Bad Lieutenant(dir. Abel Ferrara)
REVIEW PENDING...
*** out of ****
Showing posts with label 1990's. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
Oh Multi-Facial...
Multi-Facial(dir. Vin Diesel)
This was essentially an acting showpiece for its star/director/writer to help him get bigger and better roles in the past and while it's easy to criticize the film on these terms, it's not necessarily what sinks the film. What sinks the film is the "poor me" attitude the film is happy to indulge in from time to time because of the star/director/writer's multiracial(substitute the R with a F and you get the title, LOL) background. There's nothing particularly wrong with Diesel attempting to explore what most likely prevented him from getting the roles he wanted in the past and while his acting is actually impressive given some of his performances in recent films and his direction is mundane yet serviceable, it's the clunky nature of the script's examination of his previous situation that makes this short film particularly hard to recommend. An example would be a casting executive/director/whatever saying after Vin's character leaves the room that they need more of a "Wesley-type" for whatever they're working on. The ending is also one of the most unintentionally funny things I've ever seen with a woman ordering her coffee "not too light, not too dark" and Vin's character sitting in a booth in front of her listening in and finding that phrase so profound that he mouths it because it describes his skin complexion perfectly. Without this film, we wouldn't be all appreciate the meathead we all love from films like Chronicles of Riddick and Fast and the Furious, but it's too idiotic to recommend.
** out of ****
This was essentially an acting showpiece for its star/director/writer to help him get bigger and better roles in the past and while it's easy to criticize the film on these terms, it's not necessarily what sinks the film. What sinks the film is the "poor me" attitude the film is happy to indulge in from time to time because of the star/director/writer's multiracial(substitute the R with a F and you get the title, LOL) background. There's nothing particularly wrong with Diesel attempting to explore what most likely prevented him from getting the roles he wanted in the past and while his acting is actually impressive given some of his performances in recent films and his direction is mundane yet serviceable, it's the clunky nature of the script's examination of his previous situation that makes this short film particularly hard to recommend. An example would be a casting executive/director/whatever saying after Vin's character leaves the room that they need more of a "Wesley-type" for whatever they're working on. The ending is also one of the most unintentionally funny things I've ever seen with a woman ordering her coffee "not too light, not too dark" and Vin's character sitting in a booth in front of her listening in and finding that phrase so profound that he mouths it because it describes his skin complexion perfectly. Without this film, we wouldn't be all appreciate the meathead we all love from films like Chronicles of Riddick and Fast and the Furious, but it's too idiotic to recommend.
** out of ****
Friday, February 15, 2008
Oh Shaving...
Film:
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(dir. Alan Rudolph)
After the artistic misfire that was Welcome to L.A., I simply had to watch another film directed by Rudolph to wash away the sour aftertaste that film left and while it was successful in helping me forget about how horrible that film was, it still doesn't redeem my faith in the director completely. The film has some of the same problems that that film had like a narrative that is sometimes stagnant during long stretches of time and has so many characters that it doesn't really know what to do with all of them, but this film is much better acted and doesn't become as frustratingly redundant as that film. The film is very much centered on Jennifer Jason Leigh's performance, which I was not overly fond of. It's convincing enough and while I'm no expert on Dorothy Parker, it just seemed fairly surface-oriented. The whole story is probably supposed to be more tragic than I thought it was because I mainly didn't really have much sympathy for her character because she led a fairly superficial life and was a bit too mopey for my tastes. Out of all the actors in the film, Lili Taylor stuck out the most in terms of presence, which I find surprising since her character was about as minor as you could possibly get. I slightly recommend.
**1/2 out of ****
Escape From New York(dir. John Carpenter)
I wasn't really into the film until they introduced the spiked baseball bats and trashcan top shields in the "arena" scene, which definitely lives up to its promise. There's no denying that Snake Plissken is a bad ass, but throughout most of the film's running time, I was frankly bored. I, however, thought it made up for the boredom I experienced with its final 15 minutes or so. I recommend.
