Happy Friday the 13th everybody! No, there's not gonna be any horror-related post on here... actually I'm in need of a blogging break today, been so tired at work lately. Since the weather suddenly turns frigid (40 degrees swing within 48 hrs!), I thought a little uplifting music would perk up anyone's day right? Well, …
Month: January 2012
Upcoming Flix Spotlight: The Great Gatsby
One of my new year resolutions this year is to read more. Currently I'm still trying to finish up Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, which is quite challenging, but I'm determined to get through the whole thing. The next one I'll be tackling on is The Great Gatsby. I don't know why but ever since I …
The Flix List: Five franchise hopefuls that fail to catch on
With the recent opening of David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a film Sony hopes will be a big hit, so they could then make two more movies based on Stieg Larsson's novels. I started to think of films that failed to kick start a franchise for the studios. Of course this is …
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Weekend Roundup: WARRIOR and ON THE BEACH
As last weekend we got to see quite a lot of films (yes, I'm a bit behind on my reviews folks), this year we skipped the cinema and opted to catch up on films I've missed last year. One I've been wanting to see is Warrior, and when I read this enthusiastic review on Thursday, …
10 New Year Resolutions We Want From Hollywood
Happy Sunday, folks! How's your first week of 2012 going so far? Any luck on any one of your New Year's Resolutions? Yep, I thought so... well, there's still 358 days to get started on that right? 😀 Well, I don't really have a list of cinematic resolutions to try to live by, but I …
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Spotlight on three new favorite actors: Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston & Benedict Cumberbatch
It's been a while since I highlight a particular actor here, and since we're on the first week of the new year, why not highlight some new-ish actors who've made the mark the past year. Ok, the term 'new' is relative of course, as all of these actors have had stage, TV and even film …
Five for the Fifth: New Year Edition
Hello folks, welcome to the first Five of the Fifth edition of 2012! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. So let's get started, shall we? …
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