Hairy Caul wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:54 am

Carl wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:39 pm At that age, I'd be curious to see which Hitchcock films resonate. Maybe don't start with Vertigo, but the pacing and humor of several of his films might work for your kids...

Thinking of possible Hitchcock films got me wondering if "Rope" would be a good pick.

for me it was rear window and north by northwest.
i don't usually sit down and make the kids watch movies but those 2 i might.

I think it would be kind of neat to do a double feature with the first being: "Fail Safe", then following it up with "Doctor Strangelove."

"Chinatown" is one I hope maturing kids would find interesting but, like "The Godfather", maybe it requires too much context.

Some others I think about showing my kids, because they are films that just have stuck with me over the years are:

The Vanishing (the original, obviously)
Doubt
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
In the Bedroom

Rear Window was a hit with our kids, especially the youngest. They probably liked Psycho even more.

It’s odd for people of our generation to come to terms with this, but The Godfather really does require a ton of context now, whereas it didn’t when we were young. We grew up when John Gotti was a major public figure—a celebrity by any definition of the word. Some of our grandparents might’ve even been alive during the heyday of the mob before WWII.

Can anyone here even *name* a living member of the mafia now?

Wood Goblin wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2025 8:55 am Can anyone here even *name* a living member of the mafia now?

Does Trump count? Feeling like organized crime has been absorbed into politics for more than a minute, but that's best discussed in another thread!

rsmurphy wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:13 am

Wood Goblin wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2025 8:55 am Can anyone here even *name* a living member of the mafia now?

Does Trump count? Feeling like organized crime has been absorbed into politics for more than a minute, but that's best discussed in another thread!

On the one hand, yes, he counts.

But if we’re thinking literally, Trump would’ve lasted five seconds in the actual mob. He’s a coward with an aversion to blood, and he shows no loyalty to anyone. He’d have squealed to the cops after getting his first parking ticket.

Hairy Caul wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:22 am "Doctor Strangelove."

We did this one with a 14 year old, and while it went okay, I think you've got to get to about 16 before the distrust-for-the-government gene really kicks in, and it starts to really click. Your mileage might vary. I'd like to do 2001...but I'm trying to find a big enough screen. Fucking 2.20:1.

Piggybacking on this excellent thread to ask for recs for arty, funny, well-directed music videos for young kids (mine is about to start third grade). Preferably with good to very good music. More interested in the golden age of MTV, but will take anything.

There are the Spike Jonze videos.
He gets a kick out of Beck's Loser and Where It's At videos.
Any other recommendations?

Beyond entertainment, they are also interesting from the point of view of starting conversations about editing, contrasts, funny or interesting aesthetic choices etc.

Weird Al, beastie boys, and bjork obviously



8 Might be too young for Radiohead (guy on fire, dying in the street, self dismemberment).