Monthly Archives: January 2012
The V.I.P.s
Once the crocodiles get you, you stay got. Eight people go to the airport and the departing absolutely have to leave or else everything that matters to them will be ruined. That’s the premise of The V.I.P.s (1963) and, wouldn’t you know … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Taylor, film, Maggie Smith, review, Richard Burton, Rod Taylor, The V.I.P.s
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What Movies Do I Still Need?
Here’s a list (also seen at Movies Owned) of the movies and television shows I own on DVD or Blu Ray. What do you think is obviously lacking and why does it need to be owned? I’m not saying I need to … Continue reading
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
This life’s hard man, but it’s harder if you’re stupid I used to look at Criterion collection dvds and make some assumptions. Those assumptions sounded something like “pretentious” or “old” or “not in English”. Well, the first chink in that … Continue reading
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Tagged criterion collection, film, Peter Boyle, peter yates, review, Richard Jordan, Robert Mitchum, The Friends of Eddie Coyle
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The Oscars: Will and Should
And the winner is… I considered writing a bit on each category like I had for Best Picture, but that would be folly. The amount of times I would have to claim ignorance would be ridiculous. So, instead, it will … Continue reading
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
No! There were some who said that the character Caesar (Andy Serkis), who is a chimpanzee (if who is the word), was worth the price of admission. ”I mean, I forgot that it was computer generated.” Well, that’s half true … Continue reading
The Grey
Once more into the fray… The first thing to point out (because of the order in which I wrote this review) is that the people who made the poster didn’t watch the movie. This is just one more example of … Continue reading
Power
Sing, sing, sing. To State of the Union (1948), The Candidate (1972), Primary Colors (1998), and Ides of March (2011) you can add Power (1986) to your list of essential campaign films. Richard Gere plays Peter St. John, a campaign manager … Continue reading
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Tagged campaigns, Denzel Washington, film, Gene Hackman, Julie Christie, movies, Power, review, reviews, Richard Gere, Sidney Lumet
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Haywire
They left her no choice – but really, she didn’t need one. A covert operative for hire needs to do what she does best because . . . that’s life in the crazy game in international intrigue. That’s not to … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, film, Gina Corano, Haywire, Michael Douglas, movies, review, reviews, Steven Soderbergh
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2012 Oscar Nominations: Best Picture
Best Picture The five best films I saw from 2011 were Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Drive, Hanna, 50/50, and Midnight in Paris. You will probably notice that I was not consulted on the 2012 Oscar Nominations as only one (Midnight … Continue reading →