Showing posts with label cinema. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cinema. Show all posts
the last ten films I've seen...
HIGH TIDE (John Reinhardt, 1947)
STRAW DOGS (Sam Peckinpah, 1971)
THE BODY SNATCHER (Robert Wise, 1945)
PURPLE NOON (René Clément, 1930)
ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (Charles Barton, 1948)
HALLOWEEN (John Carpenter, 1978)
HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (Joe Chappelle, 1995)
MAGIC (Richard Attenborough, 1978)
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (Kenneth Branagh, 2017)
SIGN 'O' THE TIMES (Prince, 1987)
STRAW DOGS (Sam Peckinpah, 1971)
THE BODY SNATCHER (Robert Wise, 1945)
PURPLE NOON (René Clément, 1930)
ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (Charles Barton, 1948)
HALLOWEEN (John Carpenter, 1978)
HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (Joe Chappelle, 1995)
MAGIC (Richard Attenborough, 1978)
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (Kenneth Branagh, 2017)
SIGN 'O' THE TIMES (Prince, 1987)
MY OUTDOOR MOVIE FESTIVAL
Since moving into our awesome apartment in 2013, Craig and I have hosted epic screenings outside on our terrace (with the exception of 2014's terrace closure).
Amidst the backdrop of midtown Manhattan, here's every film we've screened to date, and some of the opening trailer reels I created for these special nights:
2017 (so far)
2016
2015
2013
Amidst the backdrop of midtown Manhattan, here's every film we've screened to date, and some of the opening trailer reels I created for these special nights:
2017 (so far)
2016
2015
2013
FOUR FRAMES PER FILM
One year ago, I started the Twitter account FOUR FRAMES PER SECOND.
While I wish I had the time to do this every day, I do plan to post more in the upcoming year.
Bonus points to anyone that can identify all of the frames in the 50 films below...
Now Ranting on ScreenRant
Since starting this blog way back in 2004, I've grown to love writing a little more with each passing year.
It has been an honor to share my life with, at least a hundred people through the years. And I have the incredible 21¢ from Google Analytics to prove it.
Of course, my real fifteen minutes of fame has come from a side-gig over at the incomparably cool Forces of Geek, where I've had the pleasure of sharing movie reviews, nostalgia trips and now a new podcast about sequels, remakes and reboots called Oh No They Didn't.
If there's one thing that my recent professional full-time job seeker gig has generated, it's a desire to be a lot more creative on a daily basis. I've probably started more side projects during the past few months than I can keep track of.
But now I'm being paid to write about the biz, and I'm enjoying the structure a lot.
You can now read my work over at ScreenRant here. I'm on their News beat for starters, but hopefully I'll be able to get some interviews and reviews up in due time.
You'll continue to find Beware of the Blog a great place for my occasional personal rants, shares of ephemeral knowledge and incredibly well structured Haikus.
In the meantime, please bookmark all the links above, and do subscribe to the new podcast over on iTunes or Google Play (better yet, write us up a glowing review).
It has been an honor to share my life with, at least a hundred people through the years. And I have the incredible 21¢ from Google Analytics to prove it.
Of course, my real fifteen minutes of fame has come from a side-gig over at the incomparably cool Forces of Geek, where I've had the pleasure of sharing movie reviews, nostalgia trips and now a new podcast about sequels, remakes and reboots called Oh No They Didn't.
If there's one thing that my recent professional full-time job seeker gig has generated, it's a desire to be a lot more creative on a daily basis. I've probably started more side projects during the past few months than I can keep track of.
But now I'm being paid to write about the biz, and I'm enjoying the structure a lot.
You can now read my work over at ScreenRant here. I'm on their News beat for starters, but hopefully I'll be able to get some interviews and reviews up in due time.
You'll continue to find Beware of the Blog a great place for my occasional personal rants, shares of ephemeral knowledge and incredibly well structured Haikus.
In the meantime, please bookmark all the links above, and do subscribe to the new podcast over on iTunes or Google Play (better yet, write us up a glowing review).
WESTWORLD - Oh No They Didn't podcast
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We're talking Westworld (the 1973 version, the 1976 sequel, the 1980s television series, and the 2016 HBO series) on the latest episode of the podcast.
Also, we discuss upcoming planned remakes of DUNE, FREAKY FRIDAY, and BEACHES, as well as the sequels to PACIFIC RIM, WEDDING CRASHERS and THE DARK CRYSTAL.
Be sure to rate us and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-no-they-didnt!/id1120504077?mt=2
the last ten films I've seen
DREAMSCAPE (Joseph Ruben, 1984)
THE CONJURING 2 (James Wan, 2016)
SALEM'S LOT (Tobe Hooper, 1979)
HALLOWEEN (John Carpenter, 1978)
THE FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE (Edward L. Cahn, 1959)
WIZARD MODE (Nathan Drillot & Jeff Petry, 2016)
INFERNO (Ron Howard, 2016)
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (Whit Stillman, 2016)
MOANA (John Musker & Ron Clements, 2016)
M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
THE CONJURING 2 (James Wan, 2016)
SALEM'S LOT (Tobe Hooper, 1979)
HALLOWEEN (John Carpenter, 1978)
THE FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE (Edward L. Cahn, 1959)
WIZARD MODE (Nathan Drillot & Jeff Petry, 2016)
INFERNO (Ron Howard, 2016)
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (Whit Stillman, 2016)
MOANA (John Musker & Ron Clements, 2016)
M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
the last ten films I've seen...
