The Map: Learn your lines

The map Ever spent two hours in a video store trying to find just the right film to suit your mood? Dither no more. Rachael Adams presents a (Technicolor) movie guide

Rachael Adams
Friday 20 November 1998 19:02 EST
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Colour Guide and

Route Planner:

A Refined Classic

A Saturday Night Gripper

A Comfy Sofa Meander

An Ever Decreasing Circle Line

The Very Edge of the Sofa

Mmmm Trashy, No, Epic

It's Positively Kafka-esque

Weaving a Farcical Plot

An Ingenious Suggestion

FILMS YOU SAW ON TELLY WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE ... STUFF THAT SATURDAY MATINEES WERE MADE OF

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - 1951,

DIR. VINCENTE MINNELLI

THIRTY-NINE STEPS, THE - 1959,

DIR. ALFRED HITCHCOCK

TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT, THE - 1952,

DIR. CHARLES CRICHTON

TOP HAT - 1935, DIR. MARK SANDRICH

HIGH SOCIETY - 1956, DIR. CHARLES WALTERS

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - 1981,

DIR. STEVEN SPIELBERG

WRONG ARM OF THE LAW, THE - 1963,

DIR. CLIFF OWEN

PASSPORT TO PIMLICO - 1949,

DIR. HENRY CORNELIUS

MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON - 1939,

DIR. FRANK CAPRA

KING KONG - 1933, DIR. MERIAN C. COOPER

RED SHOES, THE - 1948, DIR. MICHAEL POWELL

BRIEF ENCOUNTER - 1945, DIR. DAVID LEAN

YELLOW BALLOON, THE - 1953,

DIR. J. LEE-THOMPSON

FAR EASTERN

BLOODSHED AND 'NAM

AFFECTED BOYS ...

HARD BOILED - 1992, DIR. JOHN WOO

VIOLENT COP - 1989, DIR. `BEAT' TAKESHI KITANO

DOUBLE BILL:

MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE - 1962,

DIR. JOHN FRANKENHEIMER

JACOB'S LADDER - 1990, DIR. ADRIAN LYNE

DEER HUNTER, THE - 1978, DIR. MICHAEL CIMINO

KILLER - 1989, DIR. JOHN WOO

KILLING FIELDS, THE - 1984, DIR. ROLAND JOFFE

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY - 1989,

DIR. OLIVER STONE

FULL METAL JACKET - 1987, DIR. STANLEY KUBRICK

FLARE FILMS

DAZED AND CONFUSED - 1993,

DIR. RICHARD LINKLATER

OMEN, THE - 1976, DIR. RICHARD DONNER

YELLOW SUBMARINE - 1968, DIR. GEORGE DUNNING

POSEIDON ADVENTURE - 1972, DIR. RONALD NEAME

SHAMPOO - 1975, DIR. HAL ASHBY

PERFORMANCE - 1970, DIR. NICOLAS ROEG &

DONALD CAMMELL

ODESSA FILE, THE - 1974, DIR. RONALD NEAME

CAR WASH - 1976, DIR. MICHAEL SCHULTZ

SHAFT - 1971, DIR. GORDON PARKS

JAWS - 1975, DIR. STEVEN SPIELBERG

KLUTE - 1971, DIR. ALAN J. PAKULA

TOWERING INFERNO, THE - 1974, DIR. IRWIN ALLEN

STEPFORD WIVES, THE - 1974, DIR. BRYAN FORBES

ROAD MOVIES/ JOURNEYS/CHASES

FIVE EASY PIECES - 1970, DIR. BOB RAFELSON

THELMA AND LOUISE - 1991, DIR. RIDLEY SCOTT

VANISHING POINT - 1971, DIR. RICHARD SARAFIN

AFRICAN QUEEN, THE - 1951, DIR. JOHN HUSTON

DUEL - 1971, DIR. STEVEN SPIELBERG

PLANK, THE - 1967, DIR. ERIC SYKES

MIDNIGHT RUN - 1988, DIR. MARTIN BREST

GENEVIEVE - 1953, DIR. HENRY CORNELIUS

ZAZIE DANS LE METRO - 1959, DIR. LOUIS MALLE

CHASE, THE - 1946, DIR. ARTHUR RIPLEY

WIZARD OF OZ, THE - 1939, DIR. VICTOR FLEMING

FRANTIC - 1988, DIR. ROMAN POLANSKI

GREAT RACE, THE - 1965, DIR. BLAKE EDWARDS

CLOUDED YELLOW, THE - 1950, DIR. RALPH THOMAS

EASY RIDER - 1969, DIR. DENNIS HOPPER

FRENCH CONNECTION, THE - 1971,

DIR. WILLIAM FRIEDKIN

DOUBLE BILL:

DEATH RACE 2000 - 1975, DIR. PAUL BARTEL

RIGHT STUFF, THE - 1983, DIR. PHILIP KAUFMANN

FITZCARRALDO - 1982, DIR. WERNER HERZOG

FLASHY/LIBERATED CAMERAWORK ... DIRECTION & CUTTING, LENSING

SHINING, THE - 1980, DIR. STANLEY KUBRICK

BARTON FINK - 1991, DIR. JOEL COEN

TOUCH OF EVIL - 1958, DIR. ORSON WELLES

CITIZEN KANE - 1941, DIR. ORSON WELLES

42ND STREET - 1933, DIR. BUSBY BERKELEY &

LLOYD BACON

HEAVEN - 1987, DIR. DIANE KEATON

ONE FROM THE HEART - 1982,

DIR. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

BLADE RUNNER - 1982, DIR. RIDLEY SCOTT

HAINE, LA - 1995, DIR. MATHIEU KASSOVITZ

CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE - 1968,

DIR. TONY RICHARDSON

PULP FICTION - 1994, DIR. QUENTIN TARANTINO

SIMPLE MEN - 1992, DIR. HAL HARTLEY

LADY FROM THE SHANGHAI CINEMA, THE - 1988,

DIR. GUILHERME DEL ALMEIDA

METROPOLIS - 1926, DIR. FRITZ LANG

SAMOURAI, LE - 1967, DIR. JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE

BLOOD SIMPLE - 1983, DIR. JOEL COEN

IVAN'S CHILDHOOD - 1962, DIR. ANDREI TARKOVSKY

PLAYER, THE - 1992, DIR. ROBERT ALTMAN

FELLINI'S 81/2- 1962, DIR. FEDERICO FELLINI

THIRD MAN, THE - 1949, DIR. CAROL REED

GO ON MY SON!

GOODFELLAS - 1990, DIR. MARTIN SCORSESE

DOUBLE BILL:

NIGHT OF THE HUNTER - 1955,

DIR. CHARLES LAUGHTON

BAD LIEUTENANT - 1992, DIR. ABEL FERRARA

TAXI DRIVER - 1976, DIR. MARTIN SCORSESE

YOJIMBO - 1961, DIR. AKIRA KUROSAWA

PREDATOR - 1987, DIR. JOHN McTIERNAN

MANHUNTER - 1986, DIR. MICHAEL MANN

WITHNAIL AND I - 1986, DIR. BRUCE ROBINSON

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1967,

DIR. NORMAN JEWISON

BOSTON STRANGLER, THE - 1968,

DIR. RICHARD FLEISCHER

COOL HAND LUKE - 1967, DIR. STUART ROSENBERG

NATURAL, THE - 1984, DIR. BARRY LEVINSON

BOYS TOWN - 1938, DIR. NORMAN TAUROG

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - 1975,

DIR. MILOS FORMAN

HUSTLER, THE - 1961, DIR. ROBERT ROSSEN

CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH - 1978,

DIR. FRED SCHEPISI

ITALIAN JOB, THE - 1969, DIR. PETER COLLINSON GANDHI - 1982, DIR. RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH

CONSPIRACY,

CORRUPTION ...

