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zaterdag 2 juli 2022

Rewatching My 100 Favorite Movies - Update 18

I decided to rewatch my 100 favorite movies of all-time. What those are, you can check HERE. I watch them in random order, there is no rhyme or reason there, just watching those movies I love so much.

61/ 100: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Mother of a murdered and raped teenager can’t stomach the fact that one year after the fact, a perpetrator has still not been caught and she decides to put pressure on the local sheriff. The mother is not only good, he sheriff is not only bad. And that goes for all the, well-drawn charactrs. At once, comic and tragic, with unforgettable, razor-sharp dialogue from writer/ director Martin McDonagh, who we know from movies like “In Bruges”. Read my full review for “Three Billboards” HERE.

62/ 100: Rear Window (1954)
Photojournalist Jeffries sits at home in a wheelchair with his leg in a cast. His beautiful girlfriend, fashion model Lisa Fremont, comes o see him every day. She hopes to propose, but Jeffries is afraid of commitment and prefers to spy on he neighbors across the street. The wife of one of them, a man with an unhappy marriage, is suddenly nowhere to be seen. Has she been murdered? The story takes a grim turn when Lisa gets actively involved in the case. One of the undisputed highlights of Alfred Hitchcock’s oeuvre, still quite exciting and downright brilliantly constructed. Check out my full review of the movie HERE.

63/ 100: Call Me By Your Name (2017)
It is the summer of 1983. The 24-year-old American research assistan Oliver comes to Northern Italy to assist Professor Perlman. And makes a big impression on his 17-year-old son Elio, who to his own shock and surprise falls in love with Oliver. The discovery of the talented Timothée Chalamet. All the praise for this film is understandable, it’s a fantastic movie. Sparkling, intimate and honest. A movie to fall in love with. HERE is my full review.


Still to watch: 37

maandag 6 juli 2020

Five to Watch - Sweltering Summer Movies

We’re in the middle of summer. For a lot of people the best time of year (not for my btw). I decided to focus on films where the heat got cranked up, once you might not know, are overlooked or underrated. Here are five sweltering summer movies you should watch.

Now and Then (1995)
Four girls who met in 1970 when they were around twelve, meet twenty years later and notice the differences. What connected them all that time was an unsolved murder in 1945. The film is nice to watch, because of the good performances of both the young actresses and the older versions of them. It’s the ‘girl version’ of “Stand By Me”, which is much better, but “Now and Then” is a sweet and relatable coming-of-age story.

Do the Right Thing (1989)
A colorful, individualistic magnification of of a multi-racial New York neighborhood, full of tension. In less than 24 hours, the residents are led to a boiling point, partly because of the summer heat, partly because of intolerance. The hatred is mainly directed towards the Italian owners of a pizza joint. A film full of brutality and double standards, which definitely established director Spike Lee’s reputation. It’s a beautiful piece of work. And even though it won’t be for everyone, I think you should all give it a go.

Call Me By Your Name (2017)
It’s the summer of 1983. The 24-year-old American research assistant Oliver comes to Northern Italy to assist Professor Perlman. He impresses his seventeen-year-old son Elio, who falls in love with Oliver to his own amazement. It’s a prize-winning film adaptation of André Aciman’s novel of the same name, directed by Luca Guadagnino. All praise is understandable, because “Call Me By Your Name” is a fantastic film. It’s sparkles, it’s intimate and honest. I fell in love with it right away and the summer is the perfect time to watch it.

The Way Way Back (2013)
Against his will, shy fourteen-year-old Duncan has to spend the summer at the beach house of the arrogant Trent, his mother Pam’s new boyfriend. Luckily, the grief is alleviated by a charming neighbor girl and a job at the local water park. Here he befriends owner Owen (a great role by Sam Rockwell). It’s a coming-of-age film that offers surprises in term of content and is refreshingly sincere in tone. A kindhearted film with a great cast.

My Summer of Love (2004)
A pleasant countryside drama about the growing intimacy between two British teenage girls during a sweltering summer in Yorkshire. Bored teenager Mona is a working class girl who is mothered by her brother Phil, a reborn Christian. Mona’s adoration for sophisticated Tamsin sets the relationship between sister and brother on edge. Intimacy and increasing tension of all kinds are convincingly portrayed, driven by an intelligent screenplay and strong acting.

zaterdag 23 december 2017

100 Movie Challenge 2017 - # 132: Call Me By Your Name

Director: Luca Guadagnino
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 132 minutes
Year: 2017
Starring: Armie hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Timothée Chalamet, Esther Garrel, Peter Spears, Elena Bucci, Victoire Du Bois, Antonio Rimoldi, Andre Anciman, Marco Sgrosso, Vanda Capriolo

Description: In Northern Italy in 1983, seventeen year-old Elio begins a relationship with visiting Oliver, his father's research assistant, with whom he bonds over his emerging sexuality, their Jewish heritage, and the beguiling Italian landscape.

Review: “Call Me By Your Name” is the kind of movie that will make you sit through the credits with tears in your eyes. It’s not a sad movie, it’s a movie about love. And that a beautiful thing like love, can also make your hurt.
Timothée Chalamet is a force of nature. His character Elio will make you live life to the fullest and will make you want to fall in love too. Hopefully we will see more of him in the future.
Armie Hammer is so good in “Call Me By Your Name”. Oliver is endearing and caring, but also sexy and human. He cares for Elio and his love for him is so sincere.
That monologue that Michael Stuhlbarg gave towards the end of the film, really touched my heart in all the right spots. So raw and honest.
I’m really glad I got to see it. I hope more people will, because it’s a fantastic film. One of the best of 2017.

Rating: 5/ 5

zondag 6 augustus 2017

Movie Trailer Sunday (302)

Here are this week's trailers.

Mother!
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Description: A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Michelle Pfeifer, Ed Harris, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, Kristen Wiig
Trailer: Trailer "Mother!"
Comment: Just a teaser, but already can't wait to see this.

Call Me By Your Name
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Description: Summer of 1983, Northern Italy. An American-Italian is enamored by an American student who comes to study and live with his family. Together they share an unforgettable summer full of music, food, and romance that will forever change them.
Starring: Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Thimothée Chamalet
Trailer: Trailer "Call Me By Your Name"
Comment: I'm very excited to see this.

6 Days
Director: Toa Fraser
Description: In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the world had never seen the likes of.
Starring: Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish
Trailer: Trailer "6 Days"
Comment: An interesting subject for a film

Keep Watching
Director: Sean Carter
Description: A family become imprisoned in their home by intruders, who force them to play a life-and-death game, where the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.
Starring: Bella Thorne, Ioan Gruffudd, Chandler Riggs, Natalie Martinez, Leigh Wannell
Trailer: Trailer "Keep Watching"
Comment: Creepy, but probably bad.

Goodbye Christopher Robin
Director: Simon Curtis
Description: A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne.
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly MacDonald
Trailer: Trailer "Goodbye Christopher Robin"
Comment: Love this trailer.