A long running voting poll that sees films compete for points at the end of the week.
The more peeps involved the merrier, so invite your friends!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
WEEK 24: Michael and Storm's Birthday Special (Jan. 12, 18, 2021)
- It's mine and Storm's birthday on January 13th, so as per tradition the themes are chosen by us.
- Voters have 1pt to spend on a Recent Watch film (anything seen on or after Jan. 2nd, 2021.
- Voters also have 1pt to spend on any films included on Storm's Top 100 Films Directed by Women list.
- Voters also have 1pt to spend on any films directed by a filmmaker included on my Top 50 Favourite Directors list.
- Remember you can only vote for any film once all season, unless you watch and log it again.
- Don't vote for the same film 2 weeks in a row (even if rewatched). [disgregard this for one of your choices]
- Once you’ve commented your choice, you can’t edit the comment to change it to something else.
WEEK 25: Free Choice Week + Spread the Love Bonus (Jan. 19 - 25, 2021)
- Voters have 1pt to spend on a Recent Watch film (anything seen on or after Jan. 09, 2021.
- Voters have 1pt to spend on any film they like.
- And to celebrate 25 weeks at it, voters also have 1pt to spend on any film that is already on the list, which they themselves have not inducted.
- Remember you can only vote for any film once all season, unless you watch and log it again.
- Don't vote for the same film 2 weeks in a row (even if rewatched).
- Once you’ve commented your choice, you can’t edit the comment to change it to something else.
Fortnightly Themes Supplementary Guide - A list of 52 themes we MAY be playing this season.
Season 4 NEW RULES:
1. Only 2pts to spend each week (unless it's a Milestone Week [every 10 weeks]).
2. Voters cannot vote for the same film more than once, unless they actually watch and log it again.
3. Weekly Specials will alternate with a 'Free Choice Film' week.
4. Seasons now last 52 weeks again.
5. No editing you selection, once you’ve posted your comment.
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SUMMARY: The Fundamentals
See the 'Official Rulebook' (revised for the 2020-21 season) here for a comprehensive breakdown of the game.
However, the summary below should be sufficient enough.
- Voting takes place between SATURDAYS and MONDAYS.
- Voting Seasons last 52 weeks.
- Voters allocate their points via comment, following the weekly criteria stated in the Announcements section. Votes from Instagram will be commented by myself.
- The first account to mention a film takes possession of it for the entire season.
- Voters have 2pts to spend in total. One on a recent watch, the other on the alternating Free Choice Film or Fortnightly Special (unless stated otherwise, look at for milestone weeks).
- Voters cannot vote for the same film 2 weeks in a row.
- Voters cannot vote for the same film more than once, unless they actually watch and log it.
- Amateur short films or unreleased films will not be counted. Documentaries, TV movies and professional short films etc. are fine.
- Also, only vote for films you've seen!
- Films are ordered by points total, then by alphabetical if tied.
EXTRAS:
- Each week the 'Director(s) of the Week' and the 'Most Voted Film(s) of the Week' is calculated. See relevant sections of the Rulebook for how it works.
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Corresponding lists:
1. Letterboxd User Leaderboard (Top 50 Films Counted Only).
2. Previous Seasons: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020.
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VOTING HISTORY:
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OVERALL STATS:
- Films Inducted: 1,094.
- Weeks Running: 23.
- Most Recurring Directors (5+ films): Martin Scorsese (12), Ingmar Bergman (10), Steven Spielberg (9), Alfred Hitchcock (8), Stanley Kubrick (8), Spike Lee (8), Steve McQueen (8), Hayao Miyazaki (8), Quentin Tarantino (8), Tim Burton (7), David Fincher (7), Satyajit Ray (7), Orson Welles (7), Akira Kurosawa (6), Richard Linklater (6), David Lynch (6), Michael Mann (6), Christopher Nolan (6), Andrei Tarkovsky (6), Denis Villeneuve (6), Paul Thomas Anderson (5), Wes Anderson (5), Bong Joon-ho (5), Joel Coen (5), Francis Ford Coppola (5), David Cronenberg (5), Terrence Malick (5), Wachowski Sisters (5).
- Highest Scoring Director: Martin Scorsese - 29pts.
- Most Decorated Director(s) (no. times won DotW): Martin Scorsese - 4 times (Weeks 3, 5, 15 and 16).