UNSCRUPULOUS BEHAVIOUR

OSTERMAN WEEKEND, THE - 1983,

DIR. SAM PECKINPAH

SWIMMING WITH SHARKS - 1995,

DIR. GEORGE HUANG

HANGAR 18 - 1980, DIR. JAMES L. CONWAY

GASLIGHT - 1940, DIR. THOROLD DICKINSON

DOUBLE BILL:

FAIL SAFE - 1964, DIR. SIDNEY LUMET

DR STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB - 1964,

DIR. STANLEY KUBRICK

NORTH BY NORTH WEST - 1959,

DIR. ALFRED HITCHCOCK

HARDER THEY FALL, THE - 1956,

DIR. MARK ROBSON

SERPICO - 1973, DIR. SIDNEY LUMET

FACE/OFF - 1997, DIR. JOHN WOO

SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS - 1957,

DIR. ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK

NIGHT AND THE CITY - 1950, DIR. JULES DASSIN

SCOFF MOVIES (ALL THAT'S DELICIOUS, STUFFED OR JUST PLAIN GREEDY)

COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER, THE - 1989, DIR. PETER GREENAWAY

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE - 1992,

DIR. ALFONSO ARAU

GRANDE BOUFFE, LA (BLOW OUT) - 1973,

DIR. MARCO FERRERI

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE - 1991, DIR. JON AVNET

BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT - 1987,

DIR. PETER GREENAWAY

TRAINSPOTTING - 1996, DIR. DANNY BOYLE

TAMPOPO - 1986, DIR. JUZO ITAMI

BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA - 1992,

DIR. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

CRONOS - 1992, DIR. GUILLERMO DEL TORO

BABETTE'S FEAST - 1987, DIR. GABRIEL AXEL

EATING RAOUL - 1982, DIR. PAUL BARTEL

A GOOD LAUGH

MON ONCLE - 1956, DIR. JACQUES TATI

NAKED GUN, THE - 1988, DIR. DAVID ZUCKER

BRADY BUNCH MOVIE, THE - 1995,

DIR. BETTY THOMAS

LAVENDER HILL MOB, THE - 1951,

DIR. CHARLES CRICHTON

PINK PANTHER, THE - 1963, DIR. BLAKE EDWARDS

I LOVE YOU TO DEATH - 1990,

DIR. LAWRENCE KASDAN

LADYKILLERS, THE - 1955,

DIR. ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK

GROUNDHOG DAY - 1993, DIR. HAROLD RAMIS

DOUBLE BILL:

MASK, THE - 1994, DIR. CHARLES RUSSELL

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - 1930,

DIR. RUPERT JULIAN

DISORDERLY ORDERLY, THE - 1964,

DIR. FRANK TASHLIN

MONSIEUR HULOT'S HOLIDAY - 1953,

DIR. JACQUES TATI

AFTER THE FOX - 1966, DIR. VITTORIO DE SICA

GREAT ST.TRINIAN'S TRAIN ROBBERY, THE - 1966, DIR. FRANK LAUNDER

AS GOOD AS IT GETS - 1998, DIR. JAMES L. BROOKS

IT'S A LONG WAY

FROM HOME ...

GATTACA - 1998, DIR. ANDREW NICCOL

DUST DEVIL - 1993, DIR. RICHARD STANLEY

DOUBLE BILL:

WESTWORLD - 1973, DIR. MICHAEL CRICHTON

JURASSIC PARK - 1993, DIR. STEVEN SPIELBERG

DEAD CALM - 1989, DIR. PHILLIP NOYCE

ICE COLD IN ALEX - 1958, DIR. J. LEE-THOMPSON

KNIFE IN THE WATER - 1962, DIR. ROMAN POLANSKI

WALKABOUT - 1971, DIR. NICOLAS ROEG

ALIVE - 1993, DIR. FRANK MARSHALL

PAPILLON - 1973, DIR. FRANKLIN SCHAFFNER

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