THE PRESTIGE (2006)

FILMS FROM THE 21st CENTURY

(Post 12 of 50)

Some quick takes on the most relatively recent listings from the
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list

First of all, I tend to like movies about magic and magicians. Christopher Nolan's The Prestige has so many tricks up its sleeve, I couldn't keep track of them all even though I've seen this movie before!

Speaking  of magic, I'm glad I got to see The Amazing Randi at this year's Dragoncon!

Also worth seeing for further insight into the world of illusion is the documentary about Randi, An Honest Liar.

James Randi is An Honest Liar

MEMENTO (2000)

MILLENNIUM MONTH (MM): MOVIES FROM THE YEAR 2000...
AND IN MEMORIAM
(Post 11 of 11)

Memento

Christopher Nolan's Memento is a challenging film about a man with short term memory loss that is looking for the man that killed his wife. The scenes from the movie are for the most part told in reverse chronological order. This is a good film to see every few years as the intricate details of the plot slip away from your mind and a good one to see as you get older for the same reason. This marked the third time that I had seen it and could remember the general plot that I listed above from the last time I saw it a few years ago, but I was a little hazy on the details including who the murderer was. So I could really relate to the main character! I definitely will watch this again in about five years and enjoy it anew!

Don't forget to have a Happy New Year!

Obituary of person with NO 1001 movie connection I can find: Hedy Lamarr. And no, Harvey Korman's role in Blazing Saddles doesn't count. That's Hedley Lamar. The real Hedy played Delilah to Victor Mature's Sampson in Samson and Delilah. She also played the female lead in Algiers, which was a remake of the French film Pepe Le Moko.  Pepe did make the 1001 list, but the practically carbon copy Algiers did not. Neither did perhaps Hedy's most famous role in Ecstasy, a 1933 film that is remembered mostly for Hedy's nude scenes.

Maybe next edition.

And don't forget to have a Happy New Year! Wait-Did I say that already?

Hedy Lamarr

"Hedley Lamarr"