July 2022 50 Movie Challenge

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July Theme: Movie Chain (25 movies)
You start off with a movie by a filmmaker of your choice (actor, actress, director, writer, cinematographer, or composer), then continue with your next selection provided it connects in some way with the previously mentioned filmmaker. For example:

1. Scarface (1983) Actor: Al Pacino —>
2. Carlito’s Way (1993) Actor: Sean Penn—>
3. The Game (1997) Director: David Fincher —>
4. Zodiac (2007) Actor: Mark Ruffalo
5. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

This will continue until you've reached 25 films total (and beyond if you like).

These can help:
Oracle of Bacon
IMDB Collaboration Search

July Recommendations: 90 Minutes or Less (5 movies)
5 movies that you haven't seen before from the titles recommended by other members. In your initial tracking post, everyone list 5-10 movies that are 90 minutes or less. Then for the ones you watch for this category, mention who recommended the film in your post.

July Featured Category (optional): Summer Blockbuster (5 movies)
Watch 5 movies considered summer blockbusters.

Remaining Categories: Create your own (15 movies)
Watch whatever you want and create your own categories.
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The Usual Fine Print:

• 50 movies is the goal, but based on your own time and situation you can shoot for more or less, so we have different levels from Coal to Platinum:
  60 Movies - Platinum
  50 Movies - Gold
  40 Movies - Silver
  30 Movies - Bronze
  20 Movies - Copper
  10 Movies - Coal
  <10 Movies - Why are you on this site?
• If you're going to re-post your entire list every time, please hide it under spoiler tags.
• If you're going to post pictures for the films (poster art or Blu-ray covers, for example) please try not to use GIANT pictures, and if there are tons of them, again - please hide under spoilers.

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Recent:

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Total: 85

Movie Chain
1. Side Street ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Paul Harvey (Actor) --- >
2. Call Northside 777 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Lee J. Cobb (Actor) --- >
3. The Family Secret ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Onslow Stevens (Actor) --- >
4. Outside the Law ⭐⭐⭐
< --- Billy Wayne (Actor) --- >
5. Because of You ⭐⭐⭐½
< --- Joseph Pevney (Director) --- >
6. The Midnight Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Herb Vigran (Actor) --- >
7. Appointment With Danger ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Harry Morgan (Actor) --- >
8. Dark City ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Mike Mazurki (Actor) --- >
9. Rope of Sand ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Burt Lancaster (Actor) --- >
10. Seven Days in May ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
< --- Ava Gardner (Actor) --- >
11. The Barefoot Contessa ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director) --- >
12. Dragonwyck ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Vincent Price (Actor) --- >
13. The Pit and the Pendulum ⭐⭐⭐½
< --- Roger Corman (Director) --- >
14. The Tomb of Ligeia ⭐⭐⭐½
< --- Robert Towne (Writer; Screenplay) --- >
15. The Last Detail ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Clifton James (Actor) --- >
16. The Man with the Golden Gun ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Bernard Lee (Actor) --- >
17. Live and Let Die ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Roger Moore (Actor) --- >
18. For Your Eyes Only ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Desmond Llewelyn (Actor) --- >
19. Diamonds Are Forever ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- John Abineri (Actor) --- >
20. The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone ⭐⭐⭐½
< --- Francis Ford Coppola (Director) --- >
21. The Godfather ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Ron Gilbert (Actor) --- >
22. Serpico ⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Al Pacino (Actor) --- >
23. The Godfather: Part II ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
< --- Robert De Niro (Actor) --- >
24. Backdraft ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
< --- Kurt Russell (Actor) --- >
25. Overboard (1987) ⭐⭐⭐½

12 Angry Men
Juror 1: Martin Balsam
--- >St. Elmo’s Fire ⭐⭐⭐
Juror 2: John Fiedler
--- >Sweet Smell of Success ⭐⭐⭐⭐ w/ commentary
Juror 3: Lee J. Cobb
--- >In Like Flint ⭐⭐⭐½
Juror 4: E.G. Marshall
--- >The Bamboo Prison ⭐⭐⭐
Juror 5: Jack Klugman
--- >Naked City S3E19 ⭐⭐⭐½
Juror 6: Edward Binns
--- >Fail Safe ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ w/ commentary
Juror 7: Jack Warden
--- >Naked City S3E13 ⭐⭐⭐½
Juror 8: Henry Fonda
--- >On Golden Pond ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Juror 9: Joseph Sweeney
--- >Naked City S3E12 ⭐⭐⭐½
Juror 10: Ed Begley
--- >Sorry, Wrong Number ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Juror 11: George Voskovec
--- >The 27th Day ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Juror 12: Robert Webber
--- >Highway 301 ⭐⭐⭐

The Walking Dead
1. The Walking Dead; S10, E12-14
2. The Walking Dead; S10, E15-16
3. The Walking Dead; S10, E17-18
4. The Walking Dead; S10, E19-20
5. The Walking Dead; S10, E21-22

