Recently I
have started using the service Letterboxd – a simple way to maintain a
film-diary and keep track of the dubious viewing pleasures of friends. A list of my recent film digest is here.
Regrettably
the film data is supplied by this site http://www.themoviedb.org/.
They are not as comprehensive as IMDB and lately I have experienced that the
film I wanted to submit weren’t listed.
The more obscure
example is Zoom In: Sex Apartments /Zûmu in: Bôkô danchi (Naosuke Kurosawa -
1980). Once again its Japanese art-house bondage, but this is one of the more
disturbing and interesting in its category.
The other
recent viewing that didn’t existed in the database is While I Live aka. The
Dream of Olwen (John Harlow - 1947). An intriguing drama concerning identity
and lass with an original storyline.
The shortcomings of TheMovieDB are irritating, but otherwise it’s great fun.
Visit Letterboxd.com
Yep, Letterboxd is nice, but it's a bit frustrating with all the films which are missing. They have 85 Jess Franco-films listed, and imdb says he's directed 194! I already saw a couple that wasn't listed. I also find that a lot of avant-garde experimental stuff is missing. I wish they based the database on imdb instead. Oh well.
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