1. David Hewlett's "A Dog's Breakfast" http://www.aDogsBreakfastMovie.com/ (A Dog's Breakfast - Man's best friend makes the worst accomplice.) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/130435593636298 01 June 2010 at 23:33 Weird film, but enjoyable ;-) Loved the StarGate cameos. :) 2. Duncan Jones' "Moon" (2009) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_(film) (A film about a solitary moon base employee who discovers he's been cloned.) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/104206706295338 10 June 2010 at 15:20 Just watched Duncan Jones' film "Moon" from 2009, starring Sam Rockwell. Quite enjoyed the film; has a nice cult-film feeling to it. :) 3. Alfonso Cuarón's "Children of Men" (2006) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Men (Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian science fiction film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The Strike Entertainment production was loosely adapted from P. D. James's 1992 novel by Cuarón and Timothy J. Sexton with help from David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby.) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/107325885981909 10 June 2010 at 18:27 Children of Men, a film from 2006 about the world of 2027 where there hasn't been a single pregnancy for nearly 2 decades, was a very intriguing film as well. A need-to-see film with for instance Sir Michael Caine, Clive Owen and Clare-Hope Ashitey. Loved Caine's performance as usual. ;-) 4. Jaco Van Dormael's "Mr. Nobody" (2009) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Nobody_(film) (Mr. Nobody is a science fiction and drama film. It is directed by Jaco Van Dormael, and starring Jared Leto, Diane Kruger and Sarah Polley. It began filming in June 2007.) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/101884143196384 15 June 2010 at 23:00 Wow.. Jaco Van Dormael's film "Mr. Nobody" has been a very curious (and at some times hard to follow) science fiction & drama cult film filled with wonderful music. If I had to describe it by comparing it with other films/series, I would say Butterfly Effect meets Curious Case of Benjamin Button meets Donnie Darko meets random Star Trek time paradox/alternate reality episode. Mixed with brief theoretical intermezzos about String Theory, Big Bang, Big Crunch this made it a entertaining and thought provoking film. Also see: http://www.mrnobody-lefilm.com/main.html 5. Jerome Bixby's "The Man From Earth" (2007) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Earth (The Man from Earth is a 2007 science fiction film written by Jerome Bixby and directed by Richard Schenkman. The film stars David Lee Smith as John Oldman, the protagonist of the story.) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/122991064408591 19 June 2010 at 21:41 Finished watching Jerome Bixby's science fiction film The Man From Earth and am still a bit astonished. It is a very intriguing film about John Oldman, a man who claims to be a Cro-Magnon, a 14.000 years old Magdalenian caveman. What makes the film so wonderful is partially the simple setting; a few university teachers/professors sitting in a living room, questioning John's statements. It is old-fashioned story telling with some background facts combined with philosophy and humanity's nature of suspicion and curiosity. What's also very nice is the relative low budget ($200.000) the film was made with. It has just the right actors. A good film doesn't need to be expensive, have many sets, high-paid actors and huge promotion budgets. Instead, this film was promoted a lot by the file-sharing communities such as the comments on BitTorrent sites. I'll close off with one of the many interesting quotes from the film: "Clocks measure time. — No, they measure themselves. The objective reference of a clock is another clock." 6. Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" (2007) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Wild_(film) (Into the Wild is a 2007 American drama film by Sean Penn based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures of Christopher McCandless. The film stars Emile Hirsch, William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden.) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/138042536206752 22 June 2010 at 22:48 "Happiness is only real when shared" A quote from the very intriguing and touching story of "Alexander Supertramp" in the 2007 film "Into the wild". This film, based on the real life of Christopher Johnson McCandless, gives some more food for thought regarding what is important in life; which values can matter to people… Apart from a touching story that triggers all kinds of emotions, it is accompanied by good music from several decades. I can recommend everyone to watch it, especially since it is based on a true story. 7. The Yes Men - Fix The World (2010) http://veehd.com/video/4503948_The-Yes-Men-Fix-The-World-2010-P2P-Edition (VODOs sixth release is the special Peer-To-Peer Edition of the multi-award-winning The Yes Men Fix The World. This edition made exclusively for VODO includes exclusive controversial footage of the Yes Men impersonating the United States Chamber of Commerce. The Yes Men are being sued over this action…) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/141084515916112 28 July 2010 at 00:38 Currently watching The Yes Men - Fix the World Very interesting so far. 8. Alexandre Aja's "Piranha 3D" (2010) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha_3D (Piranha 3D is a 3D horror film and the second remake of the 1978 film, directed by Alexandre Aja and featuring an ensemble cast including Steven R. McQueen, Jessica Szohr, Adam Scott, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Brook, Riley Steele, Richard Dreyfuss, Jerry O'Connell, Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames, …) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/112757332115133 07 September 2010 at 23:28 Piranha 3D: hilarious horror comedy with over-the-top gore, various classics-references, uncensored nudity and let's not forget Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown!): LOVED IT! The 3D could've been better though.. but still decent for a post-processed 3D film. Classic references: - the scene with the motorboat engine wielded a la the lawnmower from Braindead - the piranha eating its way out / popping out of the mouth of a woman reminding me of the alien bursting out of the chest in Alien - The steel cable slashing 2 girls in two reminding me of Ghost Ship / Resident Evil / The Cube 9. Richard Kelly's "The Box" (2009) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Box_(2009_film) (The Box is a 2009 American science fiction–thriller/horror based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson, which was previously adapted into an episode of the 1980s incarnation of The Twilight Zone. The film is written and directed by Richard Kelly and stars Cameron Diaz and …) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/158429677503489 10 September 2010 at 21:43 Just watched the 2009 film The Box. Very intriguing and at times confusing film which was far from what I expected! I'm still not