Recent content by Nick C.

Like a few folks have said, a favorite movie is comfort food, something that can be revisited and enjoyed time and time again...with that in mind, mine would likely be the Shawshank Redemption or Pride and Prejudice (2005), both eternally optimistic and centered around enduring relationships...

What do folks think of that awkward romantic undertone with Mark (Bateman) and Juno? Especially during the basement scene. The phone call and horror movie watching scenes were fine, but the dancing, then Mark revealing his plans to leave Vanessa and being surprised Juno didn't support the...

Helluva year for great films, definitely better than last year's selection, even without PTA, Fincher, the Coens, or Tarantino reaching new career highs. Culled a tentative top 10 from ~100 films over the course of the year, per 2007 NY/LA release dates (I'll dig up the list from the Track...

me too!

Caught three brilliant films this weekend, Once was a charming musical, Knocked Up surprised me in fulfilling months of critical praise, and Away From Her makes me want to have a 45 year old marriage

Artistic clout only takes you...not very far, since it's not worth any $$$ ;). That's why he's had a 4+ year break after Panic Room. The clout a great director/auteur maintains usually comes in the form of A-list actors wanting to work with him, propelling a project to the front of the studio's...

Have you caught Rear Window yet? My favorite Hitchcock!

Some local theaters in the east SF Bay Area... Landmark Shattuck Cinemas, Berkeley With 10 screens, this used to be the premiere mini-plex for art house and limited releases in the east/south bay, but competition in the south bay and across the bridge in San Francisco have surpassed their...

Lots of great dark comedy or "dramedy"'s out there. Some fun ones: Dr. Strangelove, Ghost World, The Player, Fargo, and Gross Pointe Blank. Specifically involving dysfunctional families, the standard would be, for me, The Royal Tenenbaums, and to a lesser degree, The Squid and the Whale. Just...

Updated, the final time?, the old top 10, adding Letters from Iwo Jima. Although I've yet to see Inland Empire, I've never been enamored with Lynch, so this update is pretty much it.

Check these out http://entertainment.howstuffworks.c...stribution.htm http://money.cnn.com/2002/03/08/smbusiness/q_movies/ http://www.slate.com/id/2133612/

Updated/added the ol' list

2007 Film List US (NYC/LA) release date out of 4 * 1408 *1/2 2 Days in Paris ** 300 *1/2 A Mighty Heart ** After the Wedding *** Air Guitar Nation **1/2 Away From Her ***1/2 Blades of Glory ** Boss of It All *1/2 Bourne Ultimatum, The *** Breach **1/2 Bridge to Terebithia **1/2...

Go ahead, mate, I'm waiting for one myself :)