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PART 3!
This week, we’re doing something we haven’t done before! Since Return of the Jedi is number 73 on the list, and TC hasn’t seen any of the original Star Wars trilogy, we are going through these movies in the order they are meant to be watched, starting with the original film. Its time to do Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), written and directed by George Lucas.
PART 2!
This week, we’re doing something we haven’t done before! Since Return of the Jedi is number 73 on the list, and TC hasn’t seen any of the original Star Wars trilogy, we are going through these movies in the order they are meant to be watched, starting with the original film. Its time to do Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), written and directed by George Lucas.
This week, we’re doing something we haven’t done before! Since Return of the Jedi is number 73 on the list, and TC hasn’t seen any of the original Star Wars trilogy, we are going through these movies in the order they are meant to be watched, starting with the original film. Its time to do Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), written and directed by George Lucas.
This week, we watch one of the oldest movies on the list. This movie stands out from the early ‘talkies’ for its incredible dark subject matter and very naturalistic acting. Peter Lorre does something here that none of us have seen before, and its amazing that he did it nearly 100 years ago. M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang.
This week, we continue discussing the controversial masterpiece by Stanley Kubrick. This film has been banned in many places since its release, and wasn’t able to be purchased in England until the year of Kubrick’s death. To this day, it hasn’t lost an ounce of its impact. Lock the living room door so the kids don’t accidentally wander in. A Clockwork Orange (1971), directed by Stanley Kubrick.
This week, watch the controversial masterpiece by Stanley Kubrick. This film has been banned in many places since its release, and wasn’t able to be purchased in England until the year of Kubrick’s death. To this day, it hasn’t lost an ounce of its impact. Lock the living room door so the kids don’t accidentally wander in. A Clockwork Orange (1971), directed by Stanley Kubrick.
This week, we watch Travis Bickle spiral into insanity. Containing one of Robert De Niro’s most casually quoted characters, this film is actually an extremely grim portrait of New York and its inhabitants. And if you’re a fan of Martin Scorsese’s work, this is the film that put him on the map. Taxi Driver (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese.
This week, we watch the classic noir that has a “bad guy” as the protagonist for the first time in Hollywood film history. A man finds himself in the positions of both the investigator and the person being investigated in an insurance fraud scheme. Even though the film tells you who is the murderer is within the first five minutes, it manages to keep you guessing until the end. Double Indemnity (1944), directed by Billy Wilder.
This week, we watch the historical epic that not only paved the way for all blockbuster films to come after it, but also one that stands the test of time while being a work of art that will never see an equal. The list of films influenced by this masterpiece is massive, and includes every single Steven Spielberg movie, as seeing this in the theater as a child was the reason he became a director. Lawrence of Arabia (1962), directed by David Lean.
This week, we watch the sprawling tale of what it was like to be a kid in the rural South in the 30s. This film has some of the best acting in an older film we’ve seen, and the film remains an amazingly moral tale about what it takes to stand up for a cause and defend all human rights equally. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), directed by Robert Mulligan.
This week, we watch the fictional story about the real musical genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This film is remembered for its performances and its period piece elements, with real locations throughout the majority of the movie, and ridiculous costumes at every turn. If you can get past his laugh, this one is a classic. Amadeus (1984), directed by Milos Forman.
This week, we watch the best picture winning film about two Con-Artists going in together to pull off a huge grift. Those two men happen to be Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The Duo’s on-screen charisma shines yet again, and while it might not be setting out to do anything but entertain, it does so in spades, and amounts to a ride worth taking. The Sting (1973), directed by George Roy Hill.
This week we continue our discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and focus on facts and trivia about the film. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick.
This week, we watch the most polarizing science fiction film of all time. Famous for it’s slow pacing, heady ideas, and mind-bending visuals, this film has not aged since it’s release over 50 years ago. It inspired all visually based movies after it, from Star Wars to Interstellar, and other art forms as well (David Bowie owes his career to a viewing of this film). 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick.
This week, we watch the Italian Neorealism film classic that is named by many to be the single greatest film ever made. We don’t get it. Bicycle Thieves (1948), directed by Vittorio De Sica.
This week, we watch the classic musical about the movie industry’s shift to ‘talkies’. While there are stories of Gene Kelly being hard to deal with on set, there’s no question that he brings the best out of the whole cast. And despite the films age, its still hilarious. Singin’ in the Rain (1952), directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen.
This week, Monty Python’s classic film clops its way onto our screens, coconuts in hand. This low budget comedy stands the test of time and remains one of the funniest films from start to finish ever made, no matter how many times we watch it. Monty Python and The Holy Grail, directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam.
This week, we watch the oldest film on the list! Charlie Chaplin’s big screen debut. He writes, directs, acts, and composes music for this timeless comedy, which somehow still made us laugh throughout the short run time, despite being nearly 100 years old. The Kid (1921), directed by Charles Chaplin.