*** out of ****
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(dir. Tim Burton)
There were kids in the screening of it I attended and it seemed like they had a better time with it than I did probably because it reminded me of something along the lines of a bloody version of a Disney cartoon with some of the most unlively musical numbers I've ever seen and I don't really "get off" on fake gushing blood like they most likely do. I think the film's biggest flaw was the fact that the musical numbers were dully staged and the lead actors don't have all that terrific voices. I'm sure the non-film version of the musical is a sight to behold, but Burton mainly shot his actors standing around singing instead of really attempting to do anything enticing visually with these numbers. It would have probably been better if it wasn't a musical at all. The best number was easily the one with Sasha Baron Cohen because the film has a wicked sense of humor and that was perhaps the most humorous portion of the film. I'm assuming that the film is a truncated version of the original musical since the story doesn't feel like it's all that fleshed out and therefore, not as engaging as it could have been. I slightly recommend.
**1/2 out of ****
Music:
Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills
Their sound is perhaps a little too indebted to The Cure. Nothing really striking about the album, but it's a decent enough listen.
**1/2 out of ****
The National - Boxer
What was all the fuss about? It's certainly listenable, but it's definitely no masterpiece.
**1/2 out of ****
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(dir. Alan Rudolph)
After the artistic misfire that was Welcome to L.A., I simply had to watch another film directed by Rudolph to wash away the sour aftertaste that film left and while it was successful in helping me forget about how horrible that film was, it still doesn't redeem my faith in the director completely. The film has some of the same problems that that film had like a narrative that is sometimes stagnant during long stretches of time and has so many characters that it doesn't really know what to do with all of them, but this film is much better acted and doesn't become as frustratingly redundant as that film. The film is very much centered on Jennifer Jason Leigh's performance, which I was not overly fond of. It's convincing enough and while I'm no expert on Dorothy Parker, it just seemed fairly surface-oriented. The whole story is probably supposed to be more tragic than I thought it was because I mainly didn't really have much sympathy for her character because she led a fairly superficial life and was a bit too mopey for my tastes. Out of all the actors in the film, Lili Taylor stuck out the most in terms of presence, which I find surprising since her character was about as minor as you could possibly get. I slightly recommend.
**1/2 out of ****
Escape From New York(dir. John Carpenter)
I wasn't really into the film until they introduced the spiked baseball bats and trashcan top shields in the "arena" scene, which definitely lives up to its promise. There's no denying that Snake Plissken is a bad ass, but throughout most of the film's running time, I was frankly bored. I, however, thought it made up for the boredom I experienced with its final 15 minutes or so. I recommend.
*** out of ****
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(dir. Tim Burton)
There were kids in the screening of it I attended and it seemed like they had a better time with it than I did probably because it reminded me of something along the lines of a bloody version of a Disney cartoon with some of the most unlively musical numbers I've ever seen and I don't really "get off" on fake gushing blood like they most likely do. I think the film's biggest flaw was the fact that the musical numbers were dully staged and the lead actors don't have all that terrific voices. I'm sure the non-film version of the musical is a sight to behold, but Burton mainly shot his actors standing around singing instead of really attempting to do anything enticing visually with these numbers. It would have probably been better if it wasn't a musical at all. The best number was easily the one with Sasha Baron Cohen because the film has a wicked sense of humor and that was perhaps the most humorous portion of the film. I'm assuming that the film is a truncated version of the original musical since the story doesn't feel like it's all that fleshed out and therefore, not as engaging as it could have been. I slightly recommend.
**1/2 out of ****
Music:
Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills
Their sound is perhaps a little too indebted to The Cure. Nothing really striking about the album, but it's a decent enough listen.
**1/2 out of ****
The National - Boxer
What was all the fuss about? It's certainly listenable, but it's definitely no masterpiece.
**1/2 out of ****
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Oh the Sun, England, and the Old West...
Sunshine(dir. Danny Boyle)
This film was a beautiful-looking yet empty experience. The film's narrative inched at a crawl through most of the running time and once the film ends, you realize that you didn't give a shit about what happened to any of these characters because of a serious lack of character development. Several of the actors were sketchy at best and once the characters started to get picked off one by one, you were kind of glad that you don't have to watch some of these actors try to act anymore. I'm probably the only person out there that thought the narrative's turn to slasher territory was for the better because of the immediacy it created that was severely lacking in the narrative up until that point. The special effects were incredible to look at, but the film as a whole was a disposable experience.
