Here's my list for the month. Where possible I've tried to choose films directed by women. This is also my first list where I haven't seen any of the films.
Host list: letterboxd.com/cadburyhedges/list/scavenger-hunt-78-september-2021/
Prompts
1. Watch a movie from either 1999 or 2000 depending on which year is closest to your birth year.
2. Watch a film that’s set in England.
3. Watch a movie centred around Football/Soccer or Basketball. Sorry, but no - replaced with Watch a film that has been nominated for the Best Cinematography Oscar
4. Watch a movie from my favourite musical moments list.
5. they list all their recurring/favourite choices on CineFix’s 100 Most Talked About Movies. Which is a great list for you guys to pick a film from.
6. Watch the first movie from an anthology/trilogy/franchise of your choice.
7. Watch any Adam Sandler film.
8. Watch a film with an average Letterboxd rating of less than 2 Stars. - I refuse to willingly watch a shit film so I've replaced with - Watch A film I’ve (host) Watched In 2021
9. Watch one of my Aunties favourite films.
10. Watch one of my (or, if you can’t pick one, one of your friend/family members’) guilty pleasure movies.
11. Watch a film directed by someone born in your hometown/city (or if it doesn’t work for you, a director born in your home country).
12. Watch a film released in either 2010, 2014 or 2019.
13. Watch a film from the IMDb Top 250.
14. Watch an Academy Award Best Picture Winner.
15. Watch a film that tackles race relations.
16. Watch one of the films I studied for that module, they are: Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Spellbound, Notorious, Rope, Strangers on a Train and Rear Window. (If you’ve seen them all, watch an Alfred Hitchcock film that isn’t Psycho, Vertigo or The Birds)
17. Spin The wheel Of Directors! And watch a film made by whoever it lands on! (if you don’t want to watch any of these guys’ films watch a film by your favourite director that you haven’t seen)
18. Watch a film from the MCU or one of Scorsese’s 125 Essential Films based on whether or not you agree with his opinion.
19. Watch one of Gaspar Noé’s favourite films.
20. Watch any Pokemon Movie (I Heavily Recommend Pokemon Heroes) - replaced with Watch a film Lordlykicker has Reviewed on Letterboxd
21. Pick a director with a lot of films under their belt and Watch their first (or at least an early film) from them!
22. Watch one of my Grandad’s favourite films. Replaced with Watch a film from the host's top 100 list.
23. Watch a film from the BFI Sight and Sound Critics Top 250
24. Watch a film that’s not in your first language (or English).
25. Watch a movie that you (or your household) own a DVD/Blu-ray of (if you can’t do this just find a film someone you know has on dvd that you haven’t seen). Replaced with Watch a film that has a Criterion DVD/Blu-ray.
26. Watch either a film directed by a woman or a film with a woman in the lead role.
27. Watching a film released before 1970.
28. Watch a film I’ve awarded a 5 Star Rating and hopefully come out of it at least understanding why I gave it that score. (If you’ve seen them all just watch a film from my Top 100)
29. Watch a close friend/partner/family member’s favourite film that you’ve not given the chance to watch.
30. And now I want to focus on you specifically. You know That film you’ve wanted to watch for such a long time, but for one reason or another you’ve never got around to it. I’ll give you this final pick so you have an excuse to watch it.
If you can’t pick a film for a prompt, replace it with:
- A film from My Top 100
- A film Cecily considers an Absolute Favourite
- A film Lordlykicker has Reviewed on Letterboxd
- A film Shaun has rated 4 Stars or Higher
- A film that has a Criterion DVD/Blu-ray
- A film from the Letterboxd Top 250
- A film from my Movies about Dreams/Death List
- A film I’ve Watched In 2021
- A film that has been nominated for the Best Costume Design Oscar
- A film that has been nominated for the Best Cinematography Oscar
- A film directed by Dennis Dugan
- A film directed by Danny Boyle
- Or a film I have featured on my Instagram @joethecinephile