Sports (1/09 - 5/09)

We were sitting around, tossing out ideas for the next series, when it occurred to us that we hadn't ever thought of one of the most obvious themes: sports! We decided to pick one movie from each major sport, hopefully opting for movies that weren't known by heart (i.e., no "Bull Durham"). "Caddyshack" was exempt from that rule, because, well, it has to be the golf movie.

1. Baseball: The Natural (1984)
2. Basketball: Hoosiers (1986)
3. Football: Brian's Song (the remake, 2001)
4. Hockey: Slap Shot (1977)
5. Running: Chariots of Fire (1981)
6. Soccer: La Gran Final (aka The Great Match, 2006)
7. Boxing: Diggstown (1992)

(Skipped a gathering to go see "Unwigged and Unplugged" on stage with the TIST guys. Can laughter be called a sport?)
8. Skateboarding: Thrashin' (1986)
9. Golf: Caddyshack (1980)

Time for a summer hiatus... and figuring out what the next series will be!

Brother Directors (10/18 - 12/08)

Knowing that we have a lot of fans of the Coen brothers and the Farrelly brothers, we thought we'd dig around to find some other sibling pairs. We blurred the lines a bit -- not all of the movies have both brothers directing, but they straddle writer / director / producer roles. There were more pairs out there than we expected!

1. Farrellys: Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
2. Coens: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
3. Zuckers: The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
4. Hughes: Menace II Society (1993)
5. Wachowski: V for Vendetta (2005)
6. Pang: Bangkok Dangerous (1999) - not the Nic Cage remake!

We stopped there, but here are a few other powerhouse pairs to check out:

• Hennegans ("The First Saturday in May")
• Wayans ("Don't Be a Menace to South Central...")
• Weitzes ("American Pie" and "About a Boy")
• Weinsteins ("Playing for Keeps")
• Shaws (kung fu movies)
• Quays (old animated movies)