ph: Fabio Leidi
Saturday, March 4, 2017
The Iceman (2012)
The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man, whose wife and daughters never had any clue about his real profession.
Unfortunately, this fact-based story gets a quite formulaic treatment, but the movie does offer a good cast, and Michael Shannon's stellar performance saves the day.
Maltin***: "Tough, fact-based character study/crime drama...well made and extremely well acted, though it lacks the depth of Scorsese's GOODFELLAS and such TV series as The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire; not surprisingly, actors from all three...are cast here."
First Lines: Isabella L. Bird - A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
I have found a dream of beauty at which one might look all one's life and sigh.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Hollywoodland (2006)
A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman.
A highly interesting story is nicely made with good period details, but leaves the mystery unsatisfactorily unresolved; the excellent star cast makes this movie worth the watch.
Maltin***1/2: "Nuanced, well-written and -realized period piece, with Brody, Lane, Hoskins, and especially Affleck turning in flawless performances."
The Movies I Watched in February
1984
1984 7
A Suspicion of Innocence 2010 6
Flash Gordon 1980 5
Gigi 1958 6
Gone Girl 2014 6
Green Zone 2010 6
Hollywoodland 2006 6
Jurassic World 2015 6
Le coup du berger 1956 6
Miles Ahead 2015 6
One, Two, Three 1961 7
Paris Belongs to Us 1961 7
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead 1971 6
Seventh Son 2014 5
Stay 2005 7
The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 6
The Frozen Ground 2013 6
The House I Live In 1945 7
The Iceman 2012 7
The Lovely Bones 2009 6
The Manchurian Candidate 1962 9
The Manchurian Candidate 2004 7
The Neon Demon 2016 7
Whiplash 2014 6
A Suspicion of Innocence 2010 6
Flash Gordon 1980 5
Gigi 1958 6
Gone Girl 2014 6
Green Zone 2010 6
Hollywoodland 2006 6
Jurassic World 2015 6
Le coup du berger 1956 6
Miles Ahead 2015 6
One, Two, Three 1961 7
Paris Belongs to Us 1961 7
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead 1971 6
Seventh Son 2014 5
Stay 2005 7
The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 6
The Frozen Ground 2013 6
The House I Live In 1945 7
The Iceman 2012 7
The Lovely Bones 2009 6
The Manchurian Candidate 1962 9
The Manchurian Candidate 2004 7
The Neon Demon 2016 7
Whiplash 2014 6
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
New York
The 'Bridge of Sighs' connecting the 1902 Tombs prison with the 1894 Manhattan Criminal Courts building at right
First Lines: Henry M. Stanley - Through the Dark Continent
While returning to England in April 1874 from the Ashantee War, the news reached me that Livingstone was dead - that his body was on its way to England!
