FrauBlucher wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 6:47 am
I guess the rodeo left town.
It just had further to travel this month, but nothing stops the rodeo from eventually making its way into town! (August 2019)
The Koker Trilogy - New Years Clue (three coke bottles); Janus Kiarostami Retrospective tour; Multiple confirmations from Kiarostami's son on social media; + "Where is My Friend's Home" has been on Criterion's streaming services going back to Hulu. I think we saw this result coming.
The Inland Sea - An actual surprise! There was a phantom page + some grumbling when not paired with The Naked Island; but this is an otherwise completely unexpected announcement. Edit - there was actually a page for this film on the Janus website; still a big surprise.
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice - Had been making the informal rounds from Janus; on Filmstruck. Also a
well-placed bet by myself. Also: What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) was also on Filmstruck/etc.
Magnificent Obsession - One of those random upgrades that we didn't have any definitive clues for (cue someone pointing out a Twitter post I missed)
An Angel at My Table - Upgrade; New Years Clue (angel sitting at table)
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-240 upgrades remain to be Blu'd
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Remaining from the New Years Clue:
-The Sled (Bamboozled and/or Citizen Kane)
-The Clockface (9 to 5 OR Nine Days of One Year; or 1984, if anyone was able to give that any thought)
-Bringing Up Baby + Children of Men (the clues have already been solved, but these fit the theme and could still be forthcoming, even though it would make it like a quadruple clue; Criterion has until Dec 2019 to announce these before they get the boot from the list).
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The All-Around Cowpoke for this month's rodeo (most accurate Speculation guesser) goes to:
criterionsnob
For their correct guess of The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice, which was the most obscure guess of the month. They can pick up their Bolo Tie at the concession stand.
Consolation prizes go to both
DRW.mov +
JakeStewart for both correctly guessing Koker Trilogy + Angel at My Table (both New Years clues, so worth less points combined than the Ozu). You can both pick up your consolation lariat at the concession stand.
All-Around Cowpoke is a subjective award, to which I'm the only judge; but films are worth less points if they are extremely well speculated ahead of time (as was the Koker Trilogy). So, an Inland Sea guess would've been an instant victory; unless somebody managed a 4/5. Don't worry, this all makes sense inside my head; and I don't have any favorites in this race (hence why I never make an entry). Congrats to all participants though!
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And with that, its time for
my S/O and I to go fix up our cabin. See ya'll at next month's
Speculation Rodeo!