- Most Points in One Week: Godzilla (1954) - 5pts (Week 10, milestone bonuses incl.) and Sound of Metal (2019) - 5pts (Week 20, milestone bonueses incl.).
- Longest Run on Top: 13 weeks - Tenet (Weeks 7-19).
[Current poll leader's run on top: 2 (W22-23]
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Week 1: Free Choice Week (Jul. 21 - 27, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 62.
- Top of the Poll: Palm Springs (2020) - 3pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Spike Lee and David Fincher - 3pts (3 films).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Palm Springs (2020) - 3 voters.
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Week 2: 5+ Word Titles Special (Jul. 28 - Aug. 03, 2020) [Suggested by TJ]
- New Films Inducted: 61.
- Top of the Poll: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - 3pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Sergio Leone - 2 films (5pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - 3 voters.
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Week 3: Free Choice Week (Aug. 04 - 10, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 54.
- Top of the Poll: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - 3pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Jackie Chan, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Hayao Miyazaki, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg - 2 films (2pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: N/A - No multiple mentions for any films.
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Week 4: Superhero Actors in Non-Superhero Films Special (Aug. 11 - 17, 2020) [Suggested by Sam]
- New Films Inducted: 52.
- Top of the Poll: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - 3pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Craig Gillespie, Quentin Tarantino and the Wachowski Sisters - 2 films (2pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Mad Max: Fury Road (2014) - 2 voters (2pts).
- Most Chosen Actor: Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal and Bruce Willis - 3 qualifying films.
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Week 5: Free Choice Week (Aug. 18 - 24, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 46.
- Top of the Poll: Inception (2010) - 4pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Francis Ford Coppola, Richard Linklater and Lilly and Lana Wachowski - 3 films (3pts), and Martin Scorsese - 2 films (4pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Heat (1995), Inception (2010), The Irishman (2019) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - 2 voters (2pts).
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Week 6: 3hr+ Films Special (Aug. 25 - 31, 2020) [suggested by Albie Hay, yondu4 and gauranteed by Darren Carver-Balsiger]
- New Films Inducted: 44.
- Top of the Poll: Avengers: Endgame (2019) - 4pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Christopher Nolan - 3 films (5pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Avengers: Endgame (2019) - 3 voters (3pts).
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Week 7: Free Choice Week (Sep. 8 - 14, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 47.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 5pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Christopher Nolan - 2 films (4pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Tenet (2020) - 3 voters (2pts).
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Week 8: Horror Films Special (Sep. 15 - 21, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 47.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 5pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Dario Argento, Robert Eggers and Sam Raimi - 2 films (2pts) and Stanley Kubrick 1 film (3pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: The Shining (1980) - 3 voters (3pts).
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Week 9: Free Choice Week (Sep. 22 - 28, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 51.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 6pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Nicolas Winding Refn - 3 films (3pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Enola Holmes (2020) - 2 voters (2pts).
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Week 10: Killer Animals/Creatures on the Loose Special + Milestone Bonuses (Sep. 29 - Oct. 05, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 50.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 6pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Steve McQueen - 3 films (3pts), Ichiro Honda - 2 films (6pts), Steven Spielberg - 2 films (4pts) and Denis Villeneuve - 2 films (4pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Jurassic Park (1993) - 3 voters (3pts).
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Week 11: Free Choice Week (Oct. 06 - 12, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 48.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 6pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Krzysztof Kieslowski - 2 films (2pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: N/A.
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Week 12: Thematic Trilogies Special (Oct. 13 - 19, 2020) [suggested by orfeas]
- New Films Inducted: 44.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 6pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Edgar Wright - 3 films (4pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Moulin Rouge! (2001) - 2 voters (3pts), Alice in the Cities (1974) - 2 voters (2pts) and The World's End (2013) - 2 voters (2pts).
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Week 13: Free Choice Week (Oct. 20 - 26, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 38.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 6pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Mario Bava, Joel Coen and Mamoru Hosoda - 2 films (2pts) each.
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: N/A.
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Week 14: Documentary Week [suggested by Andrew Chrzanowski] + Halloween Bonus (pre-'60s horror) + Sean Connery Bonus (Oct. 27 - Nov. 02, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 62.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 6pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: James Whale and Terence Young - 2 films (3pts) each, Brian De Palma and Steven Spielberg - 1 film (4pts) each.
