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Mah Nakorn (Citizen Dog) (2004)
Mah Nakorn (Citizen Dog) (2004)
filmforager.blogspot.com — After reading about its Amelie -esque qualities, I immediately wanted to check out Citizen Dog from Thai director Wisit Sasanatieng, an adaptation of a book by his wife, Koynuch. Shy country boy Pod (Mahasamut Boonyaruk) moves to Bangkok despite his grandmother's insistence that he'll grow a ... (more) Mah Nakorn (Citizen Dog) (2004)
(Untitled) (2009)
(Untitled) (2009)
filmforager.blogspot.com — A comedy about contemporary art? My goodness, that is an exciting prospect. (Untitled) stars Adam Goldberg as misunderstood sound artist Adrian Jacobs, whose bizarre atonal music alienates his peers. His brother Josh (Eion Bailey) is an artist as well, painting friendly, unassuming abstract ... (more) (Untitled) (2009)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
filmforager.blogspot.com — Seeing how much I enjoy movies about ladies and movies about road trips, I figured the rare combination of those two would be perfect for me. In Thelma & Louise , the eponymous duo are best friends attempting a temporary escape from their boring lives and significant others for a weekend ... (more) Thelma & Louise (1991)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
filmforager.blogspot.com — I saw the Harry Potter exhibition at Boston's Museum of Science this weekend, and afterward all my mom, grandma, and I wanted to do was hang out and watch the movies. We sat down for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , which I hadn't seen for years, and I found myself able to be both more ... (more) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
filmforager.blogspot.com — I guess this movie is based on a true story. Huh. After his wife leaves him, small-town journalist Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) decides to go to Iraq to report from the front, with the hope he'll prove himself more manly and useful. He ends up crossing the border into the country with Lyn ... (more) The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
filmforager.blogspot.com — Next up in our "fluffy romantic comedies" marathon was Bridget Jones's Diary , because we love England, Colin Firth, and Jane Austen. Bridget (RenĂ©e Zellweger) is a thirtysomething "singleton" who works for a London publishing house. At Christmas, her pushy mother (Gemma Jones) introduces her ... (more) Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
The Rape of Europa (2006)
The Rape of Europa (2006)
filmforager.blogspot.com — When Hitler came to power, he sought to reclaim truly "Germanic" art, as well as masterpieces of previous centuries, for an elaborate museum in his hometown of Linzt. He called upon experts to compile lists of desirable art works held in European museums, and dedicated his military forces to ... (more) The Rape of Europa (2006)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
filmforager.blogspot.com — My housemate and I have recently admitted our deep-seated guilty love of all things romantic comedy. I am well aware of their many stereotypical and often sexist problems, but I can't it: sometimes I just really like to stop thinking for two hours while I watch a light-hearted romance with ... (more) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
filmforager.blogspot.com — Despite the disappointment of the first Mad Max , I was ready to give the second one a chance. These movies have to be famous for a reason, right? Set in a dystopian Australia that's fleshed out better than the first film (there's a severe oil shortage which leads to a destructive world war), ... (more) Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
filmforager.blogspot.com — Excuse my cussing, but Holy Shit, Sunset Blvd is phenomenal. I can't believe it took me this long to see it, because if I had watched it years ago I could have seen it 20 times by now. Failing screenwriter Joe Gillis (Warren Holden) narrates the tale of the months leading up to his murder, ... (more) Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Assassination of a High School President (2008)
Assassination of a High School President (2008)
filmforager.blogspot.com — A neo-noir about privileged high schoolers? Assassination of a High School President 's set-up is appealing, but also impossible to watch and not compare to the near-perfect Brick . Aspiring young journalist and general dork Bobby Funke (Reece Thompson) is asked by the editor of the school ... (more) Assassination of a High School President (2008)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
filmforager.blogspot.com — Come Halloween time, my housemates and I were for some reason really in the mood for Hocus Pocus , which held fond memories for us of younger, carefree days. In the much-mythologized, colonial Salem, Massachusetts, the Sanderson sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) ... (more) Hocus Pocus (1993)
Pontypool (2008)
Pontypool (2008)
filmforager.blogspot.com — Just in time for Halloween, I got to see the creatively terrifying Pontypool . Set in a basement radio station during a heavy snowstorm, the story examines how formerly-big-time talk radio personality Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie), his no-nonsense producer Sydney (Lisa Houle), and their ... (more) Pontypool (2008)
Coco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) (2009)
Coco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) (2009)
filmforager.blogspot.com — My mother visited last weekend, and, citing that she hadn't seen a movie in theaters since Harry Potter , I thought a French film about fashion and romance might be a good mother-daughter outing. Coco Before Chanel traces the early life of the famous designer, played with fervor by Audrey ... (more) Coco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) (2009)
Banlieue 13 (District B13)
Banlieue 13 (District B13)
filmforager.blogspot.com — After seeing Taken , I checked out Pierre Morel's other film District B13 , which was highly recommended by my associate . Set in a not-so-distant future in which certain areas of Paris have been sealed off by the government so that their slums and gang violence won't affect the rest of the ... (more) Banlieue 13 (District B13)
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