Movie Stills Meme. Live in fear.

[slipjig3]

Ganked from the lovely miss rafaela:

1. Pick 20 films you love/thoroughly enjoyed.
2. Find screen captures (stills) for each film, preferably from scenes you like.
3. Post the pictures with the rules; let your readers guess from what movie each still is from. (Readers, no cheating. No google, no looking at Livejournal interests or looking at the file names.) Basically, do not cheat.

This being me, the obsessive-compulsive overachieving movie fan, I ended up with 30 titles. The first 20 are the official list, while the final ten are the "prestige" (i.e. "Adam's going to be very impressed with you if you get any of these") titles.

EDIT: I've listed the person with the first correct answer to each item that's been identified so far (although in many cases, more than one person has answered correctly). For the sake of those who haven't gotten a chance to play yet, though, I'm not including those answers next to the stills just yet; if you're curious about any of them, just scroll down to the appropriate responses.


1. (first identified by suffisaunce)


2. (first identified by icarusfallen8)


3. (first identified by excursively)


4. (first identified by spoothbrush)


5. (first identified by 1phish2phish)


6. (first identified by kimberly_a)


7. (first identified by akfirefly76)


8. (first identified by supremegoddess1)


9. (first identified by spoothbrush)


10. (first identified by chris_walsh)


11.


12. (first identified by kimberly_a)


13. (first identified by supremegoddess1)


14. (first identified by chris_walsh)


15. (first identified by supremegoddess1)


16. (first identified by chris_walsh)


17. (first identified by suffisaunce)


18. (first identified by kimberly_a)


19. (first identified by heatherosa)


20. (first identified by excursively)


Bonus Stills:

21. (first identified by 1phish2phish)


22. (first identified by daev)


23. (first identified by heatherosa)


24. (first identified by auntiegrizelda)


25. (first identified by akfirefly76)


26.


27.


28.


29. (first identified by chris_walsh)


30.

Comments

[of-remedye.livejournal.com]

Amelie, Singin' In The Rain, aaand--i am pretty much a movie pleb! *g*

[kimberly-a.livejournal.com]

I don't know many.

6. Amadeus
12. Breaking Away
18. Run Lola Run

[supremegoddess1.livejournal.com]

8 is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

13 is The Piano

15 is The Secretary

I *think* 17 is Cabaret

18 is Run Lola Run

[spoothbrush.livejournal.com]

I hate it when respondents leap in and respond to everything on these, so I'm going to leave it at I believe #4 to be Rear Window and #9 to be Pi (and if it's not, it's the same guy)

[heatherosa.livejournal.com]

1. - Amelie
4. - Rear Window
5. - The Conversation? That's pretty much a guess since I've never seen the movie, but it looks like that's Gene Hackman and I remember when Enemy of the State came out the media kept comparing the two.
6. - Amadeus! My favorite movie when I was four years old.
8. - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
15. - Secretary
18. - Run Lola Run
19. - Almost Famous
23. - Is that Jan Svankmajer's Alice? Being an avid Alice in Wonderland fan I've seen it once before (and have been wanting to purchase it). It looks very much like that's what it is, and if it isn't it's something else by Jan Svankmajer for sure.

[daev.livejournal.com]

22 is one of the Spaulding Gray monologues, but I couldn't tell you which one. Actually having something interesting to look at in the background suggests the possibility of "Gray's Anatomy," since I think the earlier ones were super scenically spartan.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Guesses --

1. The Chronicles of Narnia (not sure)
5. I am not sure but is it centered on a small-town theatre?
6. Amadeus?
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
13. The Piano?
24. No clue, but I'd sure like to know... it's beautiful
26. Is it something from Dirty Dancing?

[excursively.livejournal.com]

3: Grand Canyon, I believe...
20: Gymkata!

That's all I got that hasn't been mentioned. Pick some hard ones next time? :)

[odheirre.livejournal.com]

No, number 20 is the *other* "gymnastic techniques used as martial arts with coincidentally placed pummel horses and uneven bars" movie :-).

