Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
#26
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Re: Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." The Go-Between, L.P. Hartley
1. The Road Home (2000) * 89 min.
2. Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978) * 97 min.
3. Shadow Magic (2000) * 116 min. A British showman partners with a Chinese photographer to introduce the movies to Peking in the early 20th century. Inspired by the career of Chinese film pioneer Liu Zhonglun.
4. Surrogate Woman (1987) * 92 min.
5. Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993) * 87 min. Focuses less on Wuornos' story than on the people trying to profit from it, and the result is more interesting than might be expected.
6. Suburban Madness (2004) * 89 min. True crime TV movie tells an interesting story, but doesn't really get beneath the surface.
7. The Crying Game (1992) * 112 min. An IRA volunteer has to balance love and war during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
8. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993) * 104 min. A young girl becomes a servant to a merchant family in decline in Saigon in 1951; ten years later she begins to make a new life in a changing world.
9. Turkish Delight (1973) * 107 min.
10. Keetje Tippel (1975) * 107 min.
11. The Mark of Zorro (1920) * 107 min. Douglas Fairbanks' Zorro fights for the poor and oppressed in 19th century California.
12. The Iron Horse (1924) * 149 min. John Ford's epic account of the building of the transcontinental railroad.
13. The Three Musketeers (1921) * 119 min. Douglas Fairbanks' D'Artagnan joins the Musketeers in an adventure to save the Queen's honor.
14. Three Bad Men(1926) * 92 min.
15. In Old Arizona (1928) * 99 min. The Cisco Kid playfully tries to evades capture.
16. Michael Collins (1996) * 133 min. Powerful biography of IRA leader from the Easter Rising of 1916 to his leading role in the Irish War of Independence and the Civil War that followed.
17. The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006) * 127 min.
18. The Unbeliever (1918) * 85 min. Effective WW I propaganda movie with odd religious aspect.
19. Four Sons (1928) * 96 min.
* First time viewing.
1. The Road Home (2000) * 89 min.
2. Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978) * 97 min.
3. Shadow Magic (2000) * 116 min. A British showman partners with a Chinese photographer to introduce the movies to Peking in the early 20th century. Inspired by the career of Chinese film pioneer Liu Zhonglun.
4. Surrogate Woman (1987) * 92 min.
5. Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993) * 87 min. Focuses less on Wuornos' story than on the people trying to profit from it, and the result is more interesting than might be expected.
6. Suburban Madness (2004) * 89 min. True crime TV movie tells an interesting story, but doesn't really get beneath the surface.
7. The Crying Game (1992) * 112 min. An IRA volunteer has to balance love and war during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
8. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993) * 104 min. A young girl becomes a servant to a merchant family in decline in Saigon in 1951; ten years later she begins to make a new life in a changing world.
9. Turkish Delight (1973) * 107 min.
10. Keetje Tippel (1975) * 107 min.
11. The Mark of Zorro (1920) * 107 min. Douglas Fairbanks' Zorro fights for the poor and oppressed in 19th century California.
12. The Iron Horse (1924) * 149 min. John Ford's epic account of the building of the transcontinental railroad.
13. The Three Musketeers (1921) * 119 min. Douglas Fairbanks' D'Artagnan joins the Musketeers in an adventure to save the Queen's honor.
14. Three Bad Men(1926) * 92 min.
15. In Old Arizona (1928) * 99 min. The Cisco Kid playfully tries to evades capture.
16. Michael Collins (1996) * 133 min. Powerful biography of IRA leader from the Easter Rising of 1916 to his leading role in the Irish War of Independence and the Civil War that followed.
17. The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006) * 127 min.
18. The Unbeliever (1918) * 85 min. Effective WW I propaganda movie with odd religious aspect.
19. Four Sons (1928) * 96 min.
* First time viewing.
Last edited by ororama; 07-04-11 at 04:48 PM.
#27
Re: Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
Short reviews and fun facts are placed in [spoiler] tags to quicken loading time.
June 1, 2011
1. CASABLANCA (1943/U.S., b&w, 102 min., Warner Bros., wartime drama) DVD
Dir.: Michael Curtiz. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Dooley Wilson.
Spoiler:
June 2, 2011
2. I BOMBED PEARL HARBOR
(1960/1962, Japan, color, 98 min. WWII combat movie) English-dubbed VHS
Dir.: Shue Matsubayashi. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Yosuke Natsuki, Jun Tazaki.
