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KPK on the Cinema (143): “The Films of January 2024”

Posted on February 1, 2024 by KPKeelan

. > January is always a busy movie month for me, as I make my annual effort to see as many of the nominated movies as I can before the annual Oscar ceremony rolls ‘round. This year I was far ahead … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged abuse, Adrian Belew, adventure, alcoholism, Alex Sharp, American Fiction, Amy Poehler, Anatomy of a Fall, Andes, animation, anthropophagy, apocalypse, Arthur Hunnicutt, arts, Augusto Pinochet, Auschwitz, bands, Beck Bennett, Bicycle Thieves, Big Sur California, Bill Bruford, black comedy, black holes, blind swordsman, Burt Lancaster, cannibalism, capers, children, Chilean cinema, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chloe Grace Moretz, Chris Pine, Christian Friedel, Christopher George, cinema, Claire Denis, classics, comedies, comedy, coming of age, Cord Jefferson, corruption, courtroom drama, crime, criticism, Deborah Kerr, Dennis Hopper, dignity, disaster, disasters, documentary, drama, dramady, Dub Taylor, dystopia, Earl Holliman, Ed Asner, Ed Helms, El Conde, El Dorado, Elizabeth Taylor, Elle Fanning, empowerment, entertainment, Erika Alexander, erotic drama, ethics, Eva Marie Saint, evil, existentialism, experimental, experimental films, exploitation, faith, families, fantasy, film noir, films, French cinema, Gene Hackman, Good Morning, Hannah Arendt, Harry Belafonte, High Life, High Sierra, history, Holocaust, honor, horror, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Howard Hawks, Hugh Laurie, I Died a Thousand Times, Icelandic cinema, ideas, In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, Jack Palance, James Caan, Japanese cinema, Jean Negulesco, Jeffrey Tambor, Jeffrey Wright, John Cameron Mitchell, John Krasinski, John Wayne, Johnathan Glazer, Juliette Binoche, Justine Triet, Kaneto Shindō, Kevin Keelan, Kiefer Sutherland, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Late Autumn, Lee Marvin, Leslie Uggams, Lilies of the Field, Lon Chaney Jr., Margot Robbie, Marilyn Monroe, marriage, matchmaking, Mia Goth, Monsters Vs. Aliens, Mouchette, movies, music, musicians, mystery, Nadine Nortier, nature, Nazis, Neil Gaiman, Nichole Kidman, Nimona, Onibaba, opinion, Otto Preminger, outer space, Pablo Larraín, partnering, Paul Rudd, Paula Luchsinger, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, performance, personalities, Peru, plane crashes, Polish cinema, political satire, poverty, progressive rock, publishing, race, racism, Rainn Wilson, Ralph Nelson, Reese Witherspoon, relationships, religion, remakes, Renée Zellweger, reviews, Richard Burton, Riz Ahmed, Robert Bresson, Robert Fripp, Robert Mitchum, Robert Pattinson, romance, Rory Calhoun, Rudolf Höss, RuPaul Charles, Ruth Wilson, Sandra Hüller, Sarah Sherman, satire, sci-fi, science fiction, Scott Wilson, Seth Rogan, Shelly Winters, Shintaro Katsu, Shirley MacLaine, skydiving, slow cinema, South America, Spanish cinema, Stanley Adams, Stephen Colbert, stereotypes, Sterling K. Brown, supernatural, survival, television, The Count, The Gypsy Moths, The River of No Return, The Sandpiper, The Society of Snow, The Tale of Zatoichi, The Zone of Interest, thrillers, Toby Amies, tolerance, Tommy Rettig, tragedy, true stories, Two For the Seesaw, vampires, westerns, Will Arnett, William Windom, World War II, Yakuza, Yasujirō Ozu, Z For Zachariah | Leave a comment

QuickPix (32): “Great MUSICALS For You to Savor, Vol. 3”

Posted on January 19, 2024 by KPKeelan

> Welcome to KPK’s “QuickPix”, brief capsule reviews of very worthy films- not a stinker in the lot. Culled from my monthly compendiums, every title here is a 4 to 5 star movie. It don’t get any better than this. … Continue reading →

