tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:57:33 +0000An Educational Experiencehttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jason)Blogger511125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-516118048830209691Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:23:00 +00002010-06-09T16:16:27.677-05:00I watch a lot of movies over the week. I also make my own movies. So I decided it might be a good idea to get a column going where I can sum things up from a particularly busy week of movie watching and movie making.This past week I watched all the movies from A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Collection that I had not previously seen (I had already seen A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Dream Warriorshttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2010/06/movies-in-my-life-lately-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-3915093702533695804Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:53:00 +00002010-06-02T23:08:19.883-05:00Some concept art hit the rounds on movie sites earlier today showing off Captain America's costume in the upcoming Joe Johnston film adaptation. I thought I'd drop a few opinions on the suit really quick.I never really thought how hard it was going to be to get Captain America to work on film... but then I remembered how bad the original 1990's Captain America movie was (hint: really, really bad)http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2010/06/captain-america-costume-revealed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-4650119829873762911Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:47:00 +00002010-06-02T13:23:31.126-05:00Welcome to the Cult Corner. I watch a lot of weird movies. And by weird movies, I mean weird movies. I also tend to have a greater appreciation for films that didn't do very well upon their release or that were universally disliked by fans and critics a like. I will cover these films in the Cult Corner articles and explain why they deserve a second look and why I love them so much.The Cult http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2010/06/cult-corner-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-4130183468677932404Mon, 31 May 2010 20:14:00 +00002010-05-31T15:34:16.453-05:00Hey everyone.So YDKS Movies hasn't had an update since January. Which is very sad. I never meant to let this place go. However, in the midst of my senior year of college, I just got wrapped up in other things (graduating, getting into film school, filmmaking, social life, etc.).Senior year is over now and, in the fall, I'm off to film school at the Savannah College of Art and Design. I have a lothttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2010/05/ydks-movies-returns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-8137770176180416249Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:42:00 +00002010-01-24T15:50:10.835-06:00I'm Here is a thirty minute short film that Spike Jonze made that just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Read the synopsis below:Funded by Absolut Vodka, I’m Here is a robot love story celebrating a life enriched by creativity. The movie is set in contemporary L.A., where life moves at a seemingly regular pace with the exception of a certain amount of robot residents who love among the http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2010/01/im-here-trailer-is-reason-i-love-spike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-1072755311832540666Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:23:00 +00002010-01-11T22:41:22.206-06:00For about a month now, there have been rumors of turmoil on the behind-the-scenes front of Spider-man 4. The production recently went on a month's break due to director Sam Raimi's problems with the latest draft of the script. It appeared that he wanted the film to focus on the villain of the Vulture (who was to be played by John Malkovich). Sony, on the other hand, wanted the film to focus on http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2010/01/spider-man-4-is-no-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-6298645539138200481Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:23:00 +00002010-01-06T16:03:17.261-06:00A few years ago, I began the journey of becoming a fiction reader. An English professor, Dr. James Potts (who would go on to be my adviser), sparked my interest in American literature. As I got to know Dr. Potts, I discovered that his dissertation focused on two huge American literary icons: William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy. When it came time to sign up for classes, Dr. Potts didn't ask mehttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/12/review-of-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellis)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-3726149437560755098Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:59:00 +00002010-01-03T15:18:53.479-06:00With it being a new year, I've decided to start a new column on YDKS Movies called Music Videos of Note. For those of you who do not now, many great directors such as David Fincher, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze and Mark Romanek all got their starts directing music videos. Through this column, I'd like to showcase their work as well as music videos that I feel show great originality or artistic http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2010/01/music-videos-of-note-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-2480524000248609340Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:19:00 +00002010-01-06T00:50:11.949-06:00Throughout film history, there have always been characters that we have loved to hate. After all, without a good villain, a film just isn’t as good. I can remember as a kid actually hating the villain in movies. When they were played just right, they truly could make you actually want to cause them physical harm. Today, I’m not as affected by film villains. Still, I felt like I should do a list http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2010/01/most-hateable-characters-in-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-1774962784848107964Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:33:00 +00002009-12-31T01:08:55.111-06:00Hey everyone. I did not do a Ten Top List last year and got a lot of flack for it. So, with that said, here is my Top Ten of 2009. Enjoy.   Runner Up: Drag Me to Hell  I loved Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell. To be honest, it was the most fun I’ve had in the theater this entire year. In fact, every time I’ve viewed this movie with a group of friends, I’ve had a great time. The movie is a great http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-ten-movies-of-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-5587620120518905007Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:50:00 +00002009-12-20T13:13:16.502-06:00Nobody liked Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The film has been a subject of fan boy hatred ever since it was released back in 1999. There have been countless rants and acidic reviews on the film since it's original release date. It was basically the moment when George Lucas became the enemy to all the people who had grown up with the original Star Wars trilogy. For many, it was the http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/12/watch-this-70-minute-review-of-phantom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-5084832548997730905Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:44:00 +00002009-12-18T02:35:57.451-06:00<!--StartFragment--> Last Christmas break, I really fell in love with a television show. Unfortunately for me, it was a show that had been off the air for well over ten years. I received the Gold Box Set of Twin Peaks as a gift on Christmas day from my parents. I had never seen a single episode from the show at that point in time. I had asked for it knowing only that crazy director David Lynch http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/12/year-with-twin-peaks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-4787392244861377760Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:38:00 +00002009-12-14T18:24:19.652-06:00So school is out for the holidays.  Expect a few more reviews from me in the coming months, as I've been doing a lot of movie watching.  