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The 13th Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge *List Thread* May 27-July 5, 2022


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The Thirteenth Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge




| Challenge starts at dusk May 27, 2022 and ends at sunrise July 5 |

| DISCUSSION THREAD |

| 2021 discussion thread |
| 2021 list thread |
| 2020 discussion thread |
| 2020 list thread |
(lotsa stuff in between)2010 Discussion | 2010 Lists
2011 Discussion | 2011 Lists
2012 Discussion | 2012 Lists
2013 Discussion | 2013 Lists
Rules

This is the 13th annual historical appreciation thread. Thirteen years means we're history ourselves!

The challenge runs from Memorial Day weekend through Independence Day.

Years ago, this challenge had its roots in the war and Westerns genres, so we continue to celebrate those today.

In a nutshell, here are the basics:
  • Movies and TV content specifically about a historical figure, event or period are eligible.
  • Tangential content (i.e., fantasy, time travel, movies merely set in a generic "past" where the time period is not emphasized as important) is to be excluded, except...
  • Toward the end of the challenge, from dusk on 30 June until dawn on 1 July, you may watch Time Travel films to count double with your Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge list. However, the setting(s) must have already taken place, so you can't watch a movie set in the future that travels to a different point in the future.

Is TV Content Allowed?
Certainly! Just make sure that it's as consistent with the spirit of the challenge as the movies you might watch. We used to allow anything on The History Channel carte blanche but with the proliferation of reality TV shows there, try to remember that no matter how dangerous driving a semi across ice is, it isn't "historical"...yet!

Counting
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.

Since there are no prizes for this challenge, feel free to count using whichever method best suits you. The standard is that 2 TV broadcast hours or short films is equivalent to 1 movie. Some members prefer to count each episode or short as a single entry. Others tally their cumulative viewing time. Whatever floats your boat. It's your list!

Why Aren't Documentaries on the Checklist?
It's up to each participant to decide what mix of dramatizations and documentaries best suits him or her. If you want to watch documentaries exclusively, you're welcome to do that. If you don't want to watch any, that's fine, too. Some checkmarks will be easier to attain with docs, though!

Hey, What About...?
Travis was the original host, and his BA was earned in history, but even he hasn't seen every movie ever made and he doesn't have an encyclopedic knowledge of every historical figure, event and period. Regarding specific films, the suggestion--and this goes for any questions--is 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, the general rule of thumb is that 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, still count it as a viewing but please share your thoughts with us.

Post your list here in the list thread. Be as creative or as basic with your list as you want.
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Re: The 13th Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge *List Thread* May 27-July 5, 2022

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5/27
1. Stranger Things s4 ep1*
2. Stranger Things s4 ep2*

5/28
3. Stranger Things s4 ep3*
4. Stranger Things s4 ep4*

5/29
5. Stranger Things s4 ep5*
6. Stranger Things s4 ep6*

5/31
7. Stranger Things s4 ep7

6/7
8. Boardwalk Empire S1 ep1*
9. Boardwalk Empire s1 ep2*

6/8
10. Licorice Pizza*

6/15
11. Boardwalk Empire s1 ep3*
12, Boardwalk Empire s1 ep4*
13. Boardwalk Empire s1 ep5*

6/16
14. Boardwalk Empire s1 ep6*
15. Boardwalk Empire s1 ep7*
16. The Deep Blue Sea (2012)

6/20
17. Lawless*
18. By the Sea (2015)

6/21
19. The Knick s1 ep1
20. The Knick s1 ep2
21. Boardwalk Empire s1 ep8*
22. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain*

6/22
23. Boardwalk Empire s1 ep9*
24. Boardwalk Empire s1 ep10*

6/28
25. American Underdog*
26. West Side Story 2021

6/30
27. Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart*
28. The Current War*

7/1
29. George Harrison: Living in the Material World pt1*
30. Carole king: Natural Woman*
31. George Harrison Living in the Material World pt2*

7/2
32. Stranger Things s4 ep8*

7/3
33. Stranger Things s4 ep9*

7/5
34. Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known*

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05/28
(1) War Arrow. Jeff Chandler. An Calvary Capitan tries to get Seminole Indians to help stop a Kiowa Indian uprising. 8/10
(2) The Battle at Apache Pass. Jeff Chandler. Cochise battles the US Calvary that culminates in the battle at Apache Pass. 8/10
(3) Hostiles. Christian Bale. A Calvary Capitan takes a small platoon and a family of hostile Indians who he has a bad history with back to their homeland to die. 8/10

05/30
(4) Attack. Jack Palance. An army platoon is commanded by a cowardly Capitan that won't back them up when the going gets tough. 8/10
(5) Wagon Train. Western TV series.

06/03
(6)Twilight Zone- a) The Last Flight- An 1917 WWI fighter pilot lands in 1959.
b) Judgement Night- A German WWII battleship commander can't figure out how he boarded
an American vessel.

06/04
(7) The White Buffalo. Charles Bronson. Wild Bill hunts a white buffalo that is haunting his dreams. 8/10
(8) Arrowhead. Charlton Heston. An Indian scout leads a Calvary company against the Apache Indians. 8/10

06/05
(9) To Hell and Back. Audie Murphy. The story of the great Audie Murphy from his early childhood through his Military career. 9/10

06/06
(10) The Zookeepers Wife. Netflix. 1939 Poland. Just invaded by the Germans. Employees at the Poland Zoo hide Jewish people from the Germans. 10/10

06/10
(11) The Northman. New release of a decent Viking war movie. A warrior seeks revenge over a warlord who murdered his father. 8/10

06/11
(12) The Men Who Built America. History Channel. Covers Schlitz and Pabst beer.

06/18
(13) Ambush at Cimmaron Pass. Clint Eastwood. A party of Union and Confederate soldiers ban together to fight the Apaches who want their rifles. 9/10

06/19
(14) Broken Arrow. Tom Jeffords tries to bring peace between the Apache Indians and the United States Calvary. 9/10

06/22
(15) Father Stu. An out of luck boxer who was in trouble with the law decides to become a priest. 9/10

06/23
(16) Fort Courageous. A US Calvary troop stumbles upon a fort that was massacred by Indians. 8/10

06/25
(17) Hondo. A drifter moves in on a woman after he unknowingly kills her husband. 8/10
(18) Only the Lonely. 1990's Chicago is a setting for a love story brewing in the city. 8/10

06/26
(19) Patton. Chronicles the life of General George Patton during his time in WWII. 9/10

06/28
(20) The 300 Spartans. Spartans vs. the Pershians. This is the older version. Slower but just as good .8/10

07/01
(21) BC Battles. Joshua. Joshua takes over leading the Israelis from Moses. 8/10

07/02
(22) Waterloo. Napoleon faces Wellington. As France takes on the War of 1812. 10/10

