This was hastily published as part of Go, See Talk's most recent blog-a-thon, in which we were challenged to come up with a week's worth of double features (with a triple-feature on the Sunday). Check out what the rest of the participants came up with here.
Monday
The Wicker Man / Shutter Island
Two top-notch horror/thrillers that strikingly resemble one another.
Tuesday
The Player / 8 1/2
Making movies can be hard. Just ask Griffin Mill and Guido Anselmi.
Wednesday
Sunshine / Moon
Two recent pinnacles of the sci-fi genre that deal with people going batty in space.
Thursday
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Rango
Why not? They both feature a character with no name.
Friday
Downfall / Inglourious Basterds
Watch how Hitler died. Then watch how Hitler could have died.
Saturday
There Will Be Blood / American Psycho
For some reason I have it in my head that this would make a great double feature. Haven't been game to try it yet.
Sunday
Rouge / Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind / Amelie
For no other reason than for the delight they bring.
andy this is a selection of some of the finest movies ever made. nice work my friend. that is the original wicker man i assume? downfall is such an incredible piece of cinema. awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks Toby. I enjoyed yours too! Taken straight from my DVD collection :-p Yeah, the original Wicker Man. One of my favourite horror films!
ReplyDeleteThat is a kick-ass selection. I would love to go to all of these double/triple features.
ReplyDeleteGracias! It would be pretty cool, huh!
ReplyDeleteWednesday and Friday are superduper great! I'd come by your theatre any time! Sunday says a lot about your taste in film, so does mine for me. It felt like a day where you've been watching everything and anything and on sunday you want to get back to those films that are near and dear.
ReplyDeleteI would welcome you to my cinema with open arms, Anna!
ReplyDeleteI think my favourites are Thursday and Saturday. Such bizarre pairings! Yeah, I do love those Sunday films. Films i revisit regularly when I want to feel inspired. After a long week of films (some being quite intense) it's great to relax with some old favourites.
There Will Be Blood and American Psycho? I like it. That could work. If it doesn't, it's still a spectacular wild card.
ReplyDeleteQuite frankly you would have to save me a seat for Tuesday and Friday, they sound like amazing double bills.
It beggars belief that I've still to see 'The Wicker Man', I must rectify this at once. Great choices.
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ReplyDeleteSome nice selections. I had Shutter Island and American Psycho in mine too, but paired with completely different films!
ReplyDeleteI especially love your Wednesday. Even the posters seem to go together!
I especially loved your Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Some very nice movies in here.
ReplyDelete@ Ibe Tolis - Yes, you must rectify this lack of 'The Wicker Man' knowledge. It is amazing!
ReplyDelete@ Andy - Thank you for the inclusion Andy. I am honoured!
@ Tom - I liked your selections too! I went straight to my DVD collection, and figured I would start with The Wicker Man and Shutter Island because I wrote a piece on them earlier in the year. As for Wednesday, I have Hatter and Simon's discussions on Danny Boyle (The Film Locker) to thank for that inspiration.
@ Alan - Thanks for reading Alan. It would be great to see the double features everyone is coming up with in cinemas some day!
Nice choices! Saturday's selection is quite intriguing... I think it could work. I might have to give it a shot sometime, actually.
ReplyDeleteYour Friday tagline just killed me. Thanks for being part of this!Also, really partial to your Sunshine/Moon line up. That is rather sly if I do say so myself:)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Your Thursday is one of the best original/remake pairings (well homage really) I've seen in anyone's posts. Fine work Andy!
@ Eric - Thanks! Yeah I once proposed a movie night with friends that included Dead Man and American Psycho, but that never went through. Then I thought of There Will be Blood. I'd like to give it a shot one day too.
ReplyDelete@ Marc - Thanks for organising this event Marc. I had a lot of fun thinking about these. Friday is in slightly bad taste, I will admit, but I think Thursday would be really enjoyable! I just watched Sunshine again a few days ago; it's a fantastic film.
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