1. Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ, which just so happened to arrive in my mailbox today yay!, was released on the 13th of October 1988 here in Australia. That's my birthday. Crazy.
2. Dennis Hopper used to look like a robot when he was young.
3. I wish Barbra Hershey worked more often. Cause, seriously. What the hell?
4. I was doing ironing earlier today and discovered a top that I had lost. Turns out I don't know why I was upset because I don't even like the top and I was just annoyed that I had lost it. I promptly threw it out.
5. I bite my fingernails way too often
6. I have Yoko Ono's Yes, I Am A Witch CD sitting here on my desk and I am unsure of what to do with it. I'm slightly scared and bewildered.
7. I have so much sympathy for the Brits. Doesn't this (scan to the bottom) just make you scratch your head and ponder "...huh?"
About Me
- Glenn Dunks
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Glenn is a twentysomething freelance writer from Melbourne, Australia. Apart from this blog he is the film editor for Onya Magazine and writes regularly for Trespass Magazine. His work has appeared in The Big Issue, Encore Magazine, Forte Magazine, The Film Experience Blog and was the film correspondent for The Outland Institute radio program on JOY 94.4.
Stale Popcorn, noun, 1. A veritable cornucopia of movie geekdom, celebrity worship, Australian film discussion and all with occasional musical interludes! All wrapped up in the salty buttery taste of movie popcorn that's been sitting in the box for too long. What's not to love?
Films of 2007:
- 'The Hitcher', 2007, dir. Meyers, C-
- 'Hairspray', (x2), 2007, dir. Shankman, B+ / A- (review)
- 'Stardust', 2007, dir. Vaughn, B-
- 'The Jammed', 2007, dir. McLachlan, B+
- 'The Host', 2007, dir. Bong, C / C+ (review)
- '300', 2007, dir. Snyder, C- (review)
- 'Becoming Jane', 2007, dir. Jarrold, C+ (review)
- 'Hairspray', 2007, dir. Shankman, B+ (review)
- 'Ratatouille', 2007, dir. Bird, A (review)
- 'Diggers', 2007, dir. Dieckmann, B-
- (x# = number of viewings)
Miscellaneous Viewings:
- 'The Great New Wonderful', 2006, dir. Leiner, C
- 'Wings of Desire', 1987, dir. Wenders, A
- 'The Fluffer', 2001, dir. Glatzor & Westmoreland, C
- 'Bringing Out the Dead', 1999, dir. Scorsese, B
- 'Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream', 2005, dir. Samuels, B+
- 'The Interpreter', (x2), 2005, dir. Pollack, B+
- 'Notorious C.H.O.', (x10+) 2002, dir. Machado, A
- 'I'm the One that I Want', (x10+) 2000, dir. Coleman, A
- 'Funny Games', 1997, dir. Haneke, C- (review)
- 'Sleepless in Seattle', (xCountless), 1993, dir. Ephron, A (so shoot me!)
- (x#) = Multiple (#) Viewing
Cinema of the Absurd
- 'Glitter', 2001, dir. Hall
- 'How to Deal', 2003, dir. Kilner
- 'The Black Dahlia', 2006, dir. De Palma
- 'Friday the 13th: Part III - 3D, 1982, dir. Miner
- 'Staying Alive', 1983, dir. Stallone
- More to come...
In Cinemas Now:
- Movies, which are currently screening near me, that I would like to see
- 'Away From Her', 2007, dir. Polley
- 'Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus', 2006, dir. Shainberg
- 'Once', 2007, dir. Carney
- 'Superbad', 2007, dir. Mottola
- 'This Is England', 2007, dir. Meadows
- 'Red Road', 2006, dir. Arnold
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5 comments:
I thought I commented on this post already, but whatever. Blogger is messing with me.
But yes. I only fell for Barbara Hershey when I saw in The Portrait of a Lady, for some reason... now I love her. She appears to have three things completed... though given that she's the biggest "star" in all of them- and in one she's the ONLY person- it doesn't exactly bode well for distribution.
And in regard to #7- argh! I'm not even counting on that date. Knowing them, they'll pull it just a few days before. I hope the film is actually good- I've been waiting for so f***ing long. Thanks for the sympathy though!
Does this make you the resurrection of the fictional representation of Jesus then? Like, you're Willem Dafoe's "acting essence" reincarnated? Groovy.
hahah, maybe. I loved the movie, so...
Dave, No matter what you think of the film, Joan Allen is simply stunning.
I haven't seen Portrait actually, strange considering it has Nicole in it. But I love her in everything I've seen her in so...
that's crazy on the upside of anger...
is that true? surely that has to be an imdb.com typo???
Nope. The Brits have yet to see it. Crazy, huh?
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