Here’s anothe mini-epic from my days at the Rochester Institute of Technology Film & Video school.
This one is entitled Bloodsword and tells a heartbreaking tale of bad luck, destruction and the loss of innocence. Or maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it just fulfilled a requirement to tell a narrative story. Either way, it’s […]
Well, as I am most likely never going to finish last year’s reviews, I thought I’d at least post the list of what I *did* watch last year. (For this year’s list, check the link to the right.) I would still like to write these reviews, and maybe I will, but for now, here’s […]
Hey, everybody! (There’s still someone out there, right?)
Anyway, you may have noticed that since I came to the realization that I wasn’t going to come close to catching up on my film reviews by year’s end, I kind of gave up writing. Not watching, mind you. I actually made it to exactly […]
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Can someone please tell me what is going on? I go to the web site one day and everything is fine. I go in another day and I am banned. What is the deal? I have written twice now and have never heard back. If I am to be […]
Boy, I’m really catching up, aren’t I? About three weeks ago, I resigned myself to the fact that I wasn’t going to get the 365th review up by the end of December 31st. It just ain’t gonna happen. But rather than simply relive my mind of the pressue of feeling the need […]
I got banned last week. That’s right banned. Never before in my decade-plus online have I ever been kicked off a Web Site before, but the moderators over at jimhillmedia(dot)com seem to have had a problem with my rather negative comments regarding Jim’s attitude towards Pixar. Now, I will freely admit that I […]
A-ha! A short month because I started to curtail my viewing to try and get back on track. So, only 16 films for the month of May, but still a nice array of choices for awards.
Best Supporting Actor
Pat Hingle as Judge Adam Fenton in Hang ‘Em High (1968)
A strong performance by Clint in […]
Okay, we’re getting there. As of today, I’m exactly forty films behind. Slowly but surely, I’m cathcing up.
Wow, that was a strong month, wasn’t it? Lots of good stuff. The awards are going to be rough this time around.
BACK TO ADVENTURE!
Best Supporting Actor
David Warner as Evil in Time Bandits (1981)
Lots of […]
Am I catching up? Am I? It’s so hard to tell. So many movies… So many reviews…
ZZZ….ZZZ….ZZZ….ZZZ
*snort*
“huh?”
Oh, yes. The wrap-up for March. Well, I continued to watch movies at far too quick a pace in March, finding myself a full 30 films ahead of the pace at that point (and […]
Well, that took a while, didn’t it? In watching fifty films in February, I more than caught up for my light January viewing. Unfortunately, I became somewhat addicted to the intense movie-watching schedule and as of today, I have watched 169 films, that’s more than 40 ahead of the pace. You may […]
Yes, January. I know it’s February 26th as I post this, but I’m wa-a-a-a-a-ay behind on the reviews and I’m just caught up to The Venus Flytrap, the last film I saw in January. I’m not behind on watching films. Right now, I stand at 59 films, or two ahead of the […]
I’ve been watching my Saturday Night Live season one set and it’s been fascinating to see how the show evolved in the early days before it became the show we all now know. Two key things jump out at me. First, that no matter how great we think those early days were compared […]
Well, that break took longer than I intended. I only meant to take a few days off to be fresh and ready to start a new year with a new focus, but life got in the way. But before I start talking about 2007, let’s look back at the films of 2006. […]
Well, my Disney-buying slowed down this month, as I seem to have gotten all the easier to get ones. The only new movies were Tarzan and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. With my collection now standing at 27 out of 45 films, I have high hopes of completeing the canon in 2007.
The final month […]
My Disney Feature Animation collection continues to grow, thanks in large part to EBGames and their “3 for” deals. (Combined with their post-Thanksgiving “Buy Two Get One Free” sale, we’re talking dirt cheap here. In the last month, I’ve gotten Dumbo, Bambi, The Aristocats, Oliver & Company, Beauty and the Beast, Lilo & […]
Well, that was an interesting month. My attempts to watch a lot of horror films led me to a lot of nonsense, but some fine examples of the genre. My respect for the Universal Monster films increased, as well as my love for the work of Bela Lugosi.
My fandom of Lugosi, quite frankly, […]
Well, no one posted mentioning my favorite TV Show is The Emperor’s New School (even after I mentioned it again in a review), so I guess I’ll keep my extra autographed copy of Plan 9 From Outer Space. (And I’m watching a lot of Hannah Montana these days, anyway.)
The Cars count is still at […]
First off, my total count on seeing Cars has reached five, thanks to it opening in the local discount theater. I can’t say how many times I will ultimately see it before it leaves, but if I had to hazard a guess, I’d say at least twice more.
Also, I got myself a Sony PSP […]
Well, I sure called it on Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest, didn’t I? I said it was unlikely to make $300 Million and it went and broke just about every box office record there is. Even more impressive, it’s actually doing quite well on overall ticket sales, putting it into the […]
June, 2006 will forever be remembered as the month of Cars. I worked myself into a Pixar-induced frenzy during the build-up to the release of Cars, including watching a large number of Pixar and pixar-related films for 365 Films (and re-watching all the others - I can’t say how many times I saw The […]
So I’ve decided that going forward, I’m going to use the Award Ceremonies to give a kind of “State of the Project” talk. I don’t want to clutter up the blog with lots of posts that aren’t actual reviews, but ocassionally there’s things I’d like to say, so here’s where I’ll say them.
First of […]
Best Supporting Actor
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Rupert in The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Fairbanks is a lot of fun in the dastardly role of Rupert. He chews scenery (in the most charming way) and uses all of his considerable charisma to make Rupert a classicly appealing villain.
Best Supporting Actress
Maggie Cheung as Flying Snow in Hero […]
Best Supporting Actor
Bobby Darin as Private Cody in Hell is for Heroes (1962)
Darin shows the breadth of his ability in this one, covering both comedy and drama effectively.
Best Supporting Actress
Merly Streep as Susan Orlean in Adaptation (2002)
I’m no big fan of Streep’s, but she’s really strong here, effortlessly riding the crazy waves of the film.
Best […]
Best Supporting Actor
Steve Buscemi as Seymour in Ghost World (2001)
Buscemi is always a strong performer. In Ghost World, he serves as the object of Thora Birch’s obsessions, simultaneously portraying a simplistic characature and a deeply complex individual. (And also manages to be funny a lot of the time.)
Best Supporting Actress
Rita Wilson as Anne Crane […]
I’m not sure how wise it is to tack this on to the task at hand, but I have decided (in the best show business tradition) to hand out monthly awards. (And, yes, that probably means I’ll do an end of year one as well.)
So let’s get this started:
Best Supporting Actor
Samuel L. Jackson as […]
Welcome, one and all to the “365 Films A Year!” project.
The big idea: I will watch a movie I have never seen before every day in 2006. And I will comment on them here, allowing anyone interested to follow my progress, read my thoughts and contribute their own.
The genesis of this concept comes from […]