The Beaver State is the official nickname of Oregon. In 1859 it became the 33rd state of the United States of America. These movies have a connection with Oregon. It's a topic in the story or they are…
At the time of writing this poll, Jean-Luc Godard is the last living major director of the French New Wave. And, he will turn 91 years old on December 3rd, 2021. Unlike Truffaut, for example, Godard a…
An art film is typically an independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. During the 1960s, the term "art film" began to be much more widely used in the United…
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is the most adapted writer in the history of cinema and has averaged over 10 screen adaptations credits a year over the past 115 years. In honor of his work, a retrospe…
Gus Van Sant celebrated his 70th birthday on July 24, 2022. He has received numerous accolades for his work, including two Academy Award nominations. He has played a prominent role as an independent f…
Which of the top 35 rated feature film musicals is your favorite? (10000 votes minimum) Discuss your choice here...
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Which winner of the "Best Film" prize awarded by the French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma is your favorite? Note: Only titles with at least 7500 votes were included. Discuss here
The picaresque novel is a literary genre that can be summed up as "fictional autobiography" (or fictionalized). It depicts the adventures of a hero (generally a sympathetic outsider) whose f…
In 2012, the Sight & Sound magazine asked film professionals for their favorite movies in their decennial poll. Out of their Top 50 list, these are the 20 works which received less than 25,000 vot…
Which film with the name of a state in the western portion of the United States is your favorite? Discuss at: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/nest/204609502
"Ah l'Amour!" The French didn't invent love but gave it a little "je ne sais quoi", unidentifiable and yet so typical. However, they invented cinema and with love made it rhyme wit…
As they say in French, a 'sacred monster' left us... He was one of the last embodiments of a certain idea of French masculinity... his charisma was effortless, his charm incomparable, his over-the-top…
Movies released in 1965 are now 50 years old. This poll includes the top rated 35 of the 2,540 movies released in 1965. Which one of these is your favorite? Discuss the list here Movies at 50 in >…
Gay movies that make you cry like a river. Which one do think is the saddest? "Tears come from the heart and not from the brain." Leonardo da Vinci Find tissue box here
In 2018, for the 30th anniversary of BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, the British Film Institute surveyed over 100 programmers, critics and filmmakers to find the 30 greatest LGBTQ+ films of al…
The Gem State is the official nickname of Idaho. This nickname is for the abundance of natural resources and scenic areas that include snow-capped mountain ranges, rapids, vast lakes and steep canyons…
Which of these French crime films* is your favorite? Rejoignez-nous ici dans notre syndicat cinématographique. *French language films filmed and set (mostly) in France. Minimum rating of 7.0/ 5000 vo…
