My Movie Poster Collection: E

I gotta give it up for Will Pfiefer and his film column for the Rockford Register Star. Not only is the man supremely knowledgeable, he's been trolling the net deeply enough to stumble upon and later compose kind words about My Movie Poster Collection. Thanks, Will, and all readers! And, as always, click on the image you wanna see larger.E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (Steven Spielberg, 82).

My Movie Poster Collection: E

I gotta give it up for Will Pfiefer and his film column for the Rockford Register Star. Not only is the man supremely knowledgeable, he's been trolling the net deeply enough to stumble upon and later compose kind words about My Movie Poster Collection. Thanks, Will, and all readers! And, as always, click on the image you wanna see larger.E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (Steven Spielberg, 82).

The 25 Best Movies of the 1990s

John Foote's recent posting on In Contention, looking at forgotten films of the 1990s, was so provocative, it compelled me to leave a comment that I thought I'd also appropriate for filmicability. So, quickly, for me, the 25 best movies of the 1990s:1) GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese, 90) (the decade's most influential movie, and its most essential, too) 2) BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars Von Trier, 96) (

The 25 Best Movies of the 1990s

John Foote's recent posting on In Contention, looking at forgotten films of the 1990s, was so provocative, it compelled me to leave a comment that I thought I'd also appropriate for filmicability. So, quickly, for me, the 25 best movies of the 1990s:1) GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese, 90) (the decade's most influential movie, and its most essential, too) 2) BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars Von Trier, 96) (

1999 (The 9 Years, Part 7)

As we are now in 2009, we can expect to see a great many articles trumpeting the 70th anniversary of the fabled "Best Movie Year," 1939. This is tradition, dating back probably to every 9 year of every movie-oriented decade. But is 1939 really the best year for movies? I don't know about that. It was great, but after the watershed year 1979, I started having my doubts. In 1989, I started

1999 (The 9 Years, Part 7)

As we are now in 2009, we can expect to see a great many articles trumpeting the 70th anniversary of the fabled "Best Movie Year," 1939. This is tradition, dating back probably to every 9 year of every movie-oriented decade. But is 1939 really the best year for movies? I don't know about that. It was great, but after the watershed year 1979, I started having my doubts. In 1989, I started

Film #3: Eyes Wide Shut

Upon its release in 1999, Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut promptly took its place alongside Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Antonioni’s L’Avventura, at least half of David Lynch’s entire oeuvre, and Kurosawa’s Dreams as one of the cinema’s great phantasms. If, upon seeing it, you’ve any sense of it sporting a traditional story--even a derailed or dull one--then, if you will pardon

Film #3: Eyes Wide Shut

Upon its release in 1999, Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut promptly took its place alongside Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Antonioni’s L’Avventura, at least half of David Lynch’s entire oeuvre, and Kurosawa’s Dreams as one of the cinema’s great phantasms. If, upon seeing it, you’ve any sense of it sporting a traditional story--even a derailed or dull one--then, if you will pardon