This marks the first time I blog about EMMY nominations in a couple of years because normally I don't watch that much TV. Well, the past year I managed to watch quite a bit of them to actually be excited that some of my favorites got nominated. FX network must be throwing a huge party …
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FlixChatter’s Croatia holiday – visiting Dubrovnik, the filming location of Game of Thrones
Hello everyone!! I'm back from my Croatian trip so I'm still feeling a bit jetlagged but grateful to be back home safely. Croatia has been on my bucket list for some time and let's just say it lives up to the hype!! My hubby and I went to Dubrovnik and Split, with a brief 3-hour …
Monsterverse Fans Rejoice! Apple TV+ renews Monarch: Legacy of Monsters + multiple spinoffs are in the works
The enduring appeal of Godzilla is undeniable. 70 years after the first Godzilla movie was released in 1954, people all over the world still can't get enough of these big monsters. With the latest cinematic adaptation of big monsters, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is raking monstrous box office with $367+ million worldwide, Apple …
TV Review: THE BEAR (S1) – Finally caught up with HULU’s award-winning series, each episode gives me such an adrenaline rush and I love it!
Ok, so I’m nearly 2 years late to the party with this highly acclaimed series. Thankfully there are only two seasons so far, and it’s only about a half-hour per episode so it’s easier to binge on. It took us just over a week to finish the entire season. For those who haven’t seen it, …
TV Series Review: Incompleteness (2023) – an ambitious, compelling psychological dramedy featuring an impressive MN cast
Written and Directed by David Ash Incompleteness (Season 1) is an 8-part series of eight 45 min. episodes written and directed by local Twin Cities filmmaker David Ash, whose previous feature was aptly named Twin Cities (2018). Set in MN and filmed pre-Covid and post-lockdown, the season was completed in June of last year with …
TV Series Review: FX’s SHŌGUN – the epic saga set in feudal Japan is masterfully crafted, lavish & immersive
Let me begin that this isn’t your dad's (or grandpa’s) Shōgun tale. Most Gen X-ers are likely familiar with or at least have heard of the 1980 miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain as John Blackthorne. I’ve only seen brief clips of that series, which is told mainly from Blackthorne’s POV and reeks of a ‘white savior’ …
Documentary Series Spotlight: Turner Classic Movies (TCM)’s THE POWER OF FILM
Back in January, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) premiered an all-new original documentary series, The Power of Film, which explores some of the most popular and memorable American films of all time. The six-part series was hosted and curated by renowned UCLA professor emeritus Howard Suber. He's the founding chair of UCLA’s Film and Television Producers …
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