I read that Robert Altman died today. I have only seen a few of his films but I remember liking them, its been awhile. I just finished watching his sprawling 1975 piece Nashville. It really touched me, I have never seen a movie quite like it. Its hard to pin any one word on it. I do believe the man ...
I just had an epiphany this evening. It was something that never occurred to me before and for some reason it really made something special to link up the third of this trilogy. I had always known that Warwick Davis, the legendary wee actor, skillfully played both Willow and The Leprechaun. Not until only moments ago did I realize he ...
I just viewed Trainspotting for the first time in several years. I haven't watched it since I obtained my heightened appreciation of style and cinematography, I found it excellent in that area. It was unyieldingly violent and grotesque, but makes a good point. It has fresh ideas and snappy cuts. Overall, I'm very glad I picked it up ...
I watched Chinatown last night in its entirety last night for the first time and finally was able to see its greatness. I had seen bits and pieces of it throughout the years on tv and knew it was a classic but only now see how truly excellent it is. As with some of the other best movies of all ...
I just got Virgin Suicides on dvd today and watched it for the first time. I thought it was excellent. I had heard about it for a long time but didn't get a chance to watch it until now. I saw Sofia Coppola's next movie, Lost in Translation in the theater and fell in love with that film ...
I watched High Fidelity again for the millionth time. Its one that always makes me feel good. Its up there with my most watched movies of all time including 1) Pulp Fiction 2) Big Lebowski 3) High Fidelity.
No matter how many times I watch it I usually notice a new band reference in the scenery that I hadn't ...
I watched the original Night of the Living Dead for the first time in its entirety last night. I really enjoyed it. The lighting was excellent, I am big into high contrast black and white images. Some of the acting was of course a bit cheesy, but it is a classic. According to imdb.com it was made for only ...