Aug 03 2010
Once more, we here at AustinCinephile are arrogant enough to try to categorize this ever-expansive amalgam of cinematic achievements into finite lists. For this posting we’re taking it straight to the heart as we identify some of our favorite flicks from different genres. The rules are simple: pick any ten genres and identify the film [...]
Filed In: Lists
Tags: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Aguirre the Wrath of God, Almost Famous, Batman, Batman Begins, Daniel Metz, Desperate Living, Die Hard, Full Metal Jacket, Goodfellas, Horse Feathers, Mean Girls, Michael Thielvoldt, Once Upon a Time in the West, Open Range, Seven Samurai, Singin' in the Rain, Spiderman 2, Star Wars: A New Hope, Stephen Jannise, Superman: The Movie, Take the Money and Run, The Aviator, The Dark Knight, The Exorcist, The Girl Can't Help It, The Godfather, The Image, The Jazz Singer, The Maltese Falcon, The Omen, The Proposition, The Public Enemy, The Punishment of Anne, The Shining, The Squid and the Whale, The Terminator, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Thin Man, Unforgiven, X-Men 2, Yojimbo
Feb 26 2010
After reading Michael’s very thoughtful review of Shutter Island, I feel the need to offer a rebuttal. Michael’s review, while repeatedly insisting that the film is a success, is on the whole quite negative. I say he sells the film short. I can’t let that stand because the film is, in fact, the best [...]
Filed In: Reviews
Tags: Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Greenberg, House of 1000 Corpses, Jackie Earle Haley, John Carroll Lynch, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Shutter Island, Sidney Lumet, The Exorcist, The Pawnbroker, The Shining, The Silence of the Lambs
