The Postmaster General posted a BLOG item about 2 years ago

2000-2009: 30 Movies

25th Hour
Adaptation.
American Gangster
American Psycho
The Aviator
Baadasss
Cj7
City of God
Cocaine Cowboys
Dancer in the Dark
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
The Filth and the Fury
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
In Bruges
Kill Bill V.1
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Man Who Wasn't There
Miami Vice
Mullholland Drive
Pan's Labyrinth
Primer
Secretary
Son of Rambow
The Squid and Whale
There Will Be Blood
Traffic
Trick r Treat
Wall-E
Wonder Boys

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The Postmaster General posted a BLOG item over 2 years ago

Jules Winnfield: Existentialist Hitman

I was going through some old writings and here's a short blurb I wrote that was printed in the Tampa Tribune back in April of 2002 that I thought would be worth revisiting (WARNING SPOILERS FOR PULP FICTION):

Would you describe Pulp Fiction's Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) as having embrassed existentialism at the end of the movie? His interpretation of Ezekiel sounds to be very much from an existentialist's stand-point. Pointing out that he is along in an evil world, and that he has found that his meaning is to go about on his own and no longer hurt, but to help. As a hitman, Jackson was following a course similar to that of predestination -- This may be why the death of Vincent was included. Had Jules not quit working for Marsellus, he too may have been placed inside that apartment where Vincent was killed.

Jules is a man of moral code. He won't eat a dog because it has personality. Yet, while employeed by Marsellus, Jules had no second thoughts about blasting a man with whom he shared stories about hawaiian burgers. It wasn't until Jules broke free from the deity that is his boss (and note that all action in the movie revovles around Marsellus), that he was able to be true to himself. His actions are very much that of an existentialist.

Finally, this brings up what is in the briefcase -- The object which Jules has worked towards -- No one knows what it is. Just as no one can "see" God, no one can see what is in the briefcase. Jules does not beleive that his life should be determined over something which we do not have a full understanding of.

The Postmaster General posted a BLOG item about 3 years ago

Movies I've Seen In The Theaters...

1976:
. Rocky

1980:
. Popeye

1981:
. Clash of the Titans
. Time Bandits

1982:
. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
. The Pirate Movie

1983:
. Flashdance
. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

1984:
. Beverly Hills Cop
. Breakin�
. Children of the Corn
. Conan The Destroyer
. Dreamscape
. Dune
. Firestarter
. The Flamingo Kid
. Footloose
. Ghostbusters
. Gremlins
. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
. The NeverEnding Story
. Police Academy
. Revenge of the Nerds
. Romancing the Stone
. Sheena
. The Terminator
. Top Secret!

1985:
. Cat's Eye
. The Coca-Cola Kid
. The Color Purple
. Desperately Seeking Susan
. The Dungeonmaster
. The Jewel of the Nile
. Pale Rider
. Pee-wee's Big Adventure
. Porky's Revenge
. Red Sonja
. Rocky IV

1986:
. Hamburger: The Motion Picture
. House
. Stand by Me
. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
. Tough Guys
. The Transformers: The Movie

1987:
. The Gate
. Raising Arizona

1988:
. Rambo III
. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

1989:
. Always
. Back to the Future Part II
. Batman
. Born on the Fourth of July
. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
. UHF
. Weekend at Bernie's

1990:
. Back to the Future Part III
. Die Hard 2
. Edward Scissorhands
. Ghost
. The Godfather Part III
. Goodfellas
. Gremlins 2: The New Batch
. Home Alone
. Jacob's Ladder
. Kindergarten Cop
. Madhouse
. Memphis Belle
. Mermaids
. Mr. Destiny
. Opportunity Kn
. Pump Up the Volume
. Reversal of Fortune
. RoboCop 2
. Taking Care of Business

. 1991:
. The Addams Family
. Beauty and the Beast
. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
. The Butcher's Wife
. Cape Fear
. Doc Hollywood
. The Doors
. The Fisher King
. Frankie and Johnny
. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
. Highlander II: The Quickening
. Hook
. Hot Shots!
. JFK
. The Last Boy Scout
. Little Man Tate
. Mobsters
. The Naked Gun 2_: The Smell of Fear
. New Jack City
. Out for Justice
. The People Under the Stairs
. Point Break
. The Prince of Tides
. Rambling Rose
. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
. Rush
. The Silence of the Lambs
. The Super
. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
. What About Bob?

