I Hate It When They Ain’t Been Shaved

December 1st - December 7th

Fargo – Frances McDormand’s Marge Gunderson is nothing like Sarah Palin. Marge is sympathetic. And also smart and likable. You betcha. I need to see Miller’s Crossing and Blood Simple. I always have a lot of fun with the Coen Brothers. It’s a shame I haven’t seen those two yet.

Near Dark – The “other” vampire film from 1987. I’m only slightly ashamed to say that The Lost Boys remains a personal favorite. I loved the soundtrack (I was a huge INXS fan). I loved the movie. I watched it over and over again. I am ashamed that I’ve just now gotten to seeing Near Dark. It’s still got that often cringeworthy 80′s vibe to it (see Tangerine Dream for one example). And Bill Paxton is quite often cringeworthy in any decade. But still this movie is infinitely more watchable and less dated than The Lost Boys.

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  1. Jessika says:
    December 12, 2008 at 11:44 am

    Miller’s Crossing is up there with one of my favorite movies. Not your typical black comedy Coen Brothers, but a very good film. Beautiful cinematography also, as you would expect from them.

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