Sunday, May 24, 2020

Quarantine Games 3



DAY 1 - the first film you remember watching: Fantasia. Almost definitely not the first, but my first distinct memory of being in a theater
Disney to make creepy Fantasia sequence into live-action film | EW.com
DAY 2 - a film you like that starts with the first letter of your name: Japanese Story
- Jackie & Jane Eyre are other good options
Japanese Story - Official Site – Palace Films
DAY 3 - a film that has more than five words: I presume this means film title. The Wind that Shakes the Barley
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, the Diary of a Teenage Girl, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, What We Do in the Shadows
Surrender to the Void: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
DAY 4 - a film with a number in the title: 28 Days Later
- 663114, 35 Shots of Rum. Here, have 663114:

DAY 5 - a film where a character has a job you want: Does Tracks count as a job? Explorer with camel friends?
- Otherwise: the Thomas Crown affair (investigator with a Michael Kors wardrobe), Only Lovers Left Alive (vampire with an interest in natural history and literature), All About Eve (famous actress) or Robin Hood/Captain Marvel (self-explanatory)
TRACKS mia wasikowska | Mia wasikowska, Track pictures, Camels
DAY 6 - your favourite animated film: Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke Collector's Edition Blu-ray Review
DAY 7 - a film that you will never get tired of: Clue
- American Psycho, the Fifth Element, Stardust, Go
Clue (film) - Wikiwand
DAY 8 - a film where you liked the soundtrack more: I liked Bad Times at the El Royale pretty well, but the soundtrack was the best part.
- Wild Rose and, just recently, Wendy were not my cup of tea, but had good soundtracks

DAY 9 - a film you hate that everyone else liked: 2001 A Space Odyssey. This is the film with the highest average Letterboxd rating that I hate
DAY 10 - your favourite superhero film: Batman Begins
- I like Wonder Woman a lot, too
hmmmm
DAY 11 - a film you like from least favourite genre: I dislike romcoms, but I like It Happened One Night
Amazon.com: Watch It Happened One Night | Prime Video
DAY 12 - a film that you hate from your favourite genre: I love mysteries, and I hate (a lot, but not all) of the 70s Murder on the Orient Express. Albert Finney is a great actor and a GODAWFUL Poirot
DAY 13 - a film that puts you in deep thoughts: The Muppet Movie.
No - I don't know. I'm still trying to puzzle out High Life. Or the Lobster is a good ending to get you thinking
DAY 14 - a film that gave you depression: Son of Saul. Brilliant, but just soul-crushing.
DAY 15 - a film that makes you feel happy: The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Everybody wants some!!, Atomic Blonde, Princess Bride, Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Romance and Revolutionary Adventure!
DAY 16 - a film that is personal to you: Jane. Since I wanted to be her growing up and then I worked for JGI...
Jane' Review – Variety
DAY 17 - favourite film sequel: Mad Max Fury Road
- Paddington 2, Aparajito, Batman Returns, Aliens, Return to Oz, Thor Ragnarok, MI: Fallout, 10 Cloverfield Lane, X2, Winter Soldier, Fantasia 2000, Rescuers Down Under, Prisoner of Azkaban
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Prequel Seeks New Actress for Furiosa - Nerdist
DAY 18 - a film that stars your favourite actor: The Cameraman
DAY 19 - a film made by your favourite director: Sherlock Jr
Pun Dog | Know Your Meme
DAY 20 - a film that changed your life: Dead Poet's Society. Since I watched it when deciding which boarding school to attend.
- My first thought was actually Lola Rennt, which cemented me as a cinephile
Dead Poets Society (1989) Filming Locations - The Movie District
Home for four years
DAY 21 - a film that you dozed in: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I rarely fall asleep in films, but I wasn't very interested in this one (see: romcoms, above) and I was jetlagged.
DAY 22 - a film that made you angry: The first one I thought of was the Constant Gardener
- The Magdalene Sisters, Spotlight, Act of Killing, Weiner, Chasing Ice
The Constant Gardener movie review (2005) | Roger Ebert
DAY 23 - a film made by a director that is dead: All that Jazz
- The Great Escape
All That Jazz Trailers and Clips - Metacritic
DAY 24 - a film you wish you saw in theatres: Silence of the Lambs
- Vertigo, The Third Man
Psychology in Screenwriting: A Thoughtful Analysis of THE SILENCE ...
DAY 25 - a film you like that is not set in the current era: Cabaret
- The Favourite, Carol, Phantom Thread, Lady Macbeth, First Cow
Cabaret' on Netflix: Bob Fosse's Immense Talent Is On Full Display ...
DAY 26 -  a film that you like that's adapted from somewhere: I think The Hours is one of the best adapted films around. It is distinct from the book, and both are masterpieces.
- Leave No Trace, Interview with a Vampire, Wild, Little Women, Never Let Me Go, Tinker Tailor
The Hours (2002)
DAY 27 - a film that is visually striking to you: Sleepy Hollow. I feel like I need to go with Emmanuel Lubezki.
- The Fall, Days of Heaven, The New World, Thin Red Line...
Sleepy Hollow' Gave Us the Gorgeous Tim Burton Horror Movie We ...
DAY 28 - a film that made you feel uncomfortable: Thirteen. Ugh. Thank god we're only thirteen once.
DAY 29 -  a film that makes you want to fall in love: God's Own Country
- The Thin Man, Last of the Mohicans, Bright Star
God's Own Country – Boldly Exploring Male Sexuality – The Writing ...
DAY 30 - a film with your favourite ending: Likely a bit recency effect, but the ending is fucking perfect: Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Queer desire and the art of looking in Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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