Description: Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1975, this engrossing film follows world champion skier Yuichiro Miura and his tireless team of adventurers as they grapple with frostbite, icefalls, altitude sickness and even death to ascend and then descend -- by slaloming -- the world's tallest mountain, Everest. A truly gripping film about a one-of-a-kind stunt, The Man Who Skied Down Everest is a landmark in the sports documentary genre.
My Promulgation: This movie came on a recomendation from Michelle, and I liked it. I really enjoyed the more philosophical naration by Miura himself. Since I have been to both approach sides of Everest, I really enjoyed the fact that they hauled all the gear 185 miles from Kathmandu. Today, we have it easy, we just walked from Lukla. In the end, you ask yourself, did he succeed, or did he fail?
Monday, February 05, 2007
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Gummo
Description: Xenia, Ohio, is still reeling from a devastating tornado that ripped through the region 20 years ago, and the town's teens are having a difficult time adjusting. Solomon (Jacob Reynolds) and Tummler (Nick Sutton) kill cats, huff glue and generally wreak havoc, while Siren Dot (Chloe Sevigny) puts tape on her nipples and Bunny Boy (Jacob Sewell) skates around wearing bunny ears.
My Promulgation: OK, so this is a slice of white trash Americana that no one would want to see, much less make a movie upon. Shot in Nashville, this director claims to have taken 30-45 minutes to find these actors and it clearly shows. No plot, no narrative, no story line, no good. If you enjoy bizarre movies that have little to no social redeeming value, this is perfect. If you want your own excuse to start your directorial debut, you have this as your guiding light. Hell, anybody could make this piece of shit. Unfortnately it wasn't me and for that and only that, it gets one star.
I first reviewed this movie January 26 in '05. Two years later, we STILL talk about it. I gotta admit, Gummo hasn't left my mind. I've seen countless movies on TV, DVD and big screen. There are three that I can not get out of my head.
1. Crumb
2. Pink Flamingos
3. Gummo
Therefore I'm upgrading this movie to 5 stars.
My Promulgation: OK, so this is a slice of white trash Americana that no one would want to see, much less make a movie upon. Shot in Nashville, this director claims to have taken 30-45 minutes to find these actors and it clearly shows. No plot, no narrative, no story line, no good. If you enjoy bizarre movies that have little to no social redeeming value, this is perfect. If you want your own excuse to start your directorial debut, you have this as your guiding light. Hell, anybody could make this piece of shit. Unfortnately it wasn't me and for that and only that, it gets one star.
I first reviewed this movie January 26 in '05. Two years later, we STILL talk about it. I gotta admit, Gummo hasn't left my mind. I've seen countless movies on TV, DVD and big screen. There are three that I can not get out of my head.
1. Crumb
2. Pink Flamingos
3. Gummo
Therefore I'm upgrading this movie to 5 stars.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Six Feet Under
I'm back. OK, so I've not reviewed and DVD movies in a LONG time....Well first we had to catch up on the Sopranos, then we got hooked on Six Feet Under, then I left the country to go climb for 2 months, then then then.....So here is my SixFeet Under review.
Description:
This darkly comical HBO television series follows the members of a dynamic but dysfunctional Los Angeles-based family that operates a funeral home. It has an ironically grim but intriguing premise: Each episode is based on the death and extenuating circumstances of the family's current client. Captivating, original and utterly engaging, this Emmy Award-winning series is the brainchild of American Beauty screenwriter Alan Ball.
The second season of this darkly comical HBO TV series delves into the lives of the Fishers, a dysfunctional Los Angeles family that operates a funeral home. Each episode surrounds the details of the family's current client, and the Emmy-winning show's larger story arcs explore siblings Nate (Peter Krause), David (Michael C. Hall) and Claire (Lauren Ambrose), Nate's girlfriend (Rachel Griffiths) and the passive-aggressive mother (Frances Conroy).
The Fisher family is back for more darkly funny drama in this season of HBO's hit series. This time around, Nate (Peter Krause) has to cope with marriage and fatherhood, Ruth (Frances Conroy) gets caught up in her flighty sister's life, Claire (Lauren Ambrose) has her usual romantic misadventures, and David (Michael C. Hall) works on his relationship with Keith (Matthew St. Patrick). Lili Taylor, Kathy Bates and Patricia Clarkson guest star.
This season of HBO's hit dramedy series finds the Fisher clan dealing with the usual complement of angst and then some. Ruth's (Frances Conroy) impulsive decision at the end of Season 3 leads to problems; Nate (Peter Krause) is wracked with grief and guilt after a tragedy; Claire (Lauren Ambrose) finds romance in an unexpected place; and David (Michael C. Hall) endures a terrifying experience that threatens to undo him.
The fifth season of HBO's emotional dramedy finds the Fishers and their friends and loved ones in the show's typical state of angsty turmoil. Will Nate (Peter Krause) finally be able to make a relationship work? What is George (James Cromwell) hiding from Ruth (Frances Conroy)? Can David (Michael C. Hall) and Keith (Matthew St. Patrick) stay together? And is Claire (Lauren Ambrose) ready for life as an artist? Stay tuned....
