POLL: Tie-Breaker!!!

So...

Because the poll ended in a four-way tie, I had to get a tie-breaker. And I did, in the form of one of my friends from film school, a man whose taste in films is almost on par with my own. This guy introduced me to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, was among a group of us that saw Burlesque, and watched Angels in America with me (the first part, anyway). I gave him the years y'all were most interested in -- 1951, 1957, 1964, 1980 -- and asked him to choose. And the year he chose is...

1957!!!

But wait! Just as the polls closed, a tweeter tweeted me their choice, claiming that the poll should have stayed open until midnight instead of midday. You may know her as Concrete Jane, and she demands her vote be counted. So she went with...

1964!!!

Which means I need yet another tie-breaker before deciding once and for all what film year to do (sorry, 1980 champions -- you were loud and proud, but people adore the classic classics). Open for approximatey twenty-four hours:

poll by twiigs.com

Remember to Vote! Last Day!

Today is the final day for voting for the decade you want me to guide us through next. The 1980 fans are loud and proud, both on the actual poll and in the comments, but that year is currently tied (!!!) with 1957.

Once again, that poll is on the right. Or, hell, right below!

poll by twiigs.com

Quite A Polling!

I was quite thrilled about the feedback from my series on '74. Not just here, but on Twitter, from friends, family. Hell, the whole thing sparked a long conversation between my dad and myself on how amazing Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is, the merits of The Godfather films, Lee Strasberg, great disaster films, seeing Phantom of the Paradise in its initial release at a drive-in...that, I think, was the most rewarding thing of all. Also, seeing Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia for the first time. That movie is incredible.

So, it should come as no surprise that I want to do it again! Not with 1974, of course, but with something! Take a look to the right and you'll see a poll that'll run for the next two weeks begging the question: which cinematic year do you want to live through next? I've narrowed the many choices to these five:

1951

In which An American in Paris wins at the Oscars...but what about in my heart?

1957

In which Sayonara and The Bridge on the River Kwai, two movies I've always wanted to see but never have, must compete against guilty pleasure Peyton Place and my beloved Funny Face.

1964

In which I decide once and for all if Julie Andrews deserved her Oscar, and just how badly Audrey Hepburn was snubbed.

1980

In which the absence of Xanadu in the original song category forces me to watch Honeysuckle Rose. Also, I've never seen Raging Bull, Coal Miner's Daughter, Ordinary People, Private Benjamin....

1987

In which cult horror films (The Lost Boys, The Monster Squad), beloved epics (The Last Emperor, Empire of the Sun) and Cher (Suspect, Moonstruck) square off in a fight to the death.

Voting is open for the next two weeks! Let your feelings be heard, before they are hurt!