Golden Globes Nominations Predictions

Best Drama Motion Picture-

-A Complete Unknown

-Dune 2

-Nickel Boys

-Conclave

-The Brutalist

-September 5

Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy

-A Real Pain

-Anora

-Challengers

-Emilia Pérez

-The Substance

-Wicked

Best Motion Picture-Animated

-Flow

-Inside Out 2

-Memoir of a Snail

-Moana 2

-The Wild Robot

-Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture

-Adrien Brody- The Brutalist

-Colman Domigo-Sing Sing

-Daniel Craig-Queer

-Ralph Fiennes-Conclave

-Sebastien Stan-The Apprentice

-Timothée Chalamet-A Complete Unknown

Best Performance by a Female Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy

-Amy Adams-Nightbitch

-Cynthia Erivo-Wicked

-Demi Moore-The Substance

-Karla Sofia Gascón-Emélia Perez

-Mikey Madison-Anora

-Zendaya-Challengers

Best Performance by a female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture-

-Ariana Grande-Wicked

-Felicty Jones- The Brutalist

-Isabelli Rossellini- Conclave

-Margaret Qualley-The Substance

-Selena Gomez-Emilia Pérez

-Zoe Saldaña-Emilia Pérez

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

-Denzel Washington-Gladiator II

-Edward Norton-A Complete Unknown

-Guy Pearce-The Brutalist

-Jeremy Strong-The Apprentice

-Kieran Culkin-A Real Pain

-Yuro Burisov-Anora

Best Director-Motion Picture

-Brady Corbet-The Brutalist

-Coralie Fargeat-The Substance

-Edward Berger- Conclave

-Jacques Audiard- Emilia Pérez

-Payal Kapadia-All We Imagine As Light

-Sean Baker-Anora

Original Song

-Beautiful That Way

Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, Andrew Wyatt

-Kiss the Sky

Maren Morris, Delacey, Michael Pollack, ...

-Forbidden Road (From Better Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek

-Compress / Repress

Luca Guadagnino, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

-El Mal

Jacques Audiard, Camille, Clément Ducol

-Mi Camino

Camille, Clément Ducol

Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy

-Emilia Pérez

-A Real Pain

-The Substance

-Wicked

-Challengers

-Anora

Best Screenplay

-Emilia Pérez

Jacques Audiard

-Conclave

Peter Straughan

-A Real Pain

Jesse Eisenberg

-The Substance

Coralie Fargeat

-Anora

Sean Baker

-The Brutalist

Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

Best Director-Motion Picture

-Coralie Fargeat

The Substance

-Edward Berger

Conclave

-Sean Baker

Anora

-Jacques Audiard

Emilia Pérez

-Brady Corbet

The Brutalist

-Payal Kapadia

All We Imagine as Light

Actress in a Tv Drama Series

-Anna Sawai

Shōgun

-Kathy Bates

Matlock

-Emma D’Arcy

House of the Dragon

-Maya Erskine

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

-Keri Russell

The Diplomat

-Keira Knightley

Black Doves

Drama TV Series

-The Diplomat

-The Day of the Jackal

-Mr. & Mrs. Smith

-Slow Horses

-Squid Game

-Shōgun

Original Score

-Emilia Pérez

Camille, Clément Ducol

-Conclave

Volker Bertelmann

-Dune: Part Two

Hans Zimmer

-The Wild Robot

Kris Bowers

-Challengers

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

-The Brutalist

Daniel Blumberg

Cinematic and Box office Achievement

-Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

-Gladiator II

-Inside Out 2

-The Wild Robot

-Wicked

-Alien: Romulus

-Twisters

-Deadpool & Wolverine

Mini Series or TV Film

-Baby Reindeer

-Disclaimer

-True Detective: Night Country

-Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

-The Penguin

-Ripley

Actress in a Mini Series or Motion Picture for TV

-Naomi Watts

Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

-Cristin Milioti

The Penguin

-Sofía Vergara

Griselda

-Kate Winslet

The Regime

-Cate Blanchett

Disclaimer

-Jodie Foster

True Detective: Night Country

Musical or Comedy TV Series

-Abbott Elementary

-Nobody Wants This

-The Bear

-Hacks

-Only Murders in the Building

-The Gentlemen

I am grateful for Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING-For those who aren't quite ready for Christmas movies and still in scary movie mode in November

by: Karen Joy Pangantihon

Hello Cinephiles,

I am sitting in a neighborhood coffeeshop in Harlem on the Sunday after the observed American holiday that is Thanksgiving. Once again the year is coming to a close and we are all overwhelmed with the feeling of confusions, shock, surprise, loneliness, sentimentality- “I can’t believe we’re already in November” “Where did the year go?”

