Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/21)
Today’s prompt: favorite Western made after 1980? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/21)
Category: Movies
For the discussion of film
Building Entertainment: The Films of the Walt Disney Studio. The BFG
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. The BFG
LGBT Movies: It is Not the Homosexual… (1971)
The full title of Rosa von Praunheim’s 1971 manifesto is It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives. A young man moves to Berlin, samples gay subcultures (the art world, the leather world, … Continue reading LGBT Movies: It is Not the Homosexual… (1971)
The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 4!
The Sweet Sixteen are anything but as they give their all to determine the Avocado’s Favorite Film Director! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 4!
Guess a movie based on clues
We all had a lot of fun making people guess what movie I was thinking of based on several clues a few weeks ago and I felt like doing it again. Here’s a sample question: 1. Has a long title. 2. A character turns into a monkey man. 3. The cinematography is utterly gorgeous. (The answer was Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, BTW.) Continue reading Guess a movie based on clues
The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 3!
Vote to see which of these 32 auteurs will live to fight another day for the title of the Avocado’s Favorite Film Director! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 3!
The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 2!
Vote for your favorite director as the top 64 duke it out to see who can claim to be the Avocado’s favorite film director! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 2!
The Discount Spinner Rack: SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006)
In this look at Superman’s FIRST big-budget cinematic revival, find out if the Man of Steel can overcome his greatest foe to date: existential angst! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006)
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/14)
Today’s prompt: your favorite film about unconventional dreamers. Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/14)
Building Entertainment: The Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Tomorrowland.
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. Tomorrowland.
LGBT Movies: Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992)
William McNamara is engaged to a woman but hiding a terrible secret! His narcissistic WASP parents ignore the truth till it’s almost too late! I’d first dismissed the TV-movie Doing Time on Maple Drive as overripe camp. Then I read … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992)
The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 1!
Vote to see which 64 directors will have a chance at being the Avocado’s regent of cinema! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – ROUND 1!
ReMake Me Over Article #1: Ready To Rumble
Sometimes you just know a film is bound to fail. You know it will be bad, you can feel it in your chest like rising pangs of anxiety. By then, it is too late. The lights dim and the projector … Continue reading ReMake Me Over Article #1: Ready To Rumble
The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director -Nominations
Nominate your favorite film director to see who will earn the title of the Avocado’s favorite master of cinema!
Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director -Nominations
Weird, Overlooked, Wonderful 04: The Hidden
In Which the Enemy is Inside I am loathe to indulge the precepts of nostalgia. To looks back and winsomely intone the fall of what was and could’ve been. The framing of “they don’t make them like they used to” … Continue reading Weird, Overlooked, Wonderful 04: The Hidden
WTF ASIA 103: Spacked Out (2000)
What is a teenage girl to do when her boyfriend leaves her? Well…not much, I guess? Erm…well…this is on Youtube, but the video length is misleading and you will need to get subtitles from somewhere else if you do not … Continue reading WTF ASIA 103: Spacked Out (2000)
Hallmark Bonus: You’re Bacon Me Crazy Recap/Review
Cleo Morelli, an aspiring Portland chef, tries to win a food truck competition while the competition tries to win her heart. Continue reading Hallmark Bonus: You’re Bacon Me Crazy Recap/Review
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/7)
Today’s prompt: what films are your comfort viewing? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/7)
Building Entertainment: The Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Oz the Great and Powerful
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated 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 … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Oz the Great and Powerful
LGBT Movies: Song of the Loon (1970) & Score (1974)
In 2019 Emma Stone performed in a Saturday Night Live sketch titled “The Actress.” She’s overly invested in her performance as a cheated wife in a gay porn. The sketch is funny but there was indeed a time when the … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Song of the Loon (1970) & Score (1974)
Public Domain Theater: The Last Man on Earth (& “Bars and Stripes Forever”)
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 a … Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Last Man on Earth (& “Bars and Stripes Forever”)
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