Once
December 18, 2007
Set in Ireland, Once (2007) tells the story of a busker (Hansard) who plays on the streets of Dublin for change and fixes vacuum cleaners during the day. One night, a Czech woman (Irglova) pays him a compliment for one of his songs. They meet again during...
Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition
October 29, 2007
Twin Peaks holds a special place in my heart because it was responsible for getting me seriously into movies. I had always enjoyed watching them but once I saw the Pilot episode of Twin Peaks, directed by David Lynch, I had to track down and watch everything...
Flood
October 26, 2007
I’m a huge movie lover. I’ve spent the last 30 odd years watching films and I have got to say ‘Flood’ is by far the biggest honk of Camel shit I’ve ever sat through – 120 minutes of pure pain. The basic “premise” runs like this…estranged...
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Complete Series
October 26, 2007
Easily one of the most anticipated and hyped television shows to debut in the 2006-2007 season was Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the brainchild of Aaron Sorkin, the creative force behind The West Wing. It promised to be a smart, insightful and funny...
A Mighty Heart
October 23, 2007
Ever since Angelina Jolie won an Academy Award for her memorable role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), she has gradually gotten further and further away from the kinds of roles that won her that coveted accolade in the first place. And so it was with some...
Jericho: Season 1
October 18, 2007
In the 1980s, as the Cold War between the United States and Russia was intensifying, there was a real, palpable fear of nuclear war. This was reflected in our popular culture with literature like Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka’s Warday, films as...
Days of Heaven: Criterion Collection
October 12, 2007
In retrospect, Days of Heaven (1978) can be seen as a transitional film for its director, Terrence Malick, whose first film, Badlands (1973), was a fictionalized account of Charles Starkweather, a young man who went on a killing spree with his teenage...
Mala Noche
October 10, 2007
Mala Noche (1985) was Gus Van Sant’s feature film debut and an early example of what would become known as New Queer Cinema in the 1990s. More significantly, it was the first film in an informal trilogy set in Portland, Oregon that would also include...
Saturday Night Fever: 30th Anniversary Edition
September 28, 2007
Saturday Night Fever (1977) turns 30 this year and has become firmly entrenched as a popular culture icon. It is one of those rare films that tapped into the zeitgeist of its time, brought disco into the mainstream, transformed its star, John Travolta,...
Lucky You
September 25, 2007
After the surprise critical and semi-commercial hit of L.A. Confidential (1997), director Curtis Hanson followed it up with the equally critically-lauded Wonder Boys (2000) that, despite two separate theatrical releases, failed to connect with a mainstream...
