Oh the dilemma! Thanks to Andy from Fandango Groovers, in the past month, a whole bunch of us movie bloggers have been inflicted with an amusing predicament. Apparently, Andy was inspired by a UK radio program called Desert Island Discs where guests are invited to imagine themselves cast away on a desert island with only …
Continue reading Desert Island DVDs: 8 flix I’d take with me if I were stranded on a desert island
Russell Ira Crowe turned 46 this past Wednesday. I guess I have a penchant for rugged men with a gravelly voice. Before Gerard Butler captured my attention, the New Zealand-born Aussie thespian blew me away as general Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000). There's not a lot of actors who consistently turn one impressive performance after …
So now that we've got the story of Perseus, we'll see how the other Greek mythology tale is going to pan out. As I've outlined in the Battle of the Greek Mythologies and an updated news item on this project, this one centers on Theseus. He's a demigod (half-god, half-man), the son of mortal parents …
Continue reading Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Tarsem’s ‘War of Gods’ is now renamed ‘Immortals’
This edition's of Everyone's a Critic's series happen to be movies that exceeds the reviewers' expectation. In fact, Mike was practically baffled why Remember Me had gotten such terrible reviews – which at 28% is exactly the same Tomatometer as Twilight Saga: New Moon. He thought that this indie drama definitely has much more depth …
Continue reading Everyone’s a Critic: Reviews from FC readers (6th Edition)
Critics be darned once again! Clash of the Titans defied the dismal review (31% Tomatometer) to soar past $60 million to capture the number 1 box office spot (it's already earned over 100 mil worldwide). WOW, it surely is kraken-ka-ching for honchos at Warner Bros, as it'll make up its $125 million production cost quicker …
Happy Good Friday! Last night as I was watching some clips of the classic masterpiece Ben Hur, I wondered whatever happened the the Ben Hur TV remake that was supposed to air this Sunday. As I searched on Google, apparently this blog is also wondering the exact same thing. As I said in my post …
Today my office has a department-wide outing to go curling. The St. Paul Curling Club – founded in 1888 – is the largest curling club in the country with over 1,200 members. I'm not actually going to participate, but it's really quite fun to watch people play from behind the glass window. Just like golf, …
Continue reading Random Flix Spotlight: Men with Brooms – apparently there is a movie about curling!
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