speedracer5 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I had this idea earlier and thought it would be a fun game and also perhaps inspire some conversation. You're in charge of scheduling the weekly double feature at the local movie theater. The only rule is that these two films need to have something in common with one another. Whether it's two films with the same actor, two films about dinosaurs, two films about cheese, whatever, there needs to be something that ties the two films together. It can be either as serious or ridiculous as you like, as long as the two films have something in common. MY FIRST TWO DOUBLE FEATURES: A Face in the Crowd & Network- Both films deal with the rise of fame and what that can do to the person who is in the middle of it. Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman & The Amazing Colossal Man- Both films deal with giant people who rampage the town. ...you're next! Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Magnum Force and The Star Chamber Cops and judges take the law into their own hands when they get fed up with the justice system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I long for the day I can see this on a marquee: JOHN WATER'S P3CKER with JOSHUA LOGAN'S FANNY Fruck censorship killing my jokes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Francis with Donald O'Connor followed by Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar or, the other way around if need be. With egg-head wraparounds for both of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 PINKY (1949) and IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967/. Two films where small.incremental.steps.forward happen when northerners come.to the small town.South, and.are.deemed."uppity", and they don't.accept it. GOOD.GIRLS.GO.TO.PARIS.and.THE.GREEKS.HAD A.WORD.FOR.THEM. Fun times.for.travellers.abroad.to.Europe in the 1930s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TopBilled Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 There are so many combinations here. I will mention: 1.) JUNIOR BONNER...and...J.W.COOP. Both made in the 70s, dealing with the rodeo circuit (one starring Steve McQueen and the other one starring Cliff Robertson who also directed). 2. THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER (1937)...and...TWICE BLESSED. Both feature real-life twins (the first one starring Billy & Bobby Mauch and the other one starring Lee & Lyn Wilde). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 The Out-Of-Towners (1970) The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 The Reluctant Astronaut followed by How To Frame a Fi gg. No, Hot Spell followed by Hot Spell? - just kidding. You are a good sport! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I'm still chortling over Bogie's FRANCIS/BALTHAZAR double feature and Richard Kimble's witty Waters/Logan double feature. Seriously: Fritz Lang's M and the 1951 Joseph Losey remake of M Maybe not quite so seriously: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON THE HAPPY HOOKER GOES TO WASHINGTON 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 BORN TO DANCE BORN TO KILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 PINKY (1949) and IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967/. Two films where small.incremental.steps.forward happen when northerners come.to the small town.South, and.are.deemed."uppity", and they don't.accept it. GOOD.GIRLS.GO.TO.PARIS.and.THE.GREEKS.HAD A.WORD.FOR.THEM. Fun times.for.travellers.abroad.to.Europe in the 1930s. Nice to see GOOD.GIRLS.GO.TO.PARIS get a mention. Get-TV showed this film about 4 times during their Melvin Douglas tribute. While the material isn't that great, Joan Blondell is always a treat and she makes this film worth seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 A triple bill, if that's okay Roller Boogie followed by Xanadu followed by Sextette - as many of have concurred! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) and The Devils (1971) - just for you, darkblue. But the first one has subtitles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 The Petrified Forest and The Dark Past 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thinking of the famous Karl Marx quote, "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce"...however and then also thinking that I recall the comedy film almost always preceded the dramatic film on the old double feature bills, and so... DUCK SOUP ..and then.. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (...the commonality of course being they're both classic antiwar films) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 This could be fun. I have a lot of ideas for 'Double-Features'. • CINDERELLA LIBERTY (1973) -and- LAST DETAIL, The (1973) • Two LOVE-ly films from low-budget director Chuck Vincent (1940-91): A MATTER OF LOVE (1979) -and- LOVE TRUCK (1973). • MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) -and- LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS (1970) Two sides of NYC, circa 1969. The gritty, sleazy, low-rent side and the middle-class/upper middle-class side. • PIRANHA (1978) -and- ALLIGATOR (1980) Horror + Humor = Fun! The John Sayles Connection. • IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963) -and- SCAVENGER HUNT (1979) • CARRIE (1976) -and- EVILSPEAK (1981). Very similar-themed movies, but in "Evilspeak" you get a horde demon-possessed boars instead of the 'slo-mo' bit at the prom in "Carrie". • TOP HAT (1935) -and- SWING TIME (1936). How could one go wrong with these? • XANADU (1980) -and- THE APPLE (1980). Here we have two bad musical releases from 1980. I find them both watchable despite them not being good movies. So here we go! • ACT OF VENGEANCE (1974) -and- THE INCUBUS (1982). Watch these movies and you'll need to take a shower afterwards. • THE POSSESSION OF VIRGINIA (1972-Canadian) -and- THE PYX (1973-Canadian). Both were filmed in Montreal and both deal with devil cults. Uniquely Canadian horror and suspense from the early '70s. (Original French version of "Possession of Virginia" is "Le Diable est parmi nous"). • ONE-WAY PASSAGE (1932) -and- JEWEL ROBBERY (1932). William Powell & Kay Francis Double-Feature. A short and sweet night of guaranteed entertainment! • TRACKDOWN (1976) -and- HARDCORE (1979). The seamy side of life in '70s L.A. ► "Trackdown" involves Jim Mitchum venturing to Los Angeles from Montana to look for his missing sister (Karen Lamm), who's become a "lady of the evening". ► "Hardcore" involves George C. Scott looking for his daughter in the adult movie underworld of Los Angeles and San Francisco. • REGIONAL MOVIE ATROCITY NIGHT! Both of these movies contain hilariously lame 'action' scenes and must be watched for Reasons Unknown. Night of the Cat, The (1973) Shot in Charlotte, NC. Thank God Something Weird Video rescued this disaster before it disappeared forever! Road of Death (1973) Filmed-in-Florida biker mayhem. Wow, what a cheap movie! Bikers, swingers and an awful 4-piece house club band called "The Joe Banana Thing". Yowza! Another slice of entertainment rescued from the dustbin by SWV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 How about: ACT OF VIOLENCE (with Robert Ryan & Van Heflin)...and...AN ACT OF MURDER (with Fredric March & Florence Eldridge). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 How about: ACT OF VIOLENCE (with Robert Ryan & Van Heflin)...and...AN ACT OF MURDER (with Fredric March & Florence Eldridge). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Richard, That would make it a triple-feature! A tough act to follow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Cecil B. DeMille's 1956, The Ten Commandments followed by Kryzsztof Kieslowski's 1989, The Decalogue: The Ten Commandments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 In one of Nipkow's threads, I mentioned HOT SPELL shown with THE FAN would be a good combination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 BEYOND THE FORESTand ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. In which Bette Davis plays a woman younger than her age, and Ann Blyth plays younger version of the Davis character from THE LITTLE FOXES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pierce Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 The Petrified Forest and The Dark Past The Petrified Forest is great. Charlie Grapwin is hilarious in that...."Are you gonna kill 'em yet Duke?" Loooool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Triple Bill ... In Cold Blood (1967) with Robert Blake and Scott Wilson followed by Capote (2005) with Philip Seymour Hoffman followed by Infamous (2006) with Toby Jones Who is the best Capote? Hoffman or Jones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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