Help me select a closing movie for free community film series.
February 17, 2006 8:12 AM Subscribe
Am organizing a free outdoor film series in a community park in Jersey City and need a suggestion for the closing show. For the most part the series is not mainstream, shows a balance of local, foreign, independent and classics. Based on the current selection (see below) please brainstorm a great closing show. Please take into account the current and past selections when making your recommendations.
Thanks & Save the quail.
1. Raising Arizona
2. Babe
3. Manhattan Murder Mystery
4. Nine Queens
5. Bottle Rocket
6. Some like it hot
8. Big Fish
9. ?
Last years series:
Bend it Like Beckham
Best in Show
All The President's Men
When We Were Kings
1. Raising Arizona
2. Babe
3. Manhattan Murder Mystery
4. Nine Queens
5. Bottle Rocket
6. Some like it hot
8. Big Fish
9. ?
Last years series:
Bend it Like Beckham
Best in Show
All The President's Men
When We Were Kings
After Life, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Zero Effect, Me and You and Everyone We Know, City of God, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, Life and Debt, The Dreamers, Being There, East Is East, Calle 54 (or a concert film, in general), The Dancer Upstairs, Zelary, Touch of Pink, Truly, Madly, Deeply, Love Me If You Dare, War Photographer, Festival Express, The Year of Living Dangerously, I'm Not Scared, A Home at the End of the World, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring, Good Bye Lenin!, Waking Life, Beyond Silence, Sex and Lucia, Monsieur Ibrahim, The Power of One, In the Mood for Love, Grave of the Fireflies.
posted by cior at 8:39 AM on February 17, 2006
posted by cior at 8:39 AM on February 17, 2006
Death Race 2000. The nwFilmCenter showed it this year for their Top Down film festival and got a great reaction from the crowd.
posted by togdon at 8:42 AM on February 17, 2006
posted by togdon at 8:42 AM on February 17, 2006
The Princess Bride
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- both shown this summer at Portland's outdoor movie thing to great effect
posted by mikepop at 8:54 AM on February 17, 2006
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- both shown this summer at Portland's outdoor movie thing to great effect
posted by mikepop at 8:54 AM on February 17, 2006
I'm biased, but I think Strictly Ballroom would make a great classic closer.
posted by frykitty at 9:34 AM on February 17, 2006
posted by frykitty at 9:34 AM on February 17, 2006
Rare Birds, An Everlasting Piece, The Legend of 1900, Waking Ned Devine. Second City of God and The Princess Bride.
posted by Yorrick at 9:53 AM on February 17, 2006
posted by Yorrick at 9:53 AM on February 17, 2006
Koyaanisqatsi, with the soundtrack performed by a live orchestra.
posted by FreezBoy at 10:27 AM on February 17, 2006
posted by FreezBoy at 10:27 AM on February 17, 2006
A Very Long Engagement (http://wip.warnerbros.com/avle/)
In A Lonely Place (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042593/)
Seconds on Strictly Ballroom, The Princess Bride, and City of God
As an aside, why can't I link in my comments when I'm using Safari? Very frustrating.
posted by Sara Anne at 10:29 AM on February 17, 2006
In A Lonely Place (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042593/)
Seconds on Strictly Ballroom, The Princess Bride, and City of God
As an aside, why can't I link in my comments when I'm using Safari? Very frustrating.
posted by Sara Anne at 10:29 AM on February 17, 2006
Memento
Brazil
Hitchcock's Notorious
Big Lebowski
(if you want one for kids) My Neighbor Tortorro
All movies that haven't been seen by enough and loved by virtually everyone who sees them.
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 10:37 AM on February 17, 2006
Brazil
Hitchcock's Notorious
Big Lebowski
(if you want one for kids) My Neighbor Tortorro
All movies that haven't been seen by enough and loved by virtually everyone who sees them.
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 10:37 AM on February 17, 2006
Spirited Away http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/
posted by Sara Anne at 10:50 AM on February 17, 2006
posted by Sara Anne at 10:50 AM on February 17, 2006
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posted by DevilsAdvocate at 11:49 AM on February 17, 2006
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posted by DevilsAdvocate at 11:49 AM on February 17, 2006
"Miami Bues" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100143/
or
"The Grifters http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099703/
Good luck :)
posted by Radio7 at 1:02 PM on February 17, 2006
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"The Grifters http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099703/
Good luck :)
posted by Radio7 at 1:02 PM on February 17, 2006
Response by poster: This is a great list. Keep going please...there's always next year to think about.
FYI - Disney no longer allows outdoor showings so we had to pull 'Spirited Away'. Boo Disney.
Last year we got the director of the Ali docu 'When We Were Kings' to come do Q&A.
Anyone know any directors or critics who would do some intros or Q&A?
posted by johoney at 1:10 PM on February 17, 2006
FYI - Disney no longer allows outdoor showings so we had to pull 'Spirited Away'. Boo Disney.
Last year we got the director of the Ali docu 'When We Were Kings' to come do Q&A.
Anyone know any directors or critics who would do some intros or Q&A?
posted by johoney at 1:10 PM on February 17, 2006
posted by k1ng at 1:51 PM on February 17, 2006
Your (terrific) lineup this year is a series of very locale-specific flicks, so here are a few more:
• Breaking Away
• The Dish
• The Gods Must Be Crazy
• Mystery, Alaska
Also:
• The Palm Beach Story (in recognition of Mr. Cheney's honorary membership in The Ale & Quail Club)
And:
• Fargo (to bookend Raising Arizona)
posted by rob511 at 2:51 PM on February 17, 2006
• Breaking Away
• The Dish
• The Gods Must Be Crazy
• Mystery, Alaska
Also:
• The Palm Beach Story (in recognition of Mr. Cheney's honorary membership in The Ale & Quail Club)
And:
• Fargo (to bookend Raising Arizona)
posted by rob511 at 2:51 PM on February 17, 2006
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posted by Otis at 8:30 AM on February 17, 2006