Lists for the listaholic anonymous amongst us, top ten or otherwise
In an industry seemingly obsessed with youth, the world of cinema is actually quite forgiving to those suffering from the inevitable phenomenon called aging. I mean, compared to another lucrative career such as sports, where athletes are forced to retire well before they reach 'middle aged' period, there are plenty of opportunities for actors not …
Continue reading The Flix List: Top Ten Favorite Seasoned Actors
Ok, here's the last part of the forgotten big-budgeted misfires. Just to reiterate, these were the films that had a huge budget for its time and their failure went so far as to bankrupt the studio that marketed them, and some even ruined the filmmakers' career: 5. Cutthroat Island (1995): I think more people know …
Continue reading Guest Post – Forgotten Box Office Misfires Part II
[rtm's note: Who knew that the little blue people can actually take on Cowboys & Aliens? The Smurfs and the hybrid Western tied at the box office with $36.2 mil. It's perhaps too soon to call it a flop, but given the $163 production budget for the Harrison Ford/Daniel Craig starrer, it definitely underperformed.] ... …
Continue reading Guest Post – Forgotten Box Office Misfires Part I
Hello everyone! Welcome to another collaborative post with my lovely friend Paula G! This time we each came up with five movies we wish we could see on the big screen (either a repeat viewing or for the first time). Seems like almost every other week nowadays we hear news of previously-released films being shown …
Continue reading Random Question: What movies you wish would get a theatrical re-release?
As a film fanatic, I not only pay attention to the stars but also to the people behind the scenes. But usually the directors and writers will get all the attention when it comes to film being a success or failure. So I would like to write about the mostly unseen people in the film …
Happy Tuesday, folks! This Friday, my hubby and I will be on vacation to California for a week. We'll be attending San Diego Comic Con for the first time next week but we'll spend our first four days of our trip in San Francisco (including a day trip to Napa). My brother went to University …
Continue reading Give me your favorite movie scenes set in San Francisco
... With the recent casting news of Naomi Harris as Money Penny and also Jarvier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes as possible villains in Bond 23, I thought I should list my top five favorite Bond films ever. Let’s face it, there are a lot of bad Bond films that have came out since Dr. No …
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