Thursday, February 21, 2013

2012 Oscar Picks

Picture: Life Of Pi
Director: Ang Lee
Actor: Joaquin Phoenix
Actress: Emmanuelle Riva
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Original Screenplay: Moonrise Kingdom
Adapted Screenplay: Life Of Pi
Cinematography: Life Of Pi
Animated Feature: Brave
Animated Short: Paperman
Foreign Film: Amour

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Best Movie Lines

BEST MOVIE LINES

Another ongoing list, as I think of them, of the best movie lines I've heard. Not in order.

1. "Please have a seat, Mr. Juarez." -Being John Malkovich
2. "What's all this got to do with my knob?" -Bedknobs & Broomsticks
3. "Goddamn, that's a pretty f---ing good milkshake!" -Pulp Fiction
4. "If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from, you look around.
This is where they're made." -Hugo
5. "I've got a jar of dirt!" -Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
6. "My friends, you bow to no one." -The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King
7. "Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss...sss?" -The Producers
8. "What's your name, sir?!" -Punch-Drunk Love
9. "Dick Laurent is dead." -Lost Highway
10. "Clint Eastwood? What kind of stupid name is that?!" -Back To The Future 3
11. Marty: "You're not going believe this! We have to go back to 1955!"
Doc Brown: "I don't believe it!" -Back To The Future 2
12. "Hey, it's Enrico Pallazzo!" -The Naked Gun
13. "AK47. When you absolutely positively have to waste every single MF-er in the room, accept no substitute!" -God Bless America
14. "Hello David, I mean Sir. Shit I can't believe I just said that. And now I've gone and said shit - twice." -Love Actually
15. "Mr Weng fainted. Everything's fine. Please enjoy your day." -The Killer
16. "Pick that up and put it down properly!" - A Clockwork Orange
17. "...you have been racing for, oh, about 40 seconds, and so far Mr Schaffer is winning, because he's nearest to the door!" -Rat Race
18. "We have clearance, Clarence!"
"Roger, Roger!"
"What's our vector, Victor?" -Airplane!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

2011 Oscar Picks

Picture: Hugo
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actor: Jean Dujardin, but I secretly hope the dog gets it!
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer
Actress: Meryl Streep
Original Screenplay: The Artist
Animation: Rango
Visual Effects: Hugo
Cinematography: Hugo
Score: The Artist
Art Direction: The Artist

Monday, May 9, 2011

Films That Work

I define a film that works as a film in which the story makes complete sense from first frame to last. Below is a continuing list of films that work, according to my definition. See them for yourself, and tell me if I'm wrong :)

I will view any film recommended as one that works, according to this definition. Please leave comments!

1. Zombieland (2009) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156398/
2. August Rush (2007) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426931/
3. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/
4. Let The Right One In (2008) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/
5. Russian Ark (2003) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318034/
6. Memento (2000) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209144/
7. City Lights (1931) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021749/
8. Four Rooms (1995) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113101/
9. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/
10. Dumbo (1941) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033563/
11. Rango (2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1192628/
12. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272338/
13. American Beauty (1999) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169547/
14. Hugo (2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970179/

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

2010 OSCAR PICKS

Oscar picks for 2010


Picture: Black Swan
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Actor: Colin Firth
Actress: Natalie Portman
Original Screenplay: Inception
Visual Effects: Inception
Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Score: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network)
Cinematogtaphy: Black Swan