07/03
(23) High Plains Drifter. A drifter rolls into town and manages to take it over after killing three of its protectors. 9/10
(24) F Troop. The opening episode- Parmiter get's his medal, Purple Heart, and assigned to F Troop. 8/10
(25) F Troop. S1E2. Don't Look now one of our cannons is missing. Parmiter smooches up to Wrangler Jane. 7/10

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Re: The 13th Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge *List Thread* May 27-July 5, 2022

Busy month - failed to keep up with what's been watched on which day so it's a simple list:

- First time viewing

Big Valley - Season 1 (1965)
Mary Queen of Scotts (2018)
In Harm's Way (1965)
The Desperadoes (1943)
The Nevadan (1950)
Santa Fe (1951)
Man in the Saddle (1951)
Hangman's Knot (1952)
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
A Lawless Street (1955)
The Tall T (1956)
Decision At Sundown (1957)
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
Ride Lonesome (1959)
Comanche Station (1960)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
True Grit (1969)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
True Grit (2010)
Hondo (1953)
Off Limits (1952)
El Dorado (1966)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Five Card Stud (1968)
The Pacific (2010)

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The 13th Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge
Blue = First Time View

2022-05-27
1. Looking For Lennon (2018) tubi
2. CBGB (2013) tubi
2022-05-28
3. National Lampoon's The Legend Of Awesomest Maximus (2011) tubi
4. An American Affair (2009) tubi
5. Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (2010) tubi
2022-05-29
6. Swiss Family Robinson (1940) Disney +
7. Swiss Family Robinson (1960) Disney +
2022-05-30
8. The Longest Drive (1976) tubi
2022-06-02
9. Hollywood In The Atomic Age (2021) tubi
2022-06-03
10. The Atomic Cafe (1982) tubi
11. Teen A Go Go: A Little Film About Rock And Roll History (2012) tubi
12. Gizmo! (1977) YouTube
2022-06-05
13. Direct To Video: Straight To Video Horror Of The 90s (2019) tubi
2022-06-06
14. Daniel Boone (1936) Paramount +
15. Run For The High Country (2018) tubi
16. Building Star Trek (2016) tubi
2022-06-07
17. Gleason (2002) Paramount +
2022-06-08
18. The Wild World Of Ted V. Mikels (2009) tubi
19. Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death Of Al Adamson (2019) tubi
2022-06-11
20. The Liberty Story (1957) Disney +
2022-06-12
21. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) tubi
22. 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (2017) Hulu
2022-06-21
23. Jacob Have I Loved (1989) tubi
2022-05-24
24. Who Sank The Titanic? (2009) tubi
25. Titanic's Final Mystery (2012) Paramount +
These two Docs feature two different people who have been studying the sinking for years but they don't cross each others path or mention each other in these docs. Weird.
2022-06-29
26. Freefall: Flight 174 (1995) tubi
2022-06-30
27. Titanic: The Shocking Truth (2012) tubi

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June 1
1. ESPN 30 for 30: Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 1
2. ESPN 30 for 30: Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 2


June 2
3. ESPN 30 for 30: Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 3

June 10
4. The Ottoman Lieutenant
(2017)

June 13
5. The Zookeeper's Wife
(2017)
6. The Wall (2017)

June 14
7. Victoria
- Part 1
8. Victoria - Part 2
9. Victoria - Part 3

June 16
10. Victoria
- Part 4

June 17
11. Victoria
- Part 5
12. Victoria - Part 6

June 18
13. Victoria
- Part 7

June 27
14. Victoria - Part 8

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History requires a world of time and bitter hard work when your "education" is no further advanced than the cat's; when you are merely stuffing yourself with a mixed-up mess of empty names and random incidents and elusive dates; which no one teaches you how to interpret, and which, uninterpreted, pay you not a farthing's value for your waste of time.
Mark Twain, Following the Equator

1. Annie Oakley (1935) * 90 min.
Western, US and Europe, 1880s-1890s
2. The Black Case (2014) * 13 min.
Canadian residential school, 1930 reside residential school
3. Dark of the Sun (1968) * 100 min.
Congo Civil War, 1960s
4. Requiescant (1967) * 107 min.
Western, post-Civil War American West
5. Gephyrophobia (2012) * 2 min.
Documentary contrasting Ottawa and Gatineau, Quebec, centered on the bridge between the cities
6. Mobilize (2015) * 4 min.
Documentary assembled from clips from National Film Board of Canada documentaries about the life of modern First Nations people
7. Creatura Dada (2016) * 3 min.
Documentary with First Nations women in the arts hanging out
8. Red River Robin Hood (1942) * 57 min.
Western, southwestern US, 1880s
9. Billy the Kid (1941) * 94 min.
Western, New Mexico, early 1880s
10. Tshiuetin (2016) * 11 min.
Documentary about a First Nations owned railroad in Labrador and northern Quebec
11. Ceremonial (2018) * 3 min.
Documentary in which a Métis Nation leader prepares for a ritual
12. Emptying the Tank (2018) * 10 min.
Documentary about Chippewa female mixed martial artist Ashley Nichols
13. Run of the Arrow (1957) * 86 min.
Western, post-Civil War American West
14. The Willmar 8 (1981) * 51 min.
Documentary about strike by women employees of a small Minnesota bank caused by sex discrimination
15. Forty Guns (1957) * 80 min.
Western, Arizona 1881
16. Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) * 85 min.
Western, California 1848
17. A Fuller Life (2013) * 80 min.
Documentary about Samuel Fuller by his daughter based on his memoirs
18. Thomasine & Bushrod (1974) * 95 min.
Western, Texas 1911
19. The Hours and Times (1991) * 57 min.
Brian Epstein & John Lennon in Barcelona, April 1963
20. Sunday in Peking (1956) * 19 min.
Documentary about daily life in Peking
21. Devil's Doorway (1950) * 84 min.
(Western, Wyoming Territory, 1860s)
22. Like (2016) * 10 min.
Documentary about "click farms" in Bangladesh.
23. Alone (2017) * 12 min.
Documentary about the fiancée of an incarcerated man awaiting trial
24. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1951) * 93 min.
Venice and Cyprus, 1570s
25. Filming 'Othello' (1978) * 83 min.
Orson Welles discusses the making of his film Othello
26. The Earth is Humming (2018) * 13 min.
Documentary about earthquake preparedness in Japan
27. The Tall Target (1951) * 78 min.
Train from New York to Maryland prior to Lincoln's inauguration, February 1861
28. When Women Kill (1983) * 54 min.
Documentary about women imprisoned for homicide and the differing circumstances that led to their incarceration
29. A Man Escaped (1956) * 101 min.
World War II, Lyon, France 1943
30. Chez Jolie Coiffure (2018) * 73 min.
Documentary about a hair salon owned by a Cameroonian immigrant in Brussels
31. The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983) * 101 min.
Liverpool, 1950s to ?
32. The Immortal Story (1968) * 57 min.
Macao, 19th century
33. One Day Before the Rainy Season (1971) * 119 min.
India, 4th to 5th Centuries
34. What Sex Am I? (1985) * 58 min.
Documentary about people of a variety of gender identities
35. Portrait: Orson Welles (1968) * 41 min.
Documentary about Orson Welles
36. Stingaree (1934) * 76 min.
Australia and Europe, 1870s
37. Black Patch (1957) * 82 min.
Western, New Mexico Territory, post-Civil War
38. Dead Man (1995) * 121 min.
Western
39. Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963) 86 min.
Japan, Edo period 1830s-1840s
40. The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962) * 64 min.
Rouen, France, 1431
41. Down and Out in America (1986) * 58 min.
Documentary about homelessness during the Reagan era
42. The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) * 140 min.
Medieval Scotland
43. Homework (1989) * 77 min.
Documentary in which students from a Tehran elementary school talk about doing homework
44. Duck and Cover (1952) * 9 min.
Cold War, pro-nuclear war propaganda
45. Prairie Thunder (1937) * 55 min.
Western, American West 1870s
46. China 9, Liberty 37 (1978) * 102 min.
Western, American West late 19th century
47. The Nun (1966) * 140 min.
France 1757-1760
48. Battered (1989) * 58 min.
Documentary about spousal abuse.
49. Margin (2007) * 55 min.
Documentary about a ferry journey and trade on the Amazon between Brazil, Peru and Columbia
50. Mirror (1975) * 106 min.
Memories and dreams of a dying man about his life from the mid-1930s to the 1960s
51. The Conformist (1970) * 113 min.
France 1938 & Italy 1938 and early 1940s
52. 79 Primaveras (1969) * 25 min.
Documentary celebrating Ho Chi Minh made at the time of his death
53. A Few Miles South (2021) * 14 min.
Antarctic 1910
54. The Dream in the Mirror (2021) * 54 min.
Documentary about Andrei Tarkovsky's film Mirror
55. Harvest in Orosháza (1953) * 18 min.
Documentary about the wheat harvest on a Hungarian commune.
56. Autumn in Badacso (1954) * 18 min.
Documentary about the grape harvest and wine making on a Hungarian commune.
57. An Indian Story (1962) * 12 min.
Documentary about American Indian history
58. Presence (1965) * 8 min.
Documentary in which two old men clean up an abandoned synagogue in Hungary and pray.
59. The Round-Up (1966) * 90 min.
Hungary 1860s
60. The Black Watch (1929) * 92 min.
India and Europe,1914
61. The Red and the White (1967) * 90 min.
Russian Civil War, 1919
62. Terras (2009) * 75 min.
Documentary about people living along the Brazil, Colombia and Peru border
63. Westward the Women (1951) * 116 min.
Western, Chicago to California, 1851
64. Lawman (1971) *99 min.
Western,Texas 1887
65. The Power of the Dog (2021) * 126 min.
Western, Montana, 1925
66. Country Threshing (1958) * 30 min.
Documentary about the harvest in the Eastern Townships, Quebec.
67. Delphine's Prayers (2021) * 95 min.
Documentary about a Cameroonian immigrant to Belgium.
68. Bandit Ranger (1942) * 56 min.
Western, Texas, late 19th century
69. Tevya (1939) * 92 min.
Ukraine, Russian Empire, early 20th century
70. Ringling Bros. Circus Parade (1902) * 4 min.
Documentary of Ringling Brothers circus parade through Indianapolis on May 12, 1902