Spoiler:
June 3, 2011
3. MIDWAY
(1976/U.S., color, 131 min., Universal Pictures, WWII combat movie) DVD
Dir.: Jack Smight. Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Robert Webber.
Spoiler:
June 4, 2011
4. A WALK IN THE SUN (1945/U.S., 117 min., b&w, 20th Century Fox, WWII combat movie) DVD
Dir.: Lewis Milestone. Cast: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland.
Spoiler:
5. TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970/U.S.-Japan, 145 min., color, 20th Century Fox, WWII historical drama) DVD.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku. Cast: E.G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, Jason Robards, Soh Yamamura.
Spoiler:
June 6, 2011
6. THE LONGEST DAY (1962/U.S., 178 min., b&w, 20th Century Fox, WWII combat epic) DVD
Directors: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki. Cast: John Wayne Robert Mitchum, Curt Jurgens, Henry Fonda, Fabian.
Spoiler:
7. JACK LONDON (1943/U.S., 94 min., b&w, United Artists, biographical drama) Dir.: Alfred Santell. Cast: Michael O’Shea, Susan Hayward, Louise Beavers.
Spoiler:
June 7, 2011
8. BLOOD ON THE SUN (1945/U.S., 93 min., b&w, United Artists, wartime drama) DVD (Part of Mill Creek's Combat Classics set)
Dir.: Frank Lloyd. Cast: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, John Emery, Leonard Strong.
Spoiler:
June 8, 2011
9. THE JOE LOUIS STORY (1953/U.S., 88 min., b&w, biographical drama)
Dir.: Robert Gordon. Cast: Coley Wallace, Paul Stewart, James Edwards, Hilda Simms.
Spoiler:
June 9, 2011
10. GO FOR BROKE! (1951/U.S., 91 min., b&w, WWII combat movie, MGM) DVD (on the Mill Creek Combat Classics set)
Dir.: Robert Pirosh. Cast: Van Johnson, Lane Nakano, Henry Nakamura.
Spoiler:
11. THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY (1950/U.S. 76 min., b&w, biographical drama)
Dir.: Alfred E. Green. Cast: Jackie Robinson, Minor Watson, Ruby Dee, Louise Beavers.
Spoiler:
June 10, 2011
12. GUNG HO! (1943/U.S., 86 min., b&w, WWII combat movie, Universal Pictures) DVD (on the Mill Creek Combat Classics set)
Dir.: Ray Enright. Cast: Randolph Scott, J. Carrol Naish, Sam Levene, Alan Curtis, Robert Mitchum.
Spoiler:
13. DRUMS IN THE DEEP SOUTH (1951/U.S., 86 min., color, Civil War adventure, RKO Pictures) DVD (on the Mill Creek Combat Classics set)
Dir.: William Cameron Menzies. Cast: James Craig, Barbara Payton, Guy Madison, Barton MacLane.
Spoiler:
14. HELL TO ETERNITY (1960/U.S., 132 min., b&w, World War II combat movie, Allied Artists) DVD
Dir.: Phil Karlson. Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone, Sessue Hayakawa.
Spoiler:
June 11, 2011
15. MUTINY (1952/U.S., 77 min., color, War of 1812 sea adventure) DVD (on the Mill Creek Combat Classics set)
Dir.: Edward Dmytryk. Cast: Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury, Patric Knowles, Gene Evans.
Spoiler:
June 12, 2011
16. THE STORY OF MANKIND (1957/U.S., 100 min., color, dramatic pageant of human history, Warner Bros.) VHS, taped off TCM.
Dir.: Irwin Allen. Cast: Ronald Colman, Vincent Price, Cedric Hardwicke, John Carradine.
Spoiler:
17. MARCO POLO (1975/Hong Kong, 103 min., color, historical martial arts adventure, Shaw Bros.) DVD (R3, in Mandarin with English subs.)
Dir.: Chang Cheh. Cast: Richard Harrison, Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun, Shih Szu.
Spoiler:
June 14, 2011
18. WAGON TRAIN (1941/U.S., 59 min., b&w, B-western, RKO Pictures) VHS, taped off TCM.
Dir.: Edward Killy. Cast: Tim Holt, Martha O’Driscoll, Ray Whitley, Emmet Lynn.
