Sarah Koenig walks outside to her porch with a friend to find a mysterious figure nonchalantly sitting there. This figure turns out to be another drunken student who runs off to join his friends. Following behind is another student dragging a street sign.
For Koenig this is a typical late night, for a majority of her 1.7 million radio listeners, it is a stark reality of the drinking culture that Penn State harbors.
Koenig is a producer for the wildly popular radio show “This American Life,” which aired its piece on Penn State, entitled “#1 Party School,” on December 18, 2009.
Koenig and her children moved to Sate College last year when her husband acquired a teaching job in the English department.
Her husband also gave her the inspiration for the story.
“We had a big meeting in July of last year to come up with ideas. I didn’t have any ideas at first and my husband was like, ‘Hey, Penn State just got voted the No. 1 party school. You should do that for a story,' and I said, 'Hey, that’s a really good idea,'” said Koenig.
Her colleagues liked the idea as well, and soon Koenig was scavenging the campus to set up interviews and research her story. The crew came to tape the weekend of November 14th, the last home football weekend of the season.
Ira Glass, the popular host of the show, was staying at Koenig’s house for the weekend when they decided to record her interview after Glass had gotten back from taping at parties. It is then that they encountered what became the introduction to the show which described the various students wreaking havoc in the streets.
“What was sad to me,” said Koenig, “was that we ended up leaving my house and walking up Prospect Avenue, and a lot of these people were leaving those parties, and I can’t tell you how many girls I saw leaving just crying, crying, crying or boys getting in fights. How badly the evening had ended for some people. Some girl was on the phone saying, ‘He hit me! He hit me!’”
As the story unfolds, various residents talk of such routine things like finding tampons in their yards and then searching for the inevitable condom which follows. Fraternity brothers are interviewed as well as a drunken student at a tailgate who offer up different reasons for Penn State’s skewed drinking culture.
“Kids here aren’t embarrassed by how much they drink. I don’t think they see drinking here as a problem, so they weren’t going to lie or pretend about it when we interviewed them,” said Koenig.
Koenig also interviewed Penn State President Graham Spanier about the problems the university faces when it tries to counter the rampant drinking.
“I was surprised he didn’t use it (the program) as a platform to kind of get in front of it a little more strongly. He seemed pretty honest, but it seemed a little more defeatist than some people I had spoken to in the administration,” said Koenig.
Koenig also was surprised to note that other members of the administration were honest when they admitted that they had tried many options and that no route had worked for them
Senior Rich Coleman, a columnist for The Daily Collegian, wrote an opinion piece soon after the show aired, encouraging students to listen to it and face the mirror that had been put up to them.
“The truth of the matter is that the drinking problem in this town stems from an attitude that lots of kids immediately adopt when they come to this school,” said Coleman, “that attitude just sees this school as a way to party, drink, watch football and then drink later at the frat house. From there, the attitude just worsens and then you get things like State Patty's Day where the whole town just turns into chaos for a day.”
Coleman acknowledged that since freshman Joe Dado’s untimely death at the start of the fall semester, there has been a better effort to curb drinking, but that they are hardly productive.
Christina Harding (senior-supply chain and information systems), the senior vice president of fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, agreed that the culture surrounding drinking at Penn State is something that needs changed.
“The Greek community as whole definitely suffered a black eye for the radio show, and we’ve been working harder to fix that,” said Harding.
Harding cited increased restrictions on their parties and on those who are allowed in. She also said that, in her opinion, the new habit of "pre-gaming" -taking shots in rapid succession before going out- has made it a challenge to keep drinking to a minimum.
“The police have certainly cracked down on drinking at tailgates and in public," said Harding. "But it’s the general attitude that needs changed at Penn State rather than the rules.”
To listen to This American’s Life segment on Penn State, "#1 Party School," visit http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A Different Voice
Note: I wrote this article for the relationships magazine in this same class, the article can also be viewed there.
A Different Voice
Everyone knows that relationships are hard to maintain, but imagine one in which you chose to keep secret; one that some might not approve of to the extent that they would go to lengths such as voting against it, or even more extreme measures.
Sophomore Peter Hendrickson, 20, of Carnegie Mellon University recalls the feelings of confusion when he came to the realization that he was gay,
“I started having feelings for other males around 7th grade… and was deathly afraid of actually being gay, but my understanding of it was really naïve. I was absolutely terrified, felt as if I had no outlet and I felt that my past was a lie and that I had no future,” said Hendrickson.
Hendrickson was out to most of his friends by graduation at his all-male high school. His family was another story.
“The hardest thing ever was telling my family, but telling my parents, especially my mother (practicing Catholic) was difficult. I'd heard too many horror stories about kids getting disowned over this, but that wasn’t the case,” said Hendrickson.
Amie Matthews, 23, had trouble coming to terms with her sexual orientation when she read in an article for girls that liking your friends was just a “respect crush.”
“In hindsight, that was one of the stupidest things I'd ever heard. For years I kind of denied my feelings and passed them off as something that everyone went through. It wasn't until high school that I realized it was bullshit,” said Matthews.
Matthews admitted that coming out was something she struggled with as well, and that some of her extended family still does not know.
“I feel much more comfortable with the people who do know,” said Matthews
For Dave Reynolds, 25, coming out in high school wasn’t an option.
“It was definitely scary at my high school,” said Reynolds, “I remember a bunch of football players tackling this gay kid, stripping him naked and duct taping him to a ceiling. Who would come out in that kind of environment?”
It took Reynolds until college to come out to someone, and a slip by a friend at a party to complete the task. Both Hendrickson and Reynolds were vastly relieved once their secret was out.
“It was like something you hide for so long no longer dragging you down,” said Reynolds.
“I was no longer living a lie. People began to know me for what I really was,” said Hendrickson.
