Posted by moviegeek916 on December 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) – My parents met in Spain. My mother was stationed at Torrejón Air Base and my father had been travelling around Europe since leaving the Army. After my mom got out of the Air Force, they lived in Spain for a while before travelling to other parts of Europe and then … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 2008, Academy Award Winner: Best Supporting Actress, Antoni Gaudí, Cassandra's Dream, Chris Messina, Christopher Evan Welch, Everyone Says I Love You, Javier Aguirresarobe, Javier Bardem, Joan Miró, Kevin Dunn, Match Point, Midnight in Paris, Patricia Clarkson, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Scoop, The Purple Rose of Cairo, To Rome with Love, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen
Posted by moviegeek916 on August 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
To Rome with Love (2012) – Okay so let me just start this out by putting Woody Allen’s career into context. He has released at least one movie every year since 1982 (sometimes two a year). Sometimes they good or okay, sometimes they are great. Very rarely are they awful (though let us not mince … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews · Tagged with 2012, Alec Baldwin, Alessandra Mastronardi, Alessandro Tiberi, Alison Pill, Best of 2012, Cassandra's Dream, Ellen Page, Fabio Armiliato, Flavio Parenti, Greta Gerwig, Hollywood Ending, Jessie Eisenberg, Judy Davis, Match Point, Midnight in Paris, Penélope Cruz, Roberto Benigni, Scoop, To Rome with Love, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen
Posted by moviegeek916 on February 26, 2012 · 1 Comment
If you want to know what I felt were the best movies of the year etc. then that’s a different article altogether (one that can be read here). This is about the Oscars. For most categories, I just offer a quick pick for what WILL win and a brief explanation for why I think that. … Continue reading →
Filed under Film · Tagged with "Man or Muppet", "Real in Rio", A Better Life, A Cat in Paris, A Separation, Albert Brooks, Albert Nobbs, Alexander Payne, Alfred Hitchcock, Andy Serkis, Anne-Sophie Bion, Anonymous, Bérénice Bejo, Beginners, Brad Pitt, Bret McKenzie, Bridesmaids, Brokeback Mountain, Chico & Rita, Christopher Plummer, Community, Coriolanus, Crash, Damián Bichir, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Dante Ferretti, Do the Right Thing, Drive, Driving Miss Daisy, Emmanuel Lubezki, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Glenn Close, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Ingmar Bergman, J. Roy Helland, Janet McTeer, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain, Jim Rash, Joe Letteri, John Midgely, Jonah Hill, Kenneth Branagh, Lisi Chrisl, Lon Bender, Margaret Thatcher, Marilyn Monroe, Mark Coulier, Martin Scorsese, Match Point, Max Von Sydow, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, My Week with Marilyn, Nat Faxon, Nick Nolte, Octavia Spencer, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, R. Christopher White, Rango, Rio, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rooney Mara, Sophie's Choice, Syriana, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Artist, The Debt, The Departed, The Descendants, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Muppets, The Shore, The Tree of Life, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Fleishman, Up in the Air, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Victor Ray Ennis, Viola Davis, WALL-E, War Horse, Warrior, Woody Allen
Persistence of Vision 