Tower Of Movies
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Tower Of Movies
All credit for this one should go to stormwarning, who came up with the idea a couple of months ago but never brought it to life.
Same rules as with Tower of Song and we are limited to five entries each.
The Tower ends January 23rd, 10 p.m. GMT.
Ok, here we go :
Young Frankenstein - dir. Mel Brooks
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
Hannah And Her Sisters - Woody Allen
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
Scarecrow - Jerry Schatzberg
Same rules as with Tower of Song and we are limited to five entries each.
The Tower ends January 23rd, 10 p.m. GMT.
Ok, here we go :
Young Frankenstein - dir. Mel Brooks
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
Hannah And Her Sisters - Woody Allen
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
Scarecrow - Jerry Schatzberg
If you don't know what is wrong with me
Then you don't know what you've missed
Then you don't know what you've missed
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Sorry, never seen Scarecrow, so I'll boot that one off and replace it with Truffaut:
Young Frankenstein - dir. Mel Brooks
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
Hannah And Her Sisters - Woody Allen
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Young Frankenstein - dir. Mel Brooks
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
Hannah And Her Sisters - Woody Allen
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Mother, Moose-Hunter, Maverick
All great films, but I'm afraid something is going to have to make way for possibly the greatest film of all time, The Seven Samurai and that will have to be Young Frankenstein (a nice enough comedy, but hardly great).
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
Hannah And Her Sisters - Woody Allen
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
Hannah And Her Sisters - Woody Allen
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Out: Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
In: A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
Hannah And Her Sisters - Woody Allen
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
In: A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
Hannah And Her Sisters - Woody Allen
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
This morning you've got time for a hot, home-cooked breakfast! Delicious and piping hot in only 3 microwave minutes.
I'll replace one Woody with another:
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
The Player - Robert Altman
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
OUT: The Player (I love Altman but I was lukewarm to this one)
IN: A great piece of Americana by a seriously underrated director.
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
IN: A great piece of Americana by a seriously underrated director.
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
Toy Story - John Lasseter
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
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out: toy story
in: to kill a mockingbird
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
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in: to kill a mockingbird
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
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WSS wrote
This list is pretty good, but I'll swap one Polanski for another -
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Chinatown - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Hackman and Pacino, you should check it out.Sorry, never seen Scarecrow,
This list is pretty good, but I'll swap one Polanski for another -
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Chinatown - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Shot In The Dark - Blake Edwards
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Everyone just needs to fuckin’ relax. Smoke more weed, the world is ending.
At last!
Blake E. has done a lot better IMO, "A Shot in the Dark" leaves and this list is weighted way too much towards the color era, so....
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Chinatown - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
Blake E. has done a lot better IMO, "A Shot in the Dark" leaves and this list is weighted way too much towards the color era, so....
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Chinatown - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Blue Velvet - David Lynch
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
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Blue Velvet gets a nod for many reasons, but in this company it gets a shove for : The Usual Suspects. Directed by Bryan Singer, written by Christopher McQuarrie
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Chinatown - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects -- Bryan Singer
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Chinatown - Roman Polanski
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects -- Bryan Singer
"The smarter mysteries are hidden in the light" - Jean Giono (1895-1970)
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this art-house list (well almost) needs light entertainment but in a perfect way.
out: Chinatown (still the most overrated classic to me.)
in: Get Shorty
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Get Shorty - Barry Sonnenfeld
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects -- Bryan Singer
out: Chinatown (still the most overrated classic to me.)
in: Get Shorty
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Get Shorty - Barry Sonnenfeld
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
To Kill a Mockingbird--Robert Mulligan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects -- Bryan Singer
I'm not buying my share of souvenirs
Out: To Kill a Mockingbird
In: Some Like it Hot--Billy Wilder
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Get Shorty - Barry Sonnenfeld
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Some Like it Hot- Billy Wilder
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects -- Bryan Singer
In: Some Like it Hot--Billy Wilder
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Get Shorty - Barry Sonnenfeld
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Some Like it Hot- Billy Wilder
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects -- Bryan Singer
Out: Get Shorty
In: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Some Like it Hot- Billy Wilder
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects -- Bryan Singer[/quote]
In: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Seven Samurai - dir. Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Hud - Martin Ritt
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Some Like it Hot- Billy Wilder
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings -- Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects -- Bryan Singer[/quote]
On that road, lay madness.
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Apologies to El Vez, but I don't know Hud. Out it goes, in goes 'Respect the cock!'
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Some Like it Hot - Billy Wilder
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
Some Like it Hot - Billy Wilder
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more
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I like Marilyn Monroe as much as any hot blooded man here, but I have to look at her rather than look at the mere name of a movie that reminds me that I'm not.
So that void will be filled by A Streetcar Named Desire.
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
So that void will be filled by A Streetcar Named Desire.
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson
Amarcord - Federico Fellini
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
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I missed this Peter Niven selection over Christmas....always loved it.
bye bye to Fellini's film (never seen it)
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
bye bye to Fellini's film (never seen it)
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
corruptio optimi pessima
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Out: Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson
In: Dog Day Afternoon - Sidney Lumet
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Dog Day Afternoon - Sidney Lumet
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
In: Dog Day Afternoon - Sidney Lumet
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Dog Day Afternoon - Sidney Lumet
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think that you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt
- M. Twain
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OUT: The Woodsman
IN: Bunuel
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Dog Day Afternoon - Sidney Lumet
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
IN: Bunuel
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
Dog Day Afternoon - Sidney Lumet
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Out: Dog Day Afternoon
In: The Searchers
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
The Searchers- John Ford
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
In: The Searchers
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
The Searchers- John Ford
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
This list needs some music in it. I'm swapping Scorseses...
The Last Waltz - Martin Scorsese
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
The Searchers- John Ford
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
The Last Waltz - Martin Scorsese
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
The Searchers- John Ford
Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
Out: Stairway to Heaven - Michael Powell
In: Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
The Last Waltz - Martin Scorsese
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
The Searchers- John Ford
Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
In: Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
The Last Waltz - Martin Scorsese
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick
The Searchers- John Ford
Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
A Streetcar Named Desire - Elia Kazan
The 400 Blows - François Truffaut
Only Angels Have Wings - Howard Hawks
The Usual Suspects - Bryan Singer
Simon of The Desert - Luis Bunuel
This morning you've got time for a hot, home-cooked breakfast! Delicious and piping hot in only 3 microwave minutes.