this little exercise originated over at
citizenrobot and i have enjoyed looking around at everyone else's so i thought i would try my hand at it. the general idea is to choose your favorite film for each letter of the alphabet. here we go.
a is for
aguirre, the wrath of god (1972).
b is for
the bank dick (1940).
c is for
the conversation (1974).
d is for
dead of night (1945).
e is for
the elephant man (1980).
f is for
f for fake (1975).
g is for
gaslight (1944).
h is for
halloween (1978).
i is for
the in-laws (1979).
j is for
juliet of the spirits (1965).
k is for
king kong (1933).
l is for
the long goodbye (1973).
m is for
the maltese falcon (1941).
n is for
naked (1993).
o is for
the old dark house (1932).
p is for
picnic at hanging rock (1975).
q is for
quai des orfèvres (1947).
r is for
rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead (1990).
s is for
sherlock jr. (1924).
t is for
the testament of dr. mabuse (1933).
u is for
ugetsu (1953).
v is for
valerie and her week of wonders (1970).
w is for
a woman under the influence (1974).
x is for
x: the man with the x-ray eyes (1963).
y is for
yojimbo (1961).
z is for
zelig (1983).
mine actually turned out to be a fairly accurate representation of my cinematic proclivities. how about yours?
a is for aguirre, the wrath of god (1972).
b is for the bank dick (1940).
c is for the conversation (1974).
d is for dead of night (1945).
e is for the elephant man (1980).
f is for f for fake (1975).
g is for gaslight (1944).
h is for halloween (1978).
i is for the in-laws (1979).
j is for juliet of the spirits (1965).
k is for king kong (1933).
l is for the long goodbye (1973).
m is for the maltese falcon (1941).
n is for naked (1993).
o is for the old dark house (1932).
p is for picnic at hanging rock (1975).
q is for quai des orfèvres (1947).
r is for rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead (1990).
s is for sherlock jr. (1924).
t is for the testament of dr. mabuse (1933).
u is for ugetsu (1953).
v is for valerie and her week of wonders (1970).
w is for a woman under the influence (1974).
x is for x: the man with the x-ray eyes (1963).
y is for yojimbo (1961).
z is for zelig (1983).
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If I could figure out how to post those pretty pictures (yes, I'm 12) I would totally do this. Great, great list.
ReplyDeletethank you, sir. post a list without pictures, at least.
ReplyDeletePurdy pictures pal. I made one of my own, but there is just no other M but the Maltese Falcon.
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thank you. some excellent choices in yours, as well. i particularly like the shots for barfly and der golem.
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