Posts Tagged ‘90s

Directed by: Nick Broomfield
Starring: Nick Broomfield, Arlene Pralle, Steve Glazer
First Viewing
Synopsis: A documentary about a filmmaker’s interactions with Aileen Wuornos’ adoptive mother and her less-than-competent lawyer as he attempts to gain access to Wuornos herself.
Well, this is a bit of a puzzlement. The list isn’t exactly doc-heavy (this is the first documentary I’ve watched [...]

Directed by: Stephan Elliott
Starring: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp
First Viewing
Synopsis: Three cross-dressing performers go on a road trip when a job takes them into the middle of the Australian desert.
I’m not sure when I would have watched this film, if it weren’t for the list — maybe in a year, maybe in ten [...]

Tuesday January 5, 2010 00:44

Movie #0001 – All About My Mother (1999)

Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz
First Viewing
Synopsis: After the tragic, unexpected death of her only son, a single mother travels to Barcelona in an attempt to find the boy’s father.

The first thing I should point out is that, although I am attempting to watch the 1001 movies in alphabetical order, this [...]