SUMMER FILM CHALLENGE: ITINERARY
July 25th - Bonnie & Clyde
August 1st - Transamerica
August 8th - One Week
August 15th - Donne-moi la main / Give Me Your Hand
August 22nd - Paper Heart
August 29th - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
September 5th - It Happened One Night
September 12th - Y tu mama también / And Your Mother Too
September 19th - Little Miss Sunshine
ROAD RULES & GUIDELINES
The purpose of this challenge is pretty simple: to watch more films. Hopefully we will rediscover some old ones, discover a few new gems, spend a couple of fun hours in front of our screens or at the very least be able to cross off some movies on our to-watch list! :D A different movie will be watched and discussed every week and so at the end of the ride we will have watched 10 road movies. Discussion posts will go up on Sunday (on the dates stated above) but you are welcome to reply to them at any time. Uploads will go up on Sunday too (or on Monday) so you will have a week to watch the next title.
The discussions can take any form you want them to. Serious reviews about the film as a whole are as much encouraged as downright flailing over the hotness of an actor or actress. Want to declare your love for the landscapes or the car? Want to picspam? Rec a book that the film made you think of? Post links to fics, vids or songs? IT'S ALL GOOD! :D Socializing is encouraged so feel free to reply to other people's comments at all time! Passers-by are also welcome to drop in :) Opinions can of course be freely posted and you should not be afraid to say you did not enjoy the film of the week or point out aspects you did not like. But no fighting in the car, ok?
THE 10 ROAD MOVIES
Check out the short film descriptions and trailers!
The Darjeeling Limited
2007. US. drama/comedy. written and directed by Wes Anderson. starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, ...
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine.
Bonnie and Clyde
1967. US. gangster film. directed by Arthur Penn. written by David Newman, Robert Benton, Robert Towne and Warren Beatty. starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, ...
In the middle of the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bonnie, who is bored by her job as a waitress, is intrigued with Clyde, and decides to take up with him and become his partner in crime.
Transamerica
2005. US. drama. written and directed by Duncan Tucker. starring Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers ...
One week before her sex reassignment surgery, Bree takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
One Week
2008. Canada. drama. written and directed by Michael McGowan. starring Joshua Jackson, ...
When elementary school teacher Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer, he decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto to Vancouver Island. Along the way, he meets several people that help him reevaluate his relationship with his finacée, his job and his dream of becoming a writer.
Donne-moi la main/Give Me Your Hand
2008. France. drama. directed by Pascal-Alex Vincent. written by Martin Drouot & Pascal-Alex Vincent. starring Alexandre Carril, Victor Carril, ...
Twin 18-year-olds hitchhike to their mother's funeral in Spain. The journey changes their lives forever.
Paper Heart
2009. US. hybrid documentary/romantic comedy. directed by Nicholas Jasenovec. written by Nicholas Jasenovec & Charlyne Yi. starring Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, ...
Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994. Australia/UK. comedy/drama. written and directed by Stephan Elliot. starring Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell, ...
Three friends, three lives, one persuasion and a pink bus named Priscilla head into the Australian desert with their colourful, extravagant show in a road movie that brings culture clash to the forefront of a comedy of errors.
It Happened One Night
1934. US. screwball comedy. directed by Frank Capra. written by Samuel Hopkins & Robert Riskin. starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, ...
Rebellious socialite Ellie Andrews marries King Wesley but her wealthy father has it annulled. Tired of her father's control, she runs away by diving off the family yacht in Miami and heading for New York. On the bus she meets street-smart reporter Peter Warne. They end up traveling together as Warne hopes to get a great story, and Ellie needs his worldly help.
Y tu mamá también / And Your Mother Too
2001. Mexico. drama. written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. starring Diego Luna, Gael Garía Bernal, Maribel Verdú, ...
Abandoned by their girlfriends for the summer, teenagers Tenoch and Julio meet the older Luisa at a wedding. Trying to be impressive, the friends tell Luisa they are headed on a road trip to a beautiful, secret beach called Boca del Cielo. Intrigued with their story and desperate to escape, Luisa asks if she can join them on their trip. Soon the three are headed out of Mexico City, making their way toward the fictional destination. Along the way, seduction, argument and the contrast of the trio against the harsh realities of the surrounding poverty ensue
Little Miss Sunshine
2006. US. comedy/drama. directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris. written by Michael Arndt. starring Toni Collette, Steve Carrell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, ...
Olive Hoover, a seven year old girl, has one goal: to win a beauty pageant. Her heroin-addicted grandfather is her coach, and when she becomes a finalist in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant, her whole family takes on the road in an old run-down VW. The trip is anything but smooth; her father Richard is struggling to promote his self-help program, with no success, mother Sheryl is trying to simply keep her family happy and together, her brother Dwayne will not to speak until he joins the Air Force academy and, to quote himself, "hates everyone," and her uncle Frank must come with them after attempting suicide when he fell in love with one of his male graduate students. The first in a long run of disasters is the bus breaking down, causing them all to push it to get the trip started.
Credit: Imdb and Wikipedia for the summaries. Google Images and Youtube for the media.
