December 2010
6 posts
Netflix: Big Time →
This movie opened up my eyes on what an entertaining concert film can be when you actually BELIEVE in the music. In this case: Tom Waits.
Part concert, part theater, part over-the-top glitz. Tom Waits at the top of his game as composer, actor, personality.
Pure brilliance.
Here’s the blurb on Netflix:
In this bizarre and captivating performance, singer-songwriter and actor Tom Waits...
Netflix: I'm Still Here →
On a rainy winter night, how can you say No to a fake documentary about Joaquin Phoenix quitting the acting biz and becoming a rapper?
Seriously.
Not the best film, but a great piece of profanity and drugs!
Here’s the blurb on Netflix:
In 2008, Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix walked away from acting to pursue a rap career, an inexplicably bizarre detour captured in stunning detail in...
It's Tumblr Tuesday!!!
I already appreciate all the support I have gotten for this little blog, but if you use the tumblr platform I would love it if you would recommend us in the Film Directory.
Thanks to you and yours!
Netflix: Exit Through the Gift Shop →
Seriously, if you have a tumblr, you probably know everything there is to know about street artist Banksy and his self-directed documentary. All you need to know from me is that it is now available for streaming! Here’s the blurb on Netflix:
Filmmaker Thierry Guetta had been casually documenting the underground world of street art for years, but when he encounters Banksy, an elusive British...
Netflix: Che →
Not much has been said about this biopic from Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleventybillion, Erin Brocovich) and starring Benicio Del Toro, and that’s a ok. Mostly because the 4hr film is “not bad”. Great acting and story pacing, but it took me a while to get through…which makes it great for streaming. You can take your time.
Here’s the blurb on Netflix:
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Netflix: Arena →
This one I ran into by accident, and boy I’m glad I did!! This sci-fi movie from 1989 is filled with references to other (more famous) films, but the heart in this is unmistakeable. Watch for the great costume work on a bajillion aliens as they battle in the Arena!!
Here’s the blurb on Netflix:
Intergalactic gladiators regularly face off in the ring in brutal championship bouts,...