I share in this collective existentialism, and would truly feel I would be remiss if as a Cinephile, fall lover, spooky girl, October baby did not celebrate nor honor Halloween, and it’s annual invitation for one to throw themselves into the deep, dark vortex the massive cannon of the beloved film genre that is HORROR.

Make no mistake fellow cinephiles, I made it a point to watch at least one horror film (or tv show) a day for the month of October. I am grateful for the opportunity that includes the health, time, availability, ability, resources to do so, and I recorded my list which is an amalgamation of movies and shows made available via streaming platforms, movie theaters, and renting.

I, like so many others, felt the month go by sooner than my one of favorite film franchises fired their leading actress for expressing their support and political viewpoints on social media (Breaks my heart, and my broken heart goes out to those who are wrongfully losing work/livelihood due to standing up for what they believe in). Because of how quickly the month went by and felt like I was being forced to go into Hallmark movie mode, and movies where Vanessa Hudgens plays 3 different women in royalty and gets to have romantic scenes and kisses with multiple men. Understand- I LOVE THESE MOVIES. I just wasn’t ready to end spooky season. Which was I was so excited for Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING with starring Patrick Dempsey.

THIS MOVIE ATE AND HAD ZERO LEFTOVERS. Five Turkeys out of five. A gory slasher and just an all around fun time in a movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

This movie was perfect for the in between time of that falls sandwiched in the middle of Halloween and the end of year Winter holidays.

So grateful for the movie that on actual Thanksgiving, I had a PATRICK DEMPSEY marathon. This consisted of CAN’T BUY ME LOVE (1987), BRIDGET JONES BABY (2016), and ENCHANTED (2007). Can’t wait to include THANKSGIVING (2023) to curation next year.

Below is my list of movies and tv shows watched for spooky season 2023.

1. Halloween Ends (2022)

2. The Black Phone (2021)

3. Blade (1998)

4. The Exorcist (1973)

5. Devil (2010)

6. Friday the 13th, Part 2 (1981)

7. Spiral (2021)

8. Saw X (2023)

9. Jennifer’s Body (2009)

10. Saw II (2005)

11. I see you (2019)

12. The Haunted Mansion (2023)

13. Freddy Vs. Jason (2003)

14. Clue (1983)

15. Aliens (1986)

16. Smile (2022)

17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

18. Scream V (2021)

19. Men (2023)

20. Scream 6 (2023)

21. The Lost Boys (1987)

22. Young Frankenstein (1974)

23. Elvira (1988)

24. Infinity Pool (2023)

25. Suspiria (1977)

26. Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)

27. Killer Clowns from Outer Space (1988)

28. You’re Next (2013)

29. Scream (1996)

30. Scream 2(1997)

31. Scream 3 (2000)

32. Ghostbusters (1984)

33. Thanksgiving (2023)

TV SHOWS

-Goosebumps (Disney)

-Interview with the Vampire (MAX)

-Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)

Grateful for films, movie theaters, tv, and cinephiles club.

Cinephiles Club 2020 SUMMER FILMS LIST

Hi everyone,

If you’re a Cinephile like me 2020 has probably been busy with even more glorious, sometimes trashy consumption of film and television. Thanks to Covid-19, we haven’t been able to meet at the movies late on a Summer evening. If you’re a New Yorker like me, it’s proven to be almost impossible to go to a drive-in movie. I personally have never been, and it proves to be on my bucket list year after year.

It’s been a hell of year so far, and we are only halfway through.

I’m trying to be good. I’m doing my best to follow rules and respect safety guidelines….But its Summer, and we want to have fun.

Staying in and the movies available to us in our homes helps keeps us safe, sane, and stimulated.

Here is the official Cinephiles Club 2020 Summer Film List:

For SUMMER IN THE CITY kinda vibes

• Taxi Driver (1976)

  • Dir: Martin Scorsese

    Starring: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shephard, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel 

De Niro IS New York.

