Demme on the road: Something Wild
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 28 April 2017 00:29 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, dumb question--that was one of the first to go on the list. I just added about 20 more from those two indices (things I'd already come across mention of elsewhere).
― clemenza, Friday, 28 April 2017 00:44 (seven years ago) link
I suppose they need to be pretty well-known to make the nomination list, so maybe only one of mine qualifies:
GüerosThe Bird People in ChinaThe Passenger
― Cherish, Friday, 28 April 2017 02:08 (seven years ago) link
Pop Aye (2017)
A man and his elephant walk into a bar: well, not quite -- but close. POP AYE is the story of a successful Bangkok architect whose late-midlife crisis leads him to an encounter with the elephant (Pop Aye) with whom he spent an idyllic childhood in the Thai countryside. Together they embark on a road trip to deliver both man and beast to their origins. The local police cite him for not having a permit to travel with an elephant; a transgendered prostitute joins him in a karaoke duet at a roadside dive; and a poetic, possibly delusional, pauper offers companionship. But the real star is the big guy: Pop Aye lumbers along with great dignity and endless fortitude. He is the center of a mysterious, funny and often absurd universe that while seemingly particular to Thailand is, ultimately, not unlike our own.
The genre lives on, it seems! Coming soon to Film Forum.
― ✓ (Doctor Casino), Friday, 28 April 2017 02:35 (seven years ago) link
I suppose they need to be pretty well-known to make the nomination list
No way! I mean, it's unlikely that something super-obscure will make the final top howevermanywe'redoing, but nominating is a great way to get other people to check out things you like.
― emil.y, Friday, 28 April 2017 03:23 (seven years ago) link
tati - trafic
haven't seen in ages & not entirely sure if it fits, but: bunuel's the milky way?
― no lime tangier, Friday, 28 April 2017 03:53 (seven years ago) link
Milky Way is on the list.
― nickn, Friday, 28 April 2017 04:45 (seven years ago) link
so it is: sub with goodbye pork pie
― no lime tangier, Friday, 28 April 2017 05:09 (seven years ago) link
I haven't seen Holy Motors but isn't it, like, all set in a car?
Mind you, I also keep perversely wanting to nominate Fitzcarraldo and I know that doesn't actually fit, so feel free to ignore any of my suggestions.
― emil.y, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:27 (seven years ago) link
Oh, one thing: you've got Sightseers missing an 's' from the end on the nominations list.
― emil.y, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:28 (seven years ago) link
Not Holy Motors, but there is the Croenenberg with Robert Pattison?
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:44 (seven years ago) link
Crash?
I kid, I kid, though that is, er, a road movie of sorts. No, I looked it up and you mean Cosmopolis, which I think I might actually have been entirely conflating in my head with Holy Motors?
― emil.y, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:53 (seven years ago) link
Important book from 1982
http://68.media.tumblr.com/4106ce1889cfd59fee679303291cdb7c/tumblr_ol5sxew1NI1ucnbv4o1_500.png
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 29 April 2017 22:08 (seven years ago) link
Was about to suggest Goodbye Pork Pie
A couple more nominations:
Slow WestLeningrad Cowboys Go America
― Cherish, Saturday, 29 April 2017 23:41 (seven years ago) link
Thanks. The list is up over 200 now, most of which passed the "(title) + road movie" Google test. Nominations technically close Monday, but that's fluid. I would like to finish up by mid-month, so hopefully ballots will start to trickle in next week. There are a few copies of that book on Abe--new ones expensive, used about half that.
This is such an amorphous genre. When voting in the comedy poll, I could always fall back on "Does this film make me laugh?"; in the horror poll, "Does this film scare me?" (or, sometimes, "Does this film look great and creep me out?"). Here it's something like "Does this film capture my restlessness and vague feelings of unfulfillment in an atmospherically elliptical way--and do people drive a lot?"
I really want to see Eight Miles High.
http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/2007_Eight_Miles_High/007EMH_Natalia_Avelon_004.jpg
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 April 2017 00:54 (seven years ago) link
"Does this film capture my restlessness and vague feelings of unfulfillment in an atmospherically elliptical way--and do people drive a lot?"
