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2022 Modular Film Festival

31 movies  

1st Annual laserdisc.party #ModularFilmFestival (September 1-30 2022)

  1. A <a href="https://letterboxd.com/derek_g/list/moviebowl/">#MovieBowl</a> tournament winner
  2. A thematic double-feature of your choice (i.e. "shark movies, Jaws/Deep Blue Sea")
  3. X
  4. A movie from Eastern Europe
  5. A movie from the Middle East
  6. A movie from Southeast Asia
  7. A movie from northern Africa
  8. A movie from sub-Saharan Africa (but not South Africa)
  9. A Nic Cage movie
  10. A kaiju movie
  11. A movie based on a video game
  12. Three movies you've never seen, all by the same director
  13. X
  14. X
  15. A black-and-white horror movie
  16. A non-English-language action film
  17. A movie directed by an LGBTQ+ filmmaker
  18. A movie directed by an Indigenous filmmaker
  19. A movie directed by a non-white non-male-identifying person
  20. A movie from Derek's "<a href="https://letterboxd.com/derek_g/list/the-hundred/">The Hundred</a>" list
  21. A movie from <a href="https://www.mistdriven.com/critics/ebert.html">Roger Ebert's Top Ten</a> from your year of birth*
  22. Two movies you've never seen by two different directors selected for the 2022 Cannes Film Festival (any section)
  23. X
  24. A movie from the <a href="https://letterboxd.com/derek_g/list/a-hideo-kojima-canon/">Hideo Kojima Canon</a>
  25. A Best Picture winner from the 1970s
  26. A non-American non-Ghibli animated film
  27. A movie over 150 minutes long
  28. A movie under 90 minutes long
  29. A documentary about a niche interest or subculture
  30. Any black-and-white non-English-language movie made before 1970

BONUS FREE SPACE: a movie you love sharing with people

*If you were born before 1967 or after 2005, take any movie from any of Ebert's top tens

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The Producers (1968)
The Producers
★ 7.0 28 ratings
梅尔·布鲁克斯 actor: 泽罗·莫斯苔 / 吉恩·怀尔德 …
other title: 프로듀서 / O Falhado Amoroso …
Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.
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The Lure (2015)
Córki dancingu WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 6.4 17 ratings
阿格涅什卡·斯莫琴斯卡 actor: 玛塔·马祖雷克 / 米哈利娜·奥利尚斯卡 …
other title: 魅惑 / Córki dancingu …
Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.
Eric J A movie from Eastern Europe.
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Eyes Wide Open (2009)
עיניים פקוחות WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 6.6 13 ratings
海姆·塔巴克曼 actor: 佐贺·史塔斯 / 冉·丹克 …
other title: 大开眼戒 / עיניים פקוחות …
A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron, living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student. Aaron offers to give Ezri work as his assistant at his family's butcher shop. The two men grow close and their attraction becomes sexual. Aaron must now confront his own sexuality, his feelings for Ezri, and his obligations to his family and faith.
Eric J A movie from the Middle East.
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Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)
Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 5.9 15 ratings
莫莉·苏亚 actor: 玛莎·蒂莫西 / 埃吉·费德里 …
other title: 玛琳娜的杀戮四段式 / Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak …
After encountering a group of bandits with plans to rape and steal from her, a young widow ventures into the wilderness in search of justice.
Eric J A movie from Southeast Asia.
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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
La battaglia di Algeri
★ 8.6 127 ratings
吉洛·彭泰科沃 actor: 卜拉欣·哈贾季 / Jean Martin …
other title: 알제리 전투 / La battaglia di Algeri …
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
Eric J A movie from northern Africa.
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Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim
★ 7.5 1406 ratings
吉尔莫·德尔·托罗 actor: 查理·汉纳姆 / 菊地凛子 …
other title: 环太平洋 / 悍战太平洋(港) …
Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.
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Werewolves Within (2021)
Werewolves Within
★ 4.3 10 ratings
乔什·鲁本 actor: 山姆·理查森 / 米拉娜·薇恩翠 …
other title: 狼人游戏 / 狼人附身 …
When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.
Eric J A movie based on a video game.
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Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Bringing Out the Dead WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 6.9 24 ratings
马丁·斯科塞斯 actor: 尼古拉斯·凯奇 / 帕特丽夏·阿奎特 …
other title: 穿梭阴阳界 / 替代情人 …
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
Eric J Three movies you've never seen, all by the same director (Marty) #3.
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Police Story 2 (1988)
警察故事續集
★ 7.4 178 ratings
成龙 actor: 成龙 / 张曼玉 …
other title: 警察故事续集 / 警察故事續集 …
The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
Eric J A non-English-language action film.
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
★ 8.0 193 ratings
塔伊加·维迪提 actor: 朱利安·迪尼森 / 山姆·尼尔 …
other title: Selvaggi in fuga / A Incrível Aventura de Rick Baker …
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
Eric J A movie directed by an Indigenous filmmaker.
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Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon
★ 8.8 434 ratings
Stanley Kubrick actor: Ryan O'Neal / Marisa Berenson …
other title: 巴里·林登 / 亂世兒女 …
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
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