Category Archives: movies

King of New York—Room Service & Leave No Witnesses

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Reverend

For some reason I got to thinking about Abel Ferrara’s best film King of New York (1990) this afternoon. The film beautifully frames the dirty streets of NYC, and has Laurence Fishburne playing one of the most truly menacing and … Continue reading →

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Raiders of the Lost Ark—Opening sequence

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Reverend

When talking about the opening to Sergio Leone’s Once Upon the Time in the West, I was reminded of the opening sequence that in many ways sealed my nearly thirty year love affair with film: the opening of Raiders of … Continue reading →

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The Breakfast Club—Bender in Closet scene

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Reverend

The late John Hughes will have no shortage of tributes, and there is a real sense amongst many of my generation that he helped define as much as chronicle what it meant to be a white, suburban middle-class teen in … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time in the West – Opening Scene

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Reverend

The opening scene from Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) may very well be the greatest opening scene of any film ever. And I mean ever, I can’t even think of anything remotely close, save maybe … Continue reading →

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Andrei Tarkovsky Talks about his favorite Directors

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Reverend

I love this video of Tarkovsky in his living room talking about his favorite directors. He seems so tortured and real at the same time, what a nut. I also love his analysis of Antonioni’s vision of “action” in his … Continue reading →

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The end of movies reconsidered

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Reverend

I had previously written about the end of film in regards to the Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men, but after reading John Kenneth Muir’s brilliant “The Five Most Ludicrous Musical Numbers in Movie History” I now know I … Continue reading →

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Capricorn One

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Reverend

“There’s only one small catch, it never happened—it’s all a lie, a fantastic $30 billion hoax.”

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Not enough car chases

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Reverend

I spent the day at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History: The Kenneth E Behring Center (the last bit of the name after the colon is new and is ostensibly the name of their biggest donor, reinforcing that the … Continue reading →

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The Letter

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Reverend

The brick film by James Maduzia titled The Letter (2003) is a masterpiece. And I while I don’t really know much about what I’m sure is a rich, underground history of Lego-inspired films, I have to believe that this one … Continue reading →

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Ace in the Hole

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Reverend

The Media Funhouse just posted about the unbelievable classic film treasures that enjoy a short, but rich life on YouTube (kinda like the cicada in August). And the two collections he links to are filled with Western and Film Noir … Continue reading →

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