Game: Top Ten On-Topic Movies

[Drifter]

Movies about fictional bands

1. Josie and the pussycats
2. Scooby Doo (they sing)
3. Light of Day
4. (This Is) Spinal Tap
5. Linda Linda Linda
6. Rock Star
7. Eddie and the Cruisers
8. Almost Famous
9. Satisfaction

[Tonti]

Movies about fictional bands

1. Josie and the pussycats
2. Scooby Doo (they sing)
3. Light of Day
4. (This Is) Spinal Tap
5. Linda Linda Linda
6. Rock Star
7. Eddie and the Cruisers
8. Almost Famous
Stillwater is a real band.

[custos]

Movies about fictional bands

1. Josie and the pussycats
2. Scooby Doo (they sing)
3. Light of Day
4. (This Is) Spinal Tap
5. Linda Linda Linda
6. Rock Star
7. Eddie and the Cruisers
8. Almost Famous
9. Satisfaction
10. The Commitments (A fictional band when the movie was made - now real due to popularity)

[custos]

Stillwater is a real band.
Not when the movie was made. From a review of the movie:


Billy Crudup was the perfect choice to play the part of Russell. He, and the rest of the Stillwater band, really captured the feel of a band "struggling with their own limitations in the harsh face of stardom". Russell battles to be honest with himself, and this internal conflict is excellently portrayed by Crudup.

To help Crudup prepare for this role, Crowe brought in Peter Frampton as a "Rock 'N' Roll School" teacher. Crudup and the rest of the members of Stillwater prepared for their rolls by working with Frampton in a warehouse for hours. When Frampton felt the band was ready, they opened rehearsals to the public to give Stillwater the idea of what it felt like to actually be a band and perform live. To quote William from the movie, "The guitar work on 'Fever Dog' was incendiary!"

The original songs written for Stillwater by Cameron Crowe, Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson really capture the feel of the 1970's and lend credibility to the band. After hearing these, I wished that Stillwater was a real band as I wanted to see them in concert. I would love to hear them perform, 'Fever Dog'!

[custos]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)
1. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, beaten by The Sound of Music)

[Tonti]

Not when the movie was made. From a review of the movie:
It's debatable:

Cameron Crowe's 2000 movie, Almost Famous, left some wondering if Stillwater was a real band or not. The answer is yes, but the band featured in the movie was completely fictional and based on several groups that Crowe covered for Rolling Stone during the early '70s (namely the Eagles and Led Zeppelin, among others). The 'real' Stillwater was an obscure multi-membered southern rock, that featured a triple guitar team of Mike Causey (guitar), Bobby Golden (guitar, vocals), and Rob Walker (guitar), plus Jimmy Hall (vocals, percussion), Allison Scarborough (bass, vocals), Bob Spearman (keyboards, vocals), and Sebie Lacey (drums). Originally formed in Georgia during 1973, Stillwater issued only a pair of albums during the late '70s - 1977's self titled debut and 1979's I Reserve the Right! - and narrowly missed scoring a top 40 hit single with the track "Mind Bender." Between the near-hit single and steady opening gigs for the Atlanta Rhythm Section and the Charlie Daniels Band (the latter of which was riding high at the time with their monster crossover hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"), Stillwater seemed to be on the right track for breakthrough success. But when their record label, Capricorn Records, hit upon hard times, Stillwater found themselves without a label, and broke up soonafter. 1997 saw several live tracks from 1978 included on the Alive Down South multi-artist collection, which was followed by a Stillwater reunion the same year. A new album Running Free, was released a year later, and the group has began to play live shows once more. Just before shooting began on Crowe's Almost Famous, the director had to clear the use of the name 'Stillwater' with the band, which they agreed to after reading the script.
So the band in the movie was completely fictional, but at the time the movie was made (2000) a band with that name did exist, as they formed in 1973.
She can have it :p

[siliegrrl]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)
1. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, beaten by Gone with the Wind)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump)

[Tsargrad]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)
1. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, beaten by Gone with the Wind)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrst Gump

Ummm custos, I think your badly confused their. Gone With the Wind was 25 years before Dr. Zhivago.

