I’m pretty sure we just did this, but here goes:
The Battle of the Sexes
Writer: comic master James Thurber.
Lolita
Statutory rape on a platter.
What’s New, Pussycat?
Does not pass Bechdel test.
He tended toward movies that weren’t exactly feminist, didn’t he?
Next: movies that pass the Bechdel* test.
*They have at least two women characters who talk about something besides the men.
Never though about that, but now that I do–you’re right!
Network
Ferrell pitches programming to Dunaway.
Hidden Figures
Women “computers” discuss spacecraft trajectories.
Ghostbusters (2016)
Topic of discussion? Busting ghosts!
Next: Movies about legal cases.
Loving
Virginia: not always for lovers.
Reversal of Fortune
Dershowitz leads von Bulow appeal.
Inherit the Wind
Gimme that old time religion.
Next: documentaries you enjoyed.
Documentaries that I enjoyed?
They Chose China
“Korean War over? We’re staying.”
The Bridge
Golden Gate suicides: haunting, thought-provoking.
Caine’s Arcade
Kid builds cardboard game arcade.
Next: Documentaries that you enjoyed.
The Atomic Cafe
Enjoyed wrong word; maybe “mesmerised”?
Comic Book Confidential
Other people read RAW! Yay!
Paradise Lost
My intro to WM3 case.
Next: Margot Kidder movies.
The Amityville Horror
Not wisest real estate decision
Superman
Was great as Lois Lane
Next: Films of Christopher Reeve
Superman
Still the best Superman movie.
Deathtrap
First-act twist surprised in 80s.
Monsignor
Ambitious priest needs new profession.
Next: flims before 1980 where a computer plays a central role.
Desk Set (1957)
Hepburn, Tracy, grapple with EMERAC.
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Computer develops sentience, ends war.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
HAL won’t jeopardize the mission.
Next: Pre-1970 Best Picture Oscar winners.
Wings
First, only silent winner*. 1927.
Cimmaron
Star Irene Dunne didn’t win.
Grand Hotel
Garbo “Want[s] to be alone.”
Next: Films of Lionel Barrymore.
*The Artist did have some dialogue.
It’s A Wonderful Life
He’s the big ol’ meanie.
Young Doctor Kildare
Kildare’s mentor throughout the series.
The Curious Conduct of Doctor Legarde
He plays the odd doctor.
Next: Films of Marilyn Monroe.
Don’t Bother to Knock
She’s delightfully creepy in this.
Niagara
In this, she’s actually scary.
Some Like It Hot
She’s great in this, too.
Next: movies with cross-gender casting.
She’s the Man
Loosely based on Twelfth Night.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
Swayze, Snipes, Leguizamo–drag queens?
The World According to Garp
Lithgow shines as Roberta Muldoon.
Next: 1970s disaster movies.
The Towering Inferno
Luxury hotel catches on fire.
The Poseidon Adventure
Several people escape capsized liner.
The Big Bus
Parody: nuclear-powered bus goes bad.
Next: films with a dolly zoom shot.
Vertigo
First use; taut Hitchcock thriller.
Jaws
Scheider, Shaw, Dreyfuss: shark bait.
Body Double
Another thriller; homage to Hitchcock.
Next: College comedies.
The Freshman
1925 Harold Lloyd; very funny.
Animal House
Not my type of movie.
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Disney: student becomes living computer.
Next: movies where an actor died during filming.
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Vic Morrow died with cameras rolling.
Wagons East!
John Candy deserved better movie.
The Crow
Brandon Lee; prop gun accident.
Next: Movies directed by Clint Eastwood.
Space Cowboys
Bad science, good action yarn
The Bridges of Madison County
It’s one long, long bore.
Bronco Billy
Silly fun, a romantic comedy.
Next: Films of Burt Reynolds
Unforgiven
Not the Hepburn, Gish film.
Million Dollar Baby
Got great performance from Swank.
Sully
My pilot stepfather loved it.
Next: films where the director is also one of the actors. (Doesn’t have to be the star, but cameos, like Hitchcock, don’t count; must be a character with lines.)
Rivkah, see Rule 3, please.
Films of Burt Reynolds
Angel Baby
His screen debut, in 1961
Sharky’s Machine
Great Eighties Atlanta cop drama
Gator
Memorably spoofed by FX’s Archer
Next: films where the director is also one of the actors. (Doesn’t have to be the star, but cameos, like Hitchcock, don’t count; must be a character with lines.)
I didn’t see that I got ninja’d.