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Movies of Lists, Lists of Movies….

SamuraiFrog, Tosy and Cosh, and Tom the Dog have both commented on this, and I must, of course, follow suit. Last week was the annual American Film Institute teevee show, when they present a list of Top X Movie Whatever’s. … Continue reading

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Recent Movie Watching

I’ve watched a couple of films of late. Be warned, I make no effort to avoid spoilers! :: It’s taken me a while to figure out how I feel about Juno, and I’m still not entirely sure what I make … Continue reading

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No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

No. Ix-nay. Niente. Nein. Non. Negative. NO. Sigh. [post date changed so the post isn’t by itself, because that bugs me for some reason]

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Sensitive Man is sensitive

Lynn points out a handy list of the worst “chick flicks” of all time, and I figure, hey, a list to comment on! Yay!!! Here’s the list, with comment: 20. Autumn in New York I haven’t seen this. 19. The … Continue reading

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Ten Little Things in “Pulp Fiction”

I remember when Pulp Fiction came out. I was watching Siskel and Ebert one night, and one of the movies they reviewed was this drama set in and around the LA underworld, and they gushed over its quirky twists of … Continue reading

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Makin’ it up as he goes

Last week when I wrote my list of 100 Things That Bug Me, I included as item #32 that when the new Indiana Jones movie comes out, the criticism focused on it will credit anything good in the movie to … Continue reading

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Whacking. I’m hell at whacking.

Sheila waxes poetic on one of my favorite movies, Witness. (Yeah, I didn’t rank it highly enough.) Here’s Sheila: Let’s look at how delicately things are set up in this film – so much so that you don’t notice them. … Continue reading

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Cut-rate parasites

In the comments to my final post in my Top 100 movies list, an anonymous reader objects to my statement, regarding Casablanca, that Letters of Transit signed by General de Gaulle wouldn’t hold much weight in Vichy France, or a … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Oscars

I’ve seen almost none of the movies nominated for anything tonight (Pirates: At World’s End and Ratatouille are it, I think), but I’m enjoying Jon Stewart’s hosting, and those faux-montages (“Oscar Salutes Binoculars and Periscopes”) were totally hilarious. That is … Continue reading

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Movies: I like ’em

Here are some reactions to movies I’ve seen lately, either in theaters or in the friendly confines of Casa Jaquandor via the miracle of DeeVeeDee. I don’t shy away from spoilers, so if I discuss a title you want to … Continue reading

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