Saturday, September 2, 2017
The Movies I Watched in August
36th Precinct 2004 7
Gattaca 1997 8
Ghost in the Shell 2017 7
Godzilla 1954 8
Hail, Caesar! 2016 6
Island of Lost Souls 1932 7
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1996 7
My Neighbor Totoro 1988 6
North West Frontier 1955 5
Paterson 2016 8
Gattaca 1997 8
Ghost in the Shell 2017 7
Godzilla 1954 8
Hail, Caesar! 2016 6
Island of Lost Souls 1932 7
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1996 7
My Neighbor Totoro 1988 6
North West Frontier 1955 5
Paterson 2016 8
Rushmore 1988 6
Shadows in the Sun 2005 6
Shark in Venice 2008 3
Shin Godzilla 2016 6
Sophie's Choice 1982 7
SoulBoy 2010 6
Spring in a Small Town 1948 8
Still Walking 2008 7
The Breakfast Club 1985 7
The Cat Concerto 1947 8
The Challenger Disaster 2013 7
The Devil's Violinist 2013 5
The Giant Claw 1957 4
The Guyver 1991 5
The Host 2013 5
The Intruder 1962 7
The Monuments Men 2014 6
Thunderball 1965 6
Top Gun 1986 5
Wonder Women 1973 5
X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014 6
Friday, September 1, 2017
New York
In 1929 the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 350 Fifth Avenue was demolished to make way for the Empire State Building
The Host (2013)
When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, a young woman will risk everything to protect the people she cares most about, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world.
Despite a star cast and good production value this sci-fi drama risks a silly plot (two souls in one body - and their internal conversations!) and loses; an attempt to recreate Gattaca's atmosphere and quality, but rather appears like an artsy Red Dawn.
Maltin**: "...long, dreary adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel. Science fiction has rarely been so dull."
Aruitemo aruitemo (2008)
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
Subtle, but intense family drama magnificently explores the complex web of relationships and tensions within a family; very reminiscent of Yasujirô Ozu's works - and equal in quality.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
First Lines: P.G. Wodehouse - Mike
It was a morning in the middle of April, and the Jackson family were consequently breakfasting in comparative silence.