Spoiler:
19. FIRE OVER ENGLAND (1937/England, 92 min., b&w, historical drama, London Film Productions)
Dir.: William K. Howard. Cast: Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Raymond Massey, Leslie Banks, James Mason.
Spoiler:
June 17, 2011
20. THE TARTARS (1962/U.S.-Italy, 83 min., color, historical adventure, MGM) VHS (taped off TNT in 1989) Dir.: Richard Thorpe, Ferdinando Baldi. Cast: Victor Mature, Orson Welles, Luciano Marin, Bella Cortez.
Spoiler:
21. THE WHITE WARRIOR (1959/Italy, 85 min., color, historical adventure, WB) DVD dubbed in English.
Dir.: Riccardo Freda. Cast: Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Scilla Gabel, Renato Baldini.
Spoiler:
22. KARATE BULL FIGHTER (1975/Japan, 88 min., color, martial arts biopic) DVD, in Japanese with English subs.
Dir.: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yumi Takigawa, Mikio Narita, Jiro Chiba.
Spoiler:
June 18, 2011
23. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE (1941/U.S., 64 min., b&w, B-western, RKO) VHS (taped off TCM)
Dir.: Edward Killy. Cast: Tim Holt, Emmett Lynn, Betty Jane Rhodes, Ray Whitley.
Spoiler:
24. KARATE BEAR FIGHTER (1975/Japan, 87 min., color, martial arts biopic) DVD, in Japanese with English subs.
Dir.: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yumi Takigawa, Yutaka Nakajima.
Spoiler:
June 19, 2011
25. THE BANDIT TRAIL (1941/U.S., 60 min., b&w, B-western, RKO) VHS (taped off TCM)
Dir.: Edward Killy. Cast: Tim Holt, Janet Waldo, Morris Ankrum, Roy Barcroft.
Spoiler:
26. THE TREE OF LIFE (2011/U.S., 138 min., color, drama) Seen in a theater.
Dir.: Terrence Malick. Cast: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn.
Spoiler:
June 20, 2011
27. BATTLE TAXI (1955/U.S., 80 min., b&w, Korean War combat movie, United Artists) VHS (taped off TCM)
Dir.: Herbert L. Strock. Cast: Sterling Hayden, Arthur Franz, Marshall Thompson.
Spoiler:
28. KARATE FOR LIFE (1977/Japan, 90 min., color, martial arts biopic) DVD, in Japanese with English subtitles.
Dir.: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yoko Natsuki, Hideo Murota, Kojiro Hongo.
Spoiler:
29. A MAN CALLED HERO (1999/Hong Kong, 102 min., color, historical martial arts adventure, Golden Harvest) Fan-subbed VHS, in Cantonese with English subtitles.
Dir.: Andrew Lau. Cast: Ekin Cheng, Kristy Yang, Nic Tse, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong.
Spoiler:
June 23, 2011
30. THE FIGHTING PRESIDENT (1933/U.S., 60 min., b&w, documentary, Universal Pictures) Prod.: Carl Laemmle. Documentary about President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first month in office.
Spoiler:
31. HOPALONG CASSIDY: PUBLIC HERO #1 (2001/U.S., 67 min., color and b&w, documentary, Starz Encore) Dir.: Keith Clarke. Host: Dennis Weaver. Documentary about the famed western movie character, Hopalong Cassidy.
Spoiler:
June 24, 2011
32. ABILENE TOWN (1946/U.S., 89 min., b&w, western, United Artists) DVD (on the Mill Creek Western Classics box set)
Dir.: Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming, Lloyd Bridges. Based on a novel by Ernest Haycox.
Spoiler:
33. THE STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE (1939/U.S., 93 min., b&w, musical biopic, RKO Pictures) DVD
Dir.: H.C. Potter. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Walter Brennan, Edna May Oliver.
Spoiler:
June 25, 2011
34. KANSAS RAIDERS (1950/U.S., 80 min., color, western, Universal Pictures) DVD
Dir.: Ray Enright. Cast: Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, Tony Curtis, Scott Brady, James Best, Richard Arlen.
