I’ve read the books, the first two movies have been enjoyable, the second more than the first, so I’m looking forward to seeing how the first part of Book III translates to the screen this November! And you know… Jennifer Lawrence!
Night Film (2013) – Marisha Pessl
This week’s book shelf brought me a book that was dark, troubling, steeped in film, murder, the occult, interactive elements, and evil. I loved it! It came to me via my sister at Christmas, and reading the inside of the jacket, I was duly interested. Who doesn’t like a good mystery, especially when it’s…
Trailer Tracks: V for Vendetta (2005) – James McTeigue
This is a film that seems to be more and more increasingly relevant to today’s society… I’m just saying.
The Rockford Files (1976) – So Help Me God & Rattlers Class of ’63
Private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) gets into it this week, with this double dose of episodes. First up is a courtroom thriller entitled, So Help Me God, written by Juanita Bartlett that aired 19 November, 1976. The phone gag this week features a call from a dentist’s office telling Jim he can’t put…
Trailer tracks: The Road Warrior (1981) – George Miller
Now that the new trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road has been unveiled, I thought it would be kind of cool to take a look back at the trailer for the second film ion the original series. I am looking forward to seeing how the new one plays, but this one is still going…
Pulp Fiction (1994) – Quentin Tarantino
Pulp Fiction, quite possibly the best film in Tarantino’s oeuvre, is the next title in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film comedy section for me to take a look at. While not necessarily a full-out comedy, it is neither a full-out drama nor thriller either. What it does have is a fantastic…
Trailer Tracks: Big Hero 6 (2014) – Don Hall & Chris Williams
I don’t know much about this Marvel property, but I’m looking forward to see what Disney does it, and this does look like a lot of fun… I’ll be seeing this one when it comes out in November!
Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman crafts a delightful little film working from a script by Diablo Cody and starring Ellen Page in this recommendation from Great Movies – 100 Years of Film and my screening of Rules of the Game. Ellen Page is the titular Juno, a junior high school student, who after a night with her…
Trailer Tracks: Crimson Tide (1995) – Tony Scott
I love Tony Scott films, and I miss his work. This one, a submarine thriller featuring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, along with Viggo Mortensen, has been a long time favorite.
Doctor Who (William Hartnell) – The War Machines
Season 3 of Doctor Who draws to a close with this four-part story. Before the internet, before Skynet, The Doctor (Hartnell) faced a computer threat in late 60s London. It also sees some changes in Companions. The story aired in four parts, from 25 June to 16 July, 1966 and was written by Ian Stuart…
