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" Want some pizza, Johnny?? " "We have no roof service." ♪ "I want a job. I want a job. I want a good job." ♪

Depressingly relevent. Takes place 10 years from now but seems pretty feasible.

Wait Until Dark (1967) finds  Terence Young   (of 3 of the best  Bond  films fame) doing his best  Hitchcock  and  Edwards , with another winning (and deliciously dissonant) score by  Mancini .  Hepburn  is typically great and  Arkin  is slimy-sinister. An excellent blend of humor and tangible threat and a terribly suspenseful finale.

Focus On Film   Episode 49  is up! Download the MP3  HERE As Danman & Rygar prepare for apocalypse (now!) and consider the possibilities of being pitted against each other on live television for world amusement, we chat Criterion, PC culture, and more! In this episode: April 2017  Criterion Collection   Titles Announcement Best & Worst Of The Month  –   BAD SANTA 2  (2016),  LIVE BY NIGHT  (2016),  ​  THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK  (1980),   THE RUNNING MAN  (1987) Criterion Most Wanted "Focus On Film Theme"  & commercial music:  Daniel Sardella

Upon a second viewing of Crimson Peak (2015), my previous feelings remain largely the same. A feast for the eyes but falls short in some respects. That isn't to say this isn't a really good film and worthy of repeat viewings.

A poem for a poetic film about a poet: Paterson Of Paterson Paterson of Paterson, loves his gorgeous cupcake-making chiaroscuro-obsessed wife, Lives with a devil dog, drives a bus, sees twins and meets other poets.

A gritty western/noir with a "man's man" cast and excellent dialog.

My blog  is 6  years old today! Continuing the yearly trend, here's how many films I've watched: 2005  -  339 films 2006  -  369 films 2007  -  274 films 2008  -  270 films 2009  -  234 films 2010  -  188 films 2011  -   236 films 2012  - 253 films 2013  - 352 films 2014  - 347 films 2015 -  337 films 2016 - 269 films (quite the drop off from last year, which hopefully means I was keeping busy with other fun things) And here's every film that I watched last year, if you care to peruse. DATE(S) TITLE(S) YEAR DIRECTOR(S) FORMAT 1/1 The Hateful Eight 2015 Quentin Tarantino Cinema/70mm 1/1 Hannibal Rising 2007 Peter Webber DVD 1/2 Valhalla Rising 2009 Nicolas Winding Refn BD 1/4 In Cold Blood 1967 Richard Brooks BD 1/6 Carol 2015 Todd Haynes Cinema 1/8 Sicario 2015 Denis Villeneuve BD 1/9 What We Do In The Shadows 2014 Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi BD Ri