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3 hours ago, Eric the Turtle said:
#57
Strangers on a Train
652 points, 12 lists
"I still think it would be wonderful to have a man love you so much he'd kill for you."
Box Office: 7M
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Metacritic: 88
Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 1 DGA Award nomination, 1 National Board of Review Award nomination
Its Legacy: One of Alfred Hitchcock's most loved and critically beloved works. Has both a "British" version and "Hollywood" version. Adapted into radio twice. Inspired the 1987 Danny DeVito movie Throw Momma From the Train. Remade into the TV movie Once You Meet a Stranger in 1996. Ranked #75 in Time Out's Top 100 Best Thrillers of All Time. Joined the National Film Registry in 2021. Gave Leo G. Carroll a paycheck.
Commentary: Yet another certified Hitchcock classic, this took the classic Patricia Highsmith novel and gave us one of the most suspenseful and exciting films ever made by the iconic filmmaker. It’s a basic premise of two strangers on a train (ohhh, I get it), one of whom is a psychopath, and the two “exchanging” murders. It’s another typical Hitchcock story of a normal person who gets caught up in a web of intrigue and terror. But this stands out with its unique motifs and flourishes that allow this to really have so much personality and wit.
Alongside the witty screenplay is tons of crosscutting techniques in the editing that really gives our two main characters life and personality, while also emphasizing how both are two sides of the same coin and the spitting image of one another at the same time. It creates a unique contrast and a fascinating character study, with an assist from two great acting performances by Farley Granger and especially Robert Walker.
It’s one of the best examples of Hitchcock’s understanding of suspense and the visual language of cinema, resulting in a heart-pounding and gorgeous murder story that serves as one of the man’s absolute best works, especially within his WB canon.
It's also one of the few mainstream films of the 1950s to include a "homosexual" character. of course it's the villain, but in the early to mid 1950s, censorship had gotten soo bad that you could not even mention the term' "Gay or homosexual" so the filmmakers had to get around "gay coding" with subtexts, which it was actually a little easier to see through in the 1930s and 40s actually cause there rules weren't as harsh yet. it's not quite as oblivious in this film as some but if you look at certain details it is there a pretty clear. it's basically hiding in plane sight. just a little tid-bit about the film.
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FYC:
Just watched it... it's so gay. and glorious.
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34 minutes ago, Arlborn said:
Does Carandiru count? It's not the focus of the movie but Rodrigo Santoro's character is literally the best portrait of what it means to be gay in (Brazilian) prison that I've ever seen.
Also, I'm working on my list, but don't expect too much of it, I've been trying to catch up with some classics from the lists I've seen here, but time is an issue
I think it sounds like it counts. I may be able to extend the deadline a bit more if I know there are more people wanting to give fuller lists. I have some films on my lists that don't 100 percent fit that criteria. and I can't watch everything so I will just have to trust some people to use their own judgement.
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Yeah went it excited. I LOVED Greta Gerwig's Little Woman and I also Liked Lady Bird. but this is not either of those movies. it's overly preachy, the barbies treat the Ken so horrible that I didn't blame them for taking over Barbieland and America Ferrera's daughter is one of the most unlikeable character's I have ever seen in a film. I did think it looked amazing. and Margo Robbie and Ryan Gosling were GREAT in the movie. but it can only do so much with a really messy-overly political script.
I walked out thinking of giving it a B- but over time I think I may actually give it a C.
