Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) - Nerdy musician Nick (Michael Cera) is in love with alpha girl Tris (Alexis Dziena). Sadly for him they went out for 6 months, she cheated on him the whole time and then dumped him. Nick is still mooning over her and sends her mix CDs of indie rock... Continue Reading →
The Next Three Days (2010) - A community college English professor decides to risk it all to break his wife our of prison. She's been convicted of killing her boss but denies any guilt. All the appeals have failed and she has attempted suicide he begins to plan a jail break. The journey takes him... Continue Reading →
Tortilla Soup (2001) A retired Mexican American chef and the father of 3 adult daughters tries to find a way through life. They are all looking for love and struggling with new directions. Along they way they find their anchors in their family. So what's the worst thing I can say about this movie? It's... Continue Reading →
Goodbye Mr. Chips (MGM 1969) - Based on the novel of the same name by James Hilton (review) this is the story of the modestly talented but much beloved Mr. Chipping, an instructor at the Brookfield School in England. The book is a brief (40 pages!), sentimental look at the public school (what we Americans... Continue Reading →
Spartacus (1960) - A highly fictionalized version of the slave uprising in 73 B.C.E. led by a gladiator named Spartacus. Rising against the Roman Republic an army of slaves gives the Roman legions just about everything they can handle. Sigh. This is one of those movies I'm supposed to like. It has a classic line... Continue Reading →
Hudson Hawk (1991) - Eddie Hawkins, a.k.a. the Hudson Hawk (Bruce Willis), is the greatest cat burglar of all time. He's just been released at the end of a 10 year stretch and is ready to go straight. But a couple of lunatic billionaires with dreams ruling the world blackmail him into stealing the pieces... Continue Reading →
Le Mans (1971) - How is this not the greatest movie of all time? It has Steve McQueen and race cars. It is one of the greatest auto racing movies of all time. OK, it's NOT the greatest movie of all time. But it is a stunning racing movie. The first thing you need to... Continue Reading →
Men in Black 3 - (2012) One of Agent K's (Tommie Lee Jones) old enemies breaks out of prison and time travels to the past to get revenge by killing K before the arrest takes place. Agent J (Will Smith) follows the trail and works with the younger Agent K (Josh Brolin) to defeat the... Continue Reading →
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) - Young Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale) finds herself orphaned and with only 100 pounds income a year. Her solution? To live with (and off of) her distant relatives. Somewhat to her chagrin the likeliest candidate is a distant branch of the family who claim that they wronged her father. The Starkadders... Continue Reading →
RED 2 (2013) - The world's premier geriatric band of undercover specialists team up again to track down and neutralize a potential nuclear bomb. Let's face it, what makes this movie and its predecessor so much fun has very little to do with the plot. This is about the characters and some fun dialogue. Frank... Continue Reading →
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