make_you

(Untitled)

universal_ink wrote in make_you_care Dec 13, 2006 05:28

Here are some quick scores of films I've seen over the past two or three days. Expect a full review for one or two and a feature type thing on Kicking and Screaming, which, after this second viewing, is becoming one of my favorite films ( Read more... )

More Critics Awards

universal_ink wrote in make_you_care Dec 11, 2006 13:50

Yesterday afternoon LAFCA finished up their voting and here's who they awarded ( Read more... )

AFI Winners

universal_ink wrote in make_you_care Dec 10, 2006 18:15

For those of you who don't know, I spend two months before the Academy Awards air discussing the year in film - not only those movies that I personally enjoyed or thought particularly special, but also those movies set to win big. Ultimately, the film that AMPAS awards as Best Picture probably isn't the finest movie of the year and all in all, the ( Read more... )

Volver Review

universal_ink wrote in make_you_care Dec 10, 2006 05:51

Volver (****)
(Almodóvar, Pedro; 2006; Spain)It would be a difficult task indeed to find a modern auteur whose movies are more recognizable to cinema fans than those of Pedro Almodóvar. Despite only taking in a fraction of his films, I feel like I could recognize his work from a hundred miles away. This recognition doesn't simply result from the ( Read more... )

2006, reviews, almodóvar

Notes on a LiveJournal:

universal_ink wrote in make_you_care Dec 10, 2006 01:34

Throughout this community, I'm sure to make countless references to my "top" films of a particular year, era, director, actor, etc. I'll do this because, by our very nature, people love to make lists. This probably results from some subconscious need to display our tastes and preferences, perhaps in search of validation or reassurance. I'm guessing ( Read more... )