Hello, everyone. Mizbubs here. I let my guard down, and Bubs caught me again! Samurai Frog hit Bubs with this. He also asked that any of the tagged please link back to the original post on Blog Cabins. So, here goes:
A- Animal Crackers - a New Years Eve must!
B - Blow Up - I first saw this on TV as a pre-teen. I was fascinated.
C - Citizen Kane
D - Double Indemnity - My Three Sons' dad was an actor?
E - Enter the Dragon
F - Face/Off - You've got to love the doves...
G - Grand Hotel
H - Help - more than a movie, it's a philosophy.
I - In the Heat of the Night
J - Journey to the Center of the Earth - I had a crush on James Mason for a while.
K - Kill Bill:Volume 1
L - Lord Love a Duck - Has anyone else ever seen this?
M - The Man with the Golden Arm - I'm strictly a pre-Rat Pack girl.
N - Notorious - don't drink glowing milk!
O - On the Waterfront
P - The Public Enemy - James Cagney was another early love...
Q - The Quiet Man - Can I be Maureen O'Hara when I grow up?
R - Rebecca - turns out I was actually thinking of "Laura" with Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Oh well.
S - The Shop Around the Corner
T - The Thin Man - My eldest daughter is named Nora. Need I say more?
U - An Unmarried Woman
V - Village of the Damned
W - Wait Until Dark - pretty scary for a movie with no blood!
X - X-Men
Y - Young at Heart
Z - Zulu - One of those movies you watched on Sunday afternoon when nothing else was on.
So, there you have a glimpse into my celluloid influences. (OK, some movies just start with the right letter.) Thanks for reading!
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Alphabet movie meme
It's been a little while since I've been tagged, and I have to say the ego is happy to be recognized again.
This is pretty straightforward if you're any kind of a movie buff: go through the alphabet with movie titles. Samurai Frog hit me with this. He also asked that any of the tagged please link back to the original post on Blog Cabins so Samurai can be king of teh Googles. I tried not to over-think it, and I just listed the first movie that popped into my head.
Anguish: A creepy movie featuring a midget woman and a whole lotta eye injuries.
Bedlam: One of the movies that made a huge impression on me as a kid. Boris Karloff stars, Val Lewton produced, and it's set in Bethlem Royal Hospital--the psych hospital where people paid to come in and gawk at the mental patients.
Carnival of Souls: The original--a moody, unsettling little black and white gem.
Dawn of the Dead: I'm still partial to the original. I saw it at a drive in when it first came out with a bunch of other splatter films.
Escape From New York: "You're the Duke! You're A-number-one!"
Freaks: One of my youngest daughter's favorites. A morality tale set in a sideshow.
Goldfinger: Bond. James Bond. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, and Oddjob, and the best Bond theme song ever.
House on Haunted Hill: The original with Vincent Price, of course.
Intolerance: I know I saw this movie at Facets Multimedia, but I can't remember anything about it, and I have no idea why this was the first "I" title that came to mind.
Juliet of the Spirits: Fellini, but not one of my favorites by him. Again, no idea why this came to mind first.
Kiss Me Deadly: One of the great noir classics.
Longest Day, The: D-Day epic with a cast of thousands. I love this movie.
M: An absolute classic Fritz Lang movie starring a young Peter Lorre as a pedophile murderer.
Night of the Hunter: More noir. A truly terrifying Robert Mitchum as the psychopath posing as an itinerate preacher.
O Brother Where Art Thou: Goofy depression-era fun from the Coen brothers.
Pickup on South Street: Holy cow, I had no idea this list would be so heavy with film noir titles. Favorite line, uttered by Richard Widmark: "Are you waving the flag at me?"
Q: I like Larry Cohen. He also did It's Alive, God Told Me To and Maniac Cop (tag line: You have the right to remain silent. Forever.)
Repo Man: Plate o' shrimp. Plate o' shrimp.
Slapshot: I need to see this one again to find out if it's as funny as I remember it.
