Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
05-27-12, 01:29 PM
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Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
In a nutshell, here are the basics:
The initial premise was to combine War and Western challenges, and those are the primary focuses here. You're welcome to expand to include biographies, documentaries, even "costume dramas."
Regarding specific films, I would suggest--and this goes for any questions--that you ask about a specific film in the discussion thread and see what feedback you get from others who have seen it. If you don't get anything helpful, I would say if you feel that you have a sufficient reason to believe that it's an appropriate selection then go ahead and watch it. If it turns out not to really fit the nature of this challenge, go ahead and share those thoughts with us.
Lastly, many of the films at the heart of this challenge have considerable run times, so even though there's always a sort of de facto goal of hitting 100 movies watched, it's not really expected here. We'd much rather you take this opportunity to finally see Lawrence of Arabia than to squeeze in two shorter films.
Check List
- This challenge will run from 12:01 AM 1 June until 11:59 PM 30 June.
- Movies and TV content specifically about a historical figure, event or period are eligible.
- 2 hours TV content (based upon broadcast, not run, time) = 1 entry
The initial premise was to combine War and Western challenges, and those are the primary focuses here. You're welcome to expand to include biographies, documentaries, even "costume dramas."
Regarding specific films, I would suggest--and this goes for any questions--that you ask about a specific film in the discussion thread and see what feedback you get from others who have seen it. If you don't get anything helpful, I would say if you feel that you have a sufficient reason to believe that it's an appropriate selection then go ahead and watch it. If it turns out not to really fit the nature of this challenge, go ahead and share those thoughts with us.
Lastly, many of the films at the heart of this challenge have considerable run times, so even though there's always a sort of de facto goal of hitting 100 movies watched, it's not really expected here. We'd much rather you take this opportunity to finally see Lawrence of Arabia than to squeeze in two shorter films.
Check List
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Last edited by Travis McClain; 05-31-12 at 10:30 PM.
05-27-12, 01:30 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Online Resources
These aren't necessarily "safe" lists (though most should be fine), but these should all prove helpful to participants as they seek to explore the themes of this challenge.
Crackle - Free Streaming!
Biography
Documentary
Historical Films
War Films
Western Films
The Criterion Collection
Made During World War II
War Films
Flickchart
Letterboxd
The History Channel
TV Schedule, 1-7 June
I Check Movies
IMDb - Biography
IMDb - History
IMDb - War
IMDb - Western
100 Essential Westerns
Spaghetti Westerns
YouTube - Free Movies
Mubi
Biopic Movies
Historical Movies
War Movies
Free Streaming Movies
In the Year of the Pig
Messenger of the Great River
Remote Transmissions
Zero Silence
Netflix Watch Instantly
Art & Design (Good for Humanities selections!)
Biographies
Classic War Stories
Classic Westerns
Documentary
Epics
Faith & Spirituality Documentaries
Foreign Action & Adventure
Judaica
Military & War Action
Military & War Drama
Westerns
05-27-12, 01:30 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Daily Recommendations
6/1 My Week with Marilyn (Marilyn Monroe born, 1926); The Miracle Worker (Helen Keller died, 1968)
6/2 Dead Poets Society (released, 1989)
6/3 Brokeback Mountain (Larry McMurtry born, 1936)
6/4 Battle of Midway (began, 1942)
6/5 Bobby (Robert F. Kennedy assassinated, 1968); Knute Rockne, All-American (Ronald Reagan died, 2004)
6/6 The Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan (D-Day, 1944)
6/7 City Beneath the Sea (Port Royal destroyed by earthquake, 1692); Hell's Angels (Jean Harlow died, 1937)
6/8 Broken Arrow (1950) (Chief Cochise died, 1874); Good Night, and Good Luck (FBI report on Hollywood Communists, 1949)
6/9 Secretariat (Secretariat wins Triple Crown, 1973)
6/10 The Crucible (first Salem witch hanging, 1692)
6/11 Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams debuts on Grand Ole Opry, 1949); Escape from Alcatraz (convicts escape, 1962)
6/12 Anne Frank's Diary (Frank given diary, 1942); To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck dies, 2003)
6/13 Alexander (Alexander the Great dies, 323 BCE)
6/14 Mutiny on the Bounty (Capt. Bligh & 18 others reach Timor, 1789); Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe born, 1811)
6/15 Ironclad (King John signs Magna Carta, 1215)
6/16 Don Quixote (1973) (Rudolf Nureyev defects, 1961)
6/17 All the President's Men (Watergate burglars arrested, 1972)
6/18 Waterloo (1970) (Napoleon defeated, 1815)
6/19 ?
6/20 Bugsy (Bugsy Siegel killed, 1947)
6/21 Mississippi Burning (loosely based on KKK murders of three civil rights activists, 1964)
6/22 The Last Command (Santa Anna dies, 1876), The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown born, 1964 - WILD CARD!)
6/23 The Longshots (Title IX enacted, 1972)
6/24 Invictus (1995 rugby finals)
6/25 They Died with Their Boots On (Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876); The Joe Louis Story (Mann Act passed, 1910; Louis defeats Walcott, 1948)
6/26 Gone with the Wind (re-released, 1998)
6/27 The Grapes of Wrath (Route 66 de-certified, 1985); Night at the Museum (Smithson bequest read; 1829 - WILD CARD!)
6/28 Stonewall (riot; 1969)
6/29 The Lion in Winter (Katherine Hepburn died, 2003)
6/30 ?
6/1 My Week with Marilyn (Marilyn Monroe born, 1926); The Miracle Worker (Helen Keller died, 1968)
6/2 Dead Poets Society (released, 1989)
6/3 Brokeback Mountain (Larry McMurtry born, 1936)
6/4 Battle of Midway (began, 1942)
6/5 Bobby (Robert F. Kennedy assassinated, 1968); Knute Rockne, All-American (Ronald Reagan died, 2004)
6/6 The Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan (D-Day, 1944)
6/7 City Beneath the Sea (Port Royal destroyed by earthquake, 1692); Hell's Angels (Jean Harlow died, 1937)
6/8 Broken Arrow (1950) (Chief Cochise died, 1874); Good Night, and Good Luck (FBI report on Hollywood Communists, 1949)
6/9 Secretariat (Secretariat wins Triple Crown, 1973)
6/10 The Crucible (first Salem witch hanging, 1692)
6/11 Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams debuts on Grand Ole Opry, 1949); Escape from Alcatraz (convicts escape, 1962)
6/12 Anne Frank's Diary (Frank given diary, 1942); To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck dies, 2003)
6/13 Alexander (Alexander the Great dies, 323 BCE)
6/14 Mutiny on the Bounty (Capt. Bligh & 18 others reach Timor, 1789); Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe born, 1811)
6/15 Ironclad (King John signs Magna Carta, 1215)
6/16 Don Quixote (1973) (Rudolf Nureyev defects, 1961)
6/17 All the President's Men (Watergate burglars arrested, 1972)
6/18 Waterloo (1970) (Napoleon defeated, 1815)
6/19 ?
6/20 Bugsy (Bugsy Siegel killed, 1947)
6/21 Mississippi Burning (loosely based on KKK murders of three civil rights activists, 1964)
6/22 The Last Command (Santa Anna dies, 1876), The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown born, 1964 - WILD CARD!)
6/23 The Longshots (Title IX enacted, 1972)
6/24 Invictus (1995 rugby finals)
6/25 They Died with Their Boots On (Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876); The Joe Louis Story (Mann Act passed, 1910; Louis defeats Walcott, 1948)
6/26 Gone with the Wind (re-released, 1998)
6/27 The Grapes of Wrath (Route 66 de-certified, 1985); Night at the Museum (Smithson bequest read; 1829 - WILD CARD!)
6/28 Stonewall (riot; 1969)
6/29 The Lion in Winter (Katherine Hepburn died, 2003)
6/30 ?
Last edited by Travis McClain; 05-28-12 at 07:24 AM.
05-27-12, 01:31 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
2011
My List on Letterboxd
- 06/01 Bronenosets Potyomkin [Battleship Potemkin] Review on Letterboxd
- 06/02 Hell Is for Heroes Review on Letterboxd
- 06/03 Joan of Arc [TV mini-series] Review on Letterboxd
- 06/06 Moulin Rouge [1952] Review on Letterboxd
- 06/13 A Fistful of Dollars Review on Letterboxd
- 06/16 For a Few Dollars More Review on Letterboxd
- 06/17 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Review on Letterboxd
- 06/18 Grey Owl Review on Letterboxd
- 06/25 Saving Private Ryan Review on Letterboxd
Spoiler:
DVD: 7 | Blu-ray Disc: 0 | Netflix Watch Instantly: 0 | Theatrical Exhibition: 0 | TV Broadcast: 0 | iTunes Digital Download: 0 | HuluPlus: 1 | Podcast/Streaming: 1
Last edited by Travis McClain; 06-25-12 at 02:35 AM.
05-27-12, 01:44 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Trevor's Third Historical Challenge
Goals
- Watch at least a dozen of my unopened documentary discs.
- Watch at least half of them with Jen and/or Elise.
- After watching, put at least four of them in my "to sell" pile.
- Don't even look at the checklist.
2 - Eye of the Leopard (2006) - DVD - FTV -
3 - On Board Air Force One (2009) - DVD - FTV -
4 - Shark Quest - Dollar store documentary, Digiview Entertainment - DVD - FTV -
5 - Hatfields & McCoys (2012) - TV/DVR - FTV - episode 1
6 - Hatfields & McCoys (2012) - TV/DVR - FTV - episode 2 - My DVR died before I could get to the final episode. Drats.
