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Films watched in 2016
30 From 91: My Favorite Films From 1991 (30 movies items)" Ah yes, the beginning of the nineties was a grand time for films. It was a time when Jeff Bridges was the prince of good quality, straight-forward acting, Amanda Plummer was the princess of quirky characters, Mercedes Ruehl ruled as the Queen of cleavage and when it came to the box office, Robin Williams was the King. Or in this particular case, the Fisher King. Which I guess means that he was a king who was more fishy than the one who ruled before him (and I predict that that is a quip that "
Watched in 2016
The Evolution of Robin Williams--
“I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. First of all, even though I consider Terry Gilliam ”
“I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. First of all, even though I consider Terry Gilliam ”
“I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. First of all, even though I consider Terry Gilliam one of the most interesting directors in the world, I have noticed that I have actually sometimes a hard time to really connect with his movies because they are often so surrealist and so over-the-top. Well, even though there was still some weird stuff, this movie was definitely one of his more straightforward projects and that's why this movie probably worked so well. Indeed, even though it was much more grounded and realistic than Gilliam's usual work, he still managed to keep his own style and left-field approach and it is quite marvelous how he managed to keep such a tricky balance. On top of that, there was also here another very good ” read more
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Deservers (83 movies items)"1991! Winner: Mercedes Ruehl! Nominees: Diane Ladd - Rambling Rose as Mother Juliette Lewis - Cape Fear as Danielle Bowden Kate Nelligan - The Prince of Tides as Lila Wingo Newbury Jessica Tandy - Fried Green Tomatoes as Virginia "Ninny" Threadgoode"
