Next up on "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
Monday, April 25, 2016 at 9:00AM 
How to play? It's easy. You:
1) watch the movie
2) pick your shot
3) post it with the "why"
4) and we link up.
Tomorrow Evening April 26th
THRONE OF BLOOD (1957)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa. Cinematographer Asakazu Nakai
Have we really not done a Kurosawa film in this series? My apologies. It's a Japanese classic with Kurosawa's muse Toshiro Mifune as a would be violent king with a scheming ambitious wife. Is it the best Macbeth movie ever made? Find out. (This is one of the gaps in my Kurosawa knowledge so I'll be discovering it with you.) [iTunes | Amazon]
Tuesday Evening May 3rd
DEATH BECOMES HER (1992)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Cinematographer Dean Cundey
I need to talk about... Madeline... Ashton"
To celebrate the release of the new collectors edition BluRay (due April 26th), let's drink the potion with the vainglorious "Mad" (Meryl Streep) and vengeful "Hel" (Goldie Hawn) in this 'immortal' comedy classic, pun intended. [Amazon | iTunes | Netflix]
Reader Comments (36)
"Death Becomes Her" will make a perfect entry in this series. I can't wait!
https://scopophiliacatthecinema.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/hmwybs-602-atonement/
Netflix Instant?
That Zardoz shot cracks me up every time.
Dietrich -- i just meant you can stream them rather than renting the DVDs.
I'm sorry about the lack of a enthusiasm over Daredevil for HMWYBS. I really enjoyed doing it and enjoyed reading up on everyone else's choices. That said I'm excited to continue participating. There are some really fun and interesting films to watch.
Ahem....YES!!!
It's William Wyler who directed ROMAN HOLIDAY.
To Kill a Mockingbird, please!
Filmarbeiter -- of course it is. ugh. dumb mistake on my part. typing too fast.
I'm curious as to whether you mean Francis Ford or Sofia for "a Coppola."
Anyway, banged out my Zardoz entry early, scheduled to go up the day of the deadline at the usual place. I'm so sad Charlotte didn't get asked about this movie post-nom as opposed to the #OscarsSoWhite hubbub.
Why not switch one of these out for Freddy vs Jason? I know, that's a pretty trashy choice for one of these, but I think it's actually pretty good for a Vs film and you should probably Best Shot a Vs film while BvS is in theatres.
So much Harrison Ford...I am in heaven!
Volvagia -- i don't do slasher flicks.
Nat: Then, maybe, add it in as a non participating supplemental?
Just a heads up that STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS won't be available to rent from Netflix until sometime in May. Might be limiting to some people who don't buy the movie.
NATHANIEL R: While I understand your aversion to slasher films I think it would be interesting to feature an horror film in this last season of Hit Me With Your Best Shot. Many entries of the past have tangentially encapsulated horror imagery, but only the Exorcist was a bonafide horror film, making this a rather unrepresented genre in this wonderful project.
I would suggest some of the more stylyzed italian works, like Suspiria, an unquestionable horror film that seems to have been created with the single intent of being celebrated in projects like this series.
Sorry if I'm not suggesting this at an appropriate time, I know there was a suggestion post a while ago but I forgot to mention Suspiria back then.
Also, here's my best shot article about Zardoz:
http://magnificaobsessao.blogspot.pt/2016/03/zardoz-hit-me-with-your-best-shot.html
magnificent obsession: I would also want to see a respected horror film for this, but I suggested Freddy Vs Jason specifically BECAUSE it was a Vs movie.
Witness is so wonderful!! I think it's Harrison Ford's best, period, but then I don't really care for franchises. I never play along, but I will watch along.
Where is Peter Weir's Honorary Oscar? Such an underrated director.
Nat, you don't even put my entry on the To Kill a Mockingbird list. Not to be whiny here, just sayin'.
FYI, the cinematographer for Death Becomes Her is Dean Cundey. Super excited for that entry to the series.
We all should talk about Madeleine Ashton. Like... always. Duh!
That will be the best. Be prepared.
I just had an AMAZING idea. Have you done any of the Christopher Guest mockumentaries? Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, or A Mighty Wind, or all 3 and let participants pick one.
Also, if you've already answered this, I'm sorry, but why are you bringing this series to a close? I do really enjoy it, and was excited to figure out how to do a screenshot so I could participate occasionally. I will be joining for Throne of Blood, and hopefully more later.
i/fwp -- it seems like people are getting tired of it. participation is less and comments are definitely down.
"First, we finish dinner". Then we can talk HMWYBS.
https://ifwp.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/throne-of-blood-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/
Looking forward to seeing the shots of others!
mine: http://calroth2.tumblr.com/
https://scopophiliacatthecinema.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/hmwybs-608-throne-of-blood/
Probably a long shot, but if there are any readers in Central Iowa (other than me), Throne of Blood will be playing for free on the big screen at the Des Moines Art Center on May 1.
Laura -- thanks for the heads up. we love hearing about local things like that.
Netflix is so damn slow. Won't be getting Thrones of Blood until tomorrow and unfortunately I'm going out of town for work. Oh well. It'd be the first film in a year I won't be able to post for HMWYBS. I'll still watch it later this week though!
YES, NO, OH DAMN!!!!
Dean CUNDEY
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