After a month-long absence from our scavenger hunt, I am jonesing for some serious scavenging.
This month, Mike and I are going back to school. We realized there are a lot of films and actors and directors we need to be exposed to in order to become better students of the cinema.
Our first assignment: Find six well-regarded people of the industry you admire but still have a long way to go before becoming a *real* fan of theirs.
These are actors and directors who I've had a taste of, but only in appetizers and small meals. I like what I've sampled, but I want more! This month's hunt will help fill me up.
For five people, I need to…
After a month-long absence from our scavenger hunt, I am jonesing for some serious scavenging.
This month, Mike and I are going back to school. We realized there are a lot of films and actors and directors we need to be exposed to in order to become better students of the cinema.
Our first assignment: Find six well-regarded people of the industry you admire but still have a long way to go before becoming a *real* fan of theirs.
These are actors and directors who I've had a taste of, but only in appetizers and small meals. I like what I've sampled, but I want more! This month's hunt will help fill me up.
For five people, I need to pick one film each from their filmography I'm eager to see. I had some trouble picking *just one* so I added an extra film for extra credit. Call me a teacher's pet, I don't care.
And for the sixth person, I have to pick five films from their catalogue of greats I want to sink my teeth into. That's doable, but I'm adding a couple of rewatches, too. Why? Because it's Paul Fucking Newman, that's why.
Will I get to all of these films in 30 days? If I want an "A" in this class, I have no choice, do I? Only time will tell. I'll certainly have fun trying.
Here's Mike's batch of goodies. Go ahead and take a gander.
PETER BOGDANOVICH
What's Up Doc? (1972)
Extra Credit: She's Funny That Way (2014)
JACK LEMMON
Mister Roberts (1955)
Extra Credit: The Fortune Cookie (1966)
ELIA KAZAN
On the Waterfront (1954)
Extra Credit: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
WERNER HERZOG
Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
Extra Credit: Grizzly Man (2005)
CLINT EASTWOOD
Thunderbolt & Lightfoot (1974)
Extra Credit: A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
PAUL NEWMAN
Harper (1966)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Torn Curtain (1966)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
The Drowning Pool (1975)
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
Extra Credit: Rewatch The Color of Money (1986), Towering Inferno (1974), Road to Perdition (2002), Empire Falls (2005) and Nobody's Fool (1994)
Extra Extra Credit: Watch Biography: Paul Newman (1995) and Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)