by Ken Burns.
Born in the U.S.A.
Today is Totally TV Tuesday!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
#303: The Thief of Bagdad
directed by Raoul Walsh.
starrring Douglas Fairbanks.
The old magic.
Today is Magnificent Monday!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
#302: Jackie Brown
based on the novel "Rum Punch" by Elmore Leonard.
written for the screen and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster,
Michael Keaton, Robert De Niro, Bridget Fonda,
and Chris Tucker.
People forget just how extraordinary this is.
Today is Sacred Sunday!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
#301: The Perfect Host
starring David Hyde Pierce.
Social graces.
Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!
Friday, January 27, 2012
#300: Essential Killing
directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.
starring Vincent Gallo.
On the loose.
Today is Foreign Friday!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
#298: The Invisible Man
based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
directed by James Whale.
Identity crisis.
Today is Wacky Wednesday!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
#297: Star Trek - The Next Generation
starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn,
Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Will Wheaton,
and Brent Spiner.
Engage!
Today is Totally TV Tuesday!
Monday, January 23, 2012
#296: Shane
directed by George Stevens.
starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon deWilde,
and Jack Palance.
Wyoming is worth fighting for.
Today is Magnificent Monday!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
#295: Billy Madison
written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy.
directed by Tamra Davis.
starring Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson, Darren McGavin,
Bradley Whitford, Josh Mostel, Norm Macdonald,
Steve Buscemi and Chris Farley.
Something to prove.
A Sandler gem.
(Yes.
Those exist.)
Today is Sacred Sunday!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
#294: Under the Cherry Moon
directed by and starring Prince.
Cherry bomb.
Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!
Friday, January 20, 2012
#293: Audition
directed by Takashi Miike.
starring Ryo Ishibashi and Eihi Shiina.
Mrs. Right.
Today is Foreign Friday!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
#292: Fire in the Sky
starring D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Peter Berg, Craig Sheffer,
Henry Thomas and James Garner.
Aliens are going to do whatever they want to do
and there's nothing we can do to stop them.
Help! It's Traumatic Thursday!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
#291: Roxanne
starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah.
The sweet smell of romance.
Today is Wacky Wednesday!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
#290: Downton Abbey
created by Julian Fellowes.
We all have different parts to play
and we must all be allowed to play them.
and we must all be allowed to play them.
Today is Totally TV Tuesday!
Monday, January 16, 2012
#289: Kiss of the Spider Woman
starring William Hurt and Raul Julia.
Making the most out of your time behind bars.
Today is Magnificent Monday!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
#288: Young Frankenstein
written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder.
directed by Mel Brooks.
starring Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle,
Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, and Gene Hackman.
Wild about Wilder.
Today is Sacred Sunday!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
#287: Toys
directed by Barry Levinson.
starring Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright,
and LL Cool J.
Choking hazard.
Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!
Friday, January 13, 2012
#286: Point Blank
directed by Fred Cavayé.
starring Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Elena Anaya,
and Gérard Lanvin.
starring Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Elena Anaya,
and Gérard Lanvin.
Give him his pregnant wife back already!
Today is Foreign Friday!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
#285: Serenity
written and directed by Joss Whedon.
Seamless transition to the silver screen.
Help! It's Traumatic Thursday!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
#282: The Last Emperor
directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Skipping a few grades.
Today is Magnificent Monday!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
#281: Office Space
written and directed by Mike Judge.
starring Ron Livingston, Gary Cole, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman,
Ajay Naidu, Stephen Root, Diedrich Bader, Richard Riehle,
Paul Wilson, Todd Duffey,
and John C. McGinley.
Um, Yeah...
Today is Sacred Sunday!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
#280: Congo
directed by Frank Marshall.
starring Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, and Tim Curry.
Apes of wrath.
Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!
Friday, January 6, 2012
#279: Vera Drake
written and directed by Mike Leigh.
starring Imelda Staunton.
Sensitive topic.
Today is Foreign Friday!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
#278: Primal Fear
starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton.
You won't know what hit you.
Help! It's Traumatic Thursday!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
#277: Best Worst Movie
directed by Michael Paul Stephenson.
Nilbog is where the heart is.
Today is Wacky Wednesday!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
#276: The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
created by David Cross.
written by David Cross and Shaun Pye.
starring David Cross, Sharon Horgan, Will Arnett, Blake Harrison,
and Spike Jonze.
Timber!
Today is Totally TV Tuesday!
Monday, January 2, 2012
#275: On the Waterfront
directed by Elia Kazan.
starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint.
The enduring classic.
Today is Magnificent Monday!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
#274: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
written by Eli Craig and Morgan Jurgenson.
directed by Eli Craig.
starring Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine.
My favorite theatrical release of 2011.
My favorite theatrical release of 2011.
Today is Sacred Sunday!
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