Hodgepodge
1. The Accused ⭐⭐⭐½
2. Road Games ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Malaya ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Marooned ⭐⭐⭐½
5. Ambulance ⭐⭐⭐
6. Stroszek ⭐⭐
7. The Harder They Come ⭐⭐⭐
8. Forty Guns ⭐⭐⭐
9. Abba: The Movie ⭐⭐⭐
10. Jurassic Word: Fallen Kingdom ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Comedy
1. You’re Telling Me! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Man on the Flying Trapeze ⭐⭐⭐½
3. You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. The Bad News Bears (1976) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Murder, He Says ⭐⭐⭐½
6. Bustin’ Loose ⭐⭐⭐
7. I Married a Witch ⭐⭐⭐½
8. Silver Streak ⭐⭐⭐
9. The Golden Child ⭐⭐⭐
10. Big Daddy ⭐⭐⭐

Drama
1. Lean on Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
2. Steel Magnolias ⭐⭐⭐
3. Do the Right Thing ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Roman J. Israel, Esq. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Stand by Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Military
1. Captain Carey, U.S.A. ⭐⭐⭐
2. Bat*21 ⭐⭐
3. The Siege of Firebase Gloria ⭐⭐
4. Soldiers Three ⭐⭐⭐½
5. Torpedo Run ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Bataan ⭐⭐⭐½
7. Anthropoid ⭐⭐⭐
8. Battle Stations ⭐⭐⭐½
9. Fighter Squadron ⭐⭐⭐
10. The Virgin Soldiers ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I Love Lucy
1. I Love Lucy; S1, Disc 1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. I Love Lucy; S1, Disc 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. I Love Lucy; S1, Disc 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. I Love Lucy; S1, Disc 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. I Love Lucy; S1, Disc 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. I Love Lucy; S1, Disc 6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Politics
1. A Lion is in the Streets ⭐⭐½
2. Election ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Candidate ⭐⭐⭐
4. All the King’s Men (1949) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. All the King’s Men (2006) ⭐⭐⭐½

Recommendations: 90 minutes or less

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Recommendations: 90 minutes or less

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Movie Chain
Blue Velvet (1986)
<— Actor: Dennis Hopper —>
True Romance (1993) 1/2
<— Director: Tony Scott —>
The Fan (1996) 1/2
<— Actor: Benicio del Toro —>
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
<— Actor: Rene Russo —>
Nightcrawler (2014)
<— Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal —>
Donnie Darko (2001)

90 Minutes or Less
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012)
Deadpool: No Good Deed (2017)
All Hail the King (2014)

Summer Blockbusters
Thor (2011) 1/2
Independence Day (1996)
Wanted (2008) 1/2

Actor's Spotlight: Steve Carell

Actor's Spotlight: Ryan Gosling

Actor's Spotlight: Brad Pitt
Seven (1995)

Actor's Spotlight: Tessa Thompson
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) 1/2
Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Award Winners and Nominees
Spencer (2021) 1/2
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 1/2
Forrest Gump (1994)

Film Anniversaries
Terminator Genisys (2015) 1/2
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) 1/2
Men In Black (1997) 1/2
Transformers (2007)
Back to the Future (1985) 1/2
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) 1/2

Christmas in July

Dogs in film
The Mask (1994)
Men in Black II (2002) 1/2
Game Night (2018) 1/2
Don't Breathe (2016) 1/2

Horror
Midsommar (2019) 1/2
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 1/2

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Recently Watched


Recommendations
1. Tucker & Dale vs Evil* 3.5/5 (Will!3D)
2. Sexy Beast* 3/5 (graf1k)

Movie Chain
1. St. Elmo's Fire 4/5 (Rob Lowe)
2. About Last Night 3/5 (Demi Moore)
3. Striptease* 3/5 (Andrew Bergman - Director)
4. The Freshman* 2/5 (Penelope AnnMiller)
5. Awakenings* 4/5 (Max Von Sydow)
6. Snow Falling on Cedars* 3/5 (James Rebhorn)
7. Blank Check 4/5 (Jayne Atkinson)
8. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 3/5 (Jason James Richter)
9. Free WIlly 3: The Rescue 3/5 (August Schellenberg)
10. Iron Will* 3.5/5 (Brian Cox)
11. Match Point 4/5 (Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
12. Stonewall* 3.5/5 (Karl Glusman)
13. Nocturnal Animals 4/5 (Tom Ford - Director)
14. A Single Man 4/5 (Julianne Moore)
15. Chloe* 3.5/5 (Liam Neeson)
16. Kinsey 4/5 (Peter Saarsgard)
17. Shattered Glass 4/5 (Luke Kirby)
18. Mambo Italiano 3/5 (Paul Sorvino)
19. Cruising 4/5 (William Friedkin - Director)
20. The Boys in the Band 4/5 (Kenneth Nelson)
21. Nightbreed* 3/5 (Mark Goldblatt)
22. Humanoids from the Deep* 3/5 (James Horner - Composer)
23. Vibes* 1/5 (Jeff Goldblum)
24. Thor: Ragnarok 3D 4/5 (Cate Blanchett)
25. The Talented Mr. Ripley 5/5

