Film

Our 15 Favorite Football Films

by Greg W. Locke September 18, 2011

So here’s the thing: we at the Ze Cat offices love sports. Love ‘em. Football, baseball and basketball, mostly. And yeah, we know that the average person who checks this site probably hates sports – we’ve heard it all before. But look: you’re not in high school any more and those a-holes who bullied you [...]

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Our All-Time 30 Favorite Cinematographers

by Greg W. Locke September 15, 2011

Once a cinephile has learned all the directors and actors and writers, well, there’s only one place left to go: Cinematographers. Truthfully, I only started paying close attention to these dudes a few years ago, slowly picking up one new favorite after another. Below you’ll find Ze Catalist’s starter guide for Cinematographer fans. We’ve kinda/sorta [...]

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Gus Van Sant

by Greg W. Locke September 8, 2011

With Restless, Gus Van Sant’s first film since Milk, on the way here in a week or so, we figured now was a good time to look at the filmography of one of our favorite working directors. He’s hit Oscar gold with Good Will Hunting and Milk, made major mistakes with Psycho and Even Cowgirls [...]

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Ze Catalist’s Ed Wood Award, 2011

by Greg W. Locke August 30, 2011

There are countless directors out there, many working this very second, who have absolutely no idea what they’re doing. It’s amazing, if you think about it, that so many artless pricks get by so well on their charisma and connections that they get big studios to hand over millions of dollars for their bullshit projects. [...]

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The Top 25 Roles Bill Murray Didn’t Take

by Greg W. Locke August 26, 2011

Two or so months ago we wrote about the Top 20 roles Jennifer Jason Leigh didn’t take. (Read it HERE.) That post sparked a lot of discussion amongst friends and site regulars about this or that actor, and all the roles they didn’t take. The actor whose name came up the most often (after, of [...]

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

by Greg W. Locke August 13, 2011

With a number of great projects coming up – including roles in Steven Spielberg’s much anticipated Lincoln, Christopher Nolan’s future blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises, Jonathan Levine’s upcoming 50/50, David Koepp’s Premium Rush and Rian Johnson’s Looper – we figured now was as good a time as any to look at the so-far-amazing young career [...]

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Top 40 Johnny Depp Performances / Films

by Greg W. Locke August 8, 2011

Johnny Depp has become, since the surprise worldwide love for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, one of the most bankable movie stars of his time. Before that he was a critics darling; before that he was a cult figure; before that he was a teenage heartthrob. Now, with a series of HUGE films under [...]

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Our Favorite Films from the First Half of 2011

by Greg W. Locke July 4, 2011

So here’s the thing: film, thus far, has not been so great in 2011. From what we’ve seen, there has thus far been maybe … MAAAAAYBE … 10 great films. Four of those might be classics. MAAAAAYBE. That said, there’s a whole lot of goodness coming out before year’s end, so we’re hopeful. For now, [...]

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The Top 20 Roles Jennifer Jason Leigh Didn’t Take

by Greg W. Locke June 30, 2011

Thanks to powerful performances in movies like Single White Female, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Machinist, Margot at the Wedding, The Anniversary Party, Georgia, Dolores Claiborne, Short Cuts and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, actress Jennifer Jason Leigh has already earned her stripes with the Ze Cat staff. And yeah, she’s great. That’s not what we’re [...]

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Best Chicago Films

by Greg W. Locke June 29, 2011

We at the Ze Cat offices love Chicago. LOVE the place. We have since we were kids, back in the 80s and 90s, when Ryne Sandberg was the best baseball player on the planet, Walter Payton was the best running back alive and Michael Jordan was the best basketball player of his time – maybe [...]

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