The Guard - This movie is hilarious and original with a lot of 1960's and 70's film references from screen shots to character development. The acting is tremendous.
The Trip - Original and funny with lots of great food imagery and outdoor scenery. If you like Steve Coogan you will like this movie.
Midnight in Paris - This movie is definitely Allen's best of the past few years.
Attack the block - This movie is just o.k. If you have seen any decent science fiction movies you have probably seen better story lines and better aliens.
Red State - This movie is really good. I was taken aback by it because I was expecting typical Kevin Smith dialogue and camera work. I was pleasantly surprised by the darkness of the material, the originality of the new lingo, and the fact that it is hard to pin down exactly what genre this movie falls into. I would have to guess that it is a social satire and a bit of a thriller. Also the acting is superb (Michael Parks is amazing).
Breaking Bad season 4 - This season is not as great as the last one, but what it is building up towards will no doubt be amazing.
True Blood season 4 - I think this is the only show that I have ever watched were in the final episode 3 main characters and 3 minor characters are killed off. I think the next season will be crazier than this one due to all of the new story lines that were just heaved upon the audience within the last few minutes of the episode. I like the way the season ended.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
the best romance movies
Since Valentines day is coming up here is a list of romantic movies that you might like. Obviously there are many more romantic movies out there but I consider these to be among the best for various reasons. I have two categories for this happily ever after and grab a box of tissue paper. You should be able to figure out the differences.
Happily ever after movies:
It happened one night
Say anything
Love actually
Four weddings and a funeral
Moonstruck
Bridget Jones diary
The princess bride
Sabrina
Roman holiday
Return to me
Casablanca
When harry met sally
beauty and the beast
sound of music
singing in the rain
little mermaid
Aladdin
Wall-e
Grab a box of tissue paper movies:
Once
The english patient
Titanic
Romeo and Juliet
Moulin rouge
Love story
Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind
Happily ever after movies:
It happened one night
Say anything
Love actually
Four weddings and a funeral
Moonstruck
Bridget Jones diary
The princess bride
Sabrina
Roman holiday
Return to me
Casablanca
When harry met sally
beauty and the beast
sound of music
singing in the rain
little mermaid
Aladdin
Wall-e
Grab a box of tissue paper movies:
Once
The english patient
Titanic
Romeo and Juliet
Moulin rouge
Love story
Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind
Saturday, February 5, 2011
All of the movies and some of the television shows that you should watch at least once in your life.
| I used to own almost all of these on dvd at one point in time. I watched them all more than once including the commentaries and special features if they had any. All of these movies warrant at least one viewing. I am not going to give a reason just yet for why you should watch them but I might add that commentary later. If you are wondering why they are not in alphabetical order it is due to this reasoning. I placed my dvd collection in director order considering the fact that they are the ones who created what you are viewing. The only time the list gets out of this order is when a musical act is involved and after art school confidential where I have added more movies to the list. I hope you enjoy the many hours of entertainment as I have watching these movies. Here is the list: annie hall |
| manhattan |
| crimes and misdemeanors |
| bullets over broadway |
| deconstructing harry |
| sweet and lowdown |
| the player |
| gosford park |
| hard eight |
| magnolia |
| punch drunk love |
| rushmore |
| royal tenenbaums |
| freaks and geeks |
| undeclared |
| 40 year old virgin |
| grosse point blank |
| a bridge too far |
| audioslave: live in cuba |
| rocky |
| saturday night fever |
| the believer |
| the dreamers |
| the professional |
| burden of dreams |
| hell in the pacific |
| as good as it gets |
| young frankenstein |
| step into liquid |
| edward scissorhands |
| trees lounge |
| young guns |
| power of myth |
| deer hunter |
| raising arizona |
| millers crossing |
| fargo |
| big lebowski |
| kinsey |
| godfather I,II,III |
| apocalypse now |
| tombstone |
| repo man |
| intermission |
| say anything |
| y tu mama tambien |
| casablanca |
| love actually |
| saved |
| shawshank redemption |
