Long Weekend

Monday night movie, Long Weekend (1978, Australia). An environmental horror movie. 3 out of 5.

Sight and Sound forgot to send me an invitation

The 2012 Sight and Sound Poll is coming soon. I was not invited to participate, but I'm going to do it anyway. I'm put together my shortlist, which actually isn't that short. I'll keep cutting and eventually have a top 10.

Blue Velvet (1986, David Lynch, USA)
The Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975, Peter Weir, Australia)
Household Saints (1993, Nancy Savoca, USA)
If...(1968, Lindsay Anderson, UK)
Army of Shadows (1969, Jean-Pierre Melville, France)
Veronika Voss (1982, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Germany)
Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock, USA)
In the Mood for Love (2001, Wong Kar Wai, Hong Kong)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, Jacques Demy, France)
Tree of Life (2011, Terrence Malick, USA)
Withnail & I (1987, Bruce Robinson, UK)
Pixote (1981, Hector Babenco, Brazil)
3 Women (1977, Robert Altman, USA)
The Tin Drum (1979, Volker Schlondorff, Germany)
Sunset Boulevard (1950, Billy Wilder, USA)
Lolita (1962, Stanley Kubrick, USA/UK)
Mulholland Drive (2001, David Lynch, USA)
Le Boucher (1970, Claude Chabrol, France)
Flirting (1991, John Duigan, Australia)
Hunger (2008, Steve McQueen, UK)
Brief Encounter (1945, David Lean, UK)
Bringing up Baby (1938, Howard Hawks, USA)
Alien (1979, Ridley Scott, USA/UK)
This Sporting LIfe (1963, Lindsay Anderson, UK)
Swoon (1992, Tom Kalin, USA)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Richard Mulligan, USA)
Shanghai Triad (1995, Zhang Yimou, China)
Life is Sweet (1990, Mike Leigh, UK)
An Angel at My Table (1990, Jane Campion, New Zealand)
Leolo (1992, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canada)
The Piano Teacher (2001, Michael Haneke, Austria)
Safe (1995, Todd Haynes, USA)
The 400 Blows (1959, Fracois Truffaut, France)
Murmur of the Heart (1971, Louis Malle, France)
Short Cuts (1993, Robert Altman, USA)
Croupier (1998, Mike Hodges, UK)
Double Indemnity (1944, Billy Wilder, USA)
Belle de Jour (1967, Luis Bunuel, France)
Repulsion (1965, Roman Polanski, France)
Billy Liar (1963, John Schlesinger, UK)
Wild at Heart (1990, David Lynch, USA)
Howards End (1992, James Ivory, USA)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987, Louis Malle, France)
Days of Heaven (1978, Terrence Malick, USA)
Eyes Without a Face (1960, Georges Franju, France)
Faces (1968, John Cassavetes, USA)
George Washington (2008, David Gordon Greene, USA)
The Ice Storm (1997, Ang Lee, USA)
The Last Picture Show (1971, Peter Bogdanovich, USA)
Metropolitan (1990, Whit Stillman, USA)
The Night Porter (1974, Liliana Cavani, Italy)
In this World (2002, Michael Winterbottom, UK)
Trust (1990, Hal Hartley, USA)
The Thin Red Line (1998, Terrence Malick, USA)


Ok, I think that's enough.

Mildred Pierce

It started off pretty dull, but I couldn't stop watching it. Really nice job by Kate Winslet. Seems like I like every other movie Todd Haynes makes. So I guess his next project will suck. 4 out of 5.

The Cabin in the Woods

I liked the concept, the execution was kind of bad. 2.5 out 5.

Maniac!

Monday night movie, Maniac! from 1980. Creepy movie.

A Dangerous Method

Thursday evening Movie: A Dangerous Method (2011) by David Cronenberg. I liked it better the second time. First time I saw it, it thought it was kind of dull. I really enjoyed this time time around 4 out 5.

Midnight in Paris

Sunday night movie: Midnight in Paris (2011) by Woody Allen. Pretty good for a Woody Allen movie, but still not a fan. 3 out of 5.

Denruve and Belmondo

This morning I watched one of my favorites. Mississippi Mermaid (1969) by Francois Truffaut. How could you not like a movie that is shot in Reunion starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo. A good way to start the last day of my vacation. I'm already dreading returning to work tomorrow.

Wow, I was happy!

Last night I got to see Pulp at Radio City Music Hall! I had seen them before, but this was amazing. It's been 14 years since they played in the states. Sounds lame to say, but I haven't been that happy in a really longtime as I was seeing them last night. I've been a fan of them for more than half of my 33 years. I probably won't ever get to see them again. It was so great!

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