The Women – 2008
–There is a name for you, ladies, but it isn’t used in high society… outside of a kennel.
It’s a sign of the times when the quote above, one of the most memorable lines from the original 1939 version of The Women, is used to screech after women with misbehaving dogs in the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
The Women
Posted in Reviews, tagged Annette Bening, Candace Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Debra Messing, Diane English, Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett Smith, Meg Ryan on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Godfather
Posted in Reviews, tagged Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando on September 29, 2008 | 9 Comments »
The Godfather (1972)
–My father is no different than any powerful man, any man with power, like a president or senator.
–Do you know how naive you sound, Michael? Presidents and senators don’t have men killed.
–Oh. Who’s being naive, Kay?
The Godfather was recently voted the Greatest Film of All-Time by Empire Magazine. Voters included 150 directors, 50 [...]
Waikiki Wedding
Posted in Reviews, tagged Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
–Well, shucks, them boys won’t give us any trouble if we let them have their own way. They ain’t cannibals. Besides, if they was, you’d be safe.
Bing Crosby started making movies for Paramount in the early 1930s. His first leading role came in The Big Broadcast (1932), also starring George Burns and Gracie [...]
L. A. Confidential
Posted in Reviews, tagged Curtis Hanson, Danny Devito, David Strathairn, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
L. A. Confidential (1997)
–Come to Los Angeles! The sun shines bright, the beaches are wide and inviting, and the orange groves stretch as far as the eye can see. There are jobs aplenty, and land is cheap. Every working man can have his own house, and inside every house, a happy, all-American family. You can [...]
Gone Baby Gone
Posted in Reviews, tagged Amy Madigan, Amy Ryan, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
–Kids forgive, they don’t judge, they turn the other cheek, and what do they get for it?
Ben Affleck has made some bad movies as an actor, but he has also made some very good ones: Good Will Hunting, Chasing Amy, Bounce, Shakespeare in Love. I was glad to see that post J-Lo [...]
Juno
Posted in Reviews, tagged Allison Janney, Diablo Cody, Ellen Page, J. K. Simmons, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner on September 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Juno (2007)
–Uhhh, I hate it when adults use the term “sexually active.” What does it even mean? Am I gonna like deactivate some day or is it a permanent state of being?
Juno is a warm-hearted, intimate, humorous look at a teenage pregnancy. Many people have noted that the script written by Diablo Cody contains more [...]
A Star is Born
Posted in Reviews, tagged Frederic March, Janet Gaynor, May Robson on September 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A Star is Born (1937)
–Esther, everyone in this world who has ever dreamed about better things has been laughed at, don’t you know that? But there’s a difference between dreaming and doing. The dreamers just sit around and moon about how wonderful it would be if only things were different. And the years roll on [...]
Cloverfield
Posted in Reviews, tagged Drew Goddard, Matt Reeves on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cloverfield – 2008
–My name is Robert Hawkins. It’s 6:42 AM on Saturday, May 23rd. Approximately seven hours ago, some thing attacked the city. I don’t know what it is. If you found this tape, I mean if you’re watching this right now, then you probably know more about it than I do.
Honestly, I thought the [...]
Cool Hand Luke
Posted in Reviews, tagged Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Hopper, Paul Newman, Strother Martin on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
–Yeah, well, sometimes nothin’ can be a real cool hand.
Hmm, I’m noticing another recent trend in my reviews: the outsider as hero, or anti-hero. In the last few weeks I’ve reviewed One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Bonnie and Clyde. With Cool Hand Luke, I seem to be completing a journey [...]
Michael Clayton
Posted in Reviews, tagged George Clooney, Sydney Pollack, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Tony Gilroy on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Clayton (2007)
–Cops like hit and runs. They work them hard and they clear them fast. Right now there’s a DCI unit pulling paint chips off a guard rail. Tomorrow they’re going to be looking for the owner of a custom painted hand rubbed Jaguar XJ12. If the guy you hit, if he got a [...]
