Taking Another Break

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December Movies

1st Time Watches

Terms Of Endearment

Year: 1983

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: James L. Brooks

Actors: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jeff Daniels, Jack Nicholson

My Rating: 3.5/5

 

 

A Christmas Tale

Year: 2008

Rating: R

Genre: Foreign/Drama

Director: Arnaud Desplechin

Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Anne Consigny, Mathieu Amalric, Melvile Poupaud

My Rating: 3.5/5

 

 

Christmas Cottage

Year: 2008

Rating: PG

Genre: Drama

Director: Michael Campus

Actors: Jared Padalecki, Marcia Gay Harden, Peter O'Toole, Chris Elliott

My Rating: 3/5

 

 

Sabrina

Year: 1954

Rating: G

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance

Director: Billy Wilder

Actors: Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Humphry Bogart

My Rating: 3/5

 

Life Of Pi

Year: 2012

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Adventure/Drama

Director: Ang Lee

Actors: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall

My Rating: 4/5

 

 

Rushmore

Year: 1998

Rating: R

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Wes Anderson

Actors: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Mason Gamble

My Rating: 3.5/5

 

The Crying Game
Year: 1992
Rating: R
Genre: Drama/Thriller/Romance
Director: Neil Jordan
Actors: Stephen Rea, Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson,
My Rating: 4/5


 

Rewatches

 

The Ladykillers

Year: 2004

Rating: R

Genre: Dark Comedy/Crime

Directors: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Actors: Irma P. Hall, Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst

My Rating: 3/5

 

 

Grumpy Old Men

Year: 1993

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comedy

Director: Donald Petrie

Actors: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith

My Rating: 3/5

 

 

The Pirates! Band Of Misfits

Year: 2012

Rating: PG

Genre: Comedy/Animated

Directors: Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt

Voice Actors: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant

My Rating: 3.5/5

 

 

The Sunshine Boys

Year: 1975

Rating: PG

Genre: Comedy

Director: Herbert Ross

Actors: Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin

My Rating: 3/5

 

 

Magic Mike

Year: 2012

Rating: R

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Actors: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn

My Rating: 3.5/5

 

 

Certified Copy

Year: 2011

Genre: Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Actors: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell

My Rating: 4/5

 

 

Elf

Year: 2003

Rating: PG

Genre: Comedy/Holiday/Family

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Will Ferrell, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel

My Rating: 3/5

 

A Christmas Story
Year: 1983
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy/Holiday
Director: Bob Clark
Actors: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Ian Petrella
My Rating: 4/5

 

 

The Commitments
Year: 1991
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Music
Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Robert Arkins, Glen Hansard
My Rating: 4/5



Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Year: 1975
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
My Rating: 4/5



You've Got Mail
Year: 1998
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director: Nora Ephron
Actors: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey
My Rating: 3.5/5

 

 

Chronicle
Year: 2012
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama/Thriller
Director: Josh Trank
Actors: Dane DeHann, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan
My Rating: 4/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Top Ten Favorite Movies Of 2012 (So Far)

Here are my top ten favorite movies of 2012 so far. I'll make a complete list when I've seen more movies, probably sometime next year.

10. The Avengers (Director: Joss Whedon)

 

9. Magic Mike (Director: Steven Soderbergh)

8. Ted (Director: Seth McFarlane)

 

7. Life Of Pi (Director: Ang Lee)

 

6.  8 (Director: Rob Reiner)

 

5. Take This Waltz (Director: Sarah Polley)

 

4. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Director: John Madden)

 

3. Being Flynn (Director: Paul Weitz)

 

 

2. Chronicle (Director: Josh Trank)

 



1. Ruby Sparks (Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)

Movie Review-Adam And Paul

 

Rating-R

Director-Lenny Abrahmson

Actors-Mark O'Halloran, Tom Murphy

Genre-Comedy/Drama

Year-2004

 

 

“Adam And Paul” is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. It follows two Dublin heroin addicts, Adam (Mark O’Halloran) and Paul (Tom Murphy), through one day and night as they try to get drugs. Adam is the smarter one, and is always planning schemes for Paul to carry out that are usually backfiring. Through the course of the day, Adam and Paul run into old friends and family who want to avoid them, small-time criminals, and other acquaintances. This movie might seem extremely depressing, and while it honestly shows the main characters’ sad lives, there are also unexpected moments of humour. There were times while I was watching the movie when I thought Adam and Paul reminded me of Vladimir and Estragon, the main characters in the Samuel Beckett play, “Waiting For Godot”. The movie’s screenplay, which Mark O’Halloran wrote, is wonderful. The screenplay, as well as the fantastic acting by Mark O’Halloran and Tom Murphy, helped make the characters feel very real. “Adam And Paul” is available to watch on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDxgtOsv6G0, and I really recommend it.

 

My Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The Greatest Film Performances I've Seen

 

These are the best film performances I've ever seen in chronological order. This list might be updated later.

Maria Falconetti as Joan Of Arc in "The Passion Of Joan Of Arc" (1928)



 



Bette Davis as Margo Channing in "All About Eve" (1950)



 

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950)

 

 



Malcolm McDowell as Alex in "A Clockwork Orange" (1971)

 

 

Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in "The Godfather" (1972)

 

 

Al Pacino as Sonny Wortzik in "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975)

 

 

Jack Nicholson as R.P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)

 

 

Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Johnson in "The Color Purple" (1985)

 

 

Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious in "Sid & Nancy" (1986)

 

Richard E. Grant as Withnail in "Withnail & I" (1987)

 

Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown in "My Left Foot" (1989)

 

 

Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in "Malcolm X" (1992)

 

 

Holly Hunter as Ada McGrath in "The Piano" (1993)

 

Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (1993)

 

 

 

Edward Norton as Derek Vinyard in "American History X" (1998)

 

 

 

Roberto Benigni as Guido Orefice in "Life Is Beautiful" (1998)

 

 

Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena in "Boys Don't Cry" (1999)

 

 

Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffee in "The Green Mile" (1999)

 

 

Ewen Bremner as Julien in "Julien Donkey-Boy" (1999)

 

 

Bjork as Selma Jezkova in "Dancer In The Dark" (2000)

 

 

Ellen Burstyn as Sara Goldfarb in "Requiem For A Dream" (2000)

 

 

Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman in "The Pianist" (2002)

 

 

Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in "Ray" (2004)

 

 

Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake in "Vera Drake" (2004)

 

 

Ellen Page as Haley Stark in "Hard Candy" (2005)

 

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Neil  in "Mysterious Skin" (2005)

 

 

Emile Hirsch as Chris McCandless in "Into The Wild" (2007)

 

 

Marion Cottilard as Edith Piaf in "La Vie En Rose" (2007)

 

 

Heath Ledger as The Joker in "The Dark Knight" (2008)

 

 

Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands in "Hunger" (2008)

 

 

Christoph Waltz as Col. Hans Landa in "Inglourious Basterds" (2009)

 

 

Mo'Nique as Mary Jones in "Precious" (2009)

 

 

Claire Danes as Temple Grandin in "Temple Grandin" (2010)

 

 

Paul Giamatti as Barney Panofsky in "Barney's Version" (2011)

 

Michael Fassbender as Brandon Sullivan in "Shame" (2011)