All agreed that once they were out, things took a turn for the better in terms of their first relationships. They all were instantly more comfortable with their situations once they were out and around members of their own sex.
“Being in a relationship with a woman was the easiest thing I've ever done. Everything about it felt right. I got to a point in my life very quickly after that first relationship where I knew that this was for me. It was a very satisfying feeling,” said Matthews.
Hendrickson, when he looks back on his first relationship after coming out, admitted the memories are good,
“The time we spent together might have been the happiest of my life. I really enjoyed the two-way relationship of dating in the fact that we genuinely cared for each other more than ourselves. It brought about the best of us, and made us feel like better people,” said Hendrickson.
For Reynolds it was being more comfortable with men than he had ever been around women,
“It felt more natural and came much easier. Less pretending was awesome for me,” said Reynolds.
One might think that gay couples are very different than straight ones, but they would be wrong on most accounts. Whether it is remembering special dates, buying gifts or listening when you don’t want to; the public is starting to accept gay couples.
Are there still different hardships? Plenty.
For the younger Hendrickson,
“Because I was afraid of expanding my horizons socially in the gay community, I developed attraction for my male friends that were straight. It's the worst feeling in the world, you feel like you're taking advantage of them without even doing anything to them.”
For Matthews and her girlfriend,
“I've been called names, and a man sitting on an airplane next to my girlfriend and I even asked to be moved to another row because he didn't feel comfortable with 'those dykes’,” said Matthews.
For Reynolds,
“Gay men can be really flaky, and a lot of gay men in their 20s really don't have their lives together, unfortunately… You have to change the way you look at growing older and maturing. We tend to settle down a little later in our lives as gay men--I hardly know any married or long time partnered gay men in their 20s.”
Hendrickson has a bright future in front of him- he will be moving to Washington, D.C. in the summer to intern for a politician on Capitol Hill. He will be 21 in June.
Matthews will finishing up college at Chatham University over the summer, in Pittsburgh which she says is much more accepting than her hometown of Elmira, N.Y.
Dave Reynolds currently works for The Trevor Foundation in Southern California, the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. He urges youths who need help to call 24/7 free hotline at 1.866.4.U.TREVOR.
A Different Voice
Everyone knows that relationships are hard to maintain, but imagine one in which you chose to keep secret; one that some might not approve of to the extent that they would go to lengths such as voting against it, or even more extreme measures.
Sophomore Peter Hendrickson, 20, of Carnegie Mellon University recalls the feelings of confusion when he came to the realization that he was gay,
“I started having feelings for other males around 7th grade… and was deathly afraid of actually being gay, but my understanding of it was really naïve. I was absolutely terrified, felt as if I had no outlet and I felt that my past was a lie and that I had no future,” said Hendrickson.
Hendrickson was out to most of his friends by graduation at his all-male high school. His family was another story.
“The hardest thing ever was telling my family, but telling my parents, especially my mother (practicing Catholic) was difficult. I'd heard too many horror stories about kids getting disowned over this, but that wasn’t the case,” said Hendrickson.
Amie Matthews, 23, had trouble coming to terms with her sexual orientation when she read in an article for girls that liking your friends was just a “respect crush.”
“In hindsight, that was one of the stupidest things I'd ever heard. For years I kind of denied my feelings and passed them off as something that everyone went through. It wasn't until high school that I realized it was bullshit,” said Matthews.
Matthews admitted that coming out was something she struggled with as well, and that some of her extended family still does not know.
“I feel much more comfortable with the people who do know,” said Matthews
For Dave Reynolds, 25, coming out in high school wasn’t an option.
“It was definitely scary at my high school,” said Reynolds, “I remember a bunch of football players tackling this gay kid, stripping him naked and duct taping him to a ceiling. Who would come out in that kind of environment?”
It took Reynolds until college to come out to someone, and a slip by a friend at a party to complete the task. Both Hendrickson and Reynolds were vastly relieved once their secret was out.
“It was like something you hide for so long no longer dragging you down,” said Reynolds.
“I was no longer living a lie. People began to know me for what I really was,” said Hendrickson.
All agreed that once they were out, things took a turn for the better in terms of their first relationships. They all were instantly more comfortable with their situations once they were out and around members of their own sex.
“Being in a relationship with a woman was the easiest thing I've ever done. Everything about it felt right. I got to a point in my life very quickly after that first relationship where I knew that this was for me. It was a very satisfying feeling,” said Matthews.
Hendrickson, when he looks back on his first relationship after coming out, admitted the memories are good,
“The time we spent together might have been the happiest of my life. I really enjoyed the two-way relationship of dating in the fact that we genuinely cared for each other more than ourselves. It brought about the best of us, and made us feel like better people,” said Hendrickson.
For Reynolds it was being more comfortable with men than he had ever been around women,
“It felt more natural and came much easier. Less pretending was awesome for me,” said Reynolds.
One might think that gay couples are very different than straight ones, but they would be wrong on most accounts. Whether it is remembering special dates, buying gifts or listening when you don’t want to; the public is starting to accept gay couples.
Are there still different hardships? Plenty.
For the younger Hendrickson,
“Because I was afraid of expanding my horizons socially in the gay community, I developed attraction for my male friends that were straight. It's the worst feeling in the world, you feel like you're taking advantage of them without even doing anything to them.”
For Matthews and her girlfriend,
“I've been called names, and a man sitting on an airplane next to my girlfriend and I even asked to be moved to another row because he didn't feel comfortable with 'those dykes’,” said Matthews.
For Reynolds,
“Gay men can be really flaky, and a lot of gay men in their 20s really don't have their lives together, unfortunately… You have to change the way you look at growing older and maturing. We tend to settle down a little later in our lives as gay men--I hardly know any married or long time partnered gay men in their 20s.”