Posted in QuickPix | Tagged Alan Arkin, Amy Adams, art, biography, Chris Cooper, cinema, Clark Terry, creativity, criticism, Dave Grohl, Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, Donald Glover, Eat That Question, Ed Helms, Emily Blunt, entertainment, films, Frank Zappa, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, ideas, Jane Russell, Jason Segel, jazz legends, Jim Parsons, Justin Kauflin, Ken Jeong, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Liam Hemsworth, live performance, Marilyn Monroe, mentoring, movies, Mumbles, music biographies, music documentaries, musicals, musicians, opinion, performance, QuickPix, Rashida Jones, reviews, romance, RuPaul, Sarah Silverman, The Muppets, Tina Fey, Zach Galifianakis | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (828): “Fuckup at CHAPPAQUIDDICK”

Posted on October 7, 2022 by KPKeelan

(directed by John Curran, 2018) ***+ (out of 5) . > This biopic about the tragic events on Chappaquiddick Island in July of 1969 that haunted Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy for the rest of his life, and probably kept him from … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged American politics, art, Bruce Dern, Chappaquiddick, cinema, criticism, Ed Helms, films, ideas, Jason Clarke, Jim Gaffigan, John Curran, Kate Mara, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Mary Jo Kopechene, movies, opinion, reviews, Senator Ted Kennedy, the Kennedy clan, tragedy | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (378): “National Lampoon, Saturday Night Live and A FUTILE AND STUPID GESTURE”

Posted on February 24, 2022 by KPKeelan

A FUTILE AND STUPID GESTURE (directed by Michael Almereyda, 2018) ***+ (out of 5) . > Taken from a biographical book of the same name, this boozy, drug-fueled lark is a tongue-in-cheek look at off-kilter satirist Doug Kenney, (played by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Armen Weitzman, art, Bill Murray, biography, Chevy Chase, Christopher Guest, cinema, Domhnall Gleeson, Doug Kenney, drama, Ed Helms, Ed Sullivan, Erv Dahl, film criticism, films, Gilda Radner, Harold Ramis, humor, Jackie Tohn, Joel McHale, John Belushi, John Daly, John Gemberling, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lorne Michaels, Michael O’Donoghue, Michael Sherman, movies, National Lampoon, opinion, Paul Scheer, Paul Shaffer, reviews, Rick Glassman, Rodney Dangerfield, Saturday Night Live, Seth Green, Thomas Lennon, Tom Snyder, Will Forte | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (83): The Films of January 2019

