Franz Patrick's Film Archive
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Located Los Angeles, California USA
Tags movies, films, movie reviews, movie, film, motion pictures, movie review, film review, film reviews
A Cinéphile’s Quest Toward Self-Actualization
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- Interview with the Vampire on Nov 20, 2009 in Films anne rice blood brad pitt catacomb christian slater cinema creature of the night creatures of the night evil gore horror humanity interview with the vampire kirsten dunst lestat lestat and louis loneliness louis and lestat menacing movies neil jordan power preternatural supernatural thriller tom cruise true blood vampire vampire films vampire movies vampires
Interview with the Vampire (1994) ★★★★ / ★★★★ After being caught up with the “True Blood” craze, I decided to visit some of my favorite vampire movies. “Interview with the Vampire,” directed by Neil Jordan, was...
- Dance Flick on Nov 19, 2009 in Films black snake moan britney spears cinema comedy damien dante wayans damon wayans jr. dance dance film dance flick dance movie dance movies essence atkins hairspray halle berry high school musical idiotic mediocre movies parodies parody respect ridiculous save the last dance shoshana bush step up step up 2 step up 2 the streets twilight
Dance Flick (2009) ★★ / ★★★★ Damien Dante Wayans directed this parody about a girl (Shoshana Bush) who moves to the city with her father after her mother dies on the way to her dance audition. With the help of a friend (Essence Atkins), s...
- Crank: High Voltage on Nov 18, 2009 in Films action amy smart art hsu artificial heart brian taylor campiness campy cartoonish charisma charismatic chev chelios cinema crank crank 2 crazy crude dwight yoakam efren ramirez electricity fun gangster gangsters godzilla heart henchmen hitman jason statham johnny vang keone young lewd mark neveldine mediocre movies parody sequel survival
Crank: High Voltage (2009) ★★ / ★★★★ At this point, I can enjoy just about any movie that Jason Statham stars in because even though most of them are mindless, they’re fun to watch. Statham is as charismatic as ever for his return a...
- Valentino: The Last Emperor on Nov 17, 2009 in Films movies documentary passionate perfectionist business inspiration passion fashion cinema passion for fashion valentino high fashion fashion industry legendary visionary giancarlo giametti persistence matt tyrnauer designer couture haute couture extravagant retirement retire fashionista fashionistas exquisite divine
Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008) ★★★★ / ★★★★ Over the years I’ve grown to love the fashion industry so watching this documentary about the legendary Valentino Garavani was a real treat. I was fascinated with watching him handl...
- Unforgiven on Nov 16, 2009 in Films academy awards anna levine cinema classic classic movies clint eastwood drama drunk engaging fierce frances fisher gene hackman impressive inner demons jaimz woolvett killer money morgan freeman movies oscars prostitues prostitution spaghetti western unforgiven western western film
Unforgiven (1992) ★★★★ / ★★★★ I’ve always wondered about this classic western about three men (Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jaimz Woolvett) who decided to hunt down two other men who cut up a woman’s face (Anna Levine)...
- Thir13en Ghosts on Nov 15, 2009 in Films 13 ghosts bad film bad films bad movie bad movies bad soundtrack cinema f. murray abraham horror horror movies inheritance JR bourne matthew lillard modern horror movies psychic rah digga scary scary movies skip it spirit of the dead spirits steve beck thir13en ghosts thirteen ghosts tony shalhoub
Thir13en Ghosts (2001) ★ / ★★★★ I decided to revisit this movie because it scared me when I saw it back in middle school. Directed by Steve Beck, “Thir13en Ghosts” was a mess in every sense of the word. A father (Tony Shalhoub),...
- Ponyo on Nov 14, 2009 in Films animation charm charming cinema comedy cute environment family film frankie jonas goldfish hayao miyazaki imagination innocence liam neeson matt damon movies movies for children noah cyrus ponyo ponyo on the cliff by the sea princess sosuke spirited away the little mermaid tina fey wonder
Ponyo (2008) ★★★★ / ★★★★ Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, “Ponyo” (also known as “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea”) tells the story of a princess goldfish (Noah Cyrus) who truly wants to become human. Afte...