| half baked |
| little miss sunshine |
| silence of the lambs |
| a bronx tale |
| umberto d |
| two women |
| charade |
| unforgiven |
| sandlot |
| la strada |
| nights of cabiria |
| la dolce vita 8 1/2 |
| seven |
| fight club |
| one flew over the cuckoos nest |
| manchurian candidate |
| high fidelity |
| french connection |
| nine lives |
| batman beyond |
| batman beyond: return of the joker |
| braveheart |
| 12 monkeys |
| dinner rush |
| sexy beast |
| eternal sunshine of a spotless mind |
| newsradio season 1, 2 |
| newsradio season 3 |
| newsradio season 4 |
| newsradio season 5 |
| crash |
| wonder boys |
| american psycho |
| rio bravo |
| l.a. confidential |
| fitzcarroldo |
| bill hicks live |
| bill hicks sane man |
| the sting |
| the proposition |
| downfall |
| strangers on a train |
| psycho |
| vertigo |
| rear window |
| north by northwest |
| return to me |
| maltese falcon |
| lord of the rings box set |
| broken flowers |
| moonstruck |
| rob roy |
| being john malkovich |
| adaptation |
| michael collins |
| office space |
| zero effect |
| american history x |
| street car named desire |
| on the waterfront |
| roger dodger |
| harikari |
| paths of glory |
| dr. strangelove |
| 2001 a space odyssey |
| clockwork orange |
| the shining |
| full metal jacket |
| ikiru |
| seven samurai |
| hidden fortress |
| shape of things |
| m |
| bridge over the river kwai |
| naked |
| good, the bad, and the ugly |
| led zepplin song remains the same |
| led zepplin |
| crouching tiger hidden dragon |
| 25th hour |
| swingers |
| go |
| waking life |
| star wars I,II,III |
| star wars IV, V, VI |
| serpico |
| dog day afternoon |
| network |
| duck soup |
| gangster no. I |
| mad dog and glory |
| way of the gun |
| hunt for the red october |
| my dinner with andre |
| house of games |
| glenngary glenross |
| heist |
| spartan |
| bridget jones diary |
| thin red line |
| last of the mohicans |
| heat |
| city of god |
| le samourai |
| american beauty |
| nosferatu |
| donnie brasco |
| gattaca |
| graduate |
| nine inch nails: and all that could have been |
| nine inch nails: beside you in time |
| batman begins |
| angelas ashes |
| frailty |
| pearl jam: touring band 2000 |
| wild bunch |
| riding giants |
| das boot |
| pink floyd |
| chinatown |
| red shoes |
| dummy |
| dark city |
| radiohead |
| five easy pieces |
| rage against the machine |
| rage against the machine: battle of mexico city |
| rage against the machine: live at the grand olympic theater |
| rebel without a cause |
| spinal tap |
| princess bride |
| thank you for smoking |
| reverend horton heat |
| lock,stock, and two smoking barrels |
| snatch |
| el mariachi and desperado |
| once upon a time in mexico |
| sin city |
| cool hand luke |
| pleasantville |
| my blue heaven |
| the hustler |
| three kings |
| I heart huckabees |
| drugstore cowboy |
| patton |
| scorsese film collection: boxcar bertha,newyork,new york, the last waltz, raging bull |
| scorsese collection: goodfells, after hours, alice doesn't live here anymore, mean streets, whos that knocking at my door |
| last temptation of christ |
| taxi driver |
| king of comedy |
| color of money |
| cape fear |
| bringing out the dead |
| age of innocence |
| kundun |
| casino |
| gangs of new york |
| aviator |
| departed |
| black hawk down |
| matchstick men |
| matador |
| my left foot |
| in the name of the father |
| the boxer |
| clerks |
| chasing amy |
| dogma |
| usual suspects |
| out of sight |
| happiness |
| schindlers list |
| saving private ryan |
| catch me if you can |
| munich |
| shane |
| cable guy |
| platoon |
| talk radio |
| jfk |
| big kahuna |
| reservoir dogs |
| pulp fiction |
| jackie brown |
| kill bill I,II |
| tool |
| 400 blows |
| big night |
| impostors |
| run lola run |
| the weather man |
| matrix |
| witness |
| fearless |
| truman show |
| about a boy |
| citizen cane |
| white stripes |
| wilco |
| sunset blvd |
| sabrina |
| roman holiday |
| hero |
| high noon |
| ghost world |
| bad santa |
| art school confidential |
| yojimbo, sanjuro |
| third man |
| touch of evil |
| bicycle thieves |
| searchers |
| wings of desire |
| crossing guard |
| band of brothers |
| lord of the flies |
| fires on the plain |
| spanglish |
| children of men |
| insider |
| heart of darkness |
| treasure of the sierra madre |
| rashomon |
| stray dog |
| red beard |
| high and low |
| throne of blood |
| ran |
| kagemusha |
| idiot |
| talk to her |
| amorros perros |
| sex and lucia |
| open your eyes |
| the man from laramie |
| cookies fortune |
| knocked up |
| forgetting sarah marshall |
| led zeppelin: the song remains the same |
