So, speaking of Kurt Russell… Big Trouble in Little China (1986)andExecutive Decision (1996) Breakdown after the trailers. https://youtu.be/1P0A8pS1JF8 https://youtu.be/3dyQBOBTmHw Here’s a bold claim for you: Scott Bakula is to television as Kurt Russell is to movies. That is to say,…
Month: September 2015
#42Movies, Day 11: Egregious Egyptology
“You call this archaeology?” Stargate (1994)andThe Mummy (1999) We’ll dig into it after the trailers.* https://youtu.be/kiJtZUPvJxY https://youtu.be/h3ptPtxWJRs I saw an advance screening of Stargate at the Aquarius Theatre in Palo Alto. It was some kind of American Express** members-only promotional…
#42Movies, Day 10: Totally Eighties
I’m referring to the 1980s, of course. I’m sure you’ve heard the legends. InnerSpace (1987)andIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Blather after the trailers. https://youtu.be/7kQDIosuZuo https://youtu.be/iXmFIoScT2Y (Hey, remember when Steven Spielberg still made mostly good movies? Remember that? Those…
#42Movies, Day 9: That’s Funny
To be clear, I mean funny-ha-ha, not funny-strange. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)andGalaxy Quest (1999) Laugh it up, fuzzball: https://youtu.be/5vsANcS4Ml8 https://youtu.be/B34jbC43XzA Here’s why these are both classic comedies: because they work as whole stories. The fact that both…
#42Movies, Day 8: The Musical
You knew this was coming, right? South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1999)andFrozen (2013) We’ll talk after the trailers. https://youtu.be/aes3Iz8QPgA https://youtu.be/FLzfXQSPBOg I’m not going to explain or apologize for my love of musicals. If you can’t handle the singing and…
#42Movies, Day 7: The Princess Who Saved Herself
The title of today’s post is a reference to the Jonathan Coulton song, recorded for Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti, which later became a charming children’s book written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa. Today’s movies are…
#42Movies, Day 6: Chinese Feud
(All right, you got me. This entire blog series is, in fact, just an excuse for me to make up terrible puns. Deal with it.) Today we’re talking about: Rush Hour (1998)andThe One (2001) Let’s get it on after the…
#42Movies, Day 5: British Invasions
What’s all this, then? Shaun of the Dead (2004)andAttack the Block (2011) You’ll see what I’m on about after the trailers, mate. https://youtu.be/12Ok6bbV7rQ https://youtu.be/m0ntk1o4V3k I’ve been a bit of an Anglophile ever since high school, when I discovered that my…
#42Movies, Day 4: Corporations Are People Too
And now for something almost, but not entirely, completely different: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)andBrazil (1985) Discussion after the trailers. Wait for it… https://youtu.be/TKPmGjVFbrY https://youtu.be/4Wh2b1eZFUM You may recall that two days ago I declared my personal belief that corporations…
#42Movies, Day 3: We Can Be Heroes
Finding your favorite cover of the Bowie tune is left as an exercise for the reader. Meanwhile, let’s talk about… The Specials (2000)andThe Incredibles (2004) https://youtu.be/1wMvv924Gks https://youtu.be/eZbzbC9285I Astute readers will notice that, like yesterday, I’ve chosen to feature two relatively…