Movie Haiku Poems for old and new movies.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Knocked Up (2007)

Baby accident,
Lets a man learn to grow up,
And the strength of love.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Free for the Summer,
A blonde temptation arrives,
Will he scratch that itch?

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Dead man tells a tale,
Of Hollywood’s faded star,
Delusion, close-up.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Chocolat (2000)

Town consumed by rules,
Gets a taste for breaking them,
Fed by winds of change.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Chinatown (1974)

Jake investigates,
But it’s not the case he thinks,
Noah’s double Cross.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

The Prestige (2006)

Rival magicians,
Obsessive fight for their lives,
Deceit, their transport.

Caddyshack (1980)

Country Club battle,
Boy’s high stakes putt for respect,
Gopher makes alright.

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Attack on the moors,
Brings rotting moonlit nightmares,
Nurse provides healing.

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Bending history,
Filmic Nazi finale,
That is a bingo.

The African Queen (1951)

Onward down river,
Couple steer a course of love,
And sink German plans.

Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1953)

Two Little Rock girls,
Cruise to Paris seeking love,
Make friends with diamonds.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011

High Noon (1952)

On his wedding day,
Marshall defends town alone,
Do not forsake him.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Trip (2010)

Two men in a car,
Journey around England’s north,
While we tour their lives.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Friday, July 1, 2011

Annie Hall (1977)

Alvy breaks the fourth wall,
To explore life with Annie,
Neurotics attract.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Oliver! (1968)

Musical Dickens,
Orphan boy falls among thieves,
Pure heart rewarded.

Lost in Translation (2003)

Alone among crowds,
Two kindred spirits connect,
Nothing, more than this.

Badlands (1973)


Young love runs amok,
On a fifties killing spree,
With chilling coldness.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Mutant force is coined,
Revenge and war are minted,
Reichsmark for your thoughts.

Creation (2009)

Great book’s origin,
Birthed in pain of daughter’s death,
Darwin’s tree of life.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Notting Hill (1999)

Love takes starring role,
In ordinary man’s life,
Would you like some tea?

Monday, June 6, 2011

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Saturday, June 4, 2011

The Social Network (2010)

Harvard nerd's lost love,
Inspires billion user site,
Founding friends log out.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

With Blackbeard’s daughter,
Jack hunts for fountain of youth,
But does he find love?

The Lovely Bones (2009)

Though she is murdered,
Love blooms in those around her,
Life sealed with a kiss.

Monday, May 16, 2011

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

From thirties dustbowl,
Farmers seek new life out west,
Son fights for new world.

The Searchers (1956)

Search for kidnapped niece,
Becomes a quest for vengeance,
Framed in great vistas.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Source Code (2011)

Groundhog Day with bombs,
Can’t help but make us ponder,
Where does life exist.