Cabaret

Posted on September 2, 2010. Filed under: Movies to see before you die, Reviews | Tags: , , , , , |

Having been raised on musicals, it has often surprised people that I have never seen Cabaret. I finally got around to rectifying that. It’s very hard to write about Cabaret without comparing it to Chicago.  The musical style is similar and that Bob Fosse choreography is unmistakable.  It was the music that finally got me [...]

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Quote of the Day

Posted on July 18, 2009. Filed under: Quote of the Day | Tags: , , , , , |

I’m debating whether or not I can post about this since it’s not technically a movie.  So here’s a quote instead: “It’s curtains for you Dr. Horrible.  Lacy, gently wafting curtains.” More people need to be exposed to the genius that is this film/mini-series/web phenomenon so here’s the official website.  (And here’s the not so [...]

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99

Posted on May 24, 2009. Filed under: Movies to see before you die, Ramblings | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Following up on my Ramble about the genius of Tim Burton, I wanted to write another post about a director with an equally distinctive style, namely Baz Luhrmann.  Over the last month I’ve watched 3 out of 4 of his major hit movies, all of them linked by his trademark fast pace cinematography and hyper [...]

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Quote of the *Valentine’s* Day

Posted on February 14, 2009. Filed under: Quote of the Day | Tags: , |

I’m not a fan of the soppy stuff, but I always thought this was a nice phrase: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”

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Burton+Depp+Elfman=Gothic Genius

Posted on February 3, 2009. Filed under: Movies to see before you die, Ramblings | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Most people know that Johnny Depp and Tim Burton have collaborated on a lot of films, I can count six but I’m sure I’m missing some .  Often forgotten though is the addition of the incredible Danny Elfman-composer of The Simpsons theme tune, but also author of a number of Burton’s scores. Tim Burton has [...]

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 29, 2009. Filed under: Quote of the Day | Tags: , |

I might not have this word perfect, correct me if I’m wrong: -”We got a full tank of gas, a half pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses…” -”HIT IT!”

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It’s just a jump to the left….

Posted on January 27, 2009. Filed under: Movies to see before you die | Tags: , , , , , , |

As cult movies go, there’s one that out does them all for obsessive fans, and that’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Cross dressing cinema-goers aside, this film is a brilliant pastiche of the classic horror film, set to music just to throw you off!  The brain child of Richard “Crystal Maze” O’Brien, Rocky Horror takes [...]

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Mamma Mia: Officially the worst film I’ve ever seen.

Posted on January 23, 2009. Filed under: Movies to miss | Tags: , , , , , |

Another chance for me to save you from painful suffering, and this time I don’t think I’ll get  much argument. God knows why this was such a success.  Well, actually, I do know, it was all about nostalgia.  But if you want to reminisce about the 70s stick ABBA Gold on, don’t make a terrible [...]

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 23, 2009. Filed under: Quote of the Day | Tags: , |

See if you can guess this one, answers on a postcard (or a comment) “I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey…” *Update* Pretty obvious clue

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