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KPK on the CINEMA (145): “The Films of MARCH 2024”

Posted on April 1, 2024 by KPKeelan

. > Eight 4-star films! Damn, that’s a good month. So much cinematic pleasure. Let’s dig in! (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be over a decade old to get 5 stars.) Titles in PURPLE have been … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged #MeToo, 1921, A Minute's Wait, Aaron Jackson, abuse, acceptance, action, Adam Arkin, adventure, Alex Sharp, Alex Wolff, Amber Heard, American Samoa, Andre Brugher, Andreas Malm, animation, anthologies, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, arts, Ashley Judd, Austin Butler, Bill Nighy, biographies, Black Americans, Blitz Bazawule, Bowen Yang, British cinema, British folk heroes, British history, bureaucracy, capitalism, Cavalcade, change, Charlotte Rampling, Christopher Walken, cinema, classics, Coleman Domingo, comedy, coming of age, cooking, corruption, crime, criticism, Cyril Cusack, Daniel Goldhaber, Danielle Brooks, Dave Bautista, David Allen Grier, death, Denis Villeneuve, Dick Powell, Dicks: The Musical, disasters, discrimination, Dolph Lundgren, Donald Trump, drama, Dune: Part Two, ecoterrorism, Elizabeth Moss, Elvis Presley, England, entertainment, environmental activism, epics, families, family ties, Fantasia Barrino, fantasy, farce, fate, feminism, films, Florence Pugh, folk heroes, football, fossil fuels, Frank Herbert, Frank O'Connor, friendship, Fucking Identical Twins, Gene de Paul, Geoffrey Keen, global warming, grief, Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Bailey, Harvey Weinstein, historical epics, historical fiction, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Howard Keel, humor, ideas, Ikiru, illness, Irish cinema, Irish culture, irony, Isabella Rossellini, It Happened Tomorrow, Jack MacGowran, James Austin Johnson, James Neilson, Jane Powell, Jason Mamoa, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Ehle, Jenny Slate, Jodi Kantor, John Ford, John Rhys-Davies, Johnny Mercer, Jon Batiste, Josh Brolin, Josh Sharp, Julie Newmar, justice, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lady Gregory, Léa Seydoux, Lesley Stahl, life, Linda Darnell, living, Louis Gossett Jr, love, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Martin J. McHugh, Martin Short, Marvel films, Megan Mullally, Megan Thee Stallion, Megan Twohey, Michael Fassbinder, Michael Hordern, Michael Kidd, Michael Sarnoski, mockumentaries, monkeywrenching, mortality, movies, musicals, Nathan Lane, nature, New York Times, Next Goal Wins, Nick Offerman, Nicolas Cage, Noel Coward, oceans, opinion, Patricia Clarkson, Patrick MacGoohan, Patrick Wilson, pets, philosophy, Pig, pollution, Priscilla, profanity, protest, Rebecca Ferguson, relationships, remakes, René Clair, resistance, reviews, romance, Russ Tamblyn, sabotage, Samantha Morton, Sasha Lane, sci-fi, science fiction, sequels, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, sexism, sexual assault, She Said, silent films, smugglers, soccer, Sofia Coppola, sports, Stanley Donen, Stellan Skarsgård, superheroes, supernatural, Taika Waititi, Taraji P. Henson, Terry Gilkyson, The Color Purple, The Johnstown Flood, The Majesty of the Law, the rape of the Sabine Women, The Rising of the Moon, The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, the troubles, The Wonderful World of Color, Thomas Rongen, thrillers, time, time travel, Timothée Chalamet, true stories, truffle hunters, Tyrone Power, underdogs, Walt Disney, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Arnett, Willem Dafoe, World War I, Zendaya | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (1035): “Nobody Knows BELFAST Like Kenneth Branagh”

Posted on March 17, 2023 by KPKeelan

BELFAST (directed by Kenneth Branagh, 2021) ****+ (out of 5) . > Altogether, over 14 visits to the Emerald Isle, I figure I’ve spent about six weeks of my life in the fascinating Northern Irish city of Belfast. . I can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged arts, Belfast, Catholics, childhood, Ciarán Hinds, cinema, coming of age, conflict, criticism, division, entertainment, films, Flix Pix, ideas, Irish politics, Jude Hill, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, memory, movies, Northern Ireland, opinion, Protestants, religion, reviews, the troubles, tribalism, violence | Leave a comment

