Happy Friday everyone! I'm a bit late to the TMP party but I love this week's topic that I still want to participate. The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three …
Continue reading Thursday Movie Picks #296: Spoofs /Satires/ Mockumentaries
Wendell over at Dell on Movies is reprising his blogathon from a year ago. Since I didn't participate at the time, I knew I had to do it this time around. Dell's idea is that this is our chance to tell the world about our love for a movie everyone else hates and the other way around. 1. Pick one …
As far as film blind spot goes, this is perhaps one of the most glaring for me given its iconic status. Well, better late than never right? Forty seven years after its release, I finally get what the fuss is about. Now, I'm not saying I *get* the movie, mind you. In fact, it's the kind …
Continue reading April 2015 Blind Spot – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
This list has been on my draft folder for some time. Well, now seems as good a time as any to counter all the the applause for movies as one award after another is getting announced. This post is inspired by Abbi's list, as well as Kristin's who posted her own list. Now, I don't totally …
Continue reading Five movies everyone seem to love that leave me cold
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar is now in theaters and it might be the most divisive film that I could remember in a long time. Some loved it (including yours truly), some didn’t care for it and others just thought it’s way too long and/or boring. That’s what great about films, we all have different …
Continue reading Interstellar on IMAX 70mm VS. Standard 70mm
Twin Cities Film Fest picked a truly awesome film for our closing night! Time Lapse is one of those mind-bending sci-fi gems that delivers big impact on a shoestring budget. Director Bradley King and actor George Finn were in attendance and participated in the Q&A afterwards. The theater was packed and the audience gave a …
Greeting, all and sundry! After taking a step back as the latest addition to The Hunger Games sweeps through theaters near and far, I've decided to tidy up some loose ends. With a pinch of Paula's What A Character Blog-A-Thon. And a subtly expressed desire to learn more of the machinations of director, Stanley Kubrick. …
Continue reading Classic Actor Spotlight: Sterling Hayden – Variations On A Theme
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