Now, this is hilarious. CNN really put up “republican turncoat.” Reminds me of the time they put up a “Peen State” chyron under Sandusky
Barack Obama: It Could Have Been Worse.
Can’t wait to see this. Paul Thomas Anderson rarely disappoints.
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1. Toy Story 2
2. Rear Window
3. The Royal Tenebaums
4. Annie Hall
5. Casablanca
6. The Game
7. The Godfather II
8. Groundhog Day
9. The Red Shoes
10. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
11. Raging Bull
12. The Graduate
13. Psycho
14. Fargo
15. Jaws
16. No Country for Old Men
17. Kill Bill Vol. 1
18. Blade Runner
19. The Apartment
20. Charade
Gotta love using flickchart
My 20 favorite films brought to us by Flickchart
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(Source: desusexmachina)
Moonrise Kingdom is a great film. Believe it or not its the first feature for both of the lead children. It’s a simple teen love story with a lot of interesting layers as you meet each character. Best movie I’ve seen this year, and I hope more people get the chance to enjoy it.
The Master- Can’t wait to see this.
The Tree of Life- From all the reviews and dinosaur talk I didn’t think this film had any chance to be good. I was wrong. It does get a little artsy, but it’s still a great film about human relationships. It’s wonderfully shot, and has great acting. Malick probably should have taken out the Sean Penn parts, but nothing is perfect.
Started going trough my movie collection yesterday, and here’s a sampling of what I found. I own some pretty shitty movies, some good ones, and some great ones.
Adaptation-I forgot I bought this, it’s actually a good movie.
28 Days Later- The fuck was this movie about? Best Buy and Hollywood got over on me.
2001: A Space Odyssey- Guess you had to be there to get it. I give this movie 2 thumbs and 2 big toes down.
An Autumn Afternoon- This is an Ozu film, Japanese director. Pretty good movie, forgot it was in here.
Avatar- This is truly a candidate for worsstttt movie ever.
Being There- Peter Sellers is great in this. Hilarious movie.
Big Fish- Don’t ever watch this movie. Never ever, and if you ever see Tim Burton lame ass throw rocks at him.
Bob Le Flambeur- Old french flick. I love french films, but they can be pretentious as hell sometimes. Overall, this movie is great. Has action and good dialogue.
Charade-Watch this whenever you can. Cary Grant and Audrey play well off each other, and the suspense is properly done.
Close-Up: A film by Abbas Kiarostami-I’ve owned this for about 2 years, and I’ve never watched it. Maybe one day when I feel like reading subtitles. It’s an Iranian docufiction film.
The Conversation-This is Francis Ford Coppola at this best. Probably my favorite Gene Hackman role.
The Darjeeling Limited-Love this movie, and I love Wes Anderson. I once received a book for Christmas, and one of the passages dissed Wes- I never read that book again.
The Deer Hunter- Damn this movie is long.
Doubt-Top notch acting by Streep, Viola Davis, and Seymour-Hoffman
Enter The Dragon-When the hell did I buy this? Great film though
Fight Club-One word: overrated
Gangs Of New York- I’ve never seen this movie.
The Graduate-Dustin Hoffman wasn’t always old.
Hanna-Man did this movie suck balls. Don’t believe anybody who praises this film, they eat babies.
High and Low-Great film by Kurosawa. The acting is great, the dialogue is superb, and the director really presses the point. I didn’t think I would like the film given the plot, but I was surprised.
This Girl Friday-One of my favorite movies, and one of the funniest movies you’ll ever see.
The Hours- Don’t ever watch this movie, ever ever ever…….
The King of Comedy- Not your typical Scorsese flick, but it works. A memorable role from DeNiro. I highly recommend this.
Lord of the Rings trilogy- Motherfuck Frodo, Sam should have beat his ass.
Lost in Translation- I’ve tried watching this movie about a dozen times.
The Princess Bride-My eyes started to bleed by the end of this.
The Red Shoes- I’ll always love this movie. The big dance is a great moment in cinema.
Road to Perdition-Beautifully shot film, but Tom Hanks as a gangster. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Rushmore-Wes Anderson strikes again.
She’s Gotta Have It- Spike took that literal and added a rape scene.
Sling Blade- One day I’ll watch this.
