The Keith & the Movies ’10 Days of Horror’ is here. From now all the way until October 31st, everything on Keith & the Movies will be horror related. I’m kicking it off with a special Phenomenal 5 tomorrow. Then expect horror themed Throwdowns, special horror movie reviews, and a NEW inductee into the Keith … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Third Man”
“The Third Man” is a stunning British film noir from 1949 directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten. It’s a film featuring a tight Hitchcockian story and some extremely clever uses of cameras and lighting. Novelist Graham Greene wrote the screenplay that takes place in a battered post-World War 2 Vienna. The city has … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Argo”
And you thought movies were for entertainment only! “Argo” is the third feature film directed by Ben Affleck. It’s also his best work to date. “Argo” takes place during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and is loosely based on CIA exfiltration specialist Tony Mendez’s bizarre but daring rescue attempt of six US diplomats. For the most … Continue reading
THE THROWDOWN: “Annie Hall” vs. “Midnight in Paris”
Wednesday is Throwdown day at Keith & the Movies. It’s when we take two movie subjects, pit them against each other, and see who’s left standing. Each Wednesday we’ll look at actors, actresses, movies, genres, scenes, and more. I’ll make a case for each and then see how they stand up one-on-one. And it’s not … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Battleship” (2012)
Hollywood has made movies based on just about everything. They’ve made movies based on fairy tales, movies based on old TV shows, and even movies based on video games. So should it come as a surprise to anyone that they would make a movie based on an old Hasbro board game? I guess it would … Continue reading
5 PHENOMENAL MOVIE GAS STATION SCENES
In the movies gas stations offer much more than just a place to use the bathroom and top your tank. There have been all sorts of cool and funny movie scenes involving gas stations. So this is one of those weird Phenomenal 5 lists that looks at great movie gas station scenes. Now there were … Continue reading