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Leonardo DiCaprio – His Best Roles
I thought it would be timely to write about DiCaprio this weekend considering he’s just had his biggest film opening ever. The Christopher Nolan penned and helmed Inception has already made $60.4 mil (that’s more than 2006’s Blood Diamond made in its entire run) and has landed at the top of the box office. 2010 has really been DiCaprio’s year; he’s starred in two of the best films of the year and has given two of the best performances of his career. I’m going to go over some of my favorite and, in my opinion, best roles he’s played over the years.
Movie Quote of the Day – To Have and Have Not, 1944 (dir. Howard Hawks)
Slim: You know you don’t have to act with me, Steve. You don’t have to say anything, and you don’t have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and. . .blow.
19 Best Picture Winners Available On Instant Netflix
I’ve seen 11 of these films and love most of them. The other eight I intend to watch Instant Netflix and so can you!
Three Contenders: Shutter Island, Toy Story 3 and Inception
I feel like 2010 has been a relatively slow year for movies. It’s almost universally acknowledged that this has been one of the worst movie summers ever. There are only about two or three films that have already been released this year that I’ve yet to see that I actually really want to see. That being said, there has also only been three films released this year that are even close to Best Picture quality: Shutter Island, Toy Story 3 and Inception. If the Academy is really going to keep having ten slots in that category, Hollywood is going to have to do a lot better than only three great films in a matter of seven months. I love all three of these films. Toy Story 3 made my whole family cry, including my 59-year-old father. I still can’t decide if I liked Shutter Island more or Inception more. The thing is both movies are full of great performances, but Shutter Island is really about Leo’s performance, whereas Inception felt like a true ensemble piece. I think I’m going to have to see Inception one more time before I can make that decision.
Spoilers may lurk after the cut.
Movie Quote of the Day – Wicker Park, 2004 (dir. Paul McGuigan)
Lisa: Take my picture. I’m feeling beautiful tonight.
Movie Quote of the Day – Girl, Interrupted, 1999 (dir. James Mangold)
Instructor: Now what kind of a tree can you be, Janet, down there on the floor?
Janet: I’m a fucking shrub, all right?
Trailer For Ben Affleck-Helmed “The Town”
I really love his directorial debut, 2007’s Gone Baby Gone, and this looks to be equally as good. It’s got an amazing ensemble cast including Affleck, Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively, Pete Postlethwaite, Jeremy Renner and Chris Cooper.
You can see the trailer here over at Apple. The film hits theaters on September 17th, 2010.
“Howl” Poster/Trailer
Loving everything about this film so far. Howl is such a fabulous poem and Franco looks really great as Ginsberg.
You can see the trailer here at the A.V. Club. It has a very I’m Not There kind of vibe to it. The film is set to open on September 24th, 2010.
First Full Trailer for “The Social Network”
It looks SO GOOD. I cannot wait for this film. You can see the trailer here at Yahoo! Movies.
Movie Quote of the Day – Far From Heaven, 2002 (dir. Todd Haynes)
Raymond: Have a proud life. A splendid life. Will you do that?
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