Hendrickson has a bright future in front of him- he will be moving to Washington, D.C. in the summer to intern for a politician on Capitol Hill. He will be 21 in June.
Matthews will finishing up college at Chatham University over the summer, in Pittsburgh which she says is much more accepting than her hometown of Elmira, N.Y.
Dave Reynolds currently works for The Trevor Foundation in Southern California, the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. He urges youths who need help to call 24/7 free hotline at 1.866.4.U.TREVOR.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Alice In Wonderland
Tim Burton’s newest creation “Alice in Wonderland,” fails to match the images and thoughtfulness of its original source material, but his love of the fanatical characters keeps the movie afloat.
Burton and his crew took an entirely new script, a sequel stemming from Lewis Carroll’s timeless tales and ran with it. Gone are the riddles and most of the songs of the books, replaced by more CGI animals and creatures for Alice to interact with.
Johnny Depp also continues his marriage to all things Burton as the Mad Hatter. Depp is barely recognizable with his frizzy red hair and extravagant clothing and sometimes barely understandable either when speaking. None of this takes away from his over-the-top performance though, and Disney certainly has profited from them too (Captain Jack Sparrow anyone?).
The question being posed now amongst the older fans of Carroll’s work is “Has Alice become too commercialized?” One quick internet search on Amazon and Google yields nothing related to the books until the second of third pages. Do audiences still care about the books movies are based off anymore? Judging by Alice’s estimated 62 million dollars grossed on its opening week, the answer seems to be a resounding no when it comes productions such as these.
Burton seems to have kept his trademark quirkiness intact within the movie, which should keep fans of his work satisfied. The best way for the movie to be viewed is as it was filmed: in 3-D. The Cheshire Cat slithers across the screen, tea cups are hurled into the audience, and viewers feel as though they are traveling down the hole with Alice.
Newcomer Mia Wasikowska does an admirable job as Alice, even if she forced to do much with her character. In this version, Alice has grown up since her last foray into Wonderland. The characters in the book were written and designed for children; something about a grown up Alice fighting wars with witches seems a tad off.
In the end, Alice may be better served on paper to solve riddles and enjoy wonderland- but those still hoping for an amusing cinematic experience will not be let down. No doubt kids, parents and others will flock to see this movie but when it comes time for bedtime all of them alike should not forget about the novel.
Burton and his crew took an entirely new script, a sequel stemming from Lewis Carroll’s timeless tales and ran with it. Gone are the riddles and most of the songs of the books, replaced by more CGI animals and creatures for Alice to interact with.
Johnny Depp also continues his marriage to all things Burton as the Mad Hatter. Depp is barely recognizable with his frizzy red hair and extravagant clothing and sometimes barely understandable either when speaking. None of this takes away from his over-the-top performance though, and Disney certainly has profited from them too (Captain Jack Sparrow anyone?).
The question being posed now amongst the older fans of Carroll’s work is “Has Alice become too commercialized?” One quick internet search on Amazon and Google yields nothing related to the books until the second of third pages. Do audiences still care about the books movies are based off anymore? Judging by Alice’s estimated 62 million dollars grossed on its opening week, the answer seems to be a resounding no when it comes productions such as these.
Burton seems to have kept his trademark quirkiness intact within the movie, which should keep fans of his work satisfied. The best way for the movie to be viewed is as it was filmed: in 3-D. The Cheshire Cat slithers across the screen, tea cups are hurled into the audience, and viewers feel as though they are traveling down the hole with Alice.
Newcomer Mia Wasikowska does an admirable job as Alice, even if she forced to do much with her character. In this version, Alice has grown up since her last foray into Wonderland. The characters in the book were written and designed for children; something about a grown up Alice fighting wars with witches seems a tad off.
In the end, Alice may be better served on paper to solve riddles and enjoy wonderland- but those still hoping for an amusing cinematic experience will not be let down. No doubt kids, parents and others will flock to see this movie but when it comes time for bedtime all of them alike should not forget about the novel.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
House of Leaves Review
House of Leaves defies the conventions of the modern horror novel.
The novel has gained a cult following after Author Mark Z. Danielewski originally had his book published back in the year 2000. It is chock full of footnotes, appendices and references to books, some real, some not. The story itself is simple: unsuspecting family moves into house, house turns into an evil entity, fear and death ensue. But to leave it at that is a disservice.
The core of the novel revolves around two different stories, which anchor various subplots. The main story is that of the Navidson family, and their Pulitzer prize-winning photographer father Will (referred to as Navy). Their misfortune in the house is all captured on tape by Will and released as a “Blair Witch” type documentary, met with skepticism by those calling it an elaborate hoax.
The family’s story begins and ends with a mysterious hallway that appears in their countryside house after they have moved in. As Will reluctantly explores the hallway, it is found to have no end, and is constantly shifting shape and length. Eventually an exploration team is sent in to the monstrous labyrinth with disastrous results.
The second storyline of the book is that of the troubled young man Johnny Truant, who is compelled to edit and narrate alongside the unfinished work of the recently diseased scholar Zampano. Danielewski’s book is supposed to be fictitiously penned under Zampano’s name within the book and focuses on the literary criticism of Navidson’s movie. Truant’s story is found in lengthy footnotes accompanied to Zampano’s description of “The Navidson Record,” during his editing of the work.
Readers have proclaimed the novel the scariest ever due in part to the style in which it is written. Danielewski often slips into narratives that run off the page, go backwards, or simply have one-sentence pages that better help illustrate the different feelings of the novel. When a character is having the walls close in on him, the text suddenly jams together; and likewise, when someone is falling, the text drops off the page.
