Happy Birthday to Alfred Hitchcock!
Boston on Film: A Retrospective
Since Boston has been on our minds lately, I thought of featuring some
Boston-set movies. These films are all set in the historical city.
Some do not depict Boston in the best light, but nonetheless, they showcase the
many facets of Beantown.Bluehill Avenue. R. 2001.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. R. 2009.
The Boondock Saints. Not Rated. 1999.
The Bostonians. Not Rated. 1984.
Children of Invention. Not Rated. 2009.
A Civil Action. PG-13. 1998.
Coma. PG. 1978.
The Departed. R. 2006.
Edge of Darkness. R. 2010.
Fear Strikes Out. Not Rated. 1956.
Fever Pitch. PG-13. 2005.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle. R. 1973.
Gone Baby Gone. R. 2007.
My Best Friend’s Girl. R. 2008.
Mystic River. R. 2003.
Saint Ralph. PG-13. 2004.
The Thomas Crown Affair. R. 1968.
3 Americas. Not Rated. 2008.
The Town. R. 2010. (also on blu-ray)
Roger Ebert:1942-2013
I used to always say I agreed
more with Gene Siskel, Ebert’s longtime TV film critic partner…but I liked Ebert more. I could say that the main reason for this was that he was a Pulitzer Award winner. OR that
he worked for a more “of the people” paper – The Sun Times. But, in my heart, as a big gal myself, I think
it has to do with his size. Yes, his size. Ebert was more human and
more approachable to folks because he was a normal guy. Also, the media
always used to poke fun at him for being chubby and he used to take it in
stride…with good humor and class. I think folks found that endearing.
Siskel even used to make fun of his girth and I think people never liked
that. Ebert was the one that more people probably would have wanted to
have a drink with…or see a movie with.
And, as a filmie, Ebert did a lot for film and the art
of cinema. Siskel just used to write reviews. Ebert’s passion for movies
used to come through the page…and also through his many books on film. In 1997, he began writing articles in The Sun Times entitled THE GREAT MOVIES...which was classic films he loved and cherished. He wrote so many of these "great movie" articles that he eventually compiled them into books. Basically, Ebert just loved movies...new movies, classic movies, foreign films, and everything in between.
Goodbye, Roger. You
will be missed much more than you know!
Oscar winners 2013!!!!!!!!!!
Bradley Cooper -- Silver Linings Playbook {"Pat"}
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Daniel Day-Lewis -- Lincoln {"Abraham Lincoln"}
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Hugh Jackman -- Les Misérables {"Jean Valjean"}
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Joaquin Phoenix -- The Master {"Freddie Quell"}
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Denzel Washington -- Flight {"Whip Whitaker"}
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Alan Arkin -- Argo {"Lester Siegel"}
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Robert De Niro -- Silver Linings Playbook {"Pat Sr."}
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Philip Seymour Hoffman -- The Master {"Lancaster Dodd"}
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Tommy Lee Jones -- Lincoln {"Thaddeus Stevens"}
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Christoph Waltz -- Django Unchained {"Dr. King Schultz"}
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Jessica Chastain -- Zero Dark Thirty {"Maya"}
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Jennifer Lawrence -- Silver Linings Playbook {"Tiffany"}
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Emmanuelle Riva -- Amour {"Anne"}
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Quvenzhané Wallis -- Beasts of the Southern Wild {"Hushpuppy"}
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Naomi Watts -- The Impossible {"Maria"}
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Amy Adams -- The Master {"Peggy Dodd"}
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Sally Field -- Lincoln {"Mary Todd Lincoln"}
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Anne Hathaway -- Les Misérables {"Fantine"}
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Helen Hunt -- The Sessions {"Cheryl"}
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Jacki Weaver -- Silver Linings Playbook {"Dolores"}
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"Before My Time" from Chasing Ice -- Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
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"Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from Ted -- Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
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"Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi -- Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
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"Skyfall" from Skyfall -- Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
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Henry -- Yan England
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Film Fonts
How big a movie buff are you? Can you figure which movie this font is from?
Introducing
the "Film Fonts" series. Every three months, the Cinema Cecilia logo
will have a new font, based on a different movie. There will be adult,
teen and kid films represented over the course of the year. Your
challenge is to figure out what movie it's from.
Comment below if you figured it out!
Staff Picks of 2012 DVD releases!
If it came out on DVD in 2012 and we liked it, you will find it here!
This is compiled from all of the best 2012 picks of the Adult Services Department.
Anonymous (2011)
Argo (2012)
The Artist
(2011)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
A Better Life (2011)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Brighton Rock (2011)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Crazy,Stupid Love (2011)
The Descendants (2011)
Drive (2011)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) (also on blu-ray)
Hugo (2011)
The Hunger Games (2012) (also on blu-ray)
Hysteria (2011)
The Iron Lady (2011)
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)
Jesus Henry Christ (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Magic Mike (2012) (also on blu-ray)
The Man from Beijing (2011)
Margin Call (2011) Moneyball (2011)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) (also on blu-ray)
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
Ruby Sparks (2012)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Sarah’s Key (2010)
Take This Waltz (2011)
This Means War (2012)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Women on the 6th Floor (2010)
The Way (2011)
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