384) CALENDAR
(1993 dir. Atom Egoyan) Date Seen: August 29 2014
TOBY'S PRIVATE WATCHLIST & THOUGHTS ON FILM.. PLEASE DON'T READ THESE
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/30/2014
386) THE NOVEMBER MAN
(2014 dir. Roger Donaldson) Date Seen: August 30 2014
385) WHEN
THE GAME STANDS TALL
(2014 dir. Thomas Carter) Date Seen: August 30 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/28/2014
383)
THE BLACK CAULDRON
(1985 dir. Berman/Rich) Date Seen: August 28 2014
(1985 dir. Berman/Rich) Date Seen: August 28 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/25/2014
380) SIN CITY:
A DAME TO KILL FOR
(2014 dir. Robert Rodriguez) Date Seen: August 25 2014
379) THE
(2014 dir. Robert Rodriguez) Date Seen: August 25 2014
379) THE
HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
(2014 dir. Lasse Hallström) Date Seen: August 25 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/24/2014
378) TO BE TAKEI
(2014 dir. Jennifer M. Kroot) Date Seen: August 24 2014
377) LOVE IS STRANGE
(2014 dir. Ira Sachs) Date Seen: August 24 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/23/2014
376) RAGE
(2014 dir. Paco Cabezas) Date Seen: August 23 2014
(2014 dir. Paco Cabezas) Date Seen: August 23 2014
375) ABRAHAM'S VALLEY
(1993 dir. Manoel de Oliveira) Date Seen: August 23 2014
(1993 dir. Manoel de Oliveira) Date Seen: August 23 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/21/2014
373) YVES SAINT LAURENT
(2014 dir. Jalil Lespert) Date Seen: August 21 2014
(2014 dir. Jalil Lespert) Date Seen: August 21 2014
372) IF I STAY
(2014 dir. R.J. Cutler) Date Seen: August 21 2014
It's "the SOOOOUUUUL TAKER!"
(2014 dir. R.J. Cutler) Date Seen: August 21 2014
- Tom Servo
(mimicking Soul Train announcer)
I'm sorry but the movie's plot was very similar 😂
Viewing Journal: 8/22/2014
Happy Birthday, Layne Staley (1967-2002)
374) THE GIVER
(2014 dir. Phillip Noyce) Date Seen: August 22 2014
(2014 dir. Phillip Noyce) Date Seen: August 22 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/20/2014
371)
JEALOUSY [LA JALOUSIE]
(2014 dir. Philippe Garrel) Date Seen: August 20 2014
(2014 dir. Philippe Garrel) Date Seen: August 20 2014
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/18/2014
369) THE EXPENDABLES 3
(2014 dir. Patrick Hughes) Date Seen: August 18 2014
(2014 dir. Patrick Hughes) Date Seen: August 18 2014
mostly as a result of the PG-13 rating, this was the lamest EXPENDABLES yet. Not to mention the poorly staged action. The latter being my most frequent complaint when it comes to these types of shoot 'em ups.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Viewing Journal: 8/16/2014 - 8/15/2014
367) DINOSAUR 13
(2014 dir. Todd Douglas Miller) Date Seen: August 16 2014
366) THE DOG
(2014 dir. Allison Berg, Keraudren) Date Seen: August 15 2014
(2014 dir. Todd Douglas Miller) Date Seen: August 16 2014
366) THE DOG
(2014 dir. Allison Berg, Keraudren) Date Seen: August 15 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
DEWEY FINN’S MOVIE QUIZ
aka PROFESSOR DEWEY FINN’S OSTENTATIOUSLY ODD, SCHOLASTICALLY SCATTERSHOT BACK-TO-SCHOOL (OF ROCK?) MOVIE QUIZ
Another great quiz by Dennis Cozzalio.
1)
Another great quiz by Dennis Cozzalio.
1)
BAND WITHOUT THEIR OWN
MOVIE, FROM ANY ERA, YOU'D
MOST LIKE TO SEE GET THE
HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964)
OR HEAD (1968) TREATMENT
definitely the Flaming Lips.
CHRISTMAS ON MARS (2008) wasn't enough goddamnit.
31) FAVORITE MOVIE
definitely the Flaming Lips.
2) OLIVER REED
OR ALAN BATES?
Oliver Reed for sure.
Oliver Reed for sure.