• A Bronx Tale (1993)

  • Dir: Robert De Niro

  • Starring: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, and Lillo Brancato

• West Side Story (1961)

  Dir: Robert Wise

  Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris

• She’s Gotta Have It (1986)

  • Dir: Spike Lee

  • Starring: Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee

For STAY WEIRD Vibes

• Greener Grass (2019)

  • Dir: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe

  • Starring: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe, Beck Bennett

Eve’s Bayou (1997)

• Dir: Kasi Lemmons

• Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfiled, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Goode, and Diahann Carroll

Blow the Man Down (2019)

• Dir: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy

• Starring: Sophie Lowe, Morgan Saylor, Margo Martindale

• Midsommar (2019)

  • Dir: Ari Aster

  • Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper

For Fun, Late Night Movie Vibes

• Back to the Future (1985)

  • Dir: Robert Zemekis

  • Starring: Michael J. Fox. Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover

• Palm Springs (2020)

  • DIr: Max Barbakow

  • Starring: Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti

• Birds of Prey (2020)

  • Dir: Cathy Yan

  • Starring: Margot Robbie, Jurnee Smollet- Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead,Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Ewan McGregor

• Emma (2020)

  • Dir: Autum de Wilde

  • Starring: Anya Taylor- Joy, Johnny Flynn, Josh O’ Connor, Callum Tuner, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Bill Nighy

• Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! (2018)

  • Dir: Ol Parker

  • Starring: Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep

Keep watching. Have a great Summer. Meet me at the movies.. hopefully soon.

The last season of "Game of Thrones" isn't disappointing, some of the fans are though.

I’m ready to talk about GAME OF THRONES.

First off, I want to say that while I seldom complain about any kind of work-music, tv, film, theatre, etc. ( I tend to appreciate something about anything), that does not mean that I do not have a critical eye. In fact, I think my ability to enjoy a narrative and experience a body of work as it is without resisting or judging it relies heavily on the fact that I am an artist.

I appreciate hard work when I see it.

GAME OF THRONES is an epic franchise that is a reflection of long hours of shooting, emotional, grueling work from actors, directors, crew, producers, and writers. So many of us fell in love with, have been moved by or have become heavily invested in THRONES because of moments like the Battle of the Bastards, The Red Wedding, Ned’s Stark’s beheading, when King Joffrey chokde up on pigeon pie, Cersei’s walk of Shame, when Khaleesi rose from the ashes after walking through fire only to come out with 3 baby dragons resting upon her, the fight between the Viper and the Mountain, when Tyrion assassinates his father while he’s in a completely vulnerable state, when Lady Olenna valiantly says, “Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me”…. I mean, I can go on forever baby. But you get it right? Thrones is an amalgamation of incredible moments of triumph, satisfaction, pain, anxiety for the television. It has brought people together for years on Sunday evenings for camaraderie and even emotional support I dare say, because most of us just did not know what to expect next.

I can confidently say that I am comfortable enough to be open to something and see it through before I judge it….Which leads me to ask viewers…

What are we wishing to gain when watching something? Listening to something. It really makes me think that so many of us think work is made for our singular experience and exists to live up to our own personal expectations of storytelling, production, writing, etc.

Is that what Art is for? Maybe Entertainment, but not Art.

GAME OF THRONES IS ART.

If you ask me, if there’s anything that I’ve learned about this age of binge’ing, viewing parties, trends, and the GOT damn internet ( which can be a show’s saving grace, or worst enemy), is that it’s more about ego with people and less about the simple action of receiving.

Now it’s come to my attention (and the rest of the world it seems), that majority of THRONES viewers are not satisfied with the last season of the series. I get it. I totally get it. You’re allowed to have an opinion. I actually may agree with alot of opinions that contend that it could’ve been done differently, and it probably would’ve been better had it been done differently. I’ll admit, the part of me that believes that is the part that wanted a happier ending for everyone. But then there were the fans that decided that they wanted to be actually mad about the last season. These so called fans. These fans that were upset that they have villainized Benioff and Weiss and have actually petitioned the last season of their beloved.

So you wanna chalk it up to “bad writing”? okay… cool cool COOL.

It’s not just the writing that’s responsible for this emotional journey we go on with the characters we invest in. There’s the editing including what the camera chooses to show us. There’s the direction given to the actors, the freakkking acting- all this and more is responsible for whether or not you feel like the show was rushed. The writing is just fine. It’s more than fine in my opinion.

Even if it “RUSHED”- so what? That could be a choice. What kind of show did you think that was? No one is safe- not even us who invest in our heroes as we try to stick with them over the years. Do I think the writing could’ve been better in helping us believe there was chemistry between Daenerys and Jon? Absolutely. Do I think the writing could’be been better in helping us understand the birth of the mad queen? Of course. Do I think the writing could’ve been better with Tyrion’s speech in the last episode when nominating Bran to be the ruler of the seven kingdoms? You bet you’re sweet Jon Snow ass I do. Do I believe the writing could’ve been better? Yes. But who am I in this Game of Thrones universe? A mere spectator. It doesn’t matter what I think about it. I can’t do any better. I signed up for the ride, and I stayed. Thank you to Benioff and Weiss, you gave me a whirlwind of a journey.

