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Braveheart (1995) – Every time a new Roman Polanski movie opens it typically get lavished with praise from film critics but there is always an outcry of “how can you celebrate the work of a convicted child rapist?” The same happens for Victor Salva. Even for film-makers like Woody Allen and Bryan Singer, who have … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 1995, Angus Macfadyen, Apocalypto, Braveheart, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Bryan Singer, Catherine McCormack, David O'Hara, Isabella of France, James Cosmo, James Robinson, King Edward I of England, King Edward II of England, King Robert I of Scotland, Machete Kills, Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Peter Hanly, Peter Mullan, Roman Polanski, Sandy Nelson, Sean Lawlor, Sophie Marceau, The Expendables 3, Tommy Flanagan, true story, Victor Salva, William Wallace, Woody Allen
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 →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on December 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Manhattan (1979) – Paragraph 1: I’ve always been in love with New York. Wait, no that’s too derivative, let me start over. Paragraph 1: In cinema New York captivates the imagination by being emblematic of… no, this is already getting way too pretentious. This is just a movie blog, for Christ’s sake. Paragraph 1: Of … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on December 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Midnight in Paris (2011) – Do you ever see stuff about like the free love revolution in the 1960s and think “damn, it would be great to be around then?” You’re not thinking about the details, like how everyone probably smelled and the “free love” in question was generally unprotected so herpes was probably everywhere. … Continue reading →
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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 →
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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 →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 25, 2012 · 3 Comments
Well, the Oscars are coming up in a couple days. I’ll get my picks and predictions and whatnot posted Sunday morning and then try to do some sort of real-time reaction thing like I tried doing with the Emmys a while back… In the meantime I figured I’d chime in with what I actually thought … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) — I really dug this movie. Mia Farrow plays a waitress in a crappy marriage (to Danny Aiello) during the Depression. She finds escape in the local cinema, watching their latest feature The Purple Rose of Cairo over and over again. Through a high concept plot development, a handsome … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 