«For so many years of
living the movie Groundhog Day, I knew there had to be more to life than commuting two hours each way to the Pentagon.
Not exact matches
Life with a toddler can seem like you're
living out the
movie Groundhog Day.
Does your love
life feel like a scene from «
Groundhog Day», that
movie with Bill Murray... Where he keeps
living the same day over and over until he finally gets it right?
It's more technical than you might expect, as such
movies cited as inspiration include Crimson Tide and Se7en (lighting), The
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (symmetrical framing), and Scrooged and
Groundhog Day (story).
, Henson's Place, Steamboat Bill, Jr., Africa Addio,
Groundhog Day, Beer League, Dirty Work, Jerry Seinfeld
Live, Tango & Cash, The Hard Way, Rambo: Extended Cut, Baraka, National Treasure, Lost Epilogue 1:28:25 — Junk Mail: Title Swapping and Death Metal Remix, Product Placement, Listening in Double Time, Digital and Film Resolution, Roger Corman, Rosie O'Donnell's Return, Casting the Film Junk
Movie 1:45:25 — This Week's DVD Releases 1:46:50 — Outro
February Xala (1975, Ousmane Sembène)-- 5.9 Toni Erdmann (2016, Maren Ade) DP — 8.0 +
Groundhog Day (1993, Harold Ramis)-- 5.7 [up from 4.8] +20 th Century Women (2016, Mike Mills) DP — 7.0 [up from 6.9] Kaili Blues (2015, Bi Gan)-- 6.9 I Am Not Your Negro (2016, Raoul Peck) DP — 7.1 Lumumba (2000, Raoul Peck)-- 6.3 John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017, Chad Stahelski) DP — 7.0 The Story of Qiu Ju (1992, Zhang Yimou)-- 5.4 + Moonrise Kingdom (2012, Wes Anderson)-- 7.8 [up from 7.0] Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution (2011, Lav Diaz)-- 5.3 Hill of Freedom (2014, Hong Sang - soo)-- 7.4 + Toni Erdmann (2016, Maren Ade) DP — 8.0 [same] The Lego Batman
Movie (2017, Chris McKay) DP — 5.9 Chocolat (1988, Claire Denis)-- 6.2 To
Live (1994, Zhang Yimou)-- 7.3 Daughters of the Dust (1991, Julie Dash) DP — 6.2 + Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, Joel & Ethan Coen)-- 7.4 [same] The Mission (1999, Johnnie To)-- 7.1 The Terrorizers (1986, Edward Yang)-- 9.0 The Unspeakable Act (2012, Dan Sallitt)-- 6.8 The Mend (2014, John Magary)-- 6.8 The Son of Joseph (2016, Eugène Green) DP — 5.8 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Joseph Sargent) 35 mm — 6.3 Charley Varrick (1973, Don Siegel) 35 mm — 6.5 Une femme coquette (1955, Jean - Luc Godard) Léolo (1992, Jean - Claude Lauzon)-- 3.0 Sexy Beast (2000, Jonathan Glazer) 35 mm — 6.2 Backyard Theatre (1973, no director credited) As You Are (2016, Miles Joris - Peyrafitte)-- 4.6 + Annie Hall (1977, Woody Allen)-- 7.9 [down from 8.2] Get Out (2017, Jordan Peele) DP — 6.3 A Cure for Wellness (2016, Gore Verbinski) DP — 6.2 Akira (1988, Katsuhiro Otomo) DP — 6.8 + Get Out (2017, Jordan Peele) DP — 6.6 [up from 6.3] To Each His Own Cinema (2007, Zhang Yimou) Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993, Alanis Obomsawin)-- 4.9
In addition to Matt's Brennan's piece on religion on TV, there are also essays on «
Groundhog Day,» Ingmar Bergman, «Captain Fantastic,» «Defending Your
Life,» Tarkovsky's «Nostalghia,» «Midnight Special,» «The Last Temptation of Christ,» «Last Days in the Desert,» «American
Movie,» «Tommy,» «Top Chef / Cooked» and a look at the cinematic history of Joan of Arc.
Bill Murray has starred in over thirty
movies, including Kingpin, Ed Wood, Scrooged,
Groundhog Day, The Royal Tenenbaums, The
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Lost In Translation.
My favorite
movies - It's a Wonderful
Life,
Groundhog Day, American President (I love redemption themes).
Playing through it successfully, saving all of its people and completing every quest, feels a hell of a lot like
living the one perfect day Bill Murray gets to
live at the conclusion of
Groundhog Day (the
movie Majora's is always compared to) if it were directed by Alfonso Cuaron.