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52 Perfect Movies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
"When you have to shoot, shoot; don't talk."It's fitting that the first color film profiled in this series would be Sergio Leone's 1967 masterpiece Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo, a grim yet sumptuous...
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Gene Kelly - Dancin' with Myself
So I should've posted this ages ago and I didn't. Sorry. This is a video I whipped up for exhibition at Vividcon's Club Vivid dance party this year. It's a montage of Gene Kelly clips set to Billy...
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52 Perfect Movies: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
"Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?"To a certain extent, this can be said of virtually every film included in this, the 52 Perfect Movies series--but it is especially true of Stanley Kubrick's...
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Putting on a Couple New Additions
Cinema Geek is not just about me and it's not just about my cohort B-Sol. It's about love of cinema in all of its forms (even when we don't like a movie, we talk about it because we love the movies)....
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A Face in the Crowd: Now More than Ever
one pill makes you dumberElia Kazan’s A Face in the Crowd. I can’t help myself from recommending, urging, and cajoling everyone I know to view this masterpiece; now more than ever its message is a...
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52 Perfect Movies: The Odd Couple (1968)
"Now it's garbage."Interestingly enough, when one mentions The Odd Couple, the first thing that comes to the mind of most people is the admittedly amusing 1970s television series starring Jack Klugman...
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Friday Night Films: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
My sister and I have begun a new tradition in our apartment. Every Friday night we resist the temptation to visit some over crowded, smelly bar and instead we watch a Classic movie. I’m not exactly an...
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Signals From Left Field: Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
From Left Field? Just like many of the films I'll discuss, many of the choices I make might come "from left field." I like quirky as much I as like cake, and that's a whole lot, so I hope you enjoy my...
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Obsessed with Doubt
I am obsessed with John Patrick Shanley’s film version of his play, Doubt. Shanley wrote the piece, adapted it for film, and directed as well. I suppose he is just as obsessed. My fascination with...
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Friday Night Films: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
This week our movie night was switched to Sunday. I didn't mind so much as I had finally convinced my sister that we should watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. I had watched the movie for the...
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Friday Night Films: Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967)
I had a hankering to watch a Sidney Poitier film ever since learning about his groundbreaking Oscar win for Lillies of the Field in 1963. My allegiance to Poitier was strong, as I had loved him ever...
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A Flawed Classic: New York, New York
Mention Martin Scorsese to most and visions of Mean Streets, Taxi Drivers and pugilistic Raging Bulls come to mind. To be sure, Scorsese is a master of gritty, crime soaked cinema. So, it is very easy...
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Signals From Left Field: Neverwhere (1996 British TV)
"It's when you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home." ~ Thorton WilderThose words hold a significant truth about...
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Friday Night Films: Singin' In The Rain (1952)
Singin' In the Rain always brings me back to the 6th grade. We were assigned to do a music project on a musician, singer or dancer and present it to the class. While most students were busy planning...
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You’re a whore, darlin’ : Spread
That the final few minutes of director, DavidMackenzie’s film Spread feature a bull frog digesting a mouse, must mean something. I think it was the director’s way of laughing at his audience – his way...
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Radio Days (1987) The Power of Nostalgia
On the rare occasion I get back to my hometown in Cadillac, Michigan, I always stop by G & D Pizza to get what may very well be the best slices of pizza I've ever had. The taste of it takes me back...
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Friday Night Films: Naked Lunch (1991)
For some reason as of yet unknown, I decided recently that it would be a good idea to read William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch. I had previously read all about Cronenberg's adaption in Cronenberg on...
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52 Perfect Movies: Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
"How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can't even trust his own pants..."Upon first viewing Sergio Leone's masterpiece, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, I couldn't help...
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A Few Words on Cinematic Titanic
I was back in Phoenix this weekend to join the family (mother, mother's husband, sister, sister-in-law, sister's mother-in-law) for one of the most delightful stage experiences I've had in a long time:...
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52 Perfect Movies: The Godfather (1972)
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse..."Well, here we are. A while back, I committed myself to this series on what I consider to be absolutely perfect motion pictures...and as far as I'm...
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52 Perfect Movies: The Exorcist (1973)
"I'm the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps."Horror films very often catch a bad rap, particularly from the "mainstream" film community, whatever that even means. The bottom line is, they are often...
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All About Eve (1950)
Last night I had a powerful moment of regret while watching All About Eve on the big screen. For the first time in a long time, I regretted being so young. It’s funny of course that I should be...
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52 Perfect Movies: Young Frankenstein (1974)
"Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain into a 7 1/2 foot tall, 54-inch wide GORILLA?!"When one thinks of a "perfect film", it's more often than not a drama that comes to mind. In the course of...
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Signals From Left Field: Wheels On Meals (1984)
When I was a wee lad, I saw Jackie Chan in 1981's Cannonball Run and immediately became a fan of his infinitely kinetic, often comedic style of martial arts. I'd use my limited resources to see him in...
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James Bond is Invincible
It's probably no surprise to anyone here that I'm a big fan of James Bond (even if he is a bit problematic -- especially in the much-beloved Connery films).I made this little video for our favorite...
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