Telluride Review: Happy-Go-Lucky
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Comedy | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, Independent, Telluride, Theatrical Reviews, Festival Reports, Toronto International Film Festival, Miramax, Cinematical Indie
With his latest effort, Happy-Go-Lucky, director Mike Leigh takes a departure from the dark mood evoked by most of his films with a charming little tale about an eternally optimistic school teacher, Poppy (Sally Hawkins, previously seen in smaller roles […]
Read More..>>Telluride Review: Slumdog Millionaire
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Comedy | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Casting, Telluride, Theatrical Reviews, Festival Reports, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie
Fans of director Danny Boyle’s work will find much to appreciate in his latest film, Slumdog Millionaire, a sweeping, hopeful story about a boy in the slums of India who becomes an instant celebrity after he wins millions on […]
Read More..>>The Green Promise
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Vintage Movie Highlights | Leave a Comment
Directed (1949) by William D. Russell. Starring Natalie Wood, Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan and Robert Paige.
Read More..>>Cardiac Arrest
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Some killers want more than just your life…
Directed (1980) by Murray Mintz. Starring Garry Goodrow, Michael Paul Chan, Max Gail and Susan O’Connell.
The Star Packer
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He Dared Death In The Outlaw’s Lair!
Directed (1934) by Robert N. Bradbury. Starring John Wayne, Verna Hillie, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes and Yakima Canutt.
Live From Telluride: Three Things I Have Learned
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Western | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Documentary, Telluride, IFC, Cinematical Indie, Western
1. People are willing to get out of bed at seven in the morning to watch a movie about people starving themselves to death. I don’t care how much people paid to be here: it is simply amazing that the 8:30 am showing of Hunger (which Kim reviewed […]
August. It’s a Wrap
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Erase any time you spent offline in August by catching up. (What were you doing, sunbathing? The Film Experience doesn’t cause skin cancer. It’s better 4 you) Here’s 10 highlights from the month that was…
Rachel Getting Married = Anne Getting Nominated ~ This better happen now that I’ve tooted the horn of my own good […]
The Clairvoyant (The Evil Mind)
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Vintage Movie Highlights | Leave a Comment
HEXED BY THE EVIL EYE
Directed (1934) by Maurice Elvey. Starring Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Mary Clare and Ben Field.
‘Disaster Movie’: The ‘Dark Knight’ of Bad Movies
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Comedy | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, New Releases, Lionsgate Films, Fandom
You may recall that on the very weekend of its theatrical release, The Dark Knight rocketed to the top of the Internet Movie Database’s user-voted Top 250 movies, with an average rating of 9.5 out of 10 after more than 47,000 votes. Observers marveled at how quickly this […]
Sage Advice From the Movies, Brick & Maggie Edition
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
“You can be young without money but you can’t be old without it.”*perhaps it’s not advice per se but it’s a truth (sigh)*
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