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Oh thank you so much One- Way.
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The Love Guru
2.5/5
It was an ok movie, some parts really lagged.Leave a comment:
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The Gathering
2/5
It was kinda lame not scary at all.Leave a comment:
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, 5/10
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, 6/10
Eagle Eye, 7/10Leave a comment:
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The Lost Weekend
My unofficial Billy Wilder marathon continues, I suppose. I have been meaning to watch this film for quite a while now. The Lost Weekend won the Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture in 1946. Being a fan of Wilder's darker pictures, I had gained enough interest in this film.
The story revolves around Don Birnam, an alcoholic who copes with his disorder over a long, vicious weekend. He finds himself stealing, lying, and desperate for a single drink. The film begins with us climbing through Birnam's apartment window as he's packing for a trip. Shortly thereafter, Don bails on the trip and subdues to heavy drinking. Ray Milland gives an exceptional performance, which won a well-deserved Oscar.
Billy Wilder's direction, as always, is constructed beautifully as the story unfolds. In the end, Don is faced with thoughts of suicide but ultimately decides against it with the help of Helen, played by Jane Wyman. The parallel between Don's shot glass leaving circles at the bar and his claim that the circle is the perfect geometric shape with no beginning or end works quite well with the ending. In the final scene of the film, we move out from Don's window, back to where we started; intending Don won't actually give up drinking, and falls back into his own trap eventually.Leave a comment:
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Zen and the Art of Landscaping. 10/10, if you're looking for a laugh. And there is no way you could not find this funny
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