Spoiler:
June 26, 2011
35. THE LAWLESS BREED (1953/U.S., 83 min., color, western biopic, Universal Pictures) DVD
Dir.: Raoul Walsh. Cast: Rock Hudson, Julia Adams, John McIntire, Mary Castle, Lee Van Cleef, Hugh O’Brian, Dennis Weaver.
Spoiler:
36. MULAN (2009/Hong Kong-China, 114 min., color, live-action historical epic) DVD, in Mandarin with English subtitles.
Dir.: Jingle Ma. Cast: Vicki Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, Hu Jun, Jaycee Chan.
Spoiler:
37. FIVE FINGERS (1952/U.S., 108 min., b&w, WWII spy drama, 20th Century Fox) VHS (taped off Fox Movie Channel)
Dir.: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Cast: James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, John Wengraf.
Spoiler:
June 27, 2011
38. DECISIVE VICTORY (U.S., 81 min., b&w & color/compilation WWII documentary with different pieces from different years) DVD (Pearl Harbor: Waking the Sleeping Giant/Mill Creek set)
Spoiler:
39. LADY GENERAL HUA MULAN (1964/Hong Kong, 100 min., color, Historical operetta, Shaw Bros.) R3 DVD, in Mandarin with English subs.
Dir.: Yueh Feng. Cast: Ivy Ling Po, Chin Han, Chen Yen-yen, Yang Chi-ching.
Spoiler:
June 28, 2011
40. ANIMATED CLASSICS OF JAPANESE LITERATURE (1986/Japan, color, anime TV series) DVD
4 episodes:
“The Sound of Waves, Pt. 1”
“The Sound of Waves, Pt. 2”
“Growing Up”
“The Izu Dancer”
Spoiler:
June 29, 2011
41. JANE EYRE (1944/U.S., 96 min., b&w, gothic drama, 20th Century Fox) VHS (taped off Disney Channel in 1995)
Dir.: Robert Stevenson. Cast: Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Margaret O’Brien, Peggy Ann Garner, Agnes Moorehead, Henry Daniell. Adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s 1847 novel.
Spoiler:
42. TAXI DRIVER (1976/U.S., 114 min., color, drama, Columbia Pictures) DVD / Wild Card
Dir.: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks.
Spoiler:
43. THE NAKED AND THE DEAD (19587/U.S., 132 min., color, WWII combat film, RKO/Warner Bros.) VHS (taped off TCM)
Dir.: Raoul Walsh. Cast: Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, Raymond Massey, Richard Jaeckel.
Spoiler:
Checklist:
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Re: Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
6/1
(1) The 300 Spartans ( 1964 ) Richard Egan. Everybody probably knows about the movie 300 but not a lot of people know about this one. I tell people about this great earlier movie and a lot of people say " what?, huh?" Excellent movie that I have watched forever over the years. 10/10
(2) Broken Arrow (1950) James Stewart. Excellent classic concerning the old west and the Apache's of Arizona. I think this movie could of been even better if it didn't center upon the romance of Jeffords ( Stewart) and a indian girl. 8/10
(3) The Commancheros (1961) John Wayne. Wayne plays a Texas Ranger who goes undercover to bust a group of Comancheros running guns with the Comanches. Ok, not great 6/10
6/4
(4) Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster. Excellent portrayl of the classic Gunfight done with class. A great 50's western battle the way movies should be made. My favorite movie from Kirk Douglas. 10/10
6/6
(5) Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda. Story about revenge around the building of a railroad in the old west. Excellent bluray version. 8/10
6/7
(6) Jeremiah Johnson (1972) Robert Redford. One of my favorite movies. And actually was the first DVD that I ever bought. About a mountain man making a life for himself and battling Indians in the Colorado wilderness. 9/10
6/8
(7) Clash of the Titans (2010) I actually watched this a few days ago but didn't think it would work for the challenge. Then I saw it on someone else's list so i'll put it in. I didn't like this too much. Too much glossy computer graphic stuff. I didn't like the lead character either. Everyone else in the movie is a scruffy bastard while this guy has a buzz cut and clean shaven and just looked out of place to me. I viewed this to see if i would buy it later on and I think i'll pass on it. Besides I have the original movie, i'll just stick with that. 5/10
6/13
(8) War Arrow (1954) Jeff Chandler. Story of a captain sent to a fort to convince a band of Seminole Indians to help fight Kiowas. Excellent old fashioned Calvary vs. Indians fare. They don't make these kinds of movies anymore. Glad to have the DVD. 9/10
6/21
(9) Centurion (2010) Enjoyable movie about the 9th Legion of the Roman army. As the fable goes they marched into the Scotland fog and were never heard from again. 8/10