7 - The Longest Day (1962) - BD - FTV -
8 - Mysteries of the Bible S3E3, The Bible's Greatest Secrets (1996) - Netflix Streaming - FTV -
9 - Antarctica
10- Alaska
11 - Herod's Lost Tomb
12 - Blue Planet
13 - Modern Marvels: The Empire State Building
Last edited by Trevor; 08-31-12 at 07:39 AM. Reason: Numbering
05-27-12, 01:44 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
FTV *
FTV Total = 4
June 1
.5 Dogfights: Mig Alley - DVD
1. Bonanza: Jack Knife - TV Land *
1.5 Dogfights: Air Ambush - DVD
2.5 Dogfights Greatest Air Battles - DVD
June 2
2.75 The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Coming of Robin Hood - DVD
3. The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Moneylender - DVD
June 12
4. Hercules and the Masked Rider - DVD
June 13
5. Beyond the Law - DVD *
June 14
6. Apache Blood - DVD *
June 15
7. This Man Can't Die - DVD *
FTV Total = 4
June 1
.5 Dogfights: Mig Alley - DVD
1. Bonanza: Jack Knife - TV Land *
1.5 Dogfights: Air Ambush - DVD
2.5 Dogfights Greatest Air Battles - DVD
June 2
2.75 The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Coming of Robin Hood - DVD
3. The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Moneylender - DVD
June 12
4. Hercules and the Masked Rider - DVD
June 13
5. Beyond the Law - DVD *
June 14
6. Apache Blood - DVD *
June 15
7. This Man Can't Die - DVD *
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05-27-12, 01:48 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge
June 3
1. The Wild Bunch
June 5
2. Night Passage
June 10
3. Valhalla Rising
June 12
4. The Godfather
June 16
5. The Godfather: Part II
June 17
6. All the President's Men
June 18
7. Moonrise Kingdom
June 27
8. The Hidden Blade
June 30
9. Days of Heaven
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Last edited by Greg MacGuffin; 06-30-12 at 09:41 AM.
05-27-12, 01:50 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge
Earthrise
Taken from lunar orbit on December 24, 1968 during the Apollo 8 mission, the first manned voyage to orbit the Moon.
☼ - First time viewingEarthrise
Taken from lunar orbit on December 24, 1968 during the Apollo 8 mission, the first manned voyage to orbit the Moon.
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List Complete!
June 1st
1. King - Documentary on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
2. 1968 with Tom Brokaw ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 2nd
3. The Race to the Moon: Failure is Not an Option ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
4. Maverick: War of the Silver Kings; Point Blank (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 3rd
5. LBJ and Vietnam: In the Eye of the Storm ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
6. The Vietnam War: TET Offensive ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Unsung Heores: The Battle of Khe Sanh ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
7. The Vietnam War: America Enters the War ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; TET in Saigon and Hue ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
8. The Vietnam War: Ringing Down the Curtain ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The Endgame ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
9. The Race to the Moon: Code Name: Project Orion ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Modern Marvels: The Space Shuttle ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
10. Buffalo Bill (1944) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 4th
11. Maverick: According to Hoyle; Ghost Rider (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
12. Maverick: The Long Hunt; Stage West (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 5th
13. Maverick: Relic of Fort Tejon; Hostage (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
14. Maverick: Stampede; The Jeweled Gun (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 6th
15. Maverick: The Wrecker; The Quick and the Dead (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 7th
16. Maverick: The Naked Gallows; Comstock Conspiracy (1957) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 8th
17. Maverick: The Third Rider; Rage for Vengeance (1958) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
18. The Race to the Moon: Modern Marvels: Apollo 13 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Ancient Discoveries: Lost Science of the Bible (2008) ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
19. Maverick: Rope of Cards; Diamond in the Rough (1958) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 9th
20. Maverick: Day of Reckoning; The Savage Hills (1958) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
21. Maverick: Trail West to Fury; The Burning Sky (1958) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 10th
22. Maverick: The Seventh Hand; Plunder of Paradise (1958) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
23. Maverick: Black Fire; Burial Ground of the Gods (1958) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 11th
24. Maverick: Seed of Deception (1958) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Rawhide: Incident of the Judas Trap (1959) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
25. Rawhide: Incident in No Man's Land; Incident of the Burst of Evil (1959) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
26. Rawhide: Indicent of the Roman Candles (1959) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Engineering an Empire: Greece ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
27. Engineering an Empire: Greece:Age of Alexander ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Engineering an Empire: The Aztecs ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 12th
28. Engineering an Empire: Carthage ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; China ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
29. Engineering an Empire: Russia ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Britain: Blood and Steel ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 13th
30. Engineering an Empire: The Persians ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Engineering an Empire: The Maya Death Empire ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 14th
31. Engineering an Empire: Napoleon: Steel Monster ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Engineering an Empire: The Byzantines ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 15th
32. Engineering an Empire: Rome ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
33. Engineering an Empire: Egypt ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 16th
34. Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci's World ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: The First Barbarian War ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
35. Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: Spartacus ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Julius Caesar ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
36. Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: The Forest of Death ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The Invasion of Britain ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 17th
37. Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: The Dacian Wars ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Rebellion and Betrayal ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
38. Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: Wrath of the Gods ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The Soldiers' Emperor ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 18th
39. Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: Constantine the Great ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The Barbarian General ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
40. Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: The Puppet Master ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The Last Emperor ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 19th
41. Ancients Behaving Badly: Caligula ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Atila the Hun ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
42. Ancients Behaving Badly: Julius Caesar ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Alexander the Great ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 20th
43. Ancients Behaving Badly: Nero ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Hannibal ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 21st
44. Ancients Behaving Badly: Genghis Khan ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Cleopatra ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
45. Barbarians: The Vikings ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The Goths ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 22nd
46. Barbarians: The Mongols ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The Huns ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
47. Biography: Genghis Khan ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Modern Marvels: Barbarian Technology ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 23rd
48. Cosmos: The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
49. Cosmos: Harmony of the Worlds ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Heaven and Hell ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
50. Cosmos: Blues for a Red Planet ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Travelers' Tales ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
51. Cosmos: The Backbone of Night ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Journeys in Space and Time ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
52. Cosmos: The Lives of the Stars ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The Edge of Forever ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
53. Cosmos: The Persistence of Memory ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Encyclopedia Galactica ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
54. Cosmos: Who Speaks for Earth? ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; JFK: A Presidency Revealed - Pt1 ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 24th
55. JFK: A Presidency Revealed - Pt2 & Pt3 ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
56. Biography: JFK: A Personal Story ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
57. Voices of Civil Rights ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Mississippi State Secrets ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
58. Crossing the Bridge ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Biography: Dr. Martin Luthor King, Jr. ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 25th
59. Biography: Thurgood Marshall ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; The JFK Assassination ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
60. Modern Marvels: Apollo 11 ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Bay of Pigs Declassified ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
61. Peyote to LSD ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 26th
62. Days of Rage and Wonder: Riot: The Chicago Conspiracy Trial ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲; Sex in the Vietnam War ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
63. Deadwood: Tell Your God to Ready for Blood; I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
64. Deadwood: True Colors; Full Faith and Credit ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 27th
65. Deadwood: A Two-Headed Beast; A Rich Find ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
66. Deadwood: Unauthorized Cinnamon; Leviathan Smiles ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 28th
67. Deadwood: Amateur Night; A Constant Throb ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
68. Deadwood: The Catbird Seat; Tell Him Something Pretty ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 29th
69. Days of Rage and Wonder: Hippies ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
70. The World at War: The Final Solution - Pt1 ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
71. The World at War: The Final Solution - Pt2 ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
June 30th
72. Ancient Aliens: The Evidence; The Visitors ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
73. Ancient Aliens: The Mission; Closer Encounters ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
74. Ancient Aliens: The Return; Chariots, Gods and Beyond ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
75. Biography: Joseph Kennedy, Sr: Father of an American Dynasty ☼ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
Checklist not even close!
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Last edited by BobO'Link; 06-30-12 at 07:25 PM.