Results thread title
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Sunday, 30 April 2017 01:08 (seven years ago) link
As I said, keeps my mind off work.
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t427/sayhey1/poster_zpszjqxih7n.jpg
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 April 2017 14:23 (seven years ago) link
it's a shame the true winner The Dog of the South is a book.
― devvvine, Sunday, 30 April 2017 15:26 (seven years ago) link
Some more:
La Nuit de VarennesStagecoachKill ListOn the RoadArigato-san (Mr. Thank You)The Motorcycle DiariesRace with the DevilDetour (1945)
Haven't seen Detour, but sounds like a solid noir. It's up on youtube, will watch.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Sunday, 30 April 2017 15:35 (seven years ago) link
I guess this never happened:
http://filmschoolrejects.com/hilarity-ensues-bill-hader-greg-mottola-adapting-dog-of-the-south-e9227032291e
Does it have lots of unexpected enounters?
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 April 2017 15:37 (seven years ago) link
Yes, almost all of which involve the protagonist being mocked.
Probably for the best that never worked out. In a perfect world the Coens would do it with Goodman as Symes.
― devvvine, Sunday, 30 April 2017 16:12 (seven years ago) link
I don't know if I've seen enough of these to come up with a decent list, but I rewatched Cold Fever recently and really enjoyed it, I'd seen it at age 15 or so and was a little concerned it would be painfully quirky but it holds up.
― JoeStork, Sunday, 30 April 2017 16:20 (seven years ago) link
An abbreviated ballot of 10 (maybe 15 points each?) is fine.
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 April 2017 18:23 (seven years ago) link
Just rewatched The Milky Way in preparation for voting, got Wanda lined up for later in the week.
I think I might just be squeezing into the nominating deadline, but to add to the 'no driving but surely a road movie' list - I nominate El Topo.
By the way, I'm assuming the Breathless that's on the list is A Bout de Souffle and not the American remake, right? I don't want to accidentally vote for the remake.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 03:00 (seven years ago) link
Likewise with Vanishing Point.
I assume originals unless otherwise stated.
― nickn, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 03:15 (seven years ago) link
Yes for both (didn't realize they remade Vanishing Point...I have the original on DVD but still haven't watched it).
Always had it in my mind that Jack Nicholson's Drive, He Said must be a road movie, but evidently not.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 03:21 (seven years ago) link
I think you'll be really impressed by Wanda.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 03:22 (seven years ago) link
Second the Wanda rec, I saw it on cable when I first got it and was really impressed (with the movie and with cable TV in general for unlocking such a vast archive that would otherwise be unavailable) but as the years progressed cable TV just drifted more and more into lowest common denominator shit.
― nickn, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 03:37 (seven years ago) link
I want to nominate Basilicata Coast to Coast, but it's going to get crossed off my list pretty early.
The remake of Vanishing Point is... not great. It's tries to tie in with the 90s-era militia movement and... bleh.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 06:15 (seven years ago) link
The only vote will come from me, so I'll post my favourite road-movie still here:
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t427/sayhey1/sugarland_zpsjceqdg6p.jpg
I don't think I've ever encountered anyone, here or elsewhere, who loves that film as much as I do. I suspect it's still relatively (i.e., for a Spielberg film) unseen. Kael's review, which I'd read before I ever saw the film, undoubtedly influenced me a lot there.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 02:02 (seven years ago) link
I tried to track it down for this poll, but neither my library nor my On Demand selection has it.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 02:17 (seven years ago) link
It was around in remainder bins a few years ago, but I haven't seen it recently. It won't help you for the poll, but I'm pretty sure I bought an extra copy at the time that I could send along if you're really interested in seeing it.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 12:48 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, if you have an extra, I'll definitely take it! Need me to email you with my info, or do you still have it?
Thanks a bunch!
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 13:18 (seven years ago) link
Went through my stash of doubles, and I guess I gave it to someone at some point. But I'll keep an eye open; I still see it around.
