FauxNixon

#08 - Will Hunting, GOOD WILL HUNTING [1997] “Why shouldn’t I work for the NSA? That’s a tough one, but I’ll give it a shot. Say I’m working at NSA. Somebody puts a code on my desk, something nobody else can break. So I take a shot at it and maybe I break it. And I’m [...]

#03 - THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST [1988] “I am here to set fire to the world!” Martin Scorsese directed this adaption of Nikos Kazantzakis’ controversial 1953 novel that is notable for the scandal it caused as well as for its bizarre casting that included Willem Dafoe as Jesus, Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene, Harvey Keitel [...]

The Art of the Title Sequence Incredible website dedicated to cataloging and evaluation the title sequences used in films.  Absolutely astonishing in its precision and in bringing to light an element of the cinematic medium not often noticed by, or paid attention to, by viewers or critics. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "From Elsewhere… The Art of the Title Sequence", [...]

Here are some examples I could find, but I’m sure there must be more. Post ‘em in the comments and I’ll add them. Bonus points for supercuts with the most clips, the shortest clips, and in additional genres (sports? politics?). Film Glengarry Glen Ross - Obscenity Count Requiem for a Dream, montage of every drug montage (meta!) The Big [...]

10. Lady in White (1988) Falling neatly into the nobody-saw-it category of remakes is Frank LaLoggia’s Lady in White, an unusual little ghost story that originally starred Lukas Haas and Len Cariou. The movie barely made a dent in the slasher-crazy world of ’80s horror movies, but it’s the kind of alternative to what the genre [...]

Auric Goldfinger Goldfinger Gerte Frobbe was overweight, balding and didn’t even speak English. Yet he remains the single most quoted Bond baddie (you know what I’m talking about.) But he did give us a valuable lesson in the dangers of cabin depressurization. Talks the Talk: “No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!” Read the rest of the best [...]

#9 - Sin City: Jackie Boy gets a headache Miho slices up Jackie Boys entire gang after chopping off his hand with a ninja star. Then, after blocking the barrel in his gun, he goes to shoot Dwight but instead gets a backfire straight into his skull. Miho then finishes him off with a slash across [...]

#2: Hostel: Part II Castration Performed By: Garden Pruners Eli Roth gave new meaning to critics’ “gornography” nickname for his ultra-gory Hostel series in the second to final scene of his sequel. In this completely unexpected moment, the soon-to-be tortured Beth gains the upper hand when she unflinchingly severs the penis of her torturer with a [...]