The truth surely can be stranger than fiction, so the real-life story of British con man Robert Freegard is ripe for a screen adaptation. There have been documentaries made about him, but I've never seen any of them, and I chose not to read up about him until after. In fact, I wish they hadn't …
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Thursday Movie Picks: Films Directed by a Female Director
Happy almost Friday everyone! I'm a bit late to the TMP party but I love this week's topic that I still want to participate. The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of …
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FlixChatter Review: Neil Jordan’s vampire drama Byzantium (2012)
Before the vampire craze began started by a certain YA novel, Neil Jordan's made an epic vampire drama Interview With The Vampire in 1994. Nearly two decades later, the Irish filmmaker returned to the popular genre with another unconventional tale of the fanged one. Except that the vampires in this story don't have fangs, instead they have sharp thumb …
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FlixChatter Review: Runner Runner
Runner Runner is a poker term referring to when a player needs the cards on the turn and river to win the pot. I'm pretty sure any poker player knows the term quite well and for non-poker folks, I'm sorry I couldn't explain much better than that. I consider myself to be a pretty decent …
Double Indie Film Reviews: Disconnect + Unfinished Song
This past week, I had the chance to watch a couple of indie films through MSPIFF and press screening. It would've been three films but the blizzard last Thursday kept me from going to the MUD screening. Yes it's such a bummer but really, in the grand scheme of things, especially compared to what's going …
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Weekend Viewing Roundup: People Like Us, Mission: Impossible 1996 + Hansel & Gretel Guest Review
Well, it's another Wintry weekend here in MN with snow and plummeting temps. But I'm looking forward to 30 degrees above zero this week, ahah. Well, it's relatively unproductive as I only saw two movies this weekend as I spent some time working on my ARGO write-up for The Lamb Devour The Oscars series. This …
TEN Notable Foreign Actors to Watch – Where Are They Now?
I first published this list back in November 2009, and I've been wanting to do an update in a while, thanks to the suggestion from Iba @ ILuvCinema. As I said back then, this kind of list is a matter of opinion/preference, and it's impossible to please everyone. This one in particular is not meant …
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