*First time viewing

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May 27

1. Toon In With Me, S1: E 336 "The Greatest Generation" (2022) WWII
2. Hell Is For Heroes (1960) WWII

May 28
3 Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) WWII Aftermath

May 29
4. The Offer (2022) S1:E7

May 30
5. Ace of Aces (1933) WWI
6. Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019) Documentary

May 31
7. Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) LBGQ

June 2.
8. The Offer (2022) S:E8
9. Patty Hearst (1989) Biography

June 10
10. Doc (1971) Western biography

June 11
11. Hustle (2022) Sports

June 12
12. Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road 2022 (Documentary)

June 13
13. Peaky Blinders (2022) S6:E1
14. Peaky Blinders (2022) S6:E2

June 15
15. Peaky Blinders (2022) S6:E3
16. Peaky Blinders (2022) S6:E4

June 16
17. The Offer (2022) S1:E10
18. Peaky Blinders (2022) S6:E5
19. Peaky Blinders (2022) S6:E6

June 17
20. Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022) Americana/True Story
21. Hercules (1958) Folklore/Mythology

June 19
22. Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) Biblical Epic German Blu-Ray

June 20
23. Bite the Bullet (1975) Western. DIrecTV

June 21
24. Show Boat (1951) Blu-Ray

June 22
25. Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) Commentary by Glen Erickson

June 23
26. Juarez (1939) Biography DVR

June 25
27. Devi Ship Pirates (1962) Region B Blu-Ray

June 26
28. Benedetta (2021) Biography Hulu

June 27
29. Waterloo Bridge (1931) WW I DVR

June 28
30. Revenge of the Shogun Women (!977) 3D Blu-Ray

June 29
31. Old Ironsides (1926) Blu-Ray. US vs Barbary Pirates

June 30
32. The Devil's Doorway (1950) TCM (DVR) Western

July 1
33. Uncle Sam (1996) Satire, July 4 Setting Shudder

July 2
34. The Buccaneer (1959) Biography, War of 1812 (Blu-Ray)

July 3
35. The Devil's Disciple (1959) American Revolution (Blu-Ray)
36. Hamilton (2020) Biography, American Revolution (Disney +)

July 4
37. Pittsfield, MA July 4th Parade (2022) PCTV Livestream


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May 27

1. Robin Of Sherwood: Robin Hood And The Sorcerer Pt 1 - YouTube
2. The First 48: Easy Mark - A&E

May 28

3. Oh Baby!: Extreme Cli-mates - Local Channel
4. Ancient Aliens: The Mystery Of Mount Shasta - DVR
5. One Wild Day: Jungles - BBC America
6. Colossus And The Amazon Queen - DVD
7. The Lone Ranger: Old Joe - GAC Family

May 29

8. Celebrating 50 Years in Oshkosh - DVD
9. Wagon Train: The Bob Stuart Story - FETV
10. American Monster: What The Heart Wants - ID

May 30

11. The Complete Fleet: Cub Crafters - Air2Air TV
12. Ancient Aliens: The Storming Of Area 51 - DVR
13. Forensic Files II: Ten Of Hearts - HLN
14. M.A.S.H.: The Party - TV Land
15. Ancient Aliens: The Animal Agenda - DVR
16. Missions That Changed The War: The Doolittle Raid: Call To War - Air2Air TV

May 31

17. Little House On The Prairie: Rivals - UP TV
18. 48 Hours On ID: Life And Death Of Amie Harwick - ID
19. A Haunting: Deliver Us From Evil - Travel Channel
20. Duel Of Champions - DVD
21. That 70s Show: Hey Hey, What Can I Do? - Laff

June 1

22. Devoured: We All Scream - Vice
23. Disney The Gallery/Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Directing - Disney+
24. Disney The Gallery/Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Legacy - Disney+
25. Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved: Critter Culprits - Animal Planet
26. Ancient Aliens: The Nuclear Agenda - DVR

