A to Z #3

Hey, I'm getting pretty good at the alphabet! Today's rule is that the films must be from 1981 or after. Again, I picked a film for each letter that I like and would recommend, aiming for variety and trying to stay away from more obvious choices whenever possible. And thanks to the powers of the X-Men, I didn't even have to cheat this time! Click, explore, enjoy!
A The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
B Barton Fink (1991)
C Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
D Dogville (2003)
E Election (1999)
F Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
G Good Night and Good Luck (2005)
H Happy Together (1997)
I The Ice Storm (1997)
J Jackie Brown (1997)
K The King of Comedy (1982)
L The Lion King (1994)
M Mishima (1985)
N Night on Earth (1991)
O Office Space (1999)
P The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Q ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (1984)
R Ran (1985)
S sex lies and videotape (1989)
T Three Kings (1999)
U Up in the Air (2009)
V A Very Long Engagement (2004)
W Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
X X2 (2003)
Y The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)
Z Zodiac (2007)

A-Z #2

Here's another solid 26 for ya...this time they have to be from between 1951 and 1980. The same rules apply - I'm going for a variety of years, genres, and countries, and for the tricky letters (Q, X, Z) they just have to be somewhere in the title. I endorse and recommend all of the below for your viewing pleasure!

A Alien (1979)
B Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
C Charade (1963)
D Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
E Executive Suite (1954)
F F for Fake (1973)
G Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
H The Hustler (1961)
I In the Heat of the Night (1967)
J Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
K The Killing (1956)
L The Last Metro (1980)
M The Misfits (1961)
N The Night of the Iguana (1964)
O On the Waterfront (1954)
P Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Q EQuus (1977)
R Room at the Top (1959)
S Scandal Sheet (1952)
T The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
U The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
V Vivre sa vie (1962)
W What a Way to Go! (1964)
X TaXi Driver (1976)
Y The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Z All that JaZZ (1979)

A to Z

Here's a fun idea I found courtesy of Raquelle at Out of the Past - naming a movie you like/recommend for every letter of the alphabet. I started to compile my list, but I quickly realized that leaving it open to every movie ever made wasn't very interesting or challenging. Therefore, I gave myself a theme to work with, so that in the future I can come up with new themes/rules and see how long I can go without running out or doing repeats (if possible). My restriction on this round was that the movie had to be released during or before 1950. I stayed away from the more famous or obvious choices (as much as I could), and aimed for a mix of decades, genres, and countries. For the impossible letters, I tried to just find a title that included them. And this isn't a definitive list of favorites, but rather just films with my coveted seal of approval - all IMDB-linked for your pleasure. Off we go!


A - Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
B - Brute Force (1947)
C - Children of Paradise (1945)
D - Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
E - Ecstasy (1933)
F - Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
G - Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
H - Heiress, The (1949)
I - The Invisible Man (1933)
J - Jezebel (1938)
K - Kid, The (1921)
L - Lifeboat (1944)
M - Midnight (1939)
N - Night Train to Munich (1940)
O - On the Town (1949)
P - Panic in the Streets (1950)
Q - Quai des brumes (1938)
R - Rope (1948)
S - Stage Door (1937)
T - Trouble in Paradise (1932)
U - Bringing Up Baby (1938)
V - Visions of Light (Okay, I'm cheating. This is a documentary from the 1992 about cinematography, but they have extensive coverage of classic Hollywood. There's also a Ginger Rogers and Jimmy Stewart movie called Vivacious Lady that's not on R1 DVD and I saw that it was on TCM but this was before I had TCM but my mom's boyfriend did so we recorded it there but her DVR was messed up so it didn't work. So if I had actually seen that movie and enjoyed it, I'd put in here instead. But alas.)
W White Heat (1949)
X Pandora's Box (1928)
Y Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Z Girl Crazy (1943)