Posted by moviegeek916 on December 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Cabaret (1972) – So if any of you know me personally (or have clicked on the “About” page on this very website) you will know that I’m an actor. This has thus far extended only to speaking as opposed to singing but after a musical theatre class (and a couple years as a karaoke superstar) … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 19, 2012 · 1 Comment
The following article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 19 March 2010. Dear Mr. Cameron, Firstly: big fan. Seen most of your movies (have yet to track down Piranha II: The Spawning, but will most definitely get around to it) and have enjoyed all I have seen. I know I am a lowly community college … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on January 21, 2012 · 2 Comments
The Artist (2011) – I’ve been bemoaning the lack of new silent films for a while now, and it looks like they heard me in France. I think more than anything, The Artist proves that techniques never become obsolete as long as someone can come along to use them in a profound way. That’s why … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The King’s Speech(2010) — Who would have guessed that elocution lessons could make for a movie this good? Apparently King George VI of England (who only ascended to the throne because his brother abdicated) had a very pronounced stammer. Being King in the age of radio (the 1930s), one needed to make speeches (especially when … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — This is actually my least favorite of the three films and it incidentally went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director (and several others). But despite my problems with it (which are few) it still remains, as with … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Hurt Locker (2009) — Brilliantly acted all around and tense as all hell. Not what I necessarily would have expected from Kathryn Bigelow, the director of Near Dark and Point Break, but then again I guess you really never should pigeonhole a director. Jeremy Renner portrays a man who thinks he’s invincible. Anthony Mackie … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on August 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Graduate (1967) — I made it 24 years somehow without seeing this movie and now that I finally have I love it. While Hoffman may have been a bit ethnically mismatched with the actors who played his extremely WASP-ish parents, I haven’t ever seen someone better reflect the ennui that sets in when everyone suddenly … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 