(10) Hondo (1953) John Wayne. Story about a drifter who moves in on a woman on a ranch surrounded by Indians. One of my favorites 9/10
6/22
(11) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1967) Don Knotts. Enjoyable family comedy here as Knotts stars as a qwirky dentist from Philadelphia who moves out west after graduating from Dentist school. His adventures include Indians, stagecoach robbers, Gunslingers, Gunrunners and a tall red headed beauty. A nice 60's comedy.9/10
6/24
(12) Rio Conchos. (1964?) Stuart Whitman, Jim Brown. Story about a couple of calvary officers undercover to terrorize a cult of gunrunners that supply guns to the Indians 8/10
06/26
(13) The Last of the Mohicans (1992) Daniel Day Lewis. Good adaption of the novel by James Fenimore Cooper. Spiced up a bit for Hollywood but good none the less 9/10
06/28
(14) Pale Rider. Clint Eastwood. A drifter reverend/gunfighter strolls into a Colorado mining community and saves the day ( of course, did you expect anything less? ) Good movie though 8/10
(15) They Died With Their Boots On. (1942) Errol Flynn. Covering the 1942 version of the Custer story. I enjoyed it 8/10
(1) The 300 Spartans ( 1964 ) Richard Egan. Everybody probably knows about the movie 300 but not a lot of people know about this one. I tell people about this great earlier movie and a lot of people say " what?, huh?" Excellent movie that I have watched forever over the years. 10/10
(2) Broken Arrow (1950) James Stewart. Excellent classic concerning the old west and the Apache's of Arizona. I think this movie could of been even better if it didn't center upon the romance of Jeffords ( Stewart) and a indian girl. 8/10
(3) The Commancheros (1961) John Wayne. Wayne plays a Texas Ranger who goes undercover to bust a group of Comancheros running guns with the Comanches. Ok, not great 6/10
6/4
(4) Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster. Excellent portrayl of the classic Gunfight done with class. A great 50's western battle the way movies should be made. My favorite movie from Kirk Douglas. 10/10
6/6
(5) Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda. Story about revenge around the building of a railroad in the old west. Excellent bluray version. 8/10
6/7
(6) Jeremiah Johnson (1972) Robert Redford. One of my favorite movies. And actually was the first DVD that I ever bought. About a mountain man making a life for himself and battling Indians in the Colorado wilderness. 9/10
6/8
(7) Clash of the Titans (2010) I actually watched this a few days ago but didn't think it would work for the challenge. Then I saw it on someone else's list so i'll put it in. I didn't like this too much. Too much glossy computer graphic stuff. I didn't like the lead character either. Everyone else in the movie is a scruffy bastard while this guy has a buzz cut and clean shaven and just looked out of place to me. I viewed this to see if i would buy it later on and I think i'll pass on it. Besides I have the original movie, i'll just stick with that. 5/10
6/13
(8) War Arrow (1954) Jeff Chandler. Story of a captain sent to a fort to convince a band of Seminole Indians to help fight Kiowas. Excellent old fashioned Calvary vs. Indians fare. They don't make these kinds of movies anymore. Glad to have the DVD. 9/10
6/21
(9) Centurion (2010) Enjoyable movie about the 9th Legion of the Roman army. As the fable goes they marched into the Scotland fog and were never heard from again. 8/10
(10) Hondo (1953) John Wayne. Story about a drifter who moves in on a woman on a ranch surrounded by Indians. One of my favorites 9/10
6/22
(11) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1967) Don Knotts. Enjoyable family comedy here as Knotts stars as a qwirky dentist from Philadelphia who moves out west after graduating from Dentist school. His adventures include Indians, stagecoach robbers, Gunslingers, Gunrunners and a tall red headed beauty. A nice 60's comedy.9/10
6/24
(12) Rio Conchos. (1964?) Stuart Whitman, Jim Brown. Story about a couple of calvary officers undercover to terrorize a cult of gunrunners that supply guns to the Indians 8/10
06/26
(13) The Last of the Mohicans (1992) Daniel Day Lewis. Good adaption of the novel by James Fenimore Cooper. Spiced up a bit for Hollywood but good none the less 9/10
06/28
(14) Pale Rider. Clint Eastwood. A drifter reverend/gunfighter strolls into a Colorado mining community and saves the day ( of course, did you expect anything less? ) Good movie though 8/10
(15) They Died With Their Boots On. (1942) Errol Flynn. Covering the 1942 version of the Custer story. I enjoyed it 8/10
Last edited by JOE29; 06-29-11 at 10:05 AM.