June 2

27. Ancient Aliens: The Next Humans - DVR
28. The Wild Westerners - DVR
29. Century Of Flight: Those Daring Young Men - DVD
30. Tales Of Wells Fargo: Vasquez - Grit
31. Ancient Aliens: NASA’s Secret Agenda - DVR
32. Ancient Aliens: The Great Flood - DVR
33. Biography: Bobby Brown: Passion And Pain - DVR
34. After The First 48: Devil's Trail - DVR

June 3

35. Forensic Files: Missing Pearl - HLN
36. Accused: Guilty Or Innocent: Cold Case Killer Or Innocent Teenage Girl - A&E
37. Little House On The Prairie: The Wedding - Up TV
38. Fatal Vows: My Way Or The Dead Way - ID
June 4

39. Silver Spurs - FXM
40. Ancient Aliens: Impossible Artifacts - DVR
41. Ancient Aliens: Aliens And The Presidents - DVR
42. Obsession: Dark Desires: Friend Request - ID
43. Africa: Kalahari - Google Play

June 5

44. Ancient Aliens: The Sentinels - DVR
45. Crash Of The Concorde - Smithsonian Channel
46. Africa: Savannah - Google Play

June 6

47. Africa: Congo - Google Play
48. Ancient Aliens: The Alien Architects - DVR
49. Laramie: Circle Of Fire - Encore Western

June 7

50. Ancient Aliens: The Star Children - DVR
51. Tombstone Territory: Wanted By The Epitaph - Grit
52. Mighty Trains: Shinkansen - Smithsonian Channel

June 9

53. Ancient Aliens: Disclosure Event - DVR
54. Ancient Aliens: The Roswell Relics - DVR
55. The First 48: Ditched ; Misstep - A&E
56. Tales Of Wells Fargo: Leading Citizen - Grit
57. One Six Right: The Romance Of Flying - Blu Ray

June 10

58. Ancient Aliens: The Shadow People - DVR
59. Africa: Cape - Google Play

June 11

60. Ancient Aliens: They Came From The Pleiades - DVR
June 14

61. Ancient Aliens: Beneath The Sacred Temples - DVR
62. Africa: Sahara - Google Play

June 15

63. Ancient Aliens: The Human Experiment - DVR

June 17

64. Ancient Aliens: The Forbidden Zones - DVR

June 19

65. Escape To The Great Dismal Swamp - Smithsonian Channel
66. Africa: Making Of - Google Play
67. America In Color: 1930s - Smithsonian Channel

June 20

68. Ancient Aliens: Decoding The Dragon Gods - DVR
69. Blue Planet: Ocean World - DVD

June 21

70. Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp: Trail To Tombstone - Grit
71. Ancient Aliens: The World On Alert - DVR
72. Tales Of Wells Fargo: Man Of Another Breed - Grit
73. Bonanza: The Code - Insp

June 22

74. Ancient Aliens: Mystery Of The Standing Stones - DVR
75. Wild Kingdom: Designs For Survival - YouTube
76. Equestrian Nation: Ben Masters - RFD TV

June 23

77. The Little Richard Story - BET Her

June 24

78. Ancient Aliens: Recovering The Ark Of The Covenant - DVR
79. Forensic Files: High N’ Dry - DVR
80. Bonanza: Old Charlie - MeTV

June 25

81. Oh Baby!: Brunch - Local Channel
​82. Jack Hanna's Into The Wild - Local Channel
83. Ancient Aliens: The Time Benders - DVR
84. Aerial America: West Virginia - DVR
85. First Blood: Aileen Wuornos: The Damsel Of Death - A&E

June 26

86. Secrets Unlocked: The Sphinx - Smithsonian Channel
87. Blue Planet: Frozen Seas - DVD
88. Curse Of Tutankhamen - Smithsonian Channel

June 27

89. The Real Murders Of Orange County: If I Can’t Have You… - Oxygen
90. NB80s: Volume 3 - NBATV

June 29

91. Ancient Aliens: The Desert Codes - DVR
92. Secrets Of The Earth: Tsunamis - DVR
93. Ancient Aliens: The Shapeshifters - DVR

July 1

94. Ancient Aliens: The Galactic Keyhole - DVR
95. Ancient Aliens: The Mystery Of Nan Madol - DVR
96. The UFO Phenomenon - YouTube

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HyperWeather's iCheckMovies.com 100 Documentary Films widgetHyperWeather's iCheckMovies.com Biography widgetHyperWeather's iCheckMovies.com Documentary widgetHyperWeather's iCheckMovies.com War widgetHyperWeather's iCheckMovies.com Western widget
Start of challenge: 100 Documentary (4/118), Biography (23/50), Documentary (4/50), War (16/50), Western (8/50)

2010: 14
2011: 5.5
2012: 20.5
2013: 18.5
2014: 8
2015: 10
2016: 15
2017: 14.75
2018: 4

Potential List:
Rewatch Downton Abbey
The Beatles: Get Back
The Great s.1
A Taxi Driver (2017)?


June 3rd
1. Downton Abbey s.1 "Episode 1"
2. Downton Abbey s.1 "Episode 2"

June 4th
3. Downton Abbey s.1 "Episode 3"
4. Downton Abbey s.1 "Episode 4"
5. Downton Abbey s.1 "Episode 5"

June 5th
6. Downton Abbey s.1 "Episode 6"
7. Downton Abbey s.1 "Episode 7"
8. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 1"
9. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 2"

June 6th
10. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 3"
11. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 4"
12. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 5"
13. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 6"

June 7th
14. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 7"
15. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 8"

June 8th
16. Downton Abbey s.2 "Episode 9"

June 9th
17. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 1"

June 10th
18. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 2"
19. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 3"

June 11th
20. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 4"
21. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 5"
22. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 6"

June 13th
23. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 7"
24. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 8"

June 14th
25. Downton Abbey s.3 "Episode 9"

June 18th
26. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 1"
27. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 2"

June 19th
28. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 3"
29. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 4"
30. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 5"

June 20th
31. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 6"

June 21st
32. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 7"
33. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 8"

June 22nd
34. Downton Abbey s.4 "Episode 9"

June 23rd
35. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 1"
36. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 2"

June 24th
37. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 3"
38. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 4"

June 25th
39. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 5"
40. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 6"
41. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 7"
42. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 8"

June 26th
43. Downton Abbey s.5 "Episode 9"
44. Downton Abbey s.6 "Episode 1"

June 27th
45. Downton Abbey s.6 "Episode 2"
46. Downton Abbey s.6 "Episode 3"
47. Downton Abbey s.6 "Episode 4"
48. Downton Abbey s.6 "Episode 5"
49. Downton Abbey s.6 "Episode 6"
50. Downton Abbey s.6 "Episode 7"

June 28th
51. Downton Abbey s.6 "Episode 8"
52. Downton Abbey s.6 "Christmas Day"

