The third annual TCFF event is just around the corner and I look forward to covering the festival again as I've done in the past two years. This year we kicked things off early with encore screenings of: Question One Documentary Directed by: Joseph Fox and James Nubile 108 minutes Closely following Proposition 8 in …
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Happy Monday all! Hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was quite busy but in a good way. For our anniversary celebration, we went to see the Addams Family play on Friday night at the Ordway Theater in St. Paul. Truth be told, I'm not that familiar with the story nor have I seen the …
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Woo hoo! The LAMMY Awards are here! I think from the banner name above you should figure out what this is all about. Well, for us movie bloggers, particularly the 1275 [and counting] members of LAMB, this is a chance to honor our fellow bloggers and acknowledge the work they've put into blogging about movies. …
Today one of my favorite Irish actors Gabriel Byrne turns 62. He still looked so darn good for being in his 60s that I thought he's much younger than that. Hence my omission from my Top 10 Favorite Seasoned Actors list. He was however on my list of Top 10 Chat-Worthy Irish Actors, and not only because …
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Today is my 9th Wedding Anniversary. Can't believe we've been married that long, I feel like we just got married a few years ago! I've been blessed to marry my best friend Ivan whom I still adore him as much — if not more — as when I first met him when I was only …
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Greetings, all and sundry! I am going to take a step sideways and count some coup. Regarding a few recent minor victories involving films that come very close to or exceed 'Required Viewing' status. I'm thrilled that my recent labor of love entailing 'The French Connection' tempted Ruth and others to enjoy its gritty suspenseful wonders. So, I …
Continue reading Classic Flix Review: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
With The Avengers kick-starting the Summer movie season, 2012 is shaping up to be the year of blockbusters. The year of ensemble cast blockbusters to be exact, as The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit are all vying to be amongst the 'billion dollar club' of the decade. ... An ensemble cast: a cast in which …
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