{"id":250,"date":"2008-04-16T00:24:22","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T07:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bornia.com\/log\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2008-04-16T00:24:22","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T07:24:22","slug":"faves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bornia.com\/log\/?page_id=250","title":{"rendered":"faves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Favorites&#8221;<\/strong> may come and go, even shift like the wind. But they&#8217;re fun to compile, make you think things through, and can sometimes reveal a lot. So, a work in progress, as time allows (and winds shift): <\/p>\n<p><em>last update: 2005-12-09<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOVIES: All<\/strong> (across the board)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Blade Runner<\/em><br \/>\nA perennial classic. Layered, visionary, a masterful work of art that remains unsurpassed, certainly in SciFi, but also as pure, mindbending \ufffd and heartbreaking \ufffd storytelling at its best.<\/li>\n<li><em>Mulholland Drive<\/em><br \/>\nA modern masterpiece. The culmination of Lynch&#8217;s bittersweet fixation on love that hurts, and the most seamless of dreamscapes this amazing filmmaker has woven, to date.<\/li>\n<li><em>Magnolia<\/em><br \/>\nPTA&#8217;s most involving, personal, and magical work. An intricate weave that holds water, and the most ballsy use of music ever, or since. Incidentally, Tom Cruise&#8217;s best performance. <\/li>\n<li><em>Lost In Translation<\/em><br \/>\nAims for so subtle and nebulous a target, I didn&#8217;t even know it existed until Sophia hit a perfect bullseye. A masterpiece of moving, lovely understatement, and the role Bill Murray lived his whole life to play.<\/li>\n<li><em>Pulp Fiction<\/em><br \/>\nGenre-busting, madcap brilliance. Infinitely watchable, from any point, to finish.<\/li>\n<li><em>American Beauty<\/em><br \/>\nIdiosyncratic yet universal; topical yet timeless; terrifying and beautiful. Bravo.<\/li>\n<li><em>Casino<\/em><br \/>\nEasily Scorsese&#8217;s best. Brilliant and brutal, poetic and jolting. Plus, Devo&#8217;s &#8220;Satisfaction&#8221; cover blaring away during a shoot-em-up sequence always kills me.<\/li>\n<li><em>Broadcast News<\/em><br \/>\nTells a very big story in a very small, personal, and heartfelt way. A (so far) timeless treat, and another reminder that Holly Hunter is just awesome.<\/li>\n<li><em>Raising Arizona<\/em><br \/>\nIt was either this or <em>Fargo<\/em>, but <em>Arizona<\/em> edges out for pure laughs-per-minute. Smart, hysterical, lovely.<\/li>\n<li><em>Heavenly Creatures<\/em><br \/>\nPerfection. Hard to believe this gem was created by the man responsible for the gargantua that is LOTR and now Kong.<\/li>\n<p><em>Three Kings<\/em><br \/>\nGrit, transformation and redemption in a &#8220;modern,&#8221; politicized war. Cool look and feel that actually serves a great story, well told.<\/p>\n<li><em>The Hunger<\/em><br \/>\nFor telling the overtold Vampire tale with new, sexy, and achingly romantic energy. Plus David Bowie, in his best bigscreen appearance.<\/li>\n<li><em>Fearless<\/em><br \/>\nTimeless fable of love, loss, and the terror of admitting we need other people to be complete. Masterful storytelling, plus Isabella Rosselini&#8217;s not too hard on the eyes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MOVIES: Action<\/strong> (&#8217;cause different standards apply)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Collateral + Heat<\/em><br \/>\nWeak finishes are forgivable in these classic tales of bad vs\/= good. And Michael Mann sure as hell knows how to stage his gunplay!<\/li>\n<li><em>Ronin<\/em><br \/>\nDeNiro, again, wins as ex(?) CIA man on a mercenary mission with a cool ensemble.<\/li>\n<li><em>Training Day<\/em><br \/>\nOne day, a lifetime of hurt, and the performance that earned Denzel his (well-deserved) Oscar.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Matrix<\/em><br \/>\nSo influential that by the time the sequels came out, they felt dated, besides sucking so bad they almost spoiled the memory of this groundbreaking jewel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More later, as time allows&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Favorites&#8221; may come and go, even shift like the wind. But they&#8217;re fun to compile, make you think things through, and can sometimes reveal a lot. So, a work in progress, as time allows (and winds shift): last update: 2005-12-09 MOVIES: All (across the board) Blade Runner A perennial classic. 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