http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/movies/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:46:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416030/posts Classic British Cinema Has Become An Elusive Delight The England I love is in the old films of Ealing, Elstree and Shepperton - and they're becoming harder to see. Simon Heffer 26 Dec 2009 We all have a cultural comfort zone. It is the place where we go when we need to feel entirely at one with the world and have the ultimate relaxation. For years – actually, decades – I thought that, for me, it was music. Then, not so long ago, I realised that was not the case. Most of my favourite music is loud, agitated, violent stuff... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416030/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:46:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417356/posts The era of the ‘Man’s Man’ is coming ever closer to ending. Soon it will be acceptable for all men to see a film and let it truly effect them emotionally. But that time isn’t upon us just yet. These are the top ten movies that not only make men cry, but it is deemed acceptable for them to do so. 10. The Wrestler 9. Saving Private Ryan 8. Braveheart 7. Field of Dreams 6. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 5. The Shawshank Redemption 4. Friday Night Lights 3. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 2. Good Will Hunting 1. Star Trek II:... The Spotless Minds http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417356/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:00:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415754/posts I know…technically the decade doesn’t end until next year. Whatever. The first 10 years of the 20th Century, as it was, was a great era for great movies. In my mind, we saw a true resurgence of innovation and imagination…with some routine Hollywood nonsense thrown in. Now, I took some editorial leeway on some of these, as you will see. For what it is worth, here is my top 10 list: Neoavatara http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415754/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:57:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415608/posts Just for fun, see an over-the-top preview Movieplayer.it http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415608/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:35:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415196/posts Now, please note…this is just the most hyped movies of the year, and the ones I am personally most interested in. I am sure there are dozens, if not more, of excellent movies coming out. But on hype alone, these should get you started for a wonderful year of movie watching. Neoavatara http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415196/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:06:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414718/posts Perhaps no area of discernment is more difficult and more controversial than the Christian’s engagement with culture. Are we to be cultural gluttons, immersing ourselves in the culture around us so we can speak to it from the perspective of first-hand experience? Are we to be cultural anorexics, avoiding culture altogether lest it corrupt us? Or are we to take some middle ground where we appreciate aspects of it while rejecting others? In Hollywood Worldviews, filmmaker and screenwriter Brian Godawa (To End All Wars) weighs in on the task of “Watching Films with Wisdom & Discernment.” While looking at movies... challies.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414718/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:57:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414403/posts I see tons of movies...it is one of my guilty pleasures. Between the movie theater, Netflix, and my absurd DVD purchasing budget, I see the bulk of the popular movies every year. Admittedly, I miss a fair amount of the independent films, so take my list for what it is worth... Neoavatara http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414403/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:08:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412489/posts Avatarocious Another spectacle hits an iceberg and sinks. by John Podhoretz 12/28/2009, Volume 015, Issue 15 AvatarDirected by James Cameron Avatar, we are told, does things with cameras and computers and actors that have never been done before. Its painstaking combination of real-life action and animation has, we are told, taken cinema to a new level. It cost anywhere from $328 million to $500 million, we are told, and took four years to make. It is a breakthrough, we are told, the boldest step into the future of filmmaking, an unparalleled achievement. What they didn't tell us is that Avatar... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412489/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:27:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412343/posts Dec 18 2009 10:38 AM EST 'Avatar': Pass The Kool-Aid, By Kurt Loder The greatest movie, uh, ever? James Cameron's "Avatar" is the most amazing ... no, wait: the most staggeringly amazing, jaw-droppingly triple-awesome unbelievable movie ever made. That's the feeling among the reviewers aggregated at Rotten Tomatoes, anyway. I quote: "An overwhelming feast of visual artistry unlike anything you have ever seen before." "Much more than a film. It's a prescribed cinematic experience." "An entertainment to be not just seen but absorbed on a molecular level." "Cameron has achieved no less than a rebirth of cinema." "Make sure you... MTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412343/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:56:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411346/posts I really enjoyed the responses from last week's "What Are Your Favorite Movies Made Before 1950?" thread (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406295/posts). So here's another movie topic - favorite foreign language films of any era. (Hey, we need a pleasant distraction from the debacle going on in DC!) If you know the date or even decade of the film and the language, please include it. Thank you and enjoy! Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411346/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:01:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2410271/posts Battle Royale: When Movie Robots Fight TV Robots BY Sam Ashurst Jun 1st 2009 11:11AM To celebrate Terminator Salvation rolling into cinemas, we've decided to bring together the baddest and saddest 'bots in movie and telly history for a big metal scrap. These bad-ass bags of bolts can't wait to brawl - so we're going to step out of the way and toss the terrible twosomes into the ring, and see which metallic maniac makes it out operational. TotalFilm.