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54 Microlog entries tagged with ‘movies’
Now and then: How film titles have evolved
The 1950s and ’60s are when things start getting awesome. But they’ve bland-ified in recent years, I feel. Permalink ·
Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: Prince of Darkness
Revisiting the locations of John Carpenter’s unfairly maligned sci-fi/horror hybrid from the mid-1980s. Most are still as they were! Permalink ·
Cin-O-Matic
For keeping track of upcoming cinema and disc/download releases. US-centric, but that shouldn’t matter too much. Permalink ·
Wikipedia’s list of films considered the greatest ever
Tokyo Story is pretty fantastic, far better than Kane. See also: The AV Club’s best films of the ’00s. Permalink ·
The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time
It goes without saying that this is Not Safe For Work. Permalink ·
Inception and Gotham
I’m seeing Gotham everywhere now; it’s becoming the new Trajan. Perish the thought. Permalink ·
Wikipedia entry on Neon magazine
Remembering the late, lamented Neon – the original version, that is. One of the best film magazines ever. Posting this here as inspiration for a new project I’m kicking about in my head. Permalink ·
Teal and Orange - Hollywood, Please Stop the Madness
I knew something was off, and now I know why. Permalink ·
New trailer for Cloverfield
So it looks like that’s what it’s officially called now, Cloverfield. Hmm. In any case, it’s shaping up to be a mindlessly fun yet vaguely thoughtful disaster spectacle, and it’ll be out in just two months’ time. Which is nice. Permalink ·
The AV Club interviews documentarian Errol Morris
It might be more than a year old, but it’s still worth posting; I always find the background workings and politics of film production a fascinating read. Permalink ·
The Top 50 Movie Endings of All Time
I love movie spoilers, me [c/o kottke.org]. Permalink ·
Primer timeline
I think I get it now. Or maybe not. Permalink ·
Great Barbelith thread on scary (as distinct from horror) movies
I posted my own choices, then promptly forgot about it for a month — and look what it turned into! A great community they/we’ve got there/here. Permalink ·
How Pink Got So Violent: A guide to Japanese female exploitation films of the ’70s on DVD
Another grindhouse sub-genre gets the reissue treatment — and some socio-cultural context [c/o MetaFilter]. Permalink ·
Movie Genre Primers
If you don’t know your Dogme from your Troma, this is the place for you [c/o kottke.org]. Permalink ·
Talk isn’t cheap
A witty introduction to the world of the voiceover artist. Permalink ·
Jack Black’s Nacho Libre Confessional
Five words: Jack Black as a luchadore. That’s about as high-concept as it gets, ladies and gentlemen. Permalink ·
The Internet Movie Script Database
Filing this for future reference. Permalink ·
Top 10 Reasons Why King Kong Was A Disappointment
I wasn’t blown away either, but not for any of these reasons [c/o Projectionist]. Permalink ·
I find your lack of faith disturbing
The weblog of Josh Friedman, screenwriter. If this doesn’t turn into a book, I’ll eat my left shoe. Permalink ·
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