by Allan Fish This only came to my attention today, being snowed under with viewing left, right and the proverbial centre. But I implore, urge, and generally press gang in the fashion of Clark Gable on Eddie Quillan in 1935 (or 1789) to go to this site… http://www.theauteurs.com/cinemas/11 They are an organisation worthy of our [...]
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Guess the pic
Posted in Guess the pic on May 28, 2009 | 26 Comments »
Jenny’s at it again…
Link to Movie Man’s Lead Post on ‘Wonders in the Dark’
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Movie Man’s most flattering acknowledgement of Allan Fish’s top choices for each decade can be found by clicking on link below. It is to be noted that Movie Man scoured through older posts to secure Allan’s personal lists (which of course were informed by his excellent capsule reviews). The results of each decade poll are [...]
1960′s Poll Will Conclude on Wednesday Evening, June 3 at 11:00 P.M. EST
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2009 | 11 Comments »
by Sam Juliano Top 25 ballots for the 1960′s poll will be accepted up until 11:00 P.M. EST on Wenesday, June 3rd. Submissions can be made on the ‘Best Movies of the 60′s’ link under the site header. The 60′s polling has been the most successful ever, what with over 40 ballots already submitted, [...]
A notice of intent – slight change to the qualification rules for the 1970s poll and future polls
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2009 | 50 Comments »
by Allan Fish We will be going ahead with the seventies poll in a couple of weeks, but we need to take stock beforehand. There are numerous reasons. Firstly, to give everyone a chance to see the films they may want to see before submitting choices for the sixties poll. Secondly, to allow Sam to [...]
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