Winner: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Date: October 2024
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Sunday, October 27, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Val Lewton Films
Winner: Cat People (1942)
Date: October 2024
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Note that this tournament focused on the nine "horror" films that producer Val Lewton made for RKO from 1942 to 1946.
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Classic TV Animals (Live Action)
Winner: Lassie
Date: September 2024
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Note that one of the criteria was that the animal character had to appear in a classic TV series that was broadcast before 1990.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Cary Grant Films
Winner: North By Northwest
Date: August 2024
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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Miniseries (U.S.)
Winner: Roots
Date: July 2024
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For this tournament, we defined a "miniseries" as a television program with a predetermined, limited number of episodes and a minimum of three episodes. Since this was a classic television tournament, each miniseries must have been broadcast originally before 1990.
Friday, July 12, 2024
Movie Decades
Winner: 1940s
Date: July 2024
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For this "mini-tournament," a decade was defined as the years 00 to 09. For example, 1940-49 was considered a decade.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Movie Sequels
Winner: The Godfather Part II
Date: June 2024
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One of the criteria was that these classic film sequels (or prequels) had to be originally released prior to 1990. Any film that was part of a film series was treated as a sequel.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
1980s TV Character
Winner: Rose Nylund
Date: May 2024
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Note that one of the criteria was that the character had to appear in a TV series that was broadcast during 1980-89. It could have started prior to 1980 or ended after 1989.
Disaster Movies of the 1970s
Winner: The Poseidon Adventure
Date: May 2024
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Spielberg Films
Winner: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Date: April 2024
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This tournament specified that each nominated film had to be directed by Steven Spielberg and originally released prior to 1990 (to meet the "classic" criteria).
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