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July 14, 2008
THE SAME THING BUT WITH MOVIES
Here's what I did:
The same thing as my last post, only with movies. However, to balance out the clearly iconic picks, I've chosen a sleeper for each year - a movie you may not have heard of, but is awesome.
1977 - ANNIE HALL (Sleeper: SLAP SHOT)
1978 - NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (THE DRIVER)
1979 - APOCALYPSE NOW (BEING THERE)
1980 - THE STUNT MAN (HOPSCOTCH)
1981 - REDS (THIEF)
1982 - BLADE RUNNER (MY FAVORITE YEAR)
1983 - THE RIGHT STUFF (THE KING OF COMEDY)
1984 - ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (BLOOD SIMPLE)
1985 - BACK TO THE FUTURE (TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.)
1986 - HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (MANHUNTER)
1987 - BROADCAST NEWS (LESS THAN ZERO)
1988 - EIGHT MEN OUT (CLEAN AND SOBER)
1989 - DO THE RIGHT THING (NEW YORK STORIES (the Scorsese segment - LIFE LESSONS)
1990 - GOODFELLAS (QUICK CHANGE)
1991 - TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (RUSH)
1992 - UNFORGIVEN (SNEAKERS)
1993 - DAZED AND CONFUSED (MAD DOG AND GLORY)
1994 - PULP FICTION (NOBODY'S FOOL)
1995 - HEAT (TWELVE MONKEYS)
1996 - FARGO (BEAUTIFUL GIRLS)
1997 - WAG THE DOG (LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND)
1998 - THE THIN RED LINE (THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO)
1999 - EYES WIDE SHUT (STIR OF ECHOES)
2000 - CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (GEORGE WASHINGTON)
2001 - MEMENTO (VANILLA SKY)
2002 - ADAPTATION (24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE)
2003 - CITY OF GOD (SHATTERED GLASS)
2004 - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (PRIMER)
2005 - BROKEN FLOWERS (THE WEATHER MAN)
2006 - CHILDREN OF MEN (THE FOUNTAIN)
2007 - THERE WILL BE BLOOD (RESCUE DAWN)
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Comments
How about Tender Mercies(1983) for a sleeper? Even without it, what a great list.
Posted by: Harvey at July 14, 2008 9:40 AM