Sophie’s Choice-Corny at times, but good
Spirited Away- I felt so bad for the little girl.
Step Brothers- Me, my boats and hoes.
True Romance-Probably Tony Scott’s last good film.
Uptown Saturday Night-Cosby before those fucking Jello commercials.
Which Way is Up- Richard Pryor’s best movie. He does that whole play multiple characters
thing, and it works.
The Wizard of Oz- I don’t recall purchasing this, but it’s here.
The Untouchables- Gimme my motherfucking money back.
Notes on my movie collection
Voltaire at the National Gallery. When I walked up to it, I thought he reminds me of the old pervert from Family Guy.
I had the chance to hear Senator Yvonne Miller speak, and she won me over instantly. I don’t believe in too many politicians, but her words touched me. It wasn’t what she said, but the sincerity and ease in which the words flowed. She seemed to be a deeply spiritual woman, with deep convictions, and desire to change her community. Politics needs more people like her, and she’ll be sorely missed in the Virginia General Assembly.
I haven’t used this space to write about anything personal in awhile, or to just post pictures I’ve collected from web surfing. Not because I’ve been terribly busy, but because I haven’t felt like sharing. The past two years have been full of progress, a few small steps in anticipation for bigger ones. But at least there was some movement, and exposure to the future I imagine. The most important thing I’ve learned in these 2 years is to accept fear for the motivator it is.
I know I wouldn’t have been able to excel in my internship if I had never accepted a simple truth: I have obsessive compulsive disorder. Or as I call it “The OCD.” When people suggested I might have OCD I felt they were crazy, and in a rush to dismember my sanity. I was sure it was because they wanted to see me in further distress, so it never occurred to me that were friendlies. It was war, they were all enemies, and I needed to shoot their planes down. The first line of soldiers went down easily, and the survivors retreated. I made allies against these enemies by portraying them as crazy.
As the next line of soldiers approached I prepared my new defense, but I held on to the memories of those I left headless on the battlefield. The words they shouted before firing perceived shots stuck with me, and their intentions became clearer. They weren’t enemies, and I wasn’t a renegade soldier. The situation was clear, I needed help managing the stress. I was reminded of another voice that scolded and cautioned me for being so guarded. I decided it was best to honest with myself, I was scared and feared being labeled. I’ve never dealt with the fear of being labeled other, and consistently suppressed anything I felt would deliver such a label.
However, this time I believed things would be different, and I was ready to be honest. Only problem is I had no idea how to be honest with such personal details. I didn’t know if I could tell somebody that when I feel anxious I clean the bathroom, I reorder my closets and dvds. Whatever I needed to do to avoid the pressure I did, because it made me feel better. I didn’t think it was anything, but a reflex and certainly not a disorder. I forged on and avoided the topic at first, and focused on everything else I deemed disruptive. I gave plenty of thought to the situations and memories that caused the anxiety, but not to the habits that consumed my time. The time I spent cleaning and organizing could have been better used to study or you know productive shit. I found comfort in my routines, but not productivity. My dreams were held hostage by my fears, and I was at a loss.
What I failed to realize is that my habits and routines were calming, and finding a balance would serve me well. But, I was still afraid of the label, the idea and the stigma, because I didn’t want to be seen as other. I think eventually I was tired of investing so much time in the walls and false protection system I installed to protect me from the world. I was fortunate enough to have people coax me into breaking down my defenses, and begin to accept my fears. My biggest fear was that accepting the OCD diagnosis would drive me crazy, and I’d be flickering light switches endlessly.
As that summer moved on, I began to build the confidence that I was bigger than a diagnosis. It’s been two years since, but the lessons stay with me everyday. I believe in my confidence and not in my fear. It helped me ease my fears as I dealt with not feeling worthy enough for an internship. I remember the first time I was left to run the office alone, and I was sure I’d do something wrong. I reflexively went to straighten up the desks, because I was too nervous. Surprisingly I handled all calls, constituent visits, and scheduled visits with ease.
Without that summer, and one of the calmest voices I’ll ever encounter I’m certain I would have folded in that moment and every one after. The OCD taught me so much about myself, helped me build confidence, and has become my best friend. Corny stuff to say, but I’m glad I was able to see it through. Here’s to the OCD and Katie.
The OCD
Gotta love the colors.