My Promulgation: Best drama series I've ever seen. Period. As good as my other favorites, Sopranos, and Deadwood. I often wonder how HBO can produce such amazing TV? More pay? More prestige? Better actors? I mean, shit the networks would LOVE to be able to produce something like this half as edgey, half as insightful and half as good.
Description:
This darkly comical HBO television series follows the members of a dynamic but dysfunctional Los Angeles-based family that operates a funeral home. It has an ironically grim but intriguing premise: Each episode is based on the death and extenuating circumstances of the family's current client. Captivating, original and utterly engaging, this Emmy Award-winning series is the brainchild of American Beauty screenwriter Alan Ball.
The second season of this darkly comical HBO TV series delves into the lives of the Fishers, a dysfunctional Los Angeles family that operates a funeral home. Each episode surrounds the details of the family's current client, and the Emmy-winning show's larger story arcs explore siblings Nate (Peter Krause), David (Michael C. Hall) and Claire (Lauren Ambrose), Nate's girlfriend (Rachel Griffiths) and the passive-aggressive mother (Frances Conroy).
The Fisher family is back for more darkly funny drama in this season of HBO's hit series. This time around, Nate (Peter Krause) has to cope with marriage and fatherhood, Ruth (Frances Conroy) gets caught up in her flighty sister's life, Claire (Lauren Ambrose) has her usual romantic misadventures, and David (Michael C. Hall) works on his relationship with Keith (Matthew St. Patrick). Lili Taylor, Kathy Bates and Patricia Clarkson guest star.
This season of HBO's hit dramedy series finds the Fisher clan dealing with the usual complement of angst and then some. Ruth's (Frances Conroy) impulsive decision at the end of Season 3 leads to problems; Nate (Peter Krause) is wracked with grief and guilt after a tragedy; Claire (Lauren Ambrose) finds romance in an unexpected place; and David (Michael C. Hall) endures a terrifying experience that threatens to undo him.
The fifth season of HBO's emotional dramedy finds the Fishers and their friends and loved ones in the show's typical state of angsty turmoil. Will Nate (Peter Krause) finally be able to make a relationship work? What is George (James Cromwell) hiding from Ruth (Frances Conroy)? Can David (Michael C. Hall) and Keith (Matthew St. Patrick) stay together? And is Claire (Lauren Ambrose) ready for life as an artist? Stay tuned....
My Promulgation: Best drama series I've ever seen. Period. As good as my other favorites, Sopranos, and Deadwood. I often wonder how HBO can produce such amazing TV? More pay? More prestige? Better actors? I mean, shit the networks would LOVE to be able to produce something like this half as edgey, half as insightful and half as good.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
30 Days - Season 1
Morgan Spurlock (of Supersize Me fame) hosts this one-hour documentary film series that places subjects for a month in situations they're unlikely to seek out on their own. By subjecting themselves to such circumstances, participants help shed light on social issues plaguing America today, such as the rift created by religious differences between Muslims and Christians in America, the incarcerated and the lawyers who put them in prison, and more.
Dug it.
Dug it.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Blade - Trinity
Description: Recognizing that they're powerless to stop vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes), the vampires who rule the human race set up Blade to look like a serial killer, immediately prompting the FBI to go after him. But more trouble brews: Just as Blade realizes he's being pursued, Dracula (Dominic Purcell), the biggest bloodsucker of all time, is released, forcing Blade to enlist the help of a dream team of vampire killers known as the Nightstalkers.
My Promulgation: I have no idea there were three, and we watched all of them....jesus.
My Promulgation: I have no idea there were three, and we watched all of them....jesus.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Blade II
Description: Blade (Wesley Snipes) is a half-vampire sworn to eradicating the bloodsuckers who lurk in the shadows. But when a new kind of bloodsucker -- the dread "reapers" -- is unleashed, the Vampire Nation asks Blade to help his longtime foes prevent a nightmare plague that would wipe out human and vampire alike. Directed by Guillermo Del Toro (Cronos, The Devil's Backbone), Blade II mixes high-tech action with crimson terror.
My Promulgation: I don't remember much about this movie, but it was OK.
My Promulgation: I don't remember much about this movie, but it was OK.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Blade
Description: Half-vampire, half-human hybrid Wesley Snipes pursues the bloodsuckers who killed his mother and inflicted their everlasting curse upon him. But the vampires (who've infiltrated the highest echelons of big business) aren't finished with their favorite son. They need Blade's special blood to reincarnate La Magra, a voracious god who'll inaugurate a bloody new epoch between vampires and their human hosts.
My Promulgation: I vaguely remember this movie. It wasn't horrible, but it certainly didn't set my ass on fire. Hmm...Would that be a good thing, or a bad thing. Anyway, I didn't fall asleep and didn't turn it off, so it gets 3 starts.
My Promulgation: I vaguely remember this movie. It wasn't horrible, but it certainly didn't set my ass on fire. Hmm...Would that be a good thing, or a bad thing. Anyway, I didn't fall asleep and didn't turn it off, so it gets 3 starts.
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