department store basement Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 A great one I did three months ago is Accepted and 21, films that detail college life in nearly opposite ways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 The "just got dumped" double feature. Ex Machina Her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 11 hours ago, grey ghost said: The "just got dumped" double feature. Ex Machina Her Also The "Spike Jonze-Sofia Coppola divorce" double feature Lost In Translation Her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Lost in Translation Littlerock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 The "bloody terrible, everything is nihilistic, let's shove that message in your face for way too long, but at least they're pretty to look at" double feature. Only God Forgives The Revenant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 the player/the shawshank redemption OR dead man walking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 The Thing The Hateful Eight Inside Job The Big Short Jeremiah Johnson The Revenant Nashville Magic Mike XXL One, Two, Three Bridge of Spies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Barton Fink The Wrestler The Martian Mars Attacks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 On 4/2/2016 at 8:49 PM, Jake Gittes said: Nashville Magic Mike XXL huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Broadly speaking, they are both films about what contemporary America is and/or could be, and what people who live in it are to each other. There are musical numbers in one and dance numbers in the other (Nashville also has an awful and degrading stripping scene), and both build to a 4th of July rally. They are obviously not parallels in terms of construction or subgenre or other major elements, but they do evoke each other in my mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Immersive intimate movies about love: Room Her Best Vietnam War Films: The Deer Hunter Apocalypse Now Best of Tom Hardy: (films not necessary Performances) Mad Max: Fury Road Inception Best Performances by Tom Hardy Warrior Locke Great films about musicians and bands: Almost Famous Love & Mercy Best Dark dramdies of the 1990s Trainspotting Fight Club Feel Good Movies: The Station Agent The Way Way Back Feel good gay romances with a happy ending that are actually good: The Way He Looks Shelter Animation Bliss: Beauty & the Beast The Lion King Being Gay in the 1950s/60s and gorgeous camera work. Carol A Single Man How to watch a really depressing Movie: Requiem for a Dream The Muppets Epics: Ben-Hur The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Socialist sci-fi: Gattaca Children of Men Band of Brothers: Stand By Me Remember the Titans Cosmic Bliss: Guardians of the Galaxy Star Wars: A new Hope Best of JJ Abrams: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Trek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 On 2/6/2016 at 11:43 AM, Kalo said: Socialist sci-fi: Gattaca Children of Men Never thought of Gattaca as socialist. Maybe egalitarian would be a better term to describe it. Also I'm not seeing the socialist message in Children of Men. Seems more feminist than anything. But it's worth thinking about and I do think they would make a good double feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 My friends and I have been doing a monthly-ish movie night for the past five years. Each time someone picks two movies that, in theory, have a bit of thematic connection. Here's the pairings I've done so far: Princess Mononoke The Secret of Kells Paprika Inception Rango Spirited Away The Iron Giant How to Train Your Dragon Speed Racer Fast 5 Moon WALL-E Network Bolt Mary & Max Ernest & Celestine Lilo & Stitch Man of Steel The Last Unicorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 1 hour ago, grey ghost said: Never thought of Gattaca as socialist. Maybe egalitarian would be a better term to describe it. Also I'm not seeing the socialist message in Children of Men. Seems more feminist than anything. But it's worth thinking about and I do think they would make a good double feature. Yeah socialist may not be the right word. but I wouldn't call Gattaca egalitarian because it's traits the non genetically created humans as below them, it's only the "perfect" humans that are treated equally. either way they are both great sci-fi films with similar tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
