Today’s random movie is Roman Polanski’s Repulsion (HU DVD 1944). This critically acclaimed film starring Catherine Deneuve is considered one of Polanski’s greatest works. Here’s our summary: Carol, who works in a beauty salon in London during the 1960s, is both repulsed and fascinated by men. She is unsure of how to handle their advances, […]
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Five Films Featuring…Clock Towers!
Did you know, a Clock Tower and a Bell Tower are considered two different kinds of towers by the highly reliable source for settling petty and pointless arguments, Wikipedia? For that reason, you won’t find Vertigo (HU DVD 14) on this list. But in any case, it’s TIME (get it??) to enjoy Five Films Featuring…Clock […]
Continue readingMovies At Random: Léolo
Today’s random movie is Léolo (HU DVD 1684)! From the Wikipedia summary: Léolo is a 1992 Canadian coming of age-fantasy film by director Jean-Claude Lauzon. The film tells the story of a young boy named Léo “Léolo” Lauzon, played by Maxime Collin, who engages in an active fantasy life while growing up with his Montreal family, […]
Continue readingFive Films Featuring…Torches!
Fun fact: the entire time I read the Chronicles of Narnia, it never occurred to me that the torch Edmund had was a flashlight. Torches of the fiery variety show up (pretty predictably) in monster-burning scenes paired with pitchforks, and also, you know, when people need light and fire is handy. But, without further ado, […]
Continue readingMovies at Random: The Wildcat
Today’s random movie is Ernst Lubitsch’s The Wildcat (HU DVD 2900). This 1921 silent romantic comedy film was restored in 2000, and our copy features music by Marco Dalphane. Here’s our summary: The commander of a remote fort (and his lovely daughter) eagerly awaits a new lieutenant. En route, he is captured by outlaws who […]
Continue readingFive Films Featuring…Hair Dryers!
Happy Friday! Today we’re looking at Five Films Featuring…Hair Dryers! Why? I have no idea. But this one came out kind of interesting! I decided that beauty salons were cheating, so this one was really hard. 1. What Women Want (HU DVD 5279) Mel Gibson’s path to enlightenment involves water and a hair dryer. 2. […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions: January 2018
Let’s take a look at every home use DVD that crossed my desk in January! Some highlights include The Big Sick, a ridiculous number of seasons of Cheers, Season 1 of my favorite tv show to watch in hotel rooms, The Rifleman, and Quatermass and the Pit, a scifi serial. I have not seen The […]
Continue readingMovies at Random: Night of the Shooting Stars
Today while perusing the dusty gemtrac, the movie Night of the Shooting Stars (HU DVD 5167) jumped out at me. The original title, La Notte de San Lorenzo, refers to the feast day of Saint Lawrence, a holiday associated with shooting stars. Here’s our summary: It is the Night of San Lorenzo, the night when […]
Continue readingFive Films Featuring…Cakes!
Happy Friday! It’s time for Five Films Featuring…CAKES! Originally I had wanted to do cupcakes, but holy cow it is hard to find cupcakes in movies. But, for our first pick: 1. Bridesmaids (HU DVD 9104) The saddest, loneliest, prettiest cupcake in the world. 2. Singing in the Rain (HU DVD 674) Not a real […]
Continue readingMovies at Random: Holy Motors
Holy cow, I forgot about Holy Motors (HU DVD 11008)! Today, this DVD leapt off the shelf into my hands, and this one I’ve actually seen! This super weird Leos Carax movie stars Denis Lavant, whose acting generally leans towards hyper-physical mime-like motions, as an actor-like character inhabiting different roles. According to Wikipedia, Carax wrote […]
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