Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/30/2011







154) THE FIFTH ELEMENT
(1997 dir. Luc Besson) 4th Viewing: March 30 2011





Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/29/2011







153) WIN WIN
(2011 dir. Thomas McCarthy) Date Seen: March 29 2011





Monday, March 28, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/28/2011







152) OF GODS AND MEN
(2011 dir. Xavier Beauvois) Date Seen: March 28 2011




Sunday, March 27, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/27/2011




151) SUCKER PUNCH

(2011 dir. Zack Snyder) Date Seen: March 27 2011

[3D screening]
As much as I disliked this film, and most of Zack Snyder's prior work, I'm still cautiously optimistic about his upcoming Superman film.. I feel like I have the cinematic equivalent of Stockholm syndrome when it comes to this director. I know he's a talented dude (+ the theatrical trailers & ads for his work are always enticing & always showcase his visual strengths) so I keep coming back to him with high hopes.. and then he hurts me so! For what it's worth, I really really loved that Owl-Hobbit movie he did last year called LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS.













150) SCOOBY-DOO 
                     ON ZOMBIE ISLAND
(1998 dir. Fukushima/Aoyama) Date Seen: March 27 2011




Saturday, March 26, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/26/2011







149) 13 ASSASSINS
(2011 dir. Takashi Miike) Date Seen: March 26 2011

Samurai classicism to die for! Served up by none other than Japenese cinema's own enfant-terrible Takashi Miike. The last 40 minutes alone is some of the most exciting & nicely staged action I've seen all year. Check it out on Magnet's on-demand channel if your cable provider has it.












148) TEENAGE 
            MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
(1990 dir. Steve Barron) 3rd Viewing: March 26 2011





Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Nashville, TN

Got to see GY!BE a couple of days ago at the Mercy Lounge Cannery Ballroom in Nashville.
Needless to say, the show was glorious. They're one the greatest musical acts in the world and were completely worth losing hours of sleep over and driving non-stop to and from Tennessee to witness. After all, they'll probably go on another 8 year hiatus after this reunion tour. So we had to go.







↓ This was the only song they performed that didn't completely overload my camera's tiny mic.. Amps were turned up a bit loud ↓

Friday, March 25, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/25/2011







147) TRASH HUMPERS
(2010 dir. Harmony Korine) Date Seen: March 25 2011




Viewing Journal: 3/24/2011







146) NEVER LET ME GO
(2011 dir. Mark Romanek) 2nd Viewing: March 24 2011





Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/23/2011








145) CERTIFIED COPY
(2011 dir. Abbas Kiarostami) Date Seen: March 23 2011


Exhilarating in form, style, and theme.. And that's before we even get into Binoche and Shimell's subtle performances. 

Rarely are films this romantic about the nature of art. I only wish fellow Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi was making films this good in Europe too, so he would be safe away from the clutches of his evil government that has literally imprisoned him... 

Easily Kiarostami's best work since 1990's CLOSE-UP!



Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/22/2011






144) HELLBOY
(2004 dir. Guillermo Del Toro) 3rd Viewing: March 22 2011




Monday, March 21, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/21/2011






143) WASTE LAND
(2010 dir. Lucy Walker) Date Seen: March 21 2011













142) HALL PASS
(2011 dir. Bobby and Peter Farrelly) Date Seen: March 21 2011





Sunday, March 20, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/20/2011







141) FROM PARIS WITH LOVE
(2010 dir. Pierre Morel) 2nd Viewing: March 20 2011





Saturday, March 19, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/19/2011








140) AMISTAD
(1997 dir. Steven Spielberg) 2nd Viewing: March 19 2011


















139) LAST ACTION HERO
(1993 dir. John McTiernan) 2nd Viewing: March 19 2011




Friday, March 18, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/18/2011






138) PAUL
(2011 dir. Greg Mottola) Date Seen: March 18 2011




Thursday, March 17, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/17/2011







137) WAR OF THE WORLDS
(2005 dir. Steven Spielberg) 2nd Viewing: March 17 2011




Viewing Journal: 3/16/2011







136) NO ONE KNOWS 
               ABOUT PERSIAN CATS
(2010 dir. Bahman Ghobadi) Date Seen: March 16 2011





Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/15/2011






135) YOU WILL MEET 
             A TALL DARK STRANGER
(2010 dir. Woody Allen) Date Seen: March 15 2011













134) THE TAKING 
        OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE
(1974 dir. Joseph Sargent) 2nd Viewing: March 15 2011














133) A FILM UNFINISHED
(2010 dir. Yael Hersonski) Date Seen: March 15 2011






Monday, March 14, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/14/2011







132) SOUTHLAND TALES
(2007 dir. Richard Kelly) 3rd Viewing: March 14 2011

[first time viewing the "Cannes cut"]













131) RANGO
(2011 dir. Gore Verbinski) 2nd Viewing: March 14 2011