Spotlight on ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’ + Interview with Jamie Campbell Bower, Lily Collins, & Kevin Zegers

I just heard about this young adult series was I went back to Jakarta last June. My 9-year-old niece had been carrying The City of Bones novel in her bag, which had a shirtless guy on it on the cover. I thought for a moment it was one of those Harlequin novels, thank goodness that's …

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Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Brendan Gleeson’s Passion Project At Swim Two Birds

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd highlight an upcoming Irish film starring actors and this one has been on my radar for some time, thanks to my Cillimaniac friend Novia 🙂 This project is actor Brendan Gleeson's passion project he's been working for quite a long time. And according to my friend Stella's …

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DVD Picks: Slumdog Millionaire & August Rush

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 …

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Top Ten Chat-Worthy Irish Actors

I haven't done a top-ten list in a while. I meant to post this last week around St. Paddy's day, but took me a while to finish it. Well, as the green dye in the Chicago river hasn't completely washed out, I hope you don't mind reading another Irish-related post. Here's my list of ten …

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Nifty flix teaser poster: From Paris with Love

Luc Besson's new spy thriller's got a super cool looking teaser poster! It's so clever in its simplicity, yet so beautiful and elegant I can't take my eyes off it! The Eiffel tower icon is sort of cliche in a way but I don't mind it at all here, it's a bit James Bond-y. Could be …

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