Running Time: 100 minutesDirected By: Gillian ArmstrongWritten By: Eleanor Witcombe, from novel by Miles FranklinMain Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max CullenClick here to view the trailerNEEDS SALTSo I've been away from the blog for nearly a week now and that's probably going to be the norm until I really get back into the swing of things. I'm just too tired throughout the week to give the attention required to a movie,...
Running Time: 108 minutesDirected By: Claude ChabrolWritten By: Claude Chabrol, Colo Tavernier, from novel by Francis SzpinerMain Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Francois Cluzet, Nils Tavernier, Marie Trintignant, Lolita ChammahClick here to view the trailerFRENCH WHORES AND ABORTIONSHey, don't hate on me for that subtitle - that's really the subject matter! Finally got sent this one from Netflix after months of it being on a "very long wait" and I have...
Running Time: 101 minutesDirected By: Thorold DickinsonWritten By: Peter Frye, Zvi KolitzMain Cast: Edward Mulhare, Michael Wager, Margalit Oved, Arik Lavie, Michael ShilloBeen watching The Leftovers, the new series on HBO and my intrigue grows more and more each week. My wife and I have become TV junkies lately, basically ready to give any new series' a chance, loading our DVR with as much as it can hold. So when The Leftovers started last month,...
Running Time: 95 minutesDirected By: Terrence MalickWritten By: Terrence MalickMain Cast: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Robert J. WilkeClick here to view the trailerBeen re-watching Oz on HBO on Demand with my wife, since she's never seen it and am being reminded of just how awesome that series was! I still remember discovering it for the first time, on recommendation from my brother (add another one to that ever growing list)...
Running Time: 93 minutesDirected By: Terrence MalickWritten By: Terrence MalickMain Cast: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, Alan VintClick here to view the trailerNote: Finally finished off Fargo (TV Series) and I have to say it was fantastic! Seriously, this was a great homage to the film and you could really tell that the creators of the show had utmost respect for the Coen's film. I've heard mixed reports on whether or not...
Running Time: 94 minutesDirected By: Vittorio De SicaWritten By: Vittorio Bonicelli, from novel by Giorgio BassaniMain Cast: Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Helmut Berger, Fabio Testi, Romolo ValliLAST REVELRIESToday's my day off and I woke up extra early this morning to greet my wife lying beside me, as we both decided to do our own thing for a little while. Her watching her shows and me opting to tick another film off of the 1001 list, which...
Running Time: 142 minutesDirected By: Volker SchlondorffWritten By: Jean-Claude Carriere, Gunter Grass, Franz Seitz, Volker Schlondorff, from novel by Gunter GrassMain Cast: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Daniel Olbrychski, Katharina ThalbachClick here to view the trailerJUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU'D SEEN IT ALL...I think this is the longest I've waited in between watching a movie and writing the review. I actually finished The Tin Drum...
Hey Ma, look at me...I'm versatile!Isn't it something when people FAR more talented than you recognize you for a job well done? Well, that's exactly what's happened here as Karen Burroughs Hansberry of Shadows & Satin - a FANTASTIC blog that you NEED to be reading and bookmarking - passed along to me the Versatile Blogger Award. A big thank you to Karen and please, do check her out on the interwebs, be it at her blog or on Twitter @TheDarkPages....
Running Time: 124 minutesDirected By: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Quentin TarantinoWritten By: Frank Miller, based on his graphic novelsMain Cast: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson, Jessica AlbaClick here to view the trailerWHAT IS A "SIN OF OMISSION"?As noted many times in the recent past here at the "1001 Movies I (Apparently) Must See Before I Die" blog, in the next 12 - 18 months the ultimate goal of this blog will transform...