Category: Movie Recommendations

Quote from Gook by Keith: “Look around us, yo.  Nobody watching over us.  It’s just us.” Writer and Director: Justin Chon Major Cast: Simone Baker, Justin Chon, Curtiss Cook. Jr, David So, Trinecia Moore-Pernell, Sang Chon, and Cesar Garcia MPAA Rating: Not Rated Running Time: one hour and 34 minutes ******* This movie is a

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Quote from Control by Ian Curtis: “Existence. Well, what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future. The present is well out of hand.” Producers: Iain Canning, Anton Corbijn, Deborah Curtis, Todd Eckert, Lizzie Francke, Megumi Fukasawa, Peter Heslop, Satoru Iseki, Akira Ishii, Korda

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There were 33,493 movies released in the 1980s according to IMDb.  I was going to narrow it down by the major genres according to AFI, but that doesn’t work since I’ve only seen a few animated movies from this time.  I definitely need more than two to have a list of five in every genre. 

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Now that we are done bringing back 80s fashion and trends for the most part, we have crept into the 90s finally.  Back then, semi established writers/directors were casting their nets wider in Hollywood such as Jane Campion, Kevin Smith, Amy Heckerling, Quentin Tarantino, Mira Nair, Gus Van Sant, and Joel and Ethan Coen, Sofia

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Quote from Macbeth by Lady Macbeth: “This is the very painting of your fear.” Producers: Jenny Borgars, Iain Canning, Olivier Courson, Laura Hastings-Smith, Danny Perkins, Rosa Romero, Tessa Ross, Emile Sherman, Andrew Sherman, Andrew Warren, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein Director: Justin Kurzel Writers: Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie (screenplay) and William Shakespeare (play)

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As we are in the first week of 2019, here are ten movies based on real life where by the end of any of them, you should be a little bit inspired. 127 Hours (2010) is about Aron Ralston who finds himself trapped while hiking Blue John Canyon in Utah.  It is based from his

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It’s December and another year almost finished. For the first time in a long time, I will be in another state from which I live for the holidays. I finally watched It’s a Wonderful Life and The Hebrew Hammer along with a few more I’ve never seen. I admit some were better than others so

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Quote from The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll: “You’re growing up.  And rain sort of remains on the branches of a tree that will someday rule the Earth.  And it’s good that here is rain.  It clears the month of your sorry rainbow expressions, and it clears the streets of the silent armies… so we

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Quote from Trumbo by Dalton Trumbo: (challenging John Wayne) “If you’re gonna talk about World War II as if you personally won it, let’s be clear where you were stationed – on a film set, shooting blanks, wearing makeup, and if you’re going to hit me, I’d like to take off my glasses.” Quote from

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I randomly picked ten movies from my shelves.  Here they are without any order and with very short summaries. 1 Nine (2009) is a musical drama about an egotistical Italian film director who tries to find balance with his personal and professional lives.  Daniel Day-Lewis plays Guido Contini with Sophia Loren as his Mamma. 2

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Quote from Paddington by Aunt Lucy : “Mrs. Brown says that in London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in.  I think she might be right – because although I don’t look like anyone else, I really do feel at home.  I’ll never be like other people, but that’s alright because I’m

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