WESTWORLD (Dir. Michael Crichton, 1973)
NOSFERATU (Dir. F. W. Murnau, 1922)
GOAT (Dir. Andrew Neel, 2016)
BLAIR WITCH (Dir. Adam Wingard, 2016)
I, DANIEL BLAKE (Dir. Ken Loach, 2016)
MOONLIGHT (Dir. Barry Jenkins, 2016)
GIMMIE DANGER (Dir. Jim Jarmusch, 2016)
MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA (Dir. Dash Shaw, 2016)
HELL OR HIGH WATER (Dir. David Mackenzie, 2016)
THE BIRTH OF A NATION (Dir. Nate Parker, 2016)
NOSFERATU (Dir. F. W. Murnau, 1922)
GOAT (Dir. Andrew Neel, 2016)
BLAIR WITCH (Dir. Adam Wingard, 2016)
I, DANIEL BLAKE (Dir. Ken Loach, 2016)
MOONLIGHT (Dir. Barry Jenkins, 2016)
GIMMIE DANGER (Dir. Jim Jarmusch, 2016)
MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA (Dir. Dash Shaw, 2016)
HELL OR HIGH WATER (Dir. David Mackenzie, 2016)
THE BIRTH OF A NATION (Dir. Nate Parker, 2016)
Everyday Is HALLOWEEN
starts today...
Check out my new side project over at EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN.
It's a celebration of all things great about John Carpenter's classic horror film. Thoughts, observations and trivia daily.
It's a celebration of all things great about John Carpenter's classic horror film. Thoughts, observations and trivia daily.
BATMAN v SUPERMAN
not all that bad
It took me a while, but I finally sat through BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE last night.
My first attempt was cancelled after 15 minutes in. I couldn't get past the set up, which feels left over from MAN OF STEEL, which you may recall I despised big time.
But, once the story kicks in and the conflicts are built, it actually becomes pretty entertaining (albeit long, and long-winded).
Here are some thoughts...
The Good
- Better plotting and pacing than MAN OF STEEL
- Way better character design and loved the use of Martha-moms coincidence to connect Batman emotionally to Superman during the battle that becomes a team up.
- The “can we trust” Superman backlash of the public being generated by media, scandal, and political bad doings added a relatable touch to the story.
- A few genuinly beautiful sequences visually, and LOVED Superman catching Lois from falling - stunningly shot/set-up and emotionally pure Superman.
- The Ultimate Edition improves the story (according to what I’ve read about the original cut), and the film is justly R rated as it should be.
The Bad
- Lex Luthor: Jesse Eisenberg overdoes his performance, and the character is so insane and annoying that it leaves no room for the things that make Lex a powerful villain in the Superman canon. His Lex Luthor bothers me more than how much Superman was changed in MAN OF STEEL.
- So many plot holes and ultimately ridiculous situations, dialogue, and in some cases relationship of characters to geographic location (how does Lois just walk over to the dead Superman at the end, where are they even, where’s everyone else?).
- EVERYTHING about Doomsday. Its look, its changed backstory, its motivation, AND I’m pretty sure that it turns into “Nuclear Man” at the climax, as a this-shouldn’t-ever-happen tribute to Superman IV.
- The excessive use of cameos of real media personalities. Forced and tired.
- The introduction of Aquaman and Cyborg (and technically Wonder Woman) on the Bat Computer was a lame device used in music videos for songs from movie soundtracks when the band can’t figure out how to get clips from the movie into their music video.
- And this, most of all, this...
The world has been so caught up with what Superman can do that no one has asked what he should do.
- Senator Finch, Metropolis
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.
- Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
GHOSTBUSTERS
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the last ten films I've seen...
REPO MAN (Dir. Alex Cox, 1984)
NEON BULL (Dir. Gabriel Mascaro, 2015)
VACATION (Dir. John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, 2015)
FEAR OF FEAR (Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975)
BURNT OFFERINGS (Dir. Dan Curtis, 1976)
KING COBRA (Dir. Bob Claver, 1981)
THE FALLEN IDOL (Dir. Carol Reed, 1948)
AMERICAN PSYCHO 2 (Dir. Morgan J. Freeman, 2002)
DARK CITY (Dir. Alex Proyas, 1998)
BAD INFLUENCE (Dir. Curtis Hanson, 1990)
NEON BULL (Dir. Gabriel Mascaro, 2015)
VACATION (Dir. John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, 2015)
FEAR OF FEAR (Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975)
BURNT OFFERINGS (Dir. Dan Curtis, 1976)
KING COBRA (Dir. Bob Claver, 1981)
THE FALLEN IDOL (Dir. Carol Reed, 1948)
AMERICAN PSYCHO 2 (Dir. Morgan J. Freeman, 2002)
DARK CITY (Dir. Alex Proyas, 1998)
BAD INFLUENCE (Dir. Curtis Hanson, 1990)
the last ten films I've seen...
