Hi, everyone! Tonight, on twitter, I will be hosting one of my favorite films for #MondayMania! Join us for 2013’s A Sister’s Nightmare!
You can find the movie on Prime and then you can join us on twitter at 9 pm central time! (That’s 10 pm for you folks on the East Coast.) See you then!
As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter and occasionally Mastodon. I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of Mastodon’s #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We snark our way through it.
Tonight, for #MondayActionMovie, the film will be 2 Lave 2 Lantula!
If you want to join this watch party, just hop onto Mastodon, pull up 2 Lava 2 Lantula on YouTube, start the movie at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag!
Enjoy!
These predictions are still too early to really be taken seriously. The year is getting off to a slow start as far as the Oscars are concerned. That said, here are my predictions for May!
Check out my predictions for March and April!
Best Picture
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Digger
Dune Part Three
Fatherland
Fjord
I Play Rocky
Primetime
Project Hail Mary
The Social Reckoning
Wild Horse Nine
Best Director
David Fincher for The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for Project Hail Mary
Cristian Mungiu for Fjord
Pawel Pawlikowski for Fatherland
Denis Villeneuve for Dune: Part Three
Best Actor
Tom Cruise in Digger
Rami Malek in The Man I Love
John Malkovich in Wild Hose Nine
Robert Pattinson in Primetime
Dominic Sessa in Tony
Best Actress
Daisy Edgar-Jones in Sense and Sensibility
Sandra Huller in Fatherland
Mikey Madison in The Social Reckoning
Julianne Moore in No One Cares
Renate Reinsve in Fjord
Best Supporting Actor
Steve Buscemi in Wild Horse 9
Colman Domingo in Michael
Matt Dillon in I Play Rocky
John Goodman in Digger
Jeremy Strong in The Social Reckoning
Best Supporting Actress
Sandra Huller in Project Hail Mary
Scarlett Johansson in Paper Tiger
Tao Okamoto in All Of A Sudden
Parker Posey in Wild Horse Nine
AnnaSophia Robb in I Play Rocky
Today, we wish a happy 96th birthday to the one and only Clint Eastwood!
Clint Eastwood is an American icon. In many ways, his persona epitomizes all of the contrasts and extremes of the American experience. A political conservative who specializes in playing taciturn and rather grouchy men, he is also one of our most humanistic directors, specializing in films that often question the traditional view of history and morality. He may have first become a star in Europe but Clint Eastwood is definitely an American original.
In honor of his birthday, I’m sharing a scene that I love from 1971’s Dirty Harry. In this scene, Detective Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) meets the Mayor of San Francisco (John Vernon). The mayor is concerned that there’s a psycho on the loose, gunning people down and demanding money. Callahan’s annoyed that he’s spent a lot of time sitting in a waiting room. Things pretty much go downhill from there.
There’s so much that I love about this scene. Both Eastwood and Vernon do a wonderful job playing off of each other. The Mayor may be in charge of the city but Callahan probably didn’t vote for him. One thing that I especially love about this scene is the look of annoyance that crosses Harry’s face whenever he’s interrupted.
And, of course, there’s that final line! Eastwood does a great job explaining Harry’s “policy” but ultimately, it’s Vernon’s “I think he’s got a point,” that provides the perfect closing note.
Happy birthday, Mr. Eastwood!
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
Happy birthday, Clint Eastwood!
4 Shots From 4 Clint Eastwood Films
A Fistful of Dollars (1964, dir by Sergio Leone)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, dir by Clint Eastwood)
Tightrope (1984, dir by Richard Tuggle and Clint Eastwood)
A Perfect World (1993, dir by Clint Eastwood)
As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in a few weekly live tweets on Twitter and Mastodon. I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We tweet our way through it.
Tonight, at 10 pm et, #ScarySocial presents 1992’s Seedpeople!
If you want to join us this Saturday, just hop onto twitter, start the movie at 10 pm et, and use the #ScarySocial hashtag! It’s a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy.
Seedpeople is available on Prime! See you there!
Today’s song of the day is the main theme from Leone’s best-known film, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Ennio Morricone’s score is as much of a character in this film as the ones played by Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef. It perfectly sets the moods, telling us that we’re about to see something that is truly epic. The opening notes, which have so often been parodied but which have never lost their power, truly capture the feel of Sergio Leone’s mythical vision of the old west.
The late director Franklin J. Schaffner was born 106 years ago today.
Though Schaffner won an Oscar for directing Patton, my favorite Schaffner film will always be Planet of the Apes. In this scene, Charlton Heston discovers where he’s actually been for the entire movie.
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today is the 130th anniversary of cinematic pioneer Howard Hawks! Whether it’s gangster film, a western, or a screwball comedy, it’s hard to think of a single cinematic genre that doesn’t owe a debt of gratitude to Howard Hawks!
Here are….
4 Shots From 4 Films
Scarface (1932, dir by Howard Hawks)
Bringing Up Baby (1938, dir by Howard Hawks)
Red River (1948, dir by Howard Hawks)
Land of the Pharaohs (1955, dir by Howard Hawks)
As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in a few weekly watch parties. On Twitter, I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday and I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday. On Mastodon, I am one of the five hosts of #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We tweet our way through it.
Tonight, at 10 pm et, I will be hosting #FridayNightFlix! The movie? 1979’s The Jerk!
If you want to join us this Friday, just hop onto twitter, find The Jerk on Prime, start the movie at 10 pm et, and use the #FridayNightFlix hashtag! I’ll be there happily tweeting. It’s a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy.
See you there!
