My heartiest congratulations to everyone involved; this is truly an epic achievement.

I was unable to be there in person, and was only in the chat briefly; I'm seriously tempted to just wait for all three episodes to be released so I can experience a taste of what it must have been like.

I won't, but I'm tempted.

Jeff just keeps bringing the awesome.

On a related note:

Red: yours looks fine
Jimmy: updated yours, as requested
Tom: crap dude, you're way up there!

I removed a couple of duplicates as well.

If anyone else wants to tweak theirs email me and I'll just send you the password, or if you're terribly clever you can figure it out on your own .

If you do figure it out though, you're on the honor system to only tweak your own.

Coen Bros.  I don't care which, but preferably something they wrote and directed.  Thanks to DIF, I can watch and appreciate Kubrick; I'm hoping they can help me with these guys.

Cool man, that sounds like a good start.

Aaaaaand Jeff is back with a vengeance! Bravo sir!

I've only seen Unforgiven once before, in film class no less, but I'm eagerly awaiting it's arrival from Netflix to re-visit it.  Enjoyed that commentary guys; very insightful.

Side note: as someone who grew up in an age when the western was well past its prime, I haven't ever gotten around to exploring the genre.  I think I also saw Stagecoach in film class, but growing up the closest I got was Back to the Future III, and I've never even gotten around to finding out which Eastwood movies they were cribbing from. 

So here's my question: what are the quintessential westerns one should see to get a good handle on what someone going into a theater in 1992 might have been expecting?  What are the "must see" westerns? 

I mean, I know names like John Ford, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, etc., but looking at all the films they made, and being so distanced from the time and culture that made them, it's a bit overwhelming to say the least.

Where does one start?

Cashback

A Netfilx recommendation.  After a break-up, art student Ben can no longer sleep.  To pass his extra eight hours a day, he takes a job at a supermarket, and discovers he can freeze time, which he spends disrobing and drawing the attractive clientele.

I'll admit it up front, I was drawn to the poster: a half-dressed very attractive woman, the title card strategically placed just so.  "But there are also a bunch of those wreath things from film festivals, so maybe there's more here than wanton gratuity."  I looked at the description and reviews, and they seemed promising, so I settled in.  Now, yes, there's nudity, plenty of it in fact, but it's not gratuitous.  It sort of hovers between adolescent curiosity and artistic appreciation.  Those who have done any figure drawing will know what I mean.  I guess for the rest there's still plenty of "Hey, tits!"

The way the film deals with relationships reminded me of Eternal Sunshine or High Fidelity.  There is also something of Eternal Sunshine with regard to the time freeze effect, and a couple of other transitions.  Dealing equally with the mundanity of the job as well as Ben's relationship troubles, the scenes dealing with his co-workers add comedic levity, and help keep the film balanced between comedy and drama.

On a cast note: I knew I had seen Sean Biggerstaff (Ben), in something before, and was surprised and delighted when I remembered where I knew him from: Harry Potter, as Wood the Griffendor team captain.  I remember really liking him in that role, so it was nice to see him as a leading man.  I really enjoyed his performance and I hope we see more of him.

All in all, Cashback is a fun, dramatic, and well made film that hooks you with the promise of titillation, and takes you on a journey of curiosity, obsession, heartbreak, beauty and of course, time.  Well done, I'll be revisiting this one.

bump

Ok, good news: just got a job. Bad news, scheduled for Saturday.  Good news: off at 6.  If we can push things back to say, 8 EST, I think I should be able to get home and ready by then.

Yeah I'd chip in for that.  Heck, with some Kickstarter help to pay for sets and burritos, we've got more than enough talent around here to handle the effects work for a new episode or two.

Brian: Sure, why not; I'm sure I can come up with a workout I can do from home.