My thoughts so far on.....Wes Anderson

I managed to watch some of his films over the summer and really got to like his style of filmaking. Haven't managed to watch Bottle Rocket yet but from his main films that I Watched: Rushmore, Life Aqautic and The Royale Tenebaums. Now he is officialy one of my favourite directors. There's just something about his style of filmaking that's so unique. The Brit-Rock soundtrack I love that he uses on several occasions and every script seems to be of a high standard. Just fantastic. I urge people to watch his movies! Now

I'll be putting up my reviews of them soon.

Here's a trailer for Rushmore. Hilarious!




Anderson's latest film is out over here in the UK 23rd November and in the US 29th of September.

My 100 Favourite Films Of All Time

It's taken me a while to do this but finally I've got it. There are more than 100 but I'll just stick to this.

The top 5 are possibly in order but the rest of just some of my favourites. These aren't necessarily great movies, just some that I love watching over and over again.

I'm sure I've forgotton some so I migh do a 200 favourite movie list soon. My List is forever changing

Feel free to comment

101.The Shining(1981)Dir.Stanley Kurbick
100.The Royal Tenebaums (2001)Dir.Wes Anderson
99.Leon -The Professional (1994)Dir.Luc Beeson
98.Annie Hall(1977) Dir.Woody Allen
97.Batman(1989) Dir.Tim Burton
96.Good Bye,Lenin(2004) Dir.Wolfgang Becker
95.Chinatown(1974) Dir.Roman Polanski
94.A Clockwork Orange(1971)Dir. Stanley Kubrick
93.Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977) Dir. Steven Spielberg
92.Get Carter(1971)Dir. Mike Hodges
91.Vertigo (1958)Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
90.Sympathy For Lady Vengeance(2005)Dir. Chan Wook Park
89.American Graffiti(1973) Dir. George Lucas
88.Un Chien Andalou (1929)Dir. Luis Bunuel
87.The Italian Job(1969)Dir.Peter Collinson
86.Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home(1986)Dir.Leonard Nimoy
85.Bonnie & Clyde(1967)Dir.Arthur Penn
84.Batman Begins(2005)Dir.Christopher Nolan
83.Once Upon A Time In America(1984) Dir. Sergio Leone
82.The Ipcress File(1965)Dir.Sidney J Furie
81.Psycho(1960)Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
80.Little Miss Sunshine(2006)Dir. J Sayton and V.Falris
79.A Streetcar Named Desire(1951)Dir.Elia Kazan
78.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Dir. Stanley Kubrick
77.The Sound of Music(1965)Dir.Robert Wise
76.Memento(2000)Dir.Christopher Nolan
75.Casablanca(1942)Dir.Michael Curtiz
74.What About Bob?(1991)Dir.Frank Oz
73.The Matrix(1999)Dir.Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
72.Wayne's World (1992)Dir.Penelope Spheeries
71.From Russia With Love(1963)Dir.Terance Young
70.The Bourne Identity(2002)Dir.Doug Liman
69.Die Hard(1988)Dir.John McTiernan
68.Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)Dir.Robert Zemeckis
67.The Wicker Man(1975)Dir.Robin Hardy
66.Airplane!(1980)Dir.David Zucker,J Abrahams
65.Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope(1977)Dir.George Lucas
64.Crash (2005)Dir.Paul Haggis
63.The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)Dir.Davd Lean
62.One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)Dir.Milos Forman
61.All the President's Men(1976)Dir.Alan.J Pakula
60.Saturday Night Fever(1978)Dir.John Badham
59.Saving Private Ryan(1998)Dir.Steven Speilberg
58.The Conversation(1973)Dir.Francis Ford Coppola
57.The Graduate(1967)Dir.Mike Nicols
56.Bullitt(1968)Dir.Peter Yates
55.Jaws(1975)Dir.Steven Spielberg
54.Catch Me If You Can(2002)Dir.Steven Spielberg
53.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)Dir.Steven Spielberg
52.Toy Story(1995)Dir.Joh Lacesster
51.Ocean's Eleven(2001)Dir.Steven Soderbergh
50.Gone With the Wind(1939)Dir.Victor Fleming
49.Cabaret(1972)Dir.Bob Fosse
48.The Sting(1974)Dir.George Roy Hill
47.The Deer Hunter(1978)Dir.Michael Cimo
46.Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)Dir.Steven Spielberg
45.Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)Dir.Irvin KErshner
44.The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)Dir.Peter Jackson
43.Citizen Kane(1941)Dir.Orson Welles
42.North by Northwest(1959)Dir.Alfred Hitchcock
41.American Beauty(1999)Dir.Sam Mendes
40.Monty Python's Life of Brian(1979)Dir.Terry Jones
39.Lost In Translation(2003)Dir.Sophia Copola
38.Kill Bill, Volume 2(2004)Dir Quentin Tarantino
37.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)Dir.George Roy Hill
36.The Phantom of the Opera(2004)Dir.Joel Schumacher
35.Mean Streets(1973)Dir.Martin Scorsese
34.Downfall(2003)Dir.Oliver Hirchspeilgel
33.Kill Bill, Volume 1(2003)Dir.Quentin Tarantino
32.Das Boot(1981)Dir.Wolfgang Petersen
31.Network(1976)Dir.Sidney Lumet
30.Annie Hall(1977)Dir.Annie Hall
29.Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind(2004)Dir.Michael Gondry
28.The Truman Show(1998)Dir.Peter Weir
27.The Aviator(2004)Dir.Martin Scorsese
26.Out of Sight(1998)Dir.Steven Soderbergh
25.Ghostbusters(1984)Dir.Ivan Reitman
24.Falling Down(1992)Dir.Joel Schumacher
23.Blow-Up(1966)Michelangelo Antinoini
22.The Negotiator(1998)Dir.F Gary Gray
21.Breakfast at Tiffany's(1961)Dir.Blake Edwards
20.Big(1988)Dir.Penny Marshal
19.A Bittersweet Life(2005)Dir.Ji Woon Kim
18.Chungking Express(1994)Dir.Wong Kar Wai
17.Pulp Fiction(1994)Dir.Quentin Tarantino
16.Fight Club(1998)Dir.David Fincher
15.Back to The Future(1985)Dir.Robert Zemeckis
14.The Departed(2006)Dir.Martin Scorsese
13.The Godfather, Part II(1975)Dir.F.F.Coppola
12.Hard Boiled(1992)Dir.John Woo
11.2046(2004)Dir.Wong Kar Wai
10.The Pianist(2002)Dir.Roman Polanski
9.Goodfellas(1990)Dir.Martin Scorsese
8.The Godfather(1972)
7.The Shawshank Redemption(1994)Dir.Frank Daranbont
6.Amelie(2001)Dir.Jean Perre Jeanut
5.Oldboy(2005)Dir.Chan Wook Park/Seven(1995)Dir.David Fincher
4.The Third Man(1949)Dir.Carol Reed/Blade Runner(1983)Dir.Ridley Scott
3.Taxi Driver(1976)Dir.Martin Scorsese
2.The English Patient(1996)Dir.Anthony Mingella
1.In The Mood For Love(2001)Dir.Wong Kar Wai

Brand New Poster for "Assassination of Jesse James"

Stars: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Renner, Paul Schneider, Sam Rockwell and Zooey Deschanel.
Dir:Andrew Dominik

No UK release as yet, which annoys me but US audiences can expect to see it around September

Upcoming movies

Sleuth(2007)

This is the re-make of the 1972 version starring Michael Caine and Laurence Oliver. This one stars Caine again but with Jude Law, taking on the role that he played in the 1972 version. The re-make is directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also directed Much Ado About Nothing(1993) amongst other films.

UK audiences should expect to see it 23rd of November and the US release is limited but it's released 12th of October.

Looks great from the trailer, I just hope it will come to my cinema.

