Help me think up Movie Night themes!

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So this local bar I frequent shows projected movies every Tuesday night, the movies following a monthly theme. I noticed they were picking crap themes and no one was coming, so I offered to take over the planning and advertising bit and step it up, cause I think it could be cool. Help me think up genius monthly themes and 4 movies to go with 'em!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Some of the things I immediately thought of are too weird, like Movies in Which Brother and Sister Make Out (or something), or too depressing to accompany boozing it up with friends.

Rock Documentaries month might be cool.

I wanted to do something that would get Interstella shown, not sure.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm considering an Owen Wilson tribute month.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:38 (twenty-one years ago)

How about a Stephen Tobolowsky tribute month?

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Alien invasions

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Kirsten Dunst teen movies

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

How to hide a dead body

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Not sequels, but later movies that reference/spoof/pay tribute to/borrow from earlier movies, e.g.:

Airport/Airplane
Manhattan/Kissing Jessica Stein
Reservoir Dogs/Swingers
The Lady Vanishes/North By Northwest
The Third Man/Before Sunrise

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 27 December 2004 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Movies about paranoia/voyeurism....

1. "Rear Window"
2. "Blow-Up"
3. "Peeping Tom"
4. "Body Double"
5. "the Conversation"

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:07 (twenty-one years ago)

That's genius Alex, good one gabbnebb, too.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:22 (twenty-one years ago)

the seven deadly sins.

― cºzen (Cozen), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Movies with Harvey Keitel's Penis

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:25 (twenty-one years ago)

ew.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

if you want movies on themes just plug any movie into allmovie.com and click on the keywords to find similarly-themed ones

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Movies with Harvey Keitel's Penis

Ewan McGregor's penis is quite easy to locate in movies, yes? And then you get to show Shallow Grave and Velvet Goldmine.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Good point.

― n/a (Nick A.), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:33 (twenty-one years ago)

the complete works of alan smithee!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

SEAN ASTIN MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH MOVIE MARATHON NIGHT. RUDY! GOONIES! BORED OF THE RINGS! IT'S THEIR TIME UP THERE...DOWN HERE IT'S OUR TIME, IT'S OUR TIME DOWN HERE MR. FRODO! I CAN DO IT COACH!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, last night after I went to bed I thought you should do a Coreys Feldman and Haim night as an excuse to show the Goonies.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

That would be great! You could use LOST BOYS also!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

a month of numbers??

1. Seven
2. Twelve Monkeys
3. Around the world in 80 days
4. ...
5. .....

this list can be developed

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

a month of band live DVDs

1. coldplay live
2. travis live
3. keane live
4. robbie williams live

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Ken, she's trying to get people to come to these things.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I might have a Coreys night round my house one night! Lost Boys! Goonies! Stand By Me! License to Drive! Prayer of the Rollerboys! Gremlins! That would be the best night ever. Roxy, feel free to use this idea.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

n/a.. i think coldplay travis keane and robbie williams live would get a lot of people to the bar.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

as opposed to maybe..

films that feature pro-wrestlers

1. Mr Nanny (hulk hugan)
2. Spiderman (macho man randy savage ooooh YEAH)
3. The Scorpion King (The Rock)
4. Blade: Trinity (Triple H)

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Americans hate Robbie Williams, it's in the Constitution.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

are pro-wrestlers pro-wrestling?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Desert Movies:
Road Warrior
Rubin & Ed
Last Temptation of Christ
Dune
Lawrence of Arabia

― LSTD (answer) (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

THE MAD MAXES
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARC
TEH MUMMY
etc.

That is a very good idea.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Holy shit also ISHTAR.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

ishtar double-bill with the sheltering sky

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Films in real time (i.e. the events in the film take exactly as long as the film itself):

1) Rope
2) Running Time
3) Russian Ark
4) Before Sunset

(I think there are several other titles like that, but at least these four are all very good.)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

(The first three are also without [visible] cuts.)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Hitchhiking Encounter movies

Melvin and Howard
Kiss Me Deadly
Taste of Cherry

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

CHEERLEADER MOVIES:

Bring It On
others

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Hitchhiking Encounter movies

Add Detour to the list.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

nick "the others" isn't a cheerleader movie

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.project-equinox.de/dvd/pictures/cast/james_rebhorn.jpg

Movies with waspy character actor James Rebhorn:
Far From Heaven
Talented Mr. Ripley
The Game
Carito's Way

Cheers and shots all around upon his each appearance.

― LSTD (answer) (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Magic Realism Night

Local Hero
LA Story
Like Water for Chocolate
Field of Dreams
George Washington

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Real-time movies: Time Code

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Great Actors Series: George C. Scott

Dr. Strangelove
Patton
The Hospital
Islands in the Stream
A Christmas Carol [TV]
Inherit the Wind [TV]

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Great Directors Series: Sidney Lumet

12 Angry Men
The Pawnbroker
Dog Day Afternoon
Network
The Verdict
Running on Empty

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

wanted to do something that would get Interstella shown

Animated Musicals

Fantasia
Bambi
Alice in Wonderland
Yellow Submarine
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Interstella

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Space Adventures Without "Star" In Their Name

Forbidden Planet
Barbarella
The Black Hole
Flash Gordon
Dune
Interstella

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

More Desert Movies:

Walkabout
Bugsy
Bagdad Cafe
Lawrence of Arabia

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Movies About Indians From the '90s

Dances With Wolves
Black Robe
Thunderheart
The Dark Wind
Dead Man
Smoke Signals

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

So, "theme night". We watch a movie every Sunday night and match our food to what we're watching.

But...what do you eat with "Do The Right Thing"?

pizza and ice cubes, duh

how about PACINO FREAKS OUT movie night?

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

pizza? really? i've never seen it, so I'm at a loss.

HOT GRL ON GRL ACTION NIGHT

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

PIZZA, OBV (XPOST)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

WITH MILLER HIGH LIFE

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

AND ITALIAN ICES

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

I was thinking the other day about doing a Natalie-Portman-Crying-In-Movies drinking game. The only problem is most of those movies are sooooo boring.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

But I guess that's where the drinking comes in.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

you should totally watch the DVD extra where the cast meets to do the reading

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

THE SUBLIME GENIUS OF RAY WALSTON (Damn Yankees, The Sting, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, etc.)

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:09 (nineteen years ago)

LOL

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:12 (nineteen years ago)

Animated undersea adventures! Spongebob! Finding Nemo! Little Mermaid! Etc!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:19 (nineteen years ago)

RICHARD EDSON'S EXTRA-LENT EIGHTIES (choose from Stranger Than Paradise, Desperately Seeking Susan, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Howard the Duck, Platoon, Good Morning Vietnam, Tougher Than Leather, Eight Men Out, Do The Right Thing, Let It Ride, and Bloodhounds of Broadway)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:20 (nineteen years ago)

Midgetstravaganza! Under the Rainbow! Time Bandits! Willow!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

nice one nicka, I thought of that one too

guess the obvious theme: "E.T.," "The Wizard of Oz," "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure," "Breaking Away"
serve: Gatorade, pasta for carboloading

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:26 (nineteen years ago)

This is not how it works anymore. xxxxpost

so what other movies are on the schedule?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 18:29 (nineteen years ago)

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