Posted on July 7, 2021 by KPKeelan

. ALL HAIL A NEW YEAR OF MOVIES, MOVIES, MOVIES! (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) (Titles in purple have been expanded for Flix Pix columns. … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, action, adoption, aging, Aiden Gillen, AIDS, allegations, Amanda Seyfried, American history, Angela Lansbury, animation, Anthony Mackie, art, Barry Jenkins, Ben Whishaw, Benecio del Toro, Benedict Cumberbatch, biography, bisexuality, Black Panther, Black Widow, Blake Lively, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bradley Cooper, Brazilian cinema, Brian May, Brue Dern, Bryan Singer, Captain America, Chadwick Boseman, Chappaquiddick, childhood, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, cinema, class, Colin Firth, comic books, conservation, controversy, courtroom dramas, crime, crisis, D.O.A., dancing, Dave Bautista, David Fletcher, David Ives, David Warner, degradation, Dick Van Dyke, Disney, Disneynature, Doctor Strange, Don Cheadle, drama, ecology, Ed Helms, Edmund O’Brien, Edward Kennedy, Elizabeth Olsen, Ellen Burstyn, Emily Blunt, Emily Mortimer, Emma Stone, Emmanuelle Seigner, England, environment, Ethan Hawke, ethics, excess, fame, families, fantasy, fertility, film noir, films, First Reformed, Freddy Mercury, French cinema, gender, Ghost in the Mountains, Golden Globes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Gwilym Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harrison Ford, historical drama, HIV, Idris Elba, If Beale Street Could Talk, immortality, inequality, Infinity War, Io, Iranian cinema, Iron Man, Israeli cinema, James Baldwin, James Cromwell, Japanese cinema, Jason Clarke, Jim Gaffigan, Joe Kennedy, Josh Brolin, Josh Gad, Judaism, Julie Waters, justice, Kate Hudson, Kate Mara, Kathryn Hahn, Kevin Keelan, KiKi Layne, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Live Aid, love, Mark Ruffalo, Marshall, Marvel Studios, Mary Jo Kopechene, Mary Poppins Returns, Mathieu Amalric, Meryl Streep, Michiel Huisman, Mike Meyers, morality, movies, murder, music, musicals, musicians, nature, Netflix, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Colman, opinion, Oscars, P.T. Travers, Paul Bettany, Paul Giamatti, Paul Schrader, period pieces, Peter Dinklage, photography, politics, power, Private Life, Queen, Queen Anne, race, Rachel Weisz, racism, Rami Malek, rape, relationships, religion, reviews, rivalry, Robert Downey Jr., rock 'n' Roll, Roman Polanski, romance, S & M, San Francisco, Scarlett Johansson, science fiction, Senator Ted Kennedy, sequels, sex, sexism, sexuality, Shoplifters, singing, snow leopards, Spider-Man, spirituality, Stan Lee, Stephan James, Sterling K. Brown, success, suicide, superheroes, Tamara Jenkins, Taste of Cherry, terrorism, Thanos, The Age of Adaline, The Avengers, The Favourite, The Hulk, The Second Mother, The Women’s Balcony, Thor, Thurgood Marshall, Tom Holland, tragedy, Venus in Fur, Vin Diesel, Vision, War Machine, wildlife, William Hurt, Yorgos Lanthimos, Zoe Saldana | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (72): The Films of February 2018

Posted on June 26, 2021 by KPKeelan

. February 2018: 12 films, 12 contemplations. Brew yourself a cuppa… (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) February 2018: 12 films, 12 contemplations. Pour yourself a … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Adam Driver, Afghanistan, Angelina Jolie, animation, Armen Weitzman, art, Bill Murray, biography, biological warfare, Bob Balaban, Carrie Fisher, Cat Ballou, cats, Chevy Chase, Chris O’Dowd, Christopher Guest, cinema, comedy, Daisy Ridley, Daniel Brühl, David Oyelowo, documentaries, Domhnall Gleeson, Doug Kenney, drama, Ed Helms, Ed Sullivan, Eric Olson, Errol Morris, Erv Dahl, Federico Fellini, film, film criticism, François Truffaut, Gary Oldman, George Lucas, Gilda Radner, Greta Gerwig, Harold Ramis, Istanbul, Italian cinema, J.J. Abrams, Jack Black, Jackie Tohn, Jan Lewan, Jane Fonda, Joe Wright, Joel McHale, John Belushi, John Daly, John Gemberling, Kedi, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, Lee Marvin, Lorne Michaels, LSD, Mark Hamill, Michael O’Donoghue, Michael Sherman, mind control, Molly Parker, movies, murder, Nat King Cole, National Lampoon, Netflix, Nora Twomey, opinion, Paul Scheer, Paul Shaffer, Peter Sarsgaard, Project MK-Ultra, reviews, Rian Johnson, Rick Glassman, Roberto Rossellini, Rodney Dangerfield, Saoirse Ronan, science fiction, Seth Green, Star Wars, Strong Island, Stubby Kaye, Taliban, The Breadwinner, The Cloverfield Paradox, The Darkest Hour, The Flowers of St. Francis, The Last Jedi, The Polka King, Thomas Lennon, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Snyder, Tracy Letts, tragedy, westerns, Will Forte, Winston Churchill, Wormwood An American Conspiracy, Yance Ford, Zhang Ziyi | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Ed Helms

KPK on the Cinema (143): “The Films of January 2024”

QuickPix (32): “Great MUSICALS For You to Savor, Vol. 3”

FLIX PIX (828): “Fuckup at CHAPPAQUIDDICK”

FLIX PIX (378): “National Lampoon, Saturday Night Live and A FUTILE AND STUPID GESTURE”

KPK on the CINEMA (83): The Films of January 2019

KPK on the CINEMA (72): The Films of February 2018

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