| To be forward about one of my many obsessions, I am a movie fanatic. Certifiably drunk on the wonders and possibilities of the art and craft of cinema. I watch movies to be entertained, to be taught, to be cautioned, to be astounded, to be amused... |
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| Best Performances From Movies I've Seen This Year (And There Have Been 116 ) Best Supporting Actress Karen Black, The Day of the Locust Judith Anderson, Rebecca Mercedes McCambridge, Johnny Guitar Bernadette Peters, Pennies from Heaven Madeline Kahn, Paper Moon Best Supporting Actor Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs Ray Bolger, The Wizard of Oz Jack Weston, The Four Seasons John Goodman, Barton Fink Karl Malden, One-Eyed Jacks Best Actress Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon Kim Novak, Vertigo Joan Crawford, Johnny Guitar Louise Fletcher, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Susan George, Straw Dogs Best Actor James Stewart, Vertigo Steve Martin, Pennies from Heaven Dustin Hoffman, Straw Dogs Ralph Meeker, Kiss Me Deadly Alec Guinness, Bridge on the River Kwai |
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| Roger Ebert is a really important modern film critic. His stuff is easily accessible and always thoughtful. Elvis Mitchell, A.O. Scott, and Stephen Holden have their own, lesser cinema menage a tois at the Times and write consistently good reviews. The reviewers at Salon.com offer wonderful bits of writing to offset their eclectic views of movies today. James Berardinelli is a student of the Ebert school of film review. His site is comprehensible and updated often. Internet Movie Database: Help! I'm drowning in a sea of movies! The penultimate resource. Movie Review Query Engine: Linked to myriad reviews, it's a great tool to find opinions on basically anything. Chicago Reader Capsule Reviews: Self-explanatory database with insights from Dave Kehr, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and others. |
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