This aspect has been explored many times before in horror stories before (House on Haunted Hill, The Haunting); however Danielewski provides a sharp psychological aspect to the story. One of the byproducts of the house includes Navidson’s previously forgotten demons resurfacing. He also explores the toll that spending numerous days in a dark place takes on the human psyche
This book may not appeal to the common reader, but those looking for a more refreshing experience into the realm of horror will be pleased.
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The novel has gained a cult following after Author Mark Z. Danielewski originally had his book published back in the year 2000. It is chock full of footnotes, appendices and references to books, some real, some not. The story itself is simple: unsuspecting family moves into house, house turns into an evil entity, fear and death ensue. But to leave it at that is a disservice.
The core of the novel revolves around two different stories, which anchor various subplots. The main story is that of the Navidson family, and their Pulitzer prize-winning photographer father Will (referred to as Navy). Their misfortune in the house is all captured on tape by Will and released as a “Blair Witch” type documentary, met with skepticism by those calling it an elaborate hoax.
The family’s story begins and ends with a mysterious hallway that appears in their countryside house after they have moved in. As Will reluctantly explores the hallway, it is found to have no end, and is constantly shifting shape and length. Eventually an exploration team is sent in to the monstrous labyrinth with disastrous results.
The second storyline of the book is that of the troubled young man Johnny Truant, who is compelled to edit and narrate alongside the unfinished work of the recently diseased scholar Zampano. Danielewski’s book is supposed to be fictitiously penned under Zampano’s name within the book and focuses on the literary criticism of Navidson’s movie. Truant’s story is found in lengthy footnotes accompanied to Zampano’s description of “The Navidson Record,” during his editing of the work.
Readers have proclaimed the novel the scariest ever due in part to the style in which it is written. Danielewski often slips into narratives that run off the page, go backwards, or simply have one-sentence pages that better help illustrate the different feelings of the novel. When a character is having the walls close in on him, the text suddenly jams together; and likewise, when someone is falling, the text drops off the page.
This aspect has been explored many times before in horror stories before (House on Haunted Hill, The Haunting); however Danielewski provides a sharp psychological aspect to the story. One of the byproducts of the house includes Navidson’s previously forgotten demons resurfacing. He also explores the toll that spending numerous days in a dark place takes on the human psyche
This book may not appeal to the common reader, but those looking for a more refreshing experience into the realm of horror will be pleased.
For More:
Amazon
Forum
Poe
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Being A Critic
Avatar seemed doomed for failure-then the reviews started pouring in. By the time it was actually released to the public, it had attained a lofty 82% on the popular critic polling website Rotten Tomatoes. Soon after, the movie became the highest grossing film of all time.
Critics are paid to write their opinion on any topic ranging from books to movies and even video games. But why does anyone value what other people have to say so much?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri believes it is trust built up between the reader and critic. “I would like to think that people feel they can trust the Post-Gazette,” says Vancheri, “I try to back up what I say, even when I sometimes think ugh, that was awful or just not funny.”
Along with trust, knowledge of the topic is key for critics-but it is not enough in this day and age. The critic must understand everything about their subject.
Lindsay Cryer, The Daily Collegian’s music editor says that the key to a good music review is in listening to the band’s previous material.
“Do background research as much as you can. Listen to their most popular stuff so that you’ll know why people did or didn’t like them before,” Cryer says.“Being a critic really isn't anything different than being a music fan. If you like music, you obviously have good and bad things to say about it. I'm just lucky enough to have mine published.”
As it is everywhere in today’s society, everyone has an opinion. Just because someone gets paid to voice an opinion does not mean it is the most popular one.
“E-mail has also made it possible for people from anywhere to send you crazy, insulting emails,” says Vancheri, citing ones in which she was called ‘a broad’ and labeled a ‘liberal media douche bag.’
Pittsburgh Tribune Review critic Garrett Conti receives the same type of e-mails, but says the worst part about the job is all of the bad movies out there.
“Even worse, a lot of these terrible movies do well at the box office, and as rentals they’re sought after. Just look at the top rentals from the week of Feb. 14. "Couples Retreat" was No. 1, and that was a lackluster film. During that same weekend, "Valentine's Day" was No. 1 at the box office, and that got really terrible reviews,” says Conti
Both critics agreed though, that the good does indeed far outweigh the bad.
“The best thing is being able to see the very movies I would pay to see on the weekends as part of my job…I sit in the main newsroom and hear stories assigned about fatal crashes involving teenagers for instance and I’m thankful I don’t have to do that,” says Vanchari.
“There are two things that I really enjoy about being a critic,” says Conti, “The first is shedding light on movies that fly below the radar. The second is talking movies with people. People are more inclined to talk to me about films, and I like to hear other people's opinions because they might say something that I never thought of in relation to a flick.”
Critics are paid to write their opinion on any topic ranging from books to movies and even video games. But why does anyone value what other people have to say so much?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri believes it is trust built up between the reader and critic. “I would like to think that people feel they can trust the Post-Gazette,” says Vancheri, “I try to back up what I say, even when I sometimes think ugh, that was awful or just not funny.”
Along with trust, knowledge of the topic is key for critics-but it is not enough in this day and age. The critic must understand everything about their subject.
Lindsay Cryer, The Daily Collegian’s music editor says that the key to a good music review is in listening to the band’s previous material.
“Do background research as much as you can. Listen to their most popular stuff so that you’ll know why people did or didn’t like them before,” Cryer says.“Being a critic really isn't anything different than being a music fan. If you like music, you obviously have good and bad things to say about it. I'm just lucky enough to have mine published.”
As it is everywhere in today’s society, everyone has an opinion. Just because someone gets paid to voice an opinion does not mean it is the most popular one.
“E-mail has also made it possible for people from anywhere to send you crazy, insulting emails,” says Vancheri, citing ones in which she was called ‘a broad’ and labeled a ‘liberal media douche bag.’
