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Silents and The Birth of Cinema Anonymous 11/16/2019 (Sat) 08:18:17 No.363 [Reply]
Lately I've been watching nonfiction content from the silent era -- found footage, documentary, early fragments. This excellent video from the Museum of Modern Art captures a lot of what attracts me to these films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBNwiPgknn8
>It's not so much being seduced by a story, it's the thrill of seeing in itself.

I'm just disappointed that it's often difficult to find quality versions of this stuff. Watching anything potato quality youtube or even DVD doesn't do justice to the footage, and you lose the experience of time travel if you can't see clear details.
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>>739 Best I can do is this 1919 Italian film about the Black Death https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010559/
>>740 That looks very interesting. Could you upload it here by any chance? It's evading me a bit.
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>>741 Here's a torrent although the file is large (8GB) https://rarbg.to/torrent/ru2gk95
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>>742 >scene rips aren't so ba-

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/film/ on Letterboxd Anonymous 01/06/2020 (Mon) 19:23:38 No.547 [Reply]
https://letterboxd.com/8chanfilm/ /film/ Top 250 https://letterboxd.com/8chanfilm/list/film-top-250/ /film/ Favorite Shorts https://letterboxd.com/8chanfilm/list/film-favorite-shorts/ I'm surprised this account hasn't been shadowbanned or deleted just yet. Will we continue adding films to the top 250?
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>550 I would add 'If....' (1968) and one of the Three Colours films, I reckon 'Three Colours: Blue', but it's a divisive question. Then again, I have no taste.
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>>550 Let me add also Edward Yang's 'Terrorizers', which is probably the first real film to embrace that hyperlink style A.G.I. capitalised on for 'Babel'. 'The lives of a couple, an amateur photographer and an injured girl intertwine.' Frederic Jameson described it as *the* postmodern film, and I do believe it is one of the more successful examples of this style.
Where to start with films? https://boxd.it/2Hlxq
>>715 Great job!

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Comment on the last film you watched Anonymous 08/22/2019 (Thu) 23:58:03 No.3 [Reply] [Last]
What was the last thing you watched, and what did you think of it?
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A satire that perfectly balances humor and pathos, Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen (1979) serves as an epilogue to the well-known adventures of Baron Munchausen. After his return home, the baron's extravagant stories and lifestyle begin to annoy some of the local townsfolk. Ultimately he's challenged by the authorities to renounce the tales which form the essence of his identity. This creates a very interesting dynamic where the Baron is forced to defend himself against a sort of show trial. At what point does a man conform to society, especially when he holds completely eccentric beliefs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWB4k-YXJUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw0VrqbKe7U
>>720 Truely beautiful Loli
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chart thread Anonymous 01/07/2020 (Tue) 23:14:00 No.552 [Reply]
What would /film/ recommend for detective films?
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>>573 I like charts with screencaps instead of posters more Christian films: Acts of the Apostles Legend of Princess Olga Valley of the Bees Tragedy of Man Maestà silent Ben-Hur is better
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It's fun to try to devise a political compass for different directors. I thought about putting Multi-Handicapped in the bottom left.
>>567 >>566 >70's not '70s >80's not '80s >90's not '90s Charts discarded.

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Random Films Anonymous 03/05/2020 (Thu) 13:58:22 No.724 [Reply]
Watch the film in the post below you. Give some good recs or make anons suffer.
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>>725 Okay funny guy, watch James Whale's version of Show Boat
https://youtu.be/WI0I99TRig8 Spent years trying to find this one after I had seen it on cable tv, it has a dreamy feeling that I've noticed only in particular films, I've been making a list called "we're all gonna make it" since that's the feeling I get from them. One of those is Happy as Lazarus which I only saw very recently and it sparked me the same feeling after YEARS If someone could me point out what it is about these films, I'll be greatful :) something about the fresh wind blowing into the camera while the characters find themselves in the immensity of Earth

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Britbong media Anonymous 12/01/2019 (Sun) 00:02:14 No.412 [Reply]
A thread for bong media, both for bongs and for fags from elsewhere who want to see something non-pozed so expect the thread to be weighted towards older shows and films.