#29
Member
Re: Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
June 1st
1. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Pilot
2. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Socrates' Sister/The Orb Scholar
June 2nd
3. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: No Man's Land/Brisco in Jalisco
June 3rd
4. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Riverboat/Pirates!
June 4th
5. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Senior Spirit/Brisco For the Defense
June 5th
6. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Showdown/Deep in the Heart of Dixie
June 6th
7. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Crystal Hawks/Steel Horses
June 7th
8. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Mail Order Brides/A.K.A Kansas
June 8th
9. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Bounty Hunter's Convention/Fountain of Youth
June 9th
10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Hard Rock/The Brooklyn Dodgers
June 10th
11. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Bye Bly/Ned Zed
June 11th
12. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Stagecoach/Wild Card
June 12th
13. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: And Baby Makes Three/Bad Luck Betty
June 13th
14. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: High Treason, Part I/High Treason, Part II
June 16th
15. Unforgiven
June 17th
16. A Fistful of Dollars
June 18th
17. For a Few Dollars More
June 20th
18. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
June 22nd
19. Pale Rider
June 23rd
20. Once Upon a Time in the West
June 25th
21. Stagecoach
June 26th
22. A Bullet for the General
June 30th
23. True Grit (2010)
1. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Pilot
2. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Socrates' Sister/The Orb Scholar
June 2nd
3. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: No Man's Land/Brisco in Jalisco
June 3rd
4. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Riverboat/Pirates!
June 4th
5. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Senior Spirit/Brisco For the Defense
June 5th
6. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Showdown/Deep in the Heart of Dixie
June 6th
7. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Crystal Hawks/Steel Horses
June 7th
8. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Mail Order Brides/A.K.A Kansas
June 8th
9. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Bounty Hunter's Convention/Fountain of Youth
June 9th
10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Hard Rock/The Brooklyn Dodgers
June 10th
11. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Bye Bly/Ned Zed
June 11th
12. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: Stagecoach/Wild Card
June 12th
13. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: And Baby Makes Three/Bad Luck Betty
June 13th
14. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: High Treason, Part I/High Treason, Part II
June 16th
15. Unforgiven
June 17th
16. A Fistful of Dollars
June 18th
17. For a Few Dollars More
June 20th
18. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
June 22nd
19. Pale Rider
June 23rd
20. Once Upon a Time in the West
June 25th
21. Stagecoach
June 26th
22. A Bullet for the General
June 30th
23. True Grit (2010)
Last edited by Cronenbergfan71; 07-01-11 at 10:42 AM.
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Re: Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
Blu-Ray
DVD
Netflix Instant Watch
Theater
* - First Time Viewing
June 1
1. My Name is Nobody*
2. Destry Rides Again*
June 2
Nothing
June 3
3. X-Men: First Class* *WILDCARD*
June 4
Nothing
June 5
Nothing
June 6
4. The Battleship Potemkin*
June 7
5. The Quick and the Dead
June 8
6. Rescue Dawn
June 9
7. The Hurt Locker
June 10
8. Black Death*
June 11
9. Once Upon A Time in the West
10. Once Upon A Time in America
June 12
Nothing
June 13
11. The Man Who Would Be King*
June 14
12. The Twilight Samurai*
13. The Thin Red Line*
June 15
14. Days of Heaven*
June 16
15. Love and Death: The Story of Bonnie and Clyde*
16. Bonnie and Clyde
17. The Patriot*
June 17
Nothing
June 18
18. Quigley Down Under*
19. The Outlaw Josey Wales
June 19
20. The New World*
June 20
21. Unforgiven
22. The Proposition
June 21
23. L.A. Confidential
June 22
24. The Cowboys*
June 23
25. Yellow Sky*
June 24
26. True Grit (2010)
27. Broken Trail: Part 1
28. Broken Trail: Part 2
June 25 - 30
Nothing
Check List
Spoiler:
Last edited by MrTerrific; 06-30-11 at 05:10 PM.
