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Saw this at the VIFF Centre with a live score by Chris Gestrin and it was great! Chris' score was a live improvised piece that blended 1920s theatre organ, Badalamenti like atmospheres, and textural sound effects.

As for the film, you really could see all the Hitchcock building blocks that he would go on to use for his subsequent thrillers. Ivor Novello is great as the Lodger.

Definitely recommend watching... Hopefully with a great score!

"The trick is, you can’t fight it.You gotta accept it. You gotta fucking embrace your inner fucking strange, man. Just be fucking weird, you know? And when you do that, you bring who you are, never who they want. And that, my friend, is when it gets fun." - Willoughby

Two dialogue exchanges that define the film for me:

Jack Burton: What's in the flask, Egg? Magic potion?
Egg Shen: Yeah.
Jack Burton: Thought so, good. What do we do, drink it?
Egg Shen: Yeah!
Jack Burton: Good! Thought so.
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Jack Burton: I don't get this at all. I thought Lo Pan...
Lo Pan: Shut up, Mr. Burton! You are not brought upon this world to get it!

James Hong 4 Ever.

It's OK that mine's not movie quality.

That was a big lick...

Watched on Sunday May 25, 2025.

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Watched on Tuesday May 20, 2025.

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If someone's dream car is a new Yellow Corvette and not a classic 60s Stingray that's a red flag.

"They're gonna kill us, you little jackass. I don't wanna die! I saved all my life so I could have some money. And I got it. You're too young to know what making a living is, but - I got my money, I got my apartment, I got my friends, my cat."
- Reason # 187 Why Gloria (And Gena Rowlands) is a bad ass.

The overarching lesson I learned from this film was "Don't take shit from assholes when doing the right thing... especially if you have a revolver."

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Hell yeah... Buddy Guy is a god damn national treasure.

... The film was good too!

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

Oliver Reed just exudes the natural (and chauvinistic) charisma he has on and off screen and Vanessa Redgrave is that b*tch (her words) and seems to be having fun doing it. I kinda loved it. Bizzaro 70s film I expect from the guy who made The Who's "Tommy". Makes me want to check out "Women In Love".

Action, Butts, Celery, and a Blaupunkt radio. This film has everything.

RIP Val.

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday April 16, 2025.

Big takeaways from Wild At Heart:

1. A jacket can represent a symbol of individuality and a belief in personal freedom.

2. If you are truly wild at heart, you'll fight for your dreams.

3. Don't turn away from love.

4. Laura Dern and Diane Ladd are probably the coolest mother and daughter of Hollywood.

5. Harry Dean Stanton can break your heart with a look.

Honourable Mention: Bobby Peru... not a good dude.

Watched on Sunday April 13, 2025.

I wish I could use "filters" and "Dolbys" to sound like Paul Williams...

Watched on Friday March 28, 2025.

Watched on Thursday March 27, 2025.

Watched on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Watched on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday February 25, 2025.

This film rips and you need to watch it now... yes, you!

Watched on Tuesday February 11, 2025.

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A Classic. Rick Baker earned that Oscar.

Watched on Thursday December 19, 2024.

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Watched on Sunday November 24, 2024.

Watched on Sunday November 24, 2024.

Note: I liked all of these films (they're all 4 stars or more), outside of "The End" and "Can I Get A Witness", so this is more of a ranking of what I liked the most and not a scale of diminishing quality.

• Luther: Never Too Much
• Anora
• Emilia Pérez
• The Chef & The Daruma
• GIFT
• Paying for It
• Pavements
• Eno
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Timestalker

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

2023 was a pretty big turning point for me as a film watcher and movie goer. Maybe being cooped up for nearly 3 years just made me miss going to the theatre? Maybe focusing my career towards post production made me eager to hear and view films in the theatre? Maybe I just had more time on my hands to enjoy films in a theatre? I don't know but here's my top 10... 11... err... 13 of 2023.

1. Anatomy of a Fall
2. The Zone of Interest
3. The Boy and the Heron
4. Monster
5. Oppenheimer
6. The Iron Claw
7. Poor Things
8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
9. Past Lives
10. Fallen Leaves

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.