“KPK Looks at the 2021 BEST PICTURE Nominees” (by KPKeelan)

Posted on March 21, 2022 by KPKeelan

. BELFAST CODA DON’T LOOK UP DRIVE MY CAR DUNE KING RICHARD LICORICE PIZZA NIGHTMARE ALLEY THE POWER OF THE DOG WEST SIDE STORY – – – – – – BELFAST (directed by Kenneth Branagh) ****+ > Altogether, over 14 … Continue reading →

Posted in QUIET in the BACK! | Tagged abuse, Academy Awards, Adam McKay, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, Ariana Grande, arts, Ashleigh Banfield, Aunjanue Ellis, Australian cinema, Bardem, Belfast, Benedict Cumberbatch, biography, Bradley Cooper, carnies, Cate Blanchett, Catholics, Charlotte Rampling, childhood, children of deaf adults, Chris Evans, Ciarán Hinds, cinema, climate change, Coda, coming of age, con men, conflict, criticism, Dave Bautista, David Alvarez, David Strathairn, deafness, Denis Villeneuve, disability, disaster films, division, Don’t Look Up, drama, Drive My Car, Dune, economics, Emilia Jones, entertainment, epics, Eugenio Derbez, families, fantasy, film criticism, film noir, films, Frank Herbert, fraud, gangs, gentrification, global warming, grifters, Guillermo Del Toro, Himesh Patel, ideas, Irish politics, Jane Campion, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Plemons, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Jude Hill, Judi Dench, Keith Carradine, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Keelan, Kiersten Dunst, King Richard, Kodi Smit-McPhee, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Leonard Bernstein, Leonardo DiCaprio, Licorice Pizza, Liev Schreiber, Mark Rylance, Marlee Matlin, Mary Steenburgen, memory, Meryl Streep, movies, musicals, Nightmare Alley, Northern Ireland, opinion, Oscar Isaac, Oscar nominees, parenting, Paul Thomas Anderson, Protestants, Rachel Zegler, Reinaldo Marcus Green, relationships, religion, remakes, revenge, reviews, Richard Jenkins, Richard Williams, romance, Romeo and Juliet, Ron Perlman, Rooney Mara, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Sarah Silverman, Serena Williams, Sian Heder, social satire, spiritualism, sports films, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen Sondheim, Steven Spielberg, success, suggestions, tennis, The Power of the Dog, the troubles, Tim Blake Nelson, Timothée Chalamet, Toni Collette, tragedy, tribalism, Troy Kotsur, Tyler Perry, Venus Williams, violence, West Side Story, westerns, Will Smith, Willem Dafoe, Zendaya | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (119): “The Films of January 2022”