Summer Blockbusters
1. Jaws 5/5
2. Independence Day 4/5
3. Free Willy 4/5
4. Thor: Love and Thunder (Dolby Cinema)* 3/5

Biopics
1. Born on the Fourth of July 5/5
2. Clouds* 3/5
3. The Doors 4/5
4. Elvis (2022) 4/5
5. American Underdog* 2.5/5

Musicals
1. Trevor: The Musical*
2. Billy Elliot the Musical Live
3. Cinderella (2021)* 3/5

Seen in Theaters
1. The Black Phone* 3.5/5
2. Gone in the Night* 2/5
3. Nope - IMAX* 3.5/5
4. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On* 3.5/5

Recommendations

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Recommendations 90 minutes or less

[Show spoiler] (I switched out Passion of Joan Arc because there are a confusing amount of runtimes and cuts.)

Movie chain
1. Scent of a Woman USA, 1992 (HD DVD) * Actor: Al Pacino ->
2. Devil's Advocate USA, 1997 (HBO Max) * Actress: Charlize Theron ->
3. Tully USA, 2018 (Paramount+) * Script: Diablo Cody ->
4. Jennifer's Body USA, 2009 (Disney+) * Actor: J. K. Simmons ->
5. The Jackal USA, 1997 (Netflix) * Actor: Jack Black ->
6. Kung Fu Panda 3 USA, 2016 (Netflix) * Actress: Angelina Jolie ->
7. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil USA, 2019 (4K Blu-ray) * Director: Joachim Rønning ->
8. Kon-Tiki Norway, 2012 (Blu-ray) Actor: Pål Sverre Hagen ->
9. The Girl in the Spider's Web USA, 2018 (4K Blu-ray) Director: Fede Alvarez ->
10. Don't Breathe USA, 2016 (Netflix) * Producer/Director Sam Raimi ->
11. For the Love of the Game USA, 1999 (HD DVD) * Actor John C. Reilly ->
12. We Need to Talk About Kevin UK, 2011 (Viaplay) * Director: Lynne Ramsay ->
13. You Were Never Really Here USA, 2017 (Viaplay) * Actor Joaquin Phoenix ->
14. Joker USA, 2019 (4K Blu-ray) Actor: Robert de Niro ->
15. Cop Land USA, 1997 (Viaplay) * Actor: Harvey Keitel ->
16. Head Above Water USA, 1996 (DVD) * Producer: John M. Jacobsen ->
17. Løvekvinnen (The Lion Woman) Norway, 2016 (HBO Max) * Actor: Rolf Lassgård ->
18. Spionen (The Spy) Norway, 2019 (Blu-ray) * Actor: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal ->
19. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters USA, 2013 (4K Blu-ray) Actor: Peter Stormare ->
20. Pain & Gain USA, 2013 (Viaplay) * Actor: Michael Rispoli ->
21. Snake Eyes USA, 1998 * Director: Brian de Palma ->
22. The Black Dahlia USA, 2006 (Paramount+) * Actress: Rose McGowan ->
23. Encino Man USA, 1992 (Disney+)* Actor: Sean Astin ->
24. Bulworth USA, 1998 (Disney+) * Actor: Isaiah Washington ->
25. The Amateurs USA, 2005 (HD DVD) *

Cult movie challenge
Week 27: July 2-July 8 Biker Movie Week
Danger Zone III: Steel Horse War USA, 1990 (Amazon Prime) *
Week 28: July 9-July 15 Tod Browning Week
The Unknown USA, 1927 (Dailymotion) *
Week 29: July 16-July 22 PM Entertainment Week
Inferno USA, 1999 (Amazon Prime) *
Week 30: July 23-July 29 Laura Gemser Week
Ator, the Fighting Eagle Italy, 1982 (Amazon Prime) *
Week 31: July 30-Aug. 5 Mondo Films Week
Africa Addio 1966

Summer Blockbusters
The Mummy USA, 1999 (HD DVD)
The Mummy Returns USA, 2001 (HD DVD)
The Bourne Identity USA, 2002 (HD DVD)
Bourne Supremacy USA, 2004 (HD DVD)
X-Men: First Class USA, 2011 (Disney+)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (The Rogue Cut) USA, 2014 (Blu-ray)
The Bourne Ultimatum USA, 2007 (HD DVD)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider USA, 2001 (HD DVD)
Cleopatra USA, 1963 (Blu-ray)

