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
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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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