1992:
. Aladdin
. American Me
. Basic Instinct
. Batman Returns
. Beethoven
. The Bodyguard
. Bram Stoker's Dracula
. Buffy The Vampire Slayer
. Chaplin
. Encino Man
. Far and Away
. A Few Good Men
. Final Analysis
. Forever Young
. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
. Hoffa
. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
. Honeymoon in Vegas
. HouseSitter
. Howards End
. Kuffs
. The Last of the Mohicans
. The Lawnmower Man
. A League of Their Own
. Lethal Weapon 3
. Lorenzo's Oil
. Man Trouble
. Memoirs of an Invisible Man
. My Cousin Vinny
. Of Mice and Men
. Prelude to a Kiss
. Raising Cain
. Scent of a Woman
. Single White Female
. Singles
. Sister Act
. Sleepwalkers
. Stay Tuned
. Thunderheart
. Toys
. Under Siege
. Unforgiven
. Universal Soldier
. Unlawful Entry
. Wayne's World
. White Men Can't Jump

1993:
. Amos & Andrew
. Army of Darkness
. Benny & Joon
. Body of Evidence
. Boiling Point
. Carlito's Way
. Coneheads
. Cool Runnings
. The Dark Half
. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
. Falling Down
. Fire in the Sky
. The Firm
. Flesh and Bone
. The Fugitive
. Groundhog Day
. Grumpy Old Men
. Hot Shots! Part Deux
. In the Line of Fire
. In the Name of the Father
. Indecent Proposal
. Jurassic Park
. Last Action Hero
. Lost in Yonkers
. Mad Dog and Glory
. Made in America
. The Man Without a Face
. Manhattan Murder Mystery
. Matinee
. Mrs. Doubtfire
. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
. The Nightmare Before Christmas
. A Perfect World
. Philadelphia
. The Piano
. The Remains of the Day
. Rising Sun
. Robin Hood: Men in Tights
. Schindler's List
. The Secret Garden
. Sleepless in Seattle
. Sliver
. So I Married an Axe Murderer
. Super Mario Bros.
. True Romance
. Untamed Heart
. The Vanishing
. Wayne's World 2
. Weekend at Bernie's II
. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
. What's Love Got to Do With It

1994:
. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
. Blown Away
. Cabin Boy
. City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
. The Cowboy Way
. The Crow
. Forrest Gump
. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
. Junior
. The Lion King
. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
. The Mask
. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
. Natural Born Killers
. Nell
. Pulp Fiction
. Speed
. True Lies
. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
. When a Man Loves a Woman
. Wolf

1995:
. Batman Forever
. Casino
. Rumble in the Bronx
. To Die For

1996:
. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
. The Cable Guy
. Rumble in the Bronx

1997:
. An American Werewolf in Paris
. As Good as It Gets
. Boogie Nights
. Good Will Hunting
. I Know What You Did Last Summer
. Jackie Brown
. Love and Death on Long Island
. Scream 2
. Star Wars Trilogy
. Titanic
. Wag the Dog

1998:
. A Simple Plan
. Antz
. The Big Lebowski
. Blade
. Buffalo '66
. Bulworth
. Clay Pigeons
. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
. Godzilla
. Half Baked
. Jane Austen's Mafia!
. The Last Days of Disco
. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
. Out of Sight
. Pecker
. Pi
. Primary Colors
. Psycho
. Rushmore
. Six Days Seven Nights
. There's Something About Mary
. The Truman Show
. Very Bad Things
. The Waterboy
. The Wedding Singer

1999:
. American Movie
. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
. Being John Malkovich
. Big Daddy, directed by Dennis Dugan
. The Blair Witch Project
. Bringing Out the Dead
. Dick
. Election
. eXistenZ
. Eyes Wide Shut
. The Haunting
. Fight Club
. Magnolia
. The Matrix
. The Sixth Sense
. Sleepy Hollow
. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

2000:
. Almost Famous
. Black and White
. The Cell
. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
. Dracula 2000
. Gladiator
. Memento
. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
. Requiem for a Dream
. Snatch
. Traffic
. X-Men

2001:
. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
. Blow
. Exit Wounds
. From Hell
. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
. The Others
. Planet of the Apes
. The Royal Tenenbaums
. Rush Hour 2
. Vanilla Sky
. Zoolander

2002:
. Adaptation.
. Big Fat Liar
. Blade II
. Gangs of New York
. Jason X
. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
. Men in Black II
. Minority Report
. The Mothman Prophecies
. One Hour Photo
. Panic Room
. Phone Booth
. Pumpkin
. Punch-Drunk Love
. Spider-Man
. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
. Super Troopers

2003:
. Anger Management
. Cradle 2 the Grave
. Elf
. Freddy vs. Jason
. House of 1000 Corpses
. The Hulk
. Identity
. Kill Bill Vol. 1
. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
. The Matrix Reloaded
. The Matrix Revolutions
. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2004:
. Alien vs. Predator
. The Aviator
. The Butterfly Effect
. Dawn of the Dead
. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
. Exorcist: The Beginning
. Fahrenheit 9/11
. Garden State
. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
. Kill Bill Vol. 2
. Kung Fu Hustle
. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
. Napoleon Dynamite
. The Punisher
. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
. Soul Plane
. Starsky & Hutch
. Team America: World Police
. The Village

2005:
. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
. Batman Begins
. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
. King Kong
. Land of the Dead
. Sin City
. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

2006:
. The Departed
. Miami Vice

2007:
. Bee Movie
. Bug
. No Country for Old Men
. The Darjeeling Limited
. The Simpsons Movie
. Transformers

2008:
. Bolt
. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
. The Dark Knight
. Horton Hears a Who!
. Kung Fu Panda
. Pineapple Express
. The Ruins
. Wall-E

2009:

. Avatar
. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
. Earth
. Fantastic Mr. Fox
. Hotel for Dogs
. Inglourious Basterds
. Monsters Vs. Aliens
. Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian
. The Princess and the Frog
. Public Enemies
. Star Trek
. Where the Wild Things Are
. The Wrestler

2010:
. Alice in Wonderland
. Back to the Future
. Clash of the Titans
. Despicable Me
. How to Train Your Dragon
. Iron Man 2
. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
. Sherlock Holmes
. Toy Story 3

The Postmaster General posted a BLOG item over 3 years ago

George Lucas to release CGI-altered American Graffiti Limited Edition

George Lucas announced today, the release of an American Graffiti limited edition DVD that will not only include digital enhancements, but will alter many parts of the film. At the Wichita Rollers Ball, Lucas told the crowd of mostly elderly attendees, "When I first made American Graffiti, there were a lot of things working against me, namely rewrites forced by the studio. Now with the current advancements in CGI, I can go back and essentially make the film I wanted to make."

Among the changes Lucas has made, includes a plot change in which all the teenagers are back at home by dark, and also flying cars. "Well, basically any recollection of the American Graffiti as you know it will be long gone." Yelled Lucas when questioned by an angry fan, "You think that you wrote American Graffiti! You're wrong, and I could give a shit less about anything else. I'm rich, bitch!"

George Lucas reminded the crowd to remember to pick up his next release of Star Wars, due out before the holidays.

- Source, Strangelove AP.

The Postmaster General posted a BLOG item over 3 years ago

Michael Bay & Joel Schumacher to release 16mm home movie homage.

"I remember watching old 16mm home movies as a kid, being taken back in time, the joy, the memories." Says filmmaker Michael Bay of his next project HOME MOVIE NIGHT. Bay, working with producer Joel Schumacher will be putting together a series of 16mm shorts with fellow filmmakers. So far announced is Tony Scott who has been greenlit for a 120 million dollar 15-minute enrty entitled "Billy's First Christmas".

"This will be something unlike the movie public has ever seen," says Bay, who's entry "Kate's Wedding" is set to reunite him with star Scarlett Johansson. "Yeah, Scarlett really likes watching home movies too. With Home Movie Night we are going to bring that experience to movie watchers around the globe."

- Source, Strangelove AP

The Postmaster General posted a BLOG item over 3 years ago

Texas Theater Moves Toward Fullscreen Format

Texas Theater Moves Toward Fullscreen Format
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In response to rising pressure from local residents, Fort Worth's Gunshot Theater will make the move to only show its feature films in what is now commonly known as "fullscreen format".

The move was made amidst hundreds of angry letters, an online petition, and finally a full boycott of the theater.

"This is good," says local resident Charlie 'Red' Baker, "I don't see why they need to stretch the films out like that. All the classics were perfectly square images, and anything more is nonsense. If I wanted to move my head back and forth trying to pay attention, I'd go watch tennis."

Others, however, see things differently. At the internet talkback site AICN.com, user DustyHoffballs states, "TH1Z Iz BU77541T!!! WS PWNS FS!!!!"

Meanwhile, theater owner Holly Martins plans to go through with the transition starting July 18th with the premiere of Warner Brothers' The Dark Knight.

- Source, Strangelove A.P.

The Postmaster General posted a BLOG item about 4 years ago

AFI needs "Vegas, baby!" on their Top 100

Look, I know we all disagree with movies being left off of lists and personally to me the only real importance of lists is to go, "Oh, so that's what they think." Either way, AFI is a film institute. So, I don't know what that means, but it sounds pretty important. That's why I'm pointing out that "Vegas, baby!" is probably one of the most appreciated quotes of at least since no one knew Vince Vaughn was really like his character Trent.

Now I don't think the quote should be there because I think it is all that good, don't make me out to be like that, no. In fact, although I like it, everytime I hear someone use it, I want to kick them in the face. But not just anyway, kind of like this:

But you know what, as I say that I realize it should be something more like this:

You know not actually physically attack them, that'd be wrong. That stance would work out well just sort of gyrate that stance in a loop like a video game character. Do that until they ask what you are doing and then tell them to think about what they just said.

My point is that this quote is so often used. I'm not talking about like when people shout "Yeah, baby!" after seeing Austin Powers or say stuff from Napoleon Dynamite. No, I mean people really mean it. They go to Vegas, and say "Vegas, baby!" This is not a quote. The movie coined a phrase, or at least engraved it into the psyche of our culture. Whoa! That's a bit much for a late 90s hipster film, but that's what happened. And hell, I don't mind that I think the movie, however, you'd describe it is one of the best of the 90s. Of course if I think longer I'd probably find it's low on my list of them, but either way, "Vegas, baby!"

So AFI, the next time they update their list and change stuff around they need to remember the fact that this annoying little way that people shove they are going to go to Vegas in your face, they need to remember that it more-or-less started as a movie quote. I've seen shows from Friends to Steve Harvey throw it out there, and it seems to be used even more than Vegas real catch phrase - what the hell is that? Vegas: Legal Prostitution in outlaying cities!?