I used September to play catch up with the blog (and life). Even though I was busy slaving away at my computer, I still managed to sneak in some blog reading. Keep reading to see some especially nice blog post goodies from September 2014.
And So it Begins… talks about behind the scenes documentaries that offer insight into the world of filmmaking. I have seen a few of them (and recommend them as well) but more than a handful have been added to my Must See list. | [Top 10 Making Of Documentaries ]
A Dash of Cinema inspires hunger and fancy with her latest food & movie pairing. | [Eat & Watch: Eggs and Bacon & Love Story ]
FlixChatter ranks my favorite director’s filmography. Do you agree with the final countdown?| [Counting Down to Gone Girl – Ranking David Fincher’s Films]
Cinematic Corner went all fucking out with Fincher last month. MUST-READ-EVERYTHING!!!!! | [David Fincher Blog Event]
Top 10 Films is looking at airport crime scenes in this surprisingly solid list. | [Top 10 Movie Airport Crime Scenes]
Film Flare has had enough of your shitty, mean-spirited critiques. See why she is so over the negativity. | [Film Criticism? Count Me Out, Folks.]
Flights, Tights, and Movie Nights called upon Jess from FTS to join him in one of his latest Film Whys discussion. In this episode, the two revisit When Harry Met Sally and Batman Begins. | [Filmwhys #37 When Harry Met Sally… and Batman Begins]
Alcohollywood wants to play a game. But unlike the movie they’re discussing on the podcast, the only way to win IS to play. Or listen. IT’S 1980’S MATTHEW BRODRICK, PEOPLE!| [WarGames (1983) ]
Man, I Love Films looks at one of my childhood favorities. | Review Quote: ” I think Clue has actually gotten better with age. The script is quick-paced and clever, peppered with great moments of slapstick. Gags come on top of gags at a pace that is wonderfully relentless. The story itself is actually quite complex, with blackmail and a twisted web linking all the characters together. However, the film doesn’t get weighed down by it, approaching even the darker elements of the story in a playful way.” | Read the review for Clue.
Jason from Your Face! is taking on Nick’s challenge watching this South Korean revenge flick. | Review Quote: ” I often have weird fantasies where I’m at work and a bunch of robbers come in and hold everyone hostage, maybe even killing some people but I, much like John McClane, is running around somewhere, kicking ass and saving the day. I’m sure if that were to ever really happen, I would be less John McClane and more John McCain. But this movie sort of shows what happens if that fantasy ever came true.” | Read the review for I Saw The Devil .
Popcorn Nights finds just as much to rave about upon a second viewing of this film. | Review Quote: ” The events shown in Boyhood flow together seamlessly, a kind of visual poetry subtly and not-so-subtly aided by all those other signifiers – games consoles, haircuts, and so on – which reveal that time is passing but some things are staying the same. It also indicates an incredible degree of forward planning by Linklater; I’m not suggesting that he had the full twelve years mapped out at the start of the project, but after watching the film for a second time I have even more appreciation for the smartness of his script. It is incredibly rich in detail.” | Read the review for Boyhood.
Best Reviewed Movie: The Drop [82%]
Worst Reviewed Movie: The Maze Runner [70%]
Featured: David Lynch. September.
Podcasts: Favorite Rotten Movies on Rotten Tomatoes from the Last 5 Years | REDUX – Movies That SHOULD Be Remade | Minisode – Mulholland Drive