My next film to watch at the cinema

Antonement(2007)



Dir:Joe Wright

Stars:Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn, Vanessa Redgrave and Romola Garai

Hopefully I will get to watch this as soon as it comes out here in the UK about 6th ot 7th of September. Looks absolutly stunning from the trailer and Keira Knightly could well have her 2nd Academy award Nomination for this, who knows. James McAvoy looks brilliant in this also and not that bad looking either. I've already heard great reviews about this and critics tipping it for Oscar contention coming next year, which will be more than Joe Wright's last film with Knightly, Pride and Prejudice(2005) which I loved as well.


I'm so looking forward to this that I keep re-watching that trailer. Just hope it will come to my cinema. Hopefully I can write a review soon

Here's the trailer:

The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)

Bourne dodges new, superior assassins as he searches for his unknown past while a government agent tries to track him down. In the follow up to 2002's The Bourne Identity and 2004's The Bourne Ultimatum.

The Ultimatum begins where Supremacy ends as MENTIONED in the picture. It was said Marie died in Januray of that year, making it continued on from the first one. I won't say to much about the end but it's an excellent end to this outstanding trilogy. From the moment that the opening title appeared, I knew we were in for a ride. Paul Greengrass has done it again. Everything we love from the previous Bourne films is here once again: the action, the dialogue, and of course the shaky camera. However for me, that last one was never a problem. I think it adds to the suspense. The Bourne series is for sure one of the best trilogies ever made and rightly so. Withough Paul Greengrasse's direction I don't think we would have though the series to be as good.

I thought Supremacy was excellent this is just another different type of action movie. This is FAR superior to many action films made in the 21st century. It's incredibly authentic and you almost feel like this could be happening now and that it's NOT just your average action movie at ALL!!! Greengrass has brought his documentry-like filmaking to this franchise and turned it into a real "authetic" franchise. For a start Greengrass keeps to what he knows, there is not CGI techniques, most of the driving is done by Damon himself, the car chases are not CGI enchanced, the editing is just superb and adds a whole new dimension to this film. WOW! The quick editing, keeps the viewer into the picture, there's no long-drawn out scenes, which has annoyed me in many blockbusters this summer. The film doesn't have a ton of scenes, CGI or irrelvant sequences in the picture. It's just what a action thriller. film SHOULD be.

There are some intelligent humor here and some fine suspense. The reactions to certain events will have you either laughing(in a good way) or cheering on. (or both) To all those people who object to hand-held camera technique, do you not see how authetic and realistic this is. In Supremacy and this one, you really get a sense of the action that you are watching on screen, rather than a motionless shot which can divert your attention else. A hand held shot keeps you watching and, as I said before makes you feel like your watching a documentry rather than your average hollywwod action film. I just love Greengrasse's technique is just superb!

The acting in this is once again brilliant. the latest addition to the cast, David Strathairn was perfect. I haven't seen much of of him before but I most certainly will catch more of his movies and most importantly, My Blueberry Nights. Julia Stiles is now an acomplised actress and not the teen idol that she was many years ago. I also loved Albert Finney's addition to the cast, played his character superbly as always. And Matt Damon, well....will always be known as Jason Bourne as Sean Connery will be known as James Bond. I hope to see more of his films later this year.

The sequences in this were just amazing. Being in a crowed cinema, after the SUPERB char chase, I heard the audience "gasp" after it finished, showing that the visuals were so powerful that you could not engage into the scene. I loved the fact you could hear the tires screaching and no dialogue was played whatsoever. This adds to the suspense. The Warterloo Station sequence was another brilliant piece of filmkaing. I know that the sequence qas filmed FOR real on a working day, which adds to the realism of the film. I know aswell that when the shots where fired one women actually thought it was gunshots and screamed. I don't think i can ever go into Waterloo station again and no think of that sequence

Overall Ultimatum is the best film that I've seen this year and possibly one of the best action thrillers in recent years. I will have to watch the film again on DVD as it such genuis filmaking. Had Greengrass not directed Supremacy and Ultimatum we would NOT be regarding it as one of the best trilogies in recent years.

9/10


*Highly recomended watch*