The Picture House

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admit one Kate's movies to be continued

A living list. Every film Kate has seen that left something behind. Added as they come back to her. Not ranked. Not explained. Just held.

The Stable — horses & animals

National Velvet
The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion Returns
Black Beauty
Misty
Seabiscuit
The Horse Whisperer
Free Willy
Homeward Bound
White Fang
Turner & Hooch
Beethoven
Garfield
Lady and the Tramp
The Land Before Time
Charlotte's Web

The Dream House — animation & myth

Ponyo
Howl's Moving Castle
My Neighbor Totoro
Spirited Away
The Last Unicorn
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story II
The Dark Crystal
Scooby-Doo
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

The Comedy Club — classics & absurdists

Ma and Pa Kettle (all)
Abbott and Costello (all)
Francis the Talking Mule (all)
Duck Soup
Animal Crackers
A Day at the Races
A Night at the Opera
Blondie (all)
Gene Autry (all)
Roy Rogers (all)
Airplane!
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Step Brothers
The Mask
Dumb and Dumber
Liar Liar
Bruce Almighty

The Golden Age — classic Hollywood

Casablanca
White Christmas
Holiday Inn
Gone with the Wind
My Man Godfrey
The King and I
Singin' in the Rain
West Side Story
The Music Man
The Wizard of Oz

The Music Box — films about the instrument

The Red Violin
Hillary and Jackie
The Soloist
Waitress

The Star Chamber — science fiction & fantasy

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Contact
Star Wars (all 6)
Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3
Terminator Salvation
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Jurassic Park
Jurassic World
Lord of the Rings (all 3)
Back to the Future (all 3)
Space Cowboys
Evolution
Donnie Darko
Memento
Unbreakable
Harry Potter (all)

The Dark Room — horror

Rosemary's Baby
The Shining
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Friday the 13th
Scary Movie
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Leprechaun (all)
The Blob
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Alien
Predator
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Arena — action & epic

Braveheart
Gladiator
The Patriot
True Grit
Django Unchained
Pulp Fiction
Inglourious Basterds
Sin City
Mission: Impossible
Batman: The Dark Knight
Joker
Spider-Man 1, 2, 3
Daredevil
I Got Five on It

The Women's Hall — formidable

Fried Green Tomatoes
Legally Blonde
Erin Brockovich
Precious
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Wild
What Women Want
Unfaithful
Ghostbusters (2016)

The Family Room — warmth & chaos

Forrest Gump
Uncle Buck
Home Alone
What About Bob?
The Grinch
It's a Wonderful Life
Patch Adams
Mrs. Doubtfire
Angels in the Outfield
Flubber
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Home is Where the Heart Is
Hoosiers
Babies

— to be continued —

Kate remembers as she goes. The list grows.
No duplicates. She checks.