I'll save three four Terence Davies movies and Black Swan for another two posts.

( 2: Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione (Stellar clashes beyond the third dimension, Starcrash), (Lewis Coates, 1979) )

This juxtaposition is why I love my job...

( CXVII: I Spit On Your Grave (Meir Zarchi, 1978) )

( LXXXVI: The Stepford Wives (Bryan Forbes, 1974) )

( XXIX: Meteor (Ronald Neame, 1979) )

"From The Godfather to Jaws to Star Wars, we see films that are increasingly plot-driven, increasingly visceral, kinetic, and fast-paced, increasingly reliant on special effects, increasingly 'fantastic' (and thus apolitical), and increasingly targeted at younger audiences."

Thomas Schatz (2003) "The New Hollywood", in Julian Stringer (ed.) Movie ( Read more... )

This is a little bit out of sync - I have three other films to fit in here - but I don't want to overtalk about these and they belong together.

( XXVI-XXVIII: Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI (George Lucas 1977; Irvin Kershner 1979; Richard Marquand 1983) )

( XVI: The Towering Inferno (John Guillerman, 1974) )

( VII: The Strangers (Bryan Bertino, 2008) )

Best actor - drama: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

Best actor - musical/comedy: Robert Downey Jr. - Sherlock Holmes

Best actress - drama: Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Best actress - musical/comedy: Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

Best supporting actor: Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

Best supporting actress: Mo'Nique - Precious

Best ( Read more... )

( I-X )