The Alphabet Meme

[dreamdead]

Thought this kind of list (http://blogcabins.blogspot.com/2008/11/alphabet-meme.html) was innovative and might lead to some interesting discussions of what's left out. Each of us compiles 26 of our favorite films in a new kind of way...

The Rules

1. Pick one film to represent each letter of the alphabet.

2. The letter "A" and the word "The" do not count as the beginning of a film's title, unless the film is simply titled A or The, and I don't know of any films with those titles.

3. Return of the Jedi belongs under "R," not "S" as in Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi. This rule applies to all films in the original Star Wars trilogy; all that followed start with "S." Similarly, Raiders of the Lost Ark belongs under "R," not "I" as in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Conversely, all films in the LOTR series belong under "L" and all films in the Chronicles of Narnia series belong under "C," as that's what those filmmakers called their films from the start. In other words, movies are stuck with the titles their owners gave them at the time of their theatrical release. Use your better judgement to apply the above rule to any series/films not mentioned.

4. Films that start with a number are filed under the first letter of their number's word. 12 Monkeys would be filed under "T."

[Raiders]

Argent, L'
Bonjour tristesse
Conversation, The
Dead Man
Eyes Without a Face
Flaming Creatures
Good Thief, The
Housekeeping
Intruder, The
James and the Giant Peach
Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The
Limbo
Man Escaped, A
Nights of Cabiria
Only Angels Have Wings
Persona
Queen, The
Rumble Fish
Safe
Tall Target, The
Ugetsu
Vertigo
WALL•E
X:The Man With X-Ray Eyes
Yards, The
Zodiac

[soitgoes...]

Aliens
Boogie Nights
Chinatown
Dancer in the Dark
Elephant
Fargo
Graduate, The
Harakiri
Ikiru
JFK
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Lawrence of Arabia
Mulholland Drive
Notorious
Olvidados, Los
Paths of Glory
Queen, The
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Schindler's List
Trois couleurs: Bleu
Unforgiven
Virgin Spring, The
Winter Light
X2
Yearning
Zodiac

[The Mike]

American Beauty
Big Fish
Casablanca
Dirty Harry
Exorcist, The
Fargo
Good, The Bad, & The Ugly, The
Halloween
It's a Wonderful Life
Jackie Brown
King Kong ('33)
Lantana
My Man Godfrey
North by Northwest
Ordinary People
Psycho
Quiet Earth, The
Rear Window
Shawshank Redemption, The
To Be or Not To Be
Under Siege
Vertigo
Wolf Man, The
X-Files: Fight the Future, The
Young Frankenstein
Zombie

[Spinal]

Amadeus
Breaking the Waves
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Dogville
Eraserhead
Fargo
Grey Gardens
The Holy Mountain
Ikiru
Jude
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Life of Brian
Mulholland Dr.
The Night of the Hunter
Onibaba
Prospero's Books
Quiz Show
Raising Arizona
The Sweet Hereafter
2001: A Space Odyssey
Un Chien Andalou
The Vanishing
Walkabout
Citizen X
Y tu mama tambien
A Zed and Two Noughts

OK, so I cheated a little on 'X'. I really didn't want to put an X-Men movie in that company.

[Cherish]

Arsenic and Old Lace
Bird People In China, The
Chungking Express
Drowning By Numbers
Ed Wood
Funky Forest: The First Contact
Gattaca
Henry Fool
I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK
Junebug
Key Largo
Lady Vengeance
My Beautiful Launderette
Night of the Iguana
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Philadelphia Story, The
Quiet Family, The
Rashomon
Stalker
2046
Unbearable Lightness of Being, The
Voice of the Turtle, The
Werckmeister Harmonies
Xizao
You Can Count On Me
Zero Effect, The

[Hugh_Grant]