** out of ****
Control(dir. Anton Corbijn)
A by-the-numbers account of Ian Curtis's short life with Joy Division, his wife, and his mistress. The only things differentiating this from other music biopics is it's gorgeous black and white cinematography and it's pacing. The pace of the film is hypnotic at first as it took on the aimless rhythm of a young Curtis's life, but once everything is set up for his downward spiral, it became tedious. Samantha Morton gives an incredible performance as Curtis's wife who disappointingly ends up being relegated to the background for most of the running time. Sam Riley is fine as Curtis even if his performance is perhaps too elusive and acts more like a marker for Curtis instead of an embodiment of him. It's worth seeing, but if you're expecting to learn anything about Curtis and Joy Division, you're definitely going to be underwhelmed.
**1/2 out of ****
Unforgiven(dir. Clint Eastwood)
The film's anti-violence slant would have be fine if it didn't indulge itself with an act of vengeance with it's finale. It would be one thing if Eastwood directed this act as something that would alienate the audience say with it's grotesqueness, but it just comes off as a heroic act that undermines everything that the film has been preaching on about up to that point. Clint is fine in the role that he plays in pretty much every film he's in and Morgan Freeman doesn't really fit into this picture with his portrayal of the same character he always plays, Morgan Freeman. The character of The Kid was basically a screenwriter's construct to shoehorn this underlying message that violence is bad and his turn, while for the better, was totally expected. Gene Hackman's portrayal of the gruff sheriff was definitely the most entertaining and interesting part of the film and the long period of the running time that the film focused on his character was definitely the best portion of the film. It's anti-violence message would have been fine if the film didn't come off as so preachy and hypocritical and the fact that The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance handled similar themes in a much more elegant and subtle fashion 30 years before it tells you something. I definitely would not call this film a masterpiece of modern western cinema, but it's still a film to check out.
*** out of ****
This film was a beautiful-looking yet empty experience. The film's narrative inched at a crawl through most of the running time and once the film ends, you realize that you didn't give a shit about what happened to any of these characters because of a serious lack of character development. Several of the actors were sketchy at best and once the characters started to get picked off one by one, you were kind of glad that you don't have to watch some of these actors try to act anymore. I'm probably the only person out there that thought the narrative's turn to slasher territory was for the better because of the immediacy it created that was severely lacking in the narrative up until that point. The special effects were incredible to look at, but the film as a whole was a disposable experience.
** out of ****
Control(dir. Anton Corbijn)
A by-the-numbers account of Ian Curtis's short life with Joy Division, his wife, and his mistress. The only things differentiating this from other music biopics is it's gorgeous black and white cinematography and it's pacing. The pace of the film is hypnotic at first as it took on the aimless rhythm of a young Curtis's life, but once everything is set up for his downward spiral, it became tedious. Samantha Morton gives an incredible performance as Curtis's wife who disappointingly ends up being relegated to the background for most of the running time. Sam Riley is fine as Curtis even if his performance is perhaps too elusive and acts more like a marker for Curtis instead of an embodiment of him. It's worth seeing, but if you're expecting to learn anything about Curtis and Joy Division, you're definitely going to be underwhelmed.
**1/2 out of ****
Unforgiven(dir. Clint Eastwood)
The film's anti-violence slant would have be fine if it didn't indulge itself with an act of vengeance with it's finale. It would be one thing if Eastwood directed this act as something that would alienate the audience say with it's grotesqueness, but it just comes off as a heroic act that undermines everything that the film has been preaching on about up to that point. Clint is fine in the role that he plays in pretty much every film he's in and Morgan Freeman doesn't really fit into this picture with his portrayal of the same character he always plays, Morgan Freeman. The character of The Kid was basically a screenwriter's construct to shoehorn this underlying message that violence is bad and his turn, while for the better, was totally expected. Gene Hackman's portrayal of the gruff sheriff was definitely the most entertaining and interesting part of the film and the long period of the running time that the film focused on his character was definitely the best portion of the film. It's anti-violence message would have been fine if the film didn't come off as so preachy and hypocritical and the fact that The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance handled similar themes in a much more elegant and subtle fashion 30 years before it tells you something. I definitely would not call this film a masterpiece of modern western cinema, but it's still a film to check out.
*** out of ****
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Oh Songs of the 90's...
Recently, I watched a VH1 special entitled Top 100 Songs of the 90's and most of it sucked. I had a tuna fish sandwich today and... Just kidding. Not about that special sucking, but it's VH1 so what do you expect? But much like great ideas turning out not so great, I've decided to take it upon myself and perhaps make a Top 100 of the 90's myself. Enough talking, let's do it!
