They're auctioning off props from the best movie of the year. Obviously, I can't afford what I really, really want, but let's see how much these are going for in about six days...
What? Sorry that I haven't reviewed movies in forever, I have been too busy doing another website sporadically.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Horror
Horror
*Les Diaboliques- This movie is still EXCELLENT. Stop reading this blog and go watch it.
*28 Days Later- I think I'd be ok with being a zombie. I mean, I wouldn't really care being feeling-less and I really hate running so I'd probably just give in.
*Lost Boys- I watched this movie at Central Cinema, possibly the BEST movie theatre in Seattle. The event was a Lost Boys Quote-a-Thon but as I have never seen this movie before, I couldn't really participate much. I really do like being in audiences though where people are allowed to yell at the screen. Also, while I would be totally cool with being a zombie, I wouldn't actively like to be a vampire. Having some superpowers would be great, but I really hate blood. This would be a problem for me.
*Psycho-I went as the third party on a date to see Psycho at the Symphony.
I am a living person and therefore love this movie. So seeing it with a live orchestra was absolutely the best. Everything about watching this movie makes me really happy. I love you, Alfred Hitchcock. Also, side note: someone came into my place of work this week and asked to take out Manhattan Murder Mystery (which we don't have). I told the person that this movie is basically Woody Allen making Rear Window. To which he replied, "what's Rear Window?" I know. I tried to keep it cool and reminded him that it was that movie with Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly directed by Hitchcock. To this he stared at me blankly and asked, "is it also a comedy?" I told him that it was in line with most other Hitchcock suspense films and he shrugged and said "Oh, I don't know who that is."
WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO ALFRED HITCHCOCK IS!? THIS IS INSANE. ALSO, HE WAS AT LEAST 35.
*Les Diaboliques- This movie is still EXCELLENT. Stop reading this blog and go watch it.
*28 Days Later- I think I'd be ok with being a zombie. I mean, I wouldn't really care being feeling-less and I really hate running so I'd probably just give in.
*Lost Boys- I watched this movie at Central Cinema, possibly the BEST movie theatre in Seattle. The event was a Lost Boys Quote-a-Thon but as I have never seen this movie before, I couldn't really participate much. I really do like being in audiences though where people are allowed to yell at the screen. Also, while I would be totally cool with being a zombie, I wouldn't actively like to be a vampire. Having some superpowers would be great, but I really hate blood. This would be a problem for me.
*Psycho-I went as the third party on a date to see Psycho at the Symphony.
I am a living person and therefore love this movie. So seeing it with a live orchestra was absolutely the best. Everything about watching this movie makes me really happy. I love you, Alfred Hitchcock. Also, side note: someone came into my place of work this week and asked to take out Manhattan Murder Mystery (which we don't have). I told the person that this movie is basically Woody Allen making Rear Window. To which he replied, "what's Rear Window?" I know. I tried to keep it cool and reminded him that it was that movie with Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly directed by Hitchcock. To this he stared at me blankly and asked, "is it also a comedy?" I told him that it was in line with most other Hitchcock suspense films and he shrugged and said "Oh, I don't know who that is."WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO ALFRED HITCHCOCK IS!? THIS IS INSANE. ALSO, HE WAS AT LEAST 35.
Gay
Gay
*Misconceptions- One of the main reasons I have not been blrgrng is because I've been working at the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. And when I say working, I mean volunteering. Please, hire me? Please? This movie was about some hetero couple in the middle of nowhere who are unhappily married. The wife decides to be a surrogate for some gay interracial couple from Boston. This movie was actually not horrible, and pretty sad.
*Hannah Free- I watched this movie with my personal friend
Sharon Gless. NBD. Ok ok, not exactly. She was there. I walked her to her seat. We haven't bought bff rings yet, but I do plan on catching up on all my Sharon Gless tv shows (Also, isn't she a babe?). This movie was about getting old and dying and being alone forever and I was trying not to cry too obviously in a packed theatre.
*Desperate Living- That's right, after Pink Flamingos, I came back for more. This was no PF, but still extremely over the top John Waters style. This was playing at the SLGFF with an appearance by Mink Stole. I instead watched this by myself in my basement.
*Valentino: The Last Emperor-This was also playing at the festival, but I watched it on instant. I would put this in BORING & BAD if it wasn't going here. Valentino, I don't really care about you.
*Misconceptions- One of the main reasons I have not been blrgrng is because I've been working at the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. And when I say working, I mean volunteering. Please, hire me? Please? This movie was about some hetero couple in the middle of nowhere who are unhappily married. The wife decides to be a surrogate for some gay interracial couple from Boston. This movie was actually not horrible, and pretty sad.
*Hannah Free- I watched this movie with my personal friend
Sharon Gless. NBD. Ok ok, not exactly. She was there. I walked her to her seat. We haven't bought bff rings yet, but I do plan on catching up on all my Sharon Gless tv shows (Also, isn't she a babe?). This movie was about getting old and dying and being alone forever and I was trying not to cry too obviously in a packed theatre. 
*Desperate Living- That's right, after Pink Flamingos, I came back for more. This was no PF, but still extremely over the top John Waters style. This was playing at the SLGFF with an appearance by Mink Stole. I instead watched this by myself in my basement.
