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*** Just a small little note before you get started, I began writing this review while still traveling through Cambodia (I was in Phnom Penh at the Eighty8 Backpackers hostel to be precise) and made the finishing touches back Stateside. Anyways, just felt like that was important, journalistic integrity or something… ***
This film is […]
Insignificance (1985)
Spine No. 566
DVD
The Film:
the directing: Nicolas Roeg
the writing: Terry Johnson
the acting: Theresa Russell, Michael Emil, Gary Busey & Tony Curtis
the time: 108 minutes
After reading the small snippet on the back of the DVD box, my excitement for Insignificance rose to another level. We’re talking skyscrapers and flying things. From […]
Harakiri (1962)
Spine No. 302
Blu-ray
The Film:
the directing: Masaki Kobayashi
the writing: Yasuhiko Takiguchi & Shinobu Hashimoto
the acting: Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni, Akira Ishihama
the time: 133 minutes
You’ll be happy to know, my eyes have finally seen a black and white samurai film not […]
Identification of a Woman (1982)
Spine No. 585
DVD
The Film:
the directing: Michelangelo Antonioni
the writing: Michelangelo Antonioni, Gerard Brach & Tonino Guerra
the acting: Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio, Christine Boisson
the time: 130 minutes
Claiming I’m an expert scholar of everything Antonioni would be a mistake. I’ve seen a few of his […]
In honor of my sister’s birthday I made the executive decision to make another list. Yaaaaaaaay. Such a joyous occasion. This time you’ll be seeing the best films to come out of 1990. The start of a new decade filled with trends and film – actually, the quality of film that came from 1990 is […]
How to start this? There was some thought of treating it like a stereotypical college essay, beginning with a word and quoting the definition.
timeless – “not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion.”
But doing that seemed like the amateur move, so I thought better of it. There is this weird […]
Currently I’m in New York. My family and I flew across all those flyover states to celebrate my grandfather’s 93rd birthday. Although my whereabouts are not in “the city” – they’re in Rochester, western New York – they will be soon. I will be visiting New York City for the first time in my life. […]
I have always been a sucker for a film’s ending. It can be sappy or intense, but mostly I prefer those that define creative writing. Lately, however, most videos or posts define “ending” as the climax or twist well before the film actually ends.
This ongoing series has the intention of giving credit to some […]
the year: 1987
the directing: Paul Verhoeven
the writing: Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner
the acting: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith
1980’s, what a fast time for film. Many of the best cult classics still alive and well saw their creation in that decade. I see now why RoboCop would be at […]
So Oldboy‘s coming out soon. You can check me off as a fan in the original department, which justifies my anxious trepidations just thinking of Spike Lee’s “creative” choices. But that could be my over-worrisome nature talking, making an issue out of absolutely nothing. I mean how bad could an American remake of a well-crafted, highly […]