#32
Re: Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
2010 list (14 entries)-http://forum.dvdtalk.com/10180928-post25.html
*=First time viewing
June 4th
1. Band of Brothers "Currahee/"Day of Days" *
June 10th
2. True Grit (2010)
3. Two Mules for Sister Sara *
June 19th
4. Mad Men S.1 "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"/"Ladies' Room" *
5. Mad Men S.1 "Marriage of Figaro"/"New Amsterdam" *
June 29th
5.5 . Mad Men S.1 ep. 5
*=First time viewing
June 4th
1. Band of Brothers "Currahee/"Day of Days" *
June 10th
2. True Grit (2010)
3. Two Mules for Sister Sara *
June 19th
4. Mad Men S.1 "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"/"Ladies' Room" *
5. Mad Men S.1 "Marriage of Figaro"/"New Amsterdam" *
June 29th
5.5 . Mad Men S.1 ep. 5
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Re: Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
All movies will be rated on the five-star system. FTV- First Time Viewing. All views are on DVD, except B=Blu-ray.
Goal: 30 films.
June 6: Once Upon a Time in the West (1969): I haven't seen this one in a while, but the recent Blu release was a must-have for me. I still feel that this might be Leone's best film, but my personal favorite remains GB&U. B 4.5 stars.
June 10: Newsreel History of the Third Reich Vol. 1: Most of this first volume featured a film that chronicled Hitler's rise to power; it was very critical and blunt about the events, and obviously wasn't a release from the Reich itself. The last film on the disc featured recycled footage from Triumph of the Will. Still, it was a very informative volume, taking time to explain exactly how the madness all came about. 3.5 stars.
Goal: 30 films.
June 6: Once Upon a Time in the West (1969): I haven't seen this one in a while, but the recent Blu release was a must-have for me. I still feel that this might be Leone's best film, but my personal favorite remains GB&U. B 4.5 stars.
June 10: Newsreel History of the Third Reich Vol. 1: Most of this first volume featured a film that chronicled Hitler's rise to power; it was very critical and blunt about the events, and obviously wasn't a release from the Reich itself. The last film on the disc featured recycled footage from Triumph of the Will. Still, it was a very informative volume, taking time to explain exactly how the madness all came about. 3.5 stars.
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Re: Second Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge List Thread
*= first viewing
June 6th
1. The Life of Emile Zola (William Dieterle, 1937)*
2. John Adams, "Part I: Join or Die" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
-- John Adams, "Part II: Independence" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
June 7th
3. John Adams, "Part III: Don't Tread on Me" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
-- John Adams, "Part IV: Reunion" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
4. John Adams, "Part V: Unite or Die" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
-- John Adams, "Part VI: Unnecessary War" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
June 8th
5. John Adams, "Part VII: Peacefield" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
6. X-Men: First Class (Matthew Vaughn, 2011)* wildcard
June 9th
7. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "My First Adventure" (1996)
June 11th
8. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "A Passion for Life" (1996)
June 12th
9. The Private Life of Henry VIII (Alexander Korda, 1933)*
10. Little House on the Prairie, 1.1, "A Harvest of Friends" (1974)
June 13th
-- Little House on the Prairie, 1.2, "Country Girls" (1974)
11. The Texas Rangers (King Vidor, 1936)* - western
12. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "The Perils of Cupid" (1996)
June 14th
13. Canyon Passage (Jacques Tourneur, 1946)* - western
14. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Travels with Father" (1996)
15. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.1, "Mercury: Ordinary Supermen" (2008)* - documentary series
June 16th
-- Little House on the Prairie, 1.3, "100 Mile Walk" (1974)
16. How the West Was Won (Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall 1962)* - western, American Civil War
June 18th
17. Kansas Raiders (Ray Enright, 1950)* - western, American Civil War
18. The Rise of Catherine the Great (Paul Czinner, 1934)*
June 19th
19. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Journey of Radiance" (1996)
20. Little House on the Prairie, 1.4, "Mr. Edward's Homecoming" (1974)
-- When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.2, "Friends and Rivals" (2008)*
21. The Lawless Breed (Raoul Walsh, 1953)* - western
June 20th
22. The Private Life of Don Juan (Alexander Korda, 1934)*
