On March 26 I have started a new installment in “The Ten” relay race series, this time focussing on the most iconic movie characters. The race has been going for some weeks now and the baton gets handed over quickly. In this post you will be able to find all the current entries of the blogs who have participated. Click on the image of the blog to see which character they removed and which one was added.
It has been a while since the last relay race (which was movie jail one), so time to kick off a new one. Through the movies we see a lot of stories, which come to life through its characters. A lot of these have become iconic. Some because we can really identify with, others because they are menacing and they represent fears within us.
For those unaware of the relay races I have done in the past, the rules are simple: A list of 10 iconic movie characters has been made. That list will be assigned to another blogger who can then change it by removing one character (describing why they think it should not be on the list) and replace it with another one (also with motivation) and hand over the baton to another blogger. Once assigned that blogger will have to put his/her post up within a week. If this is not the case the blogger who assigned it has to reassign it to another blogger. After you have posted your update leave the link in the comments here and I will make sure it gets added to the overview post. Now let’s get to the list! Continue reading
Last year Terrence from The Focused Filmographer and myself started the Movie Jail relay race. To refresh your minds:
It’s time to put some movie people in jail. The object is to give a prosecutor’s argument as to why these movie people belong in “Movie Jail” whether it be for violating the integrity of the content source of one their films, or being a sell-out, just making bad movies overall, getting worse as time goes on or not being in a good movie for many years.
The baton will be passed to another blogger who will have to do the following:
In order to free someone from Movie Jail they have to do 2 things
1 – Give a defense attorney argument defending the plaintiff
2 – Pay bail: the cost of which is another case for the court and a prosecutor’s argument against the actor/director of their choice that will replace the one set free.There must always be 10 people in Movie Jail.
Terrence and myself jailed: M. Night Shyamalan, George Lucas, Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Michael Cera, Robert De Niro, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, Sam Worthington and Kristen Stewart. Here you can find out why.
A lot of blogs have been taking part in this relay race and currently you can visit the following ones to find out which actors/actresses and directors have been released and which are still in jail for crimes against cinema:
Cinematic Corner
And So It Begins…
Surrender to the Void
Cinematic Paradox
The Cinematic Spectacle
Being Norma Jean
Defiant Success
…let’s be splendid about this
Lime Reviews and Strawberry Confessions
It’s been a while since I’ve started another blogathon/relay race (as I’m still brainstorming, trying to find cool concept), so I was happy when my friend Terrence from The Focused Filmographer approached me with the concept for this new relay race: The Movie Jail.
I thought it was an awesome idea (a lot of you may not know this but I actually have a master degree in law), so I decided to host this one in cooperation with Terrence.
So what’s the idea behind this one?
It’s time to put some movie people in jail. The object is to give a prosecutor’s argument as to why these movie people belong in “Movie Jail” whether it be for violating the integrity of the content source of one their films, or being a sell-out, just making bad movies overall, getting worse as time goes on or not being in a good movie for many years.
The baton will be passed to another blogger who will have to do the following:
In order to free someone from Movie Jail they have to do 2 things
1 – Give a defense attorney argument defending the plaintiff
2 – Pay bail: the cost of which is another case for the court and a prosecutor’s argument against the actor/director of their choice that will replace the one set free.There must always be 10 people in Movie Jail.
So now that the idea and rules are set, let’s open the door to our newly opened movie jail and fill it with 10 inmates. Continue reading
Another week passed and again there have been a lot of updates to the various relay races. Enjoy all the new entries and please make sure to leave a comment at their blogs, they’ve put in a lot of work! Continue reading
It’s the weekend, so you know what that means, time to give updates on the various relay races. Continue reading
I’m happy to see that all the various relay races are still going strong. It shows that the world of movie blogging is an amazing one with many great writers. I’ve decided to group all the updates together in one post, so find out after jump which changes having been made to the directors, actresses and actor relay races. Continue reading
Oh yes, it’s time to start another of these! Who are the ten best directors? I have the feeling that this is going to be one of the most discussed ones.
Making the initial list has been very hard and there are tons of directors I think should be mentioned, but of course I had to narrow it down, which means some of your favorites might not be in here. Don’t worry though as the rules of this relay race are as follows:
So what’s the idea behind the relay? I’ve created a list of what I think are the ten best directors. At the end of the post I, just like in a real relay race, hand over the baton to another blogger who will write his own post. This blogger will have to remove one director (that is an obligation) and add his own choice and describe why he/she did this. At the end the blogger chooses another blogger to do the same. We will end up with a list (not ranked in order) which represents a common agreement of the best directors.
If you are following the relay race it is also a great way to be introduced to new blogs!
So which directors are on the starting grid? Who are The Ten? Continue reading
The relay race for the actresses has also received two updates, from two bloggers whose work I read regularly (and have also appeared in my Moviesite Spotlight):
A week further and there have been several updates to the best actors list. Are your favorites still in there?
Find out on these blogs:
