Endhiran...most outrageous action scene ever. EVER.

OK, if you do not know me, you may not realize that just as I can spend two hours crying shamelessly through Bright Star or squirming in disgust and fascination at Black Swan, I can also spend a very long time (which is sometimes required in a Bollywood epic) screaming at the top of my lungs over something so gross, so ridiculous, so amazing in CGI, so inconceivable in concept, that I cannot believe I am even watching it. This clip, my friends, is just such a moment. Laugh out loud crazy. Still, I am in awe of the effects and the insanity of the thought process that it took to develop this action sequence. I love every minute of it. And now, I am going back to my John Donne lesson plan. Enjoy, if you can.

FOR COEN BROS LOVERS>>>

http://www.hellomuller.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Coenfographic_Muller.jpg

BEST FANTASY FILMS OF THE DECADE??

I promise this is the last list I'll publish. I think this listing phase is a part of my progression from "teacher film blogging" to "personal movie lover blogging."  So it is helping my change my focus. I can admit the Film Club blog was a failure, but mostly because we did not need it. Another group, another year, that may change. But for now, those hour long bull sessions after the movies are golden, though I am still not sure how we moved from the Karate Kid to visual physics jokes all over the white board at 6:00 PM last Thursday.
So here is the list. I like most of the films on it, but do not see any justification for either Shrek movie on a fantasy film list. If you are going to add "cartoons" then why not go to anime or stop motion and add Coraline, Cowboy Bebop or Evangelion?
http://www.bscreview.com/2011/01/best-fantasy-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/
Apparently, the link doesn't work anymore, so here is my second favorite list. I think I had better make my own list from now on. None of these are great, but still worth considering:
http://guidetogeekdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-10-fantasy-films-of-past-decade.html

QUENTIN TARANTINO'S TOP 20 MOVIES.........

This list is inspiring. Of course, there are lots of foreign films I have never heard of, but I've seen 8 of them! I also love Unbreakable and The Host, so now I must be on a quest to see the rest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OReP7WpbmIo

BEST FOREIGN HORROR MOVIES: GREAT LIST

Check out the top five horror movies from around the globe

5. Pan’s Labryinth CHECK
4. A Tale of Two Sisters
3. The Orphanage
2. The Host CHECK
1. Let the Right One In…CHECK

notice that Pan's Labryinth is on both my horror and fantasy lists. 
from Words Without Borders
http://bit.ly/euVt2H

BEST ANIMATED MOVIES FOR ADULTS! w/ reposted link

GREAT LIST--Should we watch some? I teach Sita Sings the Blues for World Lit. We saw Spirited Away last year......do you like any of the others?

from the MORNING NEWS, Black and White and Read All Over

author Matthew Baldwin 1.15.11

HOW TIM BURTON DID DISNEY

Since we are about to embark on a Burton odyssey this year in Film Club, I looked up just a little background on Mr. Burton to prepare myself. Whoa! 

Tim Burton worked at Disney for a while in the 1980's. As you you imagine, he was NOT a good fit for Disney, which I guess has become a great thing for his fans. Here is a short video he made during the Disney days. You can already see his unique vision and perspective on life. And now we know he was just as mesmerized by Vincent Price as Michael Jackson was (remember the Thriller video).
http://www.openculture.com/2010/10/vincent_tim_burtons_early_animated_film.html