In regards to the Mad Queen- Think about it- would you all be more comfortable if you had more time and exposition to someone going “mad”, “crazy”? We don’t get that kind of clear build up in real life. Someone’s mental health declined and the reality about someone “losing it” is that sometimes it feels like it comes out of nowhere. Since when is someone going “crazy” supposed to have a logical, comfortable, timeline that made sense? Maybe if this were the STAR WARS franchise where we get 3 whole movies whole movies devoted to the demise of Anakin Sk,ywalker and rise of Darth Vader. I think a story on Danerys with a peek into her spyche would be very compelling, but this is not a story revolving around that.

I will say the last episode had some rich moments- the scene between Jon and Tyrion with Tyrion asking Jon to kill the woman he loves had some dialogue that was very reminiscent of the quality writing and direction that fans miss from earlier seasons, Dany’s death was nothing short of the stuff of a Shakespearean tragedy, and Drogon burning the iron throne was one of the most moving moments in the series for me personally. I think’s it’s very interesting how we started a show where most people expressed being annoyed by Sansa while loving Deanery’s and ended it with the roles reversed. People are flippant. People need to feel comfortable having control of over those they make their heroes and those they make their villains. THRONES has always been the one to tell us, “NAH”. Jon was never the hero we made it him out to be. He never wanted to be either.

At any rate, a huge thank you to GAME OF THRONES for being such a monumental part of my life for almost 10 years. You really know how to give people something to talk about. What a time. What a show. What life.

As for all ya’ll that have petitioned this last season-

SHAME. SHAME. SHAME.

courtesy of HBO

Cinephiles October 2017 Movie list

I LOVE OCTOBER. I LOVE THE FALL. I LOVE HORROR FILMS. 

GO TO FIND SPECIAL SCREENINGS THIS MONTH AT A THEATRE IN YOUR CITY, STREAM IT, RENT/BUY IT ONLINE, PICK UP A COPY (I DON'T THINK PHYSICAL DISCS ARE OBSOLETE YET)

HALLOWEEN 2017

1. Phantom of the Paradise

2. Bladerunner 2049

3. Friday the 13th

4. Happy Death Day

5. Leatherface

6. The Lure

7. Jigsaw

8. Tragedy Girls

9. The Snowman

10. It Comes at Night

11. American Horror Story

12. Friend Request

13. IT

14. Flatliners

15. What We Do in the Shadows

16. Jennifer's Body

17. Suspiria

18. The Florida Project

19. Practical Magic

20. Hocus Pocus

ENJOY!!!

Sunday Night Rituals: Sunday night TV

I detested Sundays as a child for the obvious reasons of it being the end of the weekend. There was a heavy despondency that arose from all the hype and excitement that was at a peak by Thursday evening the week before. On Sundays we went to Church Sunday mornings, which I didn't hate per SE, because for me there was something so comforting in having family and neighbors gather together. All of us in a space where we would listen, watch, and partake in Mass was fascinating and familiar. There was a guarantee of lemonade and doughnuts waiting for us as soon as the Mass was over, where we would all hang around and talk. Sundays nights I was always an emotional mess, and being a preteen in the late 90s early 2000s, I turned to "The Wonderful World of Disney" on ABC. "The Wonderful World of Disney " which began in the 1954 as "walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color"  changed tv programming at the time for it being one of the only series to be broadcast in color. Here Disney televised shows, and movies. When I began watching, I was able to watch "must-see" classics for children and families.Here I was better, here I felt safer, here I could get ready for the week ahead, here I could sit with my family and friends and be with them once more to share this experience. 

So has Sunday affected America in the past 60 years? Because western culture depicts Sundays as a "day of rest", television was an easy way to lure families in and relax. In the 1950s television was the primary source for people for influencing the masses. It would make sense that networks would target all genres for every age on Sunday evenings. CBS would premiere the anthology series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". "The Ed Sullivan Show", a variety show of a diversity of different acts and genres of music showcased what was one of the first performances of The Beatles that most Americans at the time has seen, still standing today as one of the most watched TV episode in history.  Then of course, there was your good 'ol American fun,  "Bonanza". 

