Saturday, July 1, 2017
The Movies I Watched in June
Accidents Happen
2009 6
Amour 2012 8
Antichrist 2009 7
Apollo 13 1995 6
Basic Instinct 1992 7
Dark Was the Night 2014 6
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 2008 7
District 9 2009 7
Ghost of New Orleans 2011 5
Goodnight Mommy 2014 7
Guyver: Dark Hero 1994 5
It Follows 2014 6
John Wick 2014 6
Jurassic Park III 2001 5
Manchester by the Sea 2016 7
Columbo Episode: Murder by the Book 1971 6
Passion Play 2010 6
Pitch Perfect 2012 6
Prometheus 2012 7
Red Dawn 2012 4
Saturday Night Fever 1977 6
Spaceballs 1987 5
Sushi Girl 2012 6
Terminator Genisys 2015 6
Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem 1993 5
The Fall 2006 6
The Family 2013 6
The Hawks and the Sparrows 1966 7
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 6
Tootsie 1982 7
We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011 7
Amour 2012 8
Antichrist 2009 7
Apollo 13 1995 6
Basic Instinct 1992 7
Dark Was the Night 2014 6
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 2008 7
District 9 2009 7
Ghost of New Orleans 2011 5
Goodnight Mommy 2014 7
Guyver: Dark Hero 1994 5
It Follows 2014 6
John Wick 2014 6
Jurassic Park III 2001 5
Manchester by the Sea 2016 7
Columbo Episode: Murder by the Book 1971 6
Passion Play 2010 6
Pitch Perfect 2012 6
Prometheus 2012 7
Red Dawn 2012 4
Saturday Night Fever 1977 6
Spaceballs 1987 5
Sushi Girl 2012 6
Terminator Genisys 2015 6
Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem 1993 5
The Fall 2006 6
The Family 2013 6
The Hawks and the Sparrows 1966 7
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 6
Tootsie 1982 7
We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011 7
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
A Brooklyn teenager feels his only chance to succeed is as the king of the disco floor, and his carefree youth and weekend dancing help him to forget the reality of his bleak life.
An odd movie even for its time: at its core a bleak and realistic social drama, but interspersed with pulsating pop music and perfectly choreographed dance sequences.
Halliwell***: "Foul-mouthed, fast-paced slice of life which plays like an updated version of Marty except that all the characters seem to have crawled from under stones. The slick direction, fast editing and exciting dance numbers do something to take away the sour taste."
Maltin***: "Travolta's first starring film is thoughtful study...Film pulses to dynamic Bee Gees music score...Plethora of street language may offend some..."
Friday, June 30, 2017
Thursday, June 29, 2017
First Lines: Tom Patey - One Man's Mountains
Prior to 1951 all the principal gullies and buttresses in Lochnagar's NE. Corrie had been climbed, several in the preceding few years.
A day in the life, Jun 24
A day in the life, Jun 24, the crowd below our apartment during the "Bürgerfest"
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Sushi Girl (2012)
Upon his release from prison, a criminal is brought to an abandoned restaurant by his old associate to celebrate his newfound freedom, but there's unfinished business to be resolved.
Although this is an all around well-made (but gory) closed-room thriller, it is from front to back a Tarantino clone that (as so often with these attempts) misses out completely on the original's humour.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Amour (2012)
An octogenarian couple are cultivated, retired music teachers, but one day, the wife has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Intensely realistic, detailed and gripping study of a relationship confronted with aging and physical deterioration; the lead performances are meticulous and for them alone worth the watch; arguably, one of the director's best achievements.
Maltin***1/2: "With that simple storyline, writer-director Haneke crafts a double portrait with depth, restraint, and deep emotion, not to mention superb acting. Unsentimental, as one would expect from the filmmaker, and difficult to watch for anyone who has lived through this experience."
Monday, June 26, 2017
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