Recommendations from others
The Road to El Dorado USA, 2000 (Viaplay) * recommended by Zodokai
You Were Never Really Here USA, 2017 (Viaplay) * recommended by Will!3D
Village of the Damned UK, 1960 (Blu-ray) * recommended by filmbuffTX
Primer USA, 2004 (Mubi) * recommended by graf1k
Sexy Beast UK, 2000 (HD DVD) recommended by graf1k
Jonah Hex USA (Blu-ray) 2010 * recommended by starryeyes
House Japan, 1977 * recommended by Zodokai
Phone Booth USA, 2002 (Disney+) * recommended by Will!3D

Canada
Project Grizzly Canada, 1996 (Amazon Prime) *
Naked Lunch Canada, 1991 (Mubi) *
Cosmos Canada, 1996 (Mubi) *
Crash Canada, 1996 (Mubi)
The Sweet Hereafter Canada, 1997 * (Amazon Prime)
Gulîstan, Land of Roses Canada, 2016 * (Amazon Prime)
Eastern Promises Canada, 2007 (HD DVD)
Incident at Restigouche Canada, 1984 (NFB) *


Blockbustin' apes
Planet of the Apes-franchise
Beneath the Planet of the Apes USA, 1969 (Blu-ray)
Escape From the Planet of the Apes USA, 1971 (Blu-ray)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes USA, 1972 (Blu-ray) (extended version)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes USA, 1973 (Blu-ray)
Planet of the Apes USA, 2001 (Blu-ray)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes USA, 2011 (Blu-ray)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes USA, 2014 (Disney+)
War for the Planet of the Apes USA, 2017 (Disney+)

King Kong-franchise
King Kong USA, 1933 (DVD)
The Most Dangerous Game USA, 1932 * [Filmed alongside King Kong]
King Kong USA, 2005 (HD DVD)
Son of Kong USA, 1933 (Blu-ray) *
King Kong Lives USA, 1986 (DVD) *
King Kong USA, 1976 (Blu-ray) (TV version)

Circus, clowns, side-shows
The Circus USA, 1928 (Blu-ray) *
Løvekvinnen (The Lion Woman) Norway, 2016 (HBO Max) *
King Kong USA, 2005 (HD DVD)
The Unknown USA, 1927 (Dailymotion) *
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser) Germany, 1974 (DVD) *
Son of Kong USA, 1933 (Blu-ray) *

Low-budget/No-budget
Strip Mind Germany, 2007 (HD DVD) *
Danger Zone III: Steel Horse War USA, 1990 (Amazon Prime) *
The Amateurs USA, 2005 (HD DVD) *
Primer USA, 2004 (Mubi) *

Box-office bombs
Robin Hood USA, 2018 (Blu-ray) *
The Chronicles of Riddick USA, 2004 (HD DVD)
The Girl in the Spider's Web USA, 2018 (4K Blu-ray)
The Road to El Dorado USA, 2000 (Viaplay) *
R.I.P.D. USA, 2013 *
Jonah Hex USA (Blu-ray) 2010 *

Oliver Stone
Born on the Fourth of July USA, 1989 (HD DVD)
Heaven & Earth USA, 1993 (DVD) *
Savages USA, 2012 (Blu-ray) *

2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie USA, 2002 (Disney+) *
South Park the Streaming Wars Part 2 USA, 2022 (Paramount+) *
The Gray Man USA, 2022 (Netflix) *
RRR India, 2022 *

Previously unwatched HD DVDs
Scent of a Woman USA, 1992
The River USA, 1984
Dead Silence USA, 2007
The Amateurs USA, 2005
Strip Mind Germany, 2007

IMDb top 250
Bacheha-Ye aseman (Children of Heaven) Iran, 1997 (DVD) *
Babam ve Oğlum (My Father and My Son) Turkey, 2005 (DVD) *

Norwegian films
Rovdyr (Manhunt) Norway, 2008 (Blu-ray)
Generasjon Utøya (Generation Utøya) Norway, 2021 (NRK)
Skjær i sjøen (Unexpected Summer) Norway, 1965 (TV2 Play) *
Mannen som elsket Yngve (The Man Who Loved Yngve) Norway, 2008 (Blu-ray)
Switch Norway, 2007 (DVD) *
Marias menn Norway, 2006 (TV2 Play) *
Løvekvinnen (The Lion Woman) Norway, 2016 (HBO Max) *
Kon-Tiki Norway, 2012 (Blu-ray)
Spionen (The Spy) Norway, 2019 (Blu-ray) *

French-language films
La grande illusion (The Great Illusion) France, 1937 (Blu-ray) *
Le petit soldat (The Little Soldier) France, 1963 (Mubi) *
Made in U.S.A. France, 1966 (Mubi) *
Cosmos Canada, 1996 (Mubi) *

Italian films
Lo sceicco bianco (The White Sheik) Italy, 1952 (Mubi) *
Ogro Italy/Spain, 1979 (DVD) *
Don't Look Now UK/Italy, 1973 (Blu-ray) *
Ator, the Fighting Eagle Italy, 1982 (Amazon Prime) *

Misc.

