Joe vs. the Volcano

Yesterday's movie was Joe vs. the Volcano, which Vince picked. Many of us scoffed, but it was surprisingly great: deeply weird and filled with superb little scenes like this one:

I definitely recommend checking this one out if you missed this showing.

Superman

Whoops, forgot to post this before the movie. Our most recent film was Richard Donner's Superman, from 1978. It was filled with action, romance, suspense, and all that stuff, but I think we all agreed that this was the best part:

P.S. Today is both Mark Hamill and Christopher Reeve's birthday. A very nostalgic birthday indeed!

Singles

This week's pick is Jess's, Singles.  Released in 1992, it's one of our freshest, if not the freshest pick to date.  

NMN regulars joining us (on the big screen) this Sunday - Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz and Tom Skerritt.

Little known trivia - this movie takes place in Seattle, Washington.

Is this really our first Cameron Crowe film?  We haven't done "Say Anything?"  THAT'S CRAZY.

Best thing to ever happen at the Ellensburg Rodeo:

9/9/2012: Firestarter

Tomorrow's film is Meghan's pick, Stephen King's Firestarter (or should that be Stephen King's Firestarter? It was filed under 'F,' so I guess I'll go with the former).

The DVD I got is actually a two-movie set, including the decidedly non-nostalgic sequel/miniseries, Firestarter 2: Rekindled (guess they had to bump up its retail numbers somehow).

 

Man, I can't believe they couldn't get Drew Barrymore for that one!

Have we ever had an hour long (intentionally) nearly plot-less movie?

Cuz I'm thinking of making my next pick:

Since this upcoming film has my nostalgia for it brewing:

The Origins of Nostalgic Movie Night

Most of us know that the first Nostalgic Movie Night movie was a somewhat impromptu viewing of The Monster Squad.

What I didn't remember was that we started this whole train a-rolling in June of 2008. Over four years ago! Craziness.

Rick sent around a spreadsheet in those early days with a bunch of potential suggestions, and we haven't even watched all of those yet. Here are a few from Rick's list that (I'm pretty sure) we haven't seen:

 Willow

Toy Soldiers

Walk Like a Man

Cloak and Dagger

3 O'Clock High

The Black Stallion

Batteries Not Included

Amazon Women on the Moon

Yeah, I don't think we're going to run out of movies any time soon. Or, to paraphrase a nostalgic movie we have watched, we're gonna need a bigger jar.

I plan to do a post soon with every movie we've watched to date, but that will take a while.

This week's pick is Gavin's - The Outsiders (1983)

Francis Ford Coppala directs

Tom Cruise

Matt Dillon

Ralph Maccio

Patrick Swayze

Rob Lowe

Leif Garret

Tom Waits

Emilio Esteves

C. Thomas Howell

Diane Lane

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086066/

See you tonight!

G