November Mad-ness Film
"The Apartment"
"C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) has his future mapped out -- all he needs to do is cozy up to the top feeders in the corporate food chain. But his fast track to the executive suite gets short-circuited when he falls for one of the bosses' girlfriends. The Apartment features top-notch performances from Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning five, including Best Picture."--Netflix synopsis---
Join with us as we pass the months during the hiatus by stepping back and viewing Hollywood as our favorite characters saw it. Come back to the forum the last week in each month to post comments on the movies selected each month until the premiere week of Season 3! I'm in! Are you in?
Please go to the first post below to review the ballot and place your vote for future month selections.
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We’re now going to select the movies we’ll watch as a group for the coming months. Anyone can join this group; lurkers are encouraged to overcome their shyness just long enough to say, “I’m in!” The second requirement is to vote for the movies you’d like to see. Select two from each of the three groups below. Post the message, “I’m in!” (if you haven’t already done so) along with your selections to be counted. Vote once during the week (Monday 27Oct thru Sunday 03Nov 3amEST). Votes will be counted to determine the monthly viewing schedule, choices with the highest numbers scheduled first. Keep in mind, even if your choice is not first, our plan is to watch them all. Results will be counted by me; my Westie ‘Domino’ will break any ties.
I'll publish the final list within 48hrs. Knowing I cannot please everyone, the viewing sequence will no longer be up for debate at that point. Feel free to watch the movies in any order you wish, remembering the goal in our discussions is to make note of its relevance to Mad Men and the cinematic devices used in both productions.
Films MM Characters Mentioned or Viewed/Patronized:
The Best of Everything
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Spartacus
Rope
Cape Fear
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
BUtterfield 8
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Exodus
How to Suceed in Business without Really Trying
Gone with the Wind
The Courthip of Eddie’s Father
Gentlemens Agreement
Horatio Hornblower
Related Films: (Alluded to, or appearing in other forms)
La Dolce Vita
Misfits
Sound and the Fury
Splendor in the Grass
Manchurian Candidate
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Executive Suite
Alfred Hitchcock films: any film, ie, North by Northwest, Vertigo, Psycho, Strangers on a Train, The Lady Vanishes, Shadow of a Doubt
Peer Gynt
Thirteen Days
Revolutionary Road (not yet on DVD)
Honorable Mentions: (Actors mentioned during the season)
Rita Hayworth
Barbara Stanwyck
Tony Curtis
Marilyn Monroe
Loretta Young
Irene Dunn
The viewing schedule will be set by ranking highest to lowest vote-getters.
Voting will be open Monday 27Oct thru Sunday 03Nov 3am EST. One vote per person/screenname will be counted. Make all your choices, then post all selections on one post. If you like, feel free to explain your choices. Please mark the thread “Recommended” for easy access in the future.
"I'm in!!" Great selection, greytone. ;o)
Here are my choices:
MM Character Films
The Best of Everything
Cape Fear
How to Suceed in Business without Really Trying
Related Films
Manchurian Candidate
North by Northwest
Vertigo
Cheers! ;o)
I'm in (again)!
MM Films
Exodus
How to Succeed in Business without really trying
Related
Hitchcock films (any)
La Dolce Vita
La Note(sp?)
Sound and the Fury
wow, thanks, greytone, for setting this up - my picks are:
Rope
How to succeed in business without really trying
the apartment
gentleman's agreement
the man in the grey flannel suit
the best of everything
manchurian candidate
north by northwest
executive suite
thirteen days
and...all the honorable mentions!
this said, though, I'm always up to watch a flick, so I'll see anything that's voted on.
ooh, forgot to add:
la dolce vita
la notte
thx!
I'm In!
You did say to choose TWO from each group, right? Here are my choices:
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Best of Everything (both related to the business world)
Executive Suite (more business but also about the inside politics of how business is done - also features Barbara Stanwyck)
Shadow of a Doubt (about a man leading a double life and how it affects those around him)
Tony Curtis (Sweet Smell of Success)
Barbara Stanwyck (a successful woman not only in her movie roles, but as an individual who remained at the top of her game)
Should we count "The Fountainhead"?
I do love "The Apartment".
And since I haven't seen it: "La Dolce Vita" (I saw the clip that mirrors Roger riding the twin.)
Attention everyone! Make it easy on me!...
-Select TWO from each (of THREE) groups....
-Mark the thread 'Recommended'
-Make all selections in the same post
Thanx!
Note: If you choose Alfred Hitchcock, the movie selection will be from all his films; the movie choice will be up to you; we will discuss them all.
(rozsie... I am converting your "Shadow of a Doubt" vote to Alfred Hitchcock, okay?)
Sorry if my post was confusing...
ok,
the apartment
the best of everything
the man in the grey flannel suit [in case you meant two in addition to 'the apartment']
executive suite
anything hitchcock
barbara stanwyck
loretta young
does this help? sorry the previous posts made for more work for you!
thx again, greytone!
