As 2026 already threatens to be the longest year in recorded history, we need to come together and at least try to feel joy in each other's company and in our shared love of movies. Enter F This Movie Fest, your time machine back to 2000 and the world's original online movie festival!
If you're unfamiliar with F This Movie Fest, it's a day every year where we all watch movies together and talk about them over BlueSky using the #fthismoviefest hashtag (what has become known as a "watchalong"). Here's the deal:
1. Secure copies of all six movies! (DVD/Blu-ray/4K, Amazon Prime Video, Apple/Vudu rentals, public libraries, etc.) Try to avoid streaming services that include ads because they will throw off the timecodes.
2. If you're not already doing so, follow F This Movie! on BlueSky (@fthismovie). If you're not already on BlueSky (some of you probably aren't), you should sign up! You can quit the very next day if you want -- or, even better, let it stay dormant until next year's F This Movie Fest!
3. Beginning at 10 am on Saturday, March 7, we all start watching the first movie at the same time from the comfort of YOUR OWN HOME and talk about it on BlueSky (just tag all of your comments with #fthismoviefest). It will be like a conversation just like WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER! By following the hashtag #fthismoviefest, you (hopefully) won't miss a single post!
4. This is not a snark fest. We are not making fun of these movies. We love these movies.
5. If you have to leave for a movie or can only participate in half the festival or whatever, that's cool! Just check in or out with us so we know who's there and when. Hopefully, we can all do the full marathon, but we know that's not easy for everyone. It's a long day! A marathon, not a sprint.
At the end of the fest, we typically do a live show on YouTube recapping the movies, sharing some favorite posts, and answering your questions. Be sure to join us! Details and a link to the show will follow on the day of the fest.
Here's the full lineup! And don't forget we'll be celebrating the films of 2000 the whole rest of February and leading up to March 7. It's 2000 month! It's F This Movie Fest again!!
(All times CST)
If you're unfamiliar with F This Movie Fest, it's a day every year where we all watch movies together and talk about them over BlueSky using the #fthismoviefest hashtag (what has become known as a "watchalong"). Here's the deal:
1. Secure copies of all six movies! (DVD/Blu-ray/4K, Amazon Prime Video, Apple/Vudu rentals, public libraries, etc.) Try to avoid streaming services that include ads because they will throw off the timecodes.
2. If you're not already doing so, follow F This Movie! on BlueSky (@fthismovie). If you're not already on BlueSky (some of you probably aren't), you should sign up! You can quit the very next day if you want -- or, even better, let it stay dormant until next year's F This Movie Fest!
3. Beginning at 10 am on Saturday, March 7, we all start watching the first movie at the same time from the comfort of YOUR OWN HOME and talk about it on BlueSky (just tag all of your comments with #fthismoviefest). It will be like a conversation just like WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER! By following the hashtag #fthismoviefest, you (hopefully) won't miss a single post!
4. This is not a snark fest. We are not making fun of these movies. We love these movies.
5. If you have to leave for a movie or can only participate in half the festival or whatever, that's cool! Just check in or out with us so we know who's there and when. Hopefully, we can all do the full marathon, but we know that's not easy for everyone. It's a long day! A marathon, not a sprint.
At the end of the fest, we typically do a live show on YouTube recapping the movies, sharing some favorite posts, and answering your questions. Be sure to join us! Details and a link to the show will follow on the day of the fest.
Here's the full lineup! And don't forget we'll be celebrating the films of 2000 the whole rest of February and leading up to March 7. It's 2000 month! It's F This Movie Fest again!!
(All times CST)
10 am
(dir. McG, 98 minutes)
Noon
Pitch Black
(Dir. David Twohy, 108 minutes [theatrical cut])
2:15 pm
Bring It On
(dir. Peyton Reed, 99 minutes)
4:15
Gone in 60 Seconds
(dir. Dominic Sena, 118 minutes)
6:30 pm
The Replacements
(dir. Howard Deutch, 118 minutes)
8:45 pm
Gladiator
(dir. Ridley Scott, 155 minutes)
As always, thank you to Doug Schultz for making all of our artwork and our special 2000 month banner!
YAY!!!!! The greatest movie holiday of the year!
ReplyDeleteThis lineup is my personal favorite even though every year I love the movies that are selected. I cannot wait to watch these movies with a (virtual) audience and hopefully discover something new about them.
Thank you for programming this fest, Patrick!
Awesome lineup!
ReplyDeleteExcited for the lineup!
ReplyDeleteI've seen The Replacements only once, on a rental DVD around the time it came out, and I remember exactly one thing about it: the way Rhys Ifans pronounces the word "wiry".
OMG. looooooooooooooove the lineup. Cant f@#$ING wait.
ReplyDeletePeace .n. Proof of Pizza!
- Mashkimus "Are You Not Entertained!?!?!"
Hell yeah! Best day of the year! This lineup looks like so much fun. Though, I just watched The Replacements yesterday, good thing I love it haha
ReplyDeleteThats the only new-to-me watch on the list. Looking forward to it!!!
DeleteYes! Looking forward to this. Charlies Angles and Pitch Black I both love and am due to rewatch. Bring it On is a movie I'm been wanting to watch. Gone in 60 Seconds and The Replacements I have never even heard of. And Gladiator is my man Ridley Scott. Great lineup of classics and new stuff.
ReplyDeleteFinally, a reason to get back on social media! Great lineup as always!
ReplyDeleteFantastic lineup! My partner and I are so excited! We've made F this movie Fest an event at our place the last 3 years all the way down here in Oz. The movies, the communal atmosphere online....and the PIZZA! We absolutely cannot wait :)
ReplyDeleteThis is gonna be fun. First of all, I've never seen The Replacements or Bring It On. I think I've seen bits and pieces of Bring It On over the years, and I'm sure I've seen bits and pieces of The Replacements, but never saw them in their entirety. I probably heard more about The Replacements' storied production history than I have actually watched or retained anything frim the movie itself. I ordered the Shout Select Bring It On 4k, and ordered The Replacements on blu. I realized I didn't own Gone in 60 Seconds, which I used to not like and only recently rewatched and turned around on, and I ordered that blu. After all that, I used this occasion as motivation to finally get the new Arrow release of Pitch Black. Now I'm thinking I might just order the 4k of Gladiator just because, since I've alreadt gone this far. I'm definitely going to wait until the day to watch The Replacements and Bring It On for the first time.
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