05-27-12, 01:58 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge
Challenge Goal = 100
Personal Goal = 50
First Time Views = Green
Challenge Goal = 100
Personal Goal = 50
First Time Views = Green
2012-06-04
01. RoadRacers (1994)
RoadRacers Director's Cut DVD
02. RoadRacers (1994) with Audio Commentary by Robert Rodriguez (1998)
RoadRacers Director's Cut DVD
03. Confessions Of Sorority Girls (1994)
Confessions Of Sorority Girls DVD
2012-06-05
04. Motorcycle Gang (1994)
Motorcycle Gang DVD
05. Runaway Daughters (1994)
Runaway Daughters DVD
06. Girls In Prison (1994)
Girls In Prison DVD
07. Shake, Rattle And Rock! (1994)
Shake, Rattle & Rock! DVD
2012-06-06
08. Dragstrip Girl (1994)
Dragstrip Girl DVD
09. Jailbreakers (1994)
Jailbreakers DVD
2012-06-08
10. Cool And The Crazy (1994)
Cool And The Crazy DVD
11. Reform School Girl (1994)
Reform School Girl DVD
12. The One And Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
Disney Channel On Demand
2012-06-11
13. Hitler's Pawn (2004)
HBO On Demand
14. George Harrison: Living In The Material World, Part 1 (2011)
HBO On Demand
15. George Harrison: Living In The Material World, Part 2 (2011)
HBO On Demand
16. Quiz Show (1994)
Cinemax On Demand
2012-06-14
17. The Ballad Of Lucy Whipple (2001)
Movie Pass On Demand
2012-06-15
18. Brian's Song (1971)
Movie Pass On Demand
19. One Day (2011)
HBO 2 West
2012-06-19
20. Reagan (2011)
HBO On Demand
2012-06-20
21. Joan Rivers A Piece Of Work (2010)
Movie Pass On Demand
22. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Retroplex
2012-06-22
23. Beatles' Biggest Secrets (2004) & Discovering Lennon (2010)
BBC America
2012-06-23
23 & 1/2. Wicked Attraction "A Slice Of Murder" (2012)
Investigation Discovery
2012-06-24
24. Wicked Attraction "Bad Fortune" (2011)
Investigation Discovery Lookback
2012-06-25
25. The Three Stooges (2000)
Movie Pass On Demand
26. Cinema Verite (2011)
HBO On Demand
2012-06-27
27. 1939 Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
TCM On Demand
My 2010 Lists - (B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Criterion/Horror/Holiday)
My 2011 Lists - (TV On DVD/Academy Award/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
My 2012 Lists - (TV On DVD/Leap Day/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical)
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
*First-time viewings
June 7
1. My Week with Marilyn*
June 11
2. The Three Musketeers (2011, Paul W.S. Anderson)*
June 14
3. Mad Men: Season 4, episode 1, Public Relations*
3.5 Mad Men: Season 4, episode 2, Christmas Comes but Once a Year*
4. The Three Musketeers (1974, Richard Lester)
June 17
5. Mad Men: Season 4, episode 3, The Good News*
June 18
5.5. Mad Men: Season 4, episode 4, The Rejected*
6. Mad Men: Season 4, episode 5, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword*
June 20
6.5. Mad Men: Season 4, episode 6, Waldorf Stories*
7. Brave* (wild card)
June 21
8. Mad Men: Season 4, episode 7, The Suitcase*
June 27
8.5 3:10 to Yuma (2007)*
June 28
9.5 Red River*
10.5 Mad Men: Season 4, episode 8, The Glimmer Man*
11. Mad Men: Season 4, episode 9, The Beautiful Girls*
June 30
11.5 The Magnificent Seven
I suck:
July 8: War Horse
July 10: The King's Speech
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05-27-12, 02:05 PM
#11
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge
We are not makers of history. We are made by history. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
We are not makers of history. We are made by history. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
*= first time viewing
blue= personal BluRay
black= personal DVD
green= other
June 1st
1. C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia (Norman Stone, 2005)* - documentary/biography
-- Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer (Paul Elston, 2009)* - documentary/biography
June 2nd
2. Saddle the Wind (Robert Parrish, 1958)* - western
3. Art of the Steal (Don Argott, 2009)* - documentary
4. Planet Earth: 1.8, "Jungles" / 1.9, "Shallow Seas" (2006) - documentary/nature
5. Planet Earth: 1.10, "Seasonal Forests" / 1.11, "Ocean Deep" (2006) - documentary/nature
June 3rd
6. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: "Chapter 9: Demons of Deception" (1996) - WWI
7. The Law and Jake Wade (John Sturges, 1958)* - western
June 4th
8. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: "Chapter 10: Phantom Train of Doom" (1996) - WWI
9. Desperate Journey (Raoul Walsh, 1942)* - WWII
June 5th
10. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: 1.10, "Running Ghost" / 1.11, "The Prisoner" (1993) - historical
11. Albuquerque (Ray Enright, 1948)* - western
12. Whispering Smith (Leslie Fenton, 1948)* - western
June 6th
13. Howl (Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, 2010)* - biography
14. The Duel at Silver Creek (Don Siegel, 1952)* - western
15. War Arrow (George Sherman, 1953)* - western
16. The Duchess (Saul Dibb, 2008) - biography
June 7th
17. Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)* - biography/war
18. The Cheyenne Social Club (Gene Kelly, 1970) - western
19. Firecreek (Vincent McEveety, 1968)* - western
June 8th
20. Wake Island (John Farrow, 1942)* - WWII
21. El Dorado (Howard Hawkes, 1966) - western
June 9th
22. The Stalking Moon (Robert Mulligan, 1968)* - western
June 11th
23. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: "Chapter 11: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life" (1996) - war
June 12th
24. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: 1.12, "Happy Birthday" / 1.13, "Rite of Passage" (1993) - historical
25. The Stratton Story (Sam Wood, 1949)* - biography/sports
26. The Wings of Eagles (John Ford, 1957)* - biography/WWII
June 13th
27. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: 1.14, "Heroes" / 1.15, "The Operation" (1993) - historical
28. The House of Mirth (Terence Davies, 2000)* - period piece
29. Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948)* - western
June 14th
30. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: "Chapter 12: Attack of the Hawkmen" (1996) - WWI
31. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: 1.16, "The Secret" / 1.17, "Portraits" (1993) - historical
32. Nixon (Oliver Stone, 1995)* - biography
June 15th
33. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: "Chapter 13: Adventures in the Secret Service" (1996) - WWI
June 17th
34. Escape from Fort Bravo (John Sturges, 1953)* - western
35. The Agony and the Ecstasy (Carol Reed, 1966)* - biography
36. The Pillars of the Earth: "Part I: Anarchy" / "Part II: Master Builder" (2010)* - historical
37. The Pillars of the Earth: "Part III: Redemption" / "Part IV: Battlefield" (2010)* - historical
June 18th
38. The Pillars of the Earth: "Part V: Legacy" / "Part VI: Witchcraft" (2010)* - historical
39. The Pillars of the Earth: "Part VII: New Beginnings" / "Part VIII: The Work of Angels" (2010)* - historical
40. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: "Chapter 14: Espionage Escapades" (1996) - WWI
June 19th
41. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: "Chapter 15: Daredevils of the Desert" (1996) - WWI
42. Battle Hymn (Douglas Sirk, 1957)* - war
June 20th
43. Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008) - historical
44. Foyle's War: 1.2, "The White Feather" (2002)* - WWII
45. Ivan the Terrible, Part I (Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1944)* - biography
June 21st
46. Ivan the Terrible, Part II (Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1958)* - biography
47. Foyle's War: 1.3, "A Lesson in Murder" (2002)* - WWII
June 25th
48. Intolerance (D.W. Griffith, 1916)* - period piece
June 26th
49. Le Grande Illusion (Jean Renoir, 1937)* - WWI
50. Horatio Hornblower: Duty (Andrew Grieve, 2003) - war
June 29th
51. I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (Richard Shepart, 2009)* - documentary
-- Night and Fog (Alain Resnais, 1955)* - documentary
June 30th
52. Immortal Sergeant (John M. Stahl, 1943)* - war
53. Foyle's War: 1.4, "Eagle Day" (2002)* - war
54. Foyle's War: 2.1, "Fifty Ships" (2003)* - war
Spoiler:
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05-27-12, 02:58 PM
#12
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge
Count: 6.5
- Hatfields & McCoys - Part 1 6-1 ☼
- Pocahontas Blu-ray 6-1
- From Earth to the Moon Part 1 6-1 ☼
- Hatfields & McCoys - Part 2 6-2 ☼
- Bill W. / 2011 6-4 [Bio-doc of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous] ☼
- Mad Men [ep: "The Other Woman"] 6-5 ☼
- Mad Men [ep: "Commissions and Fees"] 6-5 ☼
- Hatfields & McCoys - Part 3 6-6 ☼
- American Experience ["Hoover Dam"] 6-6 ☼
- From the Earth to the Moon - Parts 1 + 2 6-7 ☼
- From the Earth to the Moon - Part 3 6-10 ☼
- Mad Men [ep: "The Phantom"] 6-10 ☼
- Band of Brothers Parts 1 + 2 Blu-ray 6-11 ☼
- Band of Brothers Parts 3 + 4 Blu-ray 6-12 ☼
- Band of Brothers Parts 5 + 6 Blu-ray 6-13 ☼
- Band of Brothers Part 7 Blu-ray 6-14 ☼
- Chaps! [1944 London during the Blitz]6-21 ☼ WILD CARD #1
- Evita Blu-ray 6-26 ☼
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 6-27 ☼
☼ = First Time Viewing/commentary listen
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05-27-12, 04:19 PM
#13
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge
Goal: With some travel plans this month, I'll be content to reach 20 entries
June 1
1. The Curious Case of Curt Flood (2011) - HBO Sport Documentary
1.5. Imax: Under the Sea (2009) - Documentary
June 2
2.5. Recount (2008) - Film
June 3
3. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) - Episode 8, Senior Spirit - Western
3.5. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) - Episode 9, Brisco for the Defense - Western
4.5. You Don't Know Jack (2010) - Biography/Film
June 4
5. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) - Episode 10, Showdown - Western
5.5. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) - Episode 11, Deep in the Heart of Dixie - Western
6.5. The Frisco Kid (1979) - Western
June 6
7.5. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) - Documentary
8. Little House on the Prairie (1976) - Season 3 - Little Girl Lost
June 7
8.5. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - Quarantine
9.5. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) - Western
June 9
10.5. Exporting Raymond (2010) - Documentary
11.5. Amelia (2009) - Biography/Film
12.5. Quiz Show (1994)
June 10
13.5. The Babe (1992) - Biography/Film
June 11
14. Little House on the Prairie (1976) - Season 3 - Little Women
14.5. Little House on the Prairie (1976) - Season 3 - Injun Kid
June 13
15.5. Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
June 14
16.5. Seabiscuit (2003)
June 15
17. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - To Live With Fear, part 1
17.5. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - To Live With Fear, part 2
June 23
18. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - The Wisdom of Solomon
18.5. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - The Music Box
June 24
19.5. Ken Burns' Baseball (1994) - 1st Inning
June 25
20. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - The Election
June 26
20.5. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - Gold Country, part 1
21. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - Gold Country, part 2
June 30
22. Brave (2012) *Wild Card*
23. With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) - Documentary
List is FINAL
Goal: With some travel plans this month, I'll be content to reach 20 entries
June 1
1. The Curious Case of Curt Flood (2011) - HBO Sport Documentary
1.5. Imax: Under the Sea (2009) - Documentary
June 2
2.5. Recount (2008) - Film
June 3
3. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) - Episode 8, Senior Spirit - Western
3.5. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) - Episode 9, Brisco for the Defense - Western
4.5. You Don't Know Jack (2010) - Biography/Film
June 4
5. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) - Episode 10, Showdown - Western
5.5. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) - Episode 11, Deep in the Heart of Dixie - Western
6.5. The Frisco Kid (1979) - Western
June 6
7.5. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) - Documentary
8. Little House on the Prairie (1976) - Season 3 - Little Girl Lost
June 7
8.5. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - Quarantine
9.5. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) - Western
June 9
10.5. Exporting Raymond (2010) - Documentary
11.5. Amelia (2009) - Biography/Film
12.5. Quiz Show (1994)
June 10
13.5. The Babe (1992) - Biography/Film
June 11
14. Little House on the Prairie (1976) - Season 3 - Little Women
14.5. Little House on the Prairie (1976) - Season 3 - Injun Kid
June 13
15.5. Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
June 14
16.5. Seabiscuit (2003)
June 15
17. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - To Live With Fear, part 1
17.5. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - To Live With Fear, part 2
June 23
18. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - The Wisdom of Solomon
18.5. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - The Music Box
June 24
19.5. Ken Burns' Baseball (1994) - 1st Inning
June 25
20. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - The Election
June 26
20.5. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - Gold Country, part 1
21. Little House on the Prairie (1977) - Season 3 - Gold Country, part 2
June 30
22. Brave (2012) *Wild Card*
23. With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) - Documentary
List is FINAL
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05-27-12, 04:35 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
