After my recent book spine post I was chatting with Silver Screenings in the comments secton and I thought why not do a film version of a story based on spine titles? This premise is a bit looser, with a western theme. I may have stayed away from Once Upon a Time in the West, but there’s still a revenge showdown, and one in which ends in a bit of a bloodbath.
There really were too many to fit favourite films into one post. And even then I think of some of the films I had to leave out. Will you do better better than last Part 1? Do you have a favourite among the list here? As always you comments and feedback are more than welcome.
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Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you
Taken from the song Stuck in the Middle with You from Stealers Wheel, from their self titled album (1973). Originally written after a meeting with record executives and producers, the song became is now most famous after its use in a rather gruesome Reservoir Dogs scene.
Are you gonna bark all day little doggie? Or are you gonna bite?
Mr Blonde (Michael Madsen) in Quentin Tarantino’s astonishing directing debut Reservoir Dogs (1992)
From The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and Brotherhood, the 20th century has produced plenty of quality mafia TV drama, but there’s no denying that Hollywood has had a fantastic head start. See how many of the six films below you can work out.
(1940s)
(1950s)
(1970s)
(1990s)
(1990s)
(1990s)
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We’ve already covered black and white films ignored by the Academy in the last quiz, but there have been plenty of modern omissions too. The six films below didn’t even get a single nomination. See how many of them you can get. Feel free to comment on those chosen or even some others you think of that apply.
(1950s)
(1970s)
(1970s)
(1980s)
(1990s)
(1990s)
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Alex Raphael 