Author Topic: ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!  (Read 2571376 times)

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"Z" is Zig Zag Story (1983)
« Reply #2320 on: December 28, 2007, 06:52:30 pm »
==comment==

from France: Une simple goutte d’eau est le point de départ d’une série de catastrophes qui créent un gigantesque embouteillage… qui permet à Gil, un peintre daltonien, et à Cat, animatrice à la radio F1, de se rencontrer… La jeune femme s’installe dans le loft que Gil partage avec Bob, un photographe complètement obsédé par le sexe. Après une dispute, Cat quitte Gil mais est victime d’un accident. Ses mains sont écrasées. Gil décide de s’occuper d’elle. Mais une nouvelle dispute et séparation ont lieu quand Gil avoue à Cat qu’il change les pilules contraceptives contre d’anodins bonbons. Lorsque la petite fille de son éditeur est kidnappée, Gil est soupçonné et jeté en prison. Cat lui rend visite pour lui annoncer qu’elle garde le bébé. Gil, après la libération de la jeune kidnappée, est mis hors de cause et lest ibéré. Mais, saisie d’une crise aigue de péritonite, coincé dans une ambulance prise au coeur d’un embouteillage monstre, Gil comprend que, dans un quart d’heure, il risque d’être mort…

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Re: ABCs at the Movies: COUNTDOWN!
« Reply #2321 on: December 28, 2007, 06:57:44 pm »
Let's keep counting down, shall we?

Next up, A from 1982

Same rules as last time, with a double Wildcard X (any year, any movie).

Have fun!
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"A" is Alone in the Dark (1982)
« Reply #2322 on: December 28, 2007, 07:03:23 pm »


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"B" is Boot, Das (1981)
« Reply #2323 on: December 28, 2007, 10:05:28 pm »
==Comment==
A classic war film.  Not for the claustrophobic!



Next up: "C" from 1980

==Aside==

Good call on keeping the count-down going, Leslie!

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"C" is Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
« Reply #2324 on: December 28, 2007, 10:35:01 pm »

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Re: "C" is Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
« Reply #2325 on: December 28, 2007, 11:09:29 pm »


Good choice!!  I loved Coal Miner's Daughter.  I was so impressed that Sissy Spacek and Beverley D'Angelo did their own singing, they were amazing!  Also, I forgot that the director was Michael Apted.

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"D" is David (1979)
« Reply #2326 on: December 29, 2007, 09:56:33 am »
==synopsis==

David (Mario Fische) is the son of a German rabbi during the early days of the Holocaust. The boy is a horrified witness to the burning of his father's synagogue and the humiliation of his relatives and neighbors. Breaking away from his family, David is able to earn enough money to emigrate to Palestine. The film makes an effort to weed out humanitarians amongst the hellraisers, giving points to a kindly German officer who helps David escape. A long film, David is based on the even longer (but no less compelling) novel by Joel Konig. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide



==aside==Oilgun

Glad you are enjoying the countdown! I am too.

Next up: E in 1978
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Re: "M" is Modern Times
« Reply #2327 on: December 29, 2007, 11:00:07 am »
What more can be said?




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"E" is Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
« Reply #2328 on: December 29, 2007, 11:42:33 am »

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"F" is Full Circle (1977)
« Reply #2329 on: December 29, 2007, 12:42:01 pm »


AKA The Haunting of Julia

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