Best Songs of the 90's(no ranking for now)
Cat Power - Nudes as the News
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Tricky - Black Steel
Smog - Bathysphere
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Public Enemy - Welcome to the Terrordome
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
Pale Saints - Sight of You
The Cranberries - Dreams
Fugazi - Turnover
Fugazi - Glue Man
Aphex Twin - Fingerbib
Ride - Vapour Trail
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes
Bush - Gylcerine
Sublime - Santeria
Weezer - El Scorcho
Green Day - When I Come Around
Alice In Chains - Rooster
Bjork - Hyper-Ballad
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots
Liz Phair - Fuck and Run
Ani DiFranco - 32 Flavors
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Some of the songs are pretty much filler and I'm probably going to slim this down to the bare essentials and hopefully, add some more.
Best Songs of the 90's(no ranking for now)
Cat Power - Nudes as the News
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Tricky - Black Steel
Smog - Bathysphere
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Public Enemy - Welcome to the Terrordome
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
Pale Saints - Sight of You
The Cranberries - Dreams
Fugazi - Turnover
Fugazi - Glue Man
Aphex Twin - Fingerbib
Ride - Vapour Trail
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes
Bush - Gylcerine
Sublime - Santeria
Weezer - El Scorcho
Green Day - When I Come Around
Alice In Chains - Rooster
Bjork - Hyper-Ballad
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots
Liz Phair - Fuck and Run
Ani DiFranco - 32 Flavors
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Some of the songs are pretty much filler and I'm probably going to slim this down to the bare essentials and hopefully, add some more.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Oh Sarah & Tom...
The Secret Life of Words(dir. Isabel Coixet)
For some reason, I just knew that Sarah Polley was bound to get naked in this even if it didn't make a whole lot of sense and was completely unnecessary. I think she is attractive so that's not the reason why I'm complaining. It just seems rather ridiculous that an actress of her talent has to get topless for really no reason. Yes, I understand why her character got topless, but there was easily another way to go about that. I mean the story takes place on a fucking oil rig and she's a nurse that tends to a patient played by Tim Robbins, who is both blind and has burn wounds, so if anyone was bound to get naked, it would have probably been him. The film seemed too self-satisfied for it's own good with it's plot that was fairly contrived and a little too dramatic, but the performances make this one go down as easily as it possibly could. While my little rant above probably makes me sound like I didn't like the movie much, I actually enjoyed it even if it does have some obvious flaws. The whole little girl voiceover stuff was a little odd and I don't entirely understand what they were trying to go with that and the film seems to pat itself on the back a little too much for exposing these atrocities in the Balkans with Julie Christie's monologues, but ultimately because of the performances, I have to recommend.
*** out of ****
Eyes Wide Shut(dir. Stanley Kubrick)
After watching There Will Be Blood with it's Kubrick-inspired shenanigans, I decided I wanted the real deal so I bumped this up in my queue. This film could have been titled Dr. Bill Harford's Misadventures in Trying to Get Laid. It basically plays out as a sexual fantasy that is never able to be fulfilled that eventually goes sour and then eventually concludes with the possibility of sex and essentially hope. Tom Cruise's character, Dr. Bill Harford, is much like Bogie's in The Big Sleep with women throwing themselves at him left and right, but unlike Bogart's character, he actually wants the sex yet there's always something that has to pop up to kill the mood. He's not attracted to all the women that throw themselves at him, however. There's one exception to the rule that happens to be the first broad he turns to when he needs some poontang to cope with his current situation and when her boyfriend picks up, he decides to go out and visit the local prostitute he ran into from the night before. She's not there, but her sexy roommate is there and she seems willing to go downtown with him and then she breaks the news to him that her roommate that she thinks he had sex with but didn't has received the results of her blood test that says she is HIV positive. Did I mention that this news followed the most erotically-charged scene in the movie that happened to expose zero skin whatsoever and that all of this is played for comedy? The difference between Kubrick and Paul Thomas Anderson is simply the fact that Kubrick knows how to handle the pitch-black comedy of his hero's exploits while still retaining a sense of sympathy for him despite essentially taunting him throughout the narrative while Anderson seems incapable of weaving elements of comedy and drama in a non-slipshod fashion. It's the difference between a master and a director still trying to master his craft. Kubrick is also smart enough to provide an ending that basically lets the audience in on the joke instead confound them by not allowing them to decipher whether he had his tongue firmly placed in cheek or not while filming it. I wouldn't call this film a masterpiece or anything, but it's still definitely one to watch. I highly recommend.
