tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post668064054762011237..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: Fut the whuck?Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-38761730718440249992007-06-21T17:27:00.000-05:002007-06-21T17:27:00.000-05:00is it just an American thing that they don't take ...is it just an American thing that they don't take in foreign films? Maybe it's just that Australia is a fairly outward looking nation but our lists of top films nearly always include many of the films on the AFI list. Interestingly, we have our own AFI here - the Australian Film Industry. <BR/><BR/>Probably it's also that we're a smaller film industry and coming up with 100 great films, while possible, would be tough. <BR/><BR/>As for comedies, you'd have to put Muriel's Wedding on the list. I'm pretty sure that got a lot of serious international attention - definitely in the black comedy field though.Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-77741316092461432872007-06-21T16:27:00.000-05:002007-06-21T16:27:00.000-05:00Seriously, I've been having this same damned discu...Seriously, I've been having this same damned discussion on amazon.com discussion sites for freakin' ever. If being popular, funny, or interesting means it ain't art, then why are we teaching kids Shakespeare and Dickens, because these guys were the pop-stars of their day. (A Fish Called Wanda? The Incredibles? The Philadelphia Story? Bringing Up Baby? My daughter watched Bringing Up Baby--my 12 year old, watching a black and white movie!--and she laughed her ass off. What kind of world doesn't put that in the top 100? At least Wizard of Oz was there.)Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-62796787591413829832007-06-21T13:07:00.000-05:002007-06-21T13:07:00.000-05:00These must be the same people who often pick the A...These must be the same people who often pick the Academy Award nominees. Usually, my husband picks who is going to win the Oscar based solely on how horrible we think it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039774325929712448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-46824588978033089242007-06-21T12:40:00.000-05:002007-06-21T12:40:00.000-05:00You missed Charlie Chaplin's movie, and a Buster K...You missed Charlie Chaplin's movie, and a Buster Keaton movie, and the Philadelphia Story, one of the best movies ever. All 3 were in the top 40 someplace. I can't freaking believe Citizen Kane STILL #1????<BR/>Horrible movie, who's only even slightly modest value is the grief it gave William Randolf Hearst. Where is An Affair to Remember? The best romance of all time - didn't see it on the list. Gone with the Wind should have at least been in the top 3. I wanna know who hires these jerks!!debsnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023150694076405052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-67428643249804929662007-06-21T12:36:00.000-05:002007-06-21T12:36:00.000-05:00I thought the same thing on "American." I suppose ...I thought the same thing on "American." I suppose Monty Python is automatically disqualified. No Princess Bride? Should I be embarrassed how much its terms have entered my everyday speech?<BR/><BR/>Also curious on the cotton splicing. Can't wait to see this project take shape. It's such a beautiful pattern.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-46755908515450057822007-06-21T11:06:00.000-05:002007-06-21T11:06:00.000-05:00I'm guessing that The Exorcist and Night Of The Li...I'm guessing that The Exorcist and Night Of The Living Dead probably didn't make it either. ::sigh::Sheepish Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564802976550099985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-36801690474361861902007-06-21T10:48:00.000-05:002007-06-21T10:48:00.000-05:00Whilst Dr Strangelove is one of my fav films, you'...Whilst Dr Strangelove is one of my fav films, you're right its not a comedy. Obviously something like a pratfall is not adult and grownup and therefore not artistic. Mmmm I reserve judgement I think!Louizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691100508790921779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-91831249144005734952007-06-21T10:37:00.001-05:002007-06-21T10:37:00.001-05:00Have you considered a Russian join for your joins?...Have you considered a Russian join for your joins? I like it for fibers that won't felt together. You can see a good how-to here:<BR/>http://www.knittinganyway.com/freethings/russianjoin.htmBunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413742409863157391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-55591917295373447422007-06-21T10:37:00.000-05:002007-06-21T10:37:00.000-05:00I do really want to know how to splice cotton. I t...I do really want to know how to splice cotton. I thought splicing only worked for fibers with scales.Netterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328030908252998091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-66260842160084660312007-06-21T10:03:00.000-05:002007-06-21T10:03:00.000-05:00what pattern (if any) are you using for the pinwhe...what pattern (if any) are you using for the pinwheel jacket again?Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422312014288178089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-80337984545381779352007-06-21T09:26:00.000-05:002007-06-21T09:26:00.000-05:00Ah, yes, the foreign film issue. I assume since it...Ah, yes, the foreign film issue. I assume since it's "The American Film Institute" that it's American films they're talking about. But they could have spelled it out a little better, couldn't they, the snobs?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-67928186267462383762007-06-21T09:17:00.000-05:002007-06-21T09:17:00.000-05:00I didn't know you could splice cotton so be sure t...I didn't know you could splice cotton so be sure to let us know what you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-12977829988135126162007-06-21T09:14:00.000-05:002007-06-21T09:14:00.000-05:00Yeah! I would totally vote for Bringing up Baby!!...Yeah! I would totally vote for Bringing up Baby!! but really, if you want something considered to be "Art", it has to be a downer.<BR/><BR/>I am so glad you don't compete in my state fair. Your work would knock me right out of the ring!roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-47110154741407004472007-06-21T09:13:00.000-05:002007-06-21T09:13:00.000-05:00I guess we're talking about the 100 best (basicall...I guess we're talking about the 100 best (basically)American films, which is NOT the same as best 100 films.Katie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978130678737900234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-85988497695479360962007-06-21T08:43:00.000-05:002007-06-21T08:43:00.000-05:00What? No "Bringing Up Baby"? Those bastards!What? No "Bringing Up Baby"? Those bastards!NeedleTarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918009777760522295noreply@blogger.com