Starting with an absolute classic from the last decade before British culture started to disappear in the face of American cultural dominance. Also Michael Caine. magnet:?xt=urn:btih:E40A5E9641 8B1F77E22FF71A2DAC E9F31BA7FCB9 remove the spaces but I can't speak as to the quality of the torrent, if someone knows where to hunt for better ones with active seeders I'm all ears
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>>539 The fact they actually took measures to fight it is a pretty key difference. Modern bongs are starting to even speak like burgers which is disgusting. For example a younger relative of mine used bugs in place of insects recently.
>>541 >bugs in place of insects I didn't know this was an American thing. Interesting. To me, using 'insects' casually sounds a bit weird
>>542 Opposite here. Bug sounds kind of childish which is odd as usually the bong/commonwealth english version is the less formal name.
>>541 I'm speaking of culture which is relatively a whole other bag of worms not language and while British English is hardly better you're right that the American English language has infected every language it's encountered, for example in Russia it's extremely common to use a transliteration of an English word rather than the a term that exists for it.
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>>429 The old "TV plays" (usually from BBC) are fertile creative ground with a good stable of directors, sometimes reaching the quality level of a standalone film.

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BD/LD Audio Remuxes Anonymous 02/24/2020 (Mon) 21:28:08 No.710 [Reply]
There's a lot BD released out there with audio that is much inferior to older releases (most notably Laser Discs) but still with better video. Are there any ongoing projects of syncing/remuxing older audio tracks with the newer video? Looking into I see a lot of posts complaining about poor audio but nothing about syncing it with the better existing tracks.
Here's a good resource for cataloging audio quality among different releases. http://blah-ray.blogspot.com/
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Interesting site. Maybe this is a bigger problem than I realized. I remember the DVD audio was synced and muxed as the primary audio track for Heart.of.Stone.1950.720p.BluRay.x264-GABE.mkv >The Bluray audio (2nd track) is denoised and has a metallic sound.

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Do you visit any other film-related communities? Anonymous 02/18/2020 (Tue) 07:12:25 No.685 [Reply]
I guess it's kinda off-topic but given the board is slow, I figured out you won't mind my asking.
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I got hammered real hard in my work and will not watch any new films in detail for a good while (detail as in sitting down and concentrating) so i thought about just posting stuff about movies i already watched in the webm thread, but because they are unorthodox for the board's theme (aka not really classy stuff, iron flag related) i need to write context, and thus time to not write trashy one liners. So i haven't done anything other than check once in a while, don't have anything interesting to say either, and that carries to all the boards i posted on too. But i haven't abandoned the board, it still is one of my few obligatory visits when i check the browser. No, i don't post in anything other than this place in terms of film, posting in the torrent sites' boards also gives me chills, one slur or misplaced intention and you are gone. I do visit MovieChat to read stuff about films i watched but never write, usually i only post to have some fun because i'm already full of recommendations and college doesn't give me time to read about theory. Thank God i will finally kick it this year. >>686 >And meanwhile people are posting on the old board? Is there still posting in the old place? What's with those fellas, seeing our headline one would think everyone got the memo that 8k's place was a bunker. I can somewhat understand it as the board was always isolated from the site's main politics, which have turned very nasty in the last months.
I can't stand other non-imageboard communities anymore. Too many faggots who act like they're on Reddit. tfw you'll never have a small group of friends who are really into /film/ and regularly have movie nights
>>687 they will learn their lesson the hard way
I tried to mingle around every other site but I ended up on CG and KG forums, which seem like the most "fun", it's nice to have an actual place to discuss and share, specially for me since just moved into southern Italy and film here seems to be dead forgotten. I tried to get a production company based in my town to help my projects but I knocked on their door at their small office and they never opened lol Guess I need to go guerrilla style from now on
>>687 >but because they are unorthodox for the board's theme (aka not really classy stuff, iron flag related) My current tastes (American classics and ultra-low budget trash) don't really seem like appropriate discussion material. And yeah, I don't have much to say. It's fine lurking and just reading other posts every now and then. In terms of other sites, no I don't really visit any except a couple private trackers, IMDB and I still sometimes scroll through Letterboxd lists even though I don't have an account. >>691 You should keep pursuing other companies. The world always needs more archivists. It's a bummer when I watch a great film that hasn't seen any other release other than some shit VHS.

Books on Film Anonymous 11/24/2019 (Sun) 21:08:40 No.387 [Reply]
Share your /film/-related literary picks!

