I'm in a Christmasy mood for some reason, so here's another one for the season.

For those who may not know, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a pseudo-neo-noir comedy about Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey, Jr.) a petty thief whose partner is killed while running from a botched robbery attempt. Harry, running himself, completely accidentally stumbles into an ( Read more... )

"We could tangle spiders in the webs you weave."

For those who don't know, The Lion in Winter is about a family Christmas like no other. Henry II (Peter O'Toole) calls together a Christmas court comprised of his imprisoned wife, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), sons Geoffrey (John Castle), Richard (Anthony Hopkins), and John (Nigel Terry), his ( Read more... )

Becket (1964) is the story of Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and Thomas a Becket (Richard Burton), and their love story and the personal and political battles between them as the embodiment of Church vs. State. When Henry appoints his friend Thomas as the Lord Chancellor, then maneuvers things for him to become Archbishop of Canterbury with the idea of ( Read more... )

We're No Angels is a holiday comedy about three escaped convicts (Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, and Aldo Ray) who decide to target Devil's Island's most sweet and gullible shopkeeper (Leo G. Carroll) and his family to rob while waiting for transport off the island ( Read more... )

So, I saw The Babadook over the weekend. I gotta say, it was one of the creepiest, most beautifully shot, well done horror movies I've seen in a while. It's got that whole creeping dread thing down that I think Insidious was trying for and totally missed.

It was also written, directed, and starred a woman. Lookit that, Hollywood.

( Cut for some more detailed, though still trying to keep it not-to-spoilery comments )

Anyone who has spent more than 5 minutes with me probably knows most of this anyway, but I figured it's another good one to do ( Read more... )

* Saw Gravity this weekend. Non-spoilery reaction ( Read more... )

I, like it seems much of fandom, went to see Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows this weekend. I loved it. I think the first movie was better paced, but I loved Jared Harris as Moriarty, loved the filming of it, and, of course, it was insanely slashy ( Read more... )

* Regarding the OTW: I could post about stuff, but I defer to someone who has expressed my feelings better than I can, so I link you to
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1. My flist! Among other reasons, several people posted recs in multiple fandoms I am interested in, meaning I have a ton of To Read booknmarks on Delicious to go through over the next few days ( Read more... )