Everybody’s Chattin + Question of the week: 7 films to see at TIFF 2015

Happy Tuesday everyone! Well I'm still high from the pure adrenaline rush of watching Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Boy was than fun! I'll post a full review but in the meantime, here's my initial reaction: Whoa! #MissionImpossibleRogueNation just might be my favorite Summer action flick. Definitely gonna see it again on the big screen! — …

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Weekend Roundup: Quick thoughts on BBC’s The Fall, ONCE (2006) & Blindspot Series Update

Happy Monday all! Hope you had a relaxing weekend. I didn't go to the movies but had time for some home cinema. My co-worker and I swapped dvds, I lent him Rocknrolla and he lent me ONCE, I think I got the better end of the bargain 😉 I saw Clueless on Friday and did …

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Musings on Clueless – random observations on the iconic 90s movie 20 years later

So apparently Clueless just hit its 20th anniversary this month, as suddenly there are a plethora of references on from the movie all over social media. In fact, my hubby was perplexed by some of them as he hadn't seen it before. So we thought, why not watch the movie Friday night since it's on Netflix streaming. To …

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Thursday Movie Picks #54: Sequels

Happy Thursday everyone! This is another entry to the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that's spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. Here's the gist: The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if …

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Blogathon – A Most Wanted Man (2014) review

This review is part of Epileptic Moondancer's PSH blogathon. I selected the second last completed movie by Hoffman before his death. He died a week after the premiere of the film at the Sundance Film Festival. A Most Wanted Man A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror. …

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Music Break: Top 5 Fave Soundtracks from Henry Jackman

I had been listening to X-Men: First Class during my workout lately, one of my favorite scores of the past few years. Henry Jackman was a protégé of one of my favorite composers, Hans Zimmer, and he's been churning out great works himself. Born in Middlesex, UK, Jackman studied classical music at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School, Eton College …

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Weekend Roundup: Reviews of ‘Ant-Man’ & ‘Cartel Land’ documentary

Boy it's quite a sweltering Summer weekend, I practically lived in my shorts & rompers these days. I love it when you found stuff in one of your old wallets, it's like getting an unexpected gift. Apparently I left two gold AMC tickets in there, so we ended up going to the movies after all. I also had …

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