For each letter of the alphabet, pick your favorite movie that begins with that letter. (Inspired by Moonbeam's similar thread in the Music: Non-Prince forum.)

My List:

A - Angels & Insects (1995)
B - Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001)
C - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
D - Dracula (1992)
E - Elizabeth (1998)
F - Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
G - Ghost World (2000)
H - Hedwig And The Angry Inch (2001)
I - Irreversible (2002)
J - Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998)
K - Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love (1996)
L - Like Water For Chocolate (1992)
M - Mulholland Drive (2001)
N - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
O - The Others (2001)
P - Purple Rain (1984)
Q - Queen Margot (1994)
R - Requiem For A Dream (2000)
S - Sex And Lucía (2001)
T - Tokyo Decadence (1992)
U - Under The Cherry Moon (1986)
V - Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
W - Wild At Heart (1990)
X - X2: X-Men United (2003)
Y - Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Z - Zentropa (1991)

The only one I don't own is 'Zentropa'.

A -- As Good As It Gets
B -- Blazing Saddles
C -- Casablanca
D -- Do The Right Thing
E -- Elizabeth (thanks for reminding me sexton)
F -- Forrest Gump
G -- Godfather, The
H -- Henry V
I --
J -- Julius Caesar (1957)
K -- Kill Bill Vol. I
L -- Lion In Winter, The
M -- Malcolm X
N --
O -- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
P -- Pulp Fiction
Q --
R -- Raiders of the Lost Ark
S -- Star Wars -- Episode IV: A New Hope
T --
U -- Usual Suspects, The
V --
W -- When Harry Met Sally
X --
Y --
Z --
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sextonseven said:

Really? You cant think of any better films for P and U?

Pulp Fiction, Psycho, Platoon, Parenthood, Pink Panther, Pirates of the Carribbean...hell even Piglets Big Movie

and U..

Unbreakable, Ulysses, Uncle Buck, Unforgiven...oh man of course...Usual Suspects.


Dont get me wrong, Im not knocking your choices as such (I actually wanted to see if tehre were many films with U)..but are they REALLY your favs for those letters?
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purpledoveuk said:

I didn't say best, I said favorite. Pulp Fiction was a way better movie than Purple Rain, but I enjoy watching Purple Rain more. So the answer is yes, I would rather watch these films over and over than any other.

formatting edit
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A - American Beauty/ Almost Famous
B - Barbarella
C - Clockwork Orange/Cube
D - Donnie Darko
E - Elf
F - Fight Club/Full Metal Jacket
G - Garden State/Grosse Point Blank
H - Harold and Maude
I - It's a Wonderful Life
K - Kill Bill
L - The Lion King
M - My Fair Lady
N - Napoleon Dynamite / Natural Born Killers
O - One Hour Photo/Ocean's 11
P - Purple Rain
Q - ?????
R - ?????
S - Say Anything/She's Gotta Have It
T - ?????
U - Under the Cherry Moon
V - ?????
W - Waking Life
X - Westside Story
Y - Y Tu Mamá También
Z - Zoolander

Amants, Les (1958)
Back to the Future (1985)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Face in the Crowd (1957)
Gilda (1946)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
JFK (1991)
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
Lady Vanishes (1938)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Network (1976)
Ordinary People (1980)
Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La (1928)
Quatre cents coups, Les (1959)
River's Edge (1986)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Un homme et une femme (1966)
Vacation (1983)
Wall Street (1987)
X Files (1998)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Z (1969)

American Beauty
Blue Velvet
City Of God
Donnie Darko
Elephant Man
Fantasia
Godfather
House Of Sand And Fog
In The Heat Of The Night
Jaws
Kill Bill, V.2
Lion King
Midnight Cowboy
Network
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Pulp Fiction
Quadrophenia
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Shattered Glass
Taxi Driver
Usual Suspects

Waking Life
X2: X-Men United
Young Frankenstein
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more please.

My kinda thread I'm totally gonna have to cheat, cuz there's no way in hell I can limit some of these to one per letter. I'll try and keep it to a minimum:

A - All About Eve/Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
B - Boys Don't Cry/Badlands
C - Color Purple, The
D - Do the Right Thing/Day the Earth Stood Still, The
E - Exorcist, The
F - Far From Heaven
G - Goodfellas/Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The
H - Halloween/House of Wax (1953)
I - Iron Giant/Imitation of Life (1959)
J - JFK
K - Key Largo/Karate Kid
L - Lady Eve, The/Letter, The
M - Magnolia/Mask/Mildren Pierce
N - Nashville
O - Ordinary People
P - Public Enemy
Q - no "Q" movie
R - Rebecca
S - Sunset Blvd./Searchers, The
T - 3 Women
U - no "U" movie
V - Virgin Suicides, The
W - War of the Worlds (1953)/Written on the Wind
X - Xanadu (beautiful trash)
Y - You Can Count on Me/Y Tu Mama Tambien
Z - no "Z" either
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lilgish said:

