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So? Do you have a good idea for a 3 movie themed marathon that doesn't involve simply watching a trilogy?

Pick three movies based on a theme. Give the marathon atitle.

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Pick a repertory theater theme night to attend!
by yrnej created 2 hours ago | last updated - 10 minutes ago
Which of these three-film theme nights would you go to a repertory theater to see

For inspiration!
...and a Half. featuring 8 1/2, 9 1/2 weeks and Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
Beating Your Bad Boss! featuring Nine to Five, Swimming with Sharks and Horrible Bosses
Boris in Basic Black featuring The Black Room, The Black Castle and I tre volti della paura
Cinematic Triptychs featuring 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Deer Hunter and Django Unchained
Digital Homesteads featuring The Matrix, Wreck-It Ralph and Summer Wars
Dragon Hunting featuring Dragonslayer, DragonHeart and Reign of Fire
Fool-Their-Target Group Movies (stay out if you are attracted ... or come in all the more!) featuring Starship Troopers, Spring Breakers and The Place Beyond the Pines
The Future of Law Enforcement featuring A Scanner Darkly, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and Ghost in the Shell
Golden Globe Winners for Best Film Promoting International Understanding (this category began in 1945 and was retired in 1963) featuring The Search, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Hand in Hand
It's the Future Already - We Were Promised Robots featuring Iron Giant, Wall*E and Big Hero 6
Monsters are People Too featuring Porco Rosso, Monsters, Inc.and Hotel Transylvania
A Nice Place to Visit But I wouldn't want to live there... featuring Town Called Panic, The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Lego Movie
Oh Deer! featuring Bambi, The Yearling and The Deer Hunter
On the Road featuring La strada, Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) and Easy Rider
Puppy Love featuring Whisper of the Heart, The Place Promised in Our Early Days and From Up on Poppy Hill
The Seven featuring Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven and I Sette Magnifici Gladiatori
Thelma Todd and the Boys featuring Horse Feathers, The Devil's Brother and Hips, Hips, Hooray!
They Grow Up Too Fast featuring Kiki's Delivery Service, The Little Mermaid and Tangled
Unexpected Friendships featuring Mary and Max, The Illusionist and Up
Weird Science featuring Frankenweenie, Paprika and Akira

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@tsarstepan,

seems you've covered em all. You don't need me .
They sorta do this on Turner every sp often, except they buddy up a bunch of "Film Noirs" with similar plot lines (Hell that aint hard or film noir).

One of the best buddied up sets Turner had on, was a bunch of 1940's movies that were "soto-voce"narrated by the victim who was either already dead; in the process of becoming dead; (as in being poisoned and running around trying to catch his soon-to-be murderer before he (the victim) kicked off-MAN talk about dedication); or had quite recently come back from the dead.

SO that's the only "buddy -up" theme that I can come up with.

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Visual innovations: Who Framed Roger Rabbi?, Pleasantville, and either The Matrix or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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@farmerman,

farmerman wrote:

seems you've covered em all. You don't need me .

I was just curious. That's all. This one isn't my suggestion but a friends.

I contributed 9 of the options:

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Puppy Love:
1. Whisper of the Heart (1995)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

2. Unexpected Friendship:
Mary and Max (2009)
The Illusionist (2010)
Up (2009)

3. It's the Future Already: We Were Promised Robots:
Iron Giant (1999)
Wall*E (2008)
Big Hero 6 (2014)

4. Digital Homesteads:
The Matrix (1999)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Summer Wars (2009)

5. Monsters are People Too:
Porco Rosso (1992)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)

6. The Future of Law Enforcement:
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)

7. They Grow Up Too Fast:
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Tangled (2010)

8. Weird Science:
Frankenweenie (2012)
Paprika (2006)
Akira (1988)

9. I Liked to Visit There But ...:
Town Called Panic (2009)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Lego Movie

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@tsarstepan,

Mistaken Identity: The Usual Suspects, Life of Brian, Being There

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@jespah,

jespah wrote:

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Ooooooooooooooo!

#drools #preeeeeeety

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@boomerang,

boomerang wrote:

Mistaken Identity: The Usual Suspects, Life of Brian, Being There

That's damn good! #impressed Very Happy

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I could have cooked all night

the first two are easy

Big Night
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/

Babette's Feast
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092603/

today I'm feeling like Ratatouille is the third offering

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382932/

best served in one of the theatres in the neighbourhood that has a menu with good food and drink and big comfy seats

http://www.slowfoodmiami.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BigNightMenu.jpg

http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/12/06/Weekend/Images/amc-chair.jpg?uuid=nX_n_j-6EeK8o6rcm34pxQ

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/julie_julia(1).jpg

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Do overs: Groundhog's Day, Run Lola Run, 50 First Dates

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

I could have cooked all night
Big Night
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/
Babette's Feast
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092603/
today I'm feeling like Ratatouille is the third offering

Perfect! My stumbling grumbling now. Thanks ehBeth! Shocked

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@tsarstepan,

Let My Love Open the Door (same song in three movies): Mr Deeds, Grosse Point Blank, Jerry Maguire

4th Wall Breakers: High Fidelity, Funny Games, Fight Club

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I thought I knew you

Sylvia Scarlett
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027067/

Some Like it Hot
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/

The Crying Game
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104036/

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@tsarstepan,

I was really trying to think of the Turner triptychy marathon where these three movies were all about the dead person.
1we knew up front that he was dead

2the movies were either presented as a flash back, a plot where the "soon to be dead" guy is trying to catch his poisoner, or the dead who returns can change his fate by some selfless deed.

3AND

Theywere all that 40's film noir style

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On a horse theme:

Based on true story -
Seabiscuit
Secretariat
Phar Lap

Fiction -
Black Stallion
Flicka
Horse Whisperer

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@tsarstepan,

And having girls in sports and because there are so few - how about women in sports night:

A League of their Own
The Mighty Macs
Soul Surfer

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@Linkat,

A variation on your idea:

Hell On Wheels:
Hell on Wheels (I) (2007)
Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls (2007)
Whip It (2009)

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