http://notesofafilmfanatic.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:57:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Some of our blood at least is the same. Ain't that supposed to mean something?" Let me just say up front that I know next to nothing about the people living in the Ozark Mountains. I have never stepped foot in the Ozarks. I have never met a hillbilly. My knowledge ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=496 "Aren't we all supposed to be kin?"   Let me just say up front that I know next to nothing about the people living in the Ozark Mountains. I have never stepped foot in the Ozarks. I have never met a hillbilly. My knowledge of hillbillies comes from The Beverly Hillbillies and ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=473 Life got ya down? Are you suffering from existential angst? Is "the horror" of existence becoming unendurable? Stop fretting, because I've got the solution to all your worries. Just watch these comedies and everything will be right with the world. It's a NOFF guarantee. (But if it doesn't work, then ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=467 In this post I'd like to promote some films that deserve more recognition: The Unknown (Tod Browning, 1927) Rivaled only by The Passion of Joan of Arc in dramatic intensity among silent films, this bizarre thriller is the pinnacle of the Tod Browning/Lon Chaney collaborations. Chaney plays a circus knife thrower so ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=461 Memorial Day provides a good excuse to make yet another top ten list. Here are my top ten war films (with apologies to John Wayne fans - I guess I'm not big on flag-waving jingoism): Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) Like ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=455 On April 30, 1989 Sergio Leone died - 21 years ago today. To commemorate Leone, my favorite director, I am posting this tribute to Once Upon a Time in the West, my favorite film. It's an epic film, and so only an epic post will do. So strap on your ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=379 If you're suffering from the post-Oscar blues, cheer up, because the 3rd Annual NOFF Awards are here! In addition to the usual snazzy photos, critical commentary and Awards Tally wrap-up, this year's presentation also includes embedded links within each category to relevant clips, trailers and interviews. And now without further ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=288 Welcome! It's that time of year again and today I am announcing the nominations for the 3rd Annual NOFF Awards. The categories remain exactly as they were last year, but following Oscar's lead the BEST PICTURE category now has 10 nominees and both the BEST ANIMATED FILM and BEST ORIGINAL SONG ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=235 Over the last 2 years here at NOFF most of my writing has been devoted to older films, while giving short shrift to newer films. At the urgent request of my readership (read: my family), today I am introducing a new series, Recent Viewings, which is intended to remedy that ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=225 Like many film fanatics I love making Top Ten film lists, and what better excuse to do so than the end of a decade? Here are my Top Ten films of the 2000s:    1. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001) Like An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Lynch's mesmerizing film occurs entirely in ... http://notesofafilmfanatic.com/?p=207