Celebrating “Simcoe Day”, AKA “Civic Holiday” in these parts, Tuffy P and I decided to go see the new Christopher Noland film, Inception. First, let me say that this is a 2.5 hour film, so don’t do as I did….and gulp down a “regular” sized… Read More
We watched this strange and compelling Tommy Lee Jones film last night. I had never even heard of this one before…I don’t know how it snuck past me, considering one of my musical favourites, Levon Helm, has a role in it and it features some… Read More
We watched Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead last night on dvd. I went in knowing nothing at all about it. It was released in 2007, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. The film is… Read More
Apparently there was some kind of awards extravaganza on the television last night. What was that all about? That reminds me, Tuffy P and I watched The Hurt Locker the other day. Very intense film. I enjoyed the fact that the director was able to… Read More
How good can a movie about a broken down alcoholic real deal country singer be? In the case of Crazy Heart, it’s pretty damn good, riding on a fantastic performance by Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake. The film reminded me a little of The Wrestler… Read More
Last night we watched Das Boot, the 1981 Wolfgang Peterson film, on DVD. I had never seen it. For others in that boat, the film is a long depiction of a single mission by a captain and crew of a German submarine during the WWII.… Read More
“I think this calls for opening up a free for all on the best or at least favorite western ever made. I like John Wayne movies but I dont think any of them would really rank top 5 when you start tossing Lee Marvin and… Read More
Rio Bravo was on TV yesterday. I hadn’t seen it in years, but it was as good as I remembered it. Howard Hawks directed and it starred John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan and the very lovely Angie Dickinson. John Wayne needs all… Read More
Early this morning, we watched Clerks on dvd. Clerks is the 1994 film by Kevin Smith. It was shot for $27,575 in black & white. The film is about Dante, a clerk in a convenience store and his buddy, video store clerk Randal. They’re really… Read More
This film was directed by Werner Herzog and stars Nicolas Cage with support from Eva Mendes and Val Kilmer. It shares part of a title and the concept of a corrupt cop with the 1992 film The Bad Lieutenent starring Harvey Keitel. Herzog has stated… Read More
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