Today I’m starting a new series, I’m going to begin writing essays on my favorite films of all time. Don’t worry, I like a lot of “normal” films and that’s what I’m going to try to focus on. The hope is to illuminate films you may not have seen, but that you would enjoy too. [...]
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My Favorite Films: Beautiful Girls
Posted in film essays, Paul's Favorite Films, tagged beautifulgirls, greatmovie, mattdillon, natalieportman, netflix, paulsfavoritemovies, thefilmframe, timhutton on June 28, 2011 | 6 Comments »
1999: The Golden Year of Modern Cinema
Posted in film essays, tagged bradpitt, cinema1999, davidfincher, davidorussell, favoritemovies, fightclub, magnolia, mikejudge, mnightshamalamadingdong, paulthomasanderson, spikejonze, thebestyearinmovies, thesixthsense, threekings on May 19, 2011 | 8 Comments »
In 1999, “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” finally hit theaters. George Lucas had left fans hanging for over 20 years and the big payoff was ready to hit. However disappointing, and believe me it was terrible, it was a pivotal moment of one of the greatest years in the history of cinema. It’s no wonder [...]