*Valentino: The Last Emperor-This was also playing at the festival, but I watched it on instant. I would put this in BORING & BAD if it wasn't going here. Valentino, I don't really care about you.
B & B
Boring & Bad
*Stray Dogs- This Japanese film noir was suggested to me by netflix. It wasn't THAT bad and boring...but it's still enough to go in this category. It's about some young police officer who's gun gets stolen while he was on a crowded bus. He then has to solve some crimes and trace back down his gun. Plot sounds ok, but ended up being B&B.
*Gigantic- Zooey Deschanel plays a rich lady who doesn't really
do anything except dress really well and help her father (John Goodman). She starts doing it with Paul Dano after he sells her pops a mattress. They start dating and fall in love even though they have NOTHING IN COMMON. They should have a miserable relationship but somehow they don't. So the question is: if i straighten my hair and take of my pants will someone want to date me?
*Stray Dogs- This Japanese film noir was suggested to me by netflix. It wasn't THAT bad and boring...but it's still enough to go in this category. It's about some young police officer who's gun gets stolen while he was on a crowded bus. He then has to solve some crimes and trace back down his gun. Plot sounds ok, but ended up being B&B.
*Gigantic- Zooey Deschanel plays a rich lady who doesn't really
do anything except dress really well and help her father (John Goodman). She starts doing it with Paul Dano after he sells her pops a mattress. They start dating and fall in love even though they have NOTHING IN COMMON. They should have a miserable relationship but somehow they don't. So the question is: if i straighten my hair and take of my pants will someone want to date me?
Russian Silents
Russian Silents*Oktyabr-No, I didn't spell it wrong. It's Russian. Revolution, etc. etc.
*Strike-Sergei Eisenstein's first film and so far my favorite. Also, the shortest.
Cry-Baby-Sad-Is-My-Favorite-Genre
Cry-Baby-Sad-Is-My-Favorite-Genre
*The Cow-This Iranian 1969 movie was one that I had wanted to watch for a while because of my 1001 Must See Before You Die book. It's about some guy who has a cow that he loves like a child. He's married, but has no other real family, besides his cow but [SPOILER ALERT, BUT THIS HAPPENS PRETTY EARLY] his cow dies while he's out of town. The community tries and cover it up and say that the cow ran away but things get really Sad. This movie's about loneliness, depression, and loss.
*Dear Zachery-This is a movie that the other writer of this blog suggested as an Extremely Sad movie. It was definitely more sad than other movies he has suggested. This documentary was made by the friend of this guy who was murdered to the son of the murdered guy who was born after the murder and never met his father. Follow that? Just watch the movie.
*Away We Go- I like this movie a lot. That's right, I said it. I like this movie because it makes me feel incredibly sad and lonely and lost and jealous of people who have a trampoline.
*Cry Baby-So this movie is not sad at all, but it's called Cry Baby. ANOTHER John Water's movie but this one was actually not insanely disgusting and was pretty fun. Also, staring Johnny Depp as a babe!
*The Cow-This Iranian 1969 movie was one that I had wanted to watch for a while because of my 1001 Must See Before You Die book. It's about some guy who has a cow that he loves like a child. He's married, but has no other real family, besides his cow but [SPOILER ALERT, BUT THIS HAPPENS PRETTY EARLY] his cow dies while he's out of town. The community tries and cover it up and say that the cow ran away but things get really Sad. This movie's about loneliness, depression, and loss.
*Dear Zachery-This is a movie that the other writer of this blog suggested as an Extremely Sad movie. It was definitely more sad than other movies he has suggested. This documentary was made by the friend of this guy who was murdered to the son of the murdered guy who was born after the murder and never met his father. Follow that? Just watch the movie.
*Away We Go- I like this movie a lot. That's right, I said it. I like this movie because it makes me feel incredibly sad and lonely and lost and jealous of people who have a trampoline.
*Cry Baby-So this movie is not sad at all, but it's called Cry Baby. ANOTHER John Water's movie but this one was actually not insanely disgusting and was pretty fun. Also, staring Johnny Depp as a babe!
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
*Interiors- Not one of my favorite Woody dramas, but the end really made this movie better. Good job for making a movie with female protagonists.
*Everyone Says I Love You-A musical?? This movie has an all star cast, but did not need to involve singing. However, one of the better parts of the movie is being able to see Woody singing.
*Don't Drink the Water- This TV movie was extremely silly, a little racist, kinda patriarchal, and mostly just all of the same Woody ingredients that I've already seen used better in other movies.
Also, I've got 2 of this guys movies left to go.
*Interiors- Not one of my favorite Woody dramas, but the end really made this movie better. Good job for making a movie with female protagonists.*Everyone Says I Love You-A musical?? This movie has an all star cast, but did not need to involve singing. However, one of the better parts of the movie is being able to see Woody singing.
*Don't Drink the Water- This TV movie was extremely silly, a little racist, kinda patriarchal, and mostly just all of the same Woody ingredients that I've already seen used better in other movies.
Also, I've got 2 of this guys movies left to go.
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