Filmcap: The week of Mar 28-April 3

This week saw my second pre-Annie Hall Woody Allen movie in two weeks, a 1990 movie that feels very much like a Woody Allen movie, a very stylish French noir, a violent Korean movie, and newly released 2011 film. I've also been watching the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," when I finish that I'll review that in one of these as well (probably in a week or two).

Filmcap: the week of Mar 20-27

In this post I've got a couple superb realist post-crisis foreign films, one from post-war Italy, and another is post-revolution Iran. A couple recent films, one brand new and horrible, the other from last year and amazing. Then there's a little-talked about film from a great director, and a much-talked about genre film I have finally watched. Also, links to two very good short films.

Filmcap: The week of Mar 13-20

For some reason during spring break I had less time to watch movies. Actually it's because there's just way more to do in the Seattle area in my spare time. Anyway, I only have three movies in this post to talk about. One is a great documentary, and the other two are new movies that just came out into theaters. Also, a bit about Portlandia. Hopefully next week will see me get back to my regular programming.

Filmcap: The week of Mar 6-13

This week I watched a couple great British dramas released more than 60 years apart, a couple only slightly above average star-studded American films also released more than 60 years apart, and then one mysterious Argentinean Oscar-winner (somehow I'm much more busy during spring break than normal which is why this filmcap was posted so late, so for that same reason don't expect a lot of movies for the next one). 

Filmcap: The week of Feb 27-Mar 6

A lot of movies this week that also broke the two week absence of no A/A- movies but also includes some well deserved B+'s. Coming up we've got two film noirs, two intimate European dramas, two surprisingly similar "black" movies, and one 2011 movie. 

FIlmcap: The week of Feb 20-27

We now have gone two straight weeks without an A- or A movie. Doesn't mean these have been bad, but nothing amazing yet and it's been the longest since I started this thing. This week comes three very different B movies and two other interesting yet lackluster films. 

2011 Academy Award Predictions

I have a hard time understanding the amount of fascination the public and the media has with the Oscars. Maybe it's just the media actually, because I really don't know how seriously the casual movie fans take the Oscars. Super serious film buffs don't take the Oscars too seriously because they're always a bit more conservative than we'd like, but I don't think many casual filmgoers do either because the Academy's choices are still too obscure and serious for them as well. I could explore this issue in like a 5000 word article probably, but instead I'll just rant a bit about it below.

(Click "Read More" for more on this and my predictions for this year)

Filmcap: The week of Feb 13-20

A busy week made me post this weeks installment late and also watch fewer movies than average. I only watched three on my own, all of them interesting but flawed, and the fourth was a special movie I watched in theaters in Seattle with my family. 

Filmcap: The week of Feb 6-13

This week I watched a couple great foreign movies from the late 50's (Bergman and Kurosawa), what is known as the first ever film noir, a contemporary movie about an infamous African dictator, a fascinating documentary, and an also fascinating TV movie.

Filmcap: The week of Jan 30-Feb 6

This week somehow happened to a pretty good movie watching week with four legitimately great films, one Polish, one British set in Australia, one French in English, and one French and Austrian in French. The two not as great movies were (coincidentally?) both American and both big Academy Awards winners, though admittedly one of which, as you'll see below, was actually pretty good. Read all about it.