Welcome to Double Feature Fridays, a weekly competition in which I challenge YOU to pair the week’s new releases with your favourite older or classic films.
Each week I name the new theatrical releases as well as a few other bonus picks of my choice. Your job is to comment with what other movie you’d like to screen in a double bill with the given films, and why. You can pick any movie you want – recent, classic, whatever – just be sure get your answers in by Thursday May 17, so the judges have enough time to make their decision.
I’ll get to the movies for this week in just a second, but first it’s time to list off last week’s winners. Fingers crossed you are among them.
ROUND 10 WINNERS:
Courtney Small, who paired The Avengers with Mystery Men.
Helen Geib, who paired The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont and A Little Bit of Heaven with Dark Victory.
Andrew Robinson, who paired Ghostbusters with Zombieland.
Squasher88, who paired The Room with Oldboy.
Well done winners, bad luck losers, and go get ‘em future competitors. Your films for this week are:
Dark Shadows
God Bless America
Girl in Progress
Bonus: The Big Lebowski
Bonus: The Great Dictator
Time to sound off! Leave your most clever or creative pairings in the comment section below!
DOUBLE FEATURE FRIDAY LEADERBOARD:
Courtney Small (9)
Nolahn (6)
Squasher88 (6)
Glen H. (5)
Andrew Crump (4)
Andy Hart (4)
Dan Heaton (4)
Helen Geib (3)
Simon Columb (3)
Andrew Robinson (2)
Sam Fragoso (2)
Jandy Stone (1)
Steve Honeywell (1)
Wayne (7)
Andrew (6)
Josh (6)
John (5)
Justin (4)
Steve (4)
Lauren (3)
Nick (3)
Andy (2)
Dave Enkosky (2)
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May 11, 2012 7:30 am
Dark Shadows with Edward Scissorhands
God Bless America with Falling Down
Girl in Progress with Big Daddy
The Big Lebowski with The Maltese Falcon
The Great Dictator with The Dictator
Dark Shadows | Alice in Wonderland (if you’re going for broke on crap Burton movies then do it)
God Bless America | Red State (both very performance rant ridden films with filmmakers deciding to vent their frustrations with aspects of society)
Girl in Progress | Mommie Dearest (be happy for the mother you have dbl feature)
The Big Lebowski | Brick (the detective double feature where people will spill their beverage)
The Great Dictator | Downfall (laugh then cry at Hitler)
Dark Shadows with High Spirits – modern man living with supernatural ancestors in old Europe castle
God Bless America with God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Girl in Progress with About a Boy – the distaff version
The Big Lebowski with Gold Diggers of 1933 – and you thought the homage was out there, wait until you see the Busby Berkeley original
The Great Dictator with To Be or Not To Be – it isn’t easy finding the comedy value of the Nazi regime
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May 11, 2012 1:31 pm
Dark Shadows and The Addams Family (movies based on old horror/comedy TV shows)
God Bless America and Super (deranged older guy and young female sidekick)
Girl in Progress and Young Adult (woman who still act like teens, characteristics more associated with men in films of the 80’s and 90’s)
The Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona (Coen brothers double bill)
The Great Dictator and The Producers ((either version) comedy with a Hitler connection)
Dark Shadows with Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton)
God Bless America with Team America: World Police (American patriotism)
Girl in Progress with National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (adults who need to grow up)
The Big Lebowski with Crazy Heart (Jeff Bridges)
The Great Dictator with Inglourious Basterds (Hitler)
Dark Shadows with The Twilight Zone (TV shows that probably shouldn’t be on the big screen)
God Bless America with Talk Radio (what Andrew said)
Girl in Progress with Girl, Interrupted (self-explanatory)
The Big Lebowski with Beat the Devil (noir comedy)
The Great Dictator with The Great Santini (dictators come in all levels)