3) BEST THING ABOUT THE
MOVE FROM PHYSICAL TO
STREAMING MEDIA IN
HOME VIDEO
Finally getting to see a bunch of titles i
Finally getting to see a bunch of titles i
previously could never find on dvd or vhs
anywhere. Either because they were out
of print or the only copies left were being
sold for too much on Ebay.
4)
WORST THING ABOUT THE
MOVE FROM PHYSICAL TO
STREAMING MEDIA IN HOME VIDEO
The way it's effecting the distribution and
The way it's effecting the distribution and
financing of smaller movies. Not enough
people go out to the cinemas anymore and
it's harder to find funding for our projects
unless you want to make a shitty deal with
one of these vod companies.
5)
FAVORITE ROBIN WILLIAMS
PERFORMANCE?
POPEYE (1980)!!
6) 2ND
POPEYE (1980)!!
which was also his big screen debut.
6) 2ND
FAVORITE CAROL REED
ODD MAN OUT (1947)
ODD MAN OUT (1947)
7) ODDEST MOMENT /
CONCEPT IN
ROCK MUSIC CINEMA
Off the top of my head: The car flying
Off the top of my head: The car flying
into the sky at the end of GREASE (1978).
what the fuck.
8) FAVORITE MOVIE
ABOUT GROWING UP
SQUID AND THE WHALE (2005)
SQUID AND THE WHALE (2005)
9)
MOST WELCOMED NUDITY,
FULL OR PARTIAL, IN A MOVIE
de la Huerta in LIMITS OF CONTROL
10)
de la Huerta in LIMITS OF CONTROL
10)
LEAST WELCOMED NUDITY,
NUDE OR PARTIAL, IN A MOVIE
Tommy's butt in THE ROOM (2003)
11)
Tommy's butt in THE ROOM (2003)
11)
LAST MOVIE WATCHED, IN A
THEATER, ON DVD
/ BLU-RAY, VIA STREAMING
theater:
theater:
SAMBA
bluray:
bluray:
DURAN DURAN: UNSTAGED (2011)
streaming:
streaming:
Petzold's BARBARA (2012)
12) 2ND FAVORITE
12) 2ND FAVORITE
BERTRAND BLIER
GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS
GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS
13) GOOGIE WITHERS
OR SALLY GRAY?
I'm sorry, Googie--
I'm sorry, Googie--
I go with Sally Gray on this one.
14) NAME A PIECE OF
ADVICE DERIVED FROM A
MOVIE OR MOVIE CHARACTER
THAT YOU'VE HEEDED
IN REAL LIFE
This voiceover by the mother in TREE OF LIFE (2011) hit me
This voiceover by the mother in TREE OF LIFE (2011) hit me
like the sermon on the mound. I try my best to keep it in mind
during trying times
"Help each other. Love everyone. Every leaf.
"Help each other. Love everyone. Every leaf.
Every ray of light. Forgive. The only way to
be happy is to love. Unless you love, your
life will flash by."
15) FAVORITE MOVIE
ABOUT LEARNING
The documentary TO BE & TO HAVE
16) PROGRAM A DOUBLE BILL OF
The documentary TO BE & TO HAVE
inspiring & moving
16) PROGRAM A DOUBLE BILL OF
MOVIES THAT WERE ANNOUNCED
BUT, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER,
NEVER MADE. THESE COULD BE
PROJECTS CANCELLED OUTRIGHT,
OR FILMS THAT WERE MADE, BUT AT
ONE TIME HAD DIFFERENT DIRECTORS,
STARS, ETC., ATTACHED-- AND YOUR
"VERSION" OF THE FILM MIGHT BE
THE ONE WITH THAT LOST DIRECTOR,
FOR EXAMPLE
Jodorowsky's DUNE
Jodorowsky's DUNE
and Aronofsky's remake of ROBOCOP.
17) ODDEST MISMATCH
OF DIRECTOR & MATERIAL
Off the top of my head;
Off the top of my head;
Danny Boyle & 127 HOURS.
Boyle's high-energy style and that single setting dilemma
seem diametrically opposed. Watching the results were
both fascinating and maddening.
18) FAVORITE PERFORMANCE
18) FAVORITE PERFORMANCE
BY YOUR FAVORITE
CHARACTER ACTOR
Denzel in TRAINING DAY (2001).
19)
Denzel in TRAINING DAY (2001).
19)
FAVORITE CHASE SCENE
motorbike/18 wheeler part of TERMINATOR 2
& car chase that becomes a foot pursuit
motorbike/18 wheeler part of TERMINATOR 2
& car chase that becomes a foot pursuit
in POINT BREAK. Both 1991.
