Note

All of my data (years, descriptions, etc.) come from IMDB.

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Films watched in each month.

January: 40
February: 11
March: 14
April: 6
May: 3
June: 8
July: 1
August: 3
September: 14
October: 17
Total: 117

Saturday, June 30, 2007

For the month of June...

Best Film of the Month: Knocked Up

Worst Film of the Month: 1408

Sunday, June 24, 2007

June 24, 2007

Evan Almighty (2007)
Director: Tom Shadyac
Writers: Steve Oedekerk, Joel Cohen, Alex Sokolow, Steve Koren, and Mark O'Keefe
Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, and Lauren Graham
Co-Starring: Johnny Simmons, Graham Phillips, Jimmy Bennett, John Goodman, and Wanda Sykes
Description: The last time we saw Evan Baxter (Steve Carell), he was being tormented by rival Bruce Nolan onscreen, live from their Buffalo TV station. But as time passed and Evan has made up with Bruce, he's gone onto bigger and better things. Newly elected to Washington D.C. as a congressman, Evan has left Buffalo, New York in pursuit of a greater calling. But that calling isn't serving in the illustrious ranks of America's politics, but being summoned by the Almighty himself (Morgan Freeman), who has handed Evan the task of building a new ark, much as Noah did before. With time passing by and his family belittled by Evan's newfound realization, Evan will have to do the work that God has given him in what promises to be an unusual adventure for a man who just wanted to serve his country, might actually be serving humanity.
Rating: C-
In a word... silly.

Friday, June 22, 2007

June 22, 2007

1408 (2007)
Director: Mikael Håfström
Writers: Matt Greenburg, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, and Stephen King
Starring: John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson
Co-Starring: Mary McCormack and Jasmine Jessica Anthony
Description: Based on the short Stephen King horror story of the same name, 1408 surrounds supernatural writer Mike Enslin, an author of two hit books focusing on supernatural phenomena. As research for his latest book, Enslin is determined to check out the notorious room 1408 in a New York City hotel by personally staying as a guest in the fabled room. With the intention that 1408 is just a myth perpetuated by stories and rumor that Enslin has collected for his past works. However, hotel manager Mr. Olin has strong objections to Enslin's stay and only warns him of possible danger to come. But Enslin is determined to go through and convinced that the horrific past of 1408 is just mere coincidence and a myth. But what Mike Enslin is about to experience is no myth, as 1408 truly is a room where the guests don't check out by noon.
Rating: D+
In a word... intelligence-insulting.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

June 16, 2007

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Stanley Kubrick, Peter George and Terry Southern
Starring: Peter Sellers and George C. Scott
Co-Starring: Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, and James Earl Jones
Description: U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely and utterly mad, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He suspects that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people. The U.S. president meets with his advisors, where the Soviet ambassador tells him that if the U.S.S.R. is hit by nuclear weapons, it will trigger a "Doomsday Machine" which will destroy all plant and animal life on Earth. Peter Sellers portrays the three men who might avert this tragedy: British Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, the only person with access to the demented Gen. Ripper; U.S. President Merkin Muffley, whose best attempts to divert disaster depend on placating a drunken Soviet Premier and the former Nazi genius Dr. Strangelove, who concludes that "such a device would not be a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious". Will the bombers be stopped in time, or will General Jack Ripper succeed in destroying the world ?
Rating: A+
In a word... I-can-walk-mine-fuhrer!

Friday, June 15, 2007

June 15, 2007

Knocked Up (2006)
Director: Judd Apatow
Writer: Judd Apatow
Starring: Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl
Co-Starring: Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann
Description: Slobby Ben and up and coming career girl Alison meet at a bar, and end up having a one night stand. Eight weeks later, Ben is shocked when Alison meets him and reveals that she is pregnant. Despite having little in common, the two decide that they have to at least try to make some kind of relationship work for the baby's sake.
Rating: A
In a word... sweet.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Not sure of date.

The Prestige (2006)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, and Christopher Priest
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, and David Bowie
Co-Starring: Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Michael Caine, Rebecca Hall, Samantha Mahurin, and Andy Serkis
Description: In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival magicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences.
Rating: A-
In a word... twisty.

Not sure of date.

Match Point (2005)
Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Starring: Johnathan Rhys-Meyers, Brian Cox, Emily Mortimer, and Scarlett Johansson
Co-Starring: Alexander Armstrong, Paul Kaye, and Matthew Goode
Rating:
B+
In a word... edge-of-your-seat.

Not sure of date.

The Fountain (2006)
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writers: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel
Starring: Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz
Co-Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, and Stephen McHattie
Description: Three stories - one each from the past, present, and future - about men in pursuit of eternity with their love. A conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher, working with various trees, looks for a cure that will save his dying wife; a space traveler, traveling with an aged tree encapsulated within a bubble, moves toward a dying star that's wrapped in a nebula; he seeks eternity with his love. The stories intersect and parallel; the quests fail and succeed.
Rating: A-
In a word... gorgeous.