Round 5, Pick 4, March 4, 2021 Title: “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” Writer and Director: Hayao Miyazaki Genre: anime (Japanese animation) Length: 1 hour, 57 minutes Awards: 3 wins and 1 nomination Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a 1984 Japanese anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based […]…
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2021 MOVIE DRAFT- ROUND 4 PICK 8- MSJADELI- SELECTS- BEING THERE — slicethelife
Round 4 Pick 8 February 22 Lisa “Being There” (1979) Genre: comedy Director: Hal Ashby Writer: Jerzy Kosinski and Robert C. Jones (book adaptation) Settings: Washington, D.C. and the Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, N.C. Awards: 14 wins and 15 nominations Cast: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Ruth Attaway, Richard Dysart, Henry Dawkins, […]…
2021 MOVIE DRAFT- ROUND 3 PICK 9- MSJADELI SELECTS- THE PROPOSITION [2005] — slicethelife
Round 3, Pick 9, February 9, 2021 “The Proposition” [2005] Genre: (Australian) Western We are white men, Sir, not beasts. Oh, he sits up there in those melancholy hills; some say he sleeps in caves like a beast, slumbers deep like the Kraken. The Blacks say that he is a spirit. The Troopers will never […]…
2021 MOVIE DRAFT- ROUND 1- PICK 10- MSJADELI SELECTS- ALIEN SERIES — slicethelife
(AKA Everything you always wanted to know about the Alien series but were afraid to ask.) 2021 Movie Draft- Round 1 Pick 10- MSJADELI selects- Series- Alien. MSJADELI’s blog Tao Talk can be found at –https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/131408541 This concludes Round 1- Round 2 will begin on Monday January 18th. The Series includes Alien (1979,) Aliens (1986,)…
2020 ALBUM DRAFT- ROUND 14- PICK 7- BOX SETS- MSJADELI SELECTS- STEELY DAN- CITIZEN STEELY DAN 1972-1980 — slicethelife
2020 Album Draft- Round 14- Pick 7 Box Sets- MSJADELI selects- Steely Dan- Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980. I’m not an expert or even close to one in regards to Steely Dan; more of a tireless appreciator of their audio body of work that has pleased, thrilled, and inspired. Back in the day I’m trying to […]…
2020 ALBUM DRAFT- ROUND 11-PICK 1- SOUNDTRACKS- MSJADELI SELECTS -GROSSE POINTE BLANK — slicethelife
2020 Album Draft- Round 11 Pick 1- Soundtracks- MSJADELI selects- Groose Pointe Blank. When Hans decided to add three more rounds and the first bonus round was a movie soundtrack, this and one other (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) sprang to mind. Grosse Pointe Blank is a film I’ve watched many times for many […]…