WHO IS COMING ALONG? ARE YOU READYYYY???!! :D
August 1st - Transamerica
August 8th - One Week
August 15th - Donne-moi la main / Give Me Your Hand
August 22nd - Paper Heart
August 29th - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
September 5th - It Happened One Night
September 12th - Y tu mama también / And Your Mother Too
September 19th - Little Miss Sunshine
ROAD RULES & GUIDELINES
The purpose of this challenge is pretty simple: to watch more films. Hopefully we will rediscover some old ones, discover a few new gems, spend a couple of fun hours in front of our screens or at the very least be able to cross off some movies on our to-watch list! :D A different movie will be watched and discussed every week and so at the end of the ride we will have watched 10 road movies. Discussion posts will go up on Sunday (on the dates stated above) but you are welcome to reply to them at any time. Uploads will go up on Sunday too (or on Monday) so you will have a week to watch the next title.
The discussions can take any form you want them to. Serious reviews about the film as a whole are as much encouraged as downright flailing over the hotness of an actor or actress. Want to declare your love for the landscapes or the car? Want to picspam? Rec a book that the film made you think of? Post links to fics, vids or songs? IT'S ALL GOOD! :D Socializing is encouraged so feel free to reply to other people's comments at all time! Passers-by are also welcome to drop in :) Opinions can of course be freely posted and you should not be afraid to say you did not enjoy the film of the week or point out aspects you did not like. But no fighting in the car, ok?
THE 10 ROAD MOVIES
Check out the short film descriptions and trailers!
The Darjeeling Limited
2007. US. drama/comedy. written and directed by Wes Anderson. starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, ...
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine.
Click to viewBonnie and Clyde
1967. US. gangster film. directed by Arthur Penn. written by David Newman, Robert Benton, Robert Towne and Warren Beatty. starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, ...
In the middle of the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bonnie, who is bored by her job as a waitress, is intrigued with Clyde, and decides to take up with him and become his partner in crime.
Transamerica
2005. US. drama. written and directed by Duncan Tucker. starring Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers ...
One week before her sex reassignment surgery, Bree takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
One Week
2008. Canada. drama. written and directed by Michael McGowan. starring Joshua Jackson, ...
When elementary school teacher Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer, he decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto to Vancouver Island. Along the way, he meets several people that help him reevaluate his relationship with his finacée, his job and his dream of becoming a writer.
Donne-moi la main/Give Me Your Hand
2008. France. drama. directed by Pascal-Alex Vincent. written by Martin Drouot & Pascal-Alex Vincent. starring Alexandre Carril, Victor Carril, ...
Twin 18-year-olds hitchhike to their mother's funeral in Spain. The journey changes their lives forever.
Paper Heart
2009. US. hybrid documentary/romantic comedy. directed by Nicholas Jasenovec. written by Nicholas Jasenovec & Charlyne Yi. starring Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, ...
Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994. Australia/UK. comedy/drama. written and directed by Stephan Elliot. starring Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell, ...
Three friends, three lives, one persuasion and a pink bus named Priscilla head into the Australian desert with their colourful, extravagant show in a road movie that brings culture clash to the forefront of a comedy of errors.
It Happened One Night
1934. US. screwball comedy. directed by Frank Capra. written by Samuel Hopkins & Robert Riskin. starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, ...
Rebellious socialite Ellie Andrews marries King Wesley but her wealthy father has it annulled. Tired of her father's control, she runs away by diving off the family yacht in Miami and heading for New York. On the bus she meets street-smart reporter Peter Warne. They end up traveling together as Warne hopes to get a great story, and Ellie needs his worldly help.
Y tu mamá también / And Your Mother Too
2001. Mexico. drama. written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. starring Diego Luna, Gael Garía Bernal, Maribel Verdú, ...
Abandoned by their girlfriends for the summer, teenagers Tenoch and Julio meet the older Luisa at a wedding. Trying to be impressive, the friends tell Luisa they are headed on a road trip to a beautiful, secret beach called Boca del Cielo. Intrigued with their story and desperate to escape, Luisa asks if she can join them on their trip. Soon the three are headed out of Mexico City, making their way toward the fictional destination. Along the way, seduction, argument and the contrast of the trio against the harsh realities of the surrounding poverty ensue
Little Miss Sunshine
2006. US. comedy/drama. directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris. written by Michael Arndt. starring Toni Collette, Steve Carrell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, ...
Olive Hoover, a seven year old girl, has one goal: to win a beauty pageant. Her heroin-addicted grandfather is her coach, and when she becomes a finalist in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant, her whole family takes on the road in an old run-down VW. The trip is anything but smooth; her father Richard is struggling to promote his self-help program, with no success, mother Sheryl is trying to simply keep her family happy and together, her brother Dwayne will not to speak until he joins the Air Force academy and, to quote himself, "hates everyone," and her uncle Frank must come with them after attempting suicide when he fell in love with one of his male graduate students. The first in a long run of disasters is the bus breaking down, causing them all to push it to get the trip started.
Credit: Imdb and Wikipedia for the summaries. Google Images and Youtube for the media.
WHO IS COMING ALONG? ARE YOU READYYYY???!! :D