Touch of Evil: OK, last film noir title. This movie has the greatest opening credit sequence ever filmed. Plus you get Charlton Heston in tan makeup as a Mexican!
Unforgiven: I'm surprised this was the only western title that showed up.
Vixen: YEAH BABY. I think it's safe to say that discovering the films of Russ Meyer when I was 17 had a profound effect on my development.
Wolf Man, The: "Even a man who is pure in heart..."
Xtro: This was a schlocky little piece of crap that we saw at either the Riviera or the Bryn Mawr.
Z: By Costa Gravas. I know I saw this one during my serious movie phase, but I couldn't tell you anything about it now.
I tag Johnny Yen, Mob, Jin, Eric, MizBubs and our eldest.
This is pretty straightforward if you're any kind of a movie buff: go through the alphabet with movie titles. Samurai Frog hit me with this. He also asked that any of the tagged please link back to the original post on Blog Cabins so Samurai can be king of teh Googles. I tried not to over-think it, and I just listed the first movie that popped into my head.
Anguish: A creepy movie featuring a midget woman and a whole lotta eye injuries.
Bedlam: One of the movies that made a huge impression on me as a kid. Boris Karloff stars, Val Lewton produced, and it's set in Bethlem Royal Hospital--the psych hospital where people paid to come in and gawk at the mental patients.
Carnival of Souls: The original--a moody, unsettling little black and white gem.
Dawn of the Dead: I'm still partial to the original. I saw it at a drive in when it first came out with a bunch of other splatter films.
Escape From New York: "You're the Duke! You're A-number-one!"
Freaks: One of my youngest daughter's favorites. A morality tale set in a sideshow.
Goldfinger: Bond. James Bond. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, and Oddjob, and the best Bond theme song ever.
House on Haunted Hill: The original with Vincent Price, of course.
Intolerance: I know I saw this movie at Facets Multimedia, but I can't remember anything about it, and I have no idea why this was the first "I" title that came to mind.
Juliet of the Spirits: Fellini, but not one of my favorites by him. Again, no idea why this came to mind first.
Kiss Me Deadly: One of the great noir classics.
Longest Day, The: D-Day epic with a cast of thousands. I love this movie.
M: An absolute classic Fritz Lang movie starring a young Peter Lorre as a pedophile murderer.
Night of the Hunter: More noir. A truly terrifying Robert Mitchum as the psychopath posing as an itinerate preacher.
O Brother Where Art Thou: Goofy depression-era fun from the Coen brothers.
Pickup on South Street: Holy cow, I had no idea this list would be so heavy with film noir titles. Favorite line, uttered by Richard Widmark: "Are you waving the flag at me?"
Q: I like Larry Cohen. He also did It's Alive, God Told Me To and Maniac Cop (tag line: You have the right to remain silent. Forever.)
Repo Man: Plate o' shrimp. Plate o' shrimp.
Slapshot: I need to see this one again to find out if it's as funny as I remember it.
Touch of Evil: OK, last film noir title. This movie has the greatest opening credit sequence ever filmed. Plus you get Charlton Heston in tan makeup as a Mexican!
Unforgiven: I'm surprised this was the only western title that showed up.
Vixen: YEAH BABY. I think it's safe to say that discovering the films of Russ Meyer when I was 17 had a profound effect on my development.
Wolf Man, The: "Even a man who is pure in heart..."
Xtro: This was a schlocky little piece of crap that we saw at either the Riviera or the Bryn Mawr.
Z: By Costa Gravas. I know I saw this one during my serious movie phase, but I couldn't tell you anything about it now.
I tag Johnny Yen, Mob, Jin, Eric, MizBubs and our eldest.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
I wish I was at the movies
Splotchy graciously refrained from tagging me with this one, so I tagged myself.
I love movies, and I don't know why I don't see that many in theaters any more...I really don't see as many on DVD, either.
First movie you saw in a theater?
You Only Live Twice at the drive-in with my parents. Then, maybe Planet of the Apes, also with my parents at the drive-in.
Last movie you saw in a theater?
