MW
MW, by Osamu Tezuka 7.5 I picked this brick up solely on Tezuka’s reputation. I can’t say that I’m a big fan, having only explored a few of his works […]
Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Synopsis: They Sold their Souls for the Treasure of the Sierra Madre John Huston won the Academy Award for writing and directing this powerful saga that pits gold and greed […]
There Will Be Blood
Synopsis: This widely acclaimed masterpiece and must see American epic features the Academy Award winning performance of Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor, 2007). Daniel Plainview and son are independent oil men, […]
High Noon
Synopsis: Gary Cooper won the Oscar for the Best Actor in this classic tale of a lawman who stands alone to defend a town of righteous cowards in the greatest […]
Grandville
Grandville, by Bryan Talbot 8.0 While the cover may not suggest it, ‘Grandville’ is more than a mere action comic. Sure, it has quite its share of action (more on […]
How the West Was Won
Synopsis: With courage, sinew and conflict: that’s how the west was won. With three directors, five interlocked stories, some of movie history’s most legendary action scenes and a constellation of […]
Young Guns
Synopsis: Six of the hottest stars The year is 1878, Lincoln County, John Tunstall, a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as “regulators” to protect his ranch against the […]
Cat Ballou
Synopsis: “A lark from beginningito end.” -NEW YORKER The sleeper hit of 1965, Cat Ballou was declared an instant classic when its sly blend of Western parody and rapid-fire action […]
High Plains Drifter
Synopsis: They’d never forget theiday he drifted into town. Clint Eastwood’s second film as director, High Plains Drifter returns the actor to his familiar scene of the Old West and […]
True Grit (2010)
Synopsis: True Grit is a powerful story of vengeance and valor set in an unforgiving and unpredictable frontier where justice is simple and mercy is rare. Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), is […]
L’ennemi, vol. 1: Les mouches
L’ennemi, vol. 1: Les mouches, by Thierry Robberecht, Albert Pagliaro and Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini 5.5 I grabbed this book off the cuff while I was at the library, browsing. I […]
Moon
Synopsis: Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the completion of his 3-year-long contract with Lunar Industries, mining Earth’s primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon. Alone […]
Being There
Being There, by Jerzy Kosinski 8.25 This is my second time reading the book, although I’ve seen the film a good handful of times. In fact, it’s my adulation of […]
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