Greg Wolfe Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Bless. You. Thx. I'll take: Double Life of Veronique, The (1991) Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) Paprika (2006) Story of the Weeping Camel, The (2003)** Three (3) films left. Feel free to take just one film. But let's get these last three assigned! IMAGE | SPU MFA in Creative Writing | GregoryWolfe.com Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wolfe Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Only three films still need to be blurbed for the Top 100 list: Nights of Cabiria (1957) Places in the Heart (1984) Rules of the Game, The (1939) Please help. Thanks. IMAGE | SPU MFA in Creative Writing | GregoryWolfe.com Link to post Share on other sites
BethR Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I'll do PLACES IN THE HEART. Haven't seen either of the other two--sorry! There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the other a continuous resurrection. (George MacDonald, The Princess and Curdie)Isn't narrative structure enough of an ideology for art? (Greg Wright) Link to post Share on other sites
Russ Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I'll take Nights of Cabiria and Rules of the Game. Oh, wait. Does it matter if I didn't vote? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites
Persona Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) Yes it matters, it matters to this community. WHY didn't you vote?! IMO, you can write whatever blurb is desired, but we missed your voice on the vote. You deserve to be stuck with The Rules of the Game. Edited January 18, 2011 by Persona In an interstellar burst, I am back to save the Universe. Filmsweep by Persona. 2013 Film Journal. IlPersona. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Honestly, stefbo, I didn't know voting was open. My visits have been irregular. And if I'm not excluded by my nonvoting, I'll do whatever I can to reverse your decade-long aversion to Renoir's bringing of the awesome. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wolfe Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Thanks, BethR and Russ. And no, it doesn't matter whether you voted. Anyone who knows a film who's a member of this community can write about that film. That covers all the new films. You guys are the best. IMAGE | SPU MFA in Creative Writing | GregoryWolfe.com Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wolfe Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Also, if any of you who have taken films to blurb have any questions about what's expected, just PM me. The rule of thumb is: 3-5 paragraphs. Attempting to cover the basics of plot, a bit about cinematography, and a wee insight into the meaning of the thing. PLEASE try to complete your assignments by February 1. This will enable us to allow the media to a a completed site when we go public. Which would be utterly cool. Thx again. Thanks, BethR and Russ. And no, it doesn't matter whether you voted. Anyone who knows a film who's a member of this community can write about that film. That covers all the new films. You guys are the best. IMAGE | SPU MFA in Creative Writing | GregoryWolfe.com Link to post Share on other sites
M. Leary Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Honestly, stefbo, I didn't know voting was open. My visits have been irregular. And if I'm not excluded by my nonvoting, I'll do whatever I can to reverse your decade-long aversion to Renoir's bringing of the awesome. I hereby challenge you to create one sentence in your blurb which includes the words "bringing" and "awesome." They don't have to be consecutive, but must occur in that order. Edited January 19, 2011 by M. Leary "...the vivid crossing of borders between film and theology may save the film from the banality of cinema and festival business, and it may also save the church from the deep sleep of the habitual and the always known." (Hans Werner Dannowski) Filmwell | Twitter Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 If we can expand the list to be The Top 101, I'll take Raiders of the Lost Ark. P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook and Twitter. Link to post Share on other sites
Anna J Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 No more expanding! I mean it! Although....The Top 101 does have a nice ring to it... Just joking. Maybe. Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wolfe Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 We are hoping to go public with both the Top 100 list and the Top 25 Horror Films list on February 7, approximately 3 weeks before the Oscars. The deadline for Top 100 blurbs and short horror film descriptions is February 4. PLEASE please please try to make this deadline. It will enable us to meet the PR deadline and make the most of the run-up to the Oscars. Top 100 blurbs go to me via PM or e-mail. Top 25 descriptions go to Anna. THANKS!!! IMAGE | SPU MFA in Creative Writing | GregoryWolfe.com Link to post Share on other sites
J.A.A. Purves Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 PLEASE try to complete your assignments by February 1. This will enable us to allow the media to a a completed site when we go public. Which would be utterly cool. I'll re-watch Paths of Glory and finish the write-up for it tonight. Redemptio Sehnsucht. Cincinnatus's Ploughshare. Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wolfe Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Thanks to those who have turned in their blurbs by the deadline. Now I need the rest. Please send Top 100 (not the Horror 25) via pm or e-mail to me. We've got a lot of work to do in a very short amount of time. Thanks, guys. IMAGE | SPU MFA in Creative Writing | GregoryWolfe.com Link to post Share on other sites
M. Leary Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Whoops. I had the deadline written down as 2/4 for some reason. Switching gears... "...the vivid crossing of borders between film and theology may save the film from the banality of cinema and festival business, and it may also save the church from the deep sleep of the habitual and the always known." (Hans Werner Dannowski) Filmwell | Twitter Link to post Share on other sites
Anna J Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 The deadline for horror blurbs is 2/4. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I made the same assumption Mike L. did based on Greg's comment at post #37--- "The deadline for Top 100 blurbs and short horror film descriptions is February 4." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites
Anna J Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Oh, bilge. That was my fault. I edited Greg's post thinking it was mine. Well, just get them in as soon as you can. Link to post Share on other sites
M. Leary Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I made the same assumption Mike L. did based on Greg's comment at post #37--- "The deadline for Top 100 blurbs and short horror film descriptions is February 4." I will never trust post #37 again. "...the vivid crossing of borders between film and theology may save the film from the banality of cinema and festival business, and it may also save the church from the deep sleep of the habitual and the always known." (Hans Werner Dannowski) Filmwell | Twitter Link to post Share on other sites
Russ Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 From the minute post #37 walked through the door, sashaying her hips and batting her painted eyes, I knowed she had a lyin' mouth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites
Persona Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I was thinking Friday 2/4 for everything as well. In an interstellar burst, I am back to save the Universe. Filmsweep by Persona. 2013 Film Journal. IlPersona. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I saw Greg's 2/1 deadline, but figured it had been extended to 2/4. And when you're a grownup and snow days are a thing of the past, deadline extensions are about as close as you can get to recapturing that teenage feeling. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites
BethR Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Whoops. I had the deadline written down as 2/4 for some reason. Switching gears... So did I.... There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the other a continuous resurrection. (George MacDonald, The Princess and Curdie)Isn't narrative structure enough of an ideology for art? (Greg Wright) Link to post Share on other sites
Cunningham Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Whoops. I had the deadline written down as 2/4 for some reason. Switching gears... So did I.... Scott -- 2nd Story -- Twitter Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Anna, did you get all of mine? I turned them in on the 31st. P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook and Twitter. Link to post Share on other sites
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