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Director Profile: Sergio Leone
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Sergio Leone. Highly recommended: A Fistful … Continue reading Director Profile: Sergio Leone
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (5/2)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? We like to … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (5/2)
LGBT Movies: The Cherry Orchard (1990)
Shun Nakahara’s The Cherry Orchard (Sakura no sono) is not a direct adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play. Instead, it adapts a manga about a group of school girls producing the play. We follow the cast through the rehearsal hall. A … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Cherry Orchard (1990)
Super Mario Bros. Gets 4th Week Victory At The Box Office
The weekend totals for April 28th through April 30th, 2023 estimates are in. 1) Super Mario Bros Movie (Ill/Uni) 4,204 (-146) theaters, Fri $8.9M (-37%) Sat $18.2M Sun $12.8M 3-day $40M (-33%), Total $490M/Wk 4 2.) Evil Dead Rise (NL) 3,417 (+15) Fri $3.6M (-65%) Sat $5.2M Sun $3.4M 3-day $12.2M (-50%) Cume $44.4M/Wk 2 3.) Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret (LG) … Continue reading Super Mario Bros. Gets 4th Week Victory At The Box Office
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer thread
I haven’t seen a Transformers since the third Bay movie. I do have vaguely fond memories of the Beast Wars 3D cartoon. Who knows, maybe this will be good. Not super excited that they’re apparently doing the Fantastic Four 2 … Continue reading Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer thread
Director Profile: Steven Soderbergh
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Steven Soderbergh. Highly recommended: sex, lies, … Continue reading Director Profile: Steven Soderbergh
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/25)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? Every media company … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/25)
LGBT Movies: Daughters Of Darkness (1971)
Delphine Seyrig vamps it up as the Countess Elizabeth Báthory while she’s on a mission to seduce Valerie Chilton (Danielle Ouimet) away from her new husband Stefan Chilton (John Karlen.) What ensues is a seductive slow burn full of dark … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Daughters Of Darkness (1971)
Super Mario Bros. Gets 3rd Week Boost Up At The Box Office
The weekend totals for April 21st through April 23rd, 2023 estimates are in. 1) Super Mario Bros Movie (Uni) 4,350 theaters (-21), Fri $14M (-38%), Sat $25.9M Sun $18.1M 3-day $58.2M (-37%), Total $434.3M/Wk 3 2) Evil Dead Rise (NL) 3,402 theaters Fri $10.3M, Sat $8.2M Sun $4.9M 3-day $23.5M/Wk 1 3) Guy Ritchie’s Covenant (MGM) 2,611 theaters Fri $2.2M, Sat $2.3M Sun $1.65M 3-day $6.28M/Wk 1 … Continue reading Super Mario Bros. Gets 3rd Week Boost Up At The Box Office
4/21 Ordinary People Night Thread
I always feel I have to defend this movie because it had the gall to beat out popular favorite Raging Bull for Best Picture. But Ordinary People is a great film which deserved to win Best Picture. It is beautifully … Continue reading 4/21 Ordinary People Night Thread
WTF ASIA 261: Fortress (2017)
I posted my first WTF ASIA article here on the 20th of April, 2018. A day shy of the fifth anniversary, the final movie in my series asks whether it is okay to just give up completely. Well, apparently, my … Continue reading WTF ASIA 261: Fortress (2017)
Director Profile: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Carl Theodor Dreyer. Highly recommended: The … Continue reading Director Profile: Carl Theodor Dreyer
A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Your Star Wars Discussion Thread
With The Mandalorian season finale coming up tomorrow (the discussion post goes live at midnight!), The Bad Batch having wrapped up, and likely both Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew coming up later in 2023, I wanted to try doing a semi-regular … Continue reading A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Your Star Wars Discussion Thread
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/18)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? Today’s bonus prompt: … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/18)
LGBT Movies: Mass Appeal (1984)
A self-righteous deacon (Željko Ivanek) comes under fire when he defends two gay seminarians. Jack Lemmon’s cynical pastor tries to teach him about church bureaucracy. Mass Appeal is better in concept than execution. Bill C. Davis’s screenplay, adapted from his … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Mass Appeal (1984)
Ad Space – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Very good, thank you, yes, thank you, next please. Continue reading Ad Space – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Super Mario Bros. Gets 2nd Week Boost Up At The Box Office
The weekend totals for April 14th through April 16th, 2023 estimates are in. 1) Super Mario Bros Movie (Ill/Uni) 4,371 (+28) theaters, Fri $22.6M Sat $39.5M Sun $24.9M 3-day $87M (-41%), Total $347.8M/Wk 2 2.) Pope’s Exorcist (Sony)3,178 Fri $3.465M Sat $3.1M Sun $1.9M 3-day $8.5M/Wk 1 3.) Renfield (Uni) … Continue reading Super Mario Bros. Gets 2nd Week Boost Up At The Box Office
WTF ASIA 260: Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Jet Li turns 60-years-old in a couple of weeks. So, here is Once Upon a Time in China. Available in France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and perhaps a few other countries…wait…NOT the United States? His 60th birthday is on the 26th of April. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 260: Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Director Profile: Richard Linklater
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Richard Linklater. Highly recommended: Slacker, Dazed … Continue reading Director Profile: Richard Linklater
The Marvels 1st Teaser Discussion
Set for a November 10th, 2023 premier, The Marvels has dropped its first trailer as it continues Captain Marvel’s story as well as Ms. Marvel from her Disney+ series and that of Monica Rambeau, aka Photon, from WandaVision The film … Continue reading The Marvels 1st Teaser Discussion