And, while I wouldn't vote for it, Magical Mystery Tour must count... emil.y
I've never seen it, but I just came across this line in Dreaming the Beatles: "And what does it mean that their next project without Brian was a road movie?"
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 May 2017 03:37 (seven years ago) link
I just saw that its gonna be on TCM on Friday! Scarecrow as well. The night's theme is "Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond. I'll be PVRing both.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Thursday, 4 May 2017 03:41 (seven years ago) link
(whether or not I'll be able to squeeze all of these in by the deadline is another matter. I just grabbed Paris, Texas and Stranger Than Paradise from the library, and I still haven't watched L'Avventura yet)
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Thursday, 4 May 2017 03:44 (seven years ago) link
Excellent. May rewatch Scarecrow myself.
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 May 2017 03:46 (seven years ago) link
Wow, so Wanda is truly a great film. Very beautiful pacing, and I found Loden's performance really moving.
― emil.y, Friday, 5 May 2017 09:25 (seven years ago) link
Love the non-ending.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-76PV0XanjUA/U0Rn96uZcpI/AAAAAAAAAnI/F3T5ahqqQt0/s1600/Wanda+9.png
― clemenza, Friday, 5 May 2017 16:18 (seven years ago) link
First two ballots shared five films, one which I would have said looks like a cheesy '90s American film that I guess is much better than that--just ordered it off of Amazon.
― clemenza, Friday, 5 May 2017 16:19 (seven years ago) link
I'm gonna be trying to squeeze in a film a day until the due date, but I'm not sure if I'll get to 25. How do I structure the points if I want to submit a ballot of, say, 20?
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Friday, 5 May 2017 16:21 (seven years ago) link
That's 80% of 200, so 160 points? But if you want to split up the full 200, no big deal.
― clemenza, Friday, 5 May 2017 16:24 (seven years ago) link
As pointed out above, TCM tonight:
8:00 PM – The Sugarland Express (1974)An ex-convict springs her husband from prison to keep their child from being adopted
11:45 PM – Scarecrow (1973)Two hitchhikers with wildly different backgrounds become fast friends.
(Doesn't appear to be a road movie, but it's actually the film between those two I want to watch, Jerry Schatzberg's Sweet Revenge. Came out in '76--never even heard of it, to my surprise.)
― clemenza, Friday, 5 May 2017 21:17 (seven years ago) link
Typically conked out--I'm basically the "I'm tired, I'm tired" Cuckoo's Nest guy these days. I watched about the first third of Sugarland Express, took a break before Sweet Revenge, fell asleep and missed the beginning, didn't even try to last for Scarecrow. Loved this one shot in Sugarland Express:
http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/1970/01/file_571671_sugarland-express-movie-club-old-couple-1142012-235502.jpg
Yes, the real purpose of this post is as a reminder: need ballots!
― clemenza, Saturday, 6 May 2017 13:37 (seven years ago) link
Voted!
― Cherish, Monday, 8 May 2017 06:21 (seven years ago) link
Great. That's five, including me--still hoping for 20.
The road, it's a lonely place.
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t427/sayhey1/empty%20road_zpsw5yf6eyq.jpg
― clemenza, Monday, 8 May 2017 11:35 (seven years ago) link
I'm out of deadline hell, so I'll put my ballot together this morning.
― 20-lol pileup (WilliamC), Monday, 8 May 2017 11:58 (seven years ago) link
Wow @ Smokey and the Bandit not being on the nominations list.
― 20-lol pileup (WilliamC), Monday, 8 May 2017 12:05 (seven years ago) link
All write-ins count, so don't hesitate to vote for it.
― clemenza, Monday, 8 May 2017 12:22 (seven years ago) link
Got it--thanks, appreciate that.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2017 01:00 (seven years ago) link
Oh! That's great. I'll get this to you tomorrow, then (one more thing I wanna rewatch first).
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Sunday, 14 May 2017 01:01 (seven years ago) link
Just sent one in there. Didn't say but just weight it equally, 1 most points to 25 least ta
― i know kore-eda (or something), Sunday, 14 May 2017 09:54 (seven years ago) link
Would you like me to change the title to give a finishing date for ballots?
