Hello Everyone - 👋
This is 8th year of the Film School Drop Outs challenge which was started by Disguistipated and carried on by Bobby Jones, Steve Geiler, Elena, Eightandahalf(x2), and now myself - Fabian.
After combing through all the previous lists, I've tried to focus on topics that haven't been previously covered to help keep things spicy. I also loved the idea of adding books & creative lists into the mix for even more spicyness. 🌶 I hope you enjoy!
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Class of 2024
Jess | Solesider | Charlene33 | Mazu | Julia | Sam | papercutdoctor | Jayce Fryman | Aaron | Andrew Jarrett | redviolet805 | eightandahalf | nonphenominal | devil123 | komodoskar | André | Alex Simeon…
Hello Everyone - 👋
This is 8th year of the Film School Drop Outs challenge which was started by Disguistipated and carried on by Bobby Jones, Steve Geiler, Elena, Eightandahalf(x2), and now myself - Fabian.
After combing through all the previous lists, I've tried to focus on topics that haven't been previously covered to help keep things spicy. I also loved the idea of adding books & creative lists into the mix for even more spicyness. 🌶 I hope you enjoy!
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Class of 2024
Jess | Solesider | Charlene33 | Mazu | Julia | Sam | papercutdoctor | Jayce Fryman | Aaron | Andrew Jarrett | redviolet805 | eightandahalf | nonphenominal | devil123 | komodoskar | André | Alex Simeon | jumpacat | Luis Baia | Kelli Madden | SF_HRM94114 | Christopher Cross | night_shift | JoJo Wilde | Lindsay Grimm | Kayleigh Flynn | tomwillis | Holger Haase | Gloria Passendale | tidal | Priya | dani | Cecilia V.🐬💘 | sophchase | Charcastrology | angela roveda | dixie | GodAlbino | griffintipsword | abby✨ | Max | Lawrence M | austin | paddy | Nick Atkins | Serena | dxnatelli⚢ | Alex Sherrill | Meruem | débora | Andrew🎥 | k swizzle | Chris | MightyChernabog | Brendan Wahl | im_tweaked | Robin | TeacherZ | Guanabanex | dimitroll | trevvibes | Conan Neutron | Frederick🏳️⚧️ | ♡ | Dahlia Tubers | rlb02a | Zoey Trevault | Kris | revchu | erszi | Matt Armstrong | Dylan | 𝖅𝖆𝖗𝖆 𝕷𝖚𝖓𝖆 | Suzanne Scherrer | KamuJomblo | Jesse Schallenberger | VoRus | Splutter | Jake | finlaybirnie | film_oddity | paula | casey 💜 | CM_Cameron | jujumimi | Chris | lyvie | Sparkyfox | moomin_tre | MrCowabungaa | Allen | thebackburner | spector | erinnthered | Atticus | mariegenaki | Barbieque | ToonsToon | aratiisalive | leigh whannell's pr manager | bahlers | Sebastian | captionsenebled | Tyler Sims | jimbones | Rosey O | Fat Dude Digs Flicks | Etáin 🐇🏳️⚧️🍉 | Julianne Wallace | notannakarina | Kush Pap | TongueTied | tori | George | bluedalliances | Larry Brown | arcyeus | MinaGrentham | fionarose | Oh Jackie! | Peter | Xaden | AiALB | pinkmudskipper | Niranjan 🎥 | Andrew
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This weekly challenge will take place across all 52 weeks of 2024 Each week will address a new topic that will provide signposts through your journey. The goal is to watch at least one film each week that will expand your experience of film. 🎥
The syllabus can be found below. Each week's topic will be accompanied by a link to a list of suggested films but feel free to choose any film that you feel meets that week's subject. See the List notes for weekly dates and tags.
If you're new and curious - here are the links to the 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 challenges.
Make sure to comment on this list with a link to your list so you can be included in the Class Roster in the description.
(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 FSDO2024. Also make sure you tag it with the weekly tag, for example, FSDO2024Week1. 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).
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2024 Syllabus
Week 1 - Actor - Edna Purviance
Week 2 - Studio - Metro Pictures
Week 3 - Genre - Boxing
Week 4 - Movement - Hollywood Blacklist / McCarthyism
Week 5 - List - Akira Kurosawa's Favorites
Week 6 - Book - My Last Sigh, By Luis Buñuel
Week 7 - Genre - Oneiric Cinema
Week 8 - Auteur - Jack arnold
Week 9 - List - Rarefilmm.com
Week 10 - Genre - Anti Capitalist
Week 11 - Actor - Elizabeth Taylor
Week 12 - Writer - Paddy Chayefsky
Week 13 - Production design - Bernard Evein
Week 14 - List - Todd Haynes' top 50 for LaCinetek
Week 15 - Writer - Ilya Nusinov
Week 16- Auteur - Elia Kazan
Week 17 - Award - Oscars - Best foreign/international film
Week 18 - Genre - Social Realism
Week 19 - Actor - Eiji Okada
Week 20 - Cinematographer - Vilmos Zsigmond
Week 21 - Movement - Blaxploitation
Week 22 - Auteur - Alejandro Jodorowsky
Week 23 - Cinematographer - Tonino Delli-Colli
Week 24 - Genre - Addiction
Week 25 - Studio - Famous players
Week 26 - Actor - Jean Pierre Leaud
Week 27 - Book - Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock ’n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Week 28 - Auteur - Joan Micklin Silver
Week 29 - Cinematographer - Nestor Almendros
Week 30 - List- Episodes of The Rewatchables
Week 31 - Writer - Sam Shepard
Week 32 - Auteur - Jim Jarmush
Week 33 - Cinematographer - Giorgos Arvanitis
Week 34 - List - John Grisham adaptations
Week 35 - Auteur - Kristoffer borgli
Week 36 - Book - In the blink of an eye, By Walter Murch
Week 37 - Genre - Beautiful Traditional animation
Week 38 - Award - Berlin Festival - Teddy award for LGBTQ+
Week 39 - Actor - Paul Giamatti
Week 40 - Auteur - Lee chang dong
Week 41 - Award - European Film Awards - Best European Film
Week 42 - Genre - Body Horror
Week 43 - Auteur - Hideaki Anno
Week 44 - Genre - Bollywood Horror
Week 45 - Award - SXSW - Grand Jury Prize
Week 46 - Studio - Oscilloscope
Week 47 - Actor - Moon So-ri
Week 48 - Studio - Pen Studios
Week 49 - Award - Sundance - Grand Jury Prize
Week 50 - Book - Trascendental Style in Film - Paul Schrader
Week 51 - Genre - Filipino coming of age
Week 52 - Cinematographer - Christopher Doyle