The Beaver A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communicating.I've been curious about this one mostly to see Mel Gibson's performance and because the script apparently topped 2008's The Black List (as in list of Best Un-produced Screenplays). I also wanted to see it because Anton Yelchin, whom …
Month: October 2011
Guest Post: Five big budget movies that fail to meet studio’s high expectations
Every year Hollywood churned out big films one after another. But they also have one or two films each year that they hope it will either rake in a lot of money, earn tons of Oscar nominations or both. Through the years, studios would invest in certain talents and throw quite a bit of money …
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Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Immortals – ‘The Story Behind Theseus’ Featurette
Exactly a month from now, on 11-11-11, Immortals is released. You probably already know that I've been anticipating this for some time. I was initially excited because Tarsem is directing (as I really like The Fall), but when Henry Cavill was cast, I am even more psyched!! Yes the British actor is VERRRY easy on …
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Weekend Roundup: ‘Midnight in Paris’ review
Happy Monday, everybody! It's actually a Columbus Day holiday here, but no, I didn't get a day off 😦 Hope you had a wonderful weekend, wherever you are. Well, mine was quite lovely. I took a much-needed blogging/computer break on Saturday to spend the entire day outdoors starting with a jog around the beautiful Lake …
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A Conversation with one of my favorite film characters – Part of Kid In The Front Row Blogathon
About a week ago, Kid from Kid In The Front Row asked everyone to join in on his Character Dialogue Blogathon. The idea? Have an imaginary conversation with the film character of your choice. I took a blogging & computer break yesterday but since I promised him I'd take part, I figure it's better late …
FlixChatter Review: Dear Frankie
Firstly, a confession: I never would've known about this movie had it not been for Gerry Butler's involvement. Right after I fell for him in Phantom of the Opera, I knew I had to watch everything else he's in. Boy, am I glad I did as I LOVE this movie and it holds up really …
A Small Tribute to a Visionary Giant – RIP Steve Jobs
Earlier today, the world lost a great man. Much like when 9/11 happened, you're likely going to remember when you first heard of his passing. Right now you're probably listening to your iPod, reading this very news on your iPad, calling somebody on your iPhone, watching a Pixar movie over the weekend, or typing away …
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