1. The Golden Blade (1953)
2. The Great Silence (1968)
2. The Great Silence (1968)
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05-27-12, 05:30 PM
#15
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
100% First Time Viewing
June 1
1. Undercurrent
June 2
2. Lonesome Rider
3. Comanche Station
June 3
4. Shenandoah
June 4
June 5
5. The Shooting
June 6
6. Bad Company
7. Hombre
8. Far From Vietnam
June 7
9. Funeral Procession of Roses
10. Ulzana's Raid
June 8
11. Long Riders
June 9
12. Will Penny
13. The Last of the Mohicans
14. Support Your Local Sheriff
15. Sex and the City 2
June 10
16. Jeremiah Johnson
17. Pale Rider
18. Fast Five
June 11
June 12
June 13
19. The Ballad of Cable Hogue
June 14
June 15
20. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
June 16
21. The Professionals
22. Open Range
23. Hondo (in 3d)
June 17
23.25 Pawn Stars: Cornering the Colonel
23.50 Pawn Stars: Ace in the Hole
23.75 Pawn Stars: Bare Bones
24. Pawn Stars: Going Postal
24.25 Pawn Stars: Out of Gas
24.50 Pawn Stars: Rough Riders
24.75 Pawn Stars: Message in a Bottle
25. Pawn Stars: Sharp Shooters
25.25 Pawn Stars: Never Surrender
25.50 Pawn Stars: Wheels
25.75 Pawn Stars: Pedal to the Metal
26. Pawn Stars: Wise Guys
26.25 Pawn Stars: Not on My Watch
26.50 Pawn Stars: What the Truck
26.75 Pawn Stars: Peacemaker
27.75 Constantine and the Cross
28.75 "Studio One": A Bolt of Lightning
June 18
29.75 David Copperfield
30.75 "Studio One": A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
June 19
31.75 Abraham Lincoln
June 20
32.75 Yellowneck
33.75 Brazil Report on Torture
34.75 Saul and David
June 21
35.75 Captain Scarlet
June 22
36.75 The Jungle Book
June 23
37.75 Oliver Twist
38 Pawn Stars: Spidey Cents
38.25 Pawn Stars: Hot Air Buffoon
38.50 Pawn Stars: Chumlee's Dummies
38.75 Pawn Stars: Late Night Chum
39. Pawn Stars: License to Pawn
39.25 Pawn Stars: Zzzzzz
39.50 Pawn Stars: Packing Heat
39.75 Pawn Stars: A Shot and a Shave
June 24
40. Auction Kings: Vampire Hunting Kit/Meteorite
40.25 Auction Kings: Love Meter/Knights of Templar Sword
40.50 Auction Kings: Rolling Stones' Snooker Table/Aliens
40.75 Cajun Pawn Stars: Buy George!
41 Cajun Pawn Stars: Under the Gun
41.25 Cajun Pawn Stars: Gimme Some Skin
41.50 Cajun Pawn Stars: Little House on the Bayou
42.16 Behind Taliban Lines
43.16 Camp Victory, Afghanistan
43.82 Rules of Engagement
44.48 Bad Voovoo's War
45.48 The Old Testament
46.48 Little Men
June 25
46.73 Pawn Stars: Pin It to Win It
46.98 Pawn Stars: That Sinking Feeling
47.98 Eagle in a Cage
48.23 Pawn Stars: Love Me Spender
48.48 Pawn Stars: Stalled Deals
June 26
49.48 The Legend of Sea Wolf
49.73 Pawn Stars: Crosby, Stills and Cash
49.98 Pawn Stars:Bear-ly There
50.98 Herod the Great
51.64 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Secaucus
June 27
52.64 Hearts in Bondage
52.89 Pawn Stars: Put Up Your Dukes
53.14 Pawn Stars: Off the Wall
54.14 Cyrano de Bergerac
June 28
55.14 Scrooge
56.14 Esther and the King
57.14 Vanity Fair
June 29
58.14 Martin Luther
59.14 Becky Sharp
June 30
60.14 Ancient Aliens: The Evidence
61.14 Ancient Aliens: The Visitors
62.14 Ancient Aliens: The Mission
63.14 Ancient Aliens: Closer Encounters
64.14 Ancient Aliens: The Return
64.64 Ancient Aliens: Mysterious Places
65.14 Ancient Aliens: Gods and Aliens
66.14 Timequest
June 1
1. Undercurrent
June 2
2. Lonesome Rider
3. Comanche Station
June 3
4. Shenandoah
June 4
June 5
5. The Shooting
June 6
6. Bad Company
7. Hombre
8. Far From Vietnam
June 7
9. Funeral Procession of Roses
10. Ulzana's Raid
June 8
11. Long Riders
June 9
12. Will Penny
13. The Last of the Mohicans
14. Support Your Local Sheriff
15. Sex and the City 2
June 10
16. Jeremiah Johnson
17. Pale Rider
18. Fast Five
June 11
June 12
June 13
19. The Ballad of Cable Hogue
June 14
June 15
20. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
June 16
21. The Professionals
22. Open Range
23. Hondo (in 3d)
June 17
23.25 Pawn Stars: Cornering the Colonel
23.50 Pawn Stars: Ace in the Hole
23.75 Pawn Stars: Bare Bones
24. Pawn Stars: Going Postal
24.25 Pawn Stars: Out of Gas
24.50 Pawn Stars: Rough Riders
24.75 Pawn Stars: Message in a Bottle
25. Pawn Stars: Sharp Shooters
25.25 Pawn Stars: Never Surrender
25.50 Pawn Stars: Wheels
25.75 Pawn Stars: Pedal to the Metal
26. Pawn Stars: Wise Guys
26.25 Pawn Stars: Not on My Watch
26.50 Pawn Stars: What the Truck
26.75 Pawn Stars: Peacemaker
27.75 Constantine and the Cross
28.75 "Studio One": A Bolt of Lightning
June 18
29.75 David Copperfield
30.75 "Studio One": A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
June 19
31.75 Abraham Lincoln
June 20
32.75 Yellowneck
33.75 Brazil Report on Torture
34.75 Saul and David
June 21
35.75 Captain Scarlet
June 22
36.75 The Jungle Book
June 23
37.75 Oliver Twist
38 Pawn Stars: Spidey Cents
38.25 Pawn Stars: Hot Air Buffoon
38.50 Pawn Stars: Chumlee's Dummies
38.75 Pawn Stars: Late Night Chum
39. Pawn Stars: License to Pawn
39.25 Pawn Stars: Zzzzzz
39.50 Pawn Stars: Packing Heat
39.75 Pawn Stars: A Shot and a Shave
June 24
40. Auction Kings: Vampire Hunting Kit/Meteorite
40.25 Auction Kings: Love Meter/Knights of Templar Sword
40.50 Auction Kings: Rolling Stones' Snooker Table/Aliens
40.75 Cajun Pawn Stars: Buy George!
41 Cajun Pawn Stars: Under the Gun
41.25 Cajun Pawn Stars: Gimme Some Skin
41.50 Cajun Pawn Stars: Little House on the Bayou
42.16 Behind Taliban Lines
43.16 Camp Victory, Afghanistan
43.82 Rules of Engagement
44.48 Bad Voovoo's War
45.48 The Old Testament
46.48 Little Men
June 25
46.73 Pawn Stars: Pin It to Win It
46.98 Pawn Stars: That Sinking Feeling
47.98 Eagle in a Cage
48.23 Pawn Stars: Love Me Spender
48.48 Pawn Stars: Stalled Deals
June 26
49.48 The Legend of Sea Wolf
49.73 Pawn Stars: Crosby, Stills and Cash
49.98 Pawn Stars:Bear-ly There
50.98 Herod the Great
51.64 Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Secaucus
June 27
52.64 Hearts in Bondage
52.89 Pawn Stars: Put Up Your Dukes
53.14 Pawn Stars: Off the Wall
54.14 Cyrano de Bergerac
June 28
55.14 Scrooge
56.14 Esther and the King
57.14 Vanity Fair
June 29
58.14 Martin Luther
59.14 Becky Sharp
June 30
60.14 Ancient Aliens: The Evidence
61.14 Ancient Aliens: The Visitors
62.14 Ancient Aliens: The Mission
63.14 Ancient Aliens: Closer Encounters
64.14 Ancient Aliens: The Return
64.64 Ancient Aliens: Mysterious Places
65.14 Ancient Aliens: Gods and Aliens
66.14 Timequest
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05-27-12, 06:58 PM
#16
Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
Historical Movie Challenge 2012
June 1
Nothing
June 2
1. All the President's Men*
2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
3. O' Brother, Where Art Thou?
June 3
4. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 1*
5. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 2*
6. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 3*
June 4 - 9
Nothing
June 10
7. Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 - Episodes 1&2 [Boardwalk Empire / The Ivory Tower]*
8. Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 - Episodes 3&4 [Broadway Limited / Anastasia]*
June 11
9. Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 - Episodes 5&6 [Nights in Ballygran / Family Limitation]*
June 12
10. Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 - Episodes 7&8 [Home / Hold Me In Paradise]*
11. Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 - Episodes 9&10 [Belle Femme / The Emerald City]*
12. Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 - Episodes 11&12 [Paris Green / A Return to Normalcy]*
13. Once Upon A Time In The West
June 13
14. The Proposition
15. Apollo 13
16. Amadeus
17. Shakespeare in Love
18. Meek's Cutoff*
June 14
19. Two Mules For Sister Sara*
June 15
20. The Godfather (At the Fox Theater in Atlanta)
June 16
Nothing
June 17
21. The Mercenary*
June 18 - 19
Nothing
June 20
22. Yojimbo
June 21
23. Sanjuro
June 22
24. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Spoiler:
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05-27-12, 09:42 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
June 2nd
1. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (Zenovich, 2008)
2. Mi Querido Tom Mix (Garcia Agraz, 1992)
3. Merchant of Venice (Radford, 2004)
June 3rd
4. St. George Shoots the Dragon (Dragojevic, 2008)
June 4th
5. Children of Glory (Szabadság, szerelem) (Goda, 2006)
6. Homero Manzi: Un poeta en la tormenta (Spagnuolo, 2009)
June 5th
7. Imagen Final (Habegger, 2008)
June 10th
8. Wonderland (Cox, 2003)
9. Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (Paley,1999)
June 16th
10. 9th Company (Bondarchuk, 2005)
June 17th
11. The Officer's Ward (Dupeyron, 2001)
June 18th
12. Poisoned by Polonium: The Litvinenko File (Nekrasov, 2007)
1. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (Zenovich, 2008)
2. Mi Querido Tom Mix (Garcia Agraz, 1992)
3. Merchant of Venice (Radford, 2004)
June 3rd
4. St. George Shoots the Dragon (Dragojevic, 2008)
June 4th
5. Children of Glory (Szabadság, szerelem) (Goda, 2006)
6. Homero Manzi: Un poeta en la tormenta (Spagnuolo, 2009)
June 5th
7. Imagen Final (Habegger, 2008)
June 10th
8. Wonderland (Cox, 2003)
9. Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (Paley,1999)
June 16th
10. 9th Company (Bondarchuk, 2005)
June 17th
11. The Officer's Ward (Dupeyron, 2001)
June 18th
12. Poisoned by Polonium: The Litvinenko File (Nekrasov, 2007)
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05-28-12, 12:05 AM
#18
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
2012 Historical Appreciation Challenge
DVD | Blu-ray | HD DVD | Theater | TV/DVR
☼ = First Time Viewing
Goals:
-25 entries
-Watch at least three of the following:
-- Braveheart
--The Dirty Dozen
--The Green Berets
-- How the West Was Won
-- JFK
-- Once Upon a Time in the West
-- Patton
-- Rio Bravo
-- Troy
--The Wild Bunch
-Generation Kill or The Pacific
June 1
01. The Outrage (1964)☼
June 2
02. Kelly's Heroes (1970)☼
June 3
03. Battleship Potemkin (1925)☼
04. The Hunter (1980)☼
05. The Wild Bunch (1969)☼
June 4
06. Chisum (1970)☼
June 5
07. Standard Operating Procedure (2008)☼
June 6
08. All the Pretty Horses (2000)☼
June 7
09. Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! (1968)☼
June 8
10. Battle of Blood Island (1960)☼
June 9
11. The Bushwhackers (1951)☼
June 10
12. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 1 (2012)☼
June 11
13. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 2 (2012)☼
14. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 3 (2012)☼
June 12
15. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)☼
June 13
16. Bad Company (1972)☼
June 14
17. A Bullet for a Stranger (1971)☼
June 16
18. The Green Berets (1968)☼
June 17
19. The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)☼
20. Generation Kill (2008):
- Get Some☼
- The Cradle of Civilization☼
June 18
21. Generation Kill (2008):
- Screwby☼
- Combat Jack☼
June 19
22. Generation Kill (2008):
- A Burning Dog☼
- Stay Frosty☼
June 20
23. Generation Kill (2008):
- Bomb in the Garden☼
Longmire (2012):
- Pilot☼
June 21
24. Longmire (2012):
- The Dark Road☼
- A Damn Shame☼
June 22
25. Kansas Pacific (1953)☼
June 23
26. Lady from Chungking (1942)☼
June 25
27. Hang 'Em High (1968)☼
June 26
28. Posse (1993)☼
June 27
29. El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002)☼
June 29
30. Flight of the Intruder (1991)☼
June 30
31. The Dirty Dozen (1967)☼
32. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)☼
Checklist:
DVD | Blu-ray | HD DVD | Theater | TV/DVR
☼ = First Time Viewing
Goals:
-
-
-- Braveheart
--
--
-- How the West Was Won
-- JFK
-- Once Upon a Time in the West
-- Patton
-- Rio Bravo
-- Troy
--
-
June 1
01. The Outrage (1964)☼
June 2
02. Kelly's Heroes (1970)☼
June 3
03. Battleship Potemkin (1925)☼
04. The Hunter (1980)☼
05. The Wild Bunch (1969)☼
June 4
06. Chisum (1970)☼
June 5
07. Standard Operating Procedure (2008)☼
June 6
08. All the Pretty Horses (2000)☼
June 7
09. Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! (1968)☼
June 8
10. Battle of Blood Island (1960)☼
June 9
11. The Bushwhackers (1951)☼
June 10
12. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 1 (2012)☼
June 11
13. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 2 (2012)☼
14. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 3 (2012)☼
June 12
15. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)☼
June 13
16. Bad Company (1972)☼
June 14
17. A Bullet for a Stranger (1971)☼
June 16
18. The Green Berets (1968)☼
June 17
19. The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)☼
20. Generation Kill (2008):
- Get Some☼
- The Cradle of Civilization☼
June 18
21. Generation Kill (2008):
- Screwby☼
- Combat Jack☼
June 19
22. Generation Kill (2008):
- A Burning Dog☼
- Stay Frosty☼
June 20
23. Generation Kill (2008):
- Bomb in the Garden☼
Longmire (2012):
- Pilot☼
June 21
24. Longmire (2012):
- The Dark Road☼
- A Damn Shame☼
June 22
25. Kansas Pacific (1953)☼
June 23
26. Lady from Chungking (1942)☼
June 25
27. Hang 'Em High (1968)☼
June 26
28. Posse (1993)☼
June 27
29. El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002)☼
June 29
30. Flight of the Intruder (1991)☼
June 30
31. The Dirty Dozen (1967)☼
32. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)☼
Checklist:
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Last edited by jmsmath; 06-30-12 at 11:50 PM.
05-28-12, 08:40 AM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
June 1st
1. Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
June 2nd
2. All the President's Men
3. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
4. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
June 3rd
5. Hemingway and Gellhorn
June 4th
Nothing.
June 5th
Nothing
June 6th
6. Cemetery Junction
7. Big Miracle
June 7th
8. The Efficiency Expert
June 8th
9. Moonrise Kingdom
June 9th
Nothing.
June 10th
10. Mad Men: Episodes 5.12 & 5.13
June 11th
Nothing.
June 12th
11. Hoosiers
June 13th
Nothing.
June 14th
12. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 1
June 15th
13. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 2
June 16th
14. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 3
15. The Woodmans
June 17th
Nothing.
June 18th
1. Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
June 2nd
2. All the President's Men
3. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
4. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
June 3rd
5. Hemingway and Gellhorn
June 4th
Nothing.
June 5th
Nothing
June 6th
6. Cemetery Junction
7. Big Miracle
June 7th
8. The Efficiency Expert
June 8th
9. Moonrise Kingdom
June 9th
Nothing.
