Movie of the Day: Interstella 5555

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Daft Punk's animated feature done with Toei Animation. There's no dialogue and very few sound effects so it's pretty much just their album Discovery set to a rockin' retro style Anime story.

Movie of the Day: Dr. Giggles

Dr. Giggles (1992)

This movie is much more entertaining when thinking about Phat Gay Kid...

Movie of the Day: Back to the Future

Back to the Future (1985)

Happy 25th Birthday!

Movie of the Day: Psycho

Psycho (1960)

50 years ago today Psycho was released in theaters. The 50th Anniversary Blu-ray will be available October 19th. 

Movie of the Day: The Goonies

The Goonies (1985)

June 7th marks the 25th Anniversary of The Goonies but starting today in Astoria, OR is a 4 day Goonies Anniversary Festival! I scheduled this post so I should be driving to Portland right now. I'll be hanging out in Astoria on Saturday!

Movie of the Day: The Great Mouse Detective

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Vincent Price voices the villain!

Movie of the Day: Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Meh. I hope Tim Burton's feature length Frankenweenie (2011) will be a return to form.

Movie of the Day: Cutting Class

Cutting Class (1989)

A silly little 80's teen slasher movie with Brad Pitt.

Movie of the Day: Jetsons - The Movie

Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

Featuring Tiffany as the voice of Judy Jetson!

Movie of the Day: Passengers

Passengers (2008)

The movie that some people said ripped off LOST... but in some ways LOST ended up ripping it off!

Movie of the Day: The Road

The Road (2009)

My favorite part is when they find a hatch in the ground.

Movie of the Day: The 7th Victim

The 7th Victim (1943)

A nice little horror/noir film produced by Val Lewton featuring some Greenwich Village satanists. 

Movie of the Day: MacGruber

MacGruber (2010)

The movie bombed but it's pretty funny!

Movie of the Day: Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)

It's hard to believe this masterpiece was filmed in just 5 days!

Movie of the Day: Kick-Ass

KICK-ASS (2010)

In the summer of 2009 I was one of the fortunate few to see footage from Kick-Ass at their San Diego Comic-Con panel. After viewing the Hit Girl action sequence I immediately bolted from my chair to give it my enthusiastic praise (So much so that screenwriter Jane Goldman pointed at me in awe/disgust). 

Once Kick-Ass finally opened I saw it twice in the first 2 days it was out, and I plan to see it at least a few more times in theaters. It is quickly becoming one of my favorite movies. As a teen movie/super hero origin story/extreme-violence action epic/crass comedy it combines most of my favorite things. And not mention, Nic Cage as the awesomely awkward cherry on top. Kick-Ass is one of those rare movies that not only lived up to my fanboy anticipation, but exceeded it by far! I've got the main theme from the score stuck in my head... I wanna go see it again!

Movie of the Day: Chinatown

Chinatown (1974)

Polanski's last movie filmed in America before he fled the country. Jack Nicholson thought it would be a good idea to star in and direct a sequel to Chinatown in 1990 called The Two Jakes... most people didn't think it was. Screenwriter Robert Towne originally planned a trilogy of movies involving private investigator J.J. Gittes. The third movie, called Cloverleaf, was to take place in the 1950s and concerned the creation of the L.A. Freeway (That story idea would be used in 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.) 

Movie of the Day: The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

Movie of the Day: Hercules

Hercules (1983)

This is the kind of movie that makes you wish you did drugs. 

Movie of the Day: Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Movie of the Day: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)