Best Films of The 40s (V2) [List] - Movies & TV

CA Dreamin

Gender: Male

Location: LA

Hayden wrote:

There could even be more participation if a lower count was 'expected' and slightly less intimidating...

Hmm, hadn't considered that. Maybe?

Anyway, I came up with a rough draft for a 2025 in film image:

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There was something about 2025 movies with characters holding phones...that have a cord (I remember those!). There wasn't a fourth image from what I could find, but Sentimental Value was close enough, completing the corners. The phone-holding characters are supposed to appear as if they are facing, or their eyes are looking, towards the center, "BEA's Favourite"...in the same font used for One Battle After Another. However, I didn't put too much thought into the other four, just nods to four other popular movies. I think it's a start but could use fine-tuning. And we don't have to use this once the thread gets going, I did this for shits and giggles.

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BozoTyrannus

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Age: 33

Hayden wrote:

I'm hitting the same conundrum 😕
I'd like the list to be 50— more to explore— and typically it's the lower half that has the gems— but I'm don't think my personal list will be more than 35-40, and I'm not convinced a lot of submissions would be the full 50. There could even be more participation if a lower count was 'expected' and slightly less intimidating (I've always accepted lists of any count, but)—

Is it feasible for us to submit lists of 25 but the final list be 50?
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Hayden

Location: Japan

BozoTyrannus wrote:

Hayden wrote:

I'm hitting the same conundrum 😕
I'd like the list to be 50— more to explore— and typically it's the lower half that has the gems— but I'm don't think my personal list will be more than 35-40, and I'm not convinced a lot of submissions would be the full 50. There could even be more participation if a lower count was 'expected' and slightly less intimidating (I've always accepted lists of any count, but)—

Is it feasible for us to submit lists of 25 but the final list be 50?

All in all, that's what it is currently 😶

& thanks CA— I hadn't started to whip up a banner image yet—
My idea was to have the words on the orange ping pong ball, but bizarrely I couldn't find the frame—
(there's also a shot from OBAA I wanted to use but couldn't find an HQ version of just yet :roll:)

But yeah, few more tweaks (I agree with maybe a dif image for SV), and I'd centre the text, but all good to go—
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cestuneblague

Was ist dein Lieblingsfach

Location: Straight Outta Ballard

Dang I'm late to this, but excellent job as usual Mr. Hayden. 40s were definitely the decade a lot more new discoveries. And again plenty interested doing the 30s/beggining of cinema decade polls in the future. For 2025.... maybe I can make it to a top 5 😜

Repo

BeA Sunflower

Location: Forest Park

Hayden wrote:

But yeah, few more tweaks (I agree with maybe a dif image for SV), and I'd centre the text, but all good to go—

Just for planning purposes, when do you think the submission deadline will be, Hayden? Will try to catch on a few 2025 releases in the meantime. 😇

Hayden

Location: Japan

Repo wrote:

Hayden wrote:

But yeah, few more tweaks (I agree with maybe a dif image for SV), and I'd centre the text, but all good to go—

Just for planning purposes, when do you think the submission deadline will be, Hayden? Will try to catch on a few 2025 releases in the meantime. 😇

Last week in May. It'll be a two month window—

Poll should be up either tomorrow or Saturday, and it'll be capped at 25—
(a first, maybe a last, but it'll be an experiment nonetheless)
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CA Dreamin

Gender: Male

Location: LA

Hayden wrote:

Repo wrote:

Hayden wrote:

But yeah, few more tweaks (I agree with maybe a dif image for SV), and I'd centre the text, but all good to go—

Just for planning purposes, when do you think the submission deadline will be, Hayden? Will try to catch on a few 2025 releases in the meantime. 😇

Last week in May. It'll be a two month window—

Poll should be up either tomorrow or Saturday, and it'll be capped at 25—
(a first, maybe a last, but it'll be an experiment nonetheless)

Monday I began a 72-hr work week, I've had 0 time to fine-tune the banner (at work now, typing this from my phone). I could get to it on Sunday. Anyway, 25 entries. I'm curious to see if more participate, or if/how it shakes things up.

Hayden

Location: Japan

CA Dreamin wrote:

Hayden wrote:

Repo wrote:

Hayden wrote:

But yeah, few more tweaks (I agree with maybe a dif image for SV), and I'd centre the text, but all good to go—

Just for planning purposes, when do you think the submission deadline will be, Hayden? Will try to catch on a few 2025 releases in the meantime. 😇

Last week in May. It'll be a two month window—

Poll should be up either tomorrow or Saturday, and it'll be capped at 25—
(a first, maybe a last, but it'll be an experiment nonetheless)

Monday I began a 72-hr work week, I've had 0 time to fine-tune the banner (at work now, typing this from my phone). I could get to it on Sunday. Anyway, 25 entries. I'm curious to see if more participate, or if/how it shakes things up.

All good CA 😄 — I can use your current one as a placeholder or put it as tba or something — all good —
Important bit is to get the thread up... it's a smidge late 😵‍💫
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