There will be six of these, each containing about five films. _______________________________________________ 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark – 1981 (Action/Adventure) Close 2nd – Deliverance Directed by Stephen Spielberg Written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas Desert dust by Tunisia Oscars won for best art/set decoration, visual effects, film editing, and sound “Archeologist and adventurer Indiana…
This is not a list of the top 10 greatest movies of all time. This is not a list of films that are so “great” you have to attend lectures and festivals so that someone can explain just how “great” they are. If a film needs an explanation, can it really be that great? This…
The Woodsman, with a very underrated performance from Kevin Bacon, is probably the first time I’ve ever – sorta – cheered for the – kinda – bad guy. Well, he’s a guy who committed a horrible crime, and he’s done bad things, but that doesn’t automatically make him a bad (pause) guy. Walter was just…
http://youtu.be/0r0Mzu6ToZQ Sometimes a movie is so positive and covered with icing, sprinkles, and marshmallows that it’s very difficult to give it a negative review. However, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. The Odd Life of Timothy Green is so soft and cuddly that it belongs on the Lifetime, Disney (who created…
i’m trying to catch up on films regarded as some of the absolute greatest films ever, as determined by a group of people allegedly qualified to determine the absolute greatest films ever. one of those is stanley kubrick’s 2001: a space odyssey. i just watched 2001 again yesterday, and i’m browsing through certain segments right now. i don’t get…
There are several hot topics in American right now. One, because it’s an election year, is the up-coming election. Two, because she’s questionable, is Sarah Palin’s ability to do anything but look MILFy. Three, is global warming. Although it’s not inherently obvious or overtly stated, I believe the film Take Shelter is all about number…
It took roughly seven years for Prashant Bhargava, a Chicago-born writer and director with Indian ancestry, to research, write, and film Patang (The Kite), a story that centers around an annual kite festival in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. And after all those years and all that work, he produced what amounts to the film…
Terri It takes courage to be yourself when others want you to change, and it take courage to change when you realize that you’re no longer the same person you used to be. Terri is a story about an obese teen who also isn’t easily accepted. However, since Terri (Jacob Wysocki) wears nothing but pajamas…
I don’t have many heroes or people I look up to, and that’s probably not a good thing. But I can think of two: Bruce Springsteen and Roger Ebert. This one’s about Ebert. Some of you might be old enough to remember him and Gene Siskel doing the old “At the Movies” shows on a…
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