2023 Indie/Art House/Criterion Challenge - legacy number Year 15
08-31-23, 11:45 AM
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2023 DVDTalk Indie/Art House née Criterion Challenge - legacy number Year 15
2022 Indie/Art House Challenge DISCUSSION Thread
Dusk 31 August - Dawn 1 October
LIST Thread Can Be Found Here
It was agreed last year this challenge implicitly includes silent films and what have been classed in the U.S. as "foreign language films." Talkies that aren't in English, in other words.Dusk 31 August - Dawn 1 October
LIST Thread Can Be Found Here
The first annual Indie/Art House Challenge evolved out of what was previously the Criterion Challenge. In this challenge, we emphasize exploration rather than a raw quantity of films viewed. We encourage you to take some time and dive into the films you watch. Check out any included supplemental materials. Look up reviews and essays. In other words, immerse yourself! So… what exactly is an Art-House film? It’s a sort of “You’ll know it when you see it” thing, but Wikipedia offers the following characterization:
Pre-Horror Participants
We welcome the horror enthusiasts among us who just can’t wait until October. Think of this as a chance to emphasize Art-horror, and save the really schlocky stuff for next month. You’ll find a considerable amount of eligible content!
Distributor Safe List
To make selecting titles easier, any movie made available by the following distributors is classified as "safe" for this challenge, even if it should be a mainstream production. You are not required to watch their edition. You're not limited to these distributors, though, because there are plenty others who bring to us the kinds of films we're after. If you have any questions, ask in the discussion thread.
- Arrow Films (horror here)
- The Criterion Collection (horror here)
- The Criterion Channel / all past streaming titles (horror here)
- Film Movement (horror here) / Film Movement Plus
- Kino Lorber (horror here) / Kino Marquee (horror here) / Kino Now
- Milestone Films
- Mubi
- Oscilloscope Laboratories
- Powerhouse Films / Indicator (Hammer here)
- Sundance Now
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Last edited by Trevor; 08-31-23 at 09:27 PM.
08-31-23, 12:53 PM
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Re: 2023 Indie/Art House/Criterion Challenge - legacy number Year 15
I'm in
08-31-23, 03:29 PM
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Re: 2023 Indie/Art House/Criterion Challenge - legacy number Year 15
Well I certainly hosed up the first post here. Ugh, I’ve lost my dvd talking skills.
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08-31-23, 04:21 PM
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At work now, but will try to fix the first post at home late tonight.
08-31-23, 04:50 PM
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I have to go out of town for a few days but I’m going to try and participate at least a little bit this year
08-31-23, 07:41 PM
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Thanks for stepping up, Trevor! I've gotten caught up in all kinds of stuff and I lost track of this being around the corner. I'm currently working on a Ninety-Film 90s Daisy Chain Project (each movie shares an actor with the adjacent ones). I've still got 48 movies to go and they definitely won't all be eligible for this challenge, but I'll list whatever movies I get to that do. In hindsight, I wish I'd timed things a bit differently because I've already done, among others, Chambermaid on the Titanic; Rembrandt; My Life in Pink; the Three Colors trilogy, The Double Life of Veronique, and Cyrano de Bergerac.
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09-01-23, 12:45 PM
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Just FYI, Showgirls is on The Criterion Channel.
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09-05-23, 06:34 PM
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Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents just arrived, so I think I'll try this. Also hope to get through the Pasolini set I got a few months ago.
09-10-23, 07:06 AM
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After debating the last few days, I decided why not take part, so I started with a couple of movie last night. The second movie, Monty Python And The Holy Grail I had to break up into two sessions though. A friend of mine on Discord wanted to hold an impromptu movie night, Sorcerer. It was directed by, Friedkin, I believe. The director of the first Exorcist. Though it wasn't horror by any stretch of the imagination, rather an action noir kind of film. Didn't list that though because I didn't know if it was eligible for this challenge.
09-11-23, 10:48 PM
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After debating the last few days, I decided why not take part, so I started with a couple of movie last night. The second movie, Monty Python And The Holy Grail I had to break up into two sessions though. A friend of mine on Discord wanted to hold an impromptu movie night, Sorcerer. It was directed by, Friedkin, I believe. The director of the first Exorcist. Though it wasn't horror by any stretch of the imagination, rather an action noir kind of film. Didn't list that though because I didn't know if it was eligible for this challenge.
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09-13-23, 01:20 PM
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So, I'm a complete noob at this, and was thinking this has probably come up before. Independent films to me are films that are financed outside the major studios. I have a handful of those SOV Culture Shock blus, and I'm thinking these would probably count, but I wouldn't really consider these art house. Anyone want to clarify.
09-16-23, 10:27 AM
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We’re pretty loose around here, and no one will mind if you decide to count something. I’ve watched a few art house-y things and decided to put them on my list without counting them (Whiplash, Take This Waltz, Other Boleyn Girl).
I did count Departures, a 2009 Japanese film about a professional cellist who ends up finding a new career in preparing corpses for funeral/cremation. I gave it a try because of the musical angle, but that really wasn’t the emphasis, and I found it quite touching.
I did count Departures, a 2009 Japanese film about a professional cellist who ends up finding a new career in preparing corpses for funeral/cremation. I gave it a try because of the musical angle, but that really wasn’t the emphasis, and I found it quite touching.
