February 2012
24 posts
MY OSCARS
There are some films I love, like, don’t like, etc. nominated this year. Of those nominated, my heart is with MONEYBALL, Gary Oldman, Janusz Kaminski, John Williams, et. al.
But here are MY oscars. The films I would nominate in several categories if I were doin’ the nominatin’! With my ‘winners’ at the top
BEST PICTURE
Winner: DRIVE
Other nominees:
MONEYBALL
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The Star Wars!
nerdluv:
“The black-and-red pyramid-shaped Sith case appears innocuous. But with the touch of a button, the door of the case lifts, accompanied by lights and Star Wars sound effects. The secrets within are revealed—the Book of Sith slides into view.”
I wonder how many Siths get impatient and pissed and just rip that thing open?
In Response to the Previous Entry...
Thank you so much! Yes, I’m the kid who saw GHOSTBUSTERS nine times in the theatre. I can’t help but be influenced by ‘The Great One.’ I even improvised a few lines about ‘Gozer’ in there. I grew up watching the original SNL. My dad took me to see STRIPES on my tenth birthday. He is one of my true heroes and it is an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as...
Just saw The Innkeepers, GREAT
Just saw you in The Innkeepers and can’t get over how much I enjoyed it. Two great horror films this year, incredibly simple, deceptively even… yours (you and Paxton are incredibly good together!) and Kill List. The latter was a visceral sort of thing, unexpectedly violent and gruesome, whereas Innkeepers shocked with charm and an incredibly restrained style. I was tensed up...
RIP BEN GAZZARA
He gave a lifetime of great performances on stage and screen, including originating the role of Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway.
But Ben Gazzara as Cosmo Vitelli in John Cassavetes’ THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE is, without question and in my humble opinion, one of the five greatest performances ever committed to film. You should see it now if you haven’t already.
He...
Sundance Star: Pat Healy Commands Compliance -... →
My old friend Heather Donohue(Who ironically was the iconic figure of my first Sundance in 1999 when she famously shed a tear over a flashlight), interviewed me for this Los Angeles Magazine piece.
Watchsaintfilm:
The Innkeepers’s Sara Paxton & Ti West
(via Amoeba Music > What’s in My Bag)
Awwwww…. Two dear hearts <3
Magnolia Pictures Presents THE INNKEEPERS!!... →
COME CHECK OUR HANDSOME ASSES OUT!!!
saintfilm:
Opening
2/3/2012 Los Angeles, CA: Downtown Independent San Francisco, CA: Lumiere Theatre 3 Denver, CO: Denver Film Center/Colfax New Haven, CT: Criterion Cinemas 7 Washington, DC: West End Cinema Chicago, IL: Music Box Brookline, MA: Coolidge Corner Theatre Kansas City, MO: Screenland Crossroads Theatre Albuquerque, NM: Guild New York, NY:...