Programmers began to see Sunday nights as an opportunity, Americans saw it as a celebration, I saw it as a ceremonial event.  Award Shows from the Academy Awards to The MTV Awards, Sunday night football, the Superbowl-Sundays. 

So why are we where we are today, over half a decade later? 

I blame HBO. 

On June 11, 1976, HBO gave the award winning film "Gone with the Wind" its world television premiere. It was bought by NBC, and became "the highest rated television program in a single network" when it premiered later that year. 

HBO caught on quick, and years later, gave us Tony Soprano. It didn't take long for other networks to take suit. After HBO brought on Sex & the City and changed its air time from Saturday night to Sunday night, we started to see that Sunday was not just a time for football, movies, variety shows and awards ceremonies, but PRIME TELEVISION. High caliber dramas. Thank you, David Chase. 

Not only has Sunday nights been so competitive for networks and television shows, but viewings at bars tend to be completely competitive as well for audiences. I remember I couldn't get into a bar that was showing the Oscars a few years ago because they sold out tickets. Let's  briefly skim over some of the most influential television shows we've seen in the past years that Sunday has been a sanctuary for- "Breaking Bad", "Mad Men" (in my opinion one of the best shows of all time because nothing understand the human condition like "Mad Men"!!!), The Walking Dead, Boardwalk Empire, The Simpsons,Desperate Housewives, etc. Recently, Sunday night was home to leading women at the forefront with "Girls", "Big Little Lies" and "Homeland" on the same night. 

It's Summer, and I seriously did not want to go on vacation because I did not want to miss what has become the night of "Game of Thrones" season 7 and "Twin Peaks the Return". Have you all been in the situation? Where you go to your favorite bar, and have a few libations and guffaws with your friends to experience all the wonderment and share all the anxiety with from the suspense, drama, magic?? I recall going to Greenpoint Heights in Brooklyn to see the finale of "Breaking Bad" with Jesse Pinkman drink specials, going to Videology to see the premiere of the final season of "Mad Men", crying in silence listening to the rain with my friends in Harlem after "Game of Thrones" ' RED WEDDING episode. I get it. I hope you get it too. 

So pray Jon Snow doesn't die this Sunday, make the sign of the cross for Cooper's return, kneel and bend the knee for Khaleesi this Sunday, and cherish your loved ones with your Sunday night television. Amen.

Diners in Film & Television

We just knocked one off our Summer Movie List 2017 with BABY DRIVER directed by Edgar Wright, starring Ansel Elgort, LIly James, Jamie Foxx, Eiza Gonazlez, with Jon Hamm and Kevin Spacey. 

Currently has 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and according to Forbes is Wright's biggest domestic grosser yet, but I will let the viewers decide what they think of what I think is a fun, stylish summer movie. 

BABY DRIVER is yet another piece in film and television whose epicenter if you will, is a diner. Diners are where the story begins, the central meeting point of its characters, where the story comes full circle. Whether it's a friendly neighborhood diner,  a pit stop in the middle of nowhere, a shitty hole in the wall, diners for so many of our beloved movies and tv shows, have proven to be a beloved character of itself in American entertainment and culture specifically. The diner is a point where you'll find characters of all walks of life, where factors such as race, socio-economic standing are most of the time, depending on where and when this film or show takes place, are forgotten in the fact that everyone eats the same kind of damn food, and no one is above it.  Diners eliminate status, or rather,  brings everyone on the same level. What characters decide to do with their differences between each other, however, is a different story.

PIE. COFFEE. DASSIT.

Diners also offer intimacy and a no fuss situation where families, secret lovers, hitchhikers, friends on a roadtrip, gangs, etc. can come together to discuss or contemplate any topic or situation at all levels of drama, at a place that is preset in a neutral setting. In diners, characters are forced most of the time to sit face to face, where viewers are able to see tension, relation, similarities and differences between characters. 

The amount that diners appear in movies and tv shows is outrageous, so here is a modest list of some of my favorite diner scenes (not in any particular order). 

1. Moonlight (2016 dir: Barry Jenkins) 

courtesy of A24

Arroz Con Pollo in a diner in Miami, what could be better? This scene for me was the most stressful for me in the  entire movie because the two characters Chiron (now known as Black) and Kevin are forced literally face to face with years of built up tension and all that they wish to say but because of environmental, economical. social, and internal factors have not. We are as an audience on edge because we do not know if this diner is a safe haven, an escape for these two characters where they can finally be truthful with one another, or another threatening environment. The tension eventually leads to what is a very intimate touching scene accompanied by "Hello Stranger" by Barbara Lewis. 