June 10th
10. Mad Men: Episodes 5.12 & 5.13
June 11th
Nothing.
June 12th
11. Hoosiers
June 13th
Nothing.
June 14th
12. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 1
June 15th
13. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 2
June 16th
14. Hatfields & McCoys: Part 3
15. The Woodmans
June 17th
Nothing.
June 18th
Last edited by indy2003; 06-18-12 at 10:08 AM.
05-28-12, 09:03 AM
#20
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
June 1
1. VERA CRUZ (1954) BD
June 2
2. WAGON TRAIN: "The Colonel Harris Story" (1960)*, "The Annie MacGregor Story" (1958)* DVR
June 3
3. THE BIG COUNTRY (1958) BD
June 4
4. PT109 (1962) DVR
June 5
5. DJANGO DER BASTARD/ THE STRANGER'S GUNFIGHT (1969)* DVD
June 6
6. DARLING LILI (1970)* DVD
June 7
7. AL CAPONE (1959)* DVR
June 8
8. THE IRON LADY (2011)* BluRay
June 9
9. RED CLIFF: PART 1 (2010)* BluRay
June 10
10. PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (2005 restoration)* DVD
June 11
11. MAD MEN "Commissions and Fees" (2012)*, "The Phantom (2012)* DVR
June 12
12. RISE AND FALL OF "LEGS" DIAMOND (1960)* DVR
June 13
13. BLACK LEGION (1937)* Live
June 14
14. IMAGINARY WITNESS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST (2011)* Netflix Streaming
June 15
15. TALES OF THE RAT FINK (2006)* DVR
June 16
16. DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975) DVD
17. THE LAST SUNSET (1961) (DVD)
June 17
18. KHARTOUM (1966)* DVD
June 18
19. Mobsters: Danny Greene (2011)* Mickey Cohen (2011)* DVR
June 19
19. FORTY GUNS (1959) DVD
June 20
20. ALIAS JESSE JAMES (1958) DVD
21. THE LONG RIDERS (1980) BD
June 23
22. AMAZING GRACE (2006) DVD
23. FEAR STRIKES OUT (1956)* DVD
24. RED TAILS (2012)* BD
June 24
25. APACHES (1973)* DVD
June 25
26. THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (2002)* DVD
27. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST MATTHEW (1964)* DVD
June 26
28. HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1974) DVD
June 27
29. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (1996)* DVD
June 28
30. REDACTED (2007) DVD
June 29
31. AMERICAN MASTERS: JOHN FORD/JOHN WAYNE: THE FILMMAKER AND THE LEGEND (2005)* DVD
32. THE ARTIST (2011)* BD
33. AMAZONS OF ROME(1961)* DVR
June 30
34. WINGS (1927)* BD
35. THE HORSE SOLDIERS(1959) BD
36. ROLL ON TEXAS MOON (1946)
1. VERA CRUZ (1954) BD
June 2
2. WAGON TRAIN: "The Colonel Harris Story" (1960)*, "The Annie MacGregor Story" (1958)* DVR
June 3
3. THE BIG COUNTRY (1958) BD
June 4
4. PT109 (1962) DVR
June 5
5. DJANGO DER BASTARD/ THE STRANGER'S GUNFIGHT (1969)* DVD
June 6
6. DARLING LILI (1970)* DVD
June 7
7. AL CAPONE (1959)* DVR
June 8
8. THE IRON LADY (2011)* BluRay
June 9
9. RED CLIFF: PART 1 (2010)* BluRay
June 10
10. PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (2005 restoration)* DVD
June 11
11. MAD MEN "Commissions and Fees" (2012)*, "The Phantom (2012)* DVR
June 12
12. RISE AND FALL OF "LEGS" DIAMOND (1960)* DVR
June 13
13. BLACK LEGION (1937)* Live
June 14
14. IMAGINARY WITNESS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST (2011)* Netflix Streaming
June 15
15. TALES OF THE RAT FINK (2006)* DVR
June 16
16. DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975) DVD
17. THE LAST SUNSET (1961) (DVD)
June 17
18. KHARTOUM (1966)* DVD
June 18
19. Mobsters: Danny Greene (2011)* Mickey Cohen (2011)* DVR
June 19
19. FORTY GUNS (1959) DVD
June 20
20. ALIAS JESSE JAMES (1958) DVD
21. THE LONG RIDERS (1980) BD
June 23
22. AMAZING GRACE (2006) DVD
23. FEAR STRIKES OUT (1956)* DVD
24. RED TAILS (2012)* BD
June 24
25. APACHES (1973)* DVD
June 25
26. THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (2002)* DVD
27. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST MATTHEW (1964)* DVD
June 26
28. HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1974) DVD
June 27
29. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (1996)* DVD
June 28
30. REDACTED (2007) DVD
June 29
31. AMERICAN MASTERS: JOHN FORD/JOHN WAYNE: THE FILMMAKER AND THE LEGEND (2005)* DVD
32. THE ARTIST (2011)* BD
33. AMAZONS OF ROME(1961)* DVR
June 30
34. WINGS (1927)* BD
35. THE HORSE SOLDIERS(1959) BD
36. ROLL ON TEXAS MOON (1946)
Spoiler:
Last edited by Doc Moonlight; 06-30-12 at 05:36 PM.
05-28-12, 10:18 AM
#21
Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
(Not gonna be a big list tho)
2nd:
(Wildcard #1) 1. Matinee (1993) (Cuban Missle Crisis)
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3rd:
2. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) (IRA)
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4th:
3. Anzio (1968) (WWII)
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5th:
4. Hate They Neighbor (1968) (Spaghetti Western)
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6th:
5. Germany Year Zero (1948) (WWII, Aftermath-Germany)
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7th:
6. Richard III (1955)
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8th:
7. Dillinger (1973) (Biopic)
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9th:
8. Vera Cruz (1954) (Mexican Revolution)
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10th:
9. Desert Flower (2009) (Biopic)
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11th:
10. The Ascent (1977) (WWII)
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12th:
11. Silver Lode (1954) (Western)
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13th:
12. The Counterfeiters (2007) (WWII)
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15th:
13. Revenge (1964) (Shogunate era)
14. Twelve O'Clock High (1949) (WWII)
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18th:
15. Ride Lonesome (1959) (Western)
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19th:
16. Hunger (2008) (Prison/Biopic/IRA)
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20th:
17. The Dark Avenger (1955) (Hundred Years War)
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21st:
18. Pollock (2000) (Biopic)
19. Doc (1971) (Western/Biopic)
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22nd:
20. Flame & Citron (2008) (WWII)
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23rd:
21. Imagine: John Lennon (1988) (Documentary)
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24th:
22. Quills (2000) (Biopic)
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25th:
23. 13 Assassins (2011) (Shogunate era)
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26th:
24. Springfield Rifle (1952) (U.S. Civil War)
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27th:
25. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) (Documentary)
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29th:
26. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) (WWII)
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30th:
27. Quo Vadis (1951) (Roman Empire)
28. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) (WWII)
2nd:
(Wildcard #1) 1. Matinee (1993) (Cuban Missle Crisis)
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3rd:
2. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) (IRA)
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4th:
3. Anzio (1968) (WWII)
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5th:
4. Hate They Neighbor (1968) (Spaghetti Western)
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6th:
5. Germany Year Zero (1948) (WWII, Aftermath-Germany)
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7th:
6. Richard III (1955)
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8th:
7. Dillinger (1973) (Biopic)
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9th:
8. Vera Cruz (1954) (Mexican Revolution)
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10th:
9. Desert Flower (2009) (Biopic)
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11th:
10. The Ascent (1977) (WWII)
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12th:
11. Silver Lode (1954) (Western)
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13th:
12. The Counterfeiters (2007) (WWII)
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15th:
13. Revenge (1964) (Shogunate era)
14. Twelve O'Clock High (1949) (WWII)
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18th:
15. Ride Lonesome (1959) (Western)
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19th:
16. Hunger (2008) (Prison/Biopic/IRA)
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20th:
17. The Dark Avenger (1955) (Hundred Years War)
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21st:
18. Pollock (2000) (Biopic)
19. Doc (1971) (Western/Biopic)
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22nd:
20. Flame & Citron (2008) (WWII)
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23rd:
21. Imagine: John Lennon (1988) (Documentary)
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24th:
22. Quills (2000) (Biopic)
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25th:
23. 13 Assassins (2011) (Shogunate era)
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26th:
24. Springfield Rifle (1952) (U.S. Civil War)
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27th:
25. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) (Documentary)
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29th:
26. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) (WWII)
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30th:
27. Quo Vadis (1951) (Roman Empire)
28. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) (WWII)
Last edited by Mondo Kane; 06-30-12 at 10:06 PM.
05-28-12, 01:14 PM
#22
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
June 2
1. Thank God It's Friday (1978)
June 3
2. Dazed and Confused (1993) *
June 4
3. Grease (1978)
June 6
4. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
June 7
5. Platoon (1986) *
June 8
6. Rescue Dawn (2006) *
June 9
7. Apocalypse Now (1979)
June 10
8. Brothers (2009) *
June 11
9. Unforgiven (1992) *
June 12
10. The War Game (1965) *
June 14
11. Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) *
June 29
12. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
* First Time Viewing
1. Thank God It's Friday (1978)
June 3
2. Dazed and Confused (1993) *
June 4
3. Grease (1978)
June 6
4. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
June 7
5. Platoon (1986) *
June 8
6. Rescue Dawn (2006) *
June 9
7. Apocalypse Now (1979)
June 10
8. Brothers (2009) *
June 11
9. Unforgiven (1992) *
June 12
10. The War Game (1965) *
June 14
11. Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) *
June 29
12. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
* First Time Viewing
Last edited by Bladz; 06-30-12 at 01:05 AM.
