DVD Tuesday: Best Movie Ever!
Conducting "Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail" | Photo courtesy of the Saul Zaentz Company
I could talk for hours about it, but I'll simply say that Amadeus is the finest movie I have ever seen. From the amazing performances by F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce to the script by Peter Schaeffer (a superior revision of his stage play) to the direction by Milos Forman (who never again came close to this level of artistry) right down to the ballet choreography by Twyla Tharp and the imposing score by Sir Neville Marriner, Amadeus is the purest, most perfect synthesis of all the wonder that is possible with cinema. If you have never seen this wonderful film, rectify that mistake immediately and pick up this Blu-Ray disc.
Amadeus (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]
Nights in Rodanthe
W.
Frozen River
Miracle at St Anna
My Name Is Bruce
Soul Men
Blindness
Simon of the Desert - Criterion Collection
The Exterminating Angel - Criterion Collection
How I long for my years of martial arts mastery. | Photo courtesy of Paramount Vantage
The Foot Fist Way is funny because Danny McBride is funny and fearless. I recommended it when it was in theaters and will do the same today. I can't imagine running one marathon let alone fifty. Who are these people? I mean, other than people in very good shape with excellent discipline and a well-honed sense of personal motivation. Keith Haring's artistic profile was probably damaged by becoming too commercially successful too quickly (his art adhered to virtually every girl's dorm room where I went to college). This DVD is an excellent primer on the truly (at the time) innovative work he did. Hey, I only make "Sacred Love!"
The Foot Fist Way
Chocolate
Obscene
Ultramarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days
The Universe of Keith Haring
The Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience
Joyce Vedral's Cougar Workout
I Was a Teenage Ninja
Sleaze in the 70s Grindhouse Collection
Sacred Love-Making