http://www.ropeofsilicon.com Movie Reviews, News and Previews Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ropeofsilicon/toptenshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/CMhBR6iHC64/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2013-cannes-film-festival-preview-top-ten-most-anticipated/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:02 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=128050 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2013-cannes-film-festival-preview-top-ten-most-anticipated/feed/ 25 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2013-cannes-film-festival-preview-top-ten-most-anticipated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2013-cannes-film-festival-preview-top-ten-most-anticipated http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/TWWYyS3xa7Y/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/best-and-worst-movies-of-2013-so-far/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:34:13 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=124705 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/best-and-worst-movies-of-2013-so-far/feed/ 73 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/best-and-worst-movies-of-2013-so-far/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-and-worst-movies-of-2013-so-far http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/Y3AOtyQAqxk/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/quentin-tarantino-is-50-lets-rank-his-first-eight-movies/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:26:37 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=124466 Reservoir Dogs to Django Unchained, let's rank Quentin Tarantino's first eight movies on his 50th birthday.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/quentin-tarantino-is-50-lets-rank-his-first-eight-movies/feed/ 118 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/quentin-tarantino-is-50-lets-rank-his-first-eight-movies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quentin-tarantino-is-50-lets-rank-his-first-eight-movies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/tmPzt8RbBDM/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/seven-films-to-watch-and-celebrate-akira-kurosawas-birthday-on-hulu/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:17:38 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=123996 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/seven-films-to-watch-and-celebrate-akira-kurosawas-birthday-on-hulu/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/seven-films-to-watch-and-celebrate-akira-kurosawas-birthday-on-hulu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seven-films-to-watch-and-celebrate-akira-kurosawas-birthday-on-hulu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/axieEAwkhBs/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-are-the-best-political-action-thrillers/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:04:01 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=123616 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-are-the-best-political-action-thrillers/feed/ 47 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-are-the-best-political-action-thrillers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-best-political-action-thrillers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/A7Wvh3Mhd1I/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-40-most-likely-best-picture-contenders-at-the-2014-oscars/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:00:30 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=122003 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-40-most-likely-best-picture-contenders-at-the-2014-oscars/feed/ 19 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-40-most-likely-best-picture-contenders-at-the-2014-oscars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-40-most-likely-best-picture-contenders-at-the-2014-oscars http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/sk1uoyy1i1o/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/40-potential-2014-oscar-contenders-prisoners-wolf-of-wall-street-rush-abscam-saving-mr-banks/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:00:09 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=122415 Runner, Runner, Rush, Saving Mr. Banks, Serena, Prisoners, The Wolf of Wall Street and more.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/40-potential-2014-oscar-contenders-prisoners-wolf-of-wall-street-rush-abscam-saving-mr-banks/feed/ 38 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/40-potential-2014-oscar-contenders-prisoners-wolf-of-wall-street-rush-abscam-saving-mr-banks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=40-potential-2014-oscar-contenders-prisoners-wolf-of-wall-street-rush-abscam-saving-mr-banks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/TVBcX29Eq0w/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-contenders-monuments-men-mud-nebraska-lowlife-place-beyond-pines/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:00:52 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=122416 Monuments Men, Mud, Out of the Furnace, Place Beyond the Pines, Oldboy and more.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-contenders-monuments-men-mud-nebraska-lowlife-place-beyond-pines/feed/ 23 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-contenders-monuments-men-mud-nebraska-lowlife-place-beyond-pines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2014-oscar-contenders-monuments-men-mud-nebraska-lowlife-place-beyond-pines http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/_Y2cA0GXyD0/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-preview-best-picture-contenders-fifth-estate-grace-gravity-labor-day-foxcatcher/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:00:46 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=122417 Fruitvale,, The Great Gatsby, Frozen, Labor Day, Gravity, Foxcatcher, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug and much more.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-preview-best-picture-contenders-fifth-estate-grace-gravity-labor-day-foxcatcher/feed/ 21 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-preview-best-picture-contenders-fifth-estate-grace-gravity-labor-day-foxcatcher/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2014-oscar-preview-best-picture-contenders-fifth-estate-grace-gravity-labor-day-foxcatcher http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/4E8kK8KFPks/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-preview-best-picture-contenders-12-years-slave-elysium-counselor/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:00:52 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=122418 Before Midnight, 12 Years a Slave, The Counselor, August: Osage County, Elysium and much more.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-preview-best-picture-contenders-12-years-slave-elysium-counselor/feed/ 64 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-preview-best-picture-contenders-12-years-slave-elysium-counselor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2014-oscar-preview-best-picture-contenders-12-years-slave-elysium-counselor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/f8lMaw-1vmE/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/25-r-rated-comedies-you-can-watch-instead-of-identity-thief/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:00:12 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=120427 Identity Thief is a terrible movie and while I know people think I'm hard on comedies, here is a selection of 25 films you can watch at home instead of making a trip to the theater.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/25-r-rated-comedies-you-can-watch-instead-of-identity-thief/feed/ 54 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/25-r-rated-comedies-you-can-watch-instead-of-identity-thief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-r-rated-comedies-you-can-watch-instead-of-identity-thief http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/bkN4kTYc7R4/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:03:15 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=118209 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013/feed/ 62 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/Kyj4If_DIQs/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-four-11-20/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:30:59 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=118007 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-four-11-20/feed/ 18 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-four-11-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-four-11-20 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/lQX9_ph6PEo/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-three-21-30/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:26:54 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117907 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-three-21-30/feed/ 27 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-three-21-30/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-three-21-30 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/zJQQ8vQdKFA/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-two-31-40/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:02:13 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117808 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-two-31-40/feed/ 13 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-two-31-40/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-two-31-40 