For the discussion of film
Unsurprinsingly, A League of Their Own and Rocky easily handled Caddyshack and Slap Shot by 20+ votes each, and are the two sports movies vying to be #1 in our hearts. Neither of them has even been challenged so far in the tourney, and I think … Continue reading Avocado’s Favourite Sports Movie – CHAMPIONSHIP
Welcome to Public Domain Theater, your home for the wonderful world of films that have (in the United States, at least) fallen into the public domain, and are free for everyone to see! This month, we have for you one … Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Pilgrim (& “Target: Snafu”)
Brace yourself for a truly fowl cinematic experience as we go back to the first-EVER Marvel movie: the story of a duck trapped in a world he never made! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: HOWARD THE DUCK (1986)
Hello, Avocado! Allow me to resurrect another dormant feature of mine, Pop Optics. Formerly, this was meant to be a series of entries where I would relate a pop culture topic to some aspect of my life or being. Now, … Continue reading Pop Optics: Film Franchises That Peaked Early
Greetings citizens! Much was afoot in the elite eight – A League of Their Own kicked The Sandlot out of the pool by a 62-18 margin. Rocky treated The Karate Kid like a side of beef 55-18 The underdog slobs … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Sports Movie – FINAL FOUR
You are the worst bodyguard ever. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 111 minutes. It is a hundred years ago…okay, it is a hundred and sixty years ago, but … Continue reading WTF ASIA 106: Yojimbo (1961)
The Sweet 16 of our venerable (well, tolerable) Sports Movie Tournament feature little in the way of surprise. Beloved underdog movie Cool Runnings finished first in the round-robin and promptly got trucked to the tune of 32 votes by beloved-er underdog … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Sports Movie – Elite Eight
Today’s prompt: what is your favorite film of 1990? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/28)
Here it is! The results of the Avocado’s arduous quest to decide its favorite Film Director. Will you be able to live with it? Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – RESULTS!
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Films of the Walt Disney Studio. A Wrinkle in Time
On December 14, 1984, the movie Dune opened in U.S. cinemas. David Lynch’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel was a critical and financial flop. Lynch and his star, Kyle MacLachlan, would quickly salvage their reputations with the film Blue Velvet … Continue reading Movie Recap: Dune (1984)
A sullen teen falls for a closeted jock in a tropey tale of heartbreak. I saw Get Real in 1998 and disliked it. It shined a mirror on an ugly adolescence I was ready to escape. The critics saw something … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Get Real (1998)
Round 1 (and round 1.5) is in the books, with a few surprises. firstly, due to a screw-up from yours truly, Raging Bull was one of the least-liked round 1 winners; however, thanks to those quirky and likable Jamaicans from Cool Runnings, Jake … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Sports Movie – ROUND 2
It’s weird that a new series by Adventure Time’s Pendelton Ward seems to have premiered with so little fanfare but watching The Midnight Gospel itself it becomes a bit more understandable. Not that it’s bad, it’s a very interesting ‘little’ … Continue reading Animated Spotlight: The Midnight Gospel
It’s all come down to this. Only 2 (or 3) directors left standing to duke it out for the title of the Avocado’s Favorite Film Director! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND!
…or more accurately, “that asshole Mr BE could fuck up a wet dream.” So anyhow, I managed to completely skip over Cool Runnings, which garnered a respectable 18 votes in the nomination round (tying it with The Sandlot, Eight Men Out, Happy … Continue reading Sports Movie Round Robin Runoff….
From 518 nominations, we’ve narrowed it down to the four Titans of the Cinema! Only you can decide who will be the final two to duke it out for the title of…THE AVOCADO’S FAVORITE FILM DIRECTOR! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 6!
In Which This Will be Screened in Atom-o-Vision One of the most persistent questions in popular culture is, why are we attracted to scary stories? Why do we, as a public, subject ourselves to simulated terrors when the real world … Continue reading Weird, Overlooked, Wonderful 06: Matinee
The votes are in, and we have 32 movies in the running! The votes ended nicely, every movie with 11 votes made it, and there was only one movie that had ten (sorry, Baseketball – you’ll have to placate yourselves with … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Sports Movie – ROUND 1
That’s right. Another movie about the Gujurati Riots. Available in Australia, Canada the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 99 to 101 minutes, depending on which service you use for whatever reason. The opening … Continue reading WTF ASIA 105: Firaaq (2009)
The Avocado must consider these final eight directors to decide who the Avocado’s Favorite Film Director is! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 5!
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