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• Ball Of Fire (Howard Hawks, 1941)

  

  A group of eight professors, each in a different field of study, are working together to complete an encyclopedia on all world knowledge. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Volver (Pedro Almodovar, 2006)

  

  How do I even begin to describe Volver without giving too much away? For one, I definitely think most of the plot or the premise should be unknown prior to... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Martha Marcy May Marlene (Sean Durkin, 2011)

  

  This will be a very brief review because Martha Marcy May Marlene is a film whose plot cannot really be discussed at length as it most certainly ruins the... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rust And Bone (Jacques Audiard, 2012)

  

  Y'all, I'm scared of whales. That is my only phobia, though moreso blue whales than orcas, which are somewhat prominently featured in Rust And Bone. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Up In The Air (Jason Reitman, 2009)

  

  "Ryan Bingham: And they put your name on the side of a plane. Natalie Keener: Men get such hardons from putting their names on things. You guys don't grow up.... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Russian Ark (Aleksandr Sokurov, 2002)

  

  Starting with the main character/narrator (who is never seen in the film as his eyes are the window through which we see the film) announcing his death due to... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)

  

  The Way Of The Future. If you don't get this reference then you want to watch the world burn Watching a film like The Magnificent Ambersons, as with most of... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)

  

  I finally did it! I watched my very first Daniel Day-Lewis film and I was not disappointed. I get it now. I understand all of the praise he receives now. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Laura (Otto Preminger, 1944)

  

  **SPOILERIFIC** I'm willing to admit that for somebody who loves movies as much as I do, I suffer from an unfortunate bout of attention deficiency. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Dogville (Lars Von Trier, 2003)

  

  I loved von Trier's Melancholia, but had some reticence in checking out the rest of his films due to their renowned controversial subject matters. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)

  

  Richard Linklater has now become one of my favorite filmmakers of all time. Dazed And Confused and Before Sunrise are both two of my most cherished films of... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Cinematic Shame

  

  So, yeah, I failed to watch the necessary amount of films for February's installment of the 21 Years...21 Stars series. I watched Eastern Promises and La Vie... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater, 1995)

  

  I just watched this film on a whim with a friend who's been recommending it for years. I can't begin to describe how happy I am right now. This movie gives me... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Top Hat (Mark Sandrich, 1935)

  

  My first Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film, and it could very well be my last from the famed pair. I can recognize why Top Hat remains so revered of a... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• La Jetee (Chris Marker, 1962)

  

  I've never before seen a movie like La Jetee. I also don't believe I ever will without checking out the rest of Chris Marker's filmography. I've often heard... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• 21 Years...21 Stars: #21 & 20

  

  Kicking off the series and announcing the four stars for the month of February. The main rule of the series is that I have to watch at least 2 as-of-yet unseen... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• 21 Years...21 Stars List Fine-Tuning

  

  Since my last post about this upcoming series, I've made a few changes to my list of favorite actors and actresses. Here is the final list. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Mini-Review: The Possession (Ole Bornedal, 2012) / The Master (Paul Thomas...

  

  Roger Ebert, who I often side with, actually gave The Possession a rating of 3 1/2 out of 4 stars, while only giving The Master 2 1/2 stars. I really don't... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku, 2000)

  

  So, I watched Battle Royale last night; on a whim mostly as I sifted through my movie list and realized just how long this praised flick has remained there. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Lumiere (David Lynch, 1995)

  Lumiere And Company is a 1995 collaboration between 41 film directors in which each director's film was required to be under 1 minute and be shot using the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT