Monday, December 22, 2014

New Release Tuesday 12/9

I apologize for the my lazy blogging.  Let's catch up some:


This fun flick proved Marvel can do no wrong right now as anything they touch turns into gold.  This comic has been around for a while and I do not believe I have ever heard of it but man it was a good time at the movies.  This is from director James Gunn who is a Troma Studios alumnus, the ultimate B movie studio, and he just kills it with his writing and direction on Guardians.  The cast in this is stellar and this also features an awesome soundtrack.  The highest of recommendations.

I am really digging these killer shark, whale and dolphin movies.  This one looks good too as I hear they attach lasers to this dolphin and all hell breaks loose.


I have not seen this classic in forever and I have never owned any edition so I will need to pick this up during the next Criterion sale.  All I remember about this is a bunch of midgets, a ship, and Sean Connery kicking a minotaur’s ass.  Directed by the great Terry Gilliam of Monty Python.  





The first was a really nicely made horror flick that deserves another watch.  I mean its Nazi zombies, what’s not to like here?  


Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.  A very underrated western with two awesome stars.


A cynical Buffalo Bill hires Sitting Bull to exploit him and add his credibility to the distorted view of history presented in his Wild West Show. I love Paul Newman and  I still have not seen a Robert Altman film. 







Thursday, December 11, 2014

Movie Poster Thursday- Wild Card


New Release Last Tuesday

I watched all the Planet of the Apes movies for the first time last year and really enjoyed them.  And no, I did not watch the Burton/Marky Mark version.  Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a nice prequel to setup the evolution of the Apes story and I look forward to this continuation of the story.  Plus James Franco is not in this one!

This has been the best show on TV the past few years.  Great characters, plots, and subplots make this the most enjoyable thing on the box to watch.  I admit this was probably the weakest season so far but bad Justified is better than most things on TV anyway.  Season six will be the final season so Raylan has been tasked with bringing down Boyd for good.  Lots of Olyphant and Goggins on screen should make this quite an excellent last season.  Season six starts on FX, January 20th.

A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.  This is a classic that is a must watch.  Starring Jimmy Stewart and directed by Frank Capra.  If you do not like this then something is wrong with you.

A thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.  This is a great show so far, smarter than Walking Dead and it is from the great Guillermo del Toro.  Check it out!

Recently widowed Doctor Michael Hfuhruhurr, the world's greatest neurosurgeon, injures Dolores Benedict in a car accident. He operates on her and saves her life using a technique of his own invention: cranial screw-top brain entry. As Benedict recovers, Hfuhruhurr falls in love with her and they are soon married. However, Benedict is only interested in Hfuhruhurr's money and Hfuhruhurr still yearns for his previous wife. They travel to Vienna to attend a medical conference where Hfuhruhurr finally divorces Dolores, meets a mysterious Doctor Alfred Necessiter and becomes entangled in a series of murders committed by The Elevator Killer.  Warner Archive brings us this unappreciated Steve Martin classic and in the correct aspect ratio too!