "I Served the King of England" or "Seven Beauties") because those seem to be awfully close in them and subject matter to Tin Drum.
Ah well, I'm sure I can think of something ...
Pat, it's amazing. We all seem to be choosing films that are thematically similar. Who knew The Tin Drum would cause so much trouble?
I'm a little cheesed too, but I don't know why.
Anyway, Jonathan you have done yeoman's work on this. You are indeed the King of the Really Important Film Club Guys.
No trouble on The Tin Drum from me, Jonathan. No. I like drums, the tinnier the better. As for me, I haven't decided on a March pick yet. Maybe it'll have a drum in it.
I don't think that "Tin Drum" is the cause of any trouble, I just think too many of us have Nazis on the brain!
Anyway, you can put me down for "Dancer in the Dark." I think it may be Lars Von Trier's best film, but want to challenge myself to explain why. And Von Trier is always controversial, so I'm interested to hear what others have to say.
Well, Pat ... "Dancer in the Dark" sounds great. Personally, I've never seen a Von Trier, and I guess it's about time.
You are indeed the King of the Really Important Film Club Guys.
Thanks Rick. I shall bang my drum slowly, and loudly, with pride.
Pat - I will put you down for Dancer in the Dark. Great choice.
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