Friday, April 6, 2012

Conclusions.

 Dearest Readers,

For all intents and purposes, this blog is over.

I'd like to thank all the people who stopped by to take a gander and/or watch a few of the films I recommended.  It means a lot.  Thanks.

It wasn't easy.  Well, most of the time it was, but at times it was a chore.  Sometimes it was painful.  Netflix Instant has a lot to offer, but one pick everyday for a year?  What was I thinking? 

My standards were certainly challenged.  If I had to give myself a grade it would be a B or B-.  I mean, I technically recommended The River Wild.  Sowwwwy.  Overall though, I think I was able to maintain a little dignity.  (Or at least that's what I keep telling myself.)

From a personal standpoint, this blog was great in that it forced me to watch more foreign language films.  My advice to you, the reader, would be to
watch more foreign language films

Doing this blog was good for me.  I don't know about you, but I'm glad I did it.

I might update it at some point if an extra special movie suddenly becomes available, but it's more likely this will just remain an internet fossil.

Peace on earth,

See (Most of) These Movies or Die

Sunday, April 1, 2012

#365: Serpico

directed by Sidney Lumet.
starring Al Pacino.


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 31, 2012

#364: The River Wild

directed by Curtis Hanson.
starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn,
and John C. Reilly.

Treacherous waters.

Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 30, 2012

#363: My Joy

 written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa.

Gloom.


Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

#362: Labyrinth

 directed by Jim Henson.
starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie.

Maybe I'm amazed.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

#361: Benny and Joon

starring Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Aidan Quinn.

I'm picking up a record reading on the quirkometer.


Today is Wacky Wednesday!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

#360: Saved by the Bell

starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Mario Lopez,
Elizabeth Berkley, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies, and Dennis Haskins.



If the teacher pops a test
I know I'm in a mess
and my dog ate all my homework last night.


Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

Monday, March 26, 2012

#359: My Left Foot

directed by Jim Sheridan.
starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker.

Toughness.


Today is Magnificent Monday!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

#358: Smoke Signals

written by Sherman Alexie.
directed by Chris Eyre.
starring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, and Irene Bedard.

Hey Victor!


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

#357: Solarbabies

starring Jason Patric, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas, Claude Brooks,
Pete Kowanko, Richard Jordan, and James LeGros.

Sphere fixation.


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012

#355: All Dogs Go to Heaven

 starring Burt Reynolds, Dom Deluise, Judith Barsi, Vic Tayback,
and Charles Nelson Reilly.

 Heavy.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

#353: The Kids in the Hall

starring Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch,
Scott Thompson, Dave Foley, and Kevin McDonald.

The Canadian aesthetic.


Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

Monday, March 19, 2012

Sunday, March 18, 2012

#351: Bad Lieutenant

 directed by Abel Ferrara.
starring Harvey Keitel.

I can't recall a more devastating performance.


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

#350: Slugs

 directed by Juan Piquer Simón.

Slime crimes.


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 16, 2012

#349: Down Terrace

written by Ben Wheatley and Robin Hill.
directed by Ben Wheatley.
starring Robert Hill, Robin Hill, and Julia Deakin.

Family first.


Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

#348: The Gate


directed by Tibor Takács.
starring Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton, and Louis Tripp.

Fixing a hole.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

#347: Barry Munday

written for the screen and directed by Chris D'Arienzo.
starring Patrick Wilson and Judy Greer.

This is not highbrow entertainment...
I mean, it's a movie about a guy who loses his balls
after being attacked by a man with a trumpet.

That being said,
Patrick Wilson's portrayal of Barry the douchebag
is Grade A.
And Judy Greer is a comedy pro.

Today is Wacky Wednesday!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Monday, March 12, 2012

#345: Planet of the Apes

written for the screen by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling.
directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter.

God damn you all to hell!

Today is Magnificent Monday!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

#344: Dead Man

written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
starring Johnny Depp.

Expansion of consciousness.


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

#343: Thrashin'

starring Josh Brolin.

The poster doesn't lie.


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 9, 2012

#342: The Host

directed by Joon-ho Bong.

Korean monster mayhem.

Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

#341: Swimming with Sharks

 written and directed by George Huang.
 starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, and Michelle Forbes.

What do you really want?


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

#339: Father Ted

created by Graham Lineham and Arthur Mathews.
starring Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlan, Frank Kelly, and Pauline McLynn.