[SHY]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)

1. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, beaten by Gone with the Wind)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrst Gump
4. Titantic ( 1997, beaten by As Good As It Gets )
I knew Forrest Gump was a good movie. :D

[Ozeagle]

I thought we were posting films that deserved Academy Awards, not films that already won way too many. ;)

[SHY]

I thought we were posting films that deserved Academy Awards, not films that already won way too many. ;)

It's a personal choice this one ;) and As Good As It Gets did win the award that year. :)

[custos]

Ummm custos, I think your badly confused their. Gone With the Wind was 25 years before Dr. Zhivago.
Yeah :o Idiot me, must have had a brain short circuit... I obviously meant "The Sound of Music" which won the 1965 Oscar.

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)
1. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, beaten by The Sound of Music)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrest Gump)
4. Titantic (1997, beaten by As Good As It Gets )
5. The Diary of Anne Frank (1958, beaten by Ben Hur)

[Tsargrad]

Yeah :o Idiot me, must have had a brain short circuit... I obviously meant "The Sound of Music" which won the 1965 Oscar.

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)

1. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, beaten by The Sound of Music)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrest Gump)
4. The Diary of Anne Frank (1958, beaten by Ben Hur
5. Citizen Kane (1941, beaten by How Green Was My Valley) - I must say both were exception films



I removed the Titanic one, as it won the Academy Award! A simple look on imdb will show this. As Good As It Gets never won it.

[all about eve]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)


1. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, beaten by The Sound of Music)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrest Gump)
4. The Diary of Anne Frank (1958, beaten by Ben Hur
5. Citizen Kane (1941, beaten by How Green Was My Valley)
6. Life Is Beautiful (1998, beaten by Shakespeare in love)

[custos]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)


1. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, beaten by The Sound of Music)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump)
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrest Gump)
4. The Diary of Anne Frank (1958, beaten by Ben Hur)
5. Citizen Kane (1941, beaten by How Green Was My Valley)
6. Life Is Beautiful (1998, beaten by Shakespeare in love)
7. Apocalypse Now -- (1979, beaten by Kramer vs. Kramer)

[debs]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)
1. Doctor Zhivago (1965, beaten by The Sound of Music)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump)
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrest Gump)
4. The Diary of Anne Frank (1958, beaten by Ben Hur)
5. Citizen Kane (1941, beaten by How Green Was My Valley)
6. Life Is Beautiful (1998, beaten by Shakespeare in love)
7. Apocalypse Now (1979, beaten by Kramer vs. Kramer)
8. The Wizard of Oz (1939, beaten by Gone With The Wind)

[Ozeagle]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)
1. Doctor Zhivago (1965, beaten by The Sound of Music)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump)
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrest Gump)
4. The Diary of Anne Frank (1958, beaten by Ben Hur)
5. Citizen Kane (1941, beaten by How Green Was My Valley)
6. Life Is Beautiful (1998, beaten by Shakespeare in love)
7. Apocalypse Now (1979, beaten by Kramer vs. Kramer)
8. The Wizard of Oz (1939, beaten by Gone With The Wind)
9. Network (1976, beaten by Rocky)

[all about eve]

We wuz robbed! (Movies that should have won Academy Awards but were up against all-time greats)

1. Doctor Zhivago (1965, beaten by The Sound of Music)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994, beaten by Forrest Gump)
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994, also beaten by Forrest Gump)
4. The Diary of Anne Frank (1958, beaten by Ben Hur)
5. Citizen Kane (1941, beaten by How Green Was My Valley)
6. Life Is Beautiful (1998, beaten by Shakespeare in love)
7. Apocalypse Now (1979, beaten by Kramer vs. Kramer)
8. The Wizard of Oz (1939, beaten by Gone With The Wind)
9. Network (1976, beaten by Rocky)
10. Elizabeth (1998, beaten by Shakespeare in love)

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Movie Mistakes (errors you've noticed during movies)

1. Charlie's Angels
(When the Angels are fighting the "Creepy Thin Man," right before Drew Barrymore lifts up Lucy Liu to spin her around and kick the thin man, to get Lucy's attention, Drew yells out "Lucy!" even though Lucy Liu's character's name is "Alex.")

[Tonti]

Movie Mistakes (errors you've noticed during movies):
1. Charlie's Angels
2. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

In one scene there is a chess board with pieces on it. Halfway through the scene the pieces just disappear and don't come back.

I was going to put down George Of The Jungle, because that whole movie was one big mistake.

[SHY]

Movie Mistakes (errors you've noticed during movies):

1. Charlie's Angels
2. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
3. Pretty Woman
In the restaunt the icecream is there then not then it's there again.