Mid-last year, I turned 50 years old! And to add to all the real life goals and challenges that that brings, I’ve created at least one as it relates to movies and this blog–watch a film I’ve never seen before which came out in each year of my life (thus the “Old-New” terminology), and then write a bit about it. This is Post #41. Spoilers ahead.
Continue reading All the President’s Men [50 New-Old Movies for the 51st Year #41]I Heart Huckabees [50 New-Old Movies for the 51st Year #36]
Mid-last year, I turned 50 years old! And to add to all the real life goals and challenges that that brings, I’ve created at least one as it relates to movies and this blog–watch a film I’ve never seen before which came out in each year of my life (thus the “Old-New” terminology), and then write a bit about it. This is Post #36. Spoilers ahead.
Continue reading I Heart Huckabees [50 New-Old Movies for the 51st Year #36]Kramer vs. Kramer [50 New-Old Movies for the 51st Year #21]
Earlier this year, I turned 50 years old! And to add to all the real life goals and challenges that that brings, I’ve created at least one as it relates to movies and this blog–watch a film I’ve never seen before which came out in each year of my life (thus the “Old-New” terminology), and then write a bit about it. This is Post #21. Spoilers ahead.
Continue reading Kramer vs. Kramer [50 New-Old Movies for the 51st Year #21](Alternate) Box Office Blockbuster Tourney: Round Four
So as explained some time ago, we are again playing a seeded tournament-style elimination game amongst each of the US domestic box office champion movies from the last 32 years, but this time with all-female judges. Seeding was done via Rotten Tomatoes scores, with ties broken with Metacritic scores. Three of our five judges have voted on each match-up of two films, with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser skulking off into obscurity, until we eventually reach our overall Champion!
Continue reading (Alternate) Box Office Blockbuster Tourney: Round Four
Box Office Blockbuster Tourney: Round Two
So as explained before, we are playing a seeded tournament-style elimination game amongst each of the US domestic box office champion movies from the last 32 years. Seeding was done via Rotten Tomatoes scores, with ties broken with Metacritic scores. Three of our six judges will vote on each match-up of two films, with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser skulking off into obscurity, until we have our overall Champion!
Box Office Blockbuster Tourney: Even-Numbered Years Conference, Round One
So as explained previously, we are playing a seeded tournament-style elimination game amongst each of the US domestic box office champion movies from the last 32 years. Seeding was done via Rotten Tomatoes scores, with ties broken with Metacritic scores. Three of our six judges will vote on each match-up of two films, with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser skulking off into obscurity, until we have our overall Champion!
Continue reading Box Office Blockbuster Tourney: Even-Numbered Years Conference, Round One
47 Great Movie Moments #45 – Tootsie
And we continue with this series of 47 moments in film that I love. (Why 47?) I am almost not 47 anymore, so I should really get these done. This is number #45.