ColdBlooded' Weekly Movie Recommendation

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I also enjoyed the fall, it was visually amazing (as always) and it was interesting/weird enough to keep me interested beyond that. It's a type of film I would recommend our siccness junkies to smoke a fat blunt to, eat some type of pills, or even shrooms/acid/etc and just sit back and chill (as CB mentioned your really going to want a nice flat screen TV to watch this on).

I also felt Public Enemies was overrated and didn't really enjoy watching it very much. Depp was solid though.

I've always meant to watch The Straight Story, just never got around to it.

 

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The Freshest Kids
A history of the b-boy

It was the 1970s in the South Bronx when a handful of innovative DJs and fast-rhyming MCs laid down the sound for a dance revolution. These B-boys -- also known as "breakboys" or "breakdancers" -- helped pioneer hip-hop culture, and their stories are told in this lively documentary. The film gathers archival footage from the '70s through the new millennium, as well as interviews with celebs KRS-One, Redman, Mos Def and many others.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0361638/


Cb’s Thoughts:

This movie completes the holy trinity of hip-hop films. Traces the rise, fall, and rebirth of b-boy’n. It doesn’t skip out on the westcoast and international b-boy contributions to b-boy/girl culture. Lots of good historical footage and just about everyone you can think of that should be interviewed for this kind of movie is in it. Very well done documentary. Should be seen by everyone involved in anyway with hip-hop culture.

The other two films that make up the holy trinity have been recommended previously:

Scratch: http://siccness.net/vb/blog.php?b=60

Infamy: http://siccness.net/vb/blog.php?b=289

 

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Just For Kicks

Taking a look at the three-decade rise of sneakers, from comfortable footwear to high-end fashion accessory, this fun documentary explores the influence of athletes and entertainers on the trend, focusing particularly on the world of hip-hop. Athletes, collectors and musicians -- including Fab 5 Freddy, DMC, Cold Crush Brothers, Bobbito Garcia, Russell Simmons and other style setters -- weigh in on where the shoes stand in American culture today.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451090/

Cb’s Thoughts:

I’m not into shoe collecting or any of that so this didn’t appeal to me from that aspect. But for anyone that is big into shoes I would think this would have to be for you. Great interviews. Good historical footage. Well made documentary. Covers all the major shoe fads/benchmarks in sneaker history.

Best part of the movie hands down is DMC telling the story about how they came up with the idea to make the song “My Adidas”. I’ll let you watch it but I will say it has to do with Russell Simmons & PCP. I think it was worth watching just for that story.

 

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Diner

www.imdb.com/title/tt0083833/

Diner is a 1982 comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. Diner is the first film Levinson directed. His screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award.

Set in Baltimore in 1959, Diner tells of the story of a group of male, high school friends, now in their twenties, who reunite for the wedding of one of their group. The title refers to the Fells Point Diner, the group's regular late-night hangout. The semi-autobiographical film explores the changing relationships among these friends as they become adults through what is mostly a series of vignettes rather than a traditional narrative. Much of the film is unscripted, Levinson preferring to use ad libbing to capture naturalistic camaraderie on the screen.


CB's Thoughts

This one reminded me quite a bit of growing up and the way friendships have changed over the years as our lives go from that highschool/college era into adulthood. Reminded me of late night hang outs - though more modern than a 50's diner obviously - that we used to have. I don't recall why I put this one down as a movie to see because the cast would normally have been a turn off for me, but I thought they all played their roles well and were generally enjoyable. Good fun little movie.