June 29th
53. Downton Abbey (2019)

June 30th
54. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)*

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Re: The 13th Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge *List Thread* May 27-July 5, 2022

My Ninth Historical Appreciation Challenge
*= first time watching

Potential Watch List:
Black Panthers
Bobby
Call the Midwife - Season 1
Derry Girls - Season 1
Malcolm X
Milk
Passing
Resistance
Taxi Driver
The Beatles: Get Back
The Great


June 8
1. Call the Midwife - Ep. 1.1 "Concussed, Nonplussed"
2. Call the Midwife - Ep. 1.2 "The Browne Incident"
3. Call the Midwife - Ep. 1.3

June 14
4. Call the Midwife - Ep. 1.4
5. Call the Midwife - Ep. 1.5
6. Call the Midwife - Ep. 1.6 *

June 15
7. The Great - Ep. 1.1 "The Great"*

June 26
8. Back in Time for Dinner - Ep. 1.1 "1940's"*


June 27
9. Back in Time for Dinner - Ep. 1.2 "1950's"*
10. Back in Time for Dinner - Ep. 1.3 "1960's"*
11. Back in Time for Dinner - Ep. 1.4 "1970's"*

June 28
12. Back in Time for Dinner - Ep. 1.3 "1980's"*
13. Back in Time for Dinner - Ep. 1.4 "1990's"*

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13th Annual History Challenge



May 27
1. Keeping Company With Sondheim (2022)--A PBS "Great Performances" doc about the performance history of the legendary musical
Date: 1970 to 2022. Place: New York City

May 29
2. Exodus (1960)
Date: 1948 Place: Israel
Preminger goes way too long in this santized story about the founding of Israel.
3. Elizabeth: A Life in Part(s) (2022)
Date: 1952 to 2022 Place: The UK

May 30
4. Merrill's Marauders (1962)
Date: 1943 Place: Burma--Based on the real events of American troops fighting the Japanese in Burma
5. Julia! (2021) A by the number doc about the life of Julia Child.
Date: 1950s to 70s Place: US

May 31
6. Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
Time: 1960 Place: Alcatraz Prison
7. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Time: 1789 Place: Tahiti

June 2
8. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Time: 1900-1908 Place: Wyoming, Bolivia

June 4
9. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Time: 1920s-1940s Place: NYC
It's difficult to buy Paul Newman as an Italian boxer.
10. The Three Musketeers (1974)
Time: 1600s Place: Paris

June 5
11. The Last Waltz (1978)
Time: November 25, 1976 Place: Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco

June 6
12. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Time: 2005 Place: California, Mexico

June 9
13. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Time: Now Place: Earth

June 11
14. Titanic (1953)
Time April 15, 1912 Place: Atlantic Ocean
15. Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal (2022)--Episode 1 "The Break-In"/Episode 2 "The Coverup Continues"
Time: 1972-1973 Place: Washington, DC

June 13
16. Cleopatra (1934)
Time: 1st century BC Place: Egypt
17. The Janes (2022)-Terrific documentary about a group of women who provided abortion referral services in 1960s Chicago when abortion was illegal.
Time: 1968-1973 Place: Chicago, IL

June 14
15. Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal (2022)--Episode 1 "The Whistleblower"/Episode 2 "The Downfall"
Time: 1972-1973 Place: Washington, DC

June 16
18. Leave No Trace (2022)
A doc about the tragic legacy of child molestation in the Boy Scouts.
Time: 20th century Place: USA

June 17
19. Firebird (2021)
A lushly romantic story about love between a fighter pilot and a private
Time: 1977 Place: Soviet-occupied Estonia
20. Victor/Victoria (1982)
Time: 1934 Place: Paris
21. Evita (1996)
Time: 1940s Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Madonna was horribly miscast in this.

June 26
22. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Time: The 1990s Place: NYC

June 27
23. The Last Emperor

Time: 1908 to 1967 Place: China
24. One Nation, One King (2018)
This is a truly terrible movie. There are far too many characters to keep track off in an unfocused and incoherent screenplay.
25. Moffie (2021)
Moffie is a brutal coming-of-age story about a shy young man who has to hide his homosexuality when he is conscripted to defend the vicious apartheid regime in 1981 South Africa.
Time: 1981 Place: South Africa

June 28
26. The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)

Time: 1597 Place: Battle of Myungnyang

June 29
27. Elizabeth (1998)

Time: 1558 Place: London
The screnplay takes many historical liberties, but Cate Blanchett is magnificent as the Virgin Queen
28. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
Time: 79 Place: Pompeii
29. The Assassination Bureau (1969)
Time: 1910s Place: Europe
A light, frothy comedy starring Diana Rigg as a plucky reporter investigating a gang of professional assassins led by Oliver Reed.

June 30
30. Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019)

Time: 20th century Place: The USA



CHECKLIST
Spoiler:

WHEN
Watch a film that takes place during five different centuries prior to the 20th Century (Note century of setting):
-X- The Three Musketeers (17th-century France)
-X- Mutiny on the Bounty (18th-century South Pacific/ England)
-X- Cleopatra (1st-century Ad Egypt/Rome)
-X- The Admiral: Roaring Currents (16th-century Korea)
-X- The Last Days of Pompeii (1st-century Pompeii)

WHERE
Watch 5 movies about historical events of different countries (Note Country of setting).
-X- Exodus (Israel)
-X- The Last Emperor (China)
-X- One Nation, One King (France)
-X- Moffie (South Africa)
-X- The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Chosun Dynasty Korea)

WHO _/10
Watch at least five of the ten following subcategories:

FOLKLORE & FAITH
--- Film about prehistory
--- Film about the mythology of Antiquity (i.e., Greek gods, dramatization of Homeric poems, etc.)
--- Film about religious history (based on either recorded historical events or fables arising from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, etc.)
--- Film about a folk hero
--- Film about either the Humanities (fine arts) or Sports figure/event

HEY, THEY WERE THERE, TOO!: A LOOK AT MARGINALIZED PEOPLES
(Focus on prominent figures from history and/or depictions of their minority group's oppression, etc.)
-X- Film about Women's History-Elizabeth
--- Film about Race Relations
-X- Film about the LGBTQ Community-Firebird
--- Film about Religious Minority
--- Film about Immigrants

TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
--- Watch at least two movies about the same person/event where each movie is from a different perspective (1/2)
--- Watch at least two movies about the same person/event where each movie is from a different perspective (2/2)

WAR _/10
Watch at least five of the following ten War subcategories:

--- Anti-War film
--- Military Comedy
--- Prisoner of War/Escape film
--- Resistance Movement/Civilians film
--- Submarine film
--- War Spy
--- War film that was produced *during* that war
--- Film about war criminals
--- Film about veterans after the war (framing a "flashback" film doesn't count, so no Saving Private Ryan for this one)
--- Wartime propaganda film OR a film produced by the military

WESTERN _/10
Watch at least five of these ten Western subcategories:

