48 Hrs. is the midnight movie this weekend at IFC Center in New York City. This movie is important for what it represents in the continuum of American action movies, and surprising as a viewing experience if that first point is all you know about it. Directed by essential action auteur Walter Hill and starring [...]
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Screening in NYC: 48 HRS. (1982).
Posted: April 13, 2012 in Action., Badass Old Guys, Cars, Comedy, Eddie Murphy, Guns, Movies (Number Titles), Nick Nolte, Screenings, Walter Hill0
Go See: 21 JUMP STREET (2012).
Posted: March 19, 2012 in Action., Comedy, High School, Movies (Number Titles)“Nobody knows anything.” — William Goldman. 21 Jump Street, as you probably know by now, is a movie which gives a comedic treatment to the late-1980s Fox television series, which starred a pre-Tim-Burton Johnny Depp, about young police detectives who go undercover as high school students. The movie was directed by Phil Lord & Chris Miller (who last directed the kids’ [...]
My Top Ten Movies Of 2011.
Posted: February 28, 2012 in Lists, Movies, Movies (A), Movies (B), Movies (D), Movies (G), Movies (L), Movies (Number Titles), Movies (R), Movies (T), Movies (V)There’s only one reason to post a list like this one at this preposterously late stage in the game, and that’s in the hopes that you might find something on my list which you haven’t seen yet and might like to be persuaded to try. It’s never easy to distill an entire year’s worth of movies into [...]
From The Archives: 25TH HOUR (2002).
Posted: September 10, 2011 in Crime, Drama, Movies (Number Titles), New York, Pretty GirlsContinuing my list of favorite movies from the last decade, here’s #2. 25th Hour (2002) This is a movie that warrants an entire essay. One day, I’ll give it one. In the meanwhile, my abbreviated commentary will have to do. Personally, I’m a filmgoer who tends to generally agree with what the mainstream defines as [...]
The Library.
Posted: August 7, 2011 in Blu-Rays I Own., Movies (A), Movies (B), Movies (C), Movies (D), Movies (E), Movies (F), Movies (G), Movies (H), Movies (I), Movies (J), Movies (K), Movies (L), Movies (M), Movies (N), Movies (Number Titles), Movies (O), Movies (P), Movies (Q), Movies (R), Movies (S), Movies (T), Movies (U), Movies (V), Movies (W), Movies (X), Movies (Y), Movies (Z)Full disclosure time. I think a person’s movie collection says plenty about their interests as a moviegoer. Here’s what is on my shelf at home so far… Feel free to judge! Find me on Twitter: @jonnyabomb
From The Archives: FOUR CHRISTMASES (2008).
Posted: July 18, 2011 in Holidays, Movies (F), Movies (Number Titles), Pretty GirlsI had all kinds of nice things to say about director Seth Gordon’s breakthrough movie, the documentary The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters, one of the great documentaries of recent vintage. I have less enthusiasm about his follow-up, the much more scripted Four Christmases. It’s not even that I disliked it in any [...]
PRINCE BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: Vanity!
Posted: June 7, 2011 in Movies (A), Movies (L), Movies (N), Movies (Number Titles), Music, Pretty GirlsIn honor of Prince’s birthday, here’s another Prince-related article that I once wrote. And yes, I’m going to keep on using purple font liberally. If you don’t like it, you may need to go purify yourself. My absolute favorite Prince protégé of all time is Vanity. (Sure I have an opinion on a [...]
One good reason to follow yours truly on Twitter: Occasionally I stumble into a genuinely funny idea. I’m harder on my ideas than anyone, but this seems to be worth another look, now that 127 Hours is available to rent, purchase, and watch. Danny Boyle did a tremendous job directing a story that most people [...]
A Field Guide To: “SPAGHETTI” WESTERNS.
Posted: January 24, 2011 in Claudia Cardinale, Movies, Movies (B), Movies (C), Movies (D), Movies (F), Movies (G), Movies (H), Movies (K), Movies (M), Movies (N), Movies (Number Titles), Movies (O), Movies (R), WesternsHere’s another great one for the archive: SLOW-MOTION QUICK-DRAW #120 – “SPAGHETTI” WESTERNS. By Jon Abrams • 06.04.2010 • Blogs First of all, “Spaghetti” is in quotes up there because Sergio Leone reportedly never liked the term “Spaghetti Westerns.” I may have to use the term because that’s how the genre is commonly known, [...]
What I Watched 1.23.11: The Gauntlet/ The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T/ Mean Johnny Barrows.
Posted: January 23, 2011 in Awesomeness, Clint, Movies (G), Movies (M), Movies (Number Titles)Weird day…
