I thought I'd take a bit of time to write about some of my favorite movie mantras. I'm talking "mantras" in the loosest sense of the word, basically just any phrase that the central character …
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Movies, and my thoughts on them.
My Favorite Movies 3 — Our Hospitality (Buster Keaton, 1923)
September 4, 2006
Chaplin or Keaton...that is the question. Actually, not really, they are both great (along with Lloyd, Langdon and the rest of them). Still, I always answer with a resounding "Keaton!" and Our Hospitality is a …
My Favorite Movies 2 — Swing Time (George Stevens, 1936)
November 18, 2005
To start, I'll say that I've never liked musicals. I really hadn't seen any of the "classics" (aside from Westside Story in junior high), but pretty much whenever anyone breaks into song and dance I …
My Favorite Movies 1 — The Wages of Fear (H. G. Clouzot, 1953)
November 7, 2005
Having recently seen Wages of Fear for the third time, I have to say it is just as intense as the first time I watched it. This is really one of the only movies that …
A brief look into why John Wayne was so awesome.
October 25, 2005
To start with, I'll admit that John Wayne didn't have a great range, and most of his roles were just variations on the persona he created for himself. But honestly I can't think of anyone …