Stories by @guam2020

Actors' Older Counterparts

Choose the actors, actresses, and directors from the past that best reflect the talent, style, or persona of these people famous for their work recently. An "old" person here classifies as one who is most famous for their work from the 1910s to the 1980s, while a "modern" person is famous for movies done from 1990-2020s. Vote for a similar prompt in "Actors' Modern Counterparts."

Actors' Modern Counterparts

Choose the modern actors, actresses, and directors that best reflect the talent, style, or persona of these people famous for their work decades ago. An "modern" person here classifies as one who is most famous for their work from the 1990s-2020s, while an "old" person is famous for movies done from the 1910s to the 1980s. Vote for a similar prompt in "Actors' Older Counterparts."

The Rules of the Game

In this melancholy French social satire, André is having an affair with Christine, whose husband, Robert, himself is hiding a mistress. Meanwhile Christine's married maid, Lisette, is romantically entangled with the local poacher. At a hunting party, trusted friend Octave also confesses his feelings for Christine, as the passions of the servants and aristocrats dangerously collide.

Intolerance

D.W. Griffith's epic intercuts between four separate stories about man's inhumanity to man. In Babylon, pacifist Prince Belshazzar is brought down by warring religious factions. In Judea, the last days of Christ are depicted in the style of a Passion play. In France, Catherine de Medici presides over the slaughter of the Huguenots. And in California, a woman pleads for the life of her husband when he is sentenced to hang for a murder he did not commit.

M

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

Jules and Jim

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim. Both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine, but it's Jules who wins her hand. After the war, Jim visits Jules, Catherine and their daughter in their Austrian home and discovers not only that his feelings for Catherine are unchanged, but also that they're reciprocated.

Best Actors by Attribute

Choose who you believe to be the actor and actress who best embodies or embodied each of these adjectives They do not necessarily need to have shown this characteristic in every performance.

Best Actors by Genre

Choose who you believe to be the actor, actress, director, and writer who has had the best career in each of these film genres. This does not mean that they only worked in these genres or are the most talented overall; it simply means they have done better work than any other person when all their movies in that genre are put together.

Underrated & Overrated Actors

Choose who you believe to be the most underrated and overrated actors, actresses, directors, screenwriters, and more in cinema history. You may choose people who are dead.

8½

Troubled Italian filmmaker Guido Anselmi struggles with creative stasis as he attempts to get a new movie off the ground. Overwhelmed by his work and personal life, the director retreats into his thoughts, which often focus on his loves, both past and present, and frequently wander into fantastical territory. As he tries to sort out his many entanglements, romantic and otherwise, Anselmi finds his production becoming more and more autobiographical.

Ikiru

Mr. Watanabe suddenly finds that he has terminal cancer. He vows to make his final days meaningful. His attempts to communicate his anguish to his son and daughter-in-law lead only to heartbreak. Finally, inspired by an unselfish co-worker, he turns his efforts to bringing happiness to others by building a playground in a dreary slum neighborhood. When the park is finally completed, he is able to face death with peaceful acceptance.

Bringing Up Baby

Harried paleontologist David Huxley has to make a good impression on society matron Mrs. Random, who is considering donating one million dollars to his museum. On the day before his wedding, Huxley meets Mrs. Random's high-spirited young niece, Susan Vance, a madcap adventuress who immediately falls for the straitlaced scientist. The ever-growing chaos -- including a missing dinosaur bone and a pet leopard -- threatens to swallow him whole.

Inside Llewyn Davis

In 1961 New York City, folk singer Llewyn Davis is at a crossroads. Guitar in hand, he struggles against seemingly insurmountable obstacles to make a name for himself in the music world, but so far, success remains elusive. Relying on the kindness of both friends and strangers, Llewyn embarks on an odyssey that takes him from the streets of Greenwich Village to a Chicago club, where awaits a music mogul who could give him the big break that he desperately needs.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.

Dancing With the Stars - Season 29

Imagine if the host, judges, professional dancers, and stars on Dancing With the Stars in Season 29 were played by actors in a movie. Who would play who?

Roma

Cleo is one of two domestic workers who help Antonio and Sofía take care of their four children in 1970s Mexico City. Complications soon arise when Antonio suddenly runs away with his mistress and Cleo finds out that she's pregnant. When Sofía decides to take the kids on vacation, she invites Cleo for a much-needed getaway to clear her mind and bond with the family.

Star Wars (2017)

Imagine if the original Star Wars trilogy was made forty years later, in 2017. Who would play each character?

Star Wars (2007)

Imagine if the original Star Wars trilogy was made thirty years later, in 2007. Who would play each character?

Star Wars (1987)

Imagine if the original Star Wars trilogy was made ten years later, in 1987. Who would play each character?

Star Wars (1967)

Imagine if the original Star Wars trilogy was made ten years earlier, in 1967. Who would play each character?