My Favorite Films of 2007

Now that the 2007 Oscars are history i'll share a short list of favorite flicks from /07. They're in no particular order.

None of them recieved Oscar nodes. We have two musicals and two Dramas. To date I've seen each at least 3 times a piece.

Black Snake Moan

Craig Brewer of "Hustle and Flow" fame's second directoral outing. Rounded out with authentic performances that include turns by Lawrence Fishburn, Christina Ricci, Justine Timberlake, a Blues soaked sound track and a gritty honest screenplay we get what i considered story telling at it best. The first twenty minutes are not for the squemish. Brewer takes us on a journey in to the terraine of the human soul. His vision is one of nilistic darkness graciously penitrated by redemtive hope.
Black Snake Moan Trailer

Hair Spray

The joyfully riotus musical adaptation of John "Lust in the Dust" Waters quirky 60's celibration of the "other" is at once charming yet subversive. 'Pleasantly Plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad realizes her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show.

Tracy inadvertantly invites the wrath of the show's star and her manipulative mother (Michelle Piffer) Then turns segrigation on it's head as she and others vie for the title of Miss Hiarspray 1963. Your guareented to be tapping your toes and singing along. It's interesting to note this film hit a real cord with young audiances.

By the way the Astair-Roger's dance sequince between Tracy's parent's ( Christopher Walken and John Travolta in drag) is worth the price of the rental.
Hairspary Trailer

Amazing Grace

Across the Universe

What more can be said. An emotional rollercoster ride complete with: The timless music of the fab four. The 60's. Youthful idealisim. Counter cultural revolution. War and peace. Sex. Romance. Jude, Lucy, Max, Prudence. Brilliant musical arrangments. Exqisite art direction. Gorgeous cinematography. Over the top special effects. Witty beatlesque drenched diouloge. Memorable performances. Miss Lion King Tamor... and Bono...!!!!

All you need is love ...Love is all you need... can i get a witness....

Praise Jebus.... Part One

Mary and i had been anticipating the feature film debut of North America's first family of satire. We cleared our schedual and slipped into to the theatre to catch the Simpson's Movie on opening day.

Mat Groening and the gang don't disappoint. It's framed like a typical episode. The first half is random, dadaesk and absolutely side splittingly harlarious. The second half has very little to do with the first and contains the "story". Fans will not feel burned.

The Simpson's, ya love em or hate em...truthfully, i guess some of us have grown to love em...

The writers have honed the fine art of satire. Witty subtle satire is hard to pull off. Nothing is sacred.

Religion ( might add no one is excluded) gets it's fare share of roasting. Christianity is not exempt. I know a number of fine brothers and sisters who figure that the anti- christ must personaly inspire the Simpson's muse. Other's, my self included are convinced there is more going on here than simple blaspheme.

It's important tobe able to laugh at ourselves... particularly at a honest observation...especially when it's laughable.