First and foremost, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is the selection for TOERIFC November and will be hosted by Krauthammer on Monday the 23rd. It is not, repeat NOT, available on i-tunes, Amazon Video on Demand or Netflix Instant which means you have to get the DVD itself. If you have not done so DO IT NOW! It will be upon us in only six days.
Second, I'd like to request that we bump everyone back a month and take December off. I know that pushes people back one more month who have been waiting a long time to host a selection but I think it's important that we give ourselves some downtime to avoid overload burnout and December is the perfect month for it in my opinion. If you've got kids it's the time where, starting around the middle of the month (which is usually when we post), school is school "in name only" and preparations are being made for the oh-so insufferable holidays as they quickly approach and so it'd be nice to just take a month off. Last December I took a whole week off from just before Christmas to after the New Year and it was great. I highly recommend it.
Third, I've still got everyone's e-mails who wants to be a part of it and I'm happy to put their link in the sidebar (which I will eventually) but if you are interested I ask two things only: Put "Toerifc" in the subject header of the e-mail for easy retrieval later and two, participate. I'm not calling anyone out you understand, I'm really not. I'm simply saying that I get e-mails asking how someone can be a member and write up a film. I write back and say all you have to do is watch the movie and join in and at a later date we can discuss when you can host a selection. Then, nothing. They never join in. Now we have several members who have trouble joining in due to work and time issues. I understand that and have noted that pretty much all of them still manage to chime in with at least one comment to offer praise on the write-up and apologize for not being able to take part. I've got nothing but thanks for anyone who takes the time to do that and if you go to the main site you will see their names on the selection list and they'll stay there. So if you've had trouble joining in due to work or time, believe me, I understand and I'm not referring to you. But for anyone thinking about e-mailing me whose only real interest is in drawing attention to their blog via a write-up, well, that's not really what we're about. We really are here to discuss the movie in question and if that's what you want to do then by all means you are welcome any time.
That's all and remember: Mishima, Monday, November 23rd at 10:00 a.m. EST. Hope to see you there. Below is the sidebar banner for anyone who wants to use it. Thanks.
21 comments:
Really looking forward to this, I picked up the DVD and should be back on track to participate after sadly missing last month.
Ed, I look forward to it as well. We missed you last month as you are a great contributor to the conversation.
I'm going to comment the shit out of this one! For several days, up until last Friday, I thought the discussion was the 16th. So I've been rarin' to go on this one for a week now.
Bill, glad to hear it. We'll be so psyched for it the discussion will in five chapters ! Ha! Get it? See, because the movie is in four.. see, it's... so then I said "five" for the discussion because that would be one more than...
So, how 'bout this weather huh?
It's nice out.
Word verification: sticksir. "Stick, sir?" "No thank you!" See how that works? My word verification was practically a whole sentence.
I'm on board for this one, and for taking December off. I'm up to my ears in work and outside film stuff.
Bill, I don't have a word verification because I'm the proprietor. It's lonely at the top.
Word verification (that I had to make up because I don't get one): snufldip
Marilyn, glad to hear you want to take a month off too because I think doing 11 a year is fine. It'll be good to do that every year.
I'm really excited for this one. Schrader has always been one of my favorite filmmakers.
Oh, and I think taking December off is a good idea.
Thanks Kevin, glad to have more support for the December off idea.
I think we should have the film club fourteen times in December.
I nominate A Muppet Christmas Carol for our selection all fourteen times.
No, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, or I quit!
I prefer Santa with Muscles...
I just realized, I'm so stupid the DVD I got was actually Mishima's Patriotism. Can't we just do that instead?
OK, OK, I'll find the Schrader movie too.
Actually, it's Mishima's Christmas Carol that we're doing. Didn't you get the memo?
Sadly, I haven't been able to get to this one, and won't be able to by Monday. I'll stop by to read everyone else's comments,though.
I like the idea of taking December off and coming back 'fresh' in January.
Pat, me too. December, especially the halfway point on is a downtime for me with blogging. Last year I didn't blog from the 23rd or so until early January and it was NICE! Really was.
Taking December off sounds fine to me, and I'm ready for Mishima, the paluka. Bring him on! Bring him on! I'm gonna moider him ...
And I want "Santa Claus vs the Martians."
Apparently I'll be a little to the conversation since Netflix decided to be slow and send out my movie yesterday instead of Thursday (so I could get it today)...oh well...I look forward to reading what people think about the film, then I will chime in late Monday night (I don't get off work until 8pm) or early Tuesday morning. See ya then!
Hey, back to back comments from Rick and Kevin. It's like the Olson Twins or something.
Rick, glad you're ready. I look forward to your great insights as usual.
Kevin, that sucks. Sorry about that. Definitely chime in later in the day though if you see it soon enough.
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