20) MOVIE MOST PEOPLE MIGHT
20) MOVIE MOST PEOPLE MIGHT
NOT HAVE SEEN THAT YOU
CURRENTLY FEEL LIKE
PROSELYTIZING ABOUT
Ben Wheatley's
Ben Wheatley's
A FIELD IN ENGLAND (2014).
21) FAVORITE MOVIE
ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL
If Freaks & Geeks were a motion picture I would pick
If Freaks & Geeks were a motion picture I would pick
that, but since it's not;
I choose Alexander Payne's
I choose Alexander Payne's
ELECTION (1999).
22) FAVORITE LAUREN
22) FAVORITE LAUREN
BACALL PERFORMANCE
THE BIG SLEEP (1946).
23) DAVID FARRAR
23) DAVID FARRAR
OR ROGER LIVESEY?
Livesey.
24) PERFORMANCE MOST
Livesey.
24) PERFORMANCE MOST
LIKELY TO GET OVERLOOKED
DURING THE UPCOMING
AWARDS SEASON
Gugu Mbatha-Raw in BELLE.
25) ROCK MUSICIAN WHO,
Gugu Mbatha-Raw in BELLE.
25) ROCK MUSICIAN WHO,
WITH THE RIGHT PROJECT,
COULD HAVE BEEN A
MOVIE STAR
Joe Strummer.
26) 2ND FAVORITE
Joe Strummer.
26) 2ND FAVORITE
TED POST MOVIE
I've really only seen 3 of this dude's movies
I've really only seen 3 of this dude's movies
and the only one I liked was MAGNUM FORCE
(1973), so I don't have a 2nd favorite.
27) FAVORITE ON-SCREEN
27) FAVORITE ON-SCREEN
ODD COUPLE
Abbott and Costello.
28)
Abbott and Costello.
28)
FLICKER OR ZEROVILLE?
I've only read Flicker. but I loved that.
29) FAVORITE MOVIE
I've only read Flicker. but I loved that.
29) FAVORITE MOVIE
ABOUT COLLEGE
Buster Keaton's COLLEGE (1927).
ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
Buster Keaton's COLLEGE (1927).
& SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) follow after.
30) IN A SPECIFIC MOVIE
30) IN A SPECIFIC MOVIE
FULL OF MEMORABLE TURNS,
YOUR FAVORITE UNDERAPPRECIATED
PERFORMANCE
More recently, Mark Wahlberg in THE FIGHTER (2010).
He gets overlooked in that movie due to being
sandwiched between those other 3 incredible more
"showy" performances. He's really the glue of the
whole film though.
31) FAVORITE MOVIE
ABOUT PARENTING
RAISING ARIZONA (1987)?
32) SUSANNAH YORK
RAISING ARIZONA (1987)?
32) SUSANNAH YORK
OR SARAH MILES?
Sarah by a narrow margin.
33) MOVIE WHICH BEST EVOKES THE
Sarah by a narrow margin.
33) MOVIE WHICH BEST EVOKES THE
SENSE OF PLACE IN A REGION
WITH WHICH YOU ARE
WELL FAMILIAR
Bogdanovich's
Bogdanovich's
LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971).
34) NAME A FAVORITE ACTOR FROM
Archer City, Texas.. small town West TX life.
34) NAME A FAVORITE ACTOR FROM
CLASSIC MOVIES AND THE
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMER
WHO MOST EVOKES THEIR
PRESENCE/STATURE/TALENT
John Cassavetes = Tom Hardy
Ann-Margaret = Amber Heard
Henry Fonda = Casey Affleck
Lillian Gish = Julia Garner
35) YOUR FAVORITE HOT
John Cassavetes = Tom Hardy
35) YOUR FAVORITE HOT
STREAK OF ANY DIRECTOR
John Carpenter from 1974 to 1988!!
DARK STAR (1974), ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976),
John Carpenter from 1974 to 1988!!
DARK STAR (1974), ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976),
HALLOWEEN (1978), SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME (1978),
ELVIS (1979),
THE FOG (1980), ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981),
THE THING (1982), CHRISTINE (1983), STARMAN
(1984),
BIG TROUBLE LITTLE CHINA (1986), PRINCE
OF DARKNESS (1987), THEY LIVE (1988)
jumpin' jehosaphat, what a rap sheet.
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