Saturday, January 1, 2011

2010 Movie List

Duck Soup 1933
Battle Of Elderbush Gulch 1913
Short Cuts 1993
The Conformist 1970
THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED 1926
If.... 1969
The Railrodder 1965
Cops 1922
Up 2009
The General 1927
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE 2009
A Trip To The Moon 1902
A Star Is Born (1954)
Antichrist 2009
The Colour Purple 1985
Coraline 2009
Inglourious Basterds 2009
Ponyo 2009
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Bergundy 2004
And Now For Something Completely Different 1971
The Lion King 1994
To Live & Die In LA 1985
Escape From New York 1981
Death Proof 2007
Beverly Hills Cop 1984
Man With A Movie Camera 1929
The Thief Of Bagdad (1924)
UHF 1989
Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia 1974
Carnival Of Souls 1962
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button 2008
Down Among The Z Men 1952
The Stand 1994
AVATAR 2009
The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant 1972
The Killing Fields 1984
V 1983
Saw VI 2009
I'm Not There 2007
Haxan 1922
Z 1969
Baraka 1992
The Terminator 1984
The Man Who Fell To Earth 1976
The Lost Boys 1987
The Butcher Boy (1917)
A Reckless Romantic 1917
The Rough House 1917
Un Chien Andalou 1929
The Holy Mountain 1973
District 9 2009
Astro Boy 2009
Betty Blue 1986
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid 1969
Logan's Run 1976
Underground 1995
THE RED SHOES 1948
Vinyl 1965
The Wicker Man 1973
Yellowbeard 1983
Performance 1970
9 2009
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968
The Professional 1994
The Player 1992
The Abyss 1989
The Wicker Man (Director's Cut) 1973
Glass: A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts 2008
The Lovely Bones 2009
The Phantom Of The Opera (1925)
The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T 1953
Lost Highway 1996
L'Atalante 1934
Mulholland Drive 2001
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 1966
Entertaining Mr. Sloane 1970
Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince 2009
If.... 1969
The Adventures Of Milo & Otis 1989
42nd Street 1933
Maladolescenza 1977
The Falls 1980
Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991
The Loyal 47 Ronin, Part 1 1942
Catch-22 1970
The Big Blue 1988
8½ 1963
The Thief Of Bagdad (1940)
The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus 2009
Tromeo & Juliet 1996
Russian Ark 2002
Saving Private Ryan 1998
Sunrise 1927
Chaplin 1992
The Killing Fields 1984
Touch Of Evil 1958
MICMACS 2010
F For Fake 1972
Richard III 1955
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008
Alice In Wonderland (2010)
Dumbo 1941
Haxan 1922
Tokyo Story 1953
28 Days Later 2002
Imitation Of Life (1959)
O Lucky Man! 1973
The Jerk 1979
Army Of Shadows 1969
The Great Dictator 1940
The Sentimental Bloke 1919
Pret-A-Porter 1994
Sling Blade 1995
Zombieland 2009
Triumph Of The Will 1934
The Hurt Locker 2009
Last Year At Marienbad 1961
Slacker 1991
The Ruling Class 1972
Fox & His Friends 1975
2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her 1966
La Femme Nikita 1991
Soldier Of Orange 1978
Boudu Saved From Drowning 1932
Irreversible 2004
ENTER THE VOID 2010
I Stand Alone 1998
Dark Star 1974
ANIMAL KINGDOM 2010
WAKE IN FRIGHT 1971
The Godfather Part III 1990
Frenzy 1972
Viy 1967
Tabu 1931
The Red Shoes 1948
Caligula 1980
Saw IV 2007
Saw V 2008
Saw VI 2009
Jules & Jim 1962
Cradle Will Rock 1999
The Dark Crystal 1982
The Last Laugh 1924
The Wicker Man 1973
Hot Fuzz 2007
The Fifth Element 1997
Code Unknown 2000
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975
Las Hurdes 1933
THE WHITE RIBBON 2009
The Wheel 1923
CREMASTER 3 2002
The Seventh Continent 1989
71 Fragments Of A Chronology Of Chance 1994
Benny's Video 1992
Dead Ringers 1988
2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her 1967
Chacun Son Cinema 2007
Antichrist 2009
From Dusk Till Dawn 1995
Satantango 1994
The Leopard 1963
Hoop Dreams 1994
Osama 2004
The White Ribbon 2009
The Last Battle 1983
The Beast 1975
Fanny & Alexander 1982
INCEPTION 2010
Russian Ark 2002
Let The Right One In 2008
Fitzcarraldo 1982
Up 2009
The Brood 1979
Visitor Q 2001
The Draughtsman's Contract 1982
Eastern Promises 2007
Cleopatra 1963
Once Upon A Time In The West 1968
Twenty Bucks 1993
The Bitter Tears Of Petra von Kant 1972
Stand By Me 1986
Lord Of The Flies (1963)
Purple Rain 1984
The Triplets Of Belleville 2003
The Human Centipede 2009
Suspiria 1977
Vanishing Point 1971
Monsieur Verdoux 1947
South Pacific 1958
Army Of Shadows 1969
Avatar 2009
The Last Temptation Of Christ 1988
Wake In Fright 1971
The White Ribbon 2009
Dogville 2003
Caddyshack 1980
The Birds 1963
The Life & Death Of Colonel Blimp 1943
Aguirre, The Wrath Of God 1972
Despicable Me 2010
Cool Hand Luke 1967
Parenthood 1989
The Fly 1986
Oldboy 2003
House 1977
HEREAFTER 2010
SHADOWS 1959
THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE 1976
HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 2010
The White Ribbon 2009
Rear Window 1954
Toy Story 3 2010
Shrek Forever After 2010
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird 1985
Enter The Void 2009
Doctor Who 1996
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure 1985
Vampyr 1932
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 2010
Kids 1995
Dogs In Space 1987
Forbidden Games 1952
Yi Yi 2000
Tromeo & Juliet 1996
An Old Mistress 2008
Through A Glass Darkly 1962
Winter Light 1963
The Big Red One 1980
Micmacs 2010
The Third Man 1949
Pure Shit 1975
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take 1 1968
THE KING'S SPEECH 2010


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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Best film sequences

My favourite film sequences (not in order)

Love Actually http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVSmT4nNEkQ Watch the kid on the drums :)
Cool Hand Luke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1yHrqXA88 Wait for the monologue, about 7:30 in. Fantastically spoofed in Toy Story 3!
Full Metal Jacket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLDaZvTfU9k&feature=related R. Lee Ermey was an actual former drill instructor, who improvised most of his monologue!
Oliver! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI40mvItv-w&feature=related The expressions on Oliver's face are priceless!
The Passenger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke2CFuLQ6t8 The final shot of the movie starts about 1:00 into this clip. Best finale ive ever seen!
Paris, Texas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5eL2oeT1qM&feature=related "Yes, they lived in a trailer home."
Code Unknown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJqn1iH8iKY&playnext=1&list=PL58E5EACC09CA34A4 The short sequence with the deaf kids during the credits.
Barry Lyndon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDupoFh5Op0 The final duel betwen Leon Vitali and Ryan O'Neill. Superb.
Lilo & Stitch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAACaVQNsQs Beautiful animation, beautiful music.