Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Watched 20140329 (Netflix, Instant) (Streaming until 20140401)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) John Ford. 100 min

Abraham Lincoln (Henry Fonda)

Relevant Links:
Young Mr. Lincoln (IMDb.com)
Young Mr. Lincoln (Wikipedia.org)
Young Mr. Lincoln (RottenTomatoes.com)

20140329: [20151010]
As of today (20151010), it's been a year since I've seen this movie and so I don't remember much. I do, however, remember enjoying it. Furthermore, I would watch it again.

Instant Comments:
"Books."
"Law."

Wow. I definitely appreciated my education, but I don't think I appreciated it nearly as much Abe in being able to read a law book.
Man. He just ate so much pie.

Mary Todd (Marjorie Weaver) and Abraham Lincoln

Hahaha. What a cheat in that tug of war.
Hahahahahahaha. "Jack Ass. I just got it."
Hehe. "I reckon I just about die if I didn't kiss you Mr. Lincoln."

Lincoln shuts down Prosecutor John Felder (Donald Meek)

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Watched 20140329 (Netflix, Instant, HD) (Streaming until 20140401)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) Don Siegel. 112 min [bot non-fiction notsn (1963)

Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood)

Relevant Links:
Escape from Alcatraz (RottenTomatoes.com)
Escape from Alcatraz (IMDb.com)
Escape from Alcatraz (film) (Wikipedia.org)

Litmus (Frank Ronzio)

20140329: [20151010]
While watching this movie, I learned that it was based on a true story: June 1962 Alcatraz escape (Wikipedia.org).

This did not, however, have any bearing on the movie for me. That is to say, the movie would not have been any better or worse if I had not known this fact.

In any case, the dramatization of the story was interesting and I enjoyed the film as a whole. Though to be honest, these comments are from overall impression (today is 20151010, almost one and a half years after seeing the film).

Doc (Roberts Blossom)

Instant Comments:
"Welcome to Alcatraz."
Haha. Ouch. The prisoner let the match burn down to his fingers.
"No one has escaped from Alcatraz. And no one ever will."
That nail cutter at the 17 minute mark. I wasn't quite paying attention.

Clarence Anglin (Jack Thibeau) and John Anglin (Fred Ward)

Hehe. Don't mess with Clint Eastwood.
Oh shit. I didn't see that coming (Frank's reply to English). English says "Now I figure there's two reasons why you didn't sit down on my step. Either you're too scared, or you just hate niggers. Now which is it, boy? You too scared? Hmm?" Frank replies, "Nah, I just hate niggers."

That sucks that Morris also gets placed into D-Block (Wikipedia.org).
"Here. Put that in your report."
Damn, that's a lot of patience.
Oh, Danny Glover was one of the inmates.

Play It Again, Sam (1972)

Watched 20140329 [Netflix, Instant, HD) (Streaming until 20140101)
Play It Again, Sam (1972) Herbert Ross. 85 min [bot play otsn (1969) by Woody Allen]

Relevant Links:
Play It Again, Sam (IMDb.com)
Play It Again, Sam (RottenTomatoes.com)
Play It Again, Sam (film) (Wikipedia.org)
Play It Again, Sam (play) (Wikipedia.org)

20140329: [20151011]
As of 20151011, I don't remember much about the movie, but from my instant comments and my love of Annie Hall (which also stars Woody Allen and Diane Keaton), I have the feeling I enjoyed it.

While the movie is not directed by Woody Allen, it is based on a play written by him and having seen a handful of Woody Allen movies, the plot definitely has his name on it.

As mentioned, this is a delayed post, but I would watch this movie again.

Instant Comments:
The film opens with the final sequence of Casablanca (1942).
Haha. His increasingly gaping mouth.
Ha! He got knocked out after sipping some alcohol and spitting it out.
"My God! Can't you cook anything but TV dinners?" "Who bothers to cook 'em? I suck 'em frozen."

They both have analysts. Haha.
"The two of you should get married and move into a hospital."
He's still on the phone.
Haha. His insanity.

Haha. "I'm going home. I think today I'm gonna brush all my teeth."
Ohhh! Gross. He held the Canoe aftershave lotion in his mouth and then swallowed it!"
"Gang Bang."
"I love the rain. It washes memories off the sidewalk of life."

Allan: That's quite a lovely Jackson Pollock, isn't it?
Museum Girl: Yes, it is.
Allan: What does it say to you?
Museum Girl: It restates the negativeness of the universe. The hideous lonely emptiness of existence. Nothingness. The predicament of Man forced to live in a barren, Godless eternity like a tiny flame flickering in an immense void with nothing but waste, horror and degradation, forming a useless bleak straitjacket in a black absurd cosmos.
Allan: What are you doing Saturday night?
Museum Girl: Committing suicide.
Allan: What about Friday night?

Haha. This time Bogart ruined it for him.
"I was nowhere NEAR Oakland!"

What were you thinking about while we were doing it?
Willie Mays.
You always think of baseball players when you make love?
It keeps me going.
I couldn't figure out why you kept yelling "slide."

"That's beautiful." "It's from Casablanca, I waited my whole life to say it."

The Impostors (1998)

Watched 20140326 (Netflix, Instant) (Streaming until 20140401)
The Impostors (1998) Stanley Tucci. 101 min

Arthur (Stanley Tucci) and Maurice (Oliver Platt)

Relevant Links:
The Impostors (IMDb.com)
The Impostors (Wikipedia.org)
The Impostors (RottenTomatoes.com)

Arthur and Maurice audition for a play.

20140326:
[20140410]
Prior to watching this movie, I thought I would be watching a movie about a pair of con artists, because that's what I think of when I think of the word "impostor." However, the movie is actually about a pair of struggling actors.

Arthur and Maurice dance with the Sheik.

While I lost some interest in the ending and found myself losing track of all the characters that were introduced, I enjoyed the movie as a whole and enjoyed this comedy film starring Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt.

Happy Franks (Steve Buscemi)

Instant Comments:
That was at least seven spoonfuls of sugar. And he practically scoops it out of his espresso cup.
Amusing first five minutes.

"You stole my death."
Hahaha. "Did you think that you were suppose to die?"
Hahahahaha. "But didn't you see that I was dying?"

Audition Director (uncredited) (Woody Allen)

"Please sir, I want some more."
Woody Allen!
Haha. They have to switch pencils. Even though its the same.

Sir Jeremy Burtom (center) (Alfred Molina) and
Burtom's Assistant (to Burtom's right) (Michael Emerson)

Haha! The pastry shop scene is hilarious.
It's Michael Emerson! (you see him after the Hamlet actor gets struck on the head and goes offstage) He's credited as Burtom's Assistant. He shows up later aside Burtom.

Lily 'Lil' (Lili Taylor) and Meistrich (Campbell Scott)

Haha! "Lily, will you dance with me at the ball tonight, I have something I want to say to you?" "Well I..." "Excellent!"
The dialogue in this movie is great.
Steve Buscemi!

Voltri, First Mate (Tony Shalhoub)

Hahahaha. "Touch me." (Both rooms)
"Impostor" called at the 1 hour 22 minute mark.

Credits:
Haha, the cast transitions into the credits by dancing off the set.

Catch-22 (1970)

Watched 20140325 (Netflix, Instant, HD) (Streaming until 20140401)
Catch-22 (1970) Mike Nichols. 122 min

Capt. John Yossarian (Alan Arkin)

Relevant Links:
Catch-22 (IMDb.com)
Catch-22 (film) (Wikipedia.org)
Catch-22 (RottenTomatoes.com)

Lt. Col. Korn (left) (Buck Henry) and Col. Cathcart (right) (Martin Balsam)

20140325:
[20140409]
Having read only the beginning of the novel of the same name by Joseph Heller, I didn't really know what to expect from the movie.

While I definitely felt confused after the first viewing, I look forward to watching this movie again.

Capt. Nately (left) (Arthur Garfunkel)

Instant Comments:
The first three minutes are calm and quiet.
The Catch-22 is explained 11 minutes into the film.
Ha. The plane lands and crashes behind them.

1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder (Jon Voight)

Haha. The parachutes got taken to sell as silk.
Oh my goodness. They just switched the urine bottle with the IV bottle.
Haha. "I drifted for almost three days."

Maj. Major Major (Bob Newhart)

Oh, I just recognized Milo is Jon Voight. (when Yossarian confronts him about the parachute)
Holy shit. Right in half.

Chalain Capt. A.T. Tappman (Anthony Perkins)
and First Sgt. Towser (Norman Fell)

Oh my goodness, they're all crazy. "Jump."
Hahaha. At around the 1 hour 9 minute mark, people are actually being called crazy.
I wonder how many times the word "crazy" is said in the film.

1st Lt. Dobbs (Martin Sheen)

"All great countries are destroyed."
Haha. These people are crazy. How do they not recognize they're own family.
"It's not Harvey, Ma, it's Yossarian."

Brig. Gen. Dreedle (center) (Orson Welles) and
Dreeedle's WAC  (to his left) (Susanne Benton).