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My list (to be updated)
- Call Me By Your Name (2017) - USA
- God's Own Country (2017) - UK
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) - USA
- Mysterious Skin (2004) - USA
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) - France
- Pain and Glory (2019) - Spain
- Sauvage (2018) - France
- A Single Man (2009) - USA
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975) -USA
- Hawaii (2013) - Argentina
- Of An Age (2023) - Australia
- The Strong Ones (2019) - Chile
- The Handmaiden (2016) - South Korea
- Rebecca (1940) - USA
- Wildhood (2021) - Canada
- Great Freedom (2021) - German
- Bros (2022) - USA
- The Way He Looks (2014) - Brazil
- Maurice (1987) - UK
- Shelter (2007) - USA
- Stranger by the Lake (2014) - France
- Nimona (2023)
- Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) - France
- Philadelphia (1993) - USA
- The Power of the Dog (2021) - New Zealand/Australia/UK
- The Duke of Burgundy (2015) - Hungary/ UK
- Rocketman (2019) - USA
- Fox and his Friends (1975) - German
- Uncle Frank (2020) - USA
- My Policeman (2022) - UK
- Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
- C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
- Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
- But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
- Out in the Dark (2012)
- Pride (2014)
- Weekend (2011)
- Taekwondo (2016)
- Carol (2015)
- Querelle (1982)
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
- God's and Monsters (1998)
- Pink Narcissus (1971)
- Milk (2008)
- The Wedding Banquet (1993)
- Dance of the 41 (2020)
- The Blonde One (2019)
- Strangers on a Train (1951)
- Red, White and Royal Blue (2023)
- Plan B (2010)
- Lilting (2014)
- My Own Private Idaho (1991)
- Poison (1991)
- My Best Friends Wedding (1997)
- Victim (1961)
- Rebel Without a cause (1955)
- Tick, Tick, BOOM! (2021)
- Dating Amber (2020)
- Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- Those People (2016)
- The Normal Heart (2014)
- Operation Hyacinth (2021)
- Rope (1948)
- Babylon (2022)
- Other People (2016)
- Just Friends (2018)
- Henry Gable's Birthday Party (2016)
- Beautiful Thing (1996)
- Law of Desire (1987)
- Fire Island (2022)
- From Beginning to End (2009)
- Summer of 85 (2020)
- Cloud Atlas (2012)
- Theater Camp (2023)
- Cruising (1980)
- In and Out (1997)
- Love, Simon (2018)
- The Favourite (2018)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Knock at the Cabin (2023)
- Firebird (2022)
- Moonlight (2016)
- Longtime Companion (1989)
- Boy Erased (2018)
- Mulholland Drive (2001)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
- Dry Wind (2020)
- The Living End (1992)
- Moffie (2019)
- Seven and a Match (2001)
- I Love you Phillip Morris (2009)
- The Kids are All Right (2010)
- The Whale (2022)
- Big Eden (2000)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
- 4 Moons (2014)
- Just a Question of Love (2000)
- Monster Pies (2013)
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Just watched Suavage.. wow if you don't like extremely graphic sex scenes or are sensitive to violence, especially sexual, it's not for everyone, but it was really really well made and thought provoking.
FYC
Sauvage/Wild (2018)
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On 7/25/2023 at 10:46 PM, lilmac said:
Please remove me from this distro. asap...please.
from the what now? I copied and pasted a blurb from someone for names, I don't expect everyone to participate, but I'm too lazy to remove names, just ignore my tags lol
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On 7/26/2023 at 2:31 AM, von Kenni said:
True for the first point. As a goodwill question, what makes you think the latter?
Some countries have gone backward such as Russia, Uganda, and Hungary but overall there's been huge leaps forward in the last 20+ years, not just in Western countries or liberal democracies with freedom of speech and press such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand but less democratic countries as well. The acceptance of gays in the army and overruling the don't tell, don't ask, or how in the not-so-tolerant country as Ukraine they are treating equally gay and trans soldiers in arms. How gay marriage and legal rights including adoption have been widely adopted while 23 years ago nowhere. How popular culture and public discourse are filled with positive gay matters and defenders. How there are openly gay heads of state, mayors, and other political leaders. How there is an explosion of publicly open celebrities and athletes compared to 20+ years ago. Personally, I remember well how hidden being gay still was at that time. I was first openly gay in my own cross-disciplinary student faculty in 2005. Now there are plenty and it's normal. The list can go on and on.
That said, I believe that there is a backslash and a pendulum swing going backward now and in the near future in some parts of the general public. IMO the reason is that proponents of LGBT matters have gone too far, too fast, and more and more with righteous, judgemental, and silencing attitudes. Negative attitudes toward LGBT people have in the past been more or less because of fear of the unknown which has colored people's perceptions of what kind of people they are. From my own experience, most people change their views when they learn that LGBT people aren't that different but they are the same and share the same human needs and wants as everyone else. Just the sexual orientation is different.
