July 2009


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This weekend’s midnight movie at the Egyptian happens to be the BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME: Blue Velvet. Seattle, you are too lucky. For theater information, click here.

Have you seen Public Enemies?  The new Michael Mann film is fabulous.  Don’t listen to the naysayers, this is one of the best films of the year.  It looks amazing (shot on HD digital), the acting is superb (espcially the gorgeous Marion Cotillard), the details are precise, and the story is old school Hollywood romanticism.  For the high-brow types, the film provokes thought about criminality and technology (in the movie and about the movie).  For the low-brow, the action is gripping (loved all the shootouts).  Loved this movie.  My score:  83 out of 100.