MotW for Dec. 11 - Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives Of Others)

German-language this time, Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) is an understated, moving character-drama examining the concepts of truth, change, and free will. It's the winner of dozens of awards, including the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It is slow-building, but don't take that to mean boring. It will still have you on the edge of your seat.

IMDB link

Wikipedia link

Original selection page on reddit

The Movie Club's spoilerrific discussion page

MotW for Dec. 4th - 12 Angry Men

"Oh thank FSM", said some, "no subtitles this week!". Indeed, 12 Angry Men is our first English-language MotW. A classic B&W from 1957, 12 Angry Men "tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or innocence of a defendant"*. This may sound dry, but be assured that this film is a tense, emotion-driven morality play examining the meaning of "reasonable doubt". Don't miss it!

IMDb link

*Wikipedia link

Original selection page on reddit

The Movie Club's spoilerrific discussion page

Movie of the Week for Nov. 27 - Batoru Rowairaru (Battle Royale)

Three weeks, three movies, three languages.

As with last week Battle Royale is a novel adaption, and the controversial Japanese drama/horror also poses an ethical question: if you were trapped in a last-man-standing game what would you do to survive? Could you kill your best friend?

IMDb link

Wikipedia link

The original selection page on reddit

The Movie Club's spoilerrific discussion page

Movie of the Week for Nov. 20 - Låt den rätte komma in (Let The Right One In)

For our second MotW we've gone the subtitles route again, this time with a Swedish vampire "drama, fantasy, horror, romance, thriller". Despite being a vampire novel adaptation, Låt den rätte komma in (Let The Right One In) is no Twilight. This movie is dark, spooky, beautiful and thought-provoking. Don't miss it.

IMDb link
Wikipedia link

The original selection page

The Movie Club discussion page for Let The Right One In (beware: spoilers!)

Logo!

Last week we, the mods, thought it was about time that this increasingly popular subreddit had its own logo.

We put it to a vote, and after some photoshopping we were given an excellent MST3K-style logo we can be proud of. The runners-up were also fantastic, and can be seen here in the original post.

By the way, which movie do you think the alien is watching?

Movie of the Week for Nov. 14 - Le Cercle Rouge

Our first MotW!
Le Cercle Rouge is a 1970's French crime drama taking place in Paris.
IMDb page
Wikipedia page

It's available for free viewing on Youtube.

For posterity: the original reddit selection page

The Movie Club discussion page for Le Cercle Rouge (beware: spoilers!)

Welcome to the Reddit Movie Club

Welcome! This is a supplementary webspace for the Reddit Movie Club.

The Reddit Movie Club is a social place to discuss films we've seen, intended to see, never heard of, want to share with others. All genres, all languages, all movies.

However, to ensure a smooth-running operation there are a few rules in place:

• Movie submissions and MotW discussion will take place in moderator-created posts

• MotW will be determined by upvotes, so please: one suggestion per comment

• When suggesting a movie please state if it is available for free viewing online (ex. Netflix, Hulu)

• No spoilers!! Spoilers will not be tolerated except in the official discussion thread for the MotW

• Off-topic posts will be deleted

• Let's be nice - personal opinion regarding the films selected may vary greatly. Mocking and personal attacks are not welcome

• Questions or suggestions for how Movie Club operates should be made here

Any additional rules we settle upon will be posted here and on the Movie Club's frontpage.

See you at the movies!