 Welcome to Craggy Island.
The finest in Irish situation comedy.


Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

Monday, March 5, 2012

#338: Affliction

written for the screen and directed by Paul Schrader.
starring Nick Nolte, James Coburn, and Sissy Spacek.

If your tooth aches,
go see a dentist.


Today is Magnificent Monday!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

#337: Grizzly Man

directed by Werner Herzog.

 This is no place for an hombre like I am.


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 3, 2012

#336: Xanadu

 starring Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly.
featuring music by ELO.

The future of the musical - today!


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 2, 2012

#335: Ran

directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Kurosawa with a pinch of Shakespeare.


Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

#334: Pi

written and directed by Darren Aronofsky.
starring Sean Gullete, Mark Margolis, and Ben Shenkman.

What a number.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

#333: Shut Up Little Man!

directed by Matthew Bate.

 Eavesdropping on your neighbors
and then making a profit on it
without their knowledge
is morally questionable to say the least...
but it sure does make for one absorbing documentary.


Today is Wacky Wednesday!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Monday, February 27, 2012

#331: The Iron Giant

directed by Brad Bird.

Gigantic fun.


Today is Magnificent Monday!

Starz Play Exodus of 2012

A great number of movies that have appeared on this blog will be 
disappearing from Netflix Instant over the next couple of days.

Why exactly?  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.  Negotiations between Starz and Netflix broke down when they couldn't agree on $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.  So if you'd like to watch any of the following through Netflix Instant, I urge you to hurry up.

Say Goodbye to...

 Sacred Sunday:
 Happy-Go-Lucky
JFK
The Trouble with Harry
Scarface
Young Frankenstein
Billy Madison

Magnificent Monday:
Elizabeth
Toy Story 3
Beetlejuice
Eight Men Out

Totally TV Tuesday:
Party Down

Wacky Wednesday:
About Schmidt
Coffee and Cigarettes
Year of the Dog
Twins
Shaolin Soccer

Traumatic Thursday:
F/X
Frenzy
Twister
Vampire's Kiss
The Crazies

Foreign Friday:
Howl's Moving Castle

So Bad It's Good Saturday:
Hackers
Larger Than Life
Bad Girls
Kazaam
Club Paradise
Jingle All the Way
Battlefield Earth

By February 29th, these will all be gone.


I'm not trying to scare you - but this IS a warning.


The Mayans were right.


Prepare yourselves.  Stock up on water and flashlights.

-M



P.S.

The following non-Starz movies will also be making an exit - one day later:

Billy Jack
The Last Emperor
Stripes
The Odd Couple
La Femme Nikita
Howard the Duck

Saturday, February 25, 2012

#329: Orca - The Killer Whale

directed by Michael Anderson.
starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson,
and Bo Derek.

Misunderstood.


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, February 24, 2012

#328: Circo

 produced, directed, and shot by Aaron Schock.

This real-life family circus is no newspaper comic strip.


Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

#327: Twister

directed by Jan De Bont.
starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt.
 
Left foot red, right hand blue.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

#326: Shaolin Soccer

written by Stephen Chow and Kan-Cheung Tsang.
directed by Stephen Chow.

 Kick it up a notch.


Today is Wacky Wednesday!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

#325: Peep Show

starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

Up close and personal.


Today is Totally TV Tuesday!


Monday, February 20, 2012

Sunday, February 19, 2012

#323: The Trouble with Harry

directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
starring Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, Mildred Natwick,
Edmund Gwen, Jerry Mathers, Mildred Dunnock,
and Royal Dano.


What the people of a small town decide to do
with a mysterious dead body
is their own business.




Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

#322: Carnosaur

directed by Adam Simon and Darren Moloney.
starring Diane Ladd.

Siskel liked it.


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, February 17, 2012

#321: Elite Squad - The Enemy Within

 written by José Padhila and Bráulio Mantovani.
 directed by José Padhila.

The Brazilian blockbuster.


Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

#320: The Dead Zone

based on the novel by Stephen King.
directed by David Cronenberg.
starring Christopher Walken.

Do you see what I see?


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

#319: Made

written and directed by Jon Favreau.
starring Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Peter Falk, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs,
Faizon Love, Famke Janssen, Vincent Pastore,
and Dustin Diamond.

Vince Vaughn cemented his status as A-hole extraordinaire
in Jon Favreau's directorial debut.


Today is Wacky Wednesday!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012