The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 25, 2014

Yup, it’s another My Ballot post. It’s not even that I intended to do another one of these so soon, but I saw this pop up yesterday and felt compelled to fill it out, even with my viewership of all these candidates not being very high. I am sure I...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 22, 2014

Max in a Taxi (1917) Max Wants a Divorce (1917)   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 19, 2014

The Lions are awards voted on by members of LAMB, the world’s largest movie blogging community. Last year since they were both write-ins I combined these picks with my OMIEs post. This year the former had a field of selections so they deserve separate posts. This one is for those...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 19, 2014

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The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 18, 2014

The OMIEs are an award, that’s voted on by users on the blog Flixploitation. It honors those the Oscars overlook. This year’s OMIEs ballot takes a slightly different approach than last year’s. Rather than being all write-ins there are suggestions for nominees. You can find them her   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 12, 2014

OK, this used to be, for the short time it existed last year, a bi-weekly (or so), post. Well, the beginning of this year has been a bit hectic, and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime too soon. I do have to find time to draft posts that...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 9, 2014

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The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 8, 2014

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The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 2, 2014

This is a list I started last year to try and track some necessary viewing. It will serve as an unofficial checklist for my BAM Awards. I will not hold up the awards in anticipation of seeing these films. A deadline is a deadline. It will help me either define...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 1, 2014

This was a film I saw shortly after watching Claude Jutra’s Mon Oncle Antoine. It’s a funny little short about a man and his chair who don’t understand one another (you’ll see what I mean). Also noteworthy is the score by Ravi Shankar.   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 31, 2014

Here is where I will assemble the titles that will have an opportunity to make a list wherein I chronicle my favorite vintage titles that I first saw during the last calendar year. It is a concept introduced to me by Brian Saur that I have done since 2011. Here...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 21, 2014

Whenever there is a publicly-voted award in the film world I will share my thoughts and vote here. The first thing that bears saying is that I may have to mark down on my calendar other open-to-public-voting awards through the year so that I manage to post in this series...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 18, 2014

A Simple Plan I didn’t initially think of a plan to propose for this year, but a rather simple solution came to mind. I think that using the existing rule about qualifying American of English-language films with regards to running time and a one-week engagement in Los Angeles (maybe for...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 17, 2014

As has been the case in years past I will here look at some of the issues plaguing the Best Foreign Language Film nomination process at the Oscars. Since this year I am touching on a large array of interrelated topics I thought it best to post my thoughts in...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 16, 2014

Introduction In 2012 the character of Tarzan celebrated his 100th year in print. A serialized version of the story first appeared in 1912. A hardcover collection of Tarzan of the Apes first appeared in 1914. Being in the middle of the Tarzan centennial period it’s an opportune time to (re)visit...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 14, 2014

Introduction and Approach With the Classic Movie History Project Blogathon it was always my feeling that there was, and is, only so much of any given time period that one can truly discuss given the confines of a blog post. Truly if you’re looking at an artform such as film...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 12, 2014

This is an idea I first saw on Rupert Pupkin Speaks. The idea is to list your favorite films from the past year that you saw for the first time, but exclude new releases. This allows much more variety and creates a lot of great suggestions if you read many...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 11, 2014

While my total for viewed films overall was up in 2013 the new horror that I saw was down. Due to that I decided that a top 10 would be more prudent and meaningful. That does not mean, however, that these are the only horror films I liked. I have...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 9, 2014

Introduction OK, so what is the Neutron Star Award? As I watched older selections through the year, I was frequently compelled to pick a film based on the fact that Vincent Price was in it. When I was younger I was very actor-oriented, more so than with directors. The fact...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on January 9, 2014

2013 Ingmar Bergman Lifetime Achievement Award “Me sitting down for dinner with Ingmar Bergman felt like a house painter sitting down with Picasso.” -Woody Allen, interview with Esquire Magazine 6/4/2013 Woody Allen I saw a tweet over the summer, leading up to the release of Blue Jasmine   read more