June movies
Bright Future - another offbeat Japanese film
Batman Forever - campy, that's about all I can say!
The Meaning of Life - I've seen this so many times but it always cracks me up. I love the Pythons.
Radio Days - one of my favorite Woody Allens
Solaris - one of our favorite science fiction movies, holds up well. Some things seemed clearer this time, even. We'll see what I think next viewing.
Curse of the Jade Scorpion - an enjoyable recent Woody Allen
Decalogue - we're not through these yet. Mondo depressing. This is the 10 episode series that Kieslowski made for tv in Poland. Each episode deals with one (or more) of the ten commandments.
Ocean's Eleven - instead of taking a chance on Thirteen, we stayed home and watched our DVD of Eleven. Great fun.
Manhattan Murder Mystery - another Woody, another one of my favorites
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - campy, but fun. Very stylish visuals.
Out of Sight - the best film adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, hands down. I love this movie.
Bobby - hmmm. This was too melodramatic and too choppy for me.
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi - the first one is such fun, and how is it possible that it's been 30 years?!?! I still like Empire a lot and I still think Jedi is the weakest. Had fun watching again, though.
Breach - Suspenseful tale of a young FBI agent tasked with helping to take down our most notorious spy. Really complex and well done.
The Good German - what was this? I just couldn't get into this. Tobey Maguire as the junior thug just seemed laughable and I couldn't recover. Cate Blanchett was marvelous, of course, but this just didn't work for me.
Wedding Crashers - this is so funny. I can't believe how hard I laugh every time I see this.
Wire in the Blood - a British TV series adaptation of Val McDermid's Hill/Jordan novels. We watched the two-part episode that covered The Mermaids Singing.
Letters from Iwo Jima - a sad complement to Flags of Our Fathers. A testament to Eastwood's directing abilities.
The Bone Collector - always a good re-run
The Matador - so underrated, this is one of the best comedies of the decade
Inside Man - one of the best bank robbery/heist flicks ever. I love Clive Owen, and Denzel Washington does a great job here.
Volver - enjoyed this even more than the first time, perhaps. One of the best Almodovar films, in my book.
2001: A Space Odyssey - this puts me to sleep every time
Curb Your Enthusiasm - oh, man. These are hilarious. May have to buy these.
Coffee and Cigarettes - always a joy to see Bill Murray drink coffee straight from the pot. The Meg and Jack segment is great, and of course, Cate Blanchett playing herself and her cousin, is phenomenal.
Live Free or Die Hard - well, at least we went for the matinee! Not terrible, but overdone at times. The first one was just so good - jeez, just realized that was at least 20 years ago too. Man. Plus, we got home and found out about the terrorist attack in Glasgow, which made having just watched a silly movie about terrorists seem even less enjoyable. Ah, well.
Batman Forever - campy, that's about all I can say!
The Meaning of Life - I've seen this so many times but it always cracks me up. I love the Pythons.
Radio Days - one of my favorite Woody Allens
Solaris - one of our favorite science fiction movies, holds up well. Some things seemed clearer this time, even. We'll see what I think next viewing.
Curse of the Jade Scorpion - an enjoyable recent Woody Allen
Decalogue - we're not through these yet. Mondo depressing. This is the 10 episode series that Kieslowski made for tv in Poland. Each episode deals with one (or more) of the ten commandments.
Ocean's Eleven - instead of taking a chance on Thirteen, we stayed home and watched our DVD of Eleven. Great fun.
Manhattan Murder Mystery - another Woody, another one of my favorites
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - campy, but fun. Very stylish visuals.
Out of Sight - the best film adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, hands down. I love this movie.
Bobby - hmmm. This was too melodramatic and too choppy for me.
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi - the first one is such fun, and how is it possible that it's been 30 years?!?! I still like Empire a lot and I still think Jedi is the weakest. Had fun watching again, though.
Breach - Suspenseful tale of a young FBI agent tasked with helping to take down our most notorious spy. Really complex and well done.
The Good German - what was this? I just couldn't get into this. Tobey Maguire as the junior thug just seemed laughable and I couldn't recover. Cate Blanchett was marvelous, of course, but this just didn't work for me.
Wedding Crashers - this is so funny. I can't believe how hard I laugh every time I see this.
Wire in the Blood - a British TV series adaptation of Val McDermid's Hill/Jordan novels. We watched the two-part episode that covered The Mermaids Singing.
Letters from Iwo Jima - a sad complement to Flags of Our Fathers. A testament to Eastwood's directing abilities.
The Bone Collector - always a good re-run
The Matador - so underrated, this is one of the best comedies of the decade
Inside Man - one of the best bank robbery/heist flicks ever. I love Clive Owen, and Denzel Washington does a great job here.
Volver - enjoyed this even more than the first time, perhaps. One of the best Almodovar films, in my book.
2001: A Space Odyssey - this puts me to sleep every time
Curb Your Enthusiasm - oh, man. These are hilarious. May have to buy these.
Coffee and Cigarettes - always a joy to see Bill Murray drink coffee straight from the pot. The Meg and Jack segment is great, and of course, Cate Blanchett playing herself and her cousin, is phenomenal.
Live Free or Die Hard - well, at least we went for the matinee! Not terrible, but overdone at times. The first one was just so good - jeez, just realized that was at least 20 years ago too. Man. Plus, we got home and found out about the terrorist attack in Glasgow, which made having just watched a silly movie about terrorists seem even less enjoyable. Ah, well.
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