10 SXSW '11 Films We've Seen and Highly Recommend With over 120 films to choose from in just nine days at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival, even the most experienced planner will be unable to take in all of them. That is just simple math. Sometimes you just have to take a page from Neil ... Page: "You have to discriminate. If extreme violence laced with comedy is your bag, then you can take the word of Eric Snider who enjoyed 'Hobo With A Shotgun,' or Scott Weinberg who fancied 'Super,' James Gunn's take on the modern superhero. Or, you can take a cue from yours truly (as you hopefully did last year) and add ten more recommendations to your schedule to already go along with 'Source Code' and 'Paul.' '13 Assassins' If glorious non-stop action is what you crave in-between the atypical mumblecore festival fare, then Takashi Miike's '13 Assassins' will be that deep drink of water after days in the desert. SCREENING TIME Sunday, March 13 – 6:30 PM – Paramount Theatre A nutty scientist has been working on a formula for cloning.
Row Three » Brave New Worldview – 30 Science Fiction Films of the 21st Century A decade into the 21st Century and we have arrived at the future. The promise of Tomorrow. But instead we have looming energy crises, endless middle east conflict and more disappointing, we have no flying cars, Heck, for all the bright and clean future promised in 2001: A Space Odyssey, none of the real companies used as brands in the film even exist anymore. Even moving from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s, nobody makes DeLoreans (although they occasionally sell on Ebay), but cloning and tablet computing (as promised by Star Trek: The Next Generation) have more or less come to pass in this century. Below are over two dozen science fiction pictures that are worth your time. In the interest of talking about the films, it should be noted that *SPOILERS* are sprinkled through out the list. Code 46 Welcome to a world with borders, very difficult to permeate borders. Children of Men How would social mores change in a world without hope? The Fountain 28 Weeks Later The Host Paprika Pontypool
The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time: The Video | Pajiba: Scathing Reviews, Bitchy People By Harry Hanrahan | Guides | April 22, 2011 | Comments (0 View hh -- the man who brought us The 100 Cheesiest Movie Lines of All Time and Get Out of There! The Video -- is back with another fantastic video today. He's even pulled himself out of anonymity. His name is Harry Hanrahan, and he's British. As always, his videos need very little introduction. (Hat Tip: Jelinas) Here is a List of Movies Cited in the Above Video 0'00 - Roxanne, Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Gleaming the Cube, The Princess Bride, A Fish Called Wanda, Star Wars, The Wizard of Oz, Casino, Three Amigos, A Clockwork Orange 1'05 - Dolemite, Glengarry Glen Ross, Bad Santa, The Witches of Eastwick, The Big Lebowski, In Bruges, Full Metal Jacket, There Will Be Blood 2'05 - Toy Story, Casablanca, Encino Man, The Women, Predator, Army of Darkness, They Live, Uncle Buck, Big Trouble in Little China, New Jack City, Billy Madison If you liked the above video, check out some of Harry Hanrahan's greatest hits.
50 Best Movies of 2010 Much has been debated about the quality of the top movies released this year, but that we were able to pull together a list of the 50 best movies of 2010 means it couldn't have been so bad after all. After the jump, we count down our favorite movies of the year, from the mind-bending 'Inception' to the movie that may have defined our generation, 'The Social Network.' Think you can figure out which movie topped our list? 50. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 49. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 48. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 47. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 46. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 45. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 44. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 43. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 42. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 41. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 40. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 39. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 38. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 37. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 36. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 35. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 34. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 33. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 32. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 31. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 30. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 29. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 28.
Top Ten Films 1930-2009 2019 1. LEAVING NEVERLAND (Dan Reed) 2. APOLLO 11 (Todd Douglas Miller) 3. THE BEACH BUM (Harmony Korine) 4. Honorable Mention: None Notable Shorts: COLOPHON (Dorsky); HOMEPOD: WELCOME HOME (Jonze) Most Overrated: A QUIET PLACE (Krasinski); BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Singer); ROMA (Cuaron); SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (Riley); WIDOWS (McQueen) 2017 1. Honorable Mention: FIRST REFORMED (Schrader) Notable Shorts: WORLD OF TOMORROW EPISODE TWO: BURDEN OF OTHER PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS (Hertzfeldt) Most Overrated: BABY DRIVER (Wright); DARKEST HOUR (Wright); GOOD TIME (Safdie Bros); THE POST (Spielberg); THE SHAPE OF WATER (Del Toro) 2016 1. Honorable Mention: ELLE (Verhoeven); HYPERNORMALISATION (Curtis); STAYING VERTICAL (Guiraudie); TONI ERDMANN (Ade) Notable Shorts: COME TOGETHER (Anderson) Most Overrated: DEADPOOL (Miller); JACKIE (Larrain); NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (Ford); NO HOME MOVIE (Akerman); THINGS TO COME (Hansen-Løve); ZOOTOPIA (Howard & Moore) 2015 1. Notable Shorts: WORLD OF TOMORROW (Hertzfeldt) 2014 1.
Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade EmailEmail Since we first published our 100 Best Movies of the Decade in 2009, films have continued to get bigger and better. Here’s an update to the original list. Here’s what we originally wrote five years ago. We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers: 2009 – 11 2008 – 11 2007 – 7 2006 – 14 2005 – 12 2004 – 8 2003 – 7 2002 – 12 2001 – 10 2000 – 8 100. 99. 98. 97. 96. 95. 94. 93. 92. 91. 90. 89. 88. 87. 86. 85. 84. 83. 82. 81. 28 DAYS LATER… (2002) – Danny Boyle 80. 79. 78. 77. 76. 75. 74. 73. 72. 71. 70. 69. 68. 67. 66. 65. 64. 63. 62. 61. 60. 59. 58. 57. 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 51. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009) – Marc Webb 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 25th HOUR (2002) – Spike Lee 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? 19. 18. “My name is Gladiator.” 17. 16. 15. LOST IN TRANSLATION is one of my favorite films of all time. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4.
Combustible Celluloid - Guide to Cult Movies and Cult Films Army of Darkness (1993) The third film in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy features more zombies, more action, more laughs, and more kisses. With Bruce Campbell. "Gimme some sugar, baby!" Basket Case (1982) Frank Henelotter's amazing low-budget splatter comedy showcases Siamese twin brothers -- one normal, the other a squishy little beast who lives in a basket -- searching for revenge on the New York doctors who separated them. Battle Royale (2000) This mind-blowing Japanese film is endlessly entertaining, by turns gory and hilarious, disturbing and exciting. The Big Lebowski (1998) Any of the Coen Brothers' films could qualify as cult classics, but this one is both the most underappreciated and has the most fanatical following. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) John Carpenter's goofy kung-fu comic book adventure revels in its own silliness and features an amazing John Wayne-ish performance by Kurt Russell. The Black Cat (1934) Edgar G. Black Sunday (1960)Black Sunday (a.k.a.