| the white stripes - under blackpool lights |
| the white stripes - under great white northern lights |
| wilco - ahes of american flags |
| jeff tweedy - sunken treasure - live in the pacific northwest |
| tropic thunder |
| there will be blood |
| no country for old men |
| king of kong |
| gran torino |
| in bruges |
| 13 conversations about 1 thing |
| living out loud |
| step brothers |
| lilo and stitch |
| hurt locker |
| district 9 |
| inglorious bastards |
| the wrestler |
| wall-e |
| up |
| let the right one in |
| once |
| dark knight |
| the road |
| up in the air |
| dexter |
| breaking bad |
| sopranos |
| curb your enthusiasm |
| the wire |
| eastbound and down |
| in treatment |
| bored to death |
| food inc |
| the brothers bloom |
| true grit - 2010 |
| easy a |
| the kings speech |
| toy story 2 |
| inception |
| sunshine |
| moon |
| slumdog millionaire |
| letters from iwo jima |
| greenberg |
| Arrested Development |
| Deadwood |
| Generation Kill |
| Spaced U.K. |
| Office U.K. |
| Extras U.K. |
| X-Files |
| Battlestar Galactica -the reimagining |
| The Boondocks |
| Rome |
| 30 Rock |
Friday, January 14, 2011
Possible Oscar nominees for 2010
Inception - Visually stunning but completely lacking in a real connection with the audience. It is an interesting idea with a great cast and supposedly represents the movie making process and its ever changing palette from different writers to the directors interpretation(So Chris Nolan Says). I look forward to The Dark Knight Rises! Casting news has been posted and it is very intriguing.
127 Hours - Personally I like Sunshine and Millions better than this story. The thing I enjoyed most was seeing how far James Franco has come as an Actor. He has really honed his craft and I think this coming year will put him on the mainstream map.
Black Swan - Not as good as the Wrestler but a very internalized story of how pressure and the chance of fame can take a toll on someones mental faculties.
True Grit - I thought this was a great movie. I love westerns when they are done well and the Coen brothers did not disappoint. The acting is superb by everyone involved and there is definitely more depth from this version than earlier one with John Wayne(I like that one too though). I have not read the book but I assume that the Coen brothers dug through it for more emotional depth and a little more realism.
The Fighter - This movie is in the bottom tier as a boxing movie. There have been so many movies about the sport and the kind of personalities that get into the ring that it takes something extraordinary to elicit a great response. The best thing about the movie is Christian Bale. I will bet now that he will win for Best Supporting Actor.
The Kings Speech - Absolutely amazing. I will bet that Colin Firth will win best actor. I have always liked Colin Firth and he brings such an emotional depth to this character that one is compelled to have true empathy towards him. Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall, and Michael Gambon are all amazing. I would love to see Timothy Spall in a movie about Churchill.
The Kids Are Alright - This movie has a lot going for it. It treads on independent film territory with insightful dialogue and feeling without seeming cliched. The entire cast was well played and realistic enough to believe that these characters actually care for one another. Mia Wachowski did an excellent job and ever since I witnessed her capabilities on the first season of In Treatment I knew she was going to be a great actress. Annette Benning has never been better. Julianne Moore is always terrific and Mark Ruffalo has built an impresive resume in the past few years. If you have not seen The Brothers Bloom or Zodiac check them out.
Social Network - the acting is superb, the story is interesting, but I did not love this movie. First off the main character has no redeeming qualities about him. Even the supporting characters have enough similar flaws that one is not able to feel any real connection with them. Maybe this was the point of the movie on a different level for us to feel some disconnect from them as we have become so alienated with the world around us and can only socialize with others through social media websites.
127 Hours - Personally I like Sunshine and Millions better than this story. The thing I enjoyed most was seeing how far James Franco has come as an Actor. He has really honed his craft and I think this coming year will put him on the mainstream map.
Black Swan - Not as good as the Wrestler but a very internalized story of how pressure and the chance of fame can take a toll on someones mental faculties.
