#Crooklyn (1994) dir. Spike Lee

[thottybrucewayne]

The category is: movies that are really good but are so so soooooo hard for me to watch

[roseillith]

CROOKLYN (1994) dir. Spike Lee

[firelise]

Film & TV I Think About A Lot » Crooklyn (1994) dir. Spike Lee

At least my hair isn't standing on my head sticking straight out looking all like Topsy. I don't know who Topsy is, but it looks stupid, and I can't stand it. I can't stand you either. Why don't you sit down with your ol' Black self? I'm Black and I'm proud. She got good hair. She got "Peter" Rican hair.

[gael-garcia]

Crooklyn (1994), dir. Spike Lee

[nine-frames]

Crooklyn, 1994.

Dir. Spike Lee | Writ. Joie Susannah Lee, Cinqué Lee & Spike Lee | DOP Arthur Jafa

[lascenizas]

The Last Movie I Watched...

Crooklyn (1994, Dir.: Spike Lee)

[not-tobereproduced]

Crooklyn, 1994 dir. Spike Lee

[urbannoire]

Crooklyn (1994) dir. Spike Lee

[sbrown82]

Crooklyn (1994) dir. Spike Lee

[realsports]

March faves

Movies/TV/YouTube:

Queer Eye (season 6)

some of that, please

Willem Verbeeck

grainydays

Bon⭐️Adriel

Free episodes of Game Changer on YouTube lol

After Yang (2021) dir. Kogonada

Turning Red (2022) dir. Domee Shi

Crooklyn (1994) dir. Spike Lee

Music:

“bitter” by tricot

“At the Turf Field Behind My Parents’ House” by Giraffes? Giraffes!

“Crash” by Charli XCX

“Yuck” by Charli XCX

“Everyone” by Mitski

“Peach” by Kevin Abstract

“Touched by Comfort” by Pile

“Lie to Me Again” by The Buoys

“Skinny Love” cover by Japanese Breakfast

Books:

“Umma's Table“ by Yeon-Sik Hong

“Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell

“The Night is Short, Walk on Girl” by Tomihiko Morimi

Misc.:

Located E. E. Cummings’s grave with a friend

Marinated some eggs & got some film developed

Went with a friend to DC to see the cherry blossoms! Visited some museums, saw some old friends, walked around cute neighborhoods, petted a great neighborhood cat

[oliveontheroad]

A YEAR OF MOVIES THAT MAKE ME AUGUST 21-27

Monday, August 21 | PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003, dir. Gore Verbinski)

The first film in this series was just pure fun, and still is, with gorgeous cinematography and great action sequences.  

WATCH IT Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Google

Tuesday, August 22 | RED EYE (2005, dir. Wes Craven)

What a classic jumble of WTF moments.  

WATCH IT YouTube, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Google

Wednesday, August 23 | PRESUMED INNOCENT (1990, dir. Alan J. Pakula)

Half mystery and brooding looks, and half courtroom procedural, definitely a good watch.

WATCH IT HBO, iTunes, YouTube, Amazon, Vudu, Google

Thursday, August 24 | SHORT TERM 12 (2013, dir. Destin Daniel Cretton)

It’s real, raw, devastating, but still somehow is able to maintain its sense of optimism in the face of horror, abuse, or isolation.

WATCH IT Netflix (Australia, New Zealand, South Korea), Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Google

Friday, August 25 | CROOKLYN (1994, dir. Spike Lee)

What a slice of life - was in love with this movie from the introduction of all the kids playing on the block. This film just spells out summer, and family, and pure life! 

WATCH IT HBO, YouTube, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Google

Saturday, August 26 | SOUND CITY (2013, dir. Dave Grohl)

Rather than encourage people to give up their digital crutches, it urges people to explore music, one way or another, but to explore its origins and let that inform your own musical education, be it DIY or otherwise.

WATCH IT iTunes, Amazon, Vudu

Sunday, August 27 | MURPHY’S ROMANCE (1985, dir. Martin Ritt)

With the passing of Mr. James Garner, I have to stress how much people need to see this film. It’s fantastically led by Garner and Field who have a beautiful chemistry, and it’s a small and quite story simply about relationships.

WATCH IT YouTube, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Google

[01sentencereviews]

best “new-to-me” films: mar 2017

the devils (1971, dir. ken russell)

yeelen (1987, dir. souleymane cissé)

multiple maniacs (1970, dir. john waters)

ossos (1997, dir. pedro costa)

miami vice (2006, dir. michael mann)

honorable mentions:

branded to kill (1967, dir. seijun suzuki)

crooklyn (1994, dir. spike lee)

daughters of the dust (1991, dir. julie dash)

demons (1985, dir. lamberto bava)

high art (1998, dir. lisa cholodenko)

live flesh (1997, dir. pedro almodóvar)

one way or another (1978, dir. sara gómez)

short films:

four women (1975, dir. julie dash)

roads of kiarostami (2006, dir. abbas kiarostami)

semi-auto colours (2010, dir. isiah medina)

time is the sun (2014, dir. isiah medina)

favorite new releases:

beach rats (dir. eliza hittman)

logan (dir. james mangold)

song to song (dir. terrence malick)

[roseillith]

CROOKLYN (1994) dir. Spike Lee  

[roseillith]

CROOKLYN (1994) dir. Spike Lee    

[roseillith]

CROOKLYN (1994) dir. Spike Lee