Movie Notes: Pulp Fiction

January 26th, 2009

Pulp Fiction

I saw Pulp Fiction in the theaters back in ’94. It did go places its contemporaries didn’t, and certain scenes had a shock value that evoked uncomfortable reactions — I recall laughing quite a bit at the most sordid of them (Bruce Willis in the basement). The film was unique while openly paying homage to a mish-mash of ‘70s directors.

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Movie Notes: Grease

December 30th, 2008

Grease

Synopsis

Sandy (Oliva Newton-John) and Danny (John Travolta) have a short summer romance and say their goodbyes, only to find they’re both enrolled at the same high-school.

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Movie Notes: Be Cool

September 3rd, 2008

Be Cool

Synopsis

Mobster / movie producer Chili Palmer (John Travolta) enters the music business, weaving his way through various corrupt industry characters to break a rising star.

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Movie Notes: Battlefield Earth

July 6th, 2008

Battlefield Earth

Synopsis

In the year 3000, humans have been enslaved by the Psychlos, an alien race, for a 1,000 years. Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (Barry Pepper) rises as a human leader who will lead a rebellion to overthrow the alien tyranny.

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Movie Notes: Hairspray (2007)

December 31st, 2007

Hairspray (2007)

Set in 1962, Tracy Turnblad (Nicole Blonsky), a horizontally-challenged, eternal-optimist teenager, loves the Corny Collins (James Marsden) dance show. After learning some smooth moves in detention, Tracy is chosen to dance on the Corny Collins show. The community learns about tolerance as Tracy fights for racial integration on the program.

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