Quarantined Film Club

03/17/2024

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01/29/2024

My Oscar Predictions.
Caveat: I don't expect to win any Oscar pools this year, as there are a LOT of wildcards. With few exceptions, these are not my personal favorites nor what I consider to be the "best" of anything. These are just my predictions for the winners of each category.

10/27/2022

Somehow, until now I totally missed that time when Jennifer Lawrence retweeted me

12/01/2021

Is Toby Driver's latest opus the perfect post-quarantine record?
You be the judge. But first read this excellent review by Tom Clark that covers the history of Kayo Dot and maudlin of the Well.

June of 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of American progressive metal pioneers Maudlin of the Well's seminal double album release Bath and Leaving Your Body Map as well as the 25h anniversary of the formation of the band. Although a short-lived band in their original existence from 1996 to...

05/26/2021

In honor of the recent vinyl reissue of PRINCE's epic EMANCIPATION LP, I thought it might be nice to repost this very early QFC selection Mash-up:

I had found a link online to very good print of D.W. Griffith's 1916 masterpiece, INTOLERANCE, and realized that the video is actually 100% SILENT, which means there is NO musical accompaniment to the motion picture. So I experimented with different pieces of music as soundtrack and discovered that Prince's EMANCIPATION album makes an interesting bedfellow with the perfect run time if you start the music right at the 20 second mark of the film. Here are the links:

Film
https://archive.org/details/Intolerance
Music
https://open.spotify.com/album/7CItFSiq0XApf0ZjBuo7fL

09/09/2020

Joe Wright, director of The Darkest Hour, helmed a simply wonderful adaption of Peter Pan that was unfathomably panned by critics. Give it a try. $3 has rarely brought such joy:
https://amzn.to/32cayDE

09/03/2020

PROZAC NATION is a great adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's best seller, but it's not on DVD or Blu-ray. Christina Ricci's infamous n**e scene overshadowed the performances in the press of the day and probably contributed to this being so hard to find, but its now available to rent or stream on Amazon. Here's your chance to finally see one of the most talked-about but rarely seen films from the turn of the last century.

https://amzn.to/2Z5TMnI

09/03/2020

While many films have been pushed back to accommodate theater re-openings, with no covid vaccine in sight I'm sure glad that the powers-that-be decided to release BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC for streaming. It's way better than it ought to be. In fact, it's really good. So rent it tonight on Amazon and step into a time machine of your own:

https://amzn.to/3hUY8p9

09/02/2020

It's unfortunate that Armie Hammer is the star of two very high-budget flops that are actually good movies. If you've never seen Guy Ritchie's Big Screen adaptation of the cold war TV classic, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., you're not alone. This had such a short theatrical run, that if you left the theater for more popcorn, it might have been pulled before you made it back. And that's a shame because it's basically Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels meets James Bond. Hammer and costar Henry Cavill are perfectly counter-balanced. Like FACE/OFF without the camp.
Rent or stream on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/2QNdT5n

09/01/2020

The Wachowski's 2008 live-action film of is one of the most unfairly overlooked and visionary films. Much of what was groundbreaking in this film has been adapted into a slightly watered-down form for other genre series, but to see it all in one place at full strength is still an extraordinary viewing experience. Rent or Stream on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/3hTglmT

09/01/2020

PLANES TRAINS and AUTOMOBILES is generally considered a Thanksgiving film because of its setting, but now the frustrations of holiday travel past would be a privilege and John Candy's beautiful performance isn't something you should have to wait another two months to enjoy. Rent or stream it on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/3htda57