20 Movies: Ikiru (1952)

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Bill Wren

I know people who can’t watch a movie like Ikiru because it’s in black and white and because it is “foreign.” I confess I have to bite my tongue when I hear such things because, while on one hand I … Read more →

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20 Movies: Chinatown (1974)

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Bill Wren

The problem with listing these 20 movies is that I’m building a list of movies I want to see again. But I guess that’s not such a bad thing. With Chinatown, we get an enthralling mystery and one of the … Read more →

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20 Movies: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Bill Wren

Look out. I’m back to westerns. I love them. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) directed by Sergio Leone From it’s incredible opening to the closing credits, Once Upon a Time in the West is a mesmerizing movie … Read more →

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20 Movies: Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Bill Wren

As the muddle below that pretends to be a review indicates, I’m all at sea on this one. I love the movie but my head keeps going, “This is ain’t so great.” I’ve decided I like it because 1) I … Read more →

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20 Movies: Hero (Ying xiong) (2002)

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Bill Wren

It seems appropriate that a movie that is mythic and fantastic should also be fantastic, not in the fantasy sense but in the Wow! sense. To a degree, the story is irrelevant here because the movie is so visually stunning, … Read more →

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20 Movies: The Big Lebowski (1998)

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Bill Wren

Is it possible to like and dislike a movie at the same time? Can you really like it and find it hugely flawed? I guess so because that’s how I feel about The Big Lebowski. I wrote the review below … Read more →

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20 Movies: Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Bill Wren

I keep hearing a song on the radio that begins, “I want to be a billionaire so freakin’ bad…” Well, be careful what you wish for. That’s sort of William Holden’s problem in Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard (1950) … Read more →

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