2013 Criterion Forum Awards

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Re: 2013 Criterion Forum Awards

#176 Post by jindianajonz » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:51 am

I'd like to change my vote to "Whatever the guy before me said"

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Re: 2013 Criterion Forum Awards

#177 Post by Gregory » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:43 pm

swo17 wrote:
aox wrote:Yikes.. what happened in the Best Essay category?
Probably no two people voted for the same one. Not terribly surprising.
Maybe instead of eliminating this category next time it could be changed to Best Booklet, which make it easier to get a single winner and would still celebrate Criterion's printed matter. (I hesitated to make this suggestion because I never vote anyway—I'm never caught up enough with my viewing.)

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Re: 2013 Criterion Forum Awards

#178 Post by domino harvey » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:45 pm

Gregory wrote:
swo17 wrote:
aox wrote:Yikes.. what happened in the Best Essay category?
Probably no two people voted for the same one. Not terribly surprising.
Maybe instead of eliminating this category next time it could be changed to Best Booklet, which make it easier to get a single winner and would still celebrate Criterion's printed matter. (I hesitated to make this suggestion because I never vote anyway—I'm never caught up enough with my viewing.)
Either this or a shortlist of ten essays to choose from, assuming people really want this to go forward. It was an absurd category to compile, and there were like twenty-plus different choices and probably half of those got two votes tops with no consensus above that whatsoever. Halfway though I just about gave up counting the category since it was clear it wouldn't be solidifying into anything (but I didn't in case I ever get tally-audited!)

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Re: 2013 Criterion Forum Awards

#179 Post by swo17 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:12 pm

Best Booklet sounds like the best idea.

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Re: 2013 Criterion Forum Awards

#180 Post by FerdinandGriffon » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:34 pm

swo17 wrote:Best Booklet sounds like the best idea.
Were there any book-sized booklets this year? A little disappointed that Criterion seems to have moved away from printed materials in recent years. I'm part of what I'm guessing is a small minority who prefers to read about films on the move or outside of home than spend time at home watching supplements that could be spent, y'know, watching movies.

One of the many reasons I prefer MoC at this point too.

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Re: 2013 Criterion Forum Awards

#181 Post by jindianajonz » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:47 pm

Well, Zatoichi definitely had one off the top of my head, and I think Shoah, Nashville, and On the Waterfront had fairly substantial booklets.

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#182 Post by zedz » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:51 pm

jindianajonz wrote:Well, Zatoichi definitely had one off the top of my head, and I think Shoah, Nashville, and On the Waterfront had fairly substantial booklets.
And Bergman / Rossellini, and the WCF set. I think 'best booklet' is a much better option than hoping that a bunch of meteorites all hit exactly the same spot.

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#183 Post by Gregory » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:53 pm

As did Rossellini/Bergman. The Etaix one was fairly short but had a lot of good information and vintage images.

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Re: 2013 Criterion Forum Awards

#184 Post by colinr0380 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:07 pm

Nobody else assayed the Etaix essay?

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Re: 2013 Criterion Forum Awards

#185 Post by swo17 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:14 pm

Babette's Feast also had a nice thick booklet.

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