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2410271/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:24:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408037/posts The Top Seven Awesome Things You Didn't Know About Steven Seagal Steven Seagal has been a cultural icon representing everything squinty and badass about action films for the past 20 years. A lot of people think they know everything there is to know about this mysterious man of part-time law enforcement and energy drinks, but the truth of the matter goes deeper. Much deeper. Source: A&E TV By Nathan Bloch 7. Steven Seagal speaks fluent Japanese Source: Nathan Shanahan/Getty Images It’s pretty impressive that the man spent ten years in Japan and became a 7th dan black belt aikido master,... Spike http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408037/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:30:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2407649/posts Soundtrack albums are the hidden pleasures of pop. Composed and performed to accompany moving images, they're emotional enhancers. This dramatic quality, coupled with the depth of sound-field in full cinema reproduction, ensures that many soundtracks stand apart from their parent films as a listening experience. Guardian UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2407649/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:05:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407206/posts Click film to view. At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover a man without limbs at a carnival sideshow, but after an intriguing encounter with the showman he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed. Starring Eduardo Verástegui (Bella), Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth, Fantastic Four) and featuring the debut performance of Nick Vujicic. DOORPOST FILM PROJECT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407206/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406574/posts Watching "Avatar," I felt sort of the same as when I saw "Star Wars" in 1977. That was another movie I walked into with uncertain expectations. James Cameron's film has been the subject of relentlessly dubious advance buzz, just as his "Titanic" was. Once again, he has silenced the doubters by simply delivering an extraordinary film. There is still at least one man in Hollywood who knows how to spend $250 million, or was it $300 million, wisely. "Avatar" is not simply a sensational entertainment, although it is that. It's a technical breakthrough. It has a flat-out Green and anti-war... www.rogerebert.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406574/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:52:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406295/posts For Old Timers or fans of old time movies, list your favorite movies made before 1950. Include the date of the movie. Please don't list any movies made after 1950. Thanks! Free Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406295/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:22:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405447/posts THR Film Review-Bottom Line: A titanic entertainment — movie magic is back! A dozen years later, James Cameron has proven his point: He is king of the world. As commander-in-chief of an army of visual-effects technicians, creature designers, motion-capture mavens, stunt performers, dancers, actors and music and sound magicians, he brings science-fiction movies into the 21st century with the jaw-dropping wonder that is “Avatar.” And he did it almost from scratch. There is no underlining novel or myth to generate his story. He certainly draws deeply on Westerns, going back to “The Vanishing American” and, in particular, “Dances With Wolves.”... LuckyBogey's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405447/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:15:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405051/posts Hollywood poised for record-breaking year at the box office; 2009 set to best 2007's record intakeBy Amy Eisinger DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, December 10th 2009, 3:26 PM The Hollywood box office is having its best year in history, reports Hollywood.com Box Office. This week the box office grand total for 2009 is expected to hit $9.682 billion -- surpassing previous record holder 2007, when the tally was $9.68 billion. With potential top-grossing holiday films still to come, Hollywood is bracing for their first $10 billion year ever. Movies that are still on the way this year include James Cameron's... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405051/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:24:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404605/posts What would everyone consider the best 5 movies of this last decade? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404605/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:56:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402982/posts BDS is still going strong in our MSM. Take for example this article from Newsweek in which the author blames the recent depressing movies coming out of hollywood on you know who: (h/t Big Hollywood) There are grim movies, and then there are movies that should list the Grim Reaper in the credits. No Country for Old Men, the 2007 Oscar-winning drama, falls into the latter category, but it's as cuddly as a hamster compared with The Road, the latest adaptation of a Cormac McCarthy novel. The Road is set in a post-apocalyptic world where everything and almost everyone is... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402982/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:05:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402730/posts Well, back in the summer of 1977, flyover country was pissed. The nation they loved was being run into the ground by the jet-setters. Skyrocketing inflation. Rampant unemployment. Plummeting GDP. Crushing misery index. Multiple oil crises. Vanishing trade surpluses. A wretched President. Ordinary people were scared and angry, looking for — what’s the word? — oh yeah, “change.” Spare or otherwise. Big hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402730/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:52:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401117/posts <p>It seems that Hilary Swank is going to be on top of our ‘Best Dressed Of The Year’ list. The Oscar winning actress makes each of her red carpet appearances, dramatic and unforgettable, as if it is part of her DNA.</p> The Fashion Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401117/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:04:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398693/posts This is an opinion piece about the awful Twilight series of books and the inevitably horrible movies that will follow. I am only posting the link because the opinion piece is chock full of profanity but I thought it was funny as hell... THE DEVIN'S ADVOCATE: WHY BREAKING DAWN MUST BE MADE INTO A MOVIE CHUD.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398693/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 20:26:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396365/posts When DVDs first began to contain those now ubiquitous special features, those mini documentaries, series of interviews, or behind the scenes shoots, it seemed like such an exciting idea, especially for film buffs (or series fans). But now that they have become fairly common and now that I've seen a lot of them, I have to say that they are almost entirely worthless for anything other than time-wasting, disc stuffers. Did you know that JJ Abrams is a great camera shaker and is "the life" of the new Star Trek movie? Did you know that no one worked harder than... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396365/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:52:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393686/posts Image via Wikipedia As trailers for James Cameron’s new epic blockbuster, Avatar, hit television and theaters, critics are becoming increasingly alarmed that the movie may not accurately portray corporations and the military as being evil enough.“I have some concerns about what I’ve seen so far,” said film critic Cindy Mattson. “The previews I’ve seen appear to show that a corporation has invaded another planet with the military’s help in order to mine a valuable resource, and they need to kill indigenous people to do so. That starts out promising enough, but this movie was really supposed to push the envelope.... Cold Mash http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393686/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:28:17 GMT