Top 10 Favorite Scottish Actors

Today's Gerry Butler's birthday. For the past three years I've been making all kinds of tribute posts to my former crush. But y'know what, I don't think any of you would be surprised that I won't be doing a tribute for him this year, instead, I figure I'd finish the list that's been sitting dormant …

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Question of the Week: Which film(s) do you think Leonardo DiCaprio deserved to win an Oscar for?

Today is Leonardo DiCaprio's 39th birthday. He's still got that boyish look despite being a year short of 40! It's been sixteen years since Titanic catapulted him to a matinee idol, but he's since gained a movie star status and practically shed the *curse* that plagued a lot of child actors who've hit it big …

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TCFF Awards & Top Five Film Picks from TCFF Bloggers

Happy Halloween everyone! Pardon the late post for this folks, due to my traveling schedule to attend my sister-in-law's wedding in NYC, naturally I had to put the blog on hiatus. But I'm back now, so here's the summary of the 10-day film fest that ended with awards announcement during the Festival's Closing Night Gala …

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TCFF Short Films Spotlight: Interview with ‘Hot & Bothered’ & ‘A Better Life’ filmmakers Jake Greene & Conor Holt

Desperate singles get all tangled up when a compulsive internet dater loses track of her accounts. Directed by: Jake Greene and Natalie Irby Interview w/co-director Jacob 'Jake' Greene: 1. Tell us about your filmmaking background, how you got started in the business. I started making independent shorts and web series when I lived in Nashville, …

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Top 5 lackluster endings in big Hollywood movies

A couple of months ago I named my top 5 Spectacle Endings, well now I shift my focus on 5 movie endings that I thought lacked spectacle and excitement. As I mentioned on my last article, I love big Hollywood event/tentpole films. Yes I know most of them aren't what you called "great" cinema but …

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10 reasons why BBC’s crime drama BROADCHURCH is a must-watch TV series

In light of the recent news of the remake of Broadchurch that I mentioned in last week's Five of the Fifth, here's why you should watch the original BBC series! I have not got around to seeing it myself but definitely will watch this at some point. SPECIAL THANKS to Dave W for his wonderful …

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Scene[s] Spotlight: Five awesome car chases in contemporary movies

Happy Tuesday folks! This past weekend ended up being chock-full of car chases for me with Fast Five and Ronin, both of 'em have long and spectacular car chases that made me stand up and cheer! Now, I'm actually a pretty good driver myself. Yes I tend to go fast in highways, but I rarely …

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