Rambling Film

*This is the final entry in my 10 Series. Click the label to see my previous posts* Well, this is the end of my 10 Series! Thanks for reading and sticking with me. I hope this all doesn't feel too redundant. These movies/TV shows spoke to me in different ways, it was hard to narrow it down. There's so many more. You don't necessarily have to be a huge movie fan to enjoy certain things, but sometimes I wonder if I would've noticed them had I not been obsessed with movies. 10 Times Movies/TV Have Made Me Grateful to be a Film Fan 1) All of American Beauty Of course I had to start my list with my all time favorite movie. There is so much about American Beauty I love. "Its a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself." Is my all time favorite quote, and it comes from this film. 2) Adrien Brody carrying The Pianist It's really a testimony for an actor to carry an entire film, and that's what Brody did here....

*This is my 9th entry in my 10 series. Click the label to view my previous posts* It's hard to explain this particular post. I wanted to talk about animated shows I watched as a kid and how differently I see them as an adult. In some cases, I still see them the same way. 10 Times I Looked Back on Animated Movies/TV I Loved as a Child 1) David The Gnome This was seriously "my show" as a kid. I watched it all the time. Looking back, it was only on for two seasons, but I swear I watched it for years. I must have been watching a lot of re-runs. I actually still remember a preview for an episode I never saw. It had David pulling a bullet (or something like it) out of a hurt deer. There was a little blood, and I always saw the preview but never the actual episode. I think I'll be heading over to Youtube after I'm done here.. 2) Sleeping Beauty Aurora was and still is my favorite Disney princess to this day. Which is kind of funny considering she doesn...

*This is the 8th entry in my 10 series. Click the label to view my previous posts.* My last post in the 10 Series was about movies/TV that I watched after having them recommended to me, and I ended up loving them. Sadly, love can't always be the case. Sometimes, they are just not for me. 10 Times I Gave Into the Hype, And Was Let Down 1) Grave of the Fireflies I had actually never heard of this until I participated in a tournemant over at The LAMB  It was on IMDB's top 200, and everyone said it was devestatingly beautiful. Well, it's devestating all right. But I just could not get over the decisions Seita makes throughout. He seems like he's old enough to grasp the reality that is going on, yet he does. Yes, I know the movie was based on the author's real life experience that he regretted, I get that. I just couldn't enjoy this. 2) The Boondock Saints This one is a little different. I saw this on my own, and thought it was just okay. Years la...

*This is the 7th entry in my 10 Series. Click the label to see previous posts.* One of the best things about the movie blogging community is that you get a lot of great recommendations. In fact, I've gotten so many that it's almost hard to keep track. So, for this particular post, I tried to mix films/TV saw before I got in to blogging and some that started after. 10 Times I Gave Into The Hype, And Was Left Satisfied 1) Breaking Bad I often say that this is the best TV decision I've ever made, because Breaking Bad is hands down the best show I've ever seen. I didn't have too many friends that watched it at the time. I just saw all the acclaim over the internet. But I have to say, it was worth waiting for Netflix to deliver the DVDs one by one. This show is fantastic. It has some of the best writing and acting I've ever seen and I swear some episodes give me anxiety issues. I just care about these characters so much. 2) True Blood This one I have ...

*This is the 6th entry in my 10 Series. Click the label to view my previous posts.* Ever have those "Aha!" moments when watching a film? When an actor's performance moves you so much or catches your eye that you immediately jump online and start looking for other movies they've been in? I have. 1) Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Mysterious Skin I knew who my now favorite actor was when I saw Mysterious Skin for the first time. But I had only known him from 10 Things I Hate About You and Third Rock from the Sun. When I saw how he owned this performance I immediately sought out other films. Brick, Manic, etc. This film is still one of his best. 2) Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen When I saw Thirteen, I immediately knew that this is a film that every teenager should watch at some point or another. I was really drawn into Wood's performance and she's become one of my favorite actresses ever since. 3) Ellen Page - Hard Candy I came across Hard Candy in a mag...