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March 25, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 27: Stand By Me

I remember seeing the trailer. And I wanted to go see the film. But I’m not sure that happened – I’ve no memory of seeing it on the big screen. But later, VHS, it was a staple. Bike down to the local video store and pick it up. Later it was on TV and we […]
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February 25, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 26: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Neal Page is a high-strung marketing executive. Del Griffith is goodhearted but he’s annoying. He  sells shower curtain rings. Neal and Del spend three days together trying to make it home to their families for thanksgiving – they live in the same city, but ahead of a chance encounter, a taxi cab muck-up and then […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1980s, 1987, Blog, Comedy, Del Griffith, Film, John Candy, Movie, Movies of My Life, Movies of My Life # 26, Movies of My Life # 26: Planes, Neal Page, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Steve Martin, Trains & Automobiles ·

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February 11, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 25: The Shining

The Shining is a film I can watch again and again. A perfect horror film. Existential fear right there. Amazing performances, brilliantly filmed – that feeling of unease that trickles in with Wendy Carlos’ amazing music and the sound-design just so. Just a brilliant film. And a fine example of Stanley Kubrick’s vision too. Many […]
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September 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 24: Uncut Gems

When I first watched Uncut Gems it stayed with me. That first viewing stays with me still. But I’ve recently watched it a few more times. And I’ve bought the soundtrack on vinyl. And I’ve realised this modern classic is a big part of my life. I think about it often. It might be going […]
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August 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 23: Misery

I first saw Misery when it came out on VHS tape. I remember it vividly. If it wasn’t the first Stephen King adaptation I saw, it was the first to have real impact. I was in Gisborne, summer holidays. A small bunch of us staying at a friend’s house, watching Return of the Living Dead […]
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August 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 22: The Big Lebowski

When I first saw The Big Lebowski – back when it was in theatres in mid/late 1998 – I felt seen. I had been down the aisles of the supermarket in my robe, a dropping-out uni student, conscientiously objecting to, er, something…or anything really… I was also there as a fan of The Coen Brothers, […]
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July 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 21: Friday The 13th Part Two

I’ve been watching the Friday the 13th horror franchise again. I’ve pretty much decided it’s my favourite horror franchise. Not the best, understand – just my favourite. I can always watch a Friday film. I have to work myself up to get in the mood to deal with the second half of the Halloween franchise; […]
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June 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 19: The Apostle

I sat in a theatre alone watching The Apostle. Late 1990s. I’ve always loved going to movies by myself – are you there to talk to other people? I started going to movies by myself when I was in high school. I’ll happily go with a friend or in a group – but having no […]
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June 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 18: Dead Presidents

I think about the movie Dead Presidents a lot – and I’ve seen it a few times too. It might not be many people’s idea of a true classic movie but it felt like a truly profound experience to me when I first saw it, I tried mentioning it to many others, tried introducing it […]
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June 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 17: Beverly Hills Cop 

I still go to the video store. And yes, it’s still called a Video Store. We rent/borrow DVDs – we do this because it’s convenient. The store (the last of its kind still standing in our town) is just down the road/just around the corner. And though I never meant for this to happen – […]
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December 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 16: The Compleat Beatles

Maybe it’s because it’s hard to find and best remembered for what it represented (also: time/place) but I reckon The Compleat Beatles is the very best Beatles doco there’s ever been. It shits on The Anthology which is not terrible, but is, probably, far too much of a good thing. When The Anthology was released […]
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October 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 15: Happiness

When Happiness arrived – late 1990s – I was already a Todd Solondz fan. Welcome To The Dollhouse had convinced me I needed to watch whatever else he put out into the world – and I did. I have. I’ve seen them all now – pretty much in order, as they’ve arrived. And though I […]
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