Now there are extreme views on LGBT people but I think that it's counterproductive to identify the general public based on the extremes and name-call them ignorant which is a fancy way of saying stupid. Or shouting homo/transphobia when someone is criticizing progressive gender or transition views. That just stops all constructive discourse. It just suppresses those fears of the unknown and brews them more. Another thing is showcasing LGBT in-your-face-manner by wearing just harnesses or even having public displays of naked affection in some LGBT events or showing naked breasts on White House lawn. These don't earn sympathy from people who don't know any LGBT people personally.
I can understand some of the perceptions of these matters due to this starting backslash and how the mainstream media reports them in alarmist ways while not celebrating the huge progress that we've made in the past 20+ years.
We definitely in a better place when it comes to laws in american. but there is a lot more polarization than there used to be, I feel like lots of acceptance of the masses, mostly conservatives which I feel where starting to come around, but have backed tract a lot, I blame the views of some of the media for focusing on some of the most extreme and worst parts of the LGBT community to divide us. I feel there is alot of people in positions of power who really want this country to be divided so that we will not grow.
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19 minutes ago, von Kenni said:
This is very subjective but I'm also looking at LGBT films where it's a centric theme and not films that might have some side characters, scenes, or even lead characters that are LGBT but where the LGBT isn't a throughline or meaningful theme throughout the film. Beverly Hills Cop, Jackal, Sex in the City, and Star Trek Into Darkness had all gay characters but in my books aren't LGBT films. Even Birdcage might not be. I don't remember being gay being so much of a theme than a stage in the films (the remake and the original) but I might remember it wrong and maybe it goes over the threshold of featuring a lot of certain gay lifestyles.
The Birdcage was definitely gay. but it was more mainstream and accessible. I honestly think general audiences had more good will towards gays in the late 90s/early 00s then they do now.
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2 hours ago, Potiki said:
In case you can't see the twitter link, it is from Andrea Goh (who works at Pixar) in reference to a queer moment with Priya:
"My first Cultural Trust credit: The team already knew what to do since they ARE those characters, so it’s more just tweaks for specificity here and there. I am proud of this moment because as nerve wrecking as it was, I asked for a slice of queer representation anyways. #priya"
If that still isn't enough feel free to just cut it out of my list, I have also edited in an additional 15 films for a top 25 now.
I honestly don't remember that scene. I mean it technically makes it count. I really appreciate that you are making an effort. it's just I feel like some people are missing the point of this countdown, it is a about queer stories being told front and center, not your favorite movies that have blink and you'll miss it LGBT nods.
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6 minutes ago, The Dark Alfred said:
I don't think it has any chance against OP and KILLER MOON. Of course, I would love to see it this year as well. I mean merely from its Oscar chances point of view.
Ah, Yeah It probably won't WIN. I do think it will get nominated though. I really don't care about weather or not it is though the Oscars are off on about 60% of movies anyways. I just want to see it in November. there is nothing else I am even excited for after that really.
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Robert Downey Jr.- Oppenheimer,
Ryan Gosling - Barbie.
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17 hours ago, The Dark Alfred said:
It might be best for DUNE to move to 20124 in terms of its Oscar chances. At this point it's KILLER vs OPPENHEIMER. Of course a lot can change the next few months, but it would be awesome to have Scorsese vs Nolan. So far the locks for BP are imho:
KILLER OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
BARBIE
PAST LIVES
18,101 years?!!!! 💀☠️
Sorry I couldn't resist. seriously though, Dune will be fine in 2023. everyone loved Dune and will see it anyways. I don't wan't my most anticipated film getting delayed again.
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Oppenheimer should be a serious contender imo
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13 hours ago, Potiki said:
- The Handmaiden (2016) Dir. Park Chan-wook
- Happy Together (1997) Dir. Wong Kar-wai
- Farewell My Concubine (1993) Dir. Chen Kaige
- Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) Dir. Abdellatif Kechiche
- Crush (2022) Dir. Sammi Cohen
- Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Dir. Satoshi Kon
- Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994) Dir. Stephan Elliott
- Turning Red (2022) Dir. Domee Shi
- Booksmart (2019) Dir. Olivia Wilde
- The Half of It (2020) Dir. Alice Wu
Here is my Top 10
I will edit it with more films if I get a chance but going to take a break and wanted at least getting at least get a top 10 in before the deadline.
