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“Punch Drunk Love” (2002) and Three Great Scenes
PT Anderson’s stylistic transition from the epic Scorsese/Altman influenced Boogie Nights/Magnolia to the much more fragmented/angsty There Will Be Blood/The Master can be seen in 2002′s Punch-Drunk Love. At the time the film was marketed as PT
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Dating, Dream Logic and Torture: “Audition” (1999)
WARNING: ”Audition” is a disturbing film and certainly not for everyone. I have been watching Mark Cousins fantastic documentary series The Story of Film on Netflix recently (big recommendation to film lovers!). Cousins takes on the
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Great Scenes: Ingmar Bergman’s “PERSONA” (1966) – The Film Machine
“Art is a lie that makes us see the truth” – Picasso Ingmar Bergman’s PERSONA is a film that I have watched at least 25 times. To me, it is Art House filmmaking at
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Instant Flick of the Week: “Peggy Sue Got Married”
Francis Ford Coppola is best known for The Godfather films, however it is his 1986 dramedy Peggy Sue Got Married that has, for many years, overwhelmed me with its nostalgic longing for a past
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Instant Flick of the Day: “MEMENTO” (2000) – wait, where was I?
MEMENTO with Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, Carrie-Ann Moss. Based on the short story “Memento Mori” by Jonathan Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan, who wrote the screenplay. R, 112 minutes. Streaming on Netflix. The article
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Instant Flick of the Day: Classic Album Nirvana: Nevermind
This documentary about the recording of “Nevermind” put that whole time period and what this band meant into good perspective. I really appreciated watching Butch Vig listening to the soloed tracks of Kurts voice,
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“The X-Files”: Does it Hold Up?
Here at WillTheFire we regularly recommend movies currently available streaming online. The X-Files is our Instant Flick of the Day and can be seen on Netflix right now. Allow me to geek out for
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INSTANT FLICK OF THE DAY: “THE TERMINATOR” (1984)
THE TERMINATOR with Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor), Michael Biehn (Kyle Reese), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator), Paul Winfield (Lieutenant Ed Traxler), Lance Henriksen (Detective Hal Vukovich). Written by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd with William
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Instant Flick of the Day: The Trials of Henry Kissinger
The Trials of Henry Kissinger, in the words of its producers, presents “a case for a case” against the former secretary of state. It charges him with war crimes, but argues that ultimately an
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INSTANT FLICK OF THE DAY – YOU CAN COUNT ON ME (2000)
You Can Count on Me starts like a children’s movie: the parents are killed in a car wreck and the children are left to fend for themselves. Unlike a Disney movie, the orphaned children
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