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Oz the Great and Powerful

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

2013. 130 minutes Rated PG.



Quote: I am Oz, the great and powerful!

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Howl

Posted on December 12, 2011 by
2010. 84 minutes. Rated R.

“I’m with you in Rockland where you’re madder than I am…”

On occasion, film affords me the opportunity to comment on something that isn’t just a movie. Lots of film about music, about art, about war, science, history–you name it–exist. Something that has always challenged me, and pushed me, is the literature from the beat movement. Especially that of Allen Ginsberg.

Visions! omens! hallucinations! miracles! ecstasies! gone down the American river! Dreams! adorations! illuminations! religions! the whole boatload of sensitive bullshit!

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Rise of The Planet Of The Apes

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Rise of The Planet Of The Apes

I have to say, if you are nibbling on the hater tots, then maybe just skip this post. Cause big shocker… I actually kinda dug this flick. It’s nobody’s best work, and James Franco has been rather irritating in real life lately, but if I can support crazy Tom Cruise in his career, then I spose I can continue to like James Franco on camera. Plus… you’ve gotta love apes, right?

Quote: Apes stupid…

To start…thank you Rupert Wyatt (the director)… for not being Tim Burton (who doesn’t deserve to be in bold).

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127 Hours

Posted on July 13, 2011 by
127 Hours
After telling some ladies he’s guiding through Blue John Canyon in Utah that “these stones never move, they’ve been here for centuries,” Aron Ralston is caught by his forearm when the rock he’s standing on gives way and pinions him against the wall in a crevice.

I’m not much of a climber. I prefer company in the great outdoors. I’m sort of squeamish when it comes to the sight of blood. This story about a cocky canyoneer who gets trapped for over 5 days and resorts to extreme measures to escape was just riveting. Based on Ralston’s autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place, 127 portrays true events (and hallucinated ones) from 2003.

Once stuck, Ralston tries everything: screaming for help, levering the rock, rigging up a rope and pulley. Nothing budges it, and his supplies run dangerously low. It’s cold at night in the canyon, and even during the day he only gets about 15 minutes of sunlight. Delirium sets in with the derth of food, lack of water, and shock: he has vivid dreams of escape, insane hallucations of Scooby Doo, and an epic vision of his future offspring before the end of the film.

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