Wednesday, November 19, 2008

American History X

Must be a Top 10 flick for it's insight in the causes, and catalysts of problem race relations, as well as in transformation, and consequences.

The Usual Suspects

Has to be a Top 5 Movie of all time for me. I hope you've sat down and enjoyed it all the way through yourself. It's really great.

War Games

1980's Classic

"General you a listening to a machine, do the world a favor and don't act like one." Dr. Steven Falken, War Games. 1983

Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy -

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Dirty Harry & Magnum Force

Interesting examples of early seventies film for mood, and issues of the day. I thought they were a little slow, but I guess they really hit it for when they were made. Dirty Harry the year I was born, and Magnum Force with at least one of the gang from Animal House released when I was two years old.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Green Mile

I got to watch a somewhat interrupted version of this over the weekend, but it was enough to remind me how really great a film this was. It also I think inspired me to read some of Stephen King which I've never cracked a page of. I'd like to read his "On Writing" book as well, and I should see "The Green Mile," again too. I think I may have caught it three or four times in various bits and pieces over, what's it been 15 years or so since it was made. I'd like to read King's, Shawshank Redemption someday too. I'll post about that movie again someday. I think both Shawshank and the Green Mile could be Top 25 or 30 movies, if and when I ever get around to making an actual list.