The Third Man (50th Anniversary Edition) – Criterion Collection: No, I’d never seen this before. Heck of a movie. Joseph Cotten is the king of all actors. The Zither is my favorite instrument. All hail The Third Man. The Heroic … Continue reading
Good Bye, Lenin: Funny, somewhat though-provoking and slightly sweet story of a woman who lies in a coma while the Berlin wall falls and the efforts of her son to spare her the shock of the news.
The Mirror: That more than makes up for Valley Girl. Still the most accessible Tarkovsky film remains Andrei Rublev, a film about an icon painter. That’s all I need to say on the matter.
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts: Sammi Cheng is super cool. Lau Ching Wan is (as we all know) cool. This Milkyway production, directed by Johnnie To and directed/written by Wai Ka Fai, is surprisingly cool. I didn’t really know what … Continue reading
The Lord of the Rings – The Motion Picture Trilogy (Special Extended DVD Edition): Quite a weekend. Great fun, even with the sections that drive me crazy left intact. The extended sections of both Two Towers and Return of the … Continue reading
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