Beasts of the Southern Wild

Beasts of The Southern Wild was sooo good. Quvenzhané Wallis is profoundly good as Hushpuppy. Love.

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Brave

Brave is like the best Pixar film: lovely and earnest. I had so much fun watching it.

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Yasuaki Onishi

Husband and wife duo, Angela and Mark Walley document Japanese Artist Yasuaki Onishi’s exhibition at Rice Gallery.

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Marley

The new Bob Marley documentary is excellent. I loved it.

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greenway / primary flight

Here is a quick look at what is going on in my world. I’ve been knee deep with the boys bouncing around and having a jolly old time. We are working hard to make some pretty big things come to life (we are on the first page of the Greensboro newspaper today). I’m bunking with… Continue reading greenway / primary flight

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Monsieur Lazhar

Monsieur Lazhar: I like films about teaching especially French ones that don’t necessarily have tidy endings.

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chico y rita

Coño tremendo pelicula, de verdad. I’m not usually one for the animated features, but this one  is pretty sweet. Chico & Rita follows the love story of two musicians in pre-Castro Cuba. Chico is  a “guajiro” pianist with a heart of gold, while Rita is more a curvaceous Cuban hooker with the voice of an… Continue reading chico y rita

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Kid with a Bike

There’s something very simple and excellent about Cécile de France’s performance. I liked this film a lot.

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casa de mi padre

What up blogosphere? It is I, Javier F. Ordoñez, and I will be conducting movie reviews (as well as other reviews, rants, and miscellaneous posts) on Raneytown from time to time. A quick intro to myself before we get started here, I am a working professional in the film and television industry (SO MY OPINION… Continue reading casa de mi padre

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi

This inspiring film is a compelling portrait of someone who is dedicated totally to his craft and his legacy. It made me want to work harder in the studio.

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PES

This is everywhere and it’s wonderful.

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Oh, Hey Austria

My partner Ithai is on a much needed vacation. Here is the first video he’s made of his travels.

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herbert matter

I watched The Visual Language of Herbert Matter a few weeks ago, it was good and you should watch it.

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The Secret World of Arietty

I just watched a wonderful Studio Ghibli film. I think it’s better in Japanese with subtitles. Lovely.

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Party Girl

I love this movie. Raquel watched it so many times she wore out the VHS tape. Parker Posey is a wonder.

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Melancholia

I finally saw this with Ithai who said: “I can’t believe Lars Von Trier Made me feel this way…I don’t feel well…help me”. It’s really excellent.

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Groundhog Day

I know. I know. What an original post. Hahaha. I still love this movie.

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The Last Unicorn

I’ve got a case of the Mondays. I woke up really late and I’m still sleepy. I needed some anthem music and maybe you do too. (…”I’m ALIVE”)

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The Artist

I finally saw this. Such a treat. Jean Dujardin is so charismatic. Ithai kept saying the little dog was really good. (He was too.)

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