"I cannot start my day with a confrontation" The 2017 ILX Film Poll Voting Thread - Ballots Due Sunday, March 4th at 7pm EST.

Just watched On Body and Soul. It was completely different to anything I had imagined it would be...sort of a muted, magic realist melodrama. What a bizarre career the director seems to have had. Does anyone know her other work and if it's at all similar in feel to this? The whole experience was quite overwhelming! That definitely shakes up my top 10.

― tangenttangent, 4. marts 2018 01:26 (eleven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

There's a magical realist feel to all of it, but the muted feeling is new. My 20th Century is a forgotten gem, the rest is not really that good.

Thanks! I’ll definitely watch it based on that. Mutedness isn’t something I usually appreciate (although definitely in this context), so I’ll be interested to see what peaks she can reach!

Best wishes to you, Gukbe.

On Body and Soul was not released in the US til 2018, i believe

but by all means let the goddamn Oscar nominations lead you

It's weird imo that you'd assume people are led by oscar noms as opposed to, say, release dates in the countries we live in

I know you're very strict about films not being considered to exist until they have been shown in the theatre nearest your apartment tho

Feels bad, having movies come out first in other countries, doesn't it?

that's a good criterion, wins

On Body and Soul's reputation seems much grown since it was released in UK cinemas. I found it more of a curio than a film of the year.

I liked it fine, but it's not making my list.

A friend messaged to tell me that she had also watched On Body and Soul last night. I think this means that I am a deer.

Best wishes to you, Gukbe. Is it ok if I send a revised ballot? I've been able to see a couple more 2017 releases since I sent my first one in.

Yeah, if anyone wants to revise their ballot, go ahead.

All the best, Gukbe.

Bump. Final 3 days.

Voted!

Still hoping to squeeze in Coco before I resubmit. Is it Sunday 7pm EST again?

11pm est

So glad I saw Coco in time.

Sorry for sending four versions of my ballot, Gukbe. That really is it now.

sent!

Voted!

Putting together my ballot I found it was a better year than I thought, for me: few obvious standouts but a bunch of films I liked quite well. I had to cut a few for space that I liked about as much as anything in the lower part of my ballot

just sent mine in

revised ballot sent

holy shit, Double King is ten minutes of your time on Youtube incredibly well spent

Voted :)

me too!

lmao I just realised I completely forgot about new haneke

I remembered that I'd forgotten about it.

it was only released here last week, for a one-week twice-a-day run in one theater with broken seats

I know that sounds like a metaphor but it's not.

i remembered to skip it

I'd missed the post about the life stuff. Sorry, Gukbe! Hope you're OK.

Apologies for the delay. It's all tallied. I need to find time this week for the rollout. Got work and doctor's appointments and prep for an impromptu trip plus moving, so I can't guarantee a good UK/US friendly time. Will aim for Tuesday and Thursday.

just post whenever you can, tension is fun

Tension? What tension? We all know that Florida Project and Dunkirk will win.

Best of wishes, Gukbe, don't worry about Danish time :)

No worries if you can't make Tuesday or Thursday, Gukbe. Roll it out when you can.

Just checking that I didn't miss this.

should be April 15 every year :)

gukbe clearly undergoing some major life shit atm

I hope gukbe is all right. sending love to you g, if you are reading this.

Same.

Yup.

Is there any desire to re-poll if gukbe is not returning?

yeah i'd like to

I still have my ballot, and now I can include the IMDB 2017 films that didn't open until this year. Bonus.

wellll, i won't be including any that weren't released in NYC in '17.

Sounds like a plan (plus I am catching Ex Libris this weekend so it could make it on very belatedly).

how about making Twin Peaks: The Return not eligible? I mean I know I voted for it but it really shouldn't be on here. yea I know it screened in NYC but come on. not that I didn't love it, but these lists are good resources for finding obscure stuff and movies that might've slipped under the radar

What year is this

I'll volunteer to receive ballots and tally if a patsy is needed.

(I'd also look at my own ballot and consider adding a dozen NYC '17 / wide 2018 or world '17 / USA & festivals 2018 flicks, except that I don't think we should set a precedent for removing Twin Peaks. Will totally calculate with and without both Peaks and Phantom Thread though.)

It’s still my #1 I reckon but even if it weren’t I’d be arguing for the non-uptight approach, as few restrictions as possible. It won’t make a difference 99.999% of the time anyway but like last year enough people wanted to vote for OJ made in America to get it just outside the top 10, it would have been weird to disallow it just cause some other people had quibbles. (ftr I also think people should be able to vote for movies that went straight to streaming if they want, whether or not they had that one screening somewhere that would arbitrarily make them exist)