February 2009
10 posts
Class of 1984 (1982): Bad education.
So remember that movie where Edward James Olmos stars as the teacher with the big glasses who gets his gang banger students to learn math and of course, stand and deliver results. This is not that movie. Or the one where Michelle Pfeiffer wears a leather jacket blazer and gets a bunch of inner city ghetto youths to learn, cry, and even play pool at one point. It’s not that movie either.
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Christiane F. (1981): Hooked on a feeling...
“I have complete control of myself!” Christiane F.* says as she sniffs her first lines of heroin at the tender age of thirteen. Famous last words! Poor girl just wants to fit in, hang out with cutie Detlev and listen to David Bowie but we all know nothing is that simple. She’s so gorgeous it hurts. Blue eye shadow and crimson lips, skinny vintage jeans, striped socks and heels, a...
Repulsion (1965) : She's a man eater!
Repulsion is a perfect example of how you don’t always need to employ blood and gore to create a scary film. It centers around a paranoid and isolated girl named Carol (Catherine Deneuve) slowly unravelling alone in her apartment. When you’re alone your mind plays tricks on you. I can shamelessly admit to peeking into a closet or behind a shower curtain, more than once!
Though the...
Le Mépris (1963)
Le Mépris (Contempt) is a film by Jean Luc-Godard starring Brigitte Bardot*. I really wanted to but I did not like this movie. It was painful but I’m not even going to rant about it. Instead, let’s look at some pretty pictures shall we? oui.
*Unfortunately, this woman is now a crazy racist.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They (1969): Everybody...
One of the most inspiring fashion shows EVER was Alexander McQueen’s Spring 2004 show. Five years later, I still find myself pulling references from it. The clothes, the hair, the dancing and running models, rhinestone jumpsuits, everything, it was perfect. It was inspired by the flim (and book) “They shoot horses, don’t they”. Once you see the movie, you can easily see why...
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973): Holy shit !?!?
For some reason, ever since I was a kid this has been my favorite movie, ever*. I am not even a religious person, and I don’t really like musicals, hence this movie is kind of an anomaly. Honestly, it was just one of the few movies my babysitter owned. I have seen JCS so many times that I could probably put on the entire production by myself, playing every character and singing every song. I...
Bande à part (1964): Ménage à trois?
Jean-Luc Godard’s movies make me want to move to Paris. Breathless left me contemplating getting a pixie cut, selling New York Herald Tribunes and a life of leisure with a petty thief. Weekend bugged me but I still found myself jealous of the characters being on their way to the French countryside, even if they are stuck in traffic the whole movie. And Bande a part (Band of Outsiders) made...
Mask (1985): So take a look at me now.
MASK. Wow, I really really love this movie. Cher is amazing as Rusty, the tough as nails yet vulnerable mother to absolutely lovable Rocky (Eric Stoltz). Rocky is just your typical teenager who’s mom is part of a very cheerful and show tunes loving bike gang called the Turks. What makes Rocky different is that he has Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia which makes his face look like a grotesque mask...
The Panic In Needle Park (1971): When you get...
The Panic in Needle Park is a love story of the worst kind. Helen is an innocent woman who meets a charismatic fast talking drug dealer slash user named Bobby (Al Pacino in one of his first roles) and is quickly charmed by his street smart ways.
The pivotal scene happens when Bobby asks Helen to score heroin for him. Helen responds coyly “You’re not just asking me to score for you,...
The Blue Lagoon (1980): Boobs and Berries
Let’s forget the ridiculous premise and campy acting for a moment on focus on what’s really important: this movie is visually stunning and Brooke Shields is a babe. The Blue Lagoon is one of the best worst movies I have ever seen. As far as plot, it is d-u-m-b; but when the kids become teenagers hilarity ensues. Emmie gets a visit from Aunt Flo, Richie gets hairy palms and they both...