Pittsburgh Tribune Review critic Garrett Conti receives the same type of e-mails, but says the worst part about the job is all of the bad movies out there.
“Even worse, a lot of these terrible movies do well at the box office, and as rentals they’re sought after. Just look at the top rentals from the week of Feb. 14. "Couples Retreat" was No. 1, and that was a lackluster film. During that same weekend, "Valentine's Day" was No. 1 at the box office, and that got really terrible reviews,” says Conti
Both critics agreed though, that the good does indeed far outweigh the bad.
“The best thing is being able to see the very movies I would pay to see on the weekends as part of my job…I sit in the main newsroom and hear stories assigned about fatal crashes involving teenagers for instance and I’m thankful I don’t have to do that,” says Vanchari.
“There are two things that I really enjoy about being a critic,” says Conti, “The first is shedding light on movies that fly below the radar. The second is talking movies with people. People are more inclined to talk to me about films, and I like to hear other people's opinions because they might say something that I never thought of in relation to a flick.”
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Movies I've Seen
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
About a Boy
Abyss, The
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Adventureland
Alfie
Ali
Alien
Aliens
All the Pretty Horses
Almost Famous
Alpha Dog
American Gangster
American History X
American Pie
American Pie 2
American Pie 3
American Psycho
Anaconda
Anchorman
Anger Management
Animal House
Animal, The
Antz
Any Given Sunday
Apocalypse Now Redux
Apocalypto
Apollo 13
Armageddon
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The
Atonement
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Aviator, The
Babe
Babel
Baby Geniuses
Backdraft
Barbershop
Basketball Diaries, The
Basquiat
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Batman Begins
Be Kind, Rewind
Beach, The
Beautiful Mind, A
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Beerfest
Beetlejuice
Behind Enemy Lines
Being John Malkovich
Beowulf
Bicentennial Man
Big
Big Daddy
Big Fish
Big Lebowski, The
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Billy Madison
Black Hawk Down
Black Knight
Black Sheep
Black Snake Moan
Black Swan
Blades of Glory
Blair Witch Project, The
Blair Witch Project 2
Blood Diamond
Blow
Blue Streak
Bolt
Boogie Nights
Boondock Saints, The
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Bottle Rocket
Bourne Identity, The
Bourne Supremacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Bowfinger
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Braveheart
Breakfast Club, The
Bring It On
Brokeback Mountain
Bruno
Bug's Life, A
Burn After Reading
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butterfly Effect, The
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Cars
Casino Royale
Cast Away
Catch Me If You Can
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie's Angels
Children of Men
Christmas Story, A
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The
Cider House Rules, The
Cinderella Man
Citizen Kane
City of God
Clerks
Clerks II
Clockwork Orange, A
Cloverfield
Coach Carter
Cold Mountain
Collateral
Con Air
Conspiracy Theory
Constantine
Contact
Corky Romano
Crash
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The
Dan in Real Life
Dances with Wolves
Dante's Peak
Daredevil
Darjeeling Limited, The
Dark Knight, The
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dawn of the Dead
Dazed and Confused
Dead Poets Society
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Impact
Deer Hunter, The
Departed, The
Despicable Me
Die Another Day
Die Hard
Dinner for Schmucks
Dirty Dancing
District 9
Disturbia
Do The Right Thing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Dogma
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut
Doors, The
Doubt
Dr. Dolittle
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dreamers, The
Driven
Drumline
Dude, Where's My Car?
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Edward Scissorhands
Elf
Elizabethtown
Emperor's New Groove, TheEmpire Strikes Back, The
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy of the State
English Patient, The
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eurotrip
Ever After
Everything Is Illuminated
Express, The
Face/Off
Faculty, The
Falling Down
Family Man, The
Fantastic Four
Fargo
Fast & Furious
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fever Pitch
Few Good Men, A
Fifth Element, The
Fight Club
Finding Nemo
Finding Neverland
First Kid
Fish Called Wanda, A
Flags of Our Fathers
Flight of the Phoenix
Flubber
Flyboys
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forrest Gump
Fountain, The
Free Willy
Freedom Writers
Friday Night Lights
Frost/Nixon
Fugitive, The
Full Metal Jacket
Full Monty, The
Funny People
G.I. Jane
Galaxy Quest
Game Plan, The
Gangs of New York
Garden State
Gattaca
Gettsyburg
George of the Jungle
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Girl Next Door, The
Gladiator
Glory
Glory Road
Godfather, The
Godfather: Part II, The
Godfather: Part III, The
Gods and Generals
Godzilla
GoldenEye
Gone Baby Gone
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Good Girl, The
Good Night, and Good Luck
Good Shepherd, The
Good Will Hunting
Goodfellas
Goonies, The
Graduate, The
Grandma's Boy
Grease
Green Hornet, The
Green Mile, The
Green Street Hooligans
Grindhouse
Grosse Pointe Blank
Groundhog Day
Guardian, The
Half Baked
Halloween (original, Re-make)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween H20
Halloween II
Hangover, The
Hannibal
Happy Gilmore
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 1
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Hart's War
Heat
Hellboy
Hidalgo
High Fidelity
Hills Have Eyes, The
History of Violence, A
Holes
Hollow Man
Home Alone
Home Alone II
Horse Whisperer, The
Hostel: Part II
Hot Fuzz
Hotel Rwanda
House on Haunted Hill
Hulk, The (both re-makes)
Hunt for Red October, The
Hurricane, The
Hurt Locker, The
I Am Legend
I Am Sam
I Heart Huckabees
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Love You, Man
I Shot Andy Warhol
I, Robot
Ice Age
Idle Hands
Illusionist, The
I'm Not There
Inception
Incredibles, The
Independence Day
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Inglourious Basterds
Inspector Gadget
Into the Wild
Invincible
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Island, The
Italian Job, The
Jack
Jackass: Number Two
Jackass: The Movie
Jarhead
Jaws
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jeepers Creepers
Jerry Maguire
Joe Dirt
Jumanji
Juno
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park III
Kazaam
Kicking & Screaming
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Kill Bill: Volume 2
King's Speech, The
King Kong
Kingdom of Heaven
Knight's Tale, A
Knocked Up
K-PAX
Kung Fu Panda
Ladder 49
Lady in the Water
Lake Placid
Last Castle, The
Last King of Scotland, The
Last Samurai, The
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The
Legally Blonde
Legends of the Fall
Letters from Iwo Jima
Liar Liar
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The
Lilo & Stitch
Lion King, The
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Nicky
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Look Who's Talking
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
Lord of War
Lost in Space
Lost in Translation
Lost World: Jurassic Park, The
Love and Other Drugs
Madagascar
Magnolia
Malcolm X
Mallrats
Man in the Iron Mask, The
Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
Manchurian Candidate, The
Man on the Moon
Marley & Me
Mars Attacks!
