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Part IV Fall Movie Preview - December

We are into the final push for the year. This is the time when films get that Oscar buzz and movies you have never heard of get released in two theaters some time after Christmas just so they are eligible for this year’s round of awards shows. That is not to say that there isn’t [Read More …]

King Kong

King Kong is in a word magnificent. This is the reason filmmakers make movies and it is the reason that the rest of us go see films. To be caught up in the spectacle of a world that is so different than our own, to be invested in the accomplishments and defeats of the characters [Read More …]

Walk the Line

Walk the Line is the latest in the flurry of biographies of celebrities made into films. This biopic is about the Man in Black, country singer Johnny Cash. Walk the Line is the best of this recent trend due to magnificent performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Johnny Cash and June Carter. Combine [Read More …]

Notorious

Notorious is a classic Hitchcock film from the time when he concentrated on story and substance rather than pop-art stylism. Not to knock some of his later important films but I find my favorites to be the polished gems from the 1940s like Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt, and Suspicion over later films like Vertigo, [Read More …]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the best of the Harry Potter films thus far. It is an amazing feat of writing, directing, and editing to take a beloved book that checks in at around 740 pages and melt it into a two and a half hour film while remaining true to the [Read More …]

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