Beerfest USA, 2006 (HD DVD)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang USA, 2005 (HD DVD)
Utöya - aldrig glömma, aldrig tiga (Utøya - never forget, never keep silent) Sweden, 2021 (NRK)*
Godzilla: King of the Monsters USA, 2019 (HBO Max) *
Ace in the Hole USA, 1951 (Blu-ray) *
After Hours USA, 1985 (DVD)*
In Cold Blood USA, 1967 (Blu-ray) *
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy UK, 2005 (Blu-ray)
Daughters of Darkness Belgium, 1971 (Arte) *
Old USA, 2021 (Viaplay) *


Watched: 106
Blu-ray 26
HD DVD 18
4K Blu-ray 4
DVD 10
Streaming 48
* = First time viewing: 67

[graf1k]

Recommended 90 Minutes or Less

Got More Chain than Jacob Marley
01. Giant
↳ Dennis Hopper, Actor
02. Blue Velvet
↳ Laura Dern, Actress
03. Jurassic Park
↳ Steven Spielberg, Director
04. Jaws
↳ Roy Scheider, Actor
05. Sorcerer
↳ William Friedkin, Director/Producer
06. Paper Moon
↳ Tatum O'Neill, Actress
07. The Bad News Bears
↳ Walter Matthau, Actor
08. Charade
↳ Cary Grant, Actor
09. To Catch a Thief
↳ John Williams, Actor
10. Dial M for Murder
↳ Alfred Hitchcock, Director
11. Rear Window
↳ Grace Kelly, Actress
11. High Noon
↳ Lloyd Bridges, Actor
12. Hot Shots!
↳ Jim Abrahams, Director/Writer
13. Hot Shots! Part Deux
↳ Miguel Ferrer, Actor
14. The Night Flier
↳ Stephen King, Writer
15. Shawshank Redemption
↳ Tim Robbins, Actor
16. Mystic River
↳ Sean Penn, Actor
17. Licorice Pizza
↳ Bradley Cooper, Actor
18. Nightmare Alley
↳ Willem Dafoe, Actor
19. Clear and Present Danger
↳ Harrison Ford, Actor
20. Raiders of the Lost Ark
↳ George Lucas, Writer
21. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
↳ Pat Roach, Actor
22. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
↳ Alison Doody, Actress
23. RRR
↳ Ray Stevenson, Actor
24. Thor: Ragnarok
↳ Benedict Cumberbatch, Actor
25. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness


Recommendations
Bad Day At Black Rock (Travis)
The Ox-Bow Incident (Zodokai)
Shiva Baby / Germany Year Zero (magnusbe)


Variety Hour
Old School
Margin Call
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Donnie Brasco
Spree
Phantom of the Open
Men
The Thirteenth Floor
Cube
Inherent Vice
The Black Phone


Viewing Diary
Giant -
Blue Velvet - ½
Jurassic Park - ½
Jaws -
Old School - ½
Margin Call -
Anchorman -
Donnie Brasco -
Sorcerer -
Paper Moon -
The Bad News Bears - ½
Charade - ½
Bad Day at Black Rock - ½
To Catch a Thief -
Spree - ½
Dial M for Murder -
Rear Window -
Phantom of the Open -
The Ox-Bow Incident -
Men -
The Thirteenth Floor - ½
Hot Shots! -
Hot Shots! Part Deux -
Cube -
The Shawshank Redemption -
The Night Flier - ½
Clear and Present Danger - ½
Raiders of the Lost Ark -
Mystic River -
Licorice Pizza - ½
Nightmare Alley -
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - ½
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade -
Inherent Vice -
The Black Phone - ½
RRR -
The Offer -

[starryeyes]

>Recommended Movies

Run Lola Run (1998)
Chronicle (2012)
The Ruins (2008)
Jonah Hex (2010)
The Producers (1967)
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Laura (1944)
Pieces of April (2003)
War of the Worlds (1953)
When Worlds Collide (1951)

Movie Chain

01. Cat Ballou (1965) 3.5/5>>>Jane Fonda
02. Barefoot in the Park (1967) 4/5>>>Robert Redford
03. The Last Castle (2001) 4/5>>>Mark Ruffalo
04. Dark Waters (2019) 4/5>>>Anne Hathaway
05. Interstellar (2014) 5/5>>>Matthew McConaughey
06. Contact (1997) 5/5>>>Jodie Foster
07. Hotel Artemis (2018) 3.5/5>>>Dave Bautista
08. Army of the Dead (2021) 3.5/5>>>Zack Snyder
09. 300 (2006) 4/5>>>Gerald Butler
10. Greenland (2020) 3.5/5>>>Scott Glenn
11. Training Day (2001) 4/5>>>Antoine Fuqua (director)
12. Guilty (2021) 4/5 >>>Jake Gyllenhaal
13. Prisoners (2013)4.5/5>>>Denis Villeneuve (director)
14. Arrival (2016) 5/5>>>Amy Adams
15. The Woman in the Window (2021) 3.5/5>>>Gary Oldman
16. The Fifth Element (1997) 5/5>>>Bruce Willis
17. Frankensteìn (1994) 3.5/5>>>Ian Holm
18. The Mist (2007) 5/5>>>Frank Darabont
19. Deep Blue Sea (1999) 3/5>>>Thomas Jane
20. Pulp Fiction (1994) 5/5>>>Samuel L Jackson
21. Broken (2012) 5/5>>>Tim Roth
22. Red Lights (2012) 3..5/5>>>Cillian Murphy
23. Wind River (2017) 4/5>>>Elizabeth Olsen
24. Hell or High Water (2016) 4/5>>>Gil Birmingham
25. The Big Lebowski (1998) 5/5>>>Jeff Bridges