***1/2 out of ****
For some reason, I just knew that Sarah Polley was bound to get naked in this even if it didn't make a whole lot of sense and was completely unnecessary. I think she is attractive so that's not the reason why I'm complaining. It just seems rather ridiculous that an actress of her talent has to get topless for really no reason. Yes, I understand why her character got topless, but there was easily another way to go about that. I mean the story takes place on a fucking oil rig and she's a nurse that tends to a patient played by Tim Robbins, who is both blind and has burn wounds, so if anyone was bound to get naked, it would have probably been him. The film seemed too self-satisfied for it's own good with it's plot that was fairly contrived and a little too dramatic, but the performances make this one go down as easily as it possibly could. While my little rant above probably makes me sound like I didn't like the movie much, I actually enjoyed it even if it does have some obvious flaws. The whole little girl voiceover stuff was a little odd and I don't entirely understand what they were trying to go with that and the film seems to pat itself on the back a little too much for exposing these atrocities in the Balkans with Julie Christie's monologues, but ultimately because of the performances, I have to recommend.
*** out of ****
Eyes Wide Shut(dir. Stanley Kubrick)
After watching There Will Be Blood with it's Kubrick-inspired shenanigans, I decided I wanted the real deal so I bumped this up in my queue. This film could have been titled Dr. Bill Harford's Misadventures in Trying to Get Laid. It basically plays out as a sexual fantasy that is never able to be fulfilled that eventually goes sour and then eventually concludes with the possibility of sex and essentially hope. Tom Cruise's character, Dr. Bill Harford, is much like Bogie's in The Big Sleep with women throwing themselves at him left and right, but unlike Bogart's character, he actually wants the sex yet there's always something that has to pop up to kill the mood. He's not attracted to all the women that throw themselves at him, however. There's one exception to the rule that happens to be the first broad he turns to when he needs some poontang to cope with his current situation and when her boyfriend picks up, he decides to go out and visit the local prostitute he ran into from the night before. She's not there, but her sexy roommate is there and she seems willing to go downtown with him and then she breaks the news to him that her roommate that she thinks he had sex with but didn't has received the results of her blood test that says she is HIV positive. Did I mention that this news followed the most erotically-charged scene in the movie that happened to expose zero skin whatsoever and that all of this is played for comedy? The difference between Kubrick and Paul Thomas Anderson is simply the fact that Kubrick knows how to handle the pitch-black comedy of his hero's exploits while still retaining a sense of sympathy for him despite essentially taunting him throughout the narrative while Anderson seems incapable of weaving elements of comedy and drama in a non-slipshod fashion. It's the difference between a master and a director still trying to master his craft. Kubrick is also smart enough to provide an ending that basically lets the audience in on the joke instead confound them by not allowing them to decipher whether he had his tongue firmly placed in cheek or not while filming it. I wouldn't call this film a masterpiece or anything, but it's still definitely one to watch. I highly recommend.
***1/2 out of ****
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Oh 1996...
1996
1. Dead Man(dir. Jim Jarmusch)
2. Goodbye South, Goodbye(dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)
Bottle Rocket(dir. Wes Anderson)
Swingers(dir. Doug Liman)
Need to see: Beavis and Butt-head Do America(rewatch), Bound, The Cable Guy, A Summer's Tale, Lone Star, Drifting Clouds, Trainspotting, D3: The Mighty Ducks(rewatch), Breaking the Waves, Irma Vep, Fargo(rewatch), Satantango, Secrets & Lies, Everyone Says I Love You, Kingpin(rewatch), Welcome to the Dollhouse, The White Balloon, Flirting With Disaster, From Dusk Till Dawn, Jingle All the Way(rewatch), Romeo + Juliet(rewatch), and more...
Next: 1997
1. Dead Man(dir. Jim Jarmusch)
2. Goodbye South, Goodbye(dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)
Bottle Rocket(dir. Wes Anderson)
Swingers(dir. Doug Liman)
Need to see: Beavis and Butt-head Do America(rewatch), Bound, The Cable Guy, A Summer's Tale, Lone Star, Drifting Clouds, Trainspotting, D3: The Mighty Ducks(rewatch), Breaking the Waves, Irma Vep, Fargo(rewatch), Satantango, Secrets & Lies, Everyone Says I Love You, Kingpin(rewatch), Welcome to the Dollhouse, The White Balloon, Flirting With Disaster, From Dusk Till Dawn, Jingle All the Way(rewatch), Romeo + Juliet(rewatch), and more...
