Mr.Smith Goes to Washington was my pr-60's pick. One of the very few of the era that I can watch beginning to end.
Since its my turn I'll take Road to Perdition and you can mark it in Thriller. Since thriller may be inappropriate it can alternatively be placed as my second wildcard. (I dont believe it to be an issue)
I really loved Road To Perdition. One of my favorite Hanks roles.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Good pick, loved the cinematography in this one (always had a thing for the way curls of cigarette smoke can be romanticized in films with the right lighting). A bit surprised this went before American Beauty though...
Prototype, I am eagerly awaiting your pick too. You've got some hype to live up to buddy!
Mr.Smith Goes to Washington was my pr-60's pick. One of the very few of the era that I can watch beginning to end.
Dooz, if you liked MSGtW, I really recommend the equally good Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.....I mean, what more can you say about Gary Cooper as Deeds aside from wow! and really anything directed by Capra is usually excellent - in some ways it's like watching a Norman Rockewell painting on a tv screen.
Dooz, if you liked MSGtW, I really recommend the equally good Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.....I mean, what more can you say about Gary Cooper as Deeds aside from wow! and really anything directed by Capra is usually excellent - in some ways it's like watching a Norman Rockewell painting on a tv screen.
Very good. Will do. MSGtW is just the only one that I have seen.
Sorry guys, last night and today, I've had my ass kicked with the cold I thought I had gotten rid of.
I wont get too much into my pick, and I have to go back and make right with my other ones, but I hope you can understand my excitement that this one is still available...
With our latest pick, we are proud to select, in the category of Music(al) (for now)... Anton Corbijn's fantastic tribute to one of the best and most important bands of all time... One of the best music films I've seen in a long, long time... Control
A lot to say about this movie... Corbijn is a celebrated rock photographer and as such, he brings his very sharp eye for aesthetics to a new medium with his first film. One of the most beautifully shot films you will see, each frame of Control could stand alone in most art galleries. Certainly in any Rock Photography collection.
Stirring performances by Samantha Mathis and especially from relative newcomer Sam Reilly, who not only delivers a gripping portrayal of Joy Division's tortured lead singer Ian Curtis, but holds his own in performing all of the JD songs used in the film. Unlike most films about rock stars, Control does a brilliant job of focusing in on the focal point of the story, Curtis, without sacrificing the equally as important story of the band itself, and helps to underscore their cultural importance. Adapted from Curtis' widow's novel, Control does a wonderful job of capturing the spirit of an era through telling one of the least understood, heaviest, and saddest stories in the history of music.
