March Movie Madness Sweet 16

Here are the first weekend's results from my movie bracket experiment. I've also included the Sweet Sixteen, which is a pretty awesome group of films.

Thursday, March 20:

Midwest:

2 Raging Bull beat 15 The Apartment
4 The Searchers beat 13 Black Narcissus
5 M beat 12 Rio Bravo
7 Cries and Whispers beat 10 Rashomon

West:

2 Seven Samurai beat 15 Breaking the Waves
4 Breathless beat 13 The Magnificent Ambersons
7 Rear Window beat 10 The Passion of Joan of Arc
12 The Godfather Part II beat 5 The Seventh Seal

South:

1 Citizen Kane beat 16 Annie Hall
3 Tokyo Story beat 14 In the Mood for Love
9 L'Avventura beat 8 A Clockwork Orange
11 Sunset Blvd. beat 6 Taxi Driver

East:

2 2001: A Space Odyssey beat 15 Jules and Jim
4 Sunrise beat 13 Children of Paradise
7 The General beat 10 Wild Strawberries
12 The Bicycle Thief beat 5 The Red Shoes

Friday, March 21:

Midwest:

1 Casablanca beat 16 Star Wars
8 Apocalypse Now beat 9 Psycho
11 Pulp Fiction beat 6 La Dolce Vita
14 His Girl Friday beat 3 Persona

West:

1 Vertigo beat 16 Raiders of the Lost Ark
3 The Rules of the Game beat 14 The French Connection
6 Metropolis beat 11 Three Colors: Red
8 It's a Wonderful Life beat 9 Andrei Rublev

South:

2 Lawrence of Arabia beat 15 The Maltese Falcon
4 8 1/2 beat 13 The Night of the Hunter
10 Goodfellas beat 7 Pierrot le Fou
12 Modern Times beat 5 Singin' in the Rain

East:

1 The Godfather beat 16 The Philadelphia Story
3 City Lights beat 14 Days of Heaven
6 The 400 Blows beat 11 Grand Illusion
8 Some Like It Hot beat 9 Man with a Movie Camera

Saturday, March 22:

Midwest:

2 Raging Bull beat 7 Cries and Whispers
4 The Searchers beat 5 M

West:

2 Seven Samurai beat 7 Rear Window
4 Breathless beat 12 The Godfather Part II

South:

1 Citizen Kane beat 9 L'Avventura
11 Sunset Blvd. beat 3 Tokyo Story

East:

7 The General beat 2 2001: A Space Odyssey
4 Sunrise beat 12 The Bicycle Thief

Sunday, March 23:

Midwest:

8 Apocalypse Now beat 1 Casablanca
11 Pulp Fiction beat 14 His Girl Friday

West:

1 Vertigo beat 8 It's a Wonderful Life
6 Metropolis beat 3 The Rules of the Game

South:

10 Goodfellas beat 2 Lawrence of Arabia
4 8 1/2 beat 12 Modern Times

East:

1 The Godfather beat 8 Some Like It Hot
3 City Lights beat 6 The 400 Blows

Here are next weekend's first games (i.e. the Sweet Sixteen).

Thursday, March 27:

West:

1 Vertigo vs. 4 Breathless
2 Seven Samurai vs. 6 Metropolis

South:

1 Citizen Kane vs. 4 8 1/2
10 Goodfellas vs. 11 Sunset Blvd.

Friday, March 28:

Midwest:

2 Raging Bull vs. 11 Pulp Fiction
4 The Searchers vs. 8 Apocalypse Now

East:

1 The Godfather vs. 4 Sunrise
3 City Lights vs. 7 The General