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EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADÈLE BLANC-SEC, THE (2010)

I just finished watching THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADÈLE BLANC-SEC . I really enjoyed it. It’s kind of like a combination of AMÉLIE and INDIANA JONES . I’ve been going thorough a Luc Besson kick due to the imminent release of VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS (which looks freaking AMAZING!).Anyways I just…Read more

Le Cercle rouge (1970)

Written and directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville Super slow BUT super cool. – Wed 7 Feb 2012 04:18 AM EST I feel like I’ve seen this movie before. I checked out the booklet and the back of the Blu-ray but it doesn’t seem familiar. Reads my review online. Quotes it here. Fuck I don’t remember the…Read more

400 BLOWS, THE (1959)

AKALes quatre cents coups Directed By:François Truffaut Produced by:François Truffaut Written by:François TruffautMarcel Moussy StarringJean-Pierre Léaud AS Antoine Doinel I liked it. This was a “blind buy” for me. I picked it up on Criterion Blu-ray for 18 bucks (there was some sort of crazy 50% Criterion sale going on). Well worth it if you…Read more

CACHÉ (2005)

Directed & Written by:Michael HanekeStarring:Daniel Auteuil AS Georges LaurentJuliette Binoche AS Anne LaurentLester Makedonsky AS Pierrot LaurentMaurice Bénichou AS MajidWalid Afkir AS Majid’s Son I had seen the trailer for this film months back at quicktime.com and was completly blown away and then totally forgot about it.Was at the video store the other-day-ago and noticed…Read more

HAUTE TENSION (2003) (UNCUT)

AKASwitchblade Romance (UK)High Tension (North America) This film totally ruined horror films for me.It was so gore-y and violent that it took me about a year to be able to watch another horror film that wouldn’t make me freak out.Damn it was good.I still have nightmares from it!Check it out and have a total brain freak…Read more