July Movie Wrap Up

Here is what I saw in theaters in the month of July.

 

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Ant-Man and The Wasp Movie Review

Reviewed Ant-Man and The Wasp over on my YouTube Channel. Check it out here:

#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Movie Posters

Today’s post is the last entry for my 30 Days of Favorites project so I thought I’d end on a fun note. In case you couldn’t tell by the name of my blog, or the last few posts, I’m a big movie fan, and one of my favorite things about movies are the gorgeous posters designed to promote them. Now, I could sit here and bitch about the decline in the art of the movie poster, and bemoan the use of photoshop and giant floating heads but I’m not going to do that. Instead, I’m just going to show you what I consider are pretty great posters. Some of them are older, some are newer. Some feature that dreaded use of photoshop, and some are hand drawn/painted. All of them, in my opinion, are works of art.

 

 

#30 – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

 

#29 – Elivis & Nixon (2016)

 

#28 – Wonder Woman (2017)

 

#27 – Ant-Man (2015)

 

#26 – Chappaquiddick (2018)

 

#25 – Bullitt (1968)

 

#24 – DragonHeart (1996)

 

#23 – Snakes on a Plane (2006)

 

#22 – La La Land (2016)

 

#21 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows P1 & P2 (2010/2011)

 

#20 – Beauty and the Beast (1991)

 

#19 – The Babadook (2014)

 

#18 – Spectre (2015)

 

#17 – The Nice Guys (2016)
(Bench Ad)

 

#16 – 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

 

#15 – Chinatown (1974)

 

#14 – The Rocketeer (1991)

 

#13 – Back to the Future III (1990)

 

#12 – Back to the Future II (1989)

 

#11 – Back to the Future (1985)

 

#10 – Star Wars (1977)

 

#9 – West Side Story (1961)

 

#8 – Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

 

#7 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

 

#6 – Revenge of the Jedi (1983)

 

#5 – Walk the Line (2005)

 

#4 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

 

#3 – Baby Driver (2017)

 

#2 – Jaws (1975)

 

#1 – John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)

#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Movie Quotes by Year

 

A couple of years ago my dad had an idea to list out his favorite movie quotes for every year he’d been alive. I’m stealing this idea for today’s 30 Days of Favorites project entry.

 

 

1988 – Die Hard

 

1989 – Christmas Vacation

 

1990 – Goodfellas

 

1991 – Beauty and the Beast

 

1992 – Army of Darkness

 

1993 – Jurassic Park

 

1994 – True Lies

 

1995 – Braveheart

 

1996 – Scream

 

1997 – The Lost World: Jurassic Park

 

1998 – The Truman Show

 

1999 – Galaxy Quest

 

2000 – Gladiator

 

2001 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

2002 – Spider-Man

 

2003 – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

 

2004 – Kill Bill: Vol. 2

 

2005 – Batman Begins

 

2006 – Cars

 

2007 – Sunshine

 

2008 – Iron Man

 

2009 – Zombieland

 

2010 – How to Train Your Dragon

 

2011 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

 

2012 – The Avengers

 

2013 – Star Trek: Into Darkness

 

2014 – Nightcrawler

 

2015 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

2016 – Hell or High Water

 

2017 – Wind River

 

2018 – Avengers: Infinity War

#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Actors

All throughout June I have been celebrating the fact that I’m turning 30 on the 30th by talking about some of my favorite things. I’ve posted several vlogs on my YouTube channel, and I’ve shared my 30 favorite movie moments, and my 30 favorite albums here on my blog.

Today, I’m sharing a list of my 30 Favorite Actors.