Thanx hagan... Received and recorded!
(The Apartment has already been chosen for the November movie. We are voting from the lists for the remaining 9-10 months...)
(rozsie... I am converting your "Shadow of a Doubt" vote to Alfred Hitchcock, okay?)
No problem Greytone. Thanks!
You forgot to include A Face in The Crowd and The Days of Wine and Roses in your original list. Both would be ideal films to view in the offseason
I'm in (again)!
My choices:
The Best of Everything
The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit
2nd Group choices:
Splendor in the Grass
Executive Suite
3rd Group choices:
Tony Curtis
Marilyn Monroe
I'm in! Here are my votes.
Mad Men Mentioned:
"The Best of Everything"
"The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit"
Related Films:
"Executive Suite"
Alfred Hitchcock film (esp. "Shadow of a Doubt")
Actors:
Marilyn Monroe
Irene Dunne
dear greytone--this is a wonderful idea and you DO have your work cut out for you. kudos before the fact!
I'm in (well sort of; I'm traveling this winter and won't always have access to a TV & DVD but my wireless laptop is with me, lol)
Now that I've made excuses for any "absenteeism" here are my selections:
Group 1:
"The Best of Everything"
"The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit"
Group 2:
"The Misfits" (glad it made the list)
"North by Northwest"
Group 3:
Marilyn Monroe
Barbara Stanwyck
Group 1:
"The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit."
"Cape Fear."
Group 2:
"Splendor in the Grass."
"Manchurian Candidate."
Group 3:
Tony Curtis
Irene Dunne
....Oh, my gosh, greytone, don't be mad at me for going off-topic or whatever, but La Notte is not on the list....
Wouldn't that be one of the first things, since it seems to have influenced Don Draper enough that he played hookie from work to go see it? (Or am I being some kind of dunce here?)
I have always wondered if anything he did after seeing that was inspired by the movie....
Sorry for interrupting - this is so very organized and professional, and I really appreciate all your hard work.
Thanks Greytone, I'm in. An activity for the off months!
From Section I - The Best of Everything and The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit (isn't this what Jimmy Barrett called Don Draper?)
From Section II - Manchurian Candidate and North By Northwest (one of my all time favorites, did the MM wardrobe person use Cary Grant as inspiration for Don?)
From Section III - Not really to sure here. I'd say Tony Curtis (loved him in The Great Impostor) and Marilyn Monroe
Dry....
This was discussed on the first thread. LaNotte is not listed because Weiner has informed us that LaNotte is NOT the movie Don was watching. He refuses to divulge the name of the small obscure French film because he didn't get the rights to show it.
.....greytone....Oh...mysterious! If I had time I would research the answer. Is that from that great interview? I have to finish that....
Better get to pondering the vote - choosing just two is hard!
You're welcome!
http://www.lippsisters.com/2008/09/10/the-mystery-that-will-never-be-unfurled/
Yep, I'm in!
1st GROUP:
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
- BUtterfield 8
2nd GROUP:
- La Dolce Vita
- Alfred Hitchcock
3rd GROUP:
- Tony Curtis
- Marilyn Monroe
Movie Maddicts....
FYI....Just in case you haven't enough to do, check about these additional titles for extra credit!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/business/media/28adco.html?_r=3&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Anyone still wanting to vote can still do so! Balloting stays open until 3am (EST) Sunday!
Thanx to everyone who voted early....
Has anyone watched or re-watched "The Apartment" yet?...
I'm in!
The Best of Everything
BUtterfield 8
The Manchurian Candidate
Revolutionary Road
Rita Hayworth (especially "Gilda")
Barbara Stanwyck (especially "Christmas in Connecticut")
But why didn't you include in Related Films "Lover Come Back" with Rock Hudson and Doris Day. It was about the advertising business in NYC and was made in '61 or '62.
greytone,
I have the DVD of "The Apartment" on loan from my local library. First saw it in 1960, then on DVD a year or so ago, so it will be like revisiting an old friend.
Thanx for the reminder, Remembering...
I'll take a trip to my library to see what they have, too. Great idea...
I'm In!
Group 1
Rope
Gone With the Wind
Group 2
La Dolce Vita
The Sound and the Fury
Group 3
Marilyn Monroe
Loretta Young
BTW - this thread is VERY DIFFICULT to find. Can you move it to the top of the lists - close to where the Mad Men book club is? It would get a lot more attention. And maybe then you could extend the voting for a week.
Great idea!
Thanx to all movie enthusiasts who stopped their busy lives to vote on our future schedule of movies!
Your votes have been tabulated and our final schedule will be posted later today as a separate thread.
..........................................This Thread is Officially 'Closed'.....................................................
Jamblermm...I have no way to move threads...only our moderator does....but it is important that our group mark the thread 'Recommended' so that it is available on the right side of the screen during the month. (Only six of twelve voters actually completed this request...) It is important to be able to find the thread, so it is critical that everyone do this. I sure hope more people remember in the future! Thanx for the heads up..