True Grit - I thought this was a great movie. I love westerns when they are done well and the Coen brothers did not disappoint. The acting is superb by everyone involved and there is definitely more depth from this version than earlier one with John Wayne(I like that one too though). I have not read the book but I assume that the Coen brothers dug through it for more emotional depth and a little more realism.
The Fighter - This movie is in the bottom tier as a boxing movie. There have been so many movies about the sport and the kind of personalities that get into the ring that it takes something extraordinary to elicit a great response. The best thing about the movie is Christian Bale. I will bet now that he will win for Best Supporting Actor.
The Kings Speech - Absolutely amazing. I will bet that Colin Firth will win best actor. I have always liked Colin Firth and he brings such an emotional depth to this character that one is compelled to have true empathy towards him. Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall, and Michael Gambon are all amazing. I would love to see Timothy Spall in a movie about Churchill.
The Kids Are Alright - This movie has a lot going for it. It treads on independent film territory with insightful dialogue and feeling without seeming cliched. The entire cast was well played and realistic enough to believe that these characters actually care for one another. Mia Wachowski did an excellent job and ever since I witnessed her capabilities on the first season of In Treatment I knew she was going to be a great actress. Annette Benning has never been better. Julianne Moore is always terrific and Mark Ruffalo has built an impresive resume in the past few years. If you have not seen The Brothers Bloom or Zodiac check them out.
Social Network - the acting is superb, the story is interesting, but I did not love this movie. First off the main character has no redeeming qualities about him. Even the supporting characters have enough similar flaws that one is not able to feel any real connection with them. Maybe this was the point of the movie on a different level for us to feel some disconnect from them as we have become so alienated with the world around us and can only socialize with others through social media websites.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Best Vampire movie since.........
If you have not seen Let the Right One In go out Immediately and watch it. This is the best Vampire movie I have seen in quite a while. I loved the mythology and the cinematography. It is based on a book and they are remaking it for American audiences. Supposedly it will cover different things from the book, but if it is like the rest of Hollywood remakes it will suck.
Best ones that I could think of:
Nosferatu
Nosferatu - Herzog remake
Vampyr
Shadow of the Vampire
Interview with a Vampire
Best ones that I could think of:
Nosferatu
Nosferatu - Herzog remake
Vampyr
Shadow of the Vampire
Interview with a Vampire
Best double features
Best double features I can think of right now are
No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. Both are genius and both make you uneasy and uncertain about life. I think I could watch these two movies in a loop forever.
Sunshine and Moon. Both follow the human psyche through the perils of work in space and the outcomes of both can alter the mood of your day significantly.
Letters from Iwo Jima and Fires on the Plain. The first is Clint Eastwood's better of the two war pictures about the island and the other is my favorite war movie of all time. This is what I imagine war to be like utter hell. This movie was banned for years in Japan due to the unabashed look at what really happens in wartime.
Hidden Fortress and Seven Samurai. Settle in for a day of subtitles and samurais and have fun trying to pick out what movies ripped story lines straight from these magnificent movies.
Mean Streets and Goodfellas. See how Scorsese has changed the face of cinema in a matter of hours with a personal film and with a book as his source material.
No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. Both are genius and both make you uneasy and uncertain about life. I think I could watch these two movies in a loop forever.
Sunshine and Moon. Both follow the human psyche through the perils of work in space and the outcomes of both can alter the mood of your day significantly.
Letters from Iwo Jima and Fires on the Plain. The first is Clint Eastwood's better of the two war pictures about the island and the other is my favorite war movie of all time. This is what I imagine war to be like utter hell. This movie was banned for years in Japan due to the unabashed look at what really happens in wartime.
Hidden Fortress and Seven Samurai. Settle in for a day of subtitles and samurais and have fun trying to pick out what movies ripped story lines straight from these magnificent movies.
Mean Streets and Goodfellas. See how Scorsese has changed the face of cinema in a matter of hours with a personal film and with a book as his source material.
Greenberg
Noah Baumbach co wrote this with his wife Jennifer Jason Leigh and directed this and it feels like some of his other work. It also has some Robert altman type shots that reminded me of Shortcuts. Due to Leigh's involvement you get a hint of the Anniversary Party in the pacing of the script. I thought at times it was laugh out loud funny and I think I have met some people like the ones in the story. Ben Stiller does an amazing job and Rhys Ifans is growing on me more and more. Definitely worth a watch.
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