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10 Must See 80’s Movies
SAY ANYTHING (1989) Starring John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, and Lili Taylor. (Written and Directed By Cameron Crowe). The movie famous for that Peter Gabriel Song "In Your Eyes" and that even more famous movie moment it’s in. One of the taglines of this movie is "She’s got everthing going for her. He’s... »
Italian Films To See Before Dieing: Part I
ITALIAN FILMS TO SEE BEFORE dieing: Part i Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. This film is perhaps one of the most romantic films in the history of cinema. Romantic in the sense originally intended by the romantics of... »
Artist In Retrospect: Ennio Morricone
Cinema Paradiso Love Theme Unce Upon A Time In America The Untoucables Sooner or later in life you might find yourself lucky enough to be caught... »
Martin Streek: The Spirit Of Radio is Dead
Martin Streek was the voice that connected me to generations of music and he’d been doing so since I was a kid. It’s hard to talk about someone in the past tense who has indirectly been a part of your life for so long. My favourite and only reason for listening to 102.1 The... »
Artist In Retrospect: Anna Magnani
ANNA MAGNANI: FORGOTTEN BEAUTY Written by: AnnieG The Fugitive King 1959 (Anna Magnani & Marlon Brando) Anna Magnani wad (and perhaps still is) the incarnation of what Keats spoke of when he said "Beauty is truth, truth is beauty." Hers is the face of earthy beauty. A beauty that divulges only... »
Oldies But Goodies #1
I try to sometimes bring back the Oldies but Goodies from my personal collection. The movies nobody talks about anymore but that someone should mention every now and again. That’s the trouble with business–profit determines everything. Where business fails us the culture of memory should help us. Since I’m broke and no one pays... »
Valentine’s Day Movie List
This is the Valentine Movie List according to MOI right now. I may change my mind next year, but, this is what feels like the best (in retrospect) from the present moment. (There’s a lot to mull over in the time space continuum of movie lists…I bet you other movie reviewers aren’t that honest…but... »
Christmas DVD List
I have promised to post here and there Christmas themed movies but I am afraid it just won’t happen that way. So I will post 3 here so as to ensure I don’t leave you all hanging when seeking Christmas DVD’s Here is a Griswald Christmas everyone can enjoy, and if you don’t... »
Love Actually (2003)
Release date: Friday November 7, 2003/Tuesday April 27, 2004 (dvd/video) Genre: Comedy Director: Richard Curtis Cast: Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Martine McCutcheon, Rowan Atkinson, Keira Knightley, January Jones, Elisha Cuthbert, Thomas Sangster, Chiwetel Ejiofor I have repeatedly shown... »
10 Dystopic Films
Heavy Metal (1981) A Canadian sweetheart is how I like to refer to this film. And like all Canadian sweethearts it never gets enough love or credit from the rest of the world. Luckily this animated gem has a unique cult following and despite it’s copyright issues upon initial release it found its way on... »