Wednesday, December 15, 2010

BEST FOREIGN HORROR MOVIES: GREAT LIST!

Check out the top five horror movies from around the globe:
http://bit.ly/euVt2H

Friday, November 26, 2010

BEST ANIMATED MOVIES FOR ADULTS! w/ reposted link

GREAT LIST--Should we watch some? I teach Sita Sings the Blues for World Lit. We saw Spirited Away last year......do you like any of the others?

from the MORNING NEWS, Black and White and Read All Over

author Matthew Baldwin 1.15.11

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

HOW TIM BURTON DID DISNEY

Tim Burton worked at Disney for a while in the 1980's. As you you imagine, he was NOT a good fit for Disney, which I guess has become a great thing for his fans. Here is a short video he made during the Disney days. You can already see his unique vision and perspective on life. And now we know he was just as mesmerized by Vincent Price as Michael Jackson was (remember the Thriller video).

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

WELCOME TO TIM BURTON MONTH: OCTOBER 2010!

UPDATE:  Here are the results of Thursday's poll:

1) BIG FISH  October 14
2) The NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS  October 21
3) a tie!  Sweeney Todd and  Sleepy Hollow: We can decide which to watch for October 28, Halloween week,  later.
HERE'S A WEBSITE WITH THE LIST OF TIM BURTON'S MOVIES WITH GREAT PICS AND REVIEWS. YOU NEED TO PICK THREE MOVIES AFTER TODAY'S PICK, BEETLEJUICE, FOR THE REST OF OCTOBER --ballots on the table in Room 354--good luck getting your choices.

http://www.listal.com/list/tim-burtons-movies

also, for fun, I LOVE this scifi column and writer: http://www.filmcritic.com/features/2010/10/science-fiction-dream-movie-team/

Thursday, August 19, 2010

For those who love Hitchcock (like me).......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vATtwGZQO2o&sns=em

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010

MOVIES TO GET YOU THROUGH A FILM CLUB FREE SUMMER

This is an open culture website, offering a great selection of  movies free online: some of my very favorites are here.
http://www.openculture.com/freemoviesonline

too many great ones to make a list. You should try one! Miss you all.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Ten best movies made from Shakespeare's plays?

Here is a link to the ten best movies adapting Shakespeare. Do you agree with their choices? Make sure to check the comments at the bootom for more choices!
http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/1028/top-10-shook-up-shakespeare-movies

Friday, March 5, 2010