Keeping with our election theme for the month let’s take a look at the early performances of Vivien Leigh and Rex Harrison in a romantic comedy revolving around a blowhard politician, a dedicated journalist, and the woman who loves both of them. Continue reading
In anticipation of Robert De Niro stinking up the screen in Red Lights, Flavorwire ran a post yesterday about great actors giving bad performances. Continue reading
To mark the Blu-ray release of Nine 1/2 Weeks, Flavorwire did a great post about films that approach eroticism in an unconventional way. Head over there to check out the ten films in their list. Then hit the jump to read my pick and give yours. Slightly NSFW image ahead. Continue reading
There are two things any connoisseur wants in a box set, completeness and quality. The Bond 50th anniversary box set gives both like never before. Aptly named Bond 50 this set brings together for the first time all 22 Bond films and brings them in high definition Blu-ray. Continue reading
He isn’t well known. In fact, he’s pretty much on the level of Richard Jenkins or Charles Durning, you don’t know his name but you know his face. He was the traitorous brother, the dumb scapegoat, and always a supporting character to leads like DeNiro and Pacino. While he was never nominated for any Academy Awards, his co-stars collected numerous nominations and awards. Also, each and every film he acted in received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. This is a statistic that is unmatched in the acting world. Continue reading
Brooklyn film maker Matt Finlin has made this sweet documentary short about Brooklyn’s annual Giglio Feast. It’s a wonderful slice of New York in the summertime. Enjoy. Continue reading
Not being able to sleep tonight, I finally decided give in to Ambien now about 4:00am. So while I’m waiting for it to kick in, lo and behold I ran across an article in the BBC that the acting icon Bill Hunter had lost his fight against cancer. It was extremely sad considering that if there was anyone that shouldn’t be raptured it shouldn’t have been him. I loved him as the dad in Muriel’s Wedding but even more so as the Australian Dancing Federation president in Strictly Ballroom. Those were my two favorites with him included but there have been so many more over his 50-year career including Gallipoli and Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.
IFC.com has a great interview with famous Chinese fight choreographer, Yuen Woo Ping.
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Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga
Directed by: Duncan Jones
Written by: Ben Ripley Continue reading
Oh yeah, I love your little art-house offbeat indie comedy starring Parker Posey and that guy with the strange nose from that one Wes Anderson movie. But sometimes you just need a big-ass, big-budget epic monster of a movie. How the fuck else are you supposed to waste all of Sunday afternoon on the couch?
So for today’s QOTD…
What’s your favorite epic movie?
