Derek’s Top 10 Favorite Movies

    The Motorcycle Diaries. My #1 favorite movie of all time ... America with only their feet and a motorcycle.  You begin to see hints of his transformation ... the audio soundtrack- the movie has a fantastic soundtrack that’s been recycled in many movies since [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 06:17:40

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A Top Ten Movie List

Memes. I have a love/hate relationship with memes. When I’m tagged, I kind of cringe a bit, initially, ... . That said, here is my list of my top ten favorite movies of all time: The Motorcycle Diaries Ernesto “Che ... one! I am a huge move and DVD fanatic. My wife and I love collecting DVDs. Some day [more...]

Date: 2008-05-14 15:48:15

The Motorcycle Diaries

Freakingly brilliant movie, about the transformation of Che Guevera from a medical student into a communist revolutionary. Brilliant photography capturing the landscape of Latin America. Watch it even if you are not a Che Guevera admirer. IMDB [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 05:28:37

On the Road may in fact be on the road

(photo by Thomas Hawk) This must be the week for the movies ... , who directed The Motorcycle Diaries and who seems quialified, and Francis Ford Coppola, who has seen ... bought the rights in 1979. Since then, the book that William Burroughs said “sent countless kids [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 01:36:39

It’s Over!

September that is! Fall appears to have arrived for good and all of this rain has made the end of summer feel more like the beginning of spring ... Series featuring The Motorcycle Diaries. I heard nothing but good things about this movie and I’m sure ... and creative. I first stumbled across a Post Secret book a few years ago and found myself captivated [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 15:16:16

And now on a lighter note, some photos from Bolivia

I was complaining quite a bit, I know, in my last post. If you know me then you know I am a bit of a complainer (at times) ... (some of you might be familiar with this from The Motorcycle Diaries, movie and book). I also heard that Che [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 20:39:48

Afternoon Links

Lucy Liu and Gabriel Garcia Bernal arrived at Cannes today.  Did anyone ever see Motorcycle Diaries?  Yeah, he’s pretty hot in that movie Check out what my cyber friends are writing about. Switchfoot [more...]

Date: 2008-05-14 21:26:52

Grassroutes | A road-trip for change

Grassroutes | A road-trip for change: This is perfect for Gautham, Yamini and Thejesh. Three people I was reminded most of when I watched the movie Motorcycle Diaries. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 15:18:52

What’s your favorite movie?

“We now have a whole culture based on the assumption that people know nothing and so anything can be said to them ... compares as purveyor of information; think Michael Moore, think Oliver Stone, think The Motorcycle Diaries, the truth cannot compete with a successful big screen image. Films engage all our senses [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 18:09:08

Linha De Passe - Review

AT A time when most movies coming out of Brazil at the moment seem to be concentrating on gang violence and police corruption around Rio, ... (who remains best known for The Motorcycle Diaries) has succeeded in crafting another compelling portrait ... , 200 kilometres of traffic jams and 300,000 motorcycle messengers. Denis (Joao Baldasserini), Dinho [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 09:08:54

Are You Talking To Me?

Trailer Addict - Trailer and movie fans will find that Trailer Addict is quite a comprehensive resource ... the liberty of recommending you some of my faves: Fight Club, The Motorcycle Diaries ... is a great feature. Before visiting the theaters, renting a DVD or demanding a movie. I view [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 18:41:17

Jack Kerouac's On The Road: The Movie (finally?)

After multiple false starts dating clear back to when Jack Kerouac was alive - he frequently mentions potential movie deals in his letters* - it ... for the Oscar-nominated The Motorcycle Diaries, "are facing Kerouac’s meandering prose head-on, transforming [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:29:32

Status Update: ‘On the Road,’ the Movie

It’s been a little over a year since we noted that the movie version of Jack Kerouac’s classic book was slated to be filmed in 2008 by Walter Salles, director of “The Motorcycle Diaries.” The new timetable? The Independent’s James Mottram quotes Salles saying he’ll “be shooting either at the end of this year or the beginning [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 16:37:48

10 Movies That I Like

I am also going through a strange cinematic phase of life ... I can’t watch it again because the weeping.) 4. The Motorcycle Diaries 3. Along Came Polly (I’ ... to buy the DVD. That’s fair, isn’t it? I can recognize museum art as being of good quality even [more...]

Date: 2008-05-16 15:26:05

Netflix’s First Set-Top Box

Netflix has released the first set top box which will allow you to live-stream movies to your television on demand ... of All Fears (2002) Misery (1990) The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) For the most part it seems [more...]

Date: 2008-05-21 21:16:22

Hits & Misses

A quick rundown of some movies and games that I really enjoyed or feel currently miss their mark: ... if the dialogue and "story" are still a bit underdeveloped.The Motorcycle Diaries was a really [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 17:26:00

Steven Soderbergh's Two- Film Epic -- Che: "The Argentine" & "Guerilla" (2008)

MovieWeb - Movie Photos, Videos & More MovieWeb - Movie Photos, Videos & More Theatrical Trailer Mini-Synopsis ( ... Batista." Explore the Early Life of Che In Walter Salles's The Motorcycle Diaries Amazon.com Widgets [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 06:05:38

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