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: [Connery] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and The Untouchables (1987) - 4 voters each / [Halloween] The Phantom Carriage (1921) - 3 voters / [Documentaries] The Gleaners and I (2000), The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013) and Mucho Mucho Amor (2020).
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Week 15: Free Choice Week (Nov. 03 - 09, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 39.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 7pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Martin Scorsese - 5 films (6pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Badlands (1973), Black Christmas (1976), Raging Bull (1980) and The Wicker Man (1973).
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Week 16: Historical Biopics Special (Nov. 10 - 16, 2020) [suggested by Andrew Chrzanowski]
- New Films Inducted: 40.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 7pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Martin Scorsese - 2 films (3pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Ödipussi (1988), Ed Wood (1994), Gangs of New York (2002) - 2 voters (2pts each).
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Week 17: Free Choice + Animal Title Special (Nov. 17 - 23, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 61.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 7pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Tim Burton - 2 films (3pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: The Elephant Man (1980), Big Fish (2003), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) and The Mole Agent (2020) - 2 voters (2pts each).
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Week 18: Explosive Finales Special (Nov. 24 - 30, 2020) [suggested by yondu4]
- New Films Inducted: 35.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 7pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Brian De Palma - 2 films (2pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Taxi Driver, Se7en, Hot Fuzz, Whiplash, Happiest Season and Run - 2 voters (2pts) each.
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Week 19: Free Choice Week (Dec. 01 - 07, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 43.
- Top of the Poll: Tenet (2020) - 7pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Satyajit Ray - 4 films (4pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Mank (2020) - 3 voters (3pts).
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Week 20: Indian Cinema Week + Milestone Bonuses (Dec. 08 - 14, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 36.
- Top of the Poll: Sound of Metal (2019) - 8pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Satyajit Ray - 3 films (8pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Sound of Metal (2019) - 3 voters (5pts).
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Week 21: Christmas Birthday Special + Free Hit Bonus (Dec. 22 - 28, 2020)
- New Films Inducted: 58.
- Top of the Poll: Jurassic Park (1993) - 8pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Michael Curtiz - 2 films (4pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Die Hard (1988) - 4 voters (4pts).
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Week 22: Poetic Realism and Neorealism Special + New Year's Bonus (Dec. 29 - Jan. 04, 2021)
- New Films Inducted: 17.
- Top of the Poll: Sound of Metal (2019) - 9pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Roberto Rossellini - 3 films (5pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Minari (2020) - 3 voters (3pts).
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Week 23: Free Choice Week (Jan. 05 - 11, 2021)
- New Films Inducted: 40.
- Top of the Poll: Sound of Metal (2019) - 9pts.
- Director(s) of the Week: Thomas Winterberg - 2 films (3pts).
- Most Voted Film(s) of the Week: Another Round (2020) - 2 voters (2pts).
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OVERALL STATS:
- Films Inducted: 1,092.
- Weeks Running: 23.
- Most Recurring Directors (5+ films): Martin Scorsese (11), Ingmar Bergman (10), Alfred Hitchcock (8), Stanley Kubrick (8), Spike Lee (8), Hayao Miyazaki (8), Steven Spielberg (8), Quentin Tarantino (8), Tim Burton (7), David Fincher (7), Steve McQueen (7), Satyajit Ray (7), Orson Welles (7), Akira Kurosawa (6), Richard Linklater (6), David Lynch (6), Michael Mann (6), Christopher Nolan (6), Andrei Tarkovsky (6), Denis Villeneuve (6), Paul Thomas Anderson (5), Wes Anderson (5), Bong Joon-ho (5), Joel Coen (5), Francis Ford Coppola (5), David Cronenberg (5), Terrence Malick (5), Wachowski Sisters (5).
- Highest Scoring Director: Martin Scorsese - 29pts.
- Most Decorated Director(s) (no. times won DotW): Martin Scorsese - 4 times (Weeks 3, 5, 15 and 16).
- Most Points in One Week: Godzilla (1954) - 5pts (Week 10, milestone bonuses incl.) and Sound of Metal (2019) - 5pts (Week 20, milestone bonueses incl.).
- Longest Run on Top: 13 weeks - Tenet (Weeks 7-19).
[Current poll leader's run on top: 2 (W22-23]
