I love The Beatles. In fact, my record collection (to quote Twin Cities label legend Peter Jesperson) begins with The Beatles and then goes from A-Z. During a company outing I struck up the subject by asking my coworkers: “You guys like The Beatles?” Their answer: “Who doesn’t like The Beatles?” And indeed, with Danny …
Hello everyone! You might've noticed I'm not blogging as regularly of late after the flurry of Twin Cities Film Fest. Well, I've been wanting to take a real blogging break and since this is Thanksgiving week, it sounds like the perfect time. I've been wanting to really focus on my script and so I also plan to …
Continue reading Mini Reviews of Steve Jobs + Mr. Holmes + temporary blogging hatus
Well, it's been fun folks! After about three + years of blogging... FlixChatter is closing up shop so this is the last monthly recap you'll see on this blog. THANK YOU for being such loyal supporters of this blog... I really appreciate your readership and all the wonderful comments. I'll be moving to Antarctica next …
James McAvoy is a bit on an action roll these days. He's starring in two British crime thrillers out in the same month in the UK. One is Welcome to the Punch, and the other is TRANCE, directed by Danny Boyle. This is Boyle's first film since the Oscar-nominated 127 Hours in 2010. As you …
Continue reading Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Danny Boyle’s TRANCE & Advanced Screening Giveaway
Happy Monday, everyone! Hope y'all had a nice weekend. I skipped the cinema again this weekend as it's quite a hectic one with my hubby Ivan's triathlon on Saturday morning and we also had people over for dinner this weekend. But Friday night we had a chance to check out the documentary we've been wanting …
Continue reading Weekend Roundup: Side by Side Documentary Review
In just a matter of hours, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London will be underway. So have you been following the Olympics coverage? It's interesting how a lot of film folks are involved in the ceremony. British directors Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire)and Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Reader) …
Continue reading Five Favorite Music of the 2012 Olympics Musical Director David Arnold
I wrote these reviews before I decided on the Britastic blog series, but they work just fine because they're both British-related. Slumdog Millionaire is directed by talented British director Danny Boyle, and Freddie Highmore who plays the title role in August Rush was born in London. They both also share a similar fairy-tale element in …
Continue reading DVD Picks: Slumdog Millionaire & August Rush
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