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Tag Archives: Hereafter
Hereafter’s special effects and the real tsunami
In recommending Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter as my DVD of the Week, I mentioned the amazing tsunami scene at the beginning of the film. You can easily find and watch this sequence on YouTube by searching for “Hereafter tsunami”. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Rants and Ruminations
Tagged Academy Awards, Clint Eastwood, Hereafter, movie recommendations, Movies, Oscars, Scanline VFX, special effects, tsunami
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Movies to See Right Now
The Must See film right now is The Adjustment Bureau, a first rate love story embedded in the action thriller genre. The Music Never Stopped is a crowd pleaser that opens this weekend. Cedar Rapids is a fun and unpretentious … Continue reading
DVD of the Week: Hereafter (and its tsunami)
For the first time, Clint Eastwood ventures into the supernatural with the story of three people and their individual experiences with death. It’s also a departure for screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon, The Damned United). The most skeptical, nonspiritual … Continue reading
2010 in Movies: The Year’s Best Movies
Here’s my list of the best films of 2010: 1) Winter’s Bone; 2) Toy Story 3; 3) The Social Network; 4) The Secrets in their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos); 5) Rabbit Hole; 6) Black Swan; 7) A Prophet … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Lists, Rants and Ruminations
Tagged A Prophet, Ajami, Another Year, Best Movies of 2010, Black Swan, Carlos, El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Fair Game, Fish Tank, Hereafter, Inception, Inside Job, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, La fille du RER, Mademoiselle Chambon, movie recommendations, Movies, Rabbit Hole, Solitary Man, Sweetgrass, The Fighter, The Ghost Writer, The Girl on the Train, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The King's Speech, The Secrets in their Eyes, The Social Network, The Tillman Story, top ten movies, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Un Prophete, Winter’s Bone
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Movies to See Right Now – Updated
The best of the recent films is Fair Game, the Valerie Plame/Joe Wilson story with Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. Morning Glory is a passable comedy, as is Love and Other Drugs. There are some Must See films still kicking … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Movie Recommendations
Tagged Annie Hall, Black Swan, Easy Rider, Fair Game, Hereafter, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inside Job, Love and Other Drugs, Mademoiselle Chambon, Morning Glory, movie recommendations, Movies, Stagecoach, The Caine Mutiny, The Social Network, The Town., Toy Story 3, Winter's Bone
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Updated Movies to See Right Now
The Must See films in theaters this week remain Inside Job and The Social Network. Hereafter and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest are also good choices. Morning Glory (more tomorrow) is a passable comedy. Charles Ferguson’s brilliant documentary … Continue reading
This week’s Movies to See Right Now
The Must See films in theaters this week remain Inside Job and The Social Network. Hereafter and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest are also good choices. Charles Ferguson’s brilliant documentary Inside Job may be the most important movie … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Weekly Movie Recommendations
Tagged Fair Game, Harlan County USA, Hereafter, Howl, I've Loved You So Long, Inside Job, Leaving, movie recommendations, Movies, Partir, Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Crimson Kimono, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The Social Network, The Town., Toy Story 3, Welcome to the Rileys, Winter's Bone
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Movies to See Right Now – updated for this week
Charles Ferguson’s brilliant documentary Inside Job may be the most important movie of the year. It is a harsh but fair explanation of the misdeeds that led to the recent near-collapse of the global financial system. Unexpectedly, the film begins … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Ferguson, Fair Game, Hereafter, Howl, Inside Job, Lisbeth Salander, M, Metropolis, movie recommendations, Movies, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The Set-Up, The Social Network, The Town., Toy Story 3, Welcome to the Rileys, Winter's Bone
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New Movies to See Right Now
Charles Ferguson’s brilliant documentary Inside Job may be the most important movie of the year. It is a harsh but fair explanation of the misdeeds that led to the recent near-collapse of the global financial system. Unexpectedly, the film begins … Continue reading
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