Next: 1997
Oh 1993...
1993
1. Short Cuts(dir. Robert Altman)
2. Naked(dir. Mike Leigh)
Groundhog Day(dir. Harold Ramis)
Need to see: The Puppet Master, The Blue Kite, Farewell My Concubine, Jurassic Park(rewatch), A Perfect World, The Piano, The Age of Innocence, Blue(Kieslowski), Dangerous Game, King of the Hill, In the Name of the Father, The Remains of the Day, What's Eating Gilbert Grape(rewatch), La Vie de Boheme, Riff-Raff, Army of Darkness, Carlito's Way, Cliffhanger, Cool Runnings(rewatch), Cop and a Half, The Fugitive, Hard Target, Last Action Hero, Romeo is Bleeding, So I Married an Ax Murderer(rewatch), True Romance, Wayne's World 2(rewatch), and more...
1. Short Cuts(dir. Robert Altman)
2. Naked(dir. Mike Leigh)
Groundhog Day(dir. Harold Ramis)
Need to see: The Puppet Master, The Blue Kite, Farewell My Concubine, Jurassic Park(rewatch), A Perfect World, The Piano, The Age of Innocence, Blue(Kieslowski), Dangerous Game, King of the Hill, In the Name of the Father, The Remains of the Day, What's Eating Gilbert Grape(rewatch), La Vie de Boheme, Riff-Raff, Army of Darkness, Carlito's Way, Cliffhanger, Cool Runnings(rewatch), Cop and a Half, The Fugitive, Hard Target, Last Action Hero, Romeo is Bleeding, So I Married an Ax Murderer(rewatch), True Romance, Wayne's World 2(rewatch), and more...
Oh 1990...
1990
1. King of New York(dir. Abel Ferrera)
2. Die Hard 2: Die Harder(dir. ?)
Damnation(dir. Bela Tarr)?
Metropolitan(dir. Whit Stillman)
Goodfellas(dir. Martin Scorsese)
Need to see: A Short Film About Killing, To Sleep With Anger, White Hunter, Black Heart, Wild at Heart, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp(rewatch), The Godfather Part III, Jacob's Ladder, Jetsons: The Movie(rewatch), Kindergarten Cop(rewatch), The Match Factory Girl, Miller's Crossing, City of Sadness, Miami Blues, Sweetie, Nouvella Vague(Godard), Santa Sangre, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Predator 2, Q&A, The Rescuers Down Under(rewatch), Total Recall, Vincent & Theo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(rewatch), and more...
1. King of New York(dir. Abel Ferrera)
2. Die Hard 2: Die Harder(dir. ?)
Damnation(dir. Bela Tarr)?
Metropolitan(dir. Whit Stillman)
Goodfellas(dir. Martin Scorsese)
Need to see: A Short Film About Killing, To Sleep With Anger, White Hunter, Black Heart, Wild at Heart, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp(rewatch), The Godfather Part III, Jacob's Ladder, Jetsons: The Movie(rewatch), Kindergarten Cop(rewatch), The Match Factory Girl, Miller's Crossing, City of Sadness, Miami Blues, Sweetie, Nouvella Vague(Godard), Santa Sangre, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Predator 2, Q&A, The Rescuers Down Under(rewatch), Total Recall, Vincent & Theo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(rewatch), and more...
Oh 1991...
1991
1. Trust(dir. Hal Hartley)
2. Days of Being Wild(dir. Wong Kar-Wai)
3. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear(dir. David Zucker)
The Killer(dir. John Woo)
White Dog(dir. Samuel Fuller)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day(dir. James Cameron)
Need to see: The Double Life of Veronique, My Own Private Idaho, Point Break(rewatch), Barton Fink, Beauty and the Beast(rewatch), An Angel at My Table, La Belle Noiseuse, Ju Dou, Chameleon Street, The Silence of the Lambs, Naked Lunch, Cape Fear, The Vanishing, Poison, A Brighter Summer Day, And Life Goes On..., Lovers on the Bridge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze(rewatch), Grand Canyon, City of Hope, Jungle Fever, and more...
Dishonorable mentions: LA Story, and more...
