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A word about film club

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Our Criterion Channel film club kicked off with a discussion of The Chase (1966) on Jan. 8, 2021.

Criterion Channel charter membership card and discs

The nine of us in that initial group had been in COVID lockdown since the spring of 2020. The Zoom get-togethers on Friday nights were a wonderful way to safely socialize during the pandemic and to talk about great movies.

After the most recent discussion on April 14, 2023, about Breathless, our film club is going on hiatus. (That also explains the lack of a post last week.)

Our group lost and gained members during those two years and three months. And now that the world has opened back up, it’s been harder for the latest group of seven to carve out time on Friday nights for everyone to log in for the discussions.

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Welcome to Untitled Film Project

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Untitled Film Project

Who needs another film review site? Nobody.

But that’s not going to stop me.

As I mention in Post-Credits Scene, I have been part of an online film club for the past year, so I was already thinking about these movies. So, why not put those thoughts down in pixels?

They will require more polishing than they would as discussion points for the club. Hopefully, I can keep this up.

If I can, then you should see a new post weekly, typically Saturdays.

In addition to posts of our Criterion Channel film club picks, I’m posting movie reviews from the 1980s that I wrote or co-wrote. Those will be labeled “Re-released Reviews” just above the title, along with their original publication date.

You can read more about my love of movies in the Credits.

Just as in our film club, please feel free to express your thoughts about the movies. I just ask that you keep it civilized and non-political. Please don’t make us institute the Hays Code for comments.

Can someone refill my popcorn?