2. Pulp Fiction (1994 dir: Quentin Tarantino) 

Courtesy of Miramax

“Be cool Honey Bunny, be cool. ”

This isn't the only time that Tarentino will set his characters in a diner, but this you far is one of the most memorable moments for me in any Tarentino film.  The film begins with these characters in a diner. and ends in this diner with its characters coming in full circle. But also. who robs a diner? 

3. Back to the Future (1985 dir: Robert Zemeckis) 

Courtesy of Universal

Robert Zemeckis used a diner to show the passing of time in this trilogy. A place where history literally repeats itself amongst generation after generation. Lou's Cafe in Hill Valley in 1955 was where protagonist Marty McFly's parents frequented, where the busboy worked who eventually became Mayor Goldie Wilson of Hill Valley, and eventually became Cafe 80's in the supposed 2015 of the BACK TO THE FUTURE universe. 

4. Reservoir Dogs (1992 dir: Quentin Tarantino) 

courtesy of Miramax

“
I don’t tip because society says I
have to. Alright, I mean I’ll tip if somebody really
deserves a tip. If they
really puts forth the effort, I’ll give them
something extra.
But this tipping automatically,
it’s… for the birds. As far
as I’m concerned, they’re just
doin their job.”

— Mr. Pink

enough said. 

5. Twin Peaks (1990-2017 dir: David Lynch) 

Courtesy of CBS

Twin Peaks filmed its diner scenes in Twede's Cafe in the town of Snoqaulmie Falls in the state of Washington. The town welcomes Twin Peaks fanatics to enjoy a slice of cherry pie and a some damn fine coffee. The juxtaposition of crime. violence. and brutality brought upon by evil spiritual doings with good ol' American comfort like pie and coffee adds to everything strange and wonderful that is Twin Peaks. 

That's me at Twede's Cafe!

That's all for now! Keep watching movies and see Baby Driver!

COURTESY OF SONY 

Cinephiles Club's Summer 2017 Movie List

http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3373531/steven-spielberg-on-remaking-jaws/

Hello, HAPPY SUMMER!!

A year ago CINEPHILES CLUB started and now we are here a year later with a brand new list of movies for all of us cinephiles to take suggestions from!

In NYC parks are offering free movies anywhere from Bryant Park to Coney Island from now until August, and you can see the list here https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies , plus rooftop films came in hot with their series https://www.nycgo.com/events/rooftop-films

BAM Cinematek has a Southern Gothic Series  http://www.bam.org/film/2017/southern-gothic from June 26-July 11 with films such as EVE'S BAYOU, NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, and more. 

Alamo Drafthouse NYC has a series starting in July called FLORIDA BAD. As a Florida  CHONGA girl I was so intrigued! The series also offers a menu "featuring a special menu that includes fried alligator, frozen mojitos and Cigar City beer from the Tampa based brewery." https://drafthouse.com/nyc/program/florida-bad ?

We've already had honorable mentions for blockbusters such as WONDER WOMAN, (#52filmsbywomen , ahem) and ALIEN: COVENANT, and can look forward to others including BABY DRIVER and TULIP FEVER. I also look forward seeing IT COMES AT NIGHT, and THE BAD BITCH. 

Here's a list of all things from the macabre, crime infested, 1950s gang movies in NYC,  action packed blockbuster fun, old & new- to watch with your loved ones,  by yourself ,friends, and fellow cinephiles.  KEEP WATCHING!  

CINEPHILES CLUB SUMMER 2017 LIST: 

1. West Side Story
2. Sleep away Camp
3. Fire Walk With Me
4. Dunkirk
5. Near Dark
6. Twilight
7. The Long, Hot Summer
8. Barbarella
9. Body Heat
10. Lost Highway
11. Baby Driver
12. Rough Night
13. Eve's Bayou
14. Suddenly, Last Summer
15. Moana
16. Blue Crush
17. Jaws
18. Back to the Future Trilogy
19. The Beguiled
20. The Little Hours
21. Aliens
22. Goodfellas
23. Deuces Wild
24. Warriors
25. Atomic Blonde
26. The Love Witch
27. It Comes at Night
28. Blue Velvet
29. Friday the 13th

HONORABLE MENTIONS we hit the 20th anniversary of HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE! TV is keeping us alive with SILICON VALLEY, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, GAME OF THRONES (coming soon!) and of course TWIN PEAKS. PT 8 was definitely a dream. 

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Here's to swimmin' with bow legged women, 

Karen

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