 

#30 – Emily Blunt
Favorite Role: Rita, Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

 

#29 – Nicole Kidman
Favorite Role: Gillian Owens, Practical Magic (1998)

 

#28 – Amy Adams
Favorite Role: Louise Banks, Arrival (2016)

 

#27 – Paul Rudd
Favorite Role: Danny, Role Models (2008)

 

#26 – Ryan Gosling
Favorite Role: Holland March, The Nice Guys (2016)

 

#25 – Uma Thurman
Favorite Role: The Bride, Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)

 

#24 – Chris Pine
Favorite Role: James Tiberius Kirk, Star Trek (2009)

 

#23 – Timothy Olyphant
Favorite Role: Raylan Givens, Justified (2010-2015)

 

#22 – Sebastian Stan
Favorite Role: James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes / Winter Soldier, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

 

#21 – Joe Anderson
Favorite Role: Russell, The Crazies (2010)

 

#20 – Sigourney Weaver
Favorite Role: Ellen Ripley, Alien/Aliens (1979/1986)

 

#19 – Gene Kelly
Favorite Role: Don Lockwood, Singin’ In the Rain (1952)

 

#18 – Paul Newman
Favorite Role: Luke, Cool Hand Luke (1967)

 

#17 – Errol Flynn
Favorite Role: Robin Hood, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

 

#16 – Howard Keel
Favorite Role: Adam, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

 

#15 – Burt Reynolds
Favorite Role: Paul Crewe, The Longest Yard (1974)

 

#14 – Richard Harris
Favorite Role: Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone(2001)

 

#13 – Danny Kaye
Favorite Role: Hubert Hawkins, The Court Jester (1955)

 

#12 – Alan Rickman
Favorite Role: Hans Gruber, Die Hard (1988)

 

#11 – Harrison Ford
Favorite Role: Han Solo, Star Wars (1977)

 

#10 – Joaquin Phoenix
Favorite Role: Johnny Cash, Walk the Line (2005)

 

#9 – Keira Knightley
Favorite Role: Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice (2005)

 

#8 – Sean Connery
Favorite Role: James Bond, From Russia With Love (1963)

 

#7 – Roy Scheider
Favorite Role: Chief Brody,  Jaws (1975)

 

#6 – Walton Goggins
Favorite Role: Boyd Crowder, Justified (2010-2015)

 

#5 – Jake Gyllenhaal
Favorite Role: Louis Bloom, Nightcrawler (2014)

 

#4 – Sam Rockwell
Favorite Role: Owen, The Way Way Back (2013)

 

#3 – Kurt Russell
Favorite Role: RJ MacReady, John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)

 

#2 – Peter O’Toole
Favorite Role: T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

 

#1 – Robert Shaw
Favorite Role: Quint, Jaws (1975)

 

May Movie Wrap Up

I saw three movies in May, one of them I saw three times. Watch my Wrap Up to find out what I thought of them!

 

#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Movie Moments (30-25)

In case you don’t subscribe to my YouTube channel, and missed my explanation of this project, here is a brief recap. I’m turning 30 at the end of June. I thought it would be fun to celebrate this milestone by talking about a bunch of my favorite things over the course of the month. I’ve already finished one list of favorites (my favorite books), over on my YouTube channel, which you are welcome to check out by clicking on this link here.

Today I am going to count down my favorite movie moments. I’ve been doing these lists in batches so, we’ll just focus on the first six, in order to give each one a moment of due attention.

#30 – The entire opening scene
Movie: It (2017)

The tension in this scene is so good, and I still have nightmares involving a really disturbing clown and sewers thanks to an amazing performance by Bill Skarsgård.

#29 – “I remember all of them.”
Movie: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

One line and you realize all those years Bucky has been used and brainwashed, some part of him, the real Bucky, has been awake the whole time. He not only knows of the terrible things he has done as the Winter Soldier but he remembers all those experiences, all those deaths, and he has to relive them, over and over again.

#28 – “You’ll Be A Dentist”
Movie: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Steve Martin’s slight Elvis impersonation is perfect for this sadistic dentist’s theme song.

#27 – “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”
Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Every teenage girl in the 90s immediately swooned when Heath Ledger started singing Frankie Valli’s famous pop hit.

#26 – “Princesses On Parade”
Movie: The Swan Princess (1994)

We get a chorus number in the middle of an animated adventure story based on Swan Lake, and it is glorious.

#25 – Barn Building
Movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

A chance to show off the moves of their professional dance hires, this is one of the most joyous scenes in any movie musical.

Come back tomorrow to check out my number 24 to 19 favorite Movie Moments.