IN THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, MUCH IS SAIDABOUT WHEN WE ARE BORN AND WHEN WE DIE.OUR BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATED EVERY YEAR TO COMMEMORATE THE VERY INSTANT WE CAME INTO THE WORLD, AND A FUNERAL IS HELD TO MARK THE…
Month: September 2015
#42Movies, Day 20: Emily Blunt’s Time Machine
She’s a brick house. As shown here: Looper (2012)andEdge of Tomorrow (2014) Let it all hang out after the trailers. https://youtu.be/2iQuhsmtfHw https://youtu.be/yUmSVcttXnI Here’s what you’re going to do. You’re going to do a double feature of these two amazing films,…
#42Movies, Day 19: What A Twist!
Are you surprised to see… *THESE* TWO MOVIES AS A DOUBLE FEATURE??? The Mask (1994)andThe Prestige (2006) Major spoilers after the trailers. https://youtu.be/hOqVRwGVUkA https://youtu.be/ijXruSzfGEc For the record: I don’t care that much about spoilers. That’s not to say that I…
#42Movies, Day 18: A Very Specific Milieu
Setting is everything here: Office Space (1999)andMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Take a tour after the trailers. https://youtu.be/3_fG_zLbBeU https://youtu.be/pfSL5uZO22c I knew next to nothing about both of these movies when I walked into them. For…
#42Movies, Day 17: At the Movies with DeeAnn
If you want to understand my wife, it might help to know that these are two of her favorite movies: Zero Effect (1998)andMumford (1999) Backstory after the trailers. https://youtu.be/eSH8Y3h5j-g https://youtu.be/ed0SqVbiyBw First order of business: both of these films are much…
#42Movies, Day 16: When Curtis Met DeeAnn…
And speaking of strong female characters… These two films figured prominently in the week when I met the woman who is now my wife: Titanic (1997)andAs Good As It Gets (1997) I’ll explain after the trailers. https://youtu.be/CHekzSiZjrY https://youtu.be/rrRl2QQKkI8 In December…
#42Movies, Day 15: Strong Female Characters
Speaking of Joss Whedon (video)… this list could be much, much longer: Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)andThe Peacemaker (1997) …but it still wouldn’t be long enough. Let’s talk after the trailers. https://youtu.be/CUXQ4oNux_A https://youtu.be/QG8O3Cr9kEs Earlier this week, parody news site The Onion…
#42Movies, Day 14: Violence Begets Violence
“So help me God, I thought it was a ‘doggy-dog’ world.” Year of the Dragon (1985)andThe Untouchables (1987) Everybody hurts after the trailers. https://youtu.be/HRGBV5eSbyQ https://youtu.be/YbzkK06MJjE As I said at the start of this thing, the movies I highlight here are…
I Turn 42 Next Week
And you’re invited to come celebrate with DeeAnn and me, if you’re in the Portland area! We’ve planned a variety of “CKL=42” events for you to choose from… Wednesday(9/30), 6-10pm: “West Side Karaoke”Voicebox NW, 2112 NW HoytPlease RSVP on Facebook*…
#42Movies, Day 13: Must Be Your Lucky Day
Happy equinox, everyone! This is the thirteenth of my daily 42-movies-in-21-days blog posts, so I’m just going right on the nose here: Apollo 13 (1995)andThe 13th Warrior (1999) Compare and contrast after the trailers. https://youtu.be/KtEIMC58sZo https://youtu.be/JYUBKcurY88 If you know anything…