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Flickchart Road Trip: Massachusetts
19, Jun 2013
Welcome to the latest installment of Flickchart Road Trip, in which I’m starting in Los Angeles and “driving” across country, watching one movie from each state and posting about it once a week. The new movie I watch will go up against five movies from that state I’ve already seen, chosen from five distinct spots on my own Flickchart. Although I won’t tell you where the new movie actually lands in my chart (I don’t like to add new movies until I’ve had a month to think about them), I’ll let you know how it fared among the five I’ve chosen. Thanks for riding shotgun!
Home.
Here I am, finally arriving in the state where I’ve spent more time than any other. Add up the nearly 18 years I lived there before going to college, plus another six months after college and assorted vacations and holidays, and I’ve probably spent nearly 19 years in Massachusetts. Talk about pressure to come up with five movies that perfectly encapsulate the state’s role in my life. (I can already tell you that I failed miserably at this impossible task.)
Movies to See Before You Die: ‘Jurassic Park’
12, Apr 2013
by Nigel Druitt
Jurassic Park is back in theaters, just in time for the 20th anniversary of its release in 1993, albeit converted to 3D. If you somehow haven’t seen one of the greatest pure popcorn movies of all time, then you should to see Jurassic Park 3D, because Jurassic Park is absolutely a Movie to See Before You Die.
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Netflix Streaming Movie of the Week
Kick-Ass (R | 2010)Flickchart Ranking: #135
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Begins streaming on Friday May 6th.
Directed By: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Nicolas Cage • Mark Strong • Chloe Moretz • Christopher Mintz-Plasse • Aaron Johnson
Genres: Action • Action Comedy • Comedy • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Drama • Girls-with-Guns
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- In: What to Watch on Netflix Watch Instantly
- Tags: A Christmas Carol, A Somewhat Gentle Man, above the rim, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Cry Freedom, District 9, Double Indemnity, eXistenZ, Jaws, Jaws 2, Kick-Ass, Last Man Standing, Mortal Kombat, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, The Emperor’s Club, The Guru, The Road Warrior, the virginity hit
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Directors Who Dominate: Steven Spielberg
27, Jan 2011by Nigel Druitt
Since last fall’s revamping of Flickchart‘s global ranking system (see the official announcement about that here), many films have found themselves moved around on the global charts. But one thing remains consistent: the Directors Who Dominate continue to do so. Previously covered in this series, Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino remain at the top of the charts (with their highest-ranked films at #1 and #4, respectively.) But the biggest change is that their newest efforts (Inception and Inglourious Basterds) have a much stronger presence on the chart, where they now appear at #2 and #13. And this brings us to another director who continually dominates, the man who is widely regarded (for good or ill) as the father of the modern blockbuster: Steven Spielberg.
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Scenes I Love… In Movies I Don’t
1, Dec 2010by Nigel Druitt
There are some films on my Flickchart that rank higher than they might have, simply because they contain just one scene that held me captivated. Overall, I may not have cared for the movie, but one particular scene or sequence just caught my attention, and I had to admit: I wish the whole movie could have been like that.
Here are a few films that find themselves pulled from the dregs at the bottom of my Flickchart, buoyed in the middling middle on the strength of one or two effective scenes. One is the first R-rated film to win the Best Picture Oscar. One is considered a modern-day masterpiece. One is a mediocre action flick from a director best known for mediocre action flicks. They all have one thing in common: I didn’t love them…but I loved something about them. (Caution to those who might not have seen the films discussed; there may be a few minor spoilers.)
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- Tags: 12 Rounds, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1993, 2004, 2008, Al Pacino, Best Picture, Brian De Palma, Carlito's Way, Cliffhanger, Cutthroat Island, Daniel Day-Lewis, Deep Blue Sea, Fernando Rey, film, films, Flickchart, Gene Hackman, GoodFellas, Inglourious Basterds, Jaws, John Lithgow, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Renny Harlin, Samuel L. Jackson, Star Wars, Sylvester Stallone, The Departed, The French Connection, The Godfather, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Lord of the Rings, There Will Be Blood, Uma Thurman