Recommendations

1. Crank (2006)(Will!3D)
2. Scenic Route (2013)(filmbuffTX) 1/2
3. The Land Before Time (1988)(Zodokai)
4. Hell Fest (2018)(cinemaphile)
5.. Slumber Party Massacre (1982)(filmbuffTX)

Blockbusters

1. Jaws (1975)
2. Jurassic Park (1993)
3. Inglorious Basterds (2009)
4. Ghostbusters (1984) 1/2
5. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)


1950's Science Fiction 'Gems'

1. The Angry Red Planet (1959) 1/2
2. Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)
3. The Wasp Woman (1959) 1/2
4. Monster from Green Hell (1957)
5. The 27th Day (1957)


Fantasy

1. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
2. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
3. Monsters at Large (2018)
4. Eragon (2006)
5. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)


Comedy

1. Unpregnant (2020) 1/2
2. Dream Horse (2020)
3. The Comeback Trail (2020)
4. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
5. Black Friday (2021) 1/2
6. Dr. Cabbie (2014) 1/2
7. The Captain's Paradise (1953) 1/2


Horror

1. Fear of Rain (2021)
2. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
3. House on Haunted Hill (1959)
4. The Empty Man (2020)
5. The Night House (2020) 1/2


War/War Related

1. A Walk in the Sun (1945) 1/2
2. The Cruel Sea (1953) 1/2
3. American Snyder (2013)
4. Battle of Britain (1969)
5. The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) 1/2



Misc.

1. The Batman (2022) 1/2
2. Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story (2019)
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 1/2
4. Maps to the Stars (2014) 1/2
5. Blowing Wild (1953)
6. Ruthless (1948)
7. Ace in the Hole (1951)



Totals = 69

[cinemaphile]

90 Minutes or Less Recommendations:



No One Lives (86 min) - Vudu Free, TubiTV, Plex, PlutoTV, Amazon/FreeVee
Good Kids (86 min)
Hell Fest (89 min) - Netflix
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (80 min) - HBO Max
The Devil's Candy (79 min) - AMC+
Empire Records (90 min)
The Loved Ones (84 min)
They Came Together (83 min)
Rapture-Palooza (85 min) - Peacock
Blood Father (88 min)
___________________________________________

Most Recent Watches:


Recommended Films
* The Slumber Party Massacre (recommended by filmbuffTX) -
* The Driver (recommended by Travis) - ½
Possible Watches:

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* City Lights (recommended by Will!3D)
* Battleship Potemkin (recommended by kingdoxie)
* Sherlock Jr (recommended by BreakfastClub211)
* Rashoman
* Trilogy of Terror (recommended by filmbuffTX)

Summer Blockbusters
1. * The Gray Man -
2. The Gray Man -
Possible Watches:

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Movie Chain
* Bunraku - ½ > Josh Hartnett >
Black Hawk Down - > Kim Coates >
* Waterworld: Ulysses Cut - > Robert Joy>
* Amityville 3-D - ½ > Meg Ryan >
Proof of Life - > Russell Crowe >
State of Play - > Jeff Daniels >
The Martian - > Donald Glover >
Solo: A Star Wars Story - > Joonas Suotamo >

[Show spoiler]Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker > Lupita N'yongo >

Us - > Jordan Peele >
* Nope - ½ > Daniel Kaluuya >
Get Out > Lakeith Stanfield >
The Harder They Fall - ½ > Idris Elba >
Thor: The Dark World - ½ > Talulah Riley >
Bloodshot - ½ > Vin Diesel
* Thor: Love & Thunder - > Natalie Portman >
Thor: Love & Thunder - ½ > Chris Hemsworth >
Thor: Ragnarok - > Taika Waititi >
Jojo Rabbit - > Sam Rockwell >
Choke - > Clark Gregg >
Thor - ½ > Stellan Skarsgaard >

[Show spoiler]Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again > Dominic Cooper >

