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Christopher
Bentley Owen
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About Me

Twitter: @zyxek

I live in Tulsa, OK, USA.

My Favorite 20 Movies (for now, in alphabetical order):

After Hours (1985, dir. Martin Scorcese)
The Apartment (1960, dir. Billy Wilder)
Being John Malkovich (1999, dir. Spike Jonze)
Black Narcissus (1948, dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
Casablanca (1942, dir Michael Curtiz)
The Big Sleep (1946, dir. Howard Hawks)
Citizen Kane (1941, dir. Orson Welles)
City Lights (1931, dir. Charlie Chaplin)
The Godfather, pt. II (1974, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
The 400 Blows (1959, dir. Francois Truffaut)
Ikiru (1952, dir. Akira Kurosawa)
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990, dir. John Patrick Shanley)
Miller’s Crossing (1990, dir. Joel Coen)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, dir. Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam)
The Passion of Joan of Ark (1928, dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer)
Princess Mononoke (1997, dir. Hayao Miyazaki)
Seven Samurai (1954, Akira Kurosawa)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952, dir. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly)
Taxi Driver (1976, dir. Martin Scorcese)
WALL-E (2008. dir. Andrew Stanton)

Latest Update

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The Terror

I like Corman quite a bit sometimes, but he didn't even try with this one. It's not good in that corny, trashy and over-the-top way, and it certainly is not an effective thriller.

Favorite Films

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Style

  • Auteur-driven
  • Inspired collaboration
  • Melancholy
  • Zip, whiz, and energetic!
  • Serene & subtle
  • Deliriously surreal
  • Canonical classics
  • High Art
  • Pop Art
  • Other-worldly

Wall

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Poughkeepsie

5May11

Hey, Christopher! Nice top 20!

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Julian

18Mar11

Hey Christopher, that's so kind of you, thanks! Your favourite 20 films list is great!

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Erik Villasenor

8Mar11

thanks for the follow. Good taste. If you see the leopard let me know what you think.

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Big Meech

13Feb11

i noticed on your wall that you want to see "you can count on me." i highly recommend it. its the first time i had seen mark ruffalo and ever since he's been one of my favorite actors. he is awesome in it. laura linney is good too btw. i

Wants To Watch

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Reviews

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The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

Martin Hynes’ debut feature follows an awkward teen’s quest to inform his estranged brother, Arlen, of their mother’s death. Mercer (Lou Taylor Pucci) steals a car on an apparent whim and starts driving…  read review

Ratings

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Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

  • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
Brick

Brick

  • Currently 5.0/5 Stars.
God Grew Tired of Us

God Grew Tired of Us

  • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
A Christmas Tale

A Christmas Tale

  • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.