As Good As It Gets
Breaking the Waves
Conversation, The
Days of Wine and Roses, The
Exotica
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Glory
Haine, La
In the Company of Men
Jude
Killing Fields, The
Longtime Companion
Magnolia
Nashville
One, Two, Three
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Quiz Show
Road to Perdition
Shawshank Redemption, The
Three O'Clock High
United 93
Velvet Goldmine
Whole Wide World, The
Citizen X (I'll go the Spinal route on this one.)
You Can Count on Me
Zodiac

[dreamdead]

All that Jazz
Barry Lyndon
The Celebration
Days of Heaven
Eureka
Fires on the Plain
The Gold Rush
Husbands and Wives
In a Lonely Place
Johnny Guitar
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Late Spring
Mulholland Dr.
Naked
Only Angels Have Wings
Paris, Texas
Quiet City
Ran
Still Life
Three Colors: Red
Ugetsu
The Vertical Ray of the Sun
Woman on the Beach
X
Yi Yi
A Zed and Two Noughts

I've got nothing for X...:sad:

[Boner M]

Andrei Rublev
Badlands
Conversation, The
Diaboliques, Les
Enfance Nue, L'
Fallen Angels
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Heat
Ikiru
Jaws
Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The
Love Streams
Mulholland Dr.
Naked
O Lucky Man!
Paris, Texas
Que la bête meure
Rear Window
Sunrise
Taxi Driver
Unfaithfully Yours
Vivre Sa Vie
Whisper of the Heart
Xiao Wu
You, the Living
Zodiac

[Biff Justice]

All About Eve
Barton Fink
Chinatown
Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fargo
Ghostbusters
Hoop Dreams
Incredibles, The
Jaws
Koyaanisqatsi
Lady Eve, The
Manchurian Candidate, The
Network
Once Upon a Time in the West
Princess Mononoke
Quills
Ran
Sullivan's Travels
This is Spinal Tap
Unforgiven
Vertigo
Wild Bunch, The
Xanadu (not really, just got nothing for X)
Young Frankenstein
Zelig

[B-side]

Andrei Rublev
Barry Lyndon
City Lights
Dead Ringers
Element Of Crime
Fitzcarraldo
Good Night, And Good Luck
Holy Mountain, The
In A Year With 13 Moons
JFK
Key Largo
Lawrence Of Arabia
Modern Times
Nostalghia
Once Upon A Time In America
Passion Of Anna
Queen, The
Raging Bull
Spirited Away
Two-thousand-one: A Space Odyssey:)
Un Chien Andalou
Vertigo
Woman Under The Influence, A
X2
Young Frankenstein
Zodiac

[Philosophe_rouge]

Awful Truth, The
Bonnie and Clyde
Cluny Brown
Dr. Strangelove
Exotica
F for Fake
Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The
Hiroshima, mon amour
It's a Wonderful Life
Jules et Jim
Kill, Baby Kill
Laura
Meet me in St. Louis
Notorious
Odd Man Out
Portrait of Jennie, The
Quiet Man, The
Red Shoes, The
Sunset Blvd.
To be or not to be
Unfaithfully Yours
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Wizard of Oz, The
X-Files: Fight the Future, The
Zodiac

[Melville]

Andrei Rublev
Blue Velvet
Cries and Whispers
Days of Heaven
Eraserhead
Fanny and Alexander
Godfather, The
Hour of the Wolf
It's a Wonderful Life
Jetee, La
Koyaanisqatsi
Lawrence of Arabia
Mirror, The
Napoleon
Ordet
Persona
Quiet American, The
Rushmore
Solyaris
Two thousand and one: A Space Odyssey
Unforgiven
Vertigo
Woman in the Dunes
Xich lo (aka Cyclo)
You Can Count on Me
Zed and Two Noughts, A

[Fezzik]

This took a LOT of thought:

Aliens
Beauty and the Beast
Casablanca
Die Hard
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fight Club
Glory
Henry V
Iron Giant, The
Jaws
King Kong
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The
My Cousin Vinny
Nightmare Before Christmas, The
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Princess Bride, The
Quiz Show
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Truman Show, The
Usual Suspects, The
Victor/Victoria
Wall*E
X2: X-Men United
Young Frankenstein
Zoolander