Keyword: randomness
Rosemary's Baby
Writers: Ira Levin (novel), Roman Polanski (screenplay)
Cast: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon
Year: 1968
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My Rating: 9/10
It's a classic, along with Psycho, The Shining. Of course, these films are all from master directors, and this one is no exception. Quite a good story for Polanski to play around with in the film. The dream/sex sequence is one of the best and the most bizarre scene in all the movies I have seen. No, it's not a dream, it's real!
Smoke
Writer: Paul Auster
Cast: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt and Forest Whitaker
Year: 1995
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My Rating: 8/10
The plot of this movie, like smoke itself, drifts and swirls ethereally. Characters and subplots are deftly woven into a tapestry of stories and pictures which only slowly emerges to our view. Typical Paul Auster? I don't know...
I love the fact that both this movie and Blue In The Face share the same setting and principal cast. Harvey is perfect as Auggie, a tobacco store owner in the Brooklyn neighborhood. I think... I read story to get to know people, not necessarily the story itself. In another words, I like character-driven story. And this is one of those films.
A Single Man
Director: Tom Ford
Writers: Tom Ford, David Scearce, Christopher Isherwood (novel)
Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and Matthew Goode
Year: 2009
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My Rating: 6/10
Too beautiful, too much cliche in the lines. But I give credit to Colin Firth, his acting is the reason why I finished this movie. By the way, I think this is a perfect film to project on the wall in a museum, or a private party. Cuz, essentially, this film doesn't have much too say. Just full of beautiful people and gay people. If I was a beautiful person, or a gay or into fashion, I would give this film ten out of ten; but I'm none of those people.
The Man Who Loved Children
This is just a magnificent book, the scope, the details, the characters, the plot, the ending... really, it is a unique book like no others.
If you are going to read this book, don't read any introduction or essays about this book. Just let the book carries you... the book is quite long, and the joy of reading this book is getting to know each characters and the stories of their life through their everyday conversation.
Let's Go Sailing
Why do you travel? I do, so I can sleep in a bed I never sleep before.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Writers: Andrew Dominik (screenplay), Ron Hansen (novel)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Mary-Louise Parker and Sam Shepard
Year: 2007
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My Rating: 6/10
Beautifully shot. The movie's focus is not really Jesse James, but the coward, Bob Ford. It's a good way to tell the story, but the tempo of the film is seriously slow. Brad Pitt plays well as Jesse James. I think Brad Pitt might be the only movie star who is versatile but never lose his style. Nick Dave and Zooey Deschanel's brief appearance were nice surprises. About Jesse James, he is just a legend. But like Oscar Wilde said, "Americans are certainly great hero-worshippers, and always take heroes from the criminal classes."
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