Most recently, I caught Jim Sheridan's Brothers at The Grand here in Hattiesburg.  (Note: I tried seeing The Road in Harahan, Louisiana.  Advice: Do not try to see a movie on a rainy day anywhere near New Orleans.  Trust me.)I think the previews did a disservicehttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/12/brothers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellis)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-1980661950405788180Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:08:00 +00002009-11-30T22:22:33.305-06:00Welcome everyone to a weekly column here on YDKS Movies entitled Speech of the Week! Every week, I will post a new scene from a movie that features a speech of some sort being given. After all, there are a lot of famous scenes in film where characters give an influential speech of some sort. Then again, there are also a lot of scenes where characters give a speech and it just comes off cheesy andhttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/11/speech-of-week-40-gary-busey-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-2281135743992515609Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:12:00 +00002009-11-28T00:30:16.377-06:00First off, sorry for my absence over the past few weeks. I've been working hard on getting my GRE score up in order to get into film school. That and I've had other school and personal related things going on to keep me away. So I apologize. I should have more free time in the coming weeks (especially when Christmas break starts up). Secondly, I bet you never expected to see a review for Twilighthttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/11/review-of-twilight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-1322969800377402352Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +00002009-11-11T15:17:03.648-06:00The teaser trailer for Matthew Vaughn's film adaptation of Mark Millar's comic book Kick-Ass was released yesterday. This movie has been racking up some serious buzz since footage premiered at Comic-Con this past summer. Apparently, test screenings have been held since then and the reviews have been nothing but glowing. And I'm talking "this is the best comic book movie ever made" kind of http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/11/kick-ass-teaser-trailer-released.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-1587078333358430879Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:24:00 +00002009-11-03T18:34:38.053-06:00I saw Bobby Loves Mangos a few months ago when /Film hosted it as a Video of the Day. Since watching it back then, I have been meaning to do an article on it. However, things ended up coming up and I forgot about it. That is, until now.In the late 1990's, director Stuart Archer made this short and began getting it into various film festivals. However, the film didn't really pick up until he http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/11/watch-bobby-loves-mangos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-7965738942120377230Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:11:00 +00002009-11-02T17:42:00.519-06:00While Monster Fest has come to an end here on YDKS Movies, I do have one more horror movie related item to talk about here.In 1987, director Kathryn Bigelow made a flawed but underrated vampire film called Near Dark. The film managed to be an odd but refreshing mix of a classic vampire film and a western drama. In the movie, the word "vampire" is never ever dropped. The vampires do not have fangshttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/11/near-dark-goes-twilight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-4078767374702924487Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:32:00 +00002009-10-31T15:40:36.791-05:00 Hey everyone and welcome to Monster Fest 2009 here on YDKS Movies.For Monster Fest 2009, I'm doing a very special countdown where I cover my personal 25 Scariest Moments in Movie History.When I was a kid, I was actually pretty terrified of horror movies. I usually could not watch them all the way through and would be stuck staying up all night if I did. Today, that's not the case. I'm pretty http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/10/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_31.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-7151844143106608737Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:14:00 +00002009-10-29T12:40:20.742-05:00I've been told that people can't write anything new; we can only rewrite what's already been written. Apply said phrase to film, and I think there are plenty of examples that prove it's true. Often this is an awful thing (i.e. recent movie Sorority Row, an uninspiring, poor nod [I'm being generous] to I Know What You Did Last Summer). However, some ideas, no matter if they are cliched can workhttp://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-2-that-rhymed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellis)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-5536122770256697003Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:55:00 +00002009-10-28T20:20:15.834-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to Monster Fest 2009 here on YDKS Movies.For Monster Fest 2009, I'm doing a very special countdown where I cover my personal 25 Scariest Moments in Movie History.When I was a kid, I was actually pretty terrified of horror movies. I usually could not watch them all the way through and would be stuck staying up all night if I did. Today, that's not the case. I'm pretty http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/10/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-882217070424459799Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:03:00 +00002009-10-27T18:19:02.528-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to a new article series taking place during Monster Fest 2009. In this series of articles, I will post a full length horror / monster movie for your enjoyment. With services like Hulu and YouTube, there are a lot of ways to enjoy movies you would have most likely never heard of before by just watching it at your own convenience on your computer screen. I will choose one http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/10/monster-fest-movie-of-week-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-2334751870385699358Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:45:00 +00002009-10-26T15:40:30.725-05:00Hey everyone and welcome to Monster Fest 2009 here on YDKS Movies.For Monster Fest 2009, I'm doing a very special countdown where I cover my personal 25 Scariest Moments in Movie History.When I was a kid, I was actually pretty terrified of horror movies. I usually could not watch them all the way through and would be stuck staying up all night if I did. Today, that's not the case. I'm pretty http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/10/25-scariest-moments-in-movie-history_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wesley)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-3860808883837346612Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:06:00 +00002009-10-22T13:42:14.946-05:00After reading some great Japanese literature recently (Junichiro Tanizaki's Seven Japanese Tales), I've become interested in the Japanese and their art. Tanizaki's stories were incredibly powerful, yet so very quiet. Similarly, Takeshi Kitano's Hana-Bi delivers violence and beauty in one of the quietest, most profound films I've watched in years. This is a gangster film, carried out in a http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/10/hana-bi-fireworks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellis)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559820840922749155.post-7718472066018617415Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:08:00 +00002017-04-12T08:26:11.849-05:00 Me, Wesley and some other guy at The Dark Knight midnight show. Hello everyone, I'm Ellis Purdie, and I've been wanting to contribute to YDKS Movies for some time now. Wesley and I have been friends for a couple of years, and it's good to be involved with him in this little project. I am recently a member of the Netflix community, and am excited about all of the great film I'm going to be http://ydksmovies.blogspot.com/2009/10/introduction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ellis)2