I have exactly one movie queued up this friday afternoon, and then I have officially run out of movies that I downloaded that one time with a vague commitment to watching them at some point. This makes for a short list this week, and a longer one next week, by virtue of repeating the process with a brand new iteration of "that one time". As one does
And so, one last time: when I get back from getting a pizza, should I watch
Just to have it written down,
and on the off chance it comes in handy on a rainy day where inspiration seems to be a foreign notion,
and/or to feed a future _ebook someone might build off of this account,
Escape from New York (1981)
Constantine (2005)
October sky (1999)
Blade Runner (1982/2007)
How to steal a million (1966)
No country for old men (2007)
Smilla's sense of snow (1997)
Kimi (2022)
Emily the criminal (2022)
Beneath the harvest sky (2013)
White noise (2022)
It occurs to me that I have done this long enough to warrant a hashtag. Thus, I encourage you to vote on this week's #FridayMovie
Which is to say
I have three movies queued up this friday afternoon. When I come back in an hour after getting a pizza, should I watch
It is friday, and you know what that means
that's right
the weekly #FridayMovie poll!
After I press post, I go outside to get a pizza. When I get back with said pizza, should I watch
The day of days, friday, has arrived, and so it is finally time for a #FridayMovie. I present to you these four options, the winner of which will be consumed alongside the customary celebratory pizza
I just realized the second round now has gone on as long as the first one did, and so it might be prudent to make a list of previous movies. Just to have 'em posted
Lost in translation (2003)
Good bye Lenin (2003)
How to marry a millionaire (1953)
The rocky horror picture show (1975)
24 hour party people (2002)
The long goodbye (1973)
Gun fury (1953)
Elvira: mistress of the dark (1988)
The long kiss goodnight (1996)
The incredibly true adventure of two girls in love (1995)
Modesty Blaise (1966)
in related news
BONUS VOTE
I am too tired to do anything requiring effort, so why not watch another movie, seeing how it is still friday and all. Thus, another #FridayMovie vote. Four options, one winner, no pizza
I do declare that it is, finally and yet again, friday, and thus time for another #FridayMovie. And so I have the joy and honor to present the customary four options for which movie shall go with the celebratory pizza
I am happy to announce that the time has come to vote for this week's #FridayMovie. As is tradition, here are four options, some of which you may or may not revere as long time favorites
Friends, we are doing something new this tuesday. We are kicking off the #FridayMovie poll early, to give democracy a chance to play itself out. And so, I present to you, four movies, the winner of which I will watch after getting home from a long day in three days
I urge you to choose wisely. Democracy itself (or at least the parts of it that we inhabit) depends on it!
BONUS VOTE
to make next week's #FridayMovie vote have more new options (less importantly) and because I'm yet again too tired to actually do anything else this friday eve (more importantly),
two movies, one choice. this poll will self-destruct in 30 minutes
IT IS TIME
for the weekly #FridayMovie poll. I thus present to you, without context, these four options
My fellow #FridayMovie enthusiasts, this is your captain speaking. I am happy to announce that round 2 is rapidly (as these things go) coming to a close. This, in conjunction with me having a slow saturday eve, has prompted me to speed things up a notch by watching OtherLife (2017)
Voting and participatory democracy will return next week
FRIENDS! FUN! FAMOUSLY FABULOUS PHONEMES! #FridayMovie! FVOTE!
It's thursday, which means it's randomly recurring poll time. You now have the fate of the future in your hands
BONUS ROUND, SPECIAL EDITION
I present to you, four #FridayMovie options out of context, neither of which will return next week. That's right, it's a one-off, winner takes all poll! Vote now, or forever hold your piece.
Is there a preemptive #FridayMovie poll this week too? Why yes, friends, yes is is! Vote one, vote all! Invite your aunts, alts, ults and other miscellaneous hangarounds!
Lads, ladettes, flaps, flappers, b-boys & girls, mall goths, teds and/or mods - the time has come to vote on this week's #FridayMovie. Summon your inner obscure subcultural identity and double-click
Friends! This is the penultimate vote for this round of #FridayMovie shenanigans. Which means that you not only get to vote for which movie I'll see this week, but also - indirectly - which two movies will go next week. Make the future happen today!
Since last week's #FridayMovie vote was the penultimate vote, this week's poll is the ultimate one. The decision is thus: which of these 1971 horror (technically) movies should I watch first in this end october viewing?
And so, #FridayMovie round two is officially over. To recap:
How to make an American quilt (1995)
Operation Avalanche (2016)
Ghost world (2001)
Dr Strangelove (1964)
River of no return (1954)
The day the Earth stood still (1951)
OtherLife (2017)
The good, the bad and the ugly (1966)
[The good, the bad and the weird (2008)]
Plan 9 from outer space (1957)
The conversation (1974)
Bagdad café (1987)
Dead men don't wear plaid (1982)
The Andromeda strain (1971)
The omega man (1971)
We now enter into a couple of weeks of #FridayMovie shenanigans, where options do not return in subsequent polls. It is therefore imperative that you think carefully about these options; you only get one shot. Do not miss
Recent events will not cause an end to our ancient #FridayMovie tradition. In fact, it is a cause to cling even harder to 'em. Thus, I present to you these four options
And so yet again we have a tuesday #FridayMovie. I present to you these four options, featuring various levels of intricate interconnection
The venerable #FridayMovie tradition continues apace. This week, we go classic, to the pillars of cinematic history, the essentials, the must-sees for any film buff. Thus, I present to you, these four options
Our #FridayMovie escapades stride forward into round three. The premise is simple: at some point during the week I post a poll, and when I get home on friday afternoon, I watch the winner. Thus, without further ado: the four options
@muscadomestica it, too, will get its time in the sun