Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
Wingnut Cinema
This never gets old, and happens about once a year with always hilarious results. At any rate, the resident wingnut at the Telegraph has compiled the “top ten conservative movies of the modern era.” It’s always fun to see them twist their world view into a movie plot just to call it conservative. And don’t [...]
January 11, 2012
· 
John Cole · 
145 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes, Movies
That Time of Year Again
As long as we’re talking movies… ...I do love Gen I’s year-in-film mash ups: I hope to have something a little more depressing to post later in the day*—but not till after my (n)th meeting of the week (where “n” is sufficiently large number as to call into question the definition of time as nature’s [...]
December 15, 2011
· Tom Levenson · 47 Comments
Posted in: Movies, Open Thread
Christmas Movies
Since DougJ started a Christmas music thread yesterday, how about Christmas movies today. I don’t like any of them much, but I’ll watch It’s a Wonderful Life on occasion just to see the “what if George never existed” scenes. The only reason I like those is Jimmy Stewart. He made a lot of so-so movies, [...]
December 15, 2011
· mistermix ... World Peace · 251 Comments
Posted in: Movies
Open Thread
Just watched a bit of Rounders, and it reminded me of back when I thought Ed Norton was just great. I still do, but h has not distinguished himself lately. Then I started to think, who are the greatest actors of the last ten years, and while there are a ton of people I like, [...]
November 22, 2011
· John Cole · 124 Comments
Posted in: Movies, Open Thread
Random movie thread
I really enjoyed our last movie thread, so I thought we’d try another. It comes to mind because there’s a documentary about Woody Allen on PBS tonight and because I read a great review of “Breathless” on Can’t Explain last night. I know he’s an asshole but I loves me some Woodman. I grew up [...]
November 20, 2011
· DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 212 Comments
Posted in: Movies, Open Thread, Readership Capture
A Memory Through the Years
The lost footage of Blue Velvet, including a scene with flaming nipples, has been found. Fifty minutes of outtakes assembled by David Lynch will be released with the 25th anniversary DVD of the film. Blue Velvet is exactly 120 minutes long because Lynch’s contract with producer Dino De Laurentiis specified that the movie couldn’t run [...]
November 4, 2011
· mistermix ... World Peace · 95 Comments
Posted in: Movies
Get ready for your close-up
Can’t Explain has review of one of my favorite movies of all-time, Sunset Boulevard. I saw it at the Castro in San Francisco in the 90s in a double feature with “In A Lonely Place”. That was the most fun I’ve ever had at the movies, partly because I like the movies so much (“In [...]
October 31, 2011
· DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 163 Comments
Posted in: Movies
Margin call
I feel like someone has mentioned this before in the comments or front page, but this movie sounds very interesting (though what doesn’t when James Wolcott is writing about it?): Some have said that Margin Call is the movie Wall Streeters need to see to understand why the Occupy Wall Street movement has taken hold, [...]
October 24, 2011
· DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 37 Comments
Posted in: Movies, Open Thread
NEWS FLASH- CHRIS CHRISTIE STILL NOT RUNNING
I suppose one way to keep yourself occupied instead of doing actual reporting is to spend all of your time discussing the people who aren’t running for President: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has decided not to seek the presidency, according to two associates. Mr. Christie is scheduled to announce his decision at a [...]
October 4, 2011
· John Cole · 173 Comments
Posted in: Election 2012, Grifters Gonna Grift, hoocoodanode, Movies
Taste includes both oysters and snails
Spartacus is on TCM!
September 27, 2011
· DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 36 Comments
Posted in: Movies
Open Thread
So after our movie thread last night, I broke down and got Bridesmaids on PPV. It was mildly amusing, and I guess I never noticed that Kristen Wiig has a killer set of legs. At any rate, there was one scene where she was caught driving like an idiot and forced to do a dui [...]
September 21, 2011
· John Cole · 141 Comments
Posted in: Movies, Open Thread
Favorite Movie Scenes
I was thinking today what my favorite comedic movie scene of all time is. I’m sure I am forgetting a lot of them, but right now, these two are at the top of my list. The first made me think of the second: Prolly the Nicholson. There is also this classic scene from the Wire [...]
September 20, 2011
· John Cole · 202 Comments
Posted in: Movies, Television
Super Heroes
I saw this really weird documentary on HBO called Superheroes today while I was cooking and cleaning. On many levels, it was the most depressing thing I have seen in a long, long time. And not because many of the profiled “superheroes” seem to have psychological/personality issues that need to be addressed, but because many [...]
August 13, 2011
· John Cole · 57 Comments
Posted in: Movies
Netflix Discovery Thread
It’s been a while since we had a thread discussing new Netflix streaming discoveries. I’m enjoying Intelligence, which a couple of you recommended in the last thread. My favorite recent discovery is the Norwegian crime comedy/drama A Somewhat Gentle Man. What’s yours?
August 13, 2011
· mistermix ... World Peace · 108 Comments
Posted in: Movies, Open Thread, Television
Open Thread: Send In the Clowns
Because I couldn’t find a clip of Collins singing You can’t win, and you can’t break even You can’t get out of the game; You shouldn’t stay, but you ain’t leaving ‘Cause your luck… could change again… And besides, who doesn’t love Muppets? Speaking of which, I am not quite the target demographic for Elizabeth [...]
July 31, 2011
· Anne Laurie · 44 Comments
Posted in: All we want is life beyond the thunderdome, Movies, Music, Open Thread
