Informative BFI article on Robert Flaherty's amazing 1948 documentary LOUISIANA STORY, all but forgotten now, though it was voted 5th best movie of all time in 1952:

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NEW FILM WRITING: The Epic Instinct: In praise of Francis Ford Coppola:

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WHAT'S A SEMI-FORGOTTEN CLASSIC DOCUMENTARY THAT SHOULD BE SHOWN? Secret Movie Club nominates Robert Flaherty's beautiful poetic 1948 LOUISIANA STORY that tells the story of a family on the bayou. What doc do you nominate?

Great director Andrew Patterson interview via Slamdance on his 2019 micro budget sci fi miracle movie THE VAST OF NIGHT:

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WHAT'S A GREAT RECENT INDIE THAT DID A LOT WITH A LITTLE? We nominate 2019's small town UFO sci-fi wonder THE VAST OF NIGHT that somehow managed to have a jaw dropping master tracking shot and great UFO effects for no money. What indie do you nominate?

WHAT ARE SOME GREAT RECENT MOVIES ABOUT MAKING MOVIES? It's really hard to make a good movie about making movies. 2017's ONE CUT OF THE DEAD from Japan found a unique way to be entertaining and reflexive. What recent movies do you nominate?

NEW FILM WRITING: The strange yet compelling mix of tones in Roberto Rossellini's THE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS (co-scripted by Federico Fellini!!):

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Informative BFI appreciation of Bob Rafelson's 1972 THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS, maybe Rafelson's best movie and definitely one of Nicholson's best performances:

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WHAT'S A FAVORITE UNDERRATED JACK NICHOLSON PERFORMANCE? Nicholson turned 87 Monday. One of our favorite performances is Jack's shockingly quiet & controlled turn as an introverted brother in Bob Rafelson's 1972 THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS. What performance do you nominate?

Great Cultura (@culturalgutter.bsky.social) article by Carol Borden on Kurosawa's 1960 underrated Shakespeare inspired masterpiece THE BAD SLEEP WELL:

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WHAT'S CINEMA'S BEST SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATION? Secret Movie Club nominates two. Second, Akira Kurosawa's 1960 THE BAD SLEEP WELL. Kurosawa's HAMLET adaptation attacks society's immorality for almost always choosing money over the soul. What movie do you nominate?

WHAT'S CINEMA'S BEST SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATION? Secret Movie Club nominates two. First, Orson Welles' 1965 CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT which he adapted from several plays to tell the bittersweet story of how close relationships change with money and obligation. What movie do you nominate?

NEW FILM WRITING: This year, Secret Movie Club is putting the spotlight on the huge, expansive, wildly diverse documentary genre. One of its most mysterious masterworks is Shirley Clarke's 1967 PORTRAIT OF JASON. Tell us your thoughts. Read ours here:

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WHAT ARE SOME GREAT STRANGE KIDS' MOVIES? Dr. Seuss made an anti-fascist technicolor 1953 musical called THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T (!!). What movies do you nominate?

Look. Sometimes you just gotta post an image of Sean Connery from 1974's John Boorman directed ZARDOZ.

@reverseshotonline in depth article by Bruce Bennett on Steven Spielberg's 5 years in television starting with his segment of Rod Serling's NIGHT GALLERY starring Joan Crawford (which he directed at 22 years old):

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WHAT RARELY SCREENED EARLY WORK BY A GREAT DIRECTOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? We're fascinated by Steven Spielberg's TV work from 1969-1974. He shot the COLUMBO pilot 'Murder by the Book' and several TV movies other than DUEL. What would you like to see?

NEW FILM WRITING: How Ingmar Bergman could do everything with very little. 1984's AFTER THE REHEARSAL as case study:

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LET'S TALK ABOUT PULGASARI (1985, North Korea): North Korea's answer to Godzilla. The making of this movie involved kidnapping the director and female lead in Hong Kong among other near unbelievable facts. Are there other movies with crazy backstories like this?!

WHAT'S A GREAT MOVIE FROM A GREAT DIRECTOR THAT FOLKS SHOULD TALK ABOUT MORE? We nominate Spike Lee's CLOCKERS (1995). A project he took over from Martin Scorsese, CLOCKERS is one of Lee's most intense, harrowing movies. What's your pick?