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The year is 1/3 over and here's where I'm at. Some of these might get shuffled around to fit other slots as the year progresses.
B. Times are a-changing
[Watch one film from each of these iconic decade-genre combinations]
1. 1930s Musical - Follow Thru (1930)
2. 1940s War film - The Most Beautiful (1944)
C. I coulda been a contender:
[Watch a film that has won the following awards in any category]
2. Academy Award - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Editing
6. Venice International Film Festival - Rashomon (1950), Golden Lion
D. Lets break this down, shall we?
[Pick one of the following genres and watch one film from each of its subgenres list below]
1. [Horror: Slasher] - The Initiation (1984)
2. [Horror: Monster] - The Golem (1920)
3. [Horror: Paranormal] - Muse (2018)
4. [Horror: Gore] - Yummy (2019)
E. It's a big world out there:
[Watch a film from the following regions]
1. North America - Blood & Donuts (1995), Canada
2. South America - Terrified (2017), Argentina
3. Europe - Waxworks (1924), Germany
4. Asia - The Bad Sleep Well (1960), Japan
5. Africa - My Octopus Teacher (2020), South Africa
F. I see dead people:
[Watch one film from each group of deceased directors, actors & cinematographers]
2. Akira Kurosawa - Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
3. Yul Brynner - Villa Rides (1968)
4. Janet Leigh - Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
G. I have always depended on the lists of strangers:
[Watch one film featured in each of the following prominent lists]
1. Roger Ebert's Great Films - The Man Who Laughs (1928)
2. Sight & Sound's top 100 (any category) - Seven Samurai (1954)
4. IMDb's top 250 (2020 finalized edition) - Gone Girl (2014)
5. Steven Jay Schneider's 1001 movies - Throne of Blood (1957)
6. Criterion Collection - The Hidden Fortress (1958)
H. We've met before, haven't we?
[Watch a film that migrated to cinematic form from another medium]
1. a franchise with 5 or more sequels/remakes/reboots - Brides of Dracula (1960)
2. a novel adaptation - Warning Shot (1967)
3. a film adapted to or from a TV series - Dragnet (1954)
4. a theatrical play adaptation - The Cat and the Canary (1927)
I. War, what is it good for?
[Watch one film centered around each of the war themes below]
1. World War I - Barbed Wire (1927)
2. World War II - Women of Valor (1986)
3. Cold War - Her Secret Life (1987)
J. Are we there yet?
[Watch one film for each of the miscellaneous challenges listed below]
1. a film more than 160 minutes long - The Idiot (1951)
3. a silent film - The Student of Prague (1913)
4. a film directed by a woman - Darlin' (2019)
NIGHTMARE:
You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Paris?
watch 10 foreign language films
1. Mortal (2020), Norwegian
2. The Lure (2015), Polish
3. The Lower Depths (1957), Japanese
4. Yojimbo (1961), Japanese
5. Sanjuro (1962), Japanese
6. High and Low (1963), Japanese
7. Red Beard (1965), Japanese
8. Keep An Eye Out (2018), French
9. Exit Plan (2019), Danish/Swedish/English
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!
watch 10 films released in the same decade
-1930s-
1. Zoo in Budapest (1933)
2. Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
3. One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
4. The Toast of New York (1937)
5. Service de Luxe (1938)
6. Tower of London (1939)
7. Mystery Plane (1939)
8. Stunt Pilot (1939)
9. Wolf Call (1939)
10. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Documentary, my dear Watson
watch 10 documentaries
1. Revival: The Sam Bush Story (2015)
2. Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2018)
3. American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
4. The Dawn Wall (2017)
5. Chesley Bonestell: A Brush With the Future (2018)
6. Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise (2017)
Chekhov, Method or Meisner?
watch 10 films featuring the same actor
-CHRISTOPHER LEE-
1. Horror of Dracula (1958)
2. Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966)
3. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968)
4. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
5. Scars of Dracula (1970)
6. Dracula AD 1972 (1972)
7. The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
I have a vision...
watch 10 films from the same director
-WILLIAM ASHER-
1. The 27th Day (1957)
2. The Shadow on the Window (1957)
3. Johnny Cool (1963)
4. Beach Party (1963)
5. Muscle Beach Party (1964)
6. Bikini Beach (1964)
7. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
8. How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)
9. Fireball 500 (1966)
10. Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1982)
I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore
watch 10 films from the same country
-JAPAN-
1. Sanshiro Sugata Part 2 (1945)
2. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (1945)
3. No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
4. One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
5. Drunken Angel (1948)
6. The Quiet Duel (1949)
7. Stray Dog (1949)
8. Scandal (1950)
9. Ikiru (1952)
10. I Live in Fear (1955)
Round up the usual suspects
watch 10 films from the same genre
-WESTERN-
1. Pioneer Woman (1973)
2. Outlaw Express (1938)
3. Gunfighters (1947)
4. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
5. Pawnee (1957)
I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way
watch 10 animated films
1. La Casa Lobo (2018)
2. Gauche the Cellist (1982)
3. Wrinkles (2011)
4. Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
5. Modest Heroes (2018)