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/ejHox6s1K-I/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-one-41-50/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:08:17 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117728 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-one-41-50/feed/ 18 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-one-41-50/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-50-most-anticipated-movies-of-2013-part-one-41-50 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/L1UnR0Oxh6c/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/35-books-articles-plays-and-comics-to-read-in-preparation-for-the-movies-of-2013-part-two/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:30:25 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117439 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/35-books-articles-plays-and-comics-to-read-in-preparation-for-the-movies-of-2013-part-two/feed/ 14 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/35-books-articles-plays-and-comics-to-read-in-preparation-for-the-movies-of-2013-part-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=35-books-articles-plays-and-comics-to-read-in-preparation-for-the-movies-of-2013-part-two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/vFEC75txsUA/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/13-comics-plays-and-news-articles-that-were-adapted-into-movies-releasing-in-2013-part-one/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:00:11 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117401 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/13-comics-plays-and-news-articles-that-were-adapted-into-movies-releasing-in-2013-part-one/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/13-comics-plays-and-news-articles-that-were-adapted-into-movies-releasing-in-2013-part-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-comics-plays-and-news-articles-that-were-adapted-into-movies-releasing-in-2013-part-one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/MfBbS37vy98/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/merry-new-year-heres-ten-new-years-movie-scenes-to-help-ring-in-2013/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:30:34 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117328 The Godfather: Part II, The Gold Rush, The Apartment, Boogie Nights, Sunset Blvd., About a Boy and The Hudsucker Proxy.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/merry-new-year-heres-ten-new-years-movie-scenes-to-help-ring-in-2013/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/merry-new-year-heres-ten-new-years-movie-scenes-to-help-ring-in-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=merry-new-year-heres-ten-new-years-movie-scenes-to-help-ring-in-2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/Ty3wgFZSZ0Y/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-disappointing-movies-of-2012/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:04:58 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117201 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-disappointing-movies-of-2012/feed/ 51 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-disappointing-movies-of-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-most-disappointing-movies-of-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/3diNr-GpzQc/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-worst-movies-of-2012-that-i-saw/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:39:26 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117116 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-worst-movies-of-2012-that-i-saw/feed/ 69 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-worst-movies-of-2012-that-i-saw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-worst-movies-of-2012-that-i-saw http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/1cY34fyhjnI/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-movies-of-2012/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:30:59 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=117028 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-movies-of-2012/feed/ 119 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-movies-of-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-movies-of-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/Eq0XxR1po3k/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-tom-cruise-movies/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:30:24 +0000 Kevin Blumeyer http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=116981 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-tom-cruise-movies/feed/ 30 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-tom-cruise-movies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-tom-cruise-movies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/-yEPe9nQf4E/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-five-documentaries-of-2012/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:02:40 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=116621 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-five-documentaries-of-2012/feed/ 27 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-five-documentaries-of-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-five-documentaries-of-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/Svy-ToJx6I4/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-master-tops-sight-sounds-top-ten-of-2012-while-holy-motors-is-1-with-cahiers-du-cinema/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:59:02 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=115334 The Master and Leos Carax's Holy Motors taking #1 respectively.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-master-tops-sight-sounds-top-ten-of-2012-while-holy-motors-is-1-with-cahiers-du-cinema/feed/ 24 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-master-tops-sight-sounds-top-ten-of-2012-while-holy-motors-is-1-with-cahiers-du-cinema/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-master-tops-sight-sounds-top-ten-of-2012-while-holy-motors-is-1-with-cahiers-du-cinema http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/LVNPMscRYkA/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/best-and-worst-of-the-james-bond-movies/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:02:17 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=113640 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/best-and-worst-of-the-james-bond-movies/feed/ 65 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/best-and-worst-of-the-james-bond-movies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-and-worst-of-the-james-bond-movies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/jV-KkOEjSWQ/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-anticipated-movies-at-the-2012-toronto-film-festival/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:17:08 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=108104 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-anticipated-movies-at-the-2012-toronto-film-festival/feed/ 25 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-most-anticipated-movies-at-the-2012-toronto-film-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-most-anticipated-movies-at-the-2012-toronto-film-festival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/juGx-ApUYnk/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/piranha-3dd-bluray-commentary-drinking-game/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:23:04 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=107014 Piranha 3DD is an awful film, but even awful films can offer some entertainment at times as I dug into the Blu-ray audio commentary and pulled out some gems while offering a drinking game at the end to help you better enjoy this terrible title should you ever have to watch it.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/piranha-3dd-bluray-commentary-drinking-game/feed/ 10 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/piranha-3dd-bluray-commentary-drinking-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=piranha-3dd-bluray-commentary-drinking-game http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/HQdMAaVSX2o/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-top-ten-films-of-all-time-from-scorsese-tarantino-coppola-allen-del-toro-and-more/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:33:30 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=64242 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-top-ten-films-of-all-time-from-scorsese-tarantino-coppola-allen-del-toro-and-more/feed/ 25 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-top-ten-films-of-all-time-from-scorsese-tarantino-coppola-allen-del-toro-and-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-top-ten-films-of-all-time-from-scorsese-tarantino-coppola-allen-del-toro-and-more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ropeofsilicon/toptens/~3/mn0YEDvr9Iw/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/vertigo-sight-and-sounds-2012-list-of-top-50-films-ever/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:41:30 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=64150 Vertigo taking over Citizen Kane on a list of films that holds little to no surprises.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/vertigo-sight-and-sounds-2012-list-of-top-50-films-ever/feed/ 45 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/vertigo-sight-and-sounds-2012-list-of-top-50-films-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vertigo-sight-and-sounds-2012-list-of-top-50-films-ever