Mask of Zorro, The
Mask, The
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Matrix Reloaded, The
Matrix Revolutions, The
Matrix, The
Me, Myself & Irene
Mean Girls
Meet Joe Black
Meet the Fockers
Meet The Parents
Memento
Men in Black
Men of Honor
Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, The
Miami Vice
Michael Clayton
Milk
Million Dollar Baby
Minority Report
Miracle
Mission to Mars
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible 2
Mission: Impossible III
Monsters, Inc.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (re-release)
Moon
Mothman Prophecies, The
Motorcycle Diaries, The
Moulin Rouge
Mr. Deeds
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mummy, The
Mummy Returns, The
Munich
Nacho Libre
Napoleon Dynamite
Natural Born Killers
Never Been Kissed
Night at the Roxbury, A
Nightmare Before Christmas, The
No Country for Old Men
Not Another Teen Movie
Nutty Professor, The
O
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Observe and Report
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Twelve
October Sky
Office Space
Old School
Omen, The
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Hour Photo
Orange County
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Over the Hedge
Panic Room
Pan's Labyrinth
Passion of the Christ, The
Patriot, The
Patton
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Perfect Storm, The
Phenomenon
Philadelphia
Pi
Pianist, The
Pineapple Express
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Planet of the Apes
Pleasantville
Pocahontas
Prestige, The
Prince of Egypt, The
Princess Bride, The
Public Enemies
Pulp Fiction
Pump Up the Volume
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Quantum of Solace
Radio
Raging Bull
Rain Man
Ratatouille
Ray
Red Dragon
Red Planet
Reign Over Me
Remember the Titans
Reno 911!: Miami
Replacements, The
Requiem for a Dream
Reservoir Dogs
Resident Evil
Restrepo
Return of the Jedi
Revolutionary Road
Ring, The
Risky Business
Road to Perdition
Road Trip
Rock, The
Rocky Balboa
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky 4
Rocky 5
Role Models
Royal Tenenbaums, The
Running with Scissors
Rush Hour
Rush Hour 2
Santa Clause, The
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Silverman
Saw
Scarface
Scary Movie
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 3
Schindler's List
School for Scoundrels
School of Rock
Scooby-Doo
Score, The
Scream
Scream 3
Seabiscuit
Semi-Pro
Seven (Se7en)
Seven Pounds
Sex and the City: The Movie
Shakespeare in Love
Shallow Hal
Shattered Glass
Shaun of the Dead
Shawshank Redemption, The
Sherlock Holmes
Shooter
Shrek
Shrek 2
Signs
Silence of the Lambs, The
Sin City
Six Days Seven Nights
Sixth Sense, The
Sleepy Hollow
Slumdog Millionaire
Snatch
Soloist, The
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Spaceballs
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The
Star Trek
Star Wars
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Starship Troopers
Starsky & Hutch
Step Brothers
Stranger Than Fiction
Strangers, The
Sum of All Fears, The
Sunshine
Super Troopers
Superbad
Superman Returns
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Talented Mr. Ripley, The
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Tarzan
Taxi Driver (re-release)
Team America: World Police
Tears of the Sun
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator Salvation
Terminator, The
Thank You for Smoking
That Thing You Do!
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
There Will Be Blood
There's Something About Mary
Thirteen Days
Titan A.E.
Titanic
Tomorrow Never Dies
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Traffic
Training Day
Trainspotting
Transformers
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Tropic Thunder
Troy
True Lies
Truman Show, The
Twister
U-571
Unbreakable
Undercover Brother
Underworld
United 93
Up
Urban Legend
Usual Suspects, The
V for Vendetta
Valkyrie
Vanilla Sky
Varsity Blues
Vertical Limit
Village, The
Virgin Suicides, The
Waiting...
Walk the Line
Wall Street
WALL-E
War of the Worlds
Watchmen
Waterboy, The
Waterworld
Wayne's World
Wayne's World 2
We Are Marshall
We Own the Night
We Were Soldiers
Weather Man, The
Wedding Crashers
Wedding Singer, The
Wet Hot American Summer
When Harry Met Sally...