Libgen is at http://gen.lib.rus.ec/
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Damn, I guess Libgen it's a no no over here, I'll keep trying to access but can someone tell me if this one book can be found online? I'm really interested and it's a rarity https://www.amazon.it/Japanese-Ghosts-Demons-Art-Supernatural/dp/0807611263
>>657 That looks like an interesting book but I don't see it anywhere. These are the closest matches on libgen.
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How to like films again? Anonymous 01/12/2020 (Sun) 03:14:02 No.593 [Reply]
Growing up I always enjoyed watching films, but when I got older I started studying film and it tainted my movie-going experience permanently. It used to be that movies had a magical, escapist quality to them for me. But now when I watch a movie I can't help but criticize and analyse it in my mind. I can't stop myself from being taken out of immersion. It's no longer a fun past time, but a chore. It's very frustrating for me, because I just want to get absorbed into a story and forget about everything for 90 minutes, but I can't. Has anyone else here faced this problem?
I can tell you that you are (probably) not alone. I don't study film but I do use up my free time editing and restoring films, sometimes trying to "fix" their botched editing or directing, and I've been in your position, specially this past year. It started out that I never managed to finish a movie, which then evolved into not watching movies at all (0nly working on them, which is kind of ironic) I can only say this, if a movie is bad, then it's just bad and you shouldn't blame your criticism for not being able to enjoy it. You need to find interesting movies, for example, I didn't watch any major Hollywood movies from 2019 because I had that same critical mentality which I felt would undermine a good film, same thing with Dunkirk. I've heard very good reviews but I haven't found the right place and the right time to watch the movies I want. I would advice that you either take a week-off digital/physical media, distract your critical mind and do something with your body to focus that energy somewhere else. Say, take a week to do things you haven't done before, then at the end of the week, sit back and watch a movie. You'll realize that your hard work from that busy week will act like a carrot and stick situation you know? Either that or take alcohol and or drugs in your next viewing, but that's a different subject when it comes to the movie experience. Oh also, have you tried watching other types of media? Say, a stage-play? I was surprised last night while watching a rerun of Alegría by Cirque du Soleil and I can say that production (talking about directing and acting) is very unique and it revived my inner child curiosity, specially the opening act
I agree you can overdo it. If you watch too many films it may become a joyless routine. My personal interest in films waxes and wanes; sometimes I watch five films a week, sometimes one film in five weeks. I don't know how professional reviewers avoid hating films (probably some of them do). They're obligated to watch every new mainstream release and give a fresh take on the (often) mediocre content therein. Even if the content is good I think someone could lose focus on other fulfilling things in life if they spend too much of their time gazing at a screen. I also want to point out that watching with a group of people is a different experience than watching alone. I say this because I used to watch films with a group all the time, but not so much anymore. Films were originally intended to be experienced with an audience, many still are. The crowd reactions will affect the feelings of each individual. If everyone in a crowd laughs, you can't help but feel some of that joy. Watching a subpar film with a group of friends can also be enjoyable because the shared social experience is a conversation starter. If you watch alone you'll probably be more analytical, focusing on your personal assessment of the film but lacking alternate viewpoints to start a dialogue.
>>593 I wish I knew, same thing happened to me but with music. I used to listen to new albums all the time but around 2014 I completely lost interest in music and I only listen to a song maybe every once in a while.
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I used to watch a lot of the stuff in Top 10 and Essential Viewings back in my teenage years, and after a year it burned me out completely. It will sound pretentious but watching too much of the good stuff will bust you up, and timing is important too. Eating caviar, hickory bacon and choice beef every day is not healthy and will screw your standards, you need to drink your water, rice with gravy and cheap fast food once in a while. After a while (months later) and after criticizing anything and everything, i saw a crude action flick so absurd it got me good, i had genuine fun and eventually i started seeing cheap trash movies until i slowly delved again into "real" stuff, another bunch of months later. Sadly i became addicted of bad/dumb movies for longer You just need to vary your dose quality and do it when you are ready for it, hence why people always download stuff they will not see until years later, if someday one wants to see some obscure south asian movie out of nowhere you just need to go for it in its respective folder and 5 minutes later you are set, i know many will not do that but we can have our luxuries, some feelings last very little and when satiated you feel way better than hyping yourself for hours or days. Also never watch trailers and extended synopsis, that only ruins the experience unless you saw them by chance and gets you pumped. Everyone has a guilty pleasure, use that to cleanse yourself from the good stuff, still eventually you will just feel the whim for a very specific thing and will rarely burn yourself. Although in your present condition, especially with theoretical studies, i would quit for a while and rest in the side hobby, manual labor is good in those instances as it makes you yore for old comforts.
>>600 >If you watch alone you'll probably be more analytical, focusing on your personal assessment of the film but lacking alternate viewpoints to start a dialogue. Depending on your friends, I'd still recommend watching films with others. Good friends know when to stay quiet with a film and when to talk (they'll usually stay quiet during /film/-tier stuff) and you'll all walk out of it noticing stuff you wouldn't have otherwise.

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