Mystery List, Expanded and Revised
Okay, here's the latest version of the mystery list with your suggestions. THIS MUST BE CUT. Or we're going to have another nine-month series. And it got longer because Lani and Alastair pointed out that we didn't have Supernatural Mysteries on there, and I'm a sucker for Supernatural Mysteries. The numbers in parentheses are the maximum number of titles for that subgenre. The ones in the caps are the ones that are staying no matter what. Because I said so. Now eat your peas.
New Mystery List:
September: Classic Mysteries (6)
1934 THE THIN MAN
1974 Murder on the Orient Express
1997 JONATHAN CREEK (TV)
2010 SHERLOCK (TV)
1954 Rear Window
1993 The Fugitive
1994 The Client
Witness for the Prosecution
Presumed Innocent
The Prestige
Gosford Park
Inside Man
The Negotiator
Bunny Lake is Missing
Gone Baby Gone
DOA
Deathtrap
The Last of Sheila
Twelve Angry Men
The General's Daughter
Anatomy of a Murder
No Way Out
Klute
October/November: Noir Mysteries (7)
1941 THE MALTESE FALCON
1944 LAURA
1974 Chinatown
1989 Sea of Love
1997 LA CONFIDENTIAL
2005 KISS KISS BANG BANG
2006 BRICK
TV: VERONICA MARS
Devil in a Blue Dress
The Big Sleep (Bogie or Mitchum?)
Out of the Past
Body Heat
Vertigo
December/January: Romantic Mysteries (7)
1955 To Catch a Thief
1963 CHARADE
1976 Silver Streak
1978 Foul Play
1987 THE BIG EASY
1991 Dead Again
TV: Moonlighting
Compromising Positions
Deja Vu
February: Comedy Mysteries (4)
1964 A Shot in the Dark*
1985 Fletch
1985 CLUE
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
1998 The Big Lebowski
2007 HOT FUZZ
TV: Psych or Keen Eddie
High Anxiety
March: Supernatural Mysteries (4)
The Frighteners
Sleepy Hollow
TV: Supernatural
TV: X-Files
April: Non-Traditional Mysteries (5)
And Then There Were None (haven't picked a version)
1950 Rashomen
1995 The Usual Suspects
1996 Fargo
1996 Lone Star
1998 Wild Things
2000 Memento
TV: Columbo
Lantana
Please keep in mind that the movie has to be something that has a strong enough structure that we can learn to plot mysteries from it. The fact that it's a good movie is not enough. We have a goal here, let's keep our eyes on the prize.
Now fight it out amongst yourselves. The decisions of the judges (me, Lani, Alastair) are final. No salemen will call. DON'T NOMINATE ANY MORE MOVIES. Because the list is too long already. Unless they're Supernatural Mysteries because we just sprang that one on you. Thank you.
