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July 2014

July 11, 2014

SVS: “The Triplets of Belleville”

This one's nuts. Truly. It's just ...insane. No two ways about it. No need to...

July 09, 2014

Intriguing Quote of the Day (via Tarkovksy)

I've been collecting quotes about art and artists for some time now, because a) I...

July 04, 2014

SVS: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”

I'll be honest. Whenever someone asks me for a list of thematically-appropriate movies for The...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

SVS: “The Castle”

"It's the vibe." I watched the film I'm recommending today because Julie Davis and her...

June 25, 2014

Saying Goodbye to Eli the Great

Legendary Eli Wallach passed away yesterday, at the age of 98 (via The NY Times): More...

June 20, 2014

SVS: “The Chorus”

You know those times when you stumble across a premise for a film that sounds...

June 13, 2014

SVS: “Sneakers”

Heist films are quite an interesting little genre, with a long and storied history, and...

June 12, 2014

Dipped in Magic Waters

I'm not the world's greatest Field of Dreams fan. I've enjoyed it pretty much every...

June 06, 2014

SVS: “The Emperor’s New Groove”

"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to recommend the hippest, most outrageously hilarious Disney...

June 04, 2014

London’s Past Meets London’s Present

I'll be honest. I was sold on this video the moment Open Culture described it as...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Gorgeous New Trailer for Tomm Moore’s “Song of the Sea”

As I have surely remarked in the past, I love The Secret of Kells. Which is streaming...

May 30, 2014

SVS: “Sense and Sensibility”

"From the Oscar-winning director* of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Hulk and the whiny, ridiculously over-entitled rich...

May 23, 2014

SVS: “Serenity”

OK, I admit it. This week's suggestion is maybe a teeny-tiny, wee bit clickbait-y. A...

May 22, 2014

Church and Culture and Me

Remember that time when I said that Deal Hudson was going to let me be...

May 16, 2014

SVS: “Searching for Bobby Fischer”

It's unsettling isn't it? When you realize there are only so many things you can...

May 14, 2014

In which I take my life in my hands…

...by recommending a half-dozen films for young kids over at SlowMama. Why is it so risky, you...

May 11, 2014

My Most Anticipated Film of 2015

I can't say for sure, because I change my mind so frequently. But it is...

May 09, 2014

SVS: “The Magnificent Seven”

Y'all remember that I love Westerns, right? So the fact that I'm recommending one of...

May 07, 2014

Unforgettable Cuts: “Clancy’s Theme,” by Bruce Rowland

The Bruce Rowland-penned score for The Man from Snowy River is fantastic, and a significant...

May 06, 2014

So It Begins

After many years, countless recommendations and conversations, and almost as many attempts to find a sticking...

May 02, 2014

SVS: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”

When The Diving Bell and the Butterfly first flitted over the turbid waters of my...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

“Stranger Than Fiction’s” Sensational Title Sequence

As I have doubtless mentioned in the past, title sequences are one of my (frighteningly numerous)...

April 26, 2014

I’m On the Radio Today! …Run For Your Lives!

Having a face made for radio's bad enough. But since I've got a Lina Lamont-pitched speaking...

April 25, 2014

SVS: “Lilies of the Field”

I'm still Easter-ing, because it's still Easter. So I wanted to come up with an...

April 23, 2014

“The Definitive Oral History of a TV Masterpiece”

Ever since I was first introduced to the one-of-a-kind "Mystery Science Theater 3000" in college -- by...

April 18, 2014

SVS: “Ostrov”

It's Good Friday. A potentially-awkward day to be recommending a movie, yes. Especially because I'm...

April 11, 2014

SVS: “The Conversation”

Monday marked the 40th Anniversary of what I have long considered Francis Ford Coppola's best film...

April 09, 2014

“With Gusto and Lust” — Johnny Cash on Suffering, Success, The Classics, and The Gospel

Every time I begin to despair of the InterWebs and their ability to offer anything...

April 04, 2014

SVS: “Mud”

One of my favorite films from last year is now available on both NETFLIX INSTANT and AMAZON...

April 02, 2014

This Year’s Nominated Documentaries Are ALL on Netflix

I love documentaries. Always have. Yet one of the much/most-lamented facts of my early cinematic...

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