http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com My humble attempt at an online movie journal Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:49:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DATE: 8/2 to 8/3/2008   FIRST VIEWING WHERE: at home, DVD from Four Star Video Heaven...with Bryan. This is my first time joining in on the Final Girl Film Club viewing...I've been meaning to become a "coolie" for a while, but have always missed it.  This film was the perfect opportunity.  Long ago...I ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/the-car-1977/ DATE: 6/11/2008 WHERE: at home, DVD, personal collection. I was in an Argento mood...and after having re-watched OPERA, and parts of SUSPIRIA....I got excited to see this.  I did watch it, once, many years ago on video...remembered very little, and who knows what cut of the film it was.  Another trip to ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/inferno-1980/ DATE: 6/9/2008   FIRST VIEWING WHERE: at home, DVD personal collection...with Robyn Robyn took the boys to see this last fall, and they all really liked it.  My teenage son was surprised at how much he liked it, and ever since they had been trying to get me to see it.  After buying ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/enchanted-2007/ DATE: 7/25/2008   FIRST VIEWING WHERE: at home, on IFC. Flipping around Friday night, I found this was going to be on IFC's Grindhouse.  I enjoy the "blaxploitation" genre, and had never seen this.  I don't think I have ever seen a Fred Williamson film before this either.  My friend Michael G. had ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/black-caesar-1973/ DATE: 6/9/2008   FIRST VIEWING WHERE: at home, DVD...borrowed from Rod F. This had been sitting on my shelf for a while since I had borrowed this from Rod.  I was having to start keeping my leg elevated, so I thought that I should finally watch this and return the DVD. THE GOOD: pretty ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/derailed-2005/ DATE: 6/8/2008 WHERE: at home, Anchor Bay DVD, personal collection. When I bought INSIDE from Best Buy, I also picked up a copy of SUSPIRIA on the new Blue Underground release. I had watched a few scenes, and kind of got the jones to watch some more Argento. Then, the ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/opera-1987/ DATE: 6/7/2008 WHERE: DVD, Matt's house, with Aaron and Bryan, Matt watching off and on I traveled with my boys to Green Bay to visit my brothers and to go to my neice's baptism.  I brought this along for something to do with Aaron...and he totally wanted to watch it.  This was ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/hot-wheels-world-race-2003/ DATE: 5/25/2008   FIRST VIEWING WHERE: at home, DVD from Mike G. Finally released on DVD, I was excited to be able to borrow this one and finally watch it.  I had originally heard about this on an old episode of the Mondo Movie podcast, and was immediately intrigued.  But if I remember ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/ils-2006/ DATE: 5/25/2008   FIRST VIEWING WHERE: youth room propjector, on DVD.  with Peter, Michael, Adam and Bryan. After the rummage sale set up, I hung out with some of the youth and watched some movies downstairs on the youth room projector.  I popped in and out while they watched A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/mst-3k-the-starfighters-19941964/ DATE: 7/21/2008 WHERE: Westgate Cinema, Madison...with Robyn I saw this quite a few years ago, again, with my wife. She and I had sort of an impromptu dinner and date night...and this seemed like fun. Especially since it was playing again on the big screen, and the tie ins ... http://gbwmovies.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/hello-dolly-1969/