PHANTASM (Dir. Don Coscarelli, 1979)
BORN TO BE BLUE (Dir. Robert Budreau, 2005)
ALL THINGS MUST PASS (Dir. Colin Hanks, 2015)
TANGERINE (Dir. Sean S. Baker, 2015)
THE VISIT (Dir. M. Night Shyamalan, 2015)
INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 (Dir. Leigh Whannell, 2015)
THE WILD BUNCH (Dir. Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
MILES AHEAD (Dir. Don Cheadle, 2016)
CUBE (Dir. Vincenzo Natali, 1998)
THE FINAL GIRLS (Dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson, 2015)
the last ten films I've seen...
3 WOMEN (Dir. Robert Altman, 1977)
MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE (Dir. Alek Keshishian, 1991)
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (Dir. Dan Trachtenberg, 2016)
PET (Dir. Carles Torrens, 2016)
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (Dir. Jeff Nichols, 2016)
IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE (Dir. Ti West, 2016)
OPERATION AVALANCHE (Dir. Matt Johnson, 2016)
THE DWARVENAUT (Dir. Josh Bishop, 2016)
THE ALCHEMIST COOKBOOK (Dir. Joel Potrykus, 2016)
BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN (Dir. Irene Taylor Brodsky, 2016)
the last ten films I've seen
DAZED & CONFUSED (Dir. Richard Linklater, 1993)
STARRY EYES (Dirs. Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer, 2014)
MICHAEL JACKSON'S JOURNEY FROM MOTOWN TO OFF THE WALL (Dir. Spike Lee, 2016)
WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE? (Dir. Liz Garbus, 2015)
MICHAEL JACKSON'S JOURNEY FROM MOTOWN TO OFF THE WALL (Dir. Spike Lee, 2016)
WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE? (Dir. Liz Garbus, 2015)
DEADPOOL (Dir. Tim Miller, 2016)
THE WITCH (Dir. Robert Eggers, 2015)
RAN (Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
ZOOTOPIA (Dirs. Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush, 2016)
JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA (Dir. Jeff Tremaine, 2013)
JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA (Dir. Jeff Tremaine, 2013)
WHERE TO INVADE NEXT. (Dir. Michael Moore, 2016)
the last ten films I've seen...
RESULTS (Dir. Andrew Bujalski, 2015)
STEVE JOBS (Dir. Danny Boyle, 2015)
AMY (Dir. Asif Kapadia, 2015)
SPOTLIGHT (Dir. Tom McCarthy, 2015)
KING KONG (Dir. Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933)
THE BIG SHORT (Dir. Adam McKay, 2015)
THE REVENANT (Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2015)
ROOM (Dir. Lenny Abrahamson, 2015)
EX MACHINA (Dir. Alex Garland, 2015)
THE LOBSTER (Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos, 2016)
the last 10 films I've seen
BEST OF ENEMIES (Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon, 2015)
TRUMBO (Jay Roach, 2015)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Edwin L. Marin, 1938)
TRAINWRECK (Judd Apatow, 2015)
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (F. Gary Gray, 2015)
MACBETH (Justin Kurzel, 2015)
BROOKLYN (John Crowley, 2015)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Edwin L. Marin, 1938)
TRAINWRECK (Judd Apatow, 2015)
THE MARTIAN (Ridley Scott, 2015)
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA (Olivier Assayas, 2015)STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (F. Gary Gray, 2015)
MACBETH (Justin Kurzel, 2015)
BROOKLYN (John Crowley, 2015)
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (J J Abrams, 2015)
the last 10 films I've seen
THE SEVENTH VICTIM (Mark Robson 1943)
DEVIL'S ANGELS (Daniel Haller, 1967)
FANTASTIC FOUR (Josh Trank, 2015)
MACBETH (Roman Polanski, 1971)
CAROL (Todd Haynes, 2015)
CREED (Ryan Coogler, 2015)
ZOOLANDER (Ben Stiller, 2001)
THE HATEFUL 8 (Quentin Tarantino, 2015)
SPECTRE (Sam Mendes 2015)
THE GOOD DINOSAUR (Peter Sohn, 2015)
FANTASTIC FOUR (Josh Trank, 2015)
MACBETH (Roman Polanski, 1971)
CAROL (Todd Haynes, 2015)
CREED (Ryan Coogler, 2015)
ZOOLANDER (Ben Stiller, 2001)
THE HATEFUL 8 (Quentin Tarantino, 2015)
SPECTRE (Sam Mendes 2015)
THE GOOD DINOSAUR (Peter Sohn, 2015)
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