[akfirefly76.livejournal.com]

1. Amelie
4. Rear Window
5. The Conversation
6. Amadeus
7. The General
8. Eteral Sunshine
13. The Piano
15. Secretary (mmmmm JamesSpader)
17. Singing in the Rain
18. Run Lola Run
19. Almost Famous
25. Dreams

why is this meme so addictive?

[auntiegrizelda.livejournal.com]

#24 is from Sister My Sister.

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

10. "Tideland"
14. "Me and You and Everyone You Know"
16. "Mulholland Drive"
Is 29. "Paperhouse"?

And 17.'s already been answered ("Singin' in the Rain"), but thank you for presenting Cyd Charisse's legs...

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

And is 20. "White Nights"?

[icarusfallen8.livejournal.com]

2. Shortbus
6. Amadeus
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
10. Tideland
15. Secretary
18. Run Lola Run

I know none but those which have been mentioned.

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

You have some strange taste in movies.

Especially #23.

[blimix.livejournal.com]

6. Amadeus
10. I don't know, but that tree would be great for Thulsa Doom to tie Conan the Barbarian to.
13. The Piano
17. Not sure... Singing in the Rain?
18. Run, Lola, Run

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Pshaw. Any you get right are an accomplishment worth of mention (and you are indeed correct on both counts).

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, and yes! I knew you'd be the one to get #12.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Correct on all except #17. Nicely done!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean; on the other hand, it's hard to hold back when you know a lot of them. Oh, and exactly right on both!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Your presence on my friends' list is the sole reason I figured #21 would be gotten. Nicely done on both! And agreed on The Conversation; it's my second favorite of all time, after the one pictured at #17 above.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Awesome work! In particular, allow me to express my deepest jaw-dropping respect at your knowledge of the Svankmajer Alice—that was one of the real stumpers. (For the record, The Conversation is simply amazing, and Enemy of the State doesn't even remotely compare.)

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Right on the money, comrade. The eye chart was indeed the giveaway.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Correct on numbers 6, 8 and 13; very nice! (As for #24, check auntiegrizelda's answer below. It's a doozy of a movie.)

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Sweet! Good work.

Pick some hard ones next time? :)

*grumble* You'll pay for that. Actually, there's still a few that haven't been gotten yet, mostly from the "prestige" section. Also, I had so much fun with this meme, I may end up doing a round 2. Join in!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Correct on all counts, and congrats on picking up #25! (And #7, which I'm a tad surprised no one got prior to this.)

why is this meme so addictive?

No idea, but yeah, it rerally is. As stated in an earlier response, I'm probably going to do up a round 2.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'm impressed!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Nope. See excursively's response above.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Sir, you rock like a roomful of rocking things. Nicely, nicely done! Especially on #29; I thought for sure no one was going to get any of the last five.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Three for three! And you say you're not a movie fan... ;)

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Awesome work! Correct on all counts.

Re: I know none but those which have been mentioned.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Hey, look, I know the still on #23 looks a bit strange, but I assure you that once you see it in context...it's fucking bizarre.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Yes, *snerk*, yes, yes and yes! Nice!

[auntiegrizelda.livejournal.com]

I'm an avid Jodhi May fan and I have that movie. :)

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Oh, and you're welcome on #17. That was the one film on the list where I knew exactly what still I wanted before I even started, and probably for exactly the reasons you're thanking me.

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Shit. I took No, number 20 is the *other* "gymnastic techniques used as martial arts with coincidentally placed pummel horses and uneven bars" movie :-) seriously. ;-)

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Like rocking rocks, even!

[kimberly-a.livejournal.com]

If I had any doubt, the book of Italian phrases cleared it all up. :-)

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Cyd Charisse is sex on legs. Almost literally.

Did you know that MGM execs lobbied hard for Hitchcock to cast Charisse in North By Northwest? They must have underestimated Hitchcock's blonde thing...