On this day ten years ago, the top grossing film worldwide (until July 20 of this year) made its debut.     Over at the dearly departed Dissolve, Nathan Rabin recalls a sentiment we shared a decade ago:   Over … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/10)

According to Michael Glitz at the Huffington Post, 1939 was The Best year For Movies Ever. “…in 1939, the ten movies nominated for Best Picture include landmark classics in so many genres that it makes your head spin. Mr. Smith … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/3)

Martin Scorsese returns to the genre that made him a household name: crime dramas. The Irishman made its debut at the New York Film Festival and brings Scorsese and Pacino together for the first time to tell the tale of the … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/26)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread!   Let’s talk about movies you’ve seen this week, movies, you’ve seen before, and movies that your mind can’t let go. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou turns 15 years old this year.   … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/19)

Thirty years ago was the beginning of a run when Disney produced popular and critically acclaimed animated movies. That period would be referred to as the Disney Renaissance, and it began with The Little Mermaid.   The movie had been … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/12)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place to talk movies. Today’s prompt: What is your favorite movie of 1979? I hadn’t initially planned on doing a milestone retrospective of 1979. Most of us were around to see the movies … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/5)

Today’s prompt: Have you ever worn a costume based on a movie? Also, what movie character have you always wanted to dress up as? I think most of us have donned a Star Wars costume at some point in our … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/29)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, where we chat about film. What have you seen lately? Today’s bonus prompt: What is your favorite comedy horror film? There are a lot of great ones out there: Cabin In The Woods, Evil Dead … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/22)

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the movie that introduced us to the man who would make his name on Twilight Zone-style twists: M. Night Shyamalan. Everyone had expected The Sixth Sense to be a fairly low key summer … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/15)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Talk about movies you’ve seen lately, new releases, great classics, not-so great classics, etc. Today’s bonus prompt: What is your favorite use of stop-motion in film? Coraline, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, was … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/8)

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Beverly Hills Cop. The surprise hit would be the highest grossing R-rated film of all time until it was dethroned in 2003 by The Matrix Reloaded. (Adjusted for inflation, though, it is the … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/1)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Talk about movies you’ve seen lately. Today’s bonus prompt: What is your favorite movie of 1999? 1999 was supposed to be the year of Star Wars. It still was: the release of The Phantom … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/24)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Come here to talk about movies! Today’s bonus prompt (care of PSF): what is your favorite movie to put on to fall asleep to? My wife’s answer would easily have been the original King … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/17)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, where we discuss film. What have you watched recently? What movies are you excited for? Today’s bonus prompt: What movie effects would you describe as “magical”? This week celebrates the 90th anniversary of The … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/10)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, where we talk about movies we’ve watched! This week’s prompt (h/t AlanWilder): The first time you realized movies could be bad. Making this particularly challenging is that AlanWilder specifically mentioned that there was a … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/3)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, where we talk about the fine art of cinema. This week’s bonus prompt: What is your favorite movie montage? Because, as Team America: World Police once pointed out, even Rocky had montage! It’s hard … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/27)

This week we celebrate the 80th anniversary of that movie that’s somewhere over the rainbow, The Wizard of Oz! I really don’t have to tell you anything about this movie, do I? The movie gave us a lovely performance by Judy … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/20)

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the American theatrical release of the movie that’s in the Top Ten of a lot of Best Of movie lists, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. Personally speaking… this movie is easily on my All … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/13)

In July of 1999 three actors went in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a film that looked like documentary. A year later their footage inspired a bunch of low-budget filmmakers. This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/6)

Ah, 1989. I remember being a wide-eyed teenager who didn’t really have friends and sought comfort at the local library. As a wannabe bon vivant, I would regularly check out the New Yorker. I’d flip past all the boring short … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (7/30)

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood comes out in theaters this week (which, hauntingly, is close to the 50th anniversary of the Tate murders).  Pulp Fiction is celebrating its 25th and Ingluorious Basterds is celebrating its tenth. So yes, Avocado, it’s time … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (7/23)