--- The Union Pacific story. (The plot concerns construction of a railroad, a telegraph line, or some other type of modern technology or transportation.) Wagon train stories probably fall into this category.
--- The ranch story. (The plot concerns threats to the ranch from rustlers or large landowners attempting to force out the proper owners.)
--- The empire story. (The plot might involve building up a ranch empire or an oil empire from scratch, a classic rags-to-riches plot.)
--- The revenge story. (The plot often involves an elaborate chase and pursuit, but it may also include elements of the classic mystery story.)
--- The cavalry and Indian story. (The plot revolves around taming the wilderness for white settlers.)
-X- The outlaw story. (The outlaw gangs dominate the action.) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
--- The marshal story. (The lawman and his challenges drive the plot.)
--- "Export Western" - a Western not actually set in America. There have been numerous Westerns set in Australia, for instance. Samurai films could count for this, too, given the relationship between the two genres.
--- Western movie with a direct connection to a TV show, since Westerns were part of TV's golden age before the Space Generation
-X- Neo-Western (i.e., a Western set in more contemporary times, to demonstrate the genre is still alive) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

ZEITGEIST WILD CARDS
Because an argument can be made that some movies which fall outside the "obvious" scope of our challenge really are consistent with its spirit, you're permitted to watch and check off up to three optional movies of your choice.
-X- Zeitgeist Wild Card #1: Goodfellas
--- Zeitgeist Wild Card #2
--- Zeitgeist Wild Card #3

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Re: The 13th Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge *List Thread* May 27-July 5, 2022

- Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen / May 27
- Paranormal Caught on Camera: S5 E9 - Virginia Civil War Ghost and More / May 27
- For All Mankind / 1989 / Criterion 4K UHD / May 28
- Paranormal Caught on Camera: S5 E10 - Will-O-Wisps and more / June 3
- Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story / June 6th
- Benediction / June 7th
- Winter's Journey / June 8th
- 1776 / Director's Cut / 4K UHD / June 12th
- Paranormal Caught on Camera: S5 E11 - Gnome Visits A Phoenix Garden & More / June 13th
- A Haunting [season 1: episode 1] / June 14th
- A Haunting [season 1: episode 2] / June 14th
- A Haunting [season 1: episode 3] / June 14th
- The Phantom of the Open / June 14th

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2022 Historical Appreciation Challenge

Blu-ray | DVD | Theater | TV/DVR | HD-DVD

☼ = First time viewing

May 27
01. The Secret History of the Civil War (2022)

May 28
02. Fort Apache (1948)

May 29
03. The UnXplained - "Secrets of Abandoned Places" (2022)
04. Abraham Lincoln - "The Railsplitter" (2022)
05. Ramrod (1947)

May 30
06. The UnXplained - "Acts of God" (2022)
07. Abraham Lincoln - "A President at War" (2022)
08. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

May 31
09. Abraham Lincoln - "Saving the Union" (2022)
10. Deadliest Catch - "Pot of Gold" (2022)
11. Deadliest Catch: Bloodlines - "Heart of Steel" (2022)

June 1
12. The Beguiled (2017)
13. Expedition Unknown - "Hitler's Buried Secrets" (2022)

June 2
14. Robbers Roost (1955)
15. The UnXplained - "Serial Killer Creatures" (2022)

June 3
16. Expedition Unknown - "Nazi Buried Secrets" (2022)
17. Black Patriots - "Buffalo Soldiers" (2022)

June 4
18. In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
19. The UnXplained - "Mysterious Tombs" (2022)

June 5
20. Theodore Roosevelt - "The Great Adventure" (2022)
21. Welcome to Blood City (1977)

June 6
22. Captain Apache (1971)
23. The UnXplained - "Uncanny Curses" (2022)

June 7
24. Theodore Roosevelt - "The Man in the Arena" (2022)
25. Deadliest Catch - "Undersea World of John Hillstrand" (2022)
26. Deadliest Catch: Bloodline - "A Crack in the Mystery" (2022)

June 8
27. The Fighting Seabees (1944)
28. The UnXplained - "Superhuman Feats" (2022)
29. History's Greatest Mysteries - "Shackleton's Endurance: The Lost Ice Ship Found" (2022)

June 9
30. Border Shootout (1990)
31. Hidden Heroes: The Nisei Soldiers of WWII (2021)

June 10
32. Expedition Unknown - "Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune" (2022)

June 11
33. Valkyrie (2008)
34. The UnXplained - "Mysteries of the Missing Link" (2022)

June 12
35. Secrets of Playboy - "The Playboy Legacy" (2022)
36. Secrets of Playboy - "The Girl Next Door" (2022)
37. All the King's Men (2006)
38. The UnXplained - "Surviving the Impossible" (2022)

June 13
39. The Call of the Wild (1935)
40. Secrets of Playboy - "The Bunnies & the Cleanup Crew" (2022)
41. Secrets of Playboy - "The Price of Loyalty" (2022)

June 14
42. Secrets of Playboy - "The Circus" (2022)
43. Secrets of Playboy - "The Corporate Game" (2022)
44. Secrets of Playboy - "The Big Playboy Lie" (2022)
45. Deadliest Catch - "Fathers or Fishermen" (2022)
46. Deadliest Catch: Bloodline - "Category 4" (2022)

June 15
47. Frontier Horizon (1939)
48. Secrets of Playboy - "Predators' Ball" (2022)
49. Secrets of Playboy - "The Shadow Mansions" (2022)

June 20
50. Secrets of Playboy - "Predator Number One" (2022)
51. Secrets of Playboy - "Behind 'The Girls Next Door'" (2022)
52. Secrets of Playboy - "The Aftermath" (2022)
53. Secrets of the Chippendales Murders - "The Perfect Man" (2022)
54. Secrets of the Chippendales Murders - "Strip the Layers" (2022)
55. Cannon for Cordoba (1970)

June 21
56. The Cariboo Trail (1950)
57. Secrets of the Chippendales Murders - "The Show Must Go On" (2022)
58. Secrets of the Chippendales Murders - "The Naked Truth" (2022)

June 22
59. And God Said to Cain (1970)
60. Deadliest Catch - "Who Let the Cod Out?" (2022)
61. Deadliest Catch: Bloodline - "Cataclysm in Kona" (2022)

June 23
62. Victory at Sea - "World War One" (1999)
63. Victory at Sea - "World War II: The True Glory" (2013)

June 24
64. Expedition Unknown - "Lindberg's Lost Rivals" (2022)

June 25
65. The Monuments Men (2014)
66. The UnXplained - "The Search for King Arthur" (2022)

June 26
67. Elvis (2022)
68. Anonymous (2011)

June 27
69. The Ruthless Four (1968)
70. The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America - "Secrets & Sins" (2022)

June 28
71. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
72. The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America - "Empires Lost" (2022)

June 29
73. Victory at Sea - "The Korean War: The First Forty Days in Korea" (1951)
74. Victory at Sea - "The Vietnam War: Vietnam! Vietnam!" (1971)
75. The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America - "Sin Cities" (2022)

