In the world of rock & roll, this week marks the fifteenth anniversary of Oasis’ debut (and best) album Definitely Maybe. In an amusing twist, the band decided to mark the occasion by breaking up. Now before we start cracking jokes about not truly realizing whether or not Oasis was actually still together, we must…
Decade pt. vi ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2005 )
Wow – time flies! I’m already in the back nine of my Decade Series, looking back at the best films of the last ten years. It was the year Catholics mourned the death of a Pope. It was the first time in 86 years that the Stanley Cup wasn’t awarded. And it was the year…
Spin The Black Circle (Top Five Vinyl Moments)
A day or two ago, Daniel over at Getafilm wondered aloud about a few moments in (500) DAYS OF SUMMER. Specifically, he asked how often in the real world people go vinyl shopping with that special someone…or go about their day wearing giant headphones. To his I wondering, I can only say “BLASPHEMY!!” There are…
Talking Book (Top Five Book-to-Film Adaptations)
I end off my top weekly top fives the same way every time – by asking for other people’s additions to the topic at hand, and a call to suggest another top five. Well, lo and behold after almost two years of blogging, someone has finally suggested a five. This one goes out to my…
The Power of Goodbye (Top Five Movie Endings)
As I mentioned yesterday, I spent part of this weekend watch a Richard Linklater double-feature of BEFORE SUNRISE and BEFORE SUNSET. As previously mentioned, SUNRISE impressed me with how truly well it has aged. SUNSET on the other hand wowed me for two reasons. First for the fact that it may be one of the…
Decade pt. v ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2004 )
I’ve argued in the past, that in my lifetime, 1994 and 1999 were two of the best years at the movies. When 2004 ended, I started theorizing that perhaps every fifth year, the planets aligned themselves ‘just so’…giving us moviegoers twelve months of cinematic bliss. 2004 kept my theory going for another cycle…meanwhile, halfway through…
Decade pt. iv ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2003 )
The fourth year of this new millennium was a tad on the lousy side, primarily because it was a year dominated by sequels. 2003 brought us the second CHARLIE’S ANGELS, BAD BOYS. It also bequeathed us a third TERMINATOR, AMERICAN PIE, and FINAL DESTINATION. Not enough franchise goodness for you? Likewise remember that this was…