Why do I love movies? Well, that is a loaded question. How much time do you have? I could go into a long-winded diatribe about the art of film-making or the magic of the movies, but all of that has been said countless times before. Not every movie is a masterpiece, but every film has touched me in one way or another. Every other week, we will look at a handful of reasons why movies are so damn great..
I love movies…because of Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Because of Tom Hanks in ROAD TO PERDITION
Because of THE BIG LEBOWSKI. All of it.
Because of Anthony Hopkins in MEET JOE BLACK
Because of the space dance in WALL-E
Because of the shootout in HEAT
Because of Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman facing off in THE PRESTIGE
Because of Arnold Schwarzenegger passing the torch to Dwayne Johnson in THE RUNDOWN.
Because of the final explanation of the story in LIFE OF PI
Because of the ambiguous ending of INCEPTION
Because of the cease fire at the end of CHILDREN OF MEN
Because BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM had a theatrical release
Because of Jim Carrey peeing like he just had sex in ME, MYSELF AND IRENE
Because of both the animated G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS movies
Because of the Singing in the Rain scene from A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Because of the Singing in the Rain performance from SINGING IN THE RAIN
Because of the mattress man conversation in PUNCH DRUNK LOVE
Because of Jennifer Connelly in LABYRINTH
Because of Jennifer Connelly singing Sway in DARK CITY
Because of Woody waving to Andy at the end of TOY STORY 3
Stay tuned every other week for more reasons Why I Love Movies! In the meantime, we WANT TO HEAR YOUR OWN REASONS below!!