* The Princess- > Joey King >
* Independence Day: Resurgence - > Liam Hemsworth >
* Triangle- > Melissa George >
The Amityville Horror - > Ryan Reynolds >
R.I.P.D. - ½ > James Hong>
Everything Everywhere All At Once - ½ > Michelle Yeoh >
* Minions: The Rise of Gru - > Jean-Claude Van Damme >
Lionheart - > Brian Thompson >
* Pass the Ammo - ½ > Annie Potts >
Ghostbusters Afterlife - > McKenna Grace >
* Annabelle Comes Home-

Unseen 80's Comedies:
1. * Don't Tell Her It's Me - ½
2. * After Hours -
3. * The Wild Life -
4. * Making the Grade - ½
5. * Heartaches -

Categories TBD:
Valley Girl (2020)-
* Why Didn't They Ask For Evans?- ½
* Delirium-
* Butterfly Kisses-
The Pyramid-
Brightburn - ½
* The Little Death - ½
* American Carnage -
Possible Watches:

[Show spoiler]
Posse
I.Q.
With Honors
Tequila Sunrise
* Water's Edge
* Making the Grade
* Immortal Beloved
Before I Fall
* Delicatessen
* Alice
* Safety Last!

* denotes first-time viewings

Red - seen in theater
Sienna - 4K disc
Blue - Blu-ray, duh
Green - DVD
Purple - Vudu
Black - Other streaming (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crackle, hoopla, tubitv, etc)

[Travis]

Recommendations

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Recent

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Recommended
1. City Lights (1931) Will!3D
2. Pickup on South Street (1953) kingdoxie
3. Sleepaway Camp (1983) filmbuffTX

Summer Blockbusters
1. Minority Report (2002)
2. The Simpsons Movie (2007)
3. King Kong (2005)

Chain
1. Hail, Caesar! (2016) 1/2 Starring: Josh Brolin —>
2. No Country for Old Men (2007) 1/2 Starring: Javier Bardem —>
3. Skyfall (2012) Starring: Daniel Craig —>
4. Spectre (2015) 1/2 Starring: Léa Seydoux—>
5. No Time to Die (2021) 1/2 Composer: Hans Zimmer —>
6. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron(2002) Starring: James Cromwell —>
7. L.A. Confidential (1997) 1/2 Starring: Russell Crowe —>
8. Gladiator (2000) Director: Ridley Scott —>
9. Blade Runner (1982) International Version Starring: Harrison Ford —>
10. The Call of the Wild (2020) Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski —>
11. The Adventures of Tintin (2011) 1/2 Composer: John Williams —>
12. The Long Goodbye (1973) Starring: Elliott Gould —>
13. American History X (1998) Starring: Edward Norton —>
14. The Italian Job (2003) 1/2 Starring: Mark Wahlberg —>
15. Three Kings (1999) Starring: Ice Cube —>
16. Boyz n the Hood (1991) Starring: Laurence Fishburne —>
17. Apocalypse Now (1979) Director: Francis Ford Coppola —>
18. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Starring: Nicolas Cage —>
19. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) Starring: Angelina Jolie —>
20. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) 1/2 Starring: Brad Pitt —>
21. Sleepers (1996) Director: Barry Levinson —>
22. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) 1/2 Starring: Robin Williams —>
23. Insomnia (2002) Director: Christopher Nolan —>
24. The Prestige (2006) Starring: Hugh Jackman —>
25. Swordfish (2001)

Film Noir
1. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) 1/2
2. Union Station (1950)
3. Appointment with Danger (1951) 1/2
4. Dark City (1950) 1/2
5. Rope of Sand (1949)

3D
1. Pacific Rim (2013)
2. Avatar (2009) 1/2


Miss E. Laneous
1. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
2. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
3. Jungleland (2019)
4. Scarlet Street (1945) 1/2
5. Safe Men (1998)

[Zodokai]

Movie Chain:

1. A League of Their Own ½
<----- Bill Pullman (Actor) ----->
2. Independence Day ½
<----- Jeff Goldblum (Actor) ----->
3. Thor: Ragnarok ½
<----- Taika Waititi (Director) ----->
4. Thor: Love and Thunder* ½
<----- Christian Bale (Actor) ----->
5. Ford v. Ferrari ½



Summer Blockbuster:




TBD:

1. A Ghost Story*
2. A Ghost Waits* ½
3. Spider-Man 2 ½
4. Happy Gilmore ½
5. Audition*
6. Tenet
7. Suture*
8. Dark Water* ½
9. Come and See*
10. Jumanji
11. National Treasure
12. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
13. Get Out
14. Dekalog I*
15.Dekalog II*
16. Dekalog III* ½
17. Dekalog VI* ½
18. Dekalog V*
19. Dekalog VI*
10. Dekalog VII* ½
11. Dekalog VIII*
12. Dekalog IX* ½
13. Dekalog X*
14. The China Syndrome ½
15. Basket Case*
16. Shoah*
17. C'mon C'mon* ½
18. Mass*
19. When Harry Met Sally*
20. Deadpool
21. Deadpool 2
22. Shaun of the Dead
23. The Hitman's Bodyguard
24. Hobbs & Shaw
25. Billy Madison
26. Upgrade
27. The Weather Man* ½
28. The Descent
29. Georgy Girl*
30. Nope*
31. Red Dawn ½



Recommended 90 Minutes or Less:




Total Movies: 46


A * indicates a first-time viewing.