1. Trust(dir. Hal Hartley)
2. Days of Being Wild(dir. Wong Kar-Wai)
3. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear(dir. David Zucker)
The Killer(dir. John Woo)
White Dog(dir. Samuel Fuller)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day(dir. James Cameron)
Need to see: The Double Life of Veronique, My Own Private Idaho, Point Break(rewatch), Barton Fink, Beauty and the Beast(rewatch), An Angel at My Table, La Belle Noiseuse, Ju Dou, Chameleon Street, The Silence of the Lambs, Naked Lunch, Cape Fear, The Vanishing, Poison, A Brighter Summer Day, And Life Goes On..., Lovers on the Bridge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze(rewatch), Grand Canyon, City of Hope, Jungle Fever, and more...
Dishonorable mentions: LA Story, and more...
Monday, January 14, 2008
Oh 1995...
1995
1. Heat(dir. Michael Mann)
2. Lessons of Darkness(dir. Werner Herzog)
3. Clueless(dir. Amy Heckerling)
4. Dead Man(dir. Jim Jarmusch)
5. The Addiction(dir. Abel Ferrera)
Amateur(dir. Hal Hartley)
Fallen Angels(dir. Wong Kar-Wai)
Dead Man Walking(dir. Tim Robbins)
Need to see: Casino, The Bridges of Madison County, Toy Story(rewatch), Se7en, Waterworld, Cyclo, Underground, The Glass Shield, La Haine, Kids, Operation Dumbo Drop, The Quick and the Dead, Safe, Clockers, Exotica, and more...
1. Heat(dir. Michael Mann)
2. Lessons of Darkness(dir. Werner Herzog)
3. Clueless(dir. Amy Heckerling)
4. Dead Man(dir. Jim Jarmusch)
5. The Addiction(dir. Abel Ferrera)
Amateur(dir. Hal Hartley)
Fallen Angels(dir. Wong Kar-Wai)
Dead Man Walking(dir. Tim Robbins)
Need to see: Casino, The Bridges of Madison County, Toy Story(rewatch), Se7en, Waterworld, Cyclo, Underground, The Glass Shield, La Haine, Kids, Operation Dumbo Drop, The Quick and the Dead, Safe, Clockers, Exotica, and more...
Oh 1999...
1999
1. Show Me Love(dir. Lukas Moodysson)
2. Rushmore(dir. Wes Anderson)
3. The Limey(dir. Steven Soderbergh)
4. After Life(dir. Hirokazu Koreeda)
5. Eyes Wide Shut(dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Magnolia(dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
Toy Story 2(dir. John Lasseter) need to rewatch
Need to see: The Insider, The Straight Story, Election, Boys Don't Cry, The Mission, Sleepy Hollow, Austin Powers(rewatch), Topsy-Turvy, Bringing Out the Dead, Beau Travail, All About My Mother, and more...
1. Show Me Love(dir. Lukas Moodysson)
2. Rushmore(dir. Wes Anderson)
3. The Limey(dir. Steven Soderbergh)
4. After Life(dir. Hirokazu Koreeda)
5. Eyes Wide Shut(dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Magnolia(dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
Toy Story 2(dir. John Lasseter) need to rewatch
Need to see: The Insider, The Straight Story, Election, Boys Don't Cry, The Mission, Sleepy Hollow, Austin Powers(rewatch), Topsy-Turvy, Bringing Out the Dead, Beau Travail, All About My Mother, and more...
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Oh 1992...
1992
1. Simple Men(dir. Hal Hartley)
2. Rebels of the Neon God(dir. Tsai Ming-Liang)
3. Close-Up(dir. Abbas Kiarostami)
4. The Player(dir. Robert Altman)
5. Hard-Boiled(dir. John Woo)
6. Light Sleeper(dir. Paul Schrader)
7. Unforgiven(dir. Clint Eastwood)
Howards End(dir. James Ivory)
Malcolm X(dir. Spike Lee)
1. Simple Men(dir. Hal Hartley)
2. Rebels of the Neon God(dir. Tsai Ming-Liang)
3. Close-Up(dir. Abbas Kiarostami)
4. The Player(dir. Robert Altman)
5. Hard-Boiled(dir. John Woo)
6. Light Sleeper(dir. Paul Schrader)
7. Unforgiven(dir. Clint Eastwood)
Howards End(dir. James Ivory)
Malcolm X(dir. Spike Lee)
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