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Foreword
Here we are again, and I'm unexpectedly hosting for the second time! Once again, I'll thank Disgustipated, Bobby Jones, and Steve Geiler for hosting previous challenges, and since my last run, we can now add the fab eightandahalf and Fabian to our ranks! This year I've tried to go the extra mile and include a little blurb in the notes section on each of our categories. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the history of cinema one week at a time.
(Voluntary) Rules 📢
1. Each week you must watch the film that you have selected for that week's topic;
2. After having watched each film you should write and post a review of at least five sentences;
3. Ensure that you tag each film with the challenge tag FSDO2025. Also make sure you tag it with the weekly tag, for example, FSDO2025Week1. This will enable other students to find your reviews;
4. Read other student's reviews and share comments with one another.
Please Note ✏️
- All of these rules are voluntary;
- If you are unable to watch the listed movie in any given week you can skip it or watch it later;
- Feel free to make up your own topics for any given week if you don't like the existing topic or if you are unable to gain access to a movie that fits it;
- Feel free to change any movie on your list at any time. The availability of a film often makes this necessary;
- If you don't like writing reviews you don't have to. Maybe comment on other people's reviews so you can still be a part of the dialogue (although you don't have to do that either).
Week 1 - Awards - The Earliest Best Picture
Week 2 - Studio - Gaumont in the 1910s (or earlier)
Week 3 - Actor - Mabel Normand
Week 4 - Auteur - Yevgeni Bauer
Week 5 - Costume Designer - Clare West
Week 6 - Movement - Race Films
Week 7 - Production Designer - Hermann Warm
Week 8 - Studio - Metro, Goldwyn, or Mayer
Week 9 - Movement - Benshi Narration
Week 10 - Awards - Silver Condor awards
Week 11 - Actor - Ivor Novello
Week 12 - Composer - Max Steiner
Week 13 - Actor - Lyubov Orlova
Week 14 - Studio - Fleischer Studios
Week 15 - Auteur - Fritz Lang
Week 16 - Actor - Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
Week 17 - List - The Vatican's 45 Great Films
Week 18 - Genre - World War 2 Cinema
Week 19 - Writer - Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Week 20 - Awards - Australian Film Institute/AACTA award for Best Picture
Week 21 - Auteur - Mu Fei
Week 22 - Movement - Technicolor
Week 23 - Studio - Ealing Studios (Michael Balcon Era)
Week 24 - Auteur - Howard Hawks
Week 25 - Actor - Raj Kapoor
Week 26 - Special Effects - Eiji Tsuburaya
Week 27 - Composer - John Barry
Week 28 - Actor - Catherine Deneuve
Week 29 - Auteur - William Castle
Week 30 - Awards - FESPACO Golden Stallion of Yennenga Winners
Week 31 - Screenwriter - Kogo Noda
Week 32 - Auteur - Shirley Clarke
Week 33 - Actor - Nadia Lotfi
Week 34 - Auteur - King Hu
Week 35 - Studio - Filmverlag der Autoren
Week 36 - Actor - Roy Scheider
Week 37 - Auteur - Mike de Leon
Week 38 - Studio - Australian Film Commission
Week 39 - Producer - David Puttnam
Week 40 - Award - European Film Award for Best Film
Week 41 - Costume Designer - John Mollo
Week 42 - Auteur - Takeshi Kitano
Week 43 - Composer - Angelo Badalamenti
Week 44 - Awards - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Nominees
Week 45 - Auteur - Claire Denis
Week 46 - Actor - The Four Dan Actresses (Xu Jinglei/Zhou Xun/Zhao Wei/Zhang Ziyi)
Week 47 - Auteur - Shane Meadows
Week 48 - Studio - Kyoto Animation
Week 49 - Auteur - David Fincher
Week 50 - Award - Asian Film Award for Best Film
Week 51 - Studio - A24 Films
Week 52 - List - Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Christmas Movies