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  1. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    U = Up (2009) - PG This pixar gem is endearing from the opening frame. I would put the married life montage up there with the best 5 minute stretch of any film, period. Beyond that, the adventure is lively, the artwork is beautiful, and the characters are affable and worth rooting for! Link...
  2. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    I'm jumping on the western train. Time to paint the town red! H = High Plains Drifter (1973) - R The second movie under Clint Eastwood's direction borrows hard from the masterful western style of his mentor, Sergio Leone. This dark western follows a stranger as he arrives in a mining town...
  3. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    This was shot by Mark Deeble in November, 2005, and picked up by several platforms, including by the BBC. It also was released internationally at film festivals in 2005 and 2006. I first saw it in January, 2006 in Nevada City, CA at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, where I purchased a copy...
  4. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    Time for some music, let’s crank it up! I = It Might Get Loud (2008) - PG This documentary brings together the classically trained blues guitar wizard Jimmy Page, the synthetic pop stud guitar player for U2, The Edge, and the gritty, blues rock/punk upstart from the White Stripes, Jack...
  5. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    R = The Rock (1996) - R Michael Bay at his blockbuster, popcorn munching, action packed best. The Rock has one of the most memorable anti-villain foils in Ed Harris' General Francis Hummel. He nobly leads U.S. Marines in a chemical weapons stand off on Alcatraz Island. Coupled with stunning...
  6. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    C = The Crow (1994) - R The Crow is shrouded in darkness. Through lighting, rain, and shadowy cinematography, the audience sees the city from the perspective of a bird in the night. It follows a quest for revenge, fueling a murdered man returned from the dead to seek vengeance on the gang...
  7. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    I found it on the Folsom library catalog page here: https://librarycatalog.folsom.ca.us/Record/.b17372586?searchId=7653698&recordIndex=2&page=1 I love this movie, and have the DVD at home :)
  8. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    N = The Name of the Rose (1986) - R A medieval murder mystery in the vein of Sherlock Holmes, ripe with historical easter eggs and terrifying accuracy reflecting upon a different time. Headlined by Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham, and a tour de force performance by Ron...
  9. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    L = Leon: The Professional (1994) - R Link #1 Link #2 Link #3 Quotes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  10. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    Such a biting, masterful satire. Peter Sellers is genius! Nice pick :)
  11. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    W = The War (1994) - PG-13 A simple film bursting with life that brings me to tears with each viewing. The title not only refers to the Vietnam War, which has an appropriate albeit very limited place in the film, but it also refers to the literal war that the children continuously wage with...
  12. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    Lots of Alfred Hitchcock love in this draft. North by Northwest is tied for my favorite Hitchcock film :). Good N choice.
  13. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    Too close to home for the current pandemic. I always got the chills with the airport scene at the end. Nice that you chose it for # 12 selection too Capt :). Good pick!
  14. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    I have a soft spot for this film. My cousin is a body double for Jack Black. Same expressions, same manerisms. He is a teacher, and each year his students ask him for an autograph :). Great flick .
  15. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    G = Good Will Hunting (1997) - R For my senior project in high school I decided to review a list of the top 100 films of all time. #1 became the Godfather, #2 was REDACTED, and this movie moved me to place it as #3 on my 18 year old self's list. For my presentation I gave a synopsis of my...
  16. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    O = Office Space (1999) - R Adding another comedy to the COVID Cave. This is a go to from my college days. From Mike Judge of Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill Fame. Link #1 Link #2 Link #3 Quotes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  17. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    Time to add a bit more comedy to my COVID-Cave. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue. A = Airplane! - 1980 - PG This film has enough one liners to fill up 3 white zones! Quotes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  18. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    X = X-Men: First Class (2011) - PG-13 Some letters are much harder to fill than others... James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender steal the show together as Charles Xavier and Eric Lensherr, the young versions of Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto, respectively. These co-founders share the...
  19. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    P = Powder (1995) - PG-13 While I do agree that the acting could be a bit less wooden, and I viciously object to the director's criminal record, I have to admit a soft spot for this film from my childhood. This film was found at a blockbuster movie aisle in my mid high school years, and I...
  20. Jespher

    2020 Shelter in Place Alphabet Movie Draft - BONUS ROUNDS

    S = The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - R This movie is some low hanging fruit that I couldn't abide falling farther. It is a tale of patience, vindication, and the perseverance of the human spirit. Link #1 Link #2 Link #3 Quotes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1