The Love List: Valentine’s For Offbeat Lovers
amore eroma has put together a little list of offbeat love to help you in your Valentine’s Day movie roaming. A mix of comedy, drama and horror, we try to provide a little something for everyone. Click the links for trailers. If you have not seen these yet or have not seen them in a long time, check them out. Down with Love (2003) – A fun little romp in a awesome 60s style a la … Read entire article »
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Rachel Getting Married
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1084950/ Directed by Jonathan Demme When I watched Rachel Getting Married the first time, it ran over me like water. It wasn’t that I didn’t like it, it was just a little more than I thought it was going to be and, frankly, it bummed me out a bit. I thought I was in for a comedy. Something along the lines of Father of the Bride that would have me giggling, laughing, and a little misty at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Movies, Movies - Comedy, Movies - Drama
Dread Central
http://www.dreadcentral.com/ http://www.dreadcentral.com/page/dread-central-podcast-directory http://twitter.com/dreadcentral As a horror fan with too many things going on, DREAD CENTRAL keeps me involved in the genre I love when time doesn’t allow for me to view the movies themselves. They have a fantastic selection of information and manage to give me MANY avenues to reach it. The DREAD CENTRAL site has a wide selection of media and articles that talk about the horror genre, upcoming events, and other news related to horror. They host … Read entire article »
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12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/ Directed by Terry Gilliam Now, time travel films are hit or miss. The genre is filled with both ends of the spectrum ranging from brilliant and fun to sad, pathetic, weak and ridiculous. 12 MONKEYS is definitely on the “brilliant and fun” end of the swing, handling the time travel motif well and being very smart about the concepts and storyline. This blast from the past holds up really well and is one grand time … Read entire article »
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Neighbor Number 13
Neighbor No. 13 (Rinjin 13-gô) (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443205/ Directed by Yasuo Inoue Disturbing. That pretty much sums up this tale of duality from Japan where a nice, quiet neighbor has an extremely dark and violent persona that lives within him. He can’t control it and I honestly think he doesn’t want to. This persona takes care of him and makes sure he’s safe and this story explores what happens to the unfortunate few who get to meet the dark side … Read entire article »
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Alphaville
Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058898/ Directed by Jean-Luc Godard ( Masculin féminin: 15 faits précis 1966 ) Godard tries his hand at Dick Tracy-like science fiction in this film about secret agent Lemmy Caution’s exploits in the city of ALPHAVILLE where love and self expression are outlawed. The science fiction side of things leans towards the real and less fantasy, but is fun to explore with the lead. The narration is provided by a … Read entire article »
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Match Point
Match Point (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416320/ Directed by Woody Allen When I saw MATCH POINT originally, I didn’t know it was a Woody Allen film. I’m a huge Woody Allen film fan ( “especially his early funny ones” ) , but managed to miss that this was his film. We arrived late when we saw it and I didn’t catch the opening credits. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that he was the Director when the movie … Read entire article »
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Stalag 17
Stalag 17 (1953) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/ Directed by Billy Wilder ( Some Like It Hot, The Apartment ) STALAG 17 is set in a P.O.W. camp during World War II. The prisoners manage to help certain key prisoners escape. But, it seems there’s a spy in their midst and they need to find out who it is before their system collapses into rubble. Wilder is able to mix wartime drama with some cute comedic pressure relief in a brilliant way. The … Read entire article »
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Waiting
Waiting (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348333/ Directed by Rob McKittrick Slipping into the realm of AMERICAN PIE and the many knock offs it spawned, WAITING turned out to be a fun little no brainer comedy with lots of bawdy, beer party humor. The movie follows the exploits of a group of youngin’s that are working at a Chilli’s or Applebee’s style “big box” restaurant and doing what they can to while away the hours of boring work. This includes nasty games, … Read entire article »
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AVATAR
AVATAR (2009) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/ Directed by James Cameron ( As always, this is a spoiler free review. ) As of December 2009, with an estimated budget of US $230,000,000, this is the most expensive movie ever made. And it’s all worth it! I have not felt this way about a movie in a long time. I sat in my seat at the IMAX theater in San Francisco’s Metreon complex slack jawed and wide eyed as the movie began and remained that … Read entire article »
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