Filmcap: The week of May 29-June 5

This week an uncharacteristically great but now-cancelled cop and corruption show, a movie that's pretty much a religious cop and corruption movie but in the Crusades, another film set during the Crusades but this time with a main character that never says a word, and then a for some reason a chick flick that's not a chick flick. As you can see I've been reviewing a lot of television recently because they've all been ending, but this is one of the last ones out of the show I've been watching. In two more posts from now I'll review "The Killing" and "Game of Thrones" and that will probably be the last of them until at least this winter. 

Filmcap: The week of May 22-29

A great week of movies this week. Two really good brand new yet-to-be-released 2011 films (sure to be two of the years most talked about amongst some circles), and then one movie released more than 50 years ago just to spice things up. Two great new filmmakers, and one all time great. 

Filmcap: The week of May 15-22

I went to Sasquatch which messed up my posting schedule even more. I'll slowly get back to a more regular rhythm though. This week's post sees the end of two television seasons for two very similar comedies that I do end up comparing a bit. There is also one very good 2011 movie (from Wales) and one great American movie that will probably be one of the few poetic and beautiful movies you will see from a Texan director. Watch out for the next post, which will include my favorite movie of the year so far. 

Filmcap: The week of May 8-15

There seems to be much fewer things in the summer on this blog, but that's not much of a surprise for me. Family life, work life, and the addition of many more extracurricular activities in a much more urban area will have that effect. This week I saw the finales of two television series', the only connecting strand between the two being Kevin Corrigan (who has a minor role on both of them). The only film this week is an American classic I had never seen, and it did not disappoint. 

Filmcap: The week of May 1-8

Yes I am still very behind on these, you should probably get used to that now. In this post I include a great TV show that I've now caught up with, a spaghetti western (right when "Community" had their spaghetti western episode), a Woody Allen film, and brand new superhero movie of cosmic proportions. 

Filmcap: The week of April 24-May 1

Still a few days behind with this one because of finals, but they are now over thankfully. Finals are also why only 3 movies this week and expect something of the same for the next filmcap. This week though does feature a nice variety. A colorful Spanish film, a black-and-white American film, and a samurai Japanese western. 

Most anticipated films of Summer 2011

I made a most anticipated list for the first 4 months of 2011, and it was a completely useless list because the movies that come out during that time are never really any good with the exception of some foreign films that I usually don't see until they come on DVD anyway.

Here's a list for the summer (first week of May to last week of August) which will surely be packed with spectacle, but probably few movies that will end up on my year end list. The number one movie on this list was very easy to pick because it is Terrence Malick, one of the top 5 directors working today, and from what I hear the movie promises to be a very unique experience. It's easily my most anticipated film of the entire year. The rest of the movies were chosen by director, trailers, early buzz, and gut feeling.

Filmcap: The week of April 17-24

So I am officially about a week behind on these because of finals. Though I think I'll be able to catch up soon once finals die down. This week I finally finish Band of Brothers, some Italian World War II stories, one very artistic Iranian film, one very Hollywood-ish Iranian film, and two movies about bank robberies.

Filmcap: The week of April 10-17

This week I review a recent HBO miniseries, a quirky but great movie, two thrillers from different eras, one character study, and another Iranian film in my continuing research for a paper on Iranian cinema I'm going to write soon for my Art & Society class.

Filmcap: The week of April 3-10

This week saw a whole lot of stuff, much more than usual. We've got the end of a television show, two Italian films from the 50's, an impressionistic Terrence Malick-like film, a meta Iranian film, two films from Joe Wright, and a tale of a recent election. It's a lot, but I'm only preparing for what I assume will be less film watching in the summer. Have at it.