June 30
76. Expedition Unknown - "The Hunt for Templar Treasure" (2022)

July 2
77. Wonder Woman (2017)
78. Deadliest Catch - "No Good Deed Unpunished" (2022)
79. Deadliest Catch: Bloodline - "Jeff Silva: Fishmaster" (2022)

July 3
80. After Jackie (2022)

July 4
81. Immortals (2011)
82. Expedition Unknown - "The Mobster's Millions" (2022)

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Challenge history: 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014| | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021

Objectives
  • Watch at least one movie from each of my paid subscription services ||
  • Watch at least five un-logged movies from my digital library
  • Watch at least five un-logged movies from my disc library
  • Have fun
List
  1. 5/27 Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
  2. 5/27 Querelle
  3. 5/29 Coup de torchon
  4. 5/31 Babette's Feast
  5. 5/31 Pelle the Conqueror
  6. 6/12 Hell Squad
  7. 6/27 Dirty Dancing
  8. 6/28 The Cotton Club
CHECKLIST
Spoiler:
GENERAL
WHEN
Watch a film that takes place during five different centuries prior to the 20th Century (Note Century of setting):
-X- Babette's Feast (19th Century)
--- Movie 2 (Century)
--- Movie 3 (Century)
--- Movie 4 (Century)
--- Movie 5 (Century)

WHERE
Watch 5 movies about historical events of different countries (Note Country of setting).
-X- Querelle (France)
-X- Coup de Torchon (Senegal under French colonialism)
-X- Babette's Feast (Denmark)
--- Movie 4 (Country)
--- Movie 5 (Country)

WHO _/10
Watch at least five of the ten following subcategories:

FOLKLORE & FAITH
--- Film about prehistory
--- Film about the mythology of Antiquity (i.e., Greek gods, dramatization of Homeric poems, etc.)
--- Film about religious history (based on either recorded historical events or fables arising from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, etc.)
--- Film about a folk hero
--- Film about either the Humanities (fine arts) or Sports figure/event

HEY, THEY WERE THERE, TOO!: A LOOK AT MARGINALIZED PEOPLES
(Focus on prominent figures from history and/or depictions of their minority group's oppression, etc.)
--- Film about Women's History
-X- Film about Race Relations - The Cotton Club (segregation in Harlem)
-X- Film about the LGBTQ Community - Querelle
-X- Film about Religious Minority - Babette's Feast (Pietistic conventicle)
-X- Film about Immigrants - Pelle the Conqueror (Swedish father and son emigrating to Denmark)

TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
--- Watch at least two movies about the same person/event where each movie is from a different perspective (1/2)
--- Watch at least two movies about the same person/event where each movie is from a different perspective (2/2)

WAR _/10
Watch at least five of the following ten War subcategories:

--- Anti-War film
--- Military Comedy
--- Prisoner of War/Escape film
--- Resistance Movement/Civilians film
--- Submarine film
--- War Spy
--- War film that was produced *during* that war
--- Film about war criminals
--- Film about veterans after the war (framing a "flashback" film doesn't count, so no Saving Private Ryan for this one)
--- Wartime propaganda film OR a film produced by the military

WESTERN _/10
Watch at least five of these ten Western subcategories:

--- The Union Pacific story. (The plot concerns construction of a railroad, a telegraph line, or some other type of modern technology or transportation.) Wagon train stories probably fall into this category.
--- The ranch story. (The plot concerns threats to the ranch from rustlers or large landowners attempting to force out the proper owners.)
--- The empire story. (The plot might involve building up a ranch empire or an oil empire from scratch, a classic rags-to-riches plot.)
--- The revenge story. (The plot often involves an elaborate chase and pursuit, but it may also include elements of the classic mystery story.)
--- The cavalry and Indian story. (The plot revolves around taming the wilderness for white settlers.)
--- The outlaw story. (The outlaw gangs dominate the action.)
--- The marshal story. (The lawman and his challenges drive the plot.)
--- "Export Western" - a Western not actually set in America. There have been numerous Westerns set in Australia, for instance. Samurai films could count for this, too, given the relationship between the two genres.
--- Western movie with a direct connection to a TV show, since Westerns were part of TV's golden age before the Space Generation
--- Neo-Western (i.e., a Western set in more contemporary times, to demonstrate the genre is still alive)

ZEITGEIST WILD CARDS
Because an argument can be made that some movies which fall outside the "obvious" scope of our challenge really are consistent with its spirit, you're permitted to watch and check off up to three optional movies of your choice.
--- Zeitgeist Wild Card #1
--- Zeitgeist Wild Card #2
--- Zeitgeist Wild Card #3

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2022 Historical Appreciation Challenge
May 27
1. Stranger Things [S4:E1 "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club"]*
2. Stranger Things [S4:E2 "Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse"]*

May 28
3. Stranger Things [S4:E3 "Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero"]*
4. Stranger Things [S4:E4 "Chapter Four: Dear Billy"]*
5. Stranger Things [S4:E5 "Chapter Five: The Nina Project"]*

May 29
6. Stranger Things [S4:E6 "Chapter Six: The Dive"]*
7. Stranger Things [S4:E7 "The Massacre at Hawkins Lab"]*

May 30
8. Doc*

May 31
9. Sid & Nancy

June 1
10. I, Claudius [S1:E1 "A Touch of Murder"]
11. I, Claudius [S1:E2 "Family Affairs"]
12. I, Claudius [S1:E3 "Waiting in the Wings"]
13. I, Claudius [S1:E4 "What Shall We Do About Claudius?"]
14. I, Claudius [S1:E5 "Poison is Queen"]

June 3
15. I, Claudius [S1:E6 "Some Justice"]
16. I, Claudius [S1:E7 "Queen of Heaven]
17. I, Claudius [S1:E8 "Reign of Terror]

June 4
18. The Proposition
19. I, Claudius [S1:E9 "Zeus, by Jove!"]

June 5
20. The General
21. I, Claudius [S1:E10 "Hail Who?"]

June 6
22. A Fistful of Dollars
23. Apocalypse Now: Final Cut*
24. I, Claudius [S1:E11 "Fool's Luck"]

June 7
25. I, Claudius [S1:E12 "A God in Colchester"]
26. I, Claudius [S1:E13 "Old King Log"]

June 10
27. Gladiator

June 11
28. Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood

June 13
29. The Untouchables
30. For a Few Dollars More

June 16
31. Pale Rider

June 17
32. Unforgiven

June 18
33. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

June 19
34. Waterhole #3*
35. Braveheart

June 20
36. The Bridge on the River Kwai

June 21
37. True Grit (2010)

June 22
38. L.A. Confidential

June 24
39. Ulzana's Raid*

June 25
40. Bone Tomahawk
41. Saving Private Ryan

June 27
42. Boxcar Bertha*

June 28
43. The Salvation

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Re: The 13th Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge *List Thread* May 27-July 5, 2022

In the challenge description from some previous year, it was stated that a film or movie had to relate to an event at least 40 years old to qualify, so I'm sticking to that criteria. Also only real historical events or biopics, not just period pieces with no real historic relevance.