Note: I’m trying to finish up my remaining unwatched blu-rays, so I’m going to have to cheat on my movie chain a bit by doing things out of order.



Recommendations:

[jd_from_da_80s]

Reserved

[odguitar]

Recently Watched

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Movie Chain
1. Love & Mercy 4.5/5
---> John Cusack <---
2. Better Off Dead* 3.5/5
---> Savage Steve Holland <---
3. One Crazy Summer* 3.5/5
---> Demi Moore <---
4. Now and Then* 3.5/5
---> Cloris Leachman <---
5. History of the World: Part I* 3.5/5
---> Madeline Kahn <---
6. Clue* 4/5
---> Christopher Lloyd <---
7. Eight Men Out 4/5
---> John Mahoney <---
8. Frantic* 3.5/5
---> Harrison Ford <---
9. Regarding Henry 3.5/5
---> Mike Nichols <---
10. Carnal Knowledge* 4/5
---> Jack Nicholson <---
11. Prizzi's Honor* 3.5/5
---> John Huston <---
12. The Asphalt Jungle 4.5/5
---> Louis Calhern <---
13. Heaven Can Wait* 3.5/5
---> Ernst Lubitsch <---
14. Cluny Brown* 4/5
---> Jennifer Jones <---
15. The Song of Bernadette* 3.5/5
---> Henry King <---
16. In Old Chicago* 3/5
---> Alice Faye <---
17. Alexander's Ragtime Band* 3/5
---> Darryl F. Zanuck <---
18. The Razors Edge*
---> Anne Baxter <---
19. The Magnificent Ambersons*
---> Joseph Cotten <---
20. Since You Went Away*
---> John Cromwell <---
21. Of Human Bondage* 3.5/5
---> Bette Davis <---
22. In This Our Life* 4/5
---> Olivia de Havilland <---
23. Hold Back the Dawn* 3.5/5
---> Billy Wilder <---
24. A Foreign Affair*
---> Jean Arthur <---
25. Easy Living*

Summer Blockbusters
1. The Rock* 3.5/5
2. Men in Black* 4/5
3. Terminator 2: Judgement Day* 5/5
4. The Fugitive 4/5
5. Speed* 5/5
6. Backdraft 4/5

Fourth of July
1. 1776 3.5/5
2. Jaws 5/5
3. Jackie 5/5
4. Nashville 5/5
5. The Best Years of Our Lives 5/5

2022 Films
1. Everything Everywhere All At Once 5/5
2. Elvis* 3/5
3. Cha Cha Real Smooth* 5/5
4. Official Competition* 4.5/5
5. Nope* 5/5

Misc.
1. The Amazing Spider-Man* 3.5/5
2. Maiden 5/5
3. Cabaret 4/5
4. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 5/5
5. Bull Durham 4.5/5

Total: 41

Recommendations

[Show spoiler]Paris is Burning
Outrage
Filibus
Rafiki
Tower
Driveways
The Watermelon Woman
Topside
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Together (2021)

[BreakfastClub211]

Recommended:

[Show spoiler]

Movie Chain
1. Wimbledon (2004) - 3/5 - Kirsten Dunst >

90 Minutes or Less (recommendations)
1. The Road to El Dorado (2000) - 4/5
2. City Lights (1931) - 4/5
3. The Watermelon Woman (1996) - 4/5

Summer Blockbusters

2022 Releases
1. Elvis (2022) - 1.5/5
2. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) - 1.5/5
3. The Princess (2022) - 2.5/5

Miscellaneous
1. Scooby-Doo: Frankencreepy (2014) - 2.5/5
2. Kronk's New Groove (2005) - 3/5

Total: 9

[nichart]

total - 02/50

the chain - 02/25
01. Gunpowder Milkshake --Lena Headey--->
02. 300

[magnusbe]

I made a letterboxd-list of the recommendations so far.
https://letterboxd.com/magnusbe/list...ns-90-minutes/

[Travis]

Hail, Caesar! (2016) 1/2 Starring: Josh Brolin —> No Country for Old Men (2007)

[magnusbe]

1. Scent of a Woman USA, 1992



I have had this film mixed up with Sea of Love in my head, so I just forgot to watch it. Very happy I got round to it, very enjoyable.

[starryeyes]

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Cat Ballou (1965) 1/2

>>Jane Fonda>>>Barefoot in the Park>>

[kingdoxie]

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< --- Vincent Price (Actor) --- >
The Pit and the Pendulum ⭐⭐⭐½
< --- Roger Corman (Director) --- >
The Tomb of Ligeia ⭐⭐⭐½

[starryeyes]

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Jaws (1975)