I love all of those movies! I just watched Sullivan's Travels for the first time a few weeks back.

lilgish said:

Very classy.

sextonseven said:

Love those, especially Elizabeth. Such an underappreciated film. Had it not been released in the same year as Shakespeare in Love, I think it would have gotten props. And Cate Blanchett not winning the Oscar that year is a shame.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Elizabeth, which essentially was a Godfather remake disguised as an historical period piece, was superb.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I absolutely agree. Elizabeth is my favorite movie of all time. If you haven't seen 'Queen Margot' (my #2 film), check that one out. It's almost the same story but in France.

namepeace said:

I forgot about this one because it's not on my shelf, but it definitely was a fun one to watch. Possibly even more fun than sexy courtesans in India.

sextonseven said:

I was in front of my CD collection when I did the musician A-Z list, and now I'm going to have to go home and scan my DVD's again.

I originally had Woo's The Killer down at K but changed it.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Sturges was great.

RipHer2Shreds said:

u need to add What ever happened to Baby Jane and The Women by Cukor to that list

lilgish said:

The Women was on that list. I had to re-do it (fucking Org), and forgot it. And if I need to add them...why aren't they on your list?

A - About Schmidt
B - Bitter Moon
C - Cobb
D - Deer Hunter, The
E - En Kärlekshistoria
F - Fanny & Alexander
G - Groundhog Day
H - High Art
I - Indian Runner, The
J - Jag Är Nyfiken: Gul
K - Kramer Vs Kramer
L - Lucky People Center International
M - Midnight Cowboy
N - Naked
O - O Lucky Man!
P - Pi
Q - Quadrophenia
R - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
S - Swimmer, The
T - Terminator, The
U - Ulee's Gold
V - Videodrome
W - Wicker Man, The
X - Xtro
Y - Y Tu Mamá También
Z - Zelig

retina said:

yes, aronofsky rules.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I'm not that gay, though I'm a big Norma Shearer fan Cukor did much better, though that film has it's charms ala the Golddiggers movies.
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lilgish said:

Oh, I see. You were stereotyping! lol And why didn't anyone tell me I misspelled Eve?

RipHer2Shreds said:

George Sanders was the perfect snob and twit. I love his work for the most part. perfect contrast with Olivier in Rebecca. Do you like him better in Rebecca or All about Eve?
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lilgish said:

Probably All About Eve, only because he had more screen time.

A - Aladdin
B - Batman Begins
C - Clerks
D - Dogma
E - Exorcist, The
F -
G - Galaxy Quest
H - Hunt For Red October, The
I - Incredibles, The
J -
K -
L - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
M - Monty Python & the Holy Grail
N -
O - Omen, The
P - Pirates of the Carribbean
Q -
R - Raiders of the Lost Ark
S - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
T -
U - Under the Cherry Moon
V -
W - Witness
X - X2: X-Men United
Y -
Z -

I know there's some I'm missing. I'll have to check my DVD library when I get home from work.

A – All About Eve (1950) / The Apartment (1960) / Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) – TIE
B – Before Sunrise/Before Sunset (1995/2004)
C – Casablanca (1942)
D – The Devil & Miss Jones (1941)
E – Europa Europa (1990)
F – Far From Heaven (2002)
G – The Godfather (1972)
H – The Hours (2002) / Halloween (1978)
I – It Happened One Night (1934)
J – Jackie Brown (1997)
K – Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 (2003/2004)
L – Libeled Lady (1936) / The Last Of Sheila (1972) - TIE
M – My Man Godfrey (1936) / The More The Merrier (1943) / Million Dollar Baby (2004) – TIE
N – Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
O – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) / Ordinary People (1980)
P – The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Q – N/A
R – Roman Holiday (1953) / Requiem For A Dream (2000) - TIE
S – Say Anything (1989) / Some Like It Hot (1959) – TIE
T – The Terminator (1984)
U – Unforgiven (1992)
V-
W – Wag The Dog (1997) / What’s Up Doc? (1972) - TIE
X – N/A
Y – You Can’t Take It With You (1938) / Young Frankenstein (1974) - TIE
Z – N/A

VoicesCarry said:

looks good to me.....
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Amateur
Beyond The Valley of the Dolls
The Cement Garden
Dark City
Evil Dead
Fargo
Glenngarry Glenn Ross
Happiness
In The Company of Men
Jesus Of Montreal (didn't really like it that much, but choices are limited here)
Kwaidan
Last House on the Left (sue me, I like violence and exploitation)
Memento
Nashville
Out of the Blue
Pi
The Quiet Earth
River's Edge
Salo
Twelve Monkeys
Under the Volcano
Vanishing (original, not the remake)
Walkabout
XX/XY see comments for J
Your Friends and Neighbors
Zelig
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lilgish said:

You forgot M - The More The Merrier (1943)