(2002) dir. Tom Tykwer – w/ Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone, etc. Synopsis: Cate Blanchett plays Philippa, a British teacher living in Italy. Drugs infect her life through the figure of drug-dealer Marco Vendice (also a prominent businessman), killing her husband and one of her students. To fight back, Philippa takes the law into […]
Rundown: Conservatives, plate-glass windows, coke, and blood pudding
The Center for American Progress has a nifty new database that’s basically a compendium of the blatant lies and distortions made by conservatives. It’s well-referenced and searchable by category, though quite frankly it would be better yet if it were non-partisan (and charted the erroneous claims and lies of all public officials. Still, it’s a […]
Posted by Ben on May 7, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/rundown-conservatives-plate-glass-windows-coke-and-blood-pudding/
An instant classic reenactment of a real classic
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining in 30 seconds. (Did I mention it’s reenacted by bunnies?) (via MeFi: “Heeeere’s Oolong?” [May 4, 2004])
Posted by Ben on May 4, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/an-instant-classic-reenactment-of-a-real-classic/
Intacto (****)
(2001) dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo – w/ Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela, Mónica López, Antonio Dechent, and Max von Sydow Synopsis: The premise of this movie has to do with luck. Namely, that some people have it, and some people don’t. Except that, in the make-believe world of this movie, it’s more complicated than that: the […]
Posted by Ben on May 1, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/intacto/
Movie imitates real life imitates movie
NEWSFLASH: Scientists say blockbuster global warming movie is on shaky ground. Well, okay—so you’re not exactly surprised, are you. What they also say, however, is that an oft-mentioned report commissioned by the Department of Defense (mentioned in this post, cough) which gives similar heed to doomsday environmental scenarios may also be on shaky ground. In […]
Posted by Ben on April 29, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/movie-imitates-real-life-imitates-movie/
It’s the ol’ “what-movie-do-you-belong-in” quiz
…and the answer, apropos of my earlier post today, is: Go ahead and take the What movie Do you Belong in?(many different outcomes!) quiz. It will cure what ails you and bring a peaceful resolution to the world’s problems*. * Some restrictions may apply
Posted by Ben on April 27, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/its-the-ol-what-movie-do-you-belong-in-quiz/
Freeway
(1996) directed by Matthew Bright – starring Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Brooke Shields, and Amanda Plummer
Synopsis: Think ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ meets ‘Pulp Fiction’ meets ‘The Green Mile’ meets Law&Order. Reese plays the symbolic Little Red Riding Hood (her name is Vanessa, but she wears red—close enough, I guess), who flees home to make the journey to her Grandma’s place in Northern California.
Posted by Ben on April 22, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/freeway/
Mad Dog and Glory (***)
(1993) John McNaughton – Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, Robert DeNiro, et al. Synopsis: A mediocre crime-scene photographer—the eponymous Mad Dog, played by DeNiro— stumbles across a robbery-in-progress at a convenience store, managing to save the life of a mob boss Frank Milo (that would be Bill Murray). At the behest of his therapist, Frank makes […]
Posted by Ben on April 17, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/mad-dog-and-glory/
Sweet dreams
So apparently Stanley Kubrick’s the Shining gets played round-the-clock at the resort on which the movie (by way of Stephen King’s book) is based. It almost makes too much sense. (via Boingboing: “redrum redrum” [April 14, 2004])
Posted by Ben on April 16, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/sweet-dreams/
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(2002) directed by George Clooney – starring Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney (and, briefly, Maggie Gyllenhaal) Synopsis: Based on a ‘true’ story. Covers the life of game show mastermind Chuck Barris and delves into the murky waters of his round-the-globe adventures as a CIA hitman. We see Chuck rise to prominence as a game […]
Posted by Ben on April 9, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind/