Special thanks to my pal and regular commenter Kevin a.k.a Jack Deth for this in-depth review! First, I'd like to thank Ruth for the opportunity to offer a guest review on her wonderfully enjoyable, informative site. It's not often that one is given the chance to rave about, offer insights or generally trash a film …
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Weekend Viewing Roundup.. Musings on Duel in the Sun
Happy Monday, folks, hope the weekend's been treatin' you right. It's a nice mellow one for me, mellow enough to give me some time to see the animated birdie movie Rio which was quite fun, Immortals (review coming later this week) and to go huntin' for some Gregory Peck DVDs 😀 Thanks to a good …
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A Birthday Tribute – 42 Reasons We Love Gerry Butler
The sexy Scot Gerry Butler turns 42 today! This is my third birthday tribute for the actor... well, since he stole my heart back in December 2004, this marked the 6th year of me crushing over him, ahah. As I told you in my Case of Being Spellbound post the other day, I'm fiercely loyal …
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Everybody’s Chattin’ – Reviews Edition
Happy Friday, friends! Here in the USA, we celebrate Veterans Day. Just a quick history on what Veteran's day is about: 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedies of war. 1938 – The day becomes a federal holiday. 1954 – Congress changes the name of …
Conspicuous Poster & Trailer of the Week: Snow White & The Huntsman
A few months ago, I compared the two upcoming Snow White adaptations. One is now called Mirror, Mirror, directed by the visual maestro Tarsem (whose film Immortals is out this Friday) and the other one is by first-time director Rupert Sanders. I've said before that I'm more interested in the Tarsem's version, and as you …
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The Case of Being Spellbound: Musings on Movie Crushes
I've been wanting to write this post for some time... but seeing how swoon-worthy Gregory Peck in Spellbound I feel like indulging. Besides, one of my longtime crush is having a birthday this Saturday, another one has a movie opening this Friday, and my friend Novia just happened to be celebrating her Monthly [Cillian] Murphy …
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Flix Character Spotlight: Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre was the epitome of the the Golden Era Hollywood character actor, providing solid support in a variety of movies and TV for more than 30 years. Born László Löwenstein in Austria-Hungary (now the Slovak Republic) in 1904, he ran away from home at age 17 and began to act in theatre. Changing his …