quite sure what to think of the ending though.. It isn't your average Hollywood ending at least, which is a good thing. :) It kind of reminds me of the Milgram Experiment, as people are presented with a choice to get a million dollars if they push a button that will kill a person unknown to them. The film also reminded me a bit of Donnie Darko. If you like odd films that keep surprising you when you thought you'd figured it out, or like exploring the thought of what you would you.. then see this film! :) 10. Alejandro Agresti's "The Lake House" (2006) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lake_House_(film) (The Lake House is a 2006 American romantic drama film remake of the Korean motion picture Il Mare (2000). It was written by David Auburn, directed by Alejandro Agresti, and stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock as Alex Wyler and Kate Forster, respectively an architect living in 2004 and a doctor living …) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/154937651199789 11 September 2010 at 22:28 Just watched the 2006 film The Lake House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lake_House_(film) with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. The film reminds me a lot of The Time Traveller's Wife. Though The Lake House is not as good as that one, it is still a good film! It seems to break quite some 'time travel laws' and is a bit predictable at times, it is a cute film that managed to pull me into its story. I guess I should see if I can find a subbed version of Il Mare. ;-) 11. Rolf de Heer's Alien Visitor (aka Epsilon) (1997) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112974/ (Directed by Rolf de Heer. With Ullie Birve, Syd Brisbane, Alethea McGrath.) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/153002538060618 12 September 2010 at 18:22 Just started watching Alien Visitor (aka Epsilon) by Rolf de Heer. Hmm... the film seems to have a very environmentalist view. It was still interesting to watch, as it played with time and dimensions a bit, but not worth watching a second time. 12. Matthew Vaughn's "Kick-Ass" (2010) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick-Ass_(film) (Kick-Ass is a 2010 superhero/action-comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-produced the film with actor Brad Pitt, and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman. …) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/152728908100616 01 October 2010 at 21:22 Just finished watching a kick-ass film filled with action, bullet-time, teenage 'real-life' super heroes, awesome music and guns.. lots of guns! :D Its name? Kick-Ass! It was cool to finally see a bloody film in which kids are the super heroes, but not being depicted in a soft way. Certainly a refreshing film imho. (Who hasn't dreamt of being a super hero while they were young?). If I had to describe it by comparing it to other films, I would say Boondock Saints (the first of course, and not that lame sequel) meets Watchmen mixed with kick-ass kids ;-). 13. Blender Foundation's "Sintel" (2010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRsGyueVLvQ ("Sintel" is an independently produced short film, initiated by the Blender Foundation as a means to further improve and validate the free/open source 3D creation suite Blender. With initial funding provided by 1000s of donations via the internet community, it has again proven to be a viable developm…) http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/130506517000972 02 October 2010 at 10:08 A quite impressive short film created with the free and open source 3D creation suite Blender. 14. Darren Lynn Bousman's "Repo! The Genetic Opera" (2008) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo!_The_Genetic_Opera http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/170472606308920 01 December 2010 at 04:28 Darren Lynn Bousman's Repo! The Genetic Opera from 2008 featuring stars such as the brilliant Anthony Stewart Head and the woman with the beautiful voice, Sarah Brightman. It is a rock opera, which might take you some time to get used to, especially since the singing is alternated with brief spoken intermezzos which kinda threw me off at first. There are some really good songs; got to find me the soundtrack. The story is a bloody horror about a not so faraway future where Geneco 'rents' donor organ at low prices, but if you miss a payment, you risk a visit from the RepoMan; a brutal 'night surgeon', played by Antony Head, who will reposs the organs and more.. The film evolves mostly about the head of Geneco and how the others are tied to him while he plays out his feud-based plans. If you like odd films, I suggest giving this one a go as well. If you don't like singing in films, then let this one slip. 15. Bill Maher's and Larry Charles's "Religulous" (2008) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religulous http://www.facebook.com/FiXato/posts/181158671909032 30 December 2010 at 10:21 Just finished watching Religulous and I must say I'm a bit disappointed. I had quite high hopes for the film, but sadly it is too much about mocking people. Imho Bill Maher makes the same mistake that religious fundamentalists make: putting his beliefs over others. He says his belief is basically about not knowing, doubting, but imho he's too convinced by his own atheistic view of truth. Imho he's too stuck in his own atheistic views, making him a fundamentalistic nut. The film is too much about mocking and ridiculing non-atheists and lacks a proper, open-minded, discussion to be really enjoyed by agnostics like me. It did remind me to read up on Egyptian mythology though; any good recommendations for that? 16. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachi:_A_Dog's_Tale Watched 14th October of 2012. Such a lovely, emotional film about the undying love and loyalty of a dog for his owner. It tells the story of the dog 'Hachi' (Japanese for 8) who was found by college professor Parker Wilson. "A 2009 drama film based on the true story of a faithful Akita, the titular Hachikō. It is a remake of the 1987 film Hachi-kō (ハチ公物語, literally "The Tale of Hachiko"). It was directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Stephen P. Lindsey and stars Richard Gere, Joan Allen, and Sarah Roemer." 17. From Time to Time (2009) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Time_to_Time_(film) From Time to Time is a 2009 British adventure film directed by Julian Fellowes and starring Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Carice van Houten, Alex Etel, Eliza Bennett, Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville, Kwayedza Kureya and Pauline Collins. It was adapted from the children's novel The Chimneys of Green Knowe (1958) by Lucy M. Boston.[1] The film was shot in Athelhampton House, Dorset. A British ghostly haunting story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. In 1944, at the end of World War II, 13-year-old Tolly finds he can travel mysteriously between the present and the 1700s and he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations. After a terrible fire a tale of jewels, press gang and terror begins.