Wednesday, June 13, 2012

20 Moments Of Cinematic Awesomeness


Here is my list of "20 Moments Of Cinematic Awesomeness", a list of movie scenes I love. It was inspired by Ruth's list at http://splendidandlovely.blogspot.ca/2012/04/twenty-moments-of-cinematic-awesomeness.html#!/2012/04/twenty-moments-of-cinematic-awesomeness.html. Some of these scenes may include spoilers:

The singalong scene in "Magnolia".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC96_vph-oI



The opening scene of "The Social Network".



Batman interrogates The Joker in "The Dark Knight".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohU16OiduUs



The ending of "City Lights".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHBHdYgg9fI



Celine performs the song she wrote for Jesse in "Before Sunset".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-uYckLEWY



The adrenaline shot scene in "Pulp Fiction".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_oxnXozkCc



Mickey's story to Holly in "Hannah And Her Sisters".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftiIPJky_Vs



Carl and Ellie's marriage in "Up".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PD7qi8VK_o



Olive performs her routine in "Little Miss Sunshine".



The ending of "Cinema Paradiso".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TflvNm22cpk



The first musical number in "Dancer In The Dark".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k72L2ZzfKT0



The ending of "The 400 Blows".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4jGNoag_1g



The opening scene of "Trainspotting".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Naf_WiEb9Qs



The ending of "It's A Wonderful Life".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMrdMhaef4U



The bar stand-off in "Inglourious Basterds".



The conversation between Bobby Sands and the priest in "Hunger".


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Mia dances with her mother and sister in "Fish Tank".



The ending of "The Usual Suspects".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkyIWJjyX_4



Withnail and Marwood drunk in the tea room in "Withnail & I".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m6LhZJdCQY



The campfire debate in "Stand By Me".
Watch the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Ze9T40gqg

Friday, June 1, 2012

May Movies



1st-Time Watches

Poetry
Year: 2011
Rating: R
Genre: Foreign/Drama
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Actors: Jeong-hie Yun, Da-wit Lee
My Rating: 3.5/5


Thor
Year: 2011
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman
My Rating: 3/5

X-Men: First Class
Year: 2011
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Actors: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Bacon
My Rating:  3.5/5

Bullets Over Broadway
Year: 1994
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy/Crime
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, Tracey Ullman
My Rating: 4/5

For Your Consideration
Year: 2006
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Actors: Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy
My Rating: 3/5

Iron Man
Year: 2008
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Faverau
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Terrance Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges
My Rating: 3/5

A Fish Called Wanda
Year: 1988
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy/Crime
Director: Charles Chrichton
Actors: Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, John Cleese
My Rating: 3.5/5

Lost In Translation
Year: 2003
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Director: Sofia Coppola
Actors: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson
My Rating: 3/5


A Time To Kill
Year: 1996
Rating: R
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Sandra Bullock
My Rating: 3.5/5



In The Loop
Year: 2009
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Director: Armando Iannucci
Actors: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky
My Rating: 3/5



Weekend
Year: 2011
Rating: R
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Andrew Haigh
Actors: Tom Cullen, Chris New
My Rating: 4/5



The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Year: 2012
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: John Madden
Actors: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel
My Rating: 3.5/5


Rewatches

Red State
Year: 2011
Rating: R
Genre: Horror/Drama/Action
Director: Kevin Smith
Actors: Michael Angarano, Nicholas Braun, Kyle Gallner, Michael Parks, Melissa Leo
My Rating: 4/5



Jane Eyre
Year: 2011
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Cary Fukunaga
Actors: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Jamie Bell
My Rating: 4/5


Fish Tank
Year: 2010
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrea Arnold
Actors: Katie Jarvis, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths, Michael Fassbender
My Rating: 4/5


The Dreamers
Year: 2003
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors: Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel
My Rating: 4/5


Taken
Year: 2009
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Pierre Morel
Actors: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
My Rating: 2/5


Chronicle
Year: 2012
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama/Thriller
Director: Josh Trank
Actors: Dane DeHann, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan
My Rating: 3.5/5


Little Miss Sunshine
Year: 2006
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Actors: Greg Kinnear, Toni Colette, Steve Carrell, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano
My Rating: 4/5



Black Irish
Year: 2007
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Director: Brad Gann
Actors: Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Melissa Leo, Tom Guiry, Emily Van Camp
My Rating: 4/5



Bridesmaids
Year: 2011
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Feig
Actors: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy
My Rating: 4/5



The Sunshine Boys
Year: 1975
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Actors: Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin
My Rating: 3/5