"What difference does it make?"
Strange plot twist at 1 hour 35 minutes mark.
He's such a nice guy. He pays $10 to tell the girl that Nately is dead. Even worse, he takes a beating for it.

Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka (Jack Gilford) and Yossarian

Oh wow. It just... full view.
Yeah. Haha. Well. I'm not sure how much I like the ending, but the story was good.
Oh wow, I totally forgot that Yossarian is played by Alan Arkin. I didn't recognize him at all.

Maj. Danby (Richard Benjamin)

The Guild

Codex (Felicia Day)

I watched Season 1 and Season 2 once before.

[20140323][20170527 Edit]

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20140323:
Today I watched the first season of The Guild (again).

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20170527:
Today I watched the second season of The Guild. I didn't remember the start of it, but I definitely remembered the Asian stuntman (in particular, I knew he was a stuntman as soon as he was tumbling down the stairs).

Zaboo (Sandeep Parikh) S1E02

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Season 1:

[Episode 1]
"There's a gnome warlock in my room, sleeping on the coach."
"I play with real people."
"Tomorrow Mommy's teaching you to use the microwave."

Vork (Jeff Lewis) S1E03

[Episode 2]
"I know the floorplan of every place you've ever lived."

[Episode 3]
"My dad turned gay." "And her ex-boyfriend too."
"Like before I started breeding!?!"
"+5 Sexterity."

[Episode 4]
"Your breasts are very pillowy."

Clara (Robin Thorsen) S1E04

"Argh you ready to be seated?"
"Mommanatrix."
Haha. They don't know how to talk about real life.
"That was a lie. Lied to my own webcam."

[Episode 5]
"Yeah... that's the plot to Ugly Betty." Hahahaha.
Hahaha. "Cut the cheese."
"...a whole." "Hahaha, you said 'a-hole.'"

Tinkerballa "Tink" (Amy Okuda) S1E01

[Episode 6]
"...my wizard staff into your mana pool..."

[Episode 7]
[Episode 8]
WTF. Polyps.
"Help me Codex-won, you're my only hope."

[Episode 9]
"It'd be so much easier to measure life in experience points."
"This is really good pudding."

Bladezz (Vincent Caso) S1E10

[Episode 10]
Haha. Awesome real life boss fight.
"Don't bother changing your mind, I always wanted a sewing room."
"Too bad she didn't drop any loot." "She dropped some loot for Codex." "Oh sh..."

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Season 2:

[Episode 1]
Haha. A T1 line.
And meanwhile Clara's children.

[Episode 2]
Oops. I just dropped 8 gigs of ram down my pants.
"Don't get me wrong, you still get me hard like an old-school joystick..."
Homeless shelter and dial-up.
"Linger-ree" - Zaboo

[Episode 3]
Non-disclosure agreements. "Even dates, hypothetically speaking."
Haha. He moves the fence back.
Codex is concerned with Zaboo living with Vork.

[Episode 4]
Clara got out of her own sister's wedding [oh, half-sister]

[Episode 5]
Hahahahaha. She throws up on him from after squeezing the fake eyeball.

[Episode 6]
Clara is hilarious.
Hehe. Codex flat out told Bladezz that Tink is using him and he didn't respond.
"Zaboo, you don't touch a man's key bindings."
Ha, he did the bottle fake out. I showed my girlfriend the bottle fake out just the other day (when we were walking out of the airport). Though I didn't make it as discreet.

[Episode 7]
Oh, I didn't realize what Zaboo was eating. He was making ramen.
Ha. Codex uses her therapist. Clever... until her therapist figured it out.

[Episode 8]
Ha. Clara was the Matron of Honor.

[Episode 9]
"How do you think they got the color out of it?"
Haha. Zaboo and Vork immediately go for internet poker over poker with real cards.
"Cool, give me one of these frosted broadswords." - Tink

[Episode 10]
That's true. With less people using the open wi-fi, they will have less lag.
Haha. "I thought you were his girlfriend." "Oh, no! No. No, no, no. Just roommate. And occasional fuck buddy, of course. But mostly roommate."
Codex ends her long rant with "I hate people."

[Episode 11]
Hahaha. "Ah, so those are abs."

[Episode 12]
"Now I know how King Arthur felt when Lancelot caressed his wife's genitalia." - Vork
"Guess my princess is in another castle." - Zaboo
Wow. Deleting Tink's character is kind of intense. Maybe overkill. I just thought he would have transferred a lot of in-game gold.

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The Guild

Relevant Links:
The Guild Website
The Guild (IMDb.com)
The Guild (YouTube.com)
The Guild (web series) (Wikipedia.org)