More Movie Madness

Believe it or not, in the last few weeks I've been able to knock a few more movies off the list:

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly I'm not crazy about Westerns, but this one was very good!! I have a new appreciation for Clint Eastwood. And may I say, if you like characters in a movie..."Angel Eyes" is a cold blooded beast.

It Happened One Night Cute comedy. Clarke Gable. Not too shabby! ;)

Seven Samauri Ok, so I found out the movie Magnificent Seven is actually a more American remake of this movie (chalk that in the trivial pursuit/useless fact category...lol). It's subtitled, but easy to watch and keep up with. If you were ever a fan of kung fu theater type movies this might be up your alley.

Some Like It Hot Marilyn Monroe. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curits--IN DRAG. It doesn't get much funnier than that.

Sunset Boulevard I may have to add this one to my new list of favorites. I was not expecting to like this movie as much as I do, but I literally couldn't stop watching it. A broke writer. A pseudo love plot involving a manipulative crazy older woman and a younger man. Delusions, attempted suicide, and a great plot twist with a psycho scene at the end that just keeps you hanging on the edge. I see now why this made the list.

"...You used to be big... I AM big, It's the pictures that got small."

I have to admit most of the yahoo movies have been pretty good (save that ONE that I hated!). TCM has several more coming on this month, which I'm going to try and TiVo and/or squeeze in...gotta love modern technology.

What's Next...

I have missed y'all. It's been a busy few weeks --in a lot of positive ways.

Let's see... two movies knocked off the list Goldfinger---(LMAO @ Pussy Galore, how the hell did they get away with THAT in the 60s??? ) and Blow Up--which was weirder than weird (and, perhaps I missed the significance somewhere but Yahoo! could've KEPT that movie. It was like Yellow Submarine meets LSD meets Alfred Hitchcock meets mimes playing tennis...LMAO)

I got my ticket to see Earth, Wind and Fire in a few weeks. Yeah! excited about that. Show is June 10, so I will come back with an update and hopefully pictures then.

And I have been issued a challenge, which I have decided to add to the list...

For those that don't know I am a spoken word artist. My work goes across the board from politics to relationships, but... the one thing I never, ever do is love poems.

Recently, I've started training a really great writer for her mic debut. She tells me I should write and perform a love poem on stage. Now understand...this is 180 degrees from my normal...I would consider myself more a "concept" poet if I had to put a name to it. My style is more rapid fire delivery and tactical wordplay and hence why I've never written or performed a love piece. Needless to say this will require some work on my part.

I could use some motivation though...lol. I guess we'll see how this little experiment comes out.

Let's All Go to The Movies...

...or stay home and go on a movie watching binge.

I've od'd on popcorn. If I cut myself right now I'd bleed melted butter. And, I can officially say I have a new appreciation for Turner Classic Movies because as of late, I have been on a serious movie kick. As it turns out a lot of the older movies from the Yahoo! list that I mentioned in a previous post, have been scheduled on TCM. Of the 100 films...I have about 60 that I haven't seen.

So... aside from The Graduate, which I watched earlier, In the last week or two, I've had a chance to screen:

• Annie Hall (Woody Allen at his most neurotic)
• Blazing Saddles (which if you haven't seen is absolutely hysterical)
• Grand Illusion (a black and white French WWI film)
• Double Indemnity (highly recommend)
• Maltese Falcon (...when you're slapped, you'll take it and like it. Humphrey Bogart was a pimp!)
• Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (Redford and Newman in the same movie--enough said)
• Nosferatu (the original Dracula movie)
• Roman Holiday (Audrey Hepurn. Such a lovely actress)
  

It crazy...watching these films, you gain a new appreciation for what makes a good movie without all of the glitz and glam and overkill. It's sort of the same effect as listening to older music. So, I'm no Siskel and Ebert (or Ropert) but I'm not doing too bad either...lol.

PS...My goal is to have the complete list done maybe by the end of the year or at least 1 year from when I put it on the list.

Mrs. Robinson, the original MILF

So, I bet you're wondering what the title has to do with anything...

Earlier tonight I watched The Graduate. It was on the Yahoo! list. I'd seen bits and pieces of it before, but never straight from beginning to end. I highly recommend it, but tell me why when I watched it...all I could think of was this...

100 Films to See Before You Die

This list was published by Yahoo!

Unlike some other lists, there are some cinema classics as well as more recent greats on the list. Overall some good picks... I guess that means I'll be adding to my Netflix queue. Among Yahoo's picks:

Alien (1979)
Blade Runner (1982)
Casablanca (1942)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Die Hard (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
The Godfather (1972)
Goodfellas (1990)
Jaws (1975)
The Matrix (1999)
Psycho (1960)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rear Window (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Star Wars (1977)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Click to see the rest of Yahoo's pick for 100 movies to see before you die

In looking this over, I see quite a few movies that I have wanted to see and haven't had the chance, as well as a few that I have seen and would like to revisit...so I have decided to add this movie list to my personal list.