23. Little House on the Prairie, 1.5, "The Love of Johnny Johnson" (1974)
-- Little House on the Prairie, 1.6, "If I Should Wake Before I Die" (1974)
24. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Spring Break Adventure" (1996)
June 21st
25. Rita (Elaina Archer, 2003)* - documentary about Rita Hayworth
26. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.3, "The Eagle Has Landed" (2008)*
June 22nd
-- When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.4, "The Explorers" (2008)*
27. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Love's Sweet Song" (1996)
28. Rembrandt (Alexander Korda, 1936)*
June 23rd
29. The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann, 1953)* - western
30. Lorna Doone (Mike Barker, 2000)* - BBC television film
June 24th
31. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.5, "The Shuttle" (2008)*
-- When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.6, "A Home in Space" (2008)*
32. A Single Man (Tom Ford, 2009)*
June 25th
33. American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973)*
June 28th
34. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Trenches of Hell" (1996)
35. Me & Orson Welles (Richard Linklater, 2008)*
June 29th
36. Temple Grandin (Mick Jackson, 2010)*
June 6th
1. The Life of Emile Zola (William Dieterle, 1937)*
2. John Adams, "Part I: Join or Die" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
-- John Adams, "Part II: Independence" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
June 7th
3. John Adams, "Part III: Don't Tread on Me" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
-- John Adams, "Part IV: Reunion" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
4. John Adams, "Part V: Unite or Die" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
-- John Adams, "Part VI: Unnecessary War" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
June 8th
5. John Adams, "Part VII: Peacefield" (Tom Hooper, 2008)*
6. X-Men: First Class (Matthew Vaughn, 2011)* wildcard
June 9th
7. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "My First Adventure" (1996)
June 11th
8. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "A Passion for Life" (1996)
June 12th
9. The Private Life of Henry VIII (Alexander Korda, 1933)*
10. Little House on the Prairie, 1.1, "A Harvest of Friends" (1974)
June 13th
-- Little House on the Prairie, 1.2, "Country Girls" (1974)
11. The Texas Rangers (King Vidor, 1936)* - western
12. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "The Perils of Cupid" (1996)
June 14th
13. Canyon Passage (Jacques Tourneur, 1946)* - western
14. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Travels with Father" (1996)
15. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.1, "Mercury: Ordinary Supermen" (2008)* - documentary series
June 16th
-- Little House on the Prairie, 1.3, "100 Mile Walk" (1974)
16. How the West Was Won (Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall 1962)* - western, American Civil War
June 18th
17. Kansas Raiders (Ray Enright, 1950)* - western, American Civil War
18. The Rise of Catherine the Great (Paul Czinner, 1934)*
June 19th
19. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Journey of Radiance" (1996)
20. Little House on the Prairie, 1.4, "Mr. Edward's Homecoming" (1974)
-- When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.2, "Friends and Rivals" (2008)*
21. The Lawless Breed (Raoul Walsh, 1953)* - western
June 20th
22. The Private Life of Don Juan (Alexander Korda, 1934)*
23. Little House on the Prairie, 1.5, "The Love of Johnny Johnson" (1974)
-- Little House on the Prairie, 1.6, "If I Should Wake Before I Die" (1974)
24. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Spring Break Adventure" (1996)
June 21st
25. Rita (Elaina Archer, 2003)* - documentary about Rita Hayworth
26. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.3, "The Eagle Has Landed" (2008)*
June 22nd
-- When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.4, "The Explorers" (2008)*
27. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Love's Sweet Song" (1996)
28. Rembrandt (Alexander Korda, 1936)*
June 23rd
29. The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann, 1953)* - western
30. Lorna Doone (Mike Barker, 2000)* - BBC television film
June 24th
31. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.5, "The Shuttle" (2008)*
-- When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, 1.6, "A Home in Space" (2008)*
32. A Single Man (Tom Ford, 2009)*
June 25th
33. American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973)*
June 28th
34. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, "Trenches of Hell" (1996)
35. Me & Orson Welles (Richard Linklater, 2008)*
June 29th
36. Temple Grandin (Mick Jackson, 2010)*
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