05-28-12, 02:12 PM
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
In for two or three flicks.
6/7/12
1) Killer Elite (2011)
6/13/12
2) The Help (2011)
6/22/12
3) The Conspirator (2010)
6/28/12
4) J. Edgar (2011)
5) Red Tails (2012)
6/30/12
6) Duck You Sucker (1971)
2010 List - 21
2011 List - 4
6/7/12
1) Killer Elite (2011)
6/13/12
2) The Help (2011)
6/22/12
3) The Conspirator (2010)
6/28/12
4) J. Edgar (2011)
5) Red Tails (2012)
6/30/12
6) Duck You Sucker (1971)
2010 List - 21
2011 List - 4
Last edited by Dimension X; 07-01-12 at 10:37 AM.
05-29-12, 12:08 AM
#24
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Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
It's not made by great men-Gang of Four
1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) * 138 min. British frigate H.M.S. Surprise chases and is chased by superior French privateer Acheron along the coast of Brazil, around Cape Horn and to the Galapagos Islands during the Napoleonic Wars. Excellent naval adventure.
2. The Virgin Suicides (1999) * 97 min. A look back at high school life in the mid-1970s in suburban Michigan, it has the (mostly Top 40) pop music of the era, and some of the hair, clothes and cars, but its real focus is on the life of the teens, so it is more than just a period piece. Really captures what high school felt like in the 1970s.
3. Stander (2003) * 112 min. True story of South African police captain who turned bank robber after killing a protester during an anti-apartheid demonstration. Amazing story with first rate lead performance by Thomas Jane.
4. Sugata Sanshirô (1943) 79 min. A young man in Tokyo in the 1870s wants to learn jujitsu, but becomes a top student of a new martial art, judo. He has more difficulty learning mental and spiritual self-control than mastering the physical aspects of the discipline, and has to battle proponents of jujitsu worried that their discipline will be eclipsed.
5. Sugata Sanshirô Part Two (1945) 82 min. Sugata battles with proponents of two new styles of fighting that he believes lack the traditional values of Japanese martial arts, American boxing and karate.
6. Chunhyang (2000) * 137 min. The son of a governor falls in love with the daughter of a courtesan in 18th century Korea. Based on a folktale, the story is perhaps the most popular subject of pansori.
7. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945) 59 min. A group of samurai in 12th century Japan try to get their lord, hunted by his brother who is Shogun, past a checkpoint to a place of refuge north of Kyoto.
8. Atonement (2007) * 123 min. A child's lie in mid-1930s England has disastrous consequences for several lives, into World War II and beyond.
9 3:10 To Yuma (2007) * 122 min. Excellent remake of a classic western.
10. Finding Neverland (2004) * 101 min. J.M. Barrie and the family who inspired Peter Pan. Very nice performance by Johnny Depp.
11. Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) * 92 min. From greatest American hero to its greatest traitor.
12. Tumbleweeds (1925) * 77 min. William S. Hart's last movie is a story of the Oklahoma Land Run and the end of the frontier. DVD includes an 8 minute prologue from 1939 in which Hart gives some historical background about the land run and talks about his career.
13. Hunger (2008) * 96 min. Brilliant.
14. Go West (1925) * 68 min. Buster Keaton explores the love between a cowboy and his cow.
15. Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason (1995) * 45 min. Solid biography which recognizes Arnold's importance to the Revolution as well as his notoriety.
16. The Big Trail (1930) * 122 min. Epic story of a wagon train headed for Washington, with Raoul Walsh directing John Wayne in his first starring role. One of the first widescreen movies.
* First time viewing.
1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) * 138 min. British frigate H.M.S. Surprise chases and is chased by superior French privateer Acheron along the coast of Brazil, around Cape Horn and to the Galapagos Islands during the Napoleonic Wars. Excellent naval adventure.
2. The Virgin Suicides (1999) * 97 min. A look back at high school life in the mid-1970s in suburban Michigan, it has the (mostly Top 40) pop music of the era, and some of the hair, clothes and cars, but its real focus is on the life of the teens, so it is more than just a period piece. Really captures what high school felt like in the 1970s.
3. Stander (2003) * 112 min. True story of South African police captain who turned bank robber after killing a protester during an anti-apartheid demonstration. Amazing story with first rate lead performance by Thomas Jane.
4. Sugata Sanshirô (1943) 79 min. A young man in Tokyo in the 1870s wants to learn jujitsu, but becomes a top student of a new martial art, judo. He has more difficulty learning mental and spiritual self-control than mastering the physical aspects of the discipline, and has to battle proponents of jujitsu worried that their discipline will be eclipsed.
5. Sugata Sanshirô Part Two (1945) 82 min. Sugata battles with proponents of two new styles of fighting that he believes lack the traditional values of Japanese martial arts, American boxing and karate.
6. Chunhyang (2000) * 137 min. The son of a governor falls in love with the daughter of a courtesan in 18th century Korea. Based on a folktale, the story is perhaps the most popular subject of pansori.
7. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945) 59 min. A group of samurai in 12th century Japan try to get their lord, hunted by his brother who is Shogun, past a checkpoint to a place of refuge north of Kyoto.
8. Atonement (2007) * 123 min. A child's lie in mid-1930s England has disastrous consequences for several lives, into World War II and beyond.
9 3:10 To Yuma (2007) * 122 min. Excellent remake of a classic western.
10. Finding Neverland (2004) * 101 min. J.M. Barrie and the family who inspired Peter Pan. Very nice performance by Johnny Depp.
11. Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) * 92 min. From greatest American hero to its greatest traitor.
12. Tumbleweeds (1925) * 77 min. William S. Hart's last movie is a story of the Oklahoma Land Run and the end of the frontier. DVD includes an 8 minute prologue from 1939 in which Hart gives some historical background about the land run and talks about his career.
13. Hunger (2008) * 96 min. Brilliant.
14. Go West (1925) * 68 min. Buster Keaton explores the love between a cowboy and his cow.
15. Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason (1995) * 45 min. Solid biography which recognizes Arnold's importance to the Revolution as well as his notoriety.
16. The Big Trail (1930) * 122 min. Epic story of a wagon train headed for Washington, with Raoul Walsh directing John Wayne in his first starring role. One of the first widescreen movies.
* First time viewing.
Last edited by ororama; 04-30-13 at 04:24 PM.
05-29-12, 12:58 PM
#25
Re: Third Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge: The Lists
2012 Historical Appreciation Challenge
* = first time viewing
June 01
01. The World At War (1973) Ep. 1 - A New Germany: 1933 - 1939* / Ep. 2 - Distant War: Sept. 1939 - May 1940*
June 02
02. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)* (Fox Studio Classics 75th Anniversary 4 Disc Set)
Date: Fall 1942 - Winter 1943 Place: England, Air over France, Germany
Excellent film about a new commander who takes over a "hard luck" American bomber group and tries to get it into shape by instilling the men with pride in the group. A well acted movie about men under intense pressure. Actual combat footage was used for the battle scenes.
03. Red Ball Express (1952) VHS Taped off AMC long ago.
Date: July - Sept.? 1944 Place: France, following Patton
The story of one unit in the supply effort to keep Patton's 1944 race across France moving. An interesting topic but a pretty standard story. One unusual element for the time is the inclusion of three black GI's, one played by a very young Sidney Poitier. The issue of racism is briefly and superficially considered. A decent cast with many familiar faces and well paced direction keep things interesting.
June 03
04. 55 Days at Peking (1963)
Date: Summer 1900 Place: Peking, China
June 04
05. Boxer Rebellion (1975)* R3 DVD
Date: 1900 Place: In and around Peking, China
June 07
06. Saving Private Ryan (1998)*
Date: June 6 - June 13, 1944 Place: France
June 08
07. The World At War (1973) Ep. 3 - France Falls: May - June, 1940* / Ep. 4 - Alone: May, 1940 - May, 1941*
June 09
08. Immortal Sergeant (1943)* (Fox Studio Classics 75th Anniversary 4 Disc Set)
Date: Sometime in 1941-1942 Place: North Africa
An introspective, almost meek, corporal must take over command of the remains of a lost patrol after his sergeant is killed. OK movie, somewhat stage bound has a pretty exciting conclusion. Romantic flashbacks tend to slow things down but they are part of the point of the film.
June 10
09. Divide and Conquer (1943)* (Mill Creek War Classics 50 Movie Pack)
Date: Sept. 1939 - June 1940 Place: Europe
Third film in the Frank Capra directed Why We Fight series covers the early days of the European theater from the Fall of Poland to the Fall of France.
10. The Battle of the River Plate (1956)*
Date: Nov. - Dec. 1939 Place: At sea, mostly the Atlantic
The story of the British pursuit of the pocket-battleship Graf Spee. Visually rich with an excellent sea battle. When the story turns from standard military matters to a media event it is marked by a switch from the dull colors of the Atlantic to a bright blast of color in Montevideo. Would have liked more insight into the final decision regarded the fate of the Graf Spee.