Posted on March 5, 2022 by KPKeelan

. > We survived 2021?? How the fuck did THAT happen??? (All films are rated on a 5 star basis and must be over a decade old to get 5 stars.) Titles in purple have been expanded for Flix Pix … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Adam Driver, adventure, American politics, Americana, Andrew Garfield, animation, anthologies, artists, arts, B. B. King, Barbara Stanwyck, Being the Ricardos, Belfast, Ben Johnson, biographies, biography, black culture, Blackstar, Boom, British Agent, British cinema, carnies, carnival midway, Catholics, celebrity, Cesar Romero, Cherry Jones, childhood, Ciarán Hinds, cinema, civil rights, classics, Cloris Leachman, Clu Gulager, comedy, coming of age, con artists, concerts, conflict, Crete, crime, Cybill Shepherd, cynicism, David Bowie, death, Desi Arnaz, Disney, division, documentaries, documentary, drama, Edward Arnold, Eileen Brennan, Eli Wallach, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellen Burstyn, entertainment, Ernst Lubitsch, espionage, evangelism, exploitation, film criticism, film noir, films, Frank Capra, fraud, French cinema, French history, Gary Cooper, George Clooney, German cinema, Gladys Knight & the Pips, grifters, Guillermo Del Toro, Haley Mills, Harlem, Harlem Cultural Festival, heists, historical drama, history, Hollywood couples, honor, House Un-American Activities Commission, HUAC, hubris, ideas, insight, Ireland, Irish playwrights, Irish politics, J.K. Simmons, Jack Cardiff, Jack MacGowran, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Davies, Jerry Falwell, Jessica Chastain, Jim Baker, Jim Bakker, Joan Blondell, John Ford, Joseph Losey, Jude Hill, Judi Dench, Julie Christie, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lazarus, Lenin, Leslie Howard, Lucille Ball, Maggie Smith, manipulation, marriage, Matt Damon, Max Roach, Meet John Doe, memory, Michael Curtiz, mind control, movies, music, Natascha McElhone, Nicole Kidman, Nightmare Alley, Nina Simone, Noel Coward, Northern Ireland, opinion, patriotism, Peter Bogdanovich, politics, populism, Protestants, Questlove, race, Randy Quaid, rape, red scare, relationships, religion, remakes, reviews, Richard Burton, Ridley Scott, rivalry, rock and roll, Rod Taylor, romance, satire, scandals, sci-fi, science fiction, Seán O'Casey, silent films, Sly & the Family Stone, small towns, Solaris, soul music, spies, spiritualism, Sterling Holloway, Steven Soderbergh, Stevie Wonder, success, suggestions, Summer of Soul, surrealism, Tammy Faye Bakker, Tennessee Williams, Texas, the 5th Dimension, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The House, The Last Duel, The Last Five Years, The Last Picture Show, The Moon-Spinners, The Next Day, The Oyster Princess, The Plow and the Stars, the Russian revolution, the Staples Singers, the troubles, Timothy Bottoms, tribalism, Tyrone Power, Vincent D’Onofrio, Viola Davis, violence, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised, Young Cassidy | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (335): “A Difficult Reality in THE JOURNEY”

Posted on February 2, 2022 by KPKeelan

THE JOURNEY (directed by Nick Hamm, 2017) **** (out of 5) . > Two great actors tackle two larger-than-life figures of modern Irish history and the fireworks are explosive. . The casting could not have been more perfect: Colm Meaney … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged Colm Meaney, conflict, criticism, drama, films, Good Friday Accord, history, Ian Paisley, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Martin McGuinness, movies, Nick Hamm, Northern Ireland, opinion, reviews, The Journey, the troubles, Timothy Spall | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (201): “A Blistering Look at The Troubles in ’71”

Posted on November 2, 2021 by KPKeelan

’71 (directed by Yann Demange, 2014) **** (out of 5) * > As someone who has a great interest in the struggles of Northern Ireland (and been there several times), I have sought out and seen quite a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged '71, art, cinema, conflict, drama, film criticism, films, Irish Republican Army, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, Northern Ireland, opinion, politics, reviews, the troubles, Ulster Unionists, Yann Demange | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (76): The Films of June 2018

Posted on June 30, 2021 by KPKeelan

. Here we go again! Apparently, we are both still alive! Imagine that… Good. Good. (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 … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Africa, Angelina Jolie, Anvil, art, Barry Corbin, biblical epics, Burt Lancaster, Cambodia, Cecil B. DeMille, cinema, comedy, Craig T. Nelson, documentaries, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, drama, Edward G. Robinson, Ernest Borgnine, exploitation, film, film criticism, film noir, First They Killed My Father, Fritz Lang, Gene Wilder, genocide, H.G. Wells, H–Block, heavy metal, horror, I Am Not a Witch, Joan Crawford, JoBeth Williams, Joel Brooks, Johnny Guitar, Jonathan Banks, Kevin Keelan, Khmer Rouge, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lips Kudlow, Marlon Wayans, Maze, Mercedes McCambridge, Michael York, morality, movies, murder, music, opinion, politics, prison escape, religion, reviews, Richard Pryor, Rob Reiner, rock 'n' Roll, Rungano Nyoni, Shawn Wayans, Sidney Poitier, silent films, Sinn Fein, social satire, Sterling Hayden, Steve Kudlow, Stir Crazy, superstition, terrorism, the Bible, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Story of Anvil, The Ten Commandments, the troubles, The Woman in the Window, tragedy, war, westerns, Zambia | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: the troubles

KPK on the CINEMA (145): “The Films of MARCH 2024”

FLIX PIX (1035): “Nobody Knows BELFAST Like Kenneth Branagh”

KPK on the CINEMA (119): “The Films of January 2022”

FLIX PIX (335): “A Difficult Reality in THE JOURNEY”

FLIX PIX (201): “A Blistering Look at The Troubles in ’71”

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