Grindhouse. I loved the trailers, really liked Planet Terror, and was not that impressed with Death Proof. Seeing a bunch of chicks sitting around talking like Quentin Tarrantino was less than impressive, but the car chase almost made up for it.
Crappiest moviegoing theater experience?
I can't remember one, really. I vaguely remember seeing some slasher and kung fu movies at the old Essanes Woods in the Loop, sticky floors, rodents and all. But it only cost a buck or two to get in and I was usually drinking.
Best moviegoing theater experience?
A couple of things come to mind. First, one of my favorite things to do is go to the movies in the middle of the summer, when it's hot out and intensely sunny. The feeling of settling into a darkened theater when it's sunny and 90+ outside is great, and then I love that blinded, dazed feeling you get when you go back outside. Second, I will always remember when Pee Wee's Big Adventure came out--the opening of that film was so fun and manic, and I realized I was seeing something totally different from anything I'd seen before.
What's a movie you *have* to see on the big screen?
Gone with the Wind? I don't know. All movies are better that way.
Have you even seen the same movie more than once in the same day?
Oh yeah. Young Frankenstein when it came out, Star Wars too.
Have you ever snuck into a theater to see a movie?
Yes, after seeing another movie in the same theater that I'd paid for. Matter of fact, that's one of my favorite things to do, but I can't get my cursedly ethical kids to do it with me. One of life's great pleasures is having an entire afternoon free, and hopping from feature to feature at the multiplex. Sticking it to the man, while consuming his corporate-produced entertainment.
Ever walked out on a movie?
Nope. Any movie I've had doubts about I've waited to see on video/DVD. Even then, the number I've given up on is slim--usually forgettable direct-to-video horror crap. The only feature film I remember deliberately not finishing was David Lynch's Lost Highway.
Movie snack of choice?
Chocolate covered almonds alternated with handfuls of salted, buttered popcorn.
I love movies, and I don't know why I don't see that many in theaters any more...I really don't see as many on DVD, either.
First movie you saw in a theater?
You Only Live Twice at the drive-in with my parents. Then, maybe Planet of the Apes, also with my parents at the drive-in.
Last movie you saw in a theater?
Grindhouse. I loved the trailers, really liked Planet Terror, and was not that impressed with Death Proof. Seeing a bunch of chicks sitting around talking like Quentin Tarrantino was less than impressive, but the car chase almost made up for it.
Crappiest moviegoing theater experience?
I can't remember one, really. I vaguely remember seeing some slasher and kung fu movies at the old Essanes Woods in the Loop, sticky floors, rodents and all. But it only cost a buck or two to get in and I was usually drinking.
Best moviegoing theater experience?
A couple of things come to mind. First, one of my favorite things to do is go to the movies in the middle of the summer, when it's hot out and intensely sunny. The feeling of settling into a darkened theater when it's sunny and 90+ outside is great, and then I love that blinded, dazed feeling you get when you go back outside. Second, I will always remember when Pee Wee's Big Adventure came out--the opening of that film was so fun and manic, and I realized I was seeing something totally different from anything I'd seen before.
What's a movie you *have* to see on the big screen?
Gone with the Wind? I don't know. All movies are better that way.
Have you even seen the same movie more than once in the same day?
Oh yeah. Young Frankenstein when it came out, Star Wars too.
Have you ever snuck into a theater to see a movie?
Yes, after seeing another movie in the same theater that I'd paid for. Matter of fact, that's one of my favorite things to do, but I can't get my cursedly ethical kids to do it with me. One of life's great pleasures is having an entire afternoon free, and hopping from feature to feature at the multiplex. Sticking it to the man, while consuming his corporate-produced entertainment.
Ever walked out on a movie?
Nope. Any movie I've had doubts about I've waited to see on video/DVD. Even then, the number I've given up on is slim--usually forgettable direct-to-video horror crap. The only feature film I remember deliberately not finishing was David Lynch's Lost Highway.
Movie snack of choice?
Chocolate covered almonds alternated with handfuls of salted, buttered popcorn.
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