Your favourites, from A-Z

Spurred on by an interesting Blogpost I saw, I was struck by this idea - that for each letter of the alphabet, you name your favourite film. Like so...

A - ANATOMY OF A MURDER
B - THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
C - COOL HAND LUKE
D - DOUBLE INDEMNITY
E - EAST OF EDEN
F - FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
G - THE GREAT ESCAPE
H - HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
I - IN A LONELY PLACE
J - JAWS
K - THE KILLING
L - A LETTER TO THREE WIVES
M - THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
N - NORTH BY NORTHWEST
O - ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
P - PATHS OF GLORY
Q - THE QUARE FELLOW
R - REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
S - SHANE
T - A TOWN LIKE ALICE
U - THE UNTOUCHABLES
V - VERTIGO
W - WHERE EAGLES DARE
X - ?
Y - THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT
Z - ZOOLANDER

Was struggling a bit for H, J, Q, X and Z.


and the template...
A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

A - Alien
B – Best Seller
C –Charley Varrick
D – The Day the Earth Caught fire
E – Enter the Oppers
F – Fight Club
G – Get Carter
H – The Hustler
I - Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (1956)
J - JFK
K – Kiss Me Deadly
L – The Ladykillers
M – Manhunter
N - Notorious
O - Obsession
P – Pandora’s Box
Q – Quatermass & the Pit
R – The Red Shoes
S - Suspiria
T – The Third Man
U – Unearthly Stranger
V - Vertigo
W – Wages of Fear
X – X the Unknown
Y - Yeux sans visage
Z – Zulu

A - Amélie
B - Blade Runner
C - A Clockwork Orange
D - Doctor Zhivago
E - 8 1/2
F - From Russia with Love
G - The Godfather
H - La haine (Hate)
I - Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
J - Jackie Brown
K - Kin-Dza-Dza
L - Lawrence of Arabia
M - The Matrix
N - North By Northwest
O - Once Upon a Time in the West
P - Pan's Labyrinth
Q - Quantum of Solace
R - Rear Window
S - Seven Samurai
T - 2001: A Space Odyssey
U - The Untouchables
V - Vertigo
W - White Sun of the Desert
X - The X-Files Movie?
Y - You Only Live Twice
Z - Zatoichi

A – Alien (1979)
B - Blade Runner (1982)
C – Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
D – Doctor Zhivago (1965)
E – Eraserhead (1977)
F – From Russia With Love (1963)
G – Get Carter (1971)
H – Hell Drivers (1957)
I – The Ipcress File (1965)
J – Jaws (1974)
K – The King’s Speech (2010)
L – Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
M – The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
N – North By Northwest (1959)
O – Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
P – Psycho (1960)
Q -
R – Rear Window (1954)
S – The Sniper (1952)
T – This Is England (2006)
U – The Untouchables (1987)
V – Vertigo (1958)
W – The Wicker Man (1973)
X -
Y -
Z – Zulu (1964)

A - Alien
B - Blade Runner
C - Casablanca
D - Dr. Strangelove
E - East of Eden
F - From Russia with Love
G - The Graduate
H - La Haine (which I recently rewatched and has an almost prophetic quality nowadays)
I - In the mood for love
J - Jaws
K - Kiss me Deadly
L - Lawrence of Arabia
M - The man who had his hair cut short
N - Night of the Living Dead
O - Once Upon a Time in the West
P - Paths of Glory
Q - The Quiet Man
R - Raging Bull
S - The Seven Samurai
T - Talk to her
U - The Usual Suspects
V - The Vertical Ray of the Sun
W - The Wild Bunch
X - ???
Y - Yojimbo
Z - Zulu

ANDRE RUBLEV
BARRY LYNDON
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
DAYS OF BEING WILD
EUREKA
FANTASIA
GREED
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
IN A LONELY PLACE
KOYAANISQATSI
LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS
NANOOK OF THE NORTH
ORDET
PATHS OF GLORY
RAN
STALKER
TRIAL, THE
UNFAITHFULLY YOURS
VERTIGO
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
XIAO WU
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
ZELIG

A - ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (1941)
B - BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
C - CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI, DAS (1920)
D - DIABOLIK (1968)
E - ED WOOD (1994)
F - FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)
G - GREAT DICTATOR, THE (1940)
H - HIGH ANXIETY (1977)
I - IPCRESS FILE, THE (1965)
J - JULES ET JIM (1962)
K - KILLING, THE (1956)
L - LOST CONTINENT, THE (1968)
M - METROPOLIS (1927)
N - NOSFERATU (1921)
O - OSS 117 - LE CAIRE, NID D'ESPIONS (2006)
P - PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
Q - QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (1967)
R - REEFER MADNESS (2005)
S - SLEUTH (1972)
T - TIME MACHINE, THE (1960)
U - UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1929)
V - VIVEMENT DIMANCHE! (1983)
W - WICKER MAN, THE (1973)
X - X THE UNKNOWN (1956)
Y - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
Z - ZULU (1964)

Funny, this alphabet thingy. So, X THE UNKNOWN gets a mention but not THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT, ZULU is in but THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING is out etc. etc. It's like in a tournament where not always the best teams make it to the quarter finals.

Statistics:
1920s: 4
1930s: 1
1940s: 2
1950s: 3
1960s: 8
1970s: 4
1980s: 1
1990s: 1
2000s: 2

w7 wrote:

It's like in a tournament where not always the best teams make it to the quarter finals.

Yes, not to be taken seriously. After all, the best films all begin with D: Debbie Does Dallas reigns supreme in that respect.

this is too hard for me…
A Alien
B The Big Sleep
C Casablanca
D Diehard
E The Empire Strikes Back
F The Fisher King / Fist Of Fury
G Groundhog Day / Goldfinger
H Le Homme D'Rio
I The Ideal Husband (Rupert Everett) / The Importance Of Being Ernest (John Denison)
J Jaws
K Kind Hearts & Coronets
L Lawrence Of Arabia
M Midnight Run
N North By Northwest
O Out Of The Past / Once Upon A Time In The West
P Police Story (Jackie Chan)
Q The Quiet Man
R Rio Bravo / Rocky
S Shane / Seven Samurai
T Tootsie / The Terminator
U Unfaithfully Yours
V Vera Cruz
W When Harry Met Sally
X Xanadu (only kidding)
Y You Only Live Twice
Z Zulu