I've been hearing a lot of negatives about 2016. You know what, it's easy to sit back and think about the negative things that have happened in the past year. Something called Zika achieved outbreak status. The United States went through one of the most negative presidential elections in its 240 year history, the ramifications … Continue reading 2016 in Review
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Final Fantasy XV
We can all pretty much agree that I'm a geek, right? It's not something I try to hide. But some blog posts are geekier than others. This will definitely fall into the geekier category. In it, I'm basically going to talk about a video game. You've been warned. I have always been a fan of … Continue reading Final Fantasy XV
AFI #42 – Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde 1967 Directed by Arthur Penn Netflix says... Serial bank robbers, sometime lovers and folkloric heroes Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) barrel across Depression-ravaged America on a shooting spree that ends in a deadly rain of bullets and tragedy. Directed by Arthur Penn, this stylish and sexy film shattered … Continue reading AFI #42 – Bonnie and Clyde
AFI #43 – Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy 1969 Directed by John Schlesinger Netflix says... To earn cash as a freelance sex stud and work toward his dream of becoming a kept man, hayseed hustler Joe Buck heads to New York City, where an improbable friendship blossoms when he meets seedy con man Ratso Rizzo. I'm gonna go ahead and say … Continue reading AFI #43 – Midnight Cowboy
AFI #44 – The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story 1940 Directed by George Cukor Netflix says... Socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) prepares to remarry, but her ex (Cary Grant) and a tabloid reporter (Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner James Stewart) have other ideas as they converge on her home for a fateful visit. The three stars from an incomparable trio in one … Continue reading AFI #44 – The Philadelphia Story
AFI #45 – Shane
Shane 1953 Directed by George Stevens Netflix says... Amid stunning vistas, this Oscar-winning Western from director George Stevens follows a reformed gunslinger whose determination to avoid a fight is tested when greedy cattle barons threaten the community of homesteaders he's joined. What a great classic western. The kind where you can tell the good guys … Continue reading AFI #45 – Shane
AFI #48 – Rear Window
Rear Window 1954 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Netflix says... As his broken leg heals, wheelchair-bound L.B. Jefferies (James Stewart) becomes absorbed with the parade of life outside his window and soon fixates on a mysterious man whose behavior has Jefferies convinced a murder has taken place. Meanwhile, other windows reveal the daily lives of a … Continue reading AFI #48 – Rear Window
AFI #49 – Intolerance
Intolerance 1916 Directed by D.W. Griffith Netflix says... Many film historians hail director D.W. Griffith's monumental epic as one of the greatest movies ever committed to celluloid. Griffith powerfully interlaces four parallel tales linked by a recurring shot of Lillian Gish symbolically rocking the cradle of civilization. The stories, which span two millennia, collectively illustrate … Continue reading AFI #49 – Intolerance
AFI #50 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 Directed by Peter Jackson Netflix says... From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson has created a world that surpasses the expectations of J.R.R. Tolkien purists as Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) embarks on his epic quest … Continue reading AFI #50 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
AFI #51 – West Side Story
West Side Story 1961 Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise Netflix says... Winner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, this classic musical set among the tenements of New York City finds star-crossed lovers Maria (Natalie Wood) and Tony (Richard Beymer) caught in the midst of a turf war between rival street gangs. The modern … Continue reading AFI #51 – West Side Story
The Confusing Middle 