Where the Wild Things Are
Wild Wild West
Windtalkers
World Is Not Enough, The
World Trade Center
Wrestler, The
X2: X-Men United
X-Men
X-Men: The Last Stand
You've Got Mail
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zodiac
Zombieland
Zoolander
101 Dalmatians
127 Hours
1408
2 Fast 2 Furious
21 Grams
28 Days Later...
28 Weeks Later...
3:10 to Yuma
300
40-Year-Old Virgin, The
8 Mile
About a Boy
Abyss, The
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Adventureland
Alfie
Ali
Alien
Aliens
All the Pretty Horses
Almost Famous
Alpha Dog
American Gangster
American History X
American Pie
American Pie 2
American Pie 3
American Psycho
Anaconda
Anchorman
Anger Management
Animal House
Animal, The
Antz
Any Given Sunday
Apocalypse Now Redux
Apocalypto
Apollo 13
Armageddon
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The
Atonement
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Aviator, The
Babe
Babel
Baby Geniuses
Backdraft
Barbershop
Basketball Diaries, The
Basquiat
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Batman Begins
Be Kind, Rewind
Beach, The
Beautiful Mind, A
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Beerfest
Beetlejuice
Behind Enemy Lines
Being John Malkovich
Beowulf
Bicentennial Man
Big
Big Daddy
Big Fish
Big Lebowski, The
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Billy Madison
Black Hawk Down
Black Knight
Black Sheep
Black Snake Moan
Black Swan
Blades of Glory
Blair Witch Project, The
Blair Witch Project 2
Blood Diamond
Blow
Blue Streak
Bolt
Boogie Nights
Boondock Saints, The
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Bottle Rocket
Bourne Identity, The
Bourne Supremacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Bowfinger
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Braveheart
Breakfast Club, The
Bring It On
Brokeback Mountain
Bruno
Bug's Life, A
Burn After Reading
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butterfly Effect, The
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Cars
Casino Royale
Cast Away
Catch Me If You Can
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie's Angels
Children of Men
Christmas Story, A
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The
Cider House Rules, The
Cinderella Man
Citizen Kane
City of God
Clerks
Clerks II
Clockwork Orange, A
Cloverfield
Coach Carter
Cold Mountain
Collateral
Con Air
Conspiracy Theory
Constantine
Contact
Corky Romano
Crash
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The
Dan in Real Life
Dances with Wolves
Dante's Peak
Daredevil
Darjeeling Limited, The
Dark Knight, The
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dawn of the Dead
Dazed and Confused
Dead Poets Society
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Impact
Deer Hunter, The
Departed, The
Despicable Me
Die Another Day
Die Hard
Dinner for Schmucks
Dirty Dancing
District 9
Disturbia
Do The Right Thing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Dogma
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut
Doors, The
Doubt
Dr. Dolittle
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dreamers, The
Driven
Drumline
Dude, Where's My Car?
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Edward Scissorhands
Elf
Elizabethtown
Emperor's New Groove, TheEmpire Strikes Back, The
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy of the State
English Patient, The
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eurotrip
Ever After
Everything Is Illuminated
Express, The
Face/Off
Faculty, The
Falling Down
Family Man, The
Fantastic Four
Fargo
Fast & Furious
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fever Pitch
Few Good Men, A
Fifth Element, The
Fight Club
Finding Nemo
Finding Neverland
First Kid
Fish Called Wanda, A
Flags of Our Fathers
Flight of the Phoenix
Flubber
Flyboys
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forrest Gump
Fountain, The
Free Willy
Freedom Writers
Friday Night Lights
Frost/Nixon
Fugitive, The
Full Metal Jacket
Full Monty, The
Funny People
G.I. Jane
Galaxy Quest
Game Plan, The
Gangs of New York
Garden State
Gattaca
Gettsyburg
George of the Jungle
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Girl Next Door, The
Gladiator
Glory
Glory Road
Godfather, The
Godfather: Part II, The
Godfather: Part III, The
Gods and Generals
Godzilla
GoldenEye
Gone Baby Gone
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Good Girl, The
Good Night, and Good Luck
Good Shepherd, The
Good Will Hunting
Goodfellas
Goonies, The
Graduate, The
Grandma's Boy
Grease
Green Hornet, The
Green Mile, The
Green Street Hooligans
Grindhouse
Grosse Pointe Blank
Groundhog Day
Guardian, The
Half Baked
Halloween (original, Re-make)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween H20
Halloween II
Hangover, The
Hannibal
Happy Gilmore
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 1
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Hart's War
Heat
Hellboy
Hidalgo
High Fidelity
Hills Have Eyes, The
History of Violence, A
Holes
Hollow Man
Home Alone
Home Alone II
Horse Whisperer, The
Hostel: Part II
Hot Fuzz
Hotel Rwanda
House on Haunted Hill
Hulk, The (both re-makes)
Hunt for Red October, The
Hurricane, The
Hurt Locker, The
I Am Legend
I Am Sam
I Heart Huckabees
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Love You, Man
I Shot Andy Warhol
I, Robot
Ice Age
Idle Hands
Illusionist, The
I'm Not There
Inception
Incredibles, The
Independence Day
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Inglourious Basterds
Inspector Gadget
Into the Wild
Invincible
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Island, The
Italian Job, The
Jack
Jackass: Number Two
Jackass: The Movie
Jarhead
Jaws
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jeepers Creepers
Jerry Maguire
Joe Dirt
Jumanji
Juno
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park III
Kazaam
Kicking & Screaming
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Kill Bill: Volume 2
King's Speech, The
King Kong
Kingdom of Heaven
Knight's Tale, A
Knocked Up
K-PAX
Kung Fu Panda
Ladder 49
Lady in the Water
Lake Placid
Last Castle, The
Last King of Scotland, The
Last Samurai, The
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The
Legally Blonde
Legends of the Fall
Letters from Iwo Jima
Liar Liar
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The
Lilo & Stitch
Lion King, The
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Nicky
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Look Who's Talking
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
Lord of War
Lost in Space
Lost in Translation
Lost World: Jurassic Park, The
Love and Other Drugs
Madagascar
Magnolia
Malcolm X
Mallrats
Man in the Iron Mask, The
Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
Manchurian Candidate, The
Man on the Moon
Marley & Me
Mars Attacks!