Thanks for the list. but I am sorry TURNING RED is NOT LGBT.
It's about bunch of boy crazed teenage girls. good movie. but they were all VERY straight in that movie. If you can't put another movie I'll accept the list. but I'm not giving turning red points.
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January:
1.8.23 I Wanna Dance With Somebody B+
1.10.23 M3gan A-
1.16.23 The Whale B+
1.22.23 Puss in Boots The Last Wish A
1.26.23 A Man Called Otto B+
February:
2.2.23 The Chosen Season 3 final A+ (1)
2.5.23 Knock at the Cabin B+ (1)
2.14.23 Magic Mike's Last Dance C
2.16.23 Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantomania B (3)
2.19.23 Of an Age A
2.23.23 Jesus Revolution A-
March:
3.5.23 Cocaine Bear A-
3.12.23 65 B+
3.19.23 Shazam! Fury of the Gods B+ (4)
3.21.23 Scream VI A-
3.27.23 Creed III A-
3.30.23 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves B+ (1)
April:
4.2.23 His Only Son B
4.6.23 The Super Mario Bros Movie A (3)
4.17.23 Suzume B+ (1)
4.20.23 Renfield B+ (1)
4.23.23 Guy Richie's The Covenant A
4.30.23 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (40th Anniversary re-release) A+
May:
4th Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. A+ (3)
12th Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. A+ (2)
25th The Little Mermaid B+
June:
5th Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse A (2)
18th The Flash B+ (1)
July:
1st Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny B+ (2)
9th Sound of Freedom A (1)
13th Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part one A
23rd Barbie B (2)
23rd Oppenheimer A+ (1)
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31 minutes ago, DAJK said:
Nuts when you think about how Suicide Squad's opening is HIGHER than Barbie when you adjust for inflation. I think people forget what a chokehold that movie had on people in summer 2016.
And how crazy inflation has been the last couple years.
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Bought my tickets for Barbie and watch Oppenheimer after
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13 minutes ago, Krissykins said:
That’s actually the only X-Men film I haven’t seen. Will need to watch it at some point.
Incredible for Barbie. $337m opening weekend. That UK number is insane.
You haven't seen the best X-Men film?? watch it right away!
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1 hour ago, Gavin Feng said:
what was the biggest opener without winning the weekend? Inside Out?
Yes.
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10 hours ago, vale9001 said:
Yes Cruise is searching a great director to work with as we speak. Can see this happening
Tom Cruise as Mr. Tumnus? lol no.
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15 hours ago, Hatebox said:
Is the actors not being able to do promo really that big a deal if the movie’s already in the can? Clearly studios knows more about it than I do if it’s even being debated.
I thought actors couldn't carry a film anymore.. unless they were like Tom Cruise in an action film or Julia Roberts in a Romantic Comedy.
I highly doubt it will make a huge difference for most of the blockbusters releasing this year.
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5 minutes ago, wildphantom said:
I don’t think Dune will move. I don’t think it gets hit much at all if the strike is still going as far as awareness. It was always a cinephile kind of deal, and its audience know it’s coming. The trailer playing to its target audience in a monster Christopher Nolan hit is going to do wonders.
Plus Denis can do a ton of press for it, and I’m sure he will.
I hope not, it's the only upcoming release this year that I am legitimately excited for.
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3 hours ago, TalismanRing said:
I've only seen his Plan B but I liked it quite a bit.
Yes it was quite good, My favorite of his is Hawaii though, The Blonde One and Taekwondo are also very good imo.
Also not Berger, but The Strong Ones directed by Omar Zúñiga is fantastic.
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30 for 30: 1993 Retrospective List | Submissions Closed | 31 Lists Received | Reveals Start This Weekend
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I've seen 38 from 93. I'll see if I can get it to 45 before the deadline. not a very strong top 30.