Title in BLACK = From my personal DVD/Blu Ray collection
Title in BLUE = Seen on regular TV programming.
Title in ORANGE = Seen on Amazon Prime
Tilte in PURPLE = Seen on HBO Max

May 29
1. Victoria, S3
(2019) Episodes: London Bridge is Falling Down / Et In Arcadia. TV series about Queen Victoria of England. Set during the mid 1800's.

May 30
2. American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
(2017) Episodes: Before the Bunny: Marilyn Monroe / Birth of the Centerfold: The Girl Next Door. Mix of documentary and dramatizations. These two episodes span the late 40's and early 50's.

May 31
3. The Other Side of the Mountain
(1975) The life of olympic hopeful Jill Kinmont, a star skier who suffered an accident that left her in a wheelchair. The film relates her early skiing career, her accident and acceptance of her new reality. Movie is set in the 1950's.

June 1
4. The Doors
(1991) The rise and fall of rock band The Doors with an emphasis on their singer, Jim Morrison. Set in the late 1960's to Morrison's death in 1971.

June 2
5. American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
(2017) Episodes: Becoming Mr. Playboy / Members Only: The Playboy Club

June 3
6. American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
(2017) Episodes: The Playboy Interview / Rebel With a Cause: Civil Liberties and Government Lockdowns

June 4
7. Pawn Sacrifice
(2014) Details prodigy Bobby Fischer's rise to chess world champion in the legendary match against the Russian Boris Spassky in 1972.

June 5
8. Rojo Amanecer (Red Dawn)
(1989) Dramatic account of the student massacre in 1968 in Mexico City's Tlatelolco neighborhood. The whole movie is seen through the eyes of a middle class family in an apartment building. The massacre is never shown but cleverly heard and felt by the family. The ending is just brutal, one of the best Mexican films of all time.

June 6
9. American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
(2017) Episodes: Below the Belt: Playboy and the Pubic Wars / Sex Drugs and DEA Investigations
10. American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017) Episodes: Down the Rabbit Hole: The Dorothy Stratten Murder / My Way

June 7
11. The Virgin Queen
(2006) TV mini-series, part 1. The reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Story set in the 1500's.

June 8
12. The Virgin Queen
(2006) TV mini-series, part 2.

June 9
13. Victoria, S3
(2019) Episodes: Foreign Bodies / A Show of Unity

June 10
14. Rome, S1
(2005) Episodes: The Stolen Eagle / How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic

June 11
15. Rome, S1
(2005) Episodes: An Owl in a Thornbush / Stealing From Saturn

June 12
16. Rome, S1
(2005) Episodes: The Ram has Touched the Wall / Egeria

June 13
17. Rome, S1
(2005) Episodes: Pharsalus / Caesarion

June 14
18. Rome, S1
(2005) Episodes: Utica / Triumph

June 15
19. Rome, S1
(2005) Episodes: The Spoils / Kalends of February

June 16
20. Rome, S2
(2007) Episodes: Passover / Son of Hades

June 17
21. Rome, S2
(2007) Episodes: These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero / Testudo et Lupus (The Tortoise and the Hare)

June 18
22. Rome, S2
(2007) Episodes: Heroes of the Republic / Philippi

June 19
23. Rome, S2
(2007) Episodes: Death Mask / A Necessary Fiction

June 20
24. Rome, S2
(2007) Episodes: Deus Impeditio Esuritor Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man) / De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
That does it for both seasons of Rome... and DAMN this series was great, even better than I remember from when it first aired.

June 21
25. Victoria, S3
(2019) Episodes: A Coburg Quartet / A Public Inconvenience

June 22
26. Empire
(2005) Episodes: Pilot / Will

June 23
27. Romulus
(2020) Episodes: Tu / Regere

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Re: The 13th Annual Historical Appreciation Challenge *List Thread* May 27-July 5, 2022

Mr. Cellophane's 2022 Historical Appreciation Challenge


*= first time viewing
blue= personal Blu-ray
purple= personal DVD
green= streaming
red= live stream / theater
orange= borrowed or rented BD/DVD

  • Downton Abbey (Michael Engler)*
    2019 / United Kingdom / 122 minutes / BD / 1920s England / 5-30

  • Dakota (Joseph Kane)*
    1945 / United States / 82 minutes / Western / 6-2

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
    1.1, Pilot: Part 1 / 1.2, Pilot: Part 2

    1993 / United States / 93 minutes / Western / 6-2

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era (Simon Curtis)*
    2022 / United Kingdom / 124 minutes / Theater / 1920s England / 6-4

  • Ragtime (Milos Forman)
    1981 / United States / 155 minutes / 1900s United States / 6-4

  • Edward II (Derek Jarman)*
    1991 / United Kingdom / 93 minutes / Criterion Channel / Biography / 6-5

  • La vita è bella / Life is Beautiful (Roberto Benigni)*
    1997 / Italy / 116 minutes / Paramount+ / 1930s-1940s Italy / 6-5

  • Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino
    I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (Giuliano Carnimeo)*

    1969 / Italy / 103 minutes / Western / 6-7

  • Man of Conquest (George Nichols Jr.)*
    1939 / United States / 99 minutes / Biography / 6-9

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
    1.3, Epidemic / 1.4, The Visitor

    1993 / United States / 94 minutes / Western / 6-11

  • The Triumph of Love (Clare Peploe)*
    2001 / United Kingdom & Italy / 112 minutes / 18th century Europe / 6-13

  • Another Country (Marek Kanievska)*
    1984 / United Kingdom / 90 minutes / DVD / 1930s England / 6-14

  • Dick (Andrew Fleming)*
    1999 / United States / 94 minutes / Hulu / 1970s United State / 6-16

  • Secret Honor (Robert Altman)
    1984 / United States / 90 minutes / Criterion Channel / 1970s United States / 6-17

  • Chicago (Rob Marshall)
    2002 / United States / 113 minutes / 1920s United States / 6-18

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
    1.5, Law of the Land / 1.6, The Healing

    1993 / United States / 94 minutes / Western / 6-18

  • The Harder They Fall (Jeymes Samuel)*
    2021 / United States / 193 minutes / Netflix / Western / 6-19

  • Swoon (Tom Kalin)*
    1992 / United States / 93 minutes / Criterion Channel / 1920s United States / 6-21

  • C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara!
    Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (Giuliano Carnimeo)*

    1970 / Italy / 93 minutes / Western / 6-23

  • Buon funerale amigos!... paga Sartana
    Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (Giuliano Carnimeo)*

    1970 / Italy / 91 minutes / Western / 6-24

  • Elvis (Bax Luhrmann)*
    2022 / United States / 159 minutes / Theater / Biography / 6-26

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (Michael Hoffman)
    1999 / United Kingdom / 116 minutes / 1890s Italy / 6-30

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