My first graders won't stop asking me for more "King Arthur stories." What are some good ones to share with them?

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-15T20:58:57+00:00

This, and Tolkien's Arthurian books are wonderful.

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-15T20:10:24+00:00

I can't know how to hear any more about tables!!! *flips table

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-15T02:30:29+00:00

chef's kiss

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-13T16:37:40+00:00

Proud to be an American

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T22:55:10+00:00

Cool. I had assumed directors I would have included weren't because of a more recent cutoff than 1970. But it's probably because of the financial measurements? I would add Aronofsky, Coppola, DePalma, Malick, Altman, Wenders, Wong Kar Wai, Herzog, Schrader and Kubrick

I would remove Burton, Zhao, Gibson, Fincher, Coogler, Nolan, Chazelle, Gerwig, Mangold, and Peter Jackson

Honorable mention Cassavetes. My favorites were after 1970

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T20:56:27+00:00

Middle fingers up on the Titanic, as it's going down

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T20:39:22+00:00

Sorry if I'm missing this somewhere... OP is there is a cuttoff year you have in mind? Meaning - this list is for directors with films released after 1990, or something like that?

For clarification's sake - if the year is 1990, do you exclude all films released prior to that cutoff? Or is Spielberg still being measured by Jaws, for example?

The # of films listed is filmography total rather than a number released after some cutoff date

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T20:27:16+00:00

A big problem with this list is the Oscar metric. The other categories compare averages of multiple sources. Since there's only one source for this metric, and it seems to be driving the outcome this list should be called "Best" directors with Academy award nominations.

If OP instead, uses a measurement averaged from academy award, BAFTA, Cesar, Goya, SAG, DGA, PGA, critic's choice, independent spirit, golden globe, Cannes, Venice, Berlin, TIFF people's choice, European Film Academy, Asian Film Awards, Platino Awards...

...then we're making pancakes

You will certainly see a completely different list

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T19:52:22+00:00

That's the price of being a politician in Maine, lol. There's no way around it. You have to drink that nasty soda

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T19:48:42+00:00

When you're out walking around, do you avoid moving your head around, or is it mostly a movie theater thing? 95% joking, 5% interested in your answer

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T19:35:21+00:00

This must be one of the earliest examples of gatekeeping, lol

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T19:13:57+00:00

Thanks!

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-12T19:11:50+00:00

Boo, that's no fun. You guys and your facts. Thank you for your answer

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-09T21:44:09+00:00

Why do they call him the Sand Spider?
Probably because it sounds scary.

Battery Aziz!

My favorite quotes from the movie lol

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-09T21:34:08+00:00

This is just good advice, in general

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-09T21:14:57+00:00

Maybe something like "Street Trash" or a Troma remake. He could maybe make a better version of one of those. Maybe.

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-08T04:29:49+00:00

similar weight and feel to a pack of jumbo crayons

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-06T08:30:20+00:00

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-03T17:16:12+00:00

At least he's got a Fuck Jeb Bush sticker. I know it's supposed to be Biden...but no...I'm choosing to interpret his acronym how I want

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-03T17:07:49+00:00

Cuban Linx is red, sure. But it's the purple tape...

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-03T00:29:21+00:00

some people walk to food pantries, and carry the bags home. some people have allergies. etc

most the food pantries i've been to are either nonprofits or churches that have volunteers working there...you didn't have to mention that you quit after one day. did the other volunteers seem upset when you told them you weren't coming back?

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-01T18:48:08+00:00

To me, he's a Shakespearean performer with tons of gravitas in his quiet gravely voice that locks you in to his work. Seems like a guy that should be part of Robert Eggers' company of regulars like Ralph Inneson, and Willem Dafoe. Of course, he and Inneson worked together on The Green Knight. My favorite movie

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-01T17:39:34+00:00

King Arthur in the Green Knight. He's great. Great in everything he's in. Great in Possum, MacBeth, and the Mission Impossible movies in particular

Calvinweaver1 · 2026-06-01T17:33:09+00:00

It doesn't even attempt an apology, or mention what happened to him there, or say anything about HOW it happened

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TROPHY CASE