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Jackie Brown, Elmore Leonard

Last night I watched Jackie Brown (on Netflix), a Tarantino movie.

Nice movie.

Robert De Niro plays a strange supporting role, a daft accomplice of arms dealer Samuel L. Jackson. I thought: the big De Niro playing such a non-descript character, that’s fantastic.

More thoughts.

I saw the movie was based on a book of Elmore Leonard, I writer I had never heard of, but I recently watch an interesting video about him. The role Samuel L. Jackson plays reminds me of his role in Kingsman: The Secret Service. A ruthless criminal shot in the climax of the movie. And then on comparing these stories: Jackie Brown is a way more interesting story than the flat action-movie story of Kingsman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOPDVQNmOM

The Addams Family

After at least twenty years I re-watched The Addams Family (it’s on Netflix now). It is still a remarkable and original movie, with its goth culture and nonchalant black humor. Morticia Addams played by Angelica Huston; probably her Magnum Opus.

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Anjelica Huston

I guess the movie has become a classic.

Howl’s Moving Castle – by Hayao Miyazaki

Wonderful anime by the master of the genre Hayao Miyazaki, founder of studio Ghibli.

Earlier I watched Castle in the Sky and the Spirit Away, enjoying these very much. The movies have a strange threatening atmosphere without becoming horror. Yet the movies combine a darkness with a playful touch.

Miyazaki’s movies are now viewable on Netflix.

Howl's Moving Castle
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