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• The Employees of Klipsch Present: Our Favorite Movies (5-1)

  Top 20 All-Time Favorite Movies (5-1) See #10-6 here 5. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-03) Lord of the Rings succeeded in taking extremely complex source material and converting it to a wholly acceptable screenplay for devoted fans of the book and... Posted Sep 02 2008, 03:37 PM by Amy Unger with | with no comments Filed under: movies

• The Employees of Klipsch Present: Our Favorite Movies (15-11)

  Top 20 All-Time Favorite Movies (15-11) See #20-16 here 15. Sixteen Candles (1984) Even if you weren’t a Samantha Baker, Jake Ryan, Caroline Mulford, or Farmer Ted, you undoubtedly could find yourself somewhere among the other angst-ridden high... Posted Aug 28 2008, 01:58 PM by Amy Unger with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: movies

• The Employees of Klipsch Present: Our Favorite Movies (20-16)

  At Klipsch, we’re passionate about movies. From our state of the art professional cinema line to our compact home theater speakers , every surround system we engineer is dedicated to the love of movies, for achieving the best possible sound is essential... Posted Aug 27 2008, 11:38 AM by Amy Unger with | with no comments Filed under: movies

• WALL·E

  Daily Photo I took Steven to see WALL·E on its opening weekend. I loved it. Steven -- not so much. The lack of dialogue was just too much for his restless mind to endure. He wanted to leave 10 minutes in, but I held firm. When he fell asleep 10... Posted Aug 19 2008, 09:51 AM by Amy Unger with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: movies, Daily Photo

• 10 Horror Movies That I Love

  I discussed my list with some of my co-workers, which turned into a debate of the definition of "horror film." For my purposes, I'm including what may also be called "psychological thriller," since it means essentially the same... Posted Jul 25 2008, 01:20 PM by Amy Unger with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: movies

• Movies With Soundtracks That I Love

  Note: Not only do I love these soundtracks, but also the movies that accompany them. They are not mutually exclusive. In no particular order: 1. American Graffiti (1973). This outstanding collection of oldie hits includes the DJ stylings of Wolfman Jack... Posted Jul 18 2008, 04:11 PM by Amy Unger with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: movies

• Campy Movies That I Love

  Some movies are just too ostentatious or over-the-top to NOT love. That's camp. These are some of my favorites with links to trailers/clips: 10. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). I loved the historical characters plopped down into late... Posted Jul 11 2008, 08:22 AM by Amy Unger with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: movies

• Obscure Movies That I Love

  I frequently recommend movies that are little known or out of the mainstream. Below are some favorites, placed in order as if I were forced to do so, but they really don't have an order. Movies are such a "mood-thing." I've included... Posted Jul 03 2008, 08:33 AM by Amy Unger with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: movies

• Don't Miss This Movie

  Rarely do I come across a movie that I would classify as a "do not miss," because opinions of movies are so subjective. That said, most people who are reading this blog are likely live music fans, so I'm comfortable telling you to go get... Posted Jan 09 2008, 01:08 PM by Amy Unger with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: movies

• For you art lovers

  Over the weekend, I watched The Train (1964). It takes place in and around Paris days before the Allied Liberation during WWII, 1944. A Nazi colonel, knowing the allies are coming and realizing the value of paintings by Van Gogh, Manet, Picasso, Degas... Posted Jan 31 2007, 09:58 AM by Amy Unger with | with no comments Filed under: Art, movies

• Top 10 Movies I've seen in 2006

  Since I joined one of those online movie rental clubs back in April 06, I've been able to catch up on some movies that I've long wanted to see but had trouble finding in most brick and mortar rental stores. Now approaching 100 movies viewed since joining... Posted Jan 24 2007, 12:51 PM by Amy Unger with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: movies

• The Oscars

  Oscar noms came out this morning, so I thought it would be topical to discuss them a bit...even though I haven't actually viewed a movie outside of my home since Will Ferrell's Anchorman. Ah, the joys of having a 2 year old (what's a babysitter ??). Regardless... Posted Jan 23 2007, 01:12 PM by Amy Unger with | with no comments Filed under: movies