I've got a list of 27 so far, and I think it's about half-and-half (which is quite a move off my original idea of films-with-politicians only).
― clemenza, Saturday, 13 July 2019 01:00 (four years ago) link
I have a list of 18 core films and another 17 or 18 that I want to include. not sure I understand your points scheme, but I assume 30 is the limit for films we can vote for?
― Dan S, Saturday, 13 July 2019 01:14 (four years ago) link
No--if you want to vote for 35, take 350 points (and, let's say, a maximum of 55 for one film).
― clemenza, Saturday, 13 July 2019 01:30 (four years ago) link
By the way, of the two ballots I have received, here's what I thought was a good point distribution for a 20-film ballot. If numbers aren't your thing, feel free to use (or adjust as necessary):
#1: 25 points#2: 20 points#3: 16 points#4: 14 points#5-7: 12 points#8-11: 10 points#12: 8 points#13-15: 7 points#16-20: 4 points
Adds up to 200 points.
― clemenza, Saturday, 13 July 2019 01:39 (four years ago) link
That dreaded post...We're on life-support here.
Nominations: http://docs.google.com/document/d/12Ts0EtUkx1eDgstQGLQePHbwFtBGL5rbyDtIyRtziek/edit
Address: sayhey at rocketmail dot com
Just throw together a list of 10. I'll bump this periodically the next few days so it doesn't vanish. Still need many ballots to hit 20.
http://original.antiwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Empty-Polling-Place-1.jpg
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 12:16 (four years ago) link
oh forgot about this, will get a ballot in
― devvvine, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 13:37 (four years ago) link
ok, sent my list in!
― Dan S, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 15:39 (four years ago) link
Got it, thanks.
I noticed Dan's e-mail was filtered into my spam folder. I'll keep checking that for the next few days--if, by any chance, anyone sent me a ballot earlier and I didn't respond, that may have happened. You'll need to resend--sorry.
Dan: you didn't assign points or rankings, so I assume you're just giving each film 10 points?
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
the first 15 are in a loosely ranked order, and are the ones I care about the most. I wasn't sure how to assign points, but if there is a way to emphasize those in your points tally that would be great. the rest I'd be fine with the same points for each.
you can do it however it's easiest for you, though
― Dan S, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
No problem--sent you something that should work.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 16:18 (four years ago) link
it works, thanks!
― Dan S, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
is the "watergate" on the list the 2018 film or the 1994 series?
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
The 2018 film, which I saw last month--quite good.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link
If you want to list 35 films, here are points I worked out for Dan S.:
#1: 25 points#2: 22 points#3: 21 points#4-15: 19, 18, 17...8 points#16-34: 6 points each
Adds up to 350 points.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
(#16-35, that should read.)
Just submitted my ballot (and probably skewed the poll with all my 1930s obscurities).
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 23:27 (four years ago) link
Got it, j. lu. That's good--I like different points of view.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Voted. 10 movies, with an emphasis on comedy. Politics is something I can usually only confront with laughter, especially these days.
― Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 03:58 (four years ago) link
Got all the ballots, thanks. Halfway there to my arbitrary floor of 20 voters. Inside the Deadline Zone for the next three days.
A couple of films have already turned up on five ballots--one fairly obvious, the other somewhat of a surprise (a good surprise).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 12:09 (four years ago) link
Y'all are voting for Ballot Box Bunny, right?
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ofedr
― Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 19:03 (four years ago) link
Off to a slow start...I haven't been adding write-ins to the nomination list, but a couple I should call attention to: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and The Corporation.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link
I imagine at least one of my top choices showed up on multiple ballots, curious what the surprise might be
― Dan S, Thursday, 18 July 2019 00:38 (four years ago) link
I've been doing some door-to-door canvassing...Getting there; 12 ballots, need 8 more. You have to go down to #24 right now for the first film with only one vote--but both #24 and #25 have only one vote. 20 ballots tend to smooth those quirks out.
It's not that the film I called a surprise (sitting fifth, one of three films on half the ballots) isn't great, I just thought it was more of a cult thing--that probably changed three or four years ago.
― clemenza, Thursday, 18 July 2019 13:37 (four years ago) link
Something I should have clarified earlier, when it was nominated...Black Girl has gotten a couple of votes; I assume they're for the 1966 Ousmane Sembène film, not for the one Ossie Davis directed in 1972. (No need to answer unless I'm mistaken.)
― clemenza, Thursday, 18 July 2019 15:58 (four years ago) link
Sent!
― frustration and wonky passion (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 18 July 2019 22:08 (four years ago) link
Five more ballots to make quorum.
Meanwhile, I have an official popularity ranking based on the four polls I've run or co-run:
1. Neil Young2. Yo La Tengo3. road films4. political films
If you nominated, send a ballot today--I checked the nominating thread and there'd be room to spare.
― clemenza, Friday, 19 July 2019 12:13 (four years ago) link
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 19 July 2019 12:33 (four years ago) link
Not nominated, and I didn't think of it 'til just now: The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
― Chris L, Friday, 19 July 2019 12:38 (four years ago) link
Ah shit just saw this now..
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 19 July 2019 12:56 (four years ago) link
I'll see what I can do in a few hours
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 19 July 2019 12:57 (four years ago) link
Got the last two ballots, thanks (and sent a couple of questions via e-mail).
Three more--if you need longer, xyzzzz, no problem. I'll be doing images over the weekend.
― clemenza, Friday, 19 July 2019 13:14 (four years ago) link
Cool I was away for a week..
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 19 July 2019 13:21 (four years ago) link
18 ballots, one pending. The leaders are very close in points to the highest finishers in the road-film poll, though (20 ballots), so I'll post results on Monday/Tuesday regardless. Right now, I'd say a Top 35, which would avoid any single-vote placements. It'd be nice to get two more ballots at least, though, which would likely back that up to a Top 40.
Nominations: http://docs.google.com/document/d/12Ts0EtUkx1eDgstQGLQePHbwFtBGL5rbyDtIyRtziek/edit (missing a few write-ins)
e-mail: sayhey at rocketmail dot com
― clemenza, Friday, 19 July 2019 22:41 (four years ago) link
Ballot sent!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 20 July 2019 13:22 (four years ago) link
That's 20, great. I'm going to start adding text to the images, so that's kind of it. But if anything else showed up today, I'd count it and adjust.
― clemenza, Saturday, 20 July 2019 14:10 (four years ago) link
Damn, just sent one in. Hope it can slip in under the wire.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Saturday, 20 July 2019 14:34 (four years ago) link
just got mine in if it's not too late pal.
― calzino, Saturday, 20 July 2019 14:47 (four years ago) link
Both have been counted, thanks.
― clemenza, Saturday, 20 July 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
Vote Counts?
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PfeoPMUjPrM/TM5FooJXM-I/AAAAAAAACZE/kxeW7UJNDP8/s1600/GreatMcGinty_MeetMayor.png
― frustration and wonky passion (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 20 July 2019 15:06 (four years ago) link
Just sent one in too
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 20 July 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link