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10 Films

Published: 2 November 2023

My friend Hollie invited me to play a game on Mastodon under the hashtag “#10Films”. The rules are simple:

Post a frame from a film that impacted you each day for ten days
Do not include any explanation or identify the film (no posters)
Each day, tag someone else to join in

Below are the images I posted along with the movie titles.

A black and white image of two men; one is wearing a strange crown/headband, a kind of armor-like vest over a bare chest, and a metallic arm band over his bare bicep as he leans on the shoulder of the other man in a leather jumpsuit while they both peer into the camera — The American Astronaut (2001)

A frame from an animated movie; a small child with an oversized backpack stands in an open door looking at a tricycle, a puppy is crouching down also watching the tricycle, an old woman is peeking around the corner watching the kid’s reaction to the tricycle — The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

A wide-eyed man in light yellow shirt with a brown tie loose around his neck holds a tube of glue to one nostril while pressing the other nostril closed; to his left is another man in a pilot’s uniform, and just over his left shoulder we see the face of a blonde woman, both of whom are looking off to their left — Airplane! (1980)

A tall, skinny man with long hair pulled back into two braids wearing a tight sleeveless shirt and small, round sunglasses, and a woman with short black hair in a red and black shirt stand in front of a chalkboard — Hackers (1995)

A mustachioed man in a puffy white shirt, open to his naval, and unruly hair held back by a colorful bandana stands on a ship in front of a crew of pirates looking seriously at someone just out of frame to the viewer’s left — The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

A frame from an animated film where a young, tired-looking girl rests her chin on the counter of a bakery in front of shelves piled high with bread; she has shoulder-length brown hair, bangs, and a large red bow holding her hair back, and she is looking at a small black cat who is sitting on the counter turned away from the camera — Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

Two white men lean on a store counter, the front of which is covered in stickers; the man on the left is cupping his chin in his hands and looking at the man on the right, who is wearing a loud Hawaiian shirt and looking out of frame while grinning and making a fist-bump gesture; in the background we can see shelves containing what might be CDs or vinyl records — High Fidelity (2000)

A blonde white woman, a red-headed white woman, and a brown haired black woman stand in the street, illuminated by headlights look wide-eyed with surprise into the camera; all three are wearing leopard print cat ears on their heads; the red-head has an acoustic guitar strapped across her front, and the brunette has an acoustic guitar strapped across her back — Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

A young boy kneels on the floor next to an adult man who sits cross-legged on the floor of a room with kid’s art on the walls; the boy holds a magnifying glass up to the man’s face — Boyhood (2014)

A close-up of two knobs labelled “VOLUME I” and “VOLUME II”, both of which go up to 11; the knobs are turned all the way up, and a finger points to the 11 of the first volume knob — This is Spinal Tap (1984)