It's a double birthday special, folks! It's been ages since I've done a birthday post. The last one I did was nearly a year ago for Gabriel Byrne! Well, today happens to be the birthday of TWO of my favorite British thespians, Timothy Dalton and Gary Oldman! Born on March 21, fourteen years apart. Both …
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Musings on Asian directors… why so few of them thrive in Hollywood?
I had just seen STOKER on Tuesday night, which inspires me to write about this post. Now, a lot of you know I was born in South East Asia but I moved to the US to go to college and has been staying here since. I feel like I need to preface this article by …
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A trio of casting news I’m excited about: Karl Urban, Rebecca Hall & Alessandro Nivola
Happy Midweek all! I've got another director-related post nearly ready to go, but I thought I'd share a trio of casting news I heard this week that I'm excited about, all involving three talented underrated actors I'd love to see getting more work. So here goes. Karl Urban's cast in JJ Abrams' futuristic drama pilot …
Musings on Quentin Tarantino’s 12 Favorite Films
Earlier this month, Sight and Sound magazine asked many of the well-known filmmakers today to list their favorite films, you can see the list here. For this article, I would like to just focus on Quentin Tarantino's favorite films. If you read most of my articles on this site (i.e. ranking favorite Tarantino's films) then …
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Now THIS is a CASTING NEWS I can get behind! Richard Armitage as Richard III
The discovery of a dead English monarch's bones found in a parking lot in Leicester, England has been dominating the news lately. Just this past Monday, scientists indeed confirmed that the remains indeed belong to Richard III, the last English king to die in battle. It's quite a fascinating story that started back in 2009 …
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The Flix List: Pompous Jerks in Cinema
Having seen many hours of cinematic entertainment, I've developed a rather discerning pallet in regard to actors and the various roles they play. And have noted a few here for mass discussion and dissertation. Tough guys. Femme Fatales. Saps. The Superb Louse and the like. There is one classification the has both eluded and annoyed …
The Flix List and a Poll! Vote for your five favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies
The Austrian former body-builder has got 50 titles under his belt... though the only one stretching his acting skills is probably playing the Governator of California, ahah. But after a decade since he played his iconic role that catapulted him to stardom, Schwarzenegger has reportedly confirmed he'll be back for the next Terminator movie. I thought …
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