June 12
11. The World At War (1973) Ep. 5 - Barbarossa: June - December, 1941* / Ep. 6 - Banzai!: Japan 1931 - 1942*
June 14
12. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 1 - Deadwood* / Ep. 2 - Deep Water*
June 15
13. The World At War (1973) Ep. 7 - On Our Way: USA 1939-1942* / Ep. 8 - The Desert: North Africa 1940 - 1943*
June 18
14. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 3 - Reconnoitering the Rim* / Ep. 4 - Here Was A Man*
June 19
15. The World At War (1973) Ep. 9 - Stalingrad: June 1942 - February 1943* / Ep. 10 - Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic 1939 - 1942*
June 23
16. Canyon Passage (1946)* (Classic Western Round-Up Vol. 1)
Date: 1856 Place: Oregon Territory
Dana Andrews plays the upright owner of a transport company and Brian Donlevy is the weak willed banker with a taste for Poker. They both love Susan Hayward. Interesting setting, forests and mountains, rather than plains and deserts, but the story tends to wander a bit. Still an all around good cast and characters keep things interesting. Any movie with Hoagy Carmichael in it is OK in my book.
17. The Lawless Breed (1952)* (Classic Western Round-Up Vol. 1)
Date: 1853 - 1896 Place: Mostly Texas, also Kansas and Alabama
Rock Hudson stars as John Wesley Hardin in the story of his life as told by himself. I never killed any man who didn't try to kill me first pretty much sums up Hardin's criminal career as told here. Unfortunately a there were quite a few of these men and several were lawmen doing their duty. I've never been a huge Rock Hudson fan and maybe that's why I had trouble staying interested. Lots of familiar faces in the smaller rolls but none of the main players were very convincing for me.
18. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 5 - The Trial of Jack McCall* / Ep. 6 - Plague*
June 24
19. The World At War (1973) Ep. 11 - The Red Star: The Soviet Union 1941 - 1943* / Ep. 12 - Whirlwind: Bombing Germany September 1939 - April 1944*
June 25
20. The World At War (1973) Ep. 13 - Tough Old Gut: Italy November 1943 - June 1944* / Ep. 14 - It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma 1943 - 1944*
June 26
21. The World At War (1973) Ep. 15 - Home Fires: Britain 1940 - 1944* / Ep. 16 - Inside the Reich: Germany 1940 - 1944*
June 27
22. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 7 - Bullock Returns to the Camp* / Ep. 8 - Suffer the Little Children*
June 28
23. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 9 - No Other Sons or Daughters* / Ep. 10 - Mister Wu*
June 29
24. Wagon Master (1950)*
John Ford directed story about two horse traders hired to guide a Mormon wagon train to their promised land. Along the way, they run into both natural and human obstacles. I could have done without the bandits, they were predictable and didn't seem to add much to the story, and the romance between Ben Johnson and Joanne Dru didn't ring true to me. The film worked best for me when it stuck to the wagon train story. I find myself becoming more of a Harry Carey Jr. fan with each film I see him in.
June 30
25. Soldier (2012) Ep. 2* / Ep. 3*
This Korean historical drama began airing on one of the off the air digital channels I get two weekends back but I missed the first episode. Set in the 13th century it's based on the life of Kim Jun, a real historical figure, who went from slave of the state to a top military official in the kingdom of Goryeo (or so the summery says anyway). Generally these dramas stick to major historical facts while of course making up many of the details that never get into history books.
26. Deadwood (2004) Ep. 11 - Jewel's Boot is Made for Walking* / Ep. 12 - Sold Under Sin*
* = first time viewing
June 01
01. The World At War (1973) Ep. 1 - A New Germany: 1933 - 1939* / Ep. 2 - Distant War: Sept. 1939 - May 1940*
June 02
02. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)* (Fox Studio Classics 75th Anniversary 4 Disc Set)
Date: Fall 1942 - Winter 1943 Place: England, Air over France, Germany
Excellent film about a new commander who takes over a "hard luck" American bomber group and tries to get it into shape by instilling the men with pride in the group. A well acted movie about men under intense pressure. Actual combat footage was used for the battle scenes.
03. Red Ball Express (1952) VHS Taped off AMC long ago.
Date: July - Sept.? 1944 Place: France, following Patton
The story of one unit in the supply effort to keep Patton's 1944 race across France moving. An interesting topic but a pretty standard story. One unusual element for the time is the inclusion of three black GI's, one played by a very young Sidney Poitier. The issue of racism is briefly and superficially considered. A decent cast with many familiar faces and well paced direction keep things interesting.
June 03
04. 55 Days at Peking (1963)
Date: Summer 1900 Place: Peking, China
June 04
05. Boxer Rebellion (1975)* R3 DVD
Date: 1900 Place: In and around Peking, China
June 07
06. Saving Private Ryan (1998)*
Date: June 6 - June 13, 1944 Place: France
June 08
07. The World At War (1973) Ep. 3 - France Falls: May - June, 1940* / Ep. 4 - Alone: May, 1940 - May, 1941*
June 09
08. Immortal Sergeant (1943)* (Fox Studio Classics 75th Anniversary 4 Disc Set)
Date: Sometime in 1941-1942 Place: North Africa
An introspective, almost meek, corporal must take over command of the remains of a lost patrol after his sergeant is killed. OK movie, somewhat stage bound has a pretty exciting conclusion. Romantic flashbacks tend to slow things down but they are part of the point of the film.
June 10
09. Divide and Conquer (1943)* (Mill Creek War Classics 50 Movie Pack)
Date: Sept. 1939 - June 1940 Place: Europe
Third film in the Frank Capra directed Why We Fight series covers the early days of the European theater from the Fall of Poland to the Fall of France.
10. The Battle of the River Plate (1956)*
Date: Nov. - Dec. 1939 Place: At sea, mostly the Atlantic
The story of the British pursuit of the pocket-battleship Graf Spee. Visually rich with an excellent sea battle. When the story turns from standard military matters to a media event it is marked by a switch from the dull colors of the Atlantic to a bright blast of color in Montevideo. Would have liked more insight into the final decision regarded the fate of the Graf Spee.
June 12
11. The World At War (1973) Ep. 5 - Barbarossa: June - December, 1941* / Ep. 6 - Banzai!: Japan 1931 - 1942*
June 14
12. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 1 - Deadwood* / Ep. 2 - Deep Water*
June 15
13. The World At War (1973) Ep. 7 - On Our Way: USA 1939-1942* / Ep. 8 - The Desert: North Africa 1940 - 1943*
June 18
14. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 3 - Reconnoitering the Rim* / Ep. 4 - Here Was A Man*
June 19
15. The World At War (1973) Ep. 9 - Stalingrad: June 1942 - February 1943* / Ep. 10 - Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic 1939 - 1942*
June 23
16. Canyon Passage (1946)* (Classic Western Round-Up Vol. 1)
Date: 1856 Place: Oregon Territory
Dana Andrews plays the upright owner of a transport company and Brian Donlevy is the weak willed banker with a taste for Poker. They both love Susan Hayward. Interesting setting, forests and mountains, rather than plains and deserts, but the story tends to wander a bit. Still an all around good cast and characters keep things interesting. Any movie with Hoagy Carmichael in it is OK in my book.
17. The Lawless Breed (1952)* (Classic Western Round-Up Vol. 1)
Date: 1853 - 1896 Place: Mostly Texas, also Kansas and Alabama
Rock Hudson stars as John Wesley Hardin in the story of his life as told by himself. I never killed any man who didn't try to kill me first pretty much sums up Hardin's criminal career as told here. Unfortunately a there were quite a few of these men and several were lawmen doing their duty. I've never been a huge Rock Hudson fan and maybe that's why I had trouble staying interested. Lots of familiar faces in the smaller rolls but none of the main players were very convincing for me.
18. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 5 - The Trial of Jack McCall* / Ep. 6 - Plague*
June 24
19. The World At War (1973) Ep. 11 - The Red Star: The Soviet Union 1941 - 1943* / Ep. 12 - Whirlwind: Bombing Germany September 1939 - April 1944*
June 25
20. The World At War (1973) Ep. 13 - Tough Old Gut: Italy November 1943 - June 1944* / Ep. 14 - It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma 1943 - 1944*
June 26
21. The World At War (1973) Ep. 15 - Home Fires: Britain 1940 - 1944* / Ep. 16 - Inside the Reich: Germany 1940 - 1944*
June 27
22. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 7 - Bullock Returns to the Camp* / Ep. 8 - Suffer the Little Children*
June 28
23. Deadwood Season 1 (2004) Ep. 9 - No Other Sons or Daughters* / Ep. 10 - Mister Wu*
June 29
24. Wagon Master (1950)*
John Ford directed story about two horse traders hired to guide a Mormon wagon train to their promised land. Along the way, they run into both natural and human obstacles. I could have done without the bandits, they were predictable and didn't seem to add much to the story, and the romance between Ben Johnson and Joanne Dru didn't ring true to me. The film worked best for me when it stuck to the wagon train story. I find myself becoming more of a Harry Carey Jr. fan with each film I see him in.
June 30
25. Soldier (2012) Ep. 2* / Ep. 3*
This Korean historical drama began airing on one of the off the air digital channels I get two weekends back but I missed the first episode. Set in the 13th century it's based on the life of Kim Jun, a real historical figure, who went from slave of the state to a top military official in the kingdom of Goryeo (or so the summery says anyway). Generally these dramas stick to major historical facts while of course making up many of the details that never get into history books.
26. Deadwood (2004) Ep. 11 - Jewel's Boot is Made for Walking* / Ep. 12 - Sold Under Sin*
Last edited by omike; 07-02-12 at 11:37 AM.