― mod, Sunday, 14 May 2017 13:32 (seven years ago) link
Thanks, that'd be great: midnight, May 15.
or something: 25-1 doesn't work--it adds up to 325 points. I sent you an alternative, see if that works.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2017 13:40 (seven years ago) link
Watched The Scarecrow (1973) for this last night. Previously unaware of it, shared the grand prize at Cannes. Hackman and a nice comic turn from Pacino, beautifully shot by Vilmos Zsigmond. A happy find.
Also saw Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker. William Talman (the DA on Perry Mason) has a great time playing the baddie.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Sunday, 14 May 2017 15:00 (seven years ago) link
nobody's mentioned "Dumb and Dumber" yet.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 14 May 2017 15:14 (seven years ago) link
It's in the nomination list.
http://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Vo7swLaeS1ZCbciqrHKrSzlOm-DozyZBi_lpKIGGtI/edit
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2017 15:57 (seven years ago) link
Emil.y and cryptsicko, wherever I may find them: we're on the clock now--get those damn ballots in! I do appreciate that you're putting care and thought into this. But if your third favourite is actually your fifth favourite, or if you leave off something that should have been #22, it's not a big deal. On the road of life, this poll is but a five-minute detour for drive-through coffee in the middle of Wisconsin.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2017 22:19 (seven years ago) link
Hoping for those two, plus two more--that'd be 20.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2017 22:20 (seven years ago) link
Coming up shortly! Btw, I read 'midnight, May 15th' as being midnight tomorrow, not midnight tonight, if you get what I mean?
― emil.y, Sunday, 14 May 2017 22:48 (seven years ago) link
Okay, sent. I actually ended up with too many films that I wanted to put on the list, but I think it's a solid ballot in the end.
― emil.y, Sunday, 14 May 2017 22:59 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, I goofed there--meant midnight tonight, which is more accurately the 14th.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2017 23:13 (seven years ago) link
xpYeah, I had about eight that I finally decided to cut, so I didn't end up giving a lot of films 1 or 2 points.
― nickn, Sunday, 14 May 2017 23:13 (seven years ago) link
It's coming! After dinner + walking the dogs, I'm watching one more road movie, just in time to squeeze the ballot in before midnight.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Sunday, 14 May 2017 23:39 (seven years ago) link
One more road movie for the road...
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 May 2017 23:44 (seven years ago) link
Voted with three mins to spare. In my haste, I forgot the points breakdown but the one you quoted to me upthread works.
Here's a surprise: the actor to appear in the most number of films on my ballot is Randy Quaid.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Monday, 15 May 2017 03:59 (seven years ago) link
Thanks, everyone. I'll get images ready the next couple of nights, then do #40-21 on Wednesday, #20-1 on Thursday. Nineteen ballots, so just missed 20. I won't start embedding text into images until tomorrow night; I'm working from an easily updateable spreadsheet, so if any ballots show up overnight or through the day tomorrow, I'll count them.
― clemenza, Monday, 15 May 2017 04:11 (seven years ago) link
Really looking forward to the images in the countdown! Realised I forgot Something Wild on my ballot so hoping others didn't.
― devvvine, Monday, 15 May 2017 04:23 (seven years ago) link
Something Wild was one of the ones I cut. Kind of a Sophie's Choice with each of them.
― nickn, Monday, 15 May 2017 04:42 (seven years ago) link
Sent!
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 15 May 2017 05:13 (seven years ago) link
Which was the elusive 20th ballot I was hoping for--thanks...#41-50 are strong, so I'll do #50-31 on Wednesday, #30-11 on Thursday, and the Top 10 on Friday. I want to do it during the day, which'll mean posting from work; the posts will be half-an-hour apart, but I'll get everything set up ahead of time so I can work that. ("Teacher, teacher--" "Just give me 15 seconds here.")
― clemenza, Monday, 15 May 2017 21:47 (seven years ago) link