Mask of Zorro, The
Mask, The
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Matrix Reloaded, The
Matrix Revolutions, The
Matrix, The
Me, Myself & Irene
Mean Girls
Meet Joe Black
Meet the Fockers
Meet The Parents
Memento
Men in Black
Men of Honor
Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, The
Miami Vice
Michael Clayton
Milk
Million Dollar Baby
Minority Report
Miracle
Mission to Mars
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible 2
Mission: Impossible III
Monsters, Inc.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (re-release)
Moon
Mothman Prophecies, The
Motorcycle Diaries, The
Moulin Rouge
Mr. Deeds
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mummy, The
Mummy Returns, The
Munich
Nacho Libre
Napoleon Dynamite
Natural Born Killers
Never Been Kissed
Night at the Roxbury, A
Nightmare Before Christmas, The
No Country for Old Men
Not Another Teen Movie
Nutty Professor, The
O
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Observe and Report
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Twelve
October Sky
Office Space
Old School
Omen, The
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Hour Photo
Orange County
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Over the Hedge
Panic Room
Pan's Labyrinth
Passion of the Christ, The
Patriot, The
Patton
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Perfect Storm, The
Phenomenon
Philadelphia
Pi
Pianist, The
Pineapple Express
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Planet of the Apes
Pleasantville
Pocahontas
Prestige, The
Prince of Egypt, The
Princess Bride, The
Public Enemies
Pulp Fiction
Pump Up the Volume
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Quantum of Solace
Radio
Raging Bull
Rain Man
Ratatouille
Ray
Red Dragon
Red Planet
Reign Over Me
Remember the Titans
Reno 911!: Miami
Replacements, The
Requiem for a Dream
Reservoir Dogs
Resident Evil
Restrepo
Return of the Jedi
Revolutionary Road
Ring, The
Risky Business
Road to Perdition
Road Trip
Rock, The
Rocky Balboa
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky 4
Rocky 5
Role Models
Royal Tenenbaums, The
Running with Scissors
Rush Hour
Rush Hour 2
Santa Clause, The
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Silverman
Saw
Scarface
Scary Movie
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 3
Schindler's List
School for Scoundrels
School of Rock
Scooby-Doo
Score, The
Scream
Scream 3
Seabiscuit
Semi-Pro
Seven (Se7en)
Seven Pounds
Sex and the City: The Movie
Shakespeare in Love
Shallow Hal
Shattered Glass
Shaun of the Dead
Shawshank Redemption, The
Sherlock Holmes
Shooter
Shrek
Shrek 2
Signs
Silence of the Lambs, The
Sin City
Six Days Seven Nights
Sixth Sense, The
Sleepy Hollow
Slumdog Millionaire
Snatch
Soloist, The
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Spaceballs
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The
Star Trek
Star Wars
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Starship Troopers
Starsky & Hutch
Step Brothers
Stranger Than Fiction
Strangers, The
Sum of All Fears, The
Sunshine
Super Troopers
Superbad
Superman Returns
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Talented Mr. Ripley, The
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Tarzan
Taxi Driver (re-release)
Team America: World Police
Tears of the Sun
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator Salvation
Terminator, The
Thank You for Smoking
That Thing You Do!
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
There Will Be Blood
There's Something About Mary
Thirteen Days
Titan A.E.
Titanic
Tomorrow Never Dies
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Traffic
Training Day
Trainspotting
Transformers
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Tropic Thunder
Troy
True Lies
Truman Show, The
Twister
U-571
Unbreakable
Undercover Brother
Underworld
United 93
Up
Urban Legend
Usual Suspects, The
V for Vendetta
Valkyrie
Vanilla Sky
Varsity Blues
Vertical Limit
Village, The
Virgin Suicides, The
Waiting...
Walk the Line
Wall Street
WALL-E
War of the Worlds
Watchmen
Waterboy, The
Waterworld
Wayne's World
Wayne's World 2
We Are Marshall
We Own the Night
We Were Soldiers
Weather Man, The
Wedding Crashers
Wedding Singer, The
Wet Hot American Summer
When Harry Met Sally...
Where the Wild Things Are
Wild Wild West
Windtalkers
World Is Not Enough, The
World Trade Center
Wrestler, The
X2: X-Men United
X-Men
X-Men: The Last Stand
You've Got Mail
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zodiac
Zombieland
Zoolander
101 Dalmatians
127 Hours
1408
2 Fast 2 Furious
21 Grams
28 Days Later...
28 Weeks Later...
3:10 to Yuma
300
40-Year-Old Virgin, The
8 Mile
Monday, February 1, 2010
Initial Thoughts: House of Leaves
I finished the book "House of Leaves" last night, and I couldn't quite put my finger on my thoughts about it. It was brilliantly written, and a great idea, no doubts about that. It would be feeble to try and describe the plot, however, since there are so many things going on.
At the core of the book there are two almost parallel storyline that appear to be related in more than a few ways. I'd like to call the book a horror novel, but even that seems to be pigeon-holing it more than it needs to be. It seems as though some people who have read it were complaining there was no ending, or something grand that would tie up all the lose ends, but honestly, those are the people to lazy to do their research.
In essence, that's the type of book this is; something meant to challenge people and make them think rather than be satisfied by what is told with their naked eyes.
I will have to revisit this book at some point or another to get a better idea of it's result.
At the core of the book there are two almost parallel storyline that appear to be related in more than a few ways. I'd like to call the book a horror novel, but even that seems to be pigeon-holing it more than it needs to be. It seems as though some people who have read it were complaining there was no ending, or something grand that would tie up all the lose ends, but honestly, those are the people to lazy to do their research.
In essence, that's the type of book this is; something meant to challenge people and make them think rather than be satisfied by what is told with their naked eyes.
I will have to revisit this book at some point or another to get a better idea of it's result.
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