Happy Friday folks! Time for a new trailer since I skipped last week. From Oscar nominated Aussie director Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies, Driving Miss Daisy), it's a drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken …
Continue reading Conspicuous Trailer of the Week: Mao’s Last Dancer
Hello folks, sorry this is not a cop out for me being too tired to post today. No, I take that back, it sort of is, but I just came back from an out-of-town conference and am in dire need of sleep. But when I saw these featured on several movie blogs, my jaw just …
It's officially been one year since I published my first ever blog post, so happy 1st birthday to FlixChatter! [Photo of cake is courtesy of Lisa Nguyen, a baker in Orange County, who made this cake for her film major friend. If I ever threw a party on my blog's behalf, I'd be sure to …
rtm's note: In my attempt to dip my feet more into classic movies, I once again turn to the ultimate aficionado Vince Caro to point me in the right direction. His eclectic taste and immense knowledge of classic flicks never ceases to amaze me. Two on the list below I've never even heard of, which …
I was having lunch with my good friend Becky (a.k.a Prairiegirl) a couple of weeks ago when all of a sudden, we started talking about DVD commentaries. Now, prior to this conversation, I have not seen ANY dvd commentary before, ever. In fact, I think I must've accidentally hit the 'play movie with commentary' button …
Continue reading Random Thoughts: How do you feel about DVD commentaries?
TGIF! Summer movie season is finally here. After a lackluster Memorial weekend (which was the worst in terms of box office in 17 years), I'm looking forward to a bunch of movies coming out in the next few months. To get things started, here are FIVE I'd [try to] watch this month. A mix of …
Continue reading Summer Flix Time! The Five to Watch in June
Welcome to a new FlixChatter series where I'll feature a certain movie character every other week. You know how it's like when you're watching a movie starring a couple of famous actors, but the supporting actor ends up stealing every scene he's in and by the end of the movie you care so much for …
Continue reading NEW SERIES! Flix Character Spotlight: Lord Marke in Tristan + Isolde
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