January 2011
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108/250: True Grit
The Cohen Bros. are obviously some of the best filmmakers of all time. Without question. With that said, they are extremely hit or miss in my book and, to be honest, very over appreciated when it comes to the Academy Award nominations. I am not a fan of No Country for Old Men (at all) and A Serious Man is one of the few films I’ve ever seen that I consider to be “a waste of...
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107/250: The King's Speech
I gotta be honest, I was prepared to enjoy this film about as much as a church group getting ready for a Marilyn Manson show. To me, these types of films are like the Yankees or Red Sox. Sure they’re good, but if you simply buy the right players and match them with everyone’s favorite topic (period piece + Nazis) and have the Weinstein’s buying votes,...
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106/250: Monsters
As a DIY filmmaker, it’s hard for me to look past the way films are made and judge them solely on their story and characters. I’m a big fan of Gareth Edwards and when I heard he was making a feature film, I knew it was going to be fascinating. I heard this film was made for as little as $25,000. While most filmmakers would take that budget and spend it on a one room thriller,...
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105/250: Black Swan
Person: ”Have you seen Black Swan?”
Jimmy: “Sure did.”
Person: ”What did you think?”
Jimmy: “It’s an excellent film. Perfectly constructed. Great cinematography and direction. The music was really cool. The production design and costumes were excellent. Natalie Portman was riveting.”
Person: ”I KNOW! I loved it too!”
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104/250: Knight and Day
I can understand why people don’t like this movie: because they’re close minded morons who don’t like Tom Cruise. That’s the reason. If you look at this movie as a romantic action film, you’ll have a great time. If you look at it as a live action comic book, you’ll be in love. This movie is a blast from start to finish. The clever humor, intense action...
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103/250: Easy A
I wasn’t really conscious of pop culture during the 1980s, but it sure as hell seems like a classic teen movie hit the theatres once every month or so. Now-a-days we only get one once every five or ten years. Clueless, 10 Things I Hate About You, Can’t Hardly Wait, and Mean Girls are all I can think of in the past two decades! WTF! Well, luckily, Easy A is one we can now add to...
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102/250: And Soon the Darkness
I stopped reviewing movies for a couple months because one of the filmmakers called me out on a bad review. I felt like a real asshole and realized I’m not a film critic but a filmmaker. I understand how difficult it is to make short films and how nearly impossible it is to make a feature film. I’m currently trying to make the big push from shorts to features and in today’s...
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Do you see what I "C?"
As a sports fan and a designer it didn’t take long for me to notice the similarities between the logos of four teams in the MLB and NFL. Apparently this stylized “C” was the Helvetica of its day. Now I’m not a typography guru, but if anyone knows why this “C” was so popular, let me know.
- Chicago Bears
- Minnesota Twins
- Cincinnati Reds
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101/250: Predators
I have five major heroes in my life and Robert Rodriguez is one of them. I also think Nimrod Antal is a great filmmaker with a bright future. So when the awesome trailer for Predators came out, it looked like it was going to be awesome. But that’s just how it looked. The movie is a boring, made for Syfy B-Movie wrapped in a glossy, high production value, Blu-Ray shell. The first 30...