The fourth film I've seen by Shane Meadows and maybe one of the best. His abilities to confound expectations and shift tonality make for very good films. The actors are always very well chosen also.

Informative and seemingly objective. Kind of glazes over his life, hitting the key points, but a good entry point. It's incredible the things this man endured, even if partially because of his own shortcomings.

Only have the Chess compilation Her Best so far, but may dive deeper into her discography. Hard to resist her alternating delivery of emotional bursts and silky vocals.

Essential, authentic, soul-searching music. You'd be hard pressed to find tunes with more vitality and ferocious outpouring of emotion than the early 20th century blues.

An incredible human being. He seemed infinitely curious and not for this world. A couple interesting letters:
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/01/ordinary-standards-do-not-apply-to.html
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/12/we-have-message-from-another-world.html

John Huston is a legend and this is one of his best. Stacy Keach and Susan Tyrrell are fantastic together. Bridges plays his role well, but isn't particularly memorable. A great film. Some scenes seem to have inspired Scorsese for Raging Bull.

Conducting pranks for about a decade now, there is a sense of desperation now. Their attempts have gotten larger-scale and thus have also welcomed much more skepticism. I love the fact that they consult with the actual people affected by their stunts. Unfortunately, it feels like those with a sincere desire for change are running out of options. Depressing stuff.

Harrowing film. Blends documentary and fiction, taking a page from Errol Morris' book with the realistic reenactment. Verges on the unbelievable. I especially cannot believe Joe is still climbing.

Vigo only made two films, but what films they were. If you haven't seen L'Atalante or this, find them both and watch. He captured so much with so little artifice.

An incredibly absorbing chain of events, not unlike watching dominoes fall in its ability to create a divine sense of anticipation for the entirety of the running time. Endlessly fascinating.

More about a certain start-up than the overall dot com boom/bust though I'm sure there are many parallels. I'm glad Kaleil and Tom continued to work together afterwards, since they make a good team, each bringing unique (and necessary) values to the table. Consider yourself warned: start-ups are not for the faint of heart.

Pretty strong film. Documentary feel, nice editing and an eye for aesthetics. Confounds expectations several times and managed to get under my skin. Tense though it requires a few leaps of faith to buy into the story; sometimes facts are harder to believe.

A brilliant film from Minnelli. At times a bit melodramatic, as could be expected, but otherwise very strong and depressing. MacLaine, Sinatra and Martin all give incredible performances.

This game amazed me as a kid and perhaps serves as the reason why I sometimes see unrelated events as chain reactions.

Haven't seen this in a decade or so and it still made me laugh. Hanks' straight-faced incredulity paired with Shelley Long's tantrums are perfect together as their house falls apart in 'Mouse Trap' fashion.

Much more political than I would have liked, but an interesting glimpse into how New York has changed intellectually over the past five decades.

One of my favorite parks in the city; an inventive, resourceful use of an otherwise abandoned space. When empty of visitors, it's a sublimely quiet place to be. Looking forward to the completed stretch (up to 34th Street).

Slowly working my way through his oeuvre of over 100 films. It's incredible he could maintain a certain level of quality while being so prolific. A true master.

Certainly scary. Karloff has one of the great expressive faces in cinema history. The plot swerves a bit, but overall a gripping, haunting film.

Mine is over 4 years old now and hasn't had a problem. To me, that's incredible, considering the lifespan of most electronics nowadays.

Has replaced RapidShare as my site of choice.