Five for the Fifth – 5 Questions for The 5th of October

Happy Fifth of October, everyone! I'm always excited about the fifth of the month as I get to post this monthly feature where I get to post five random news item/observation/trailer, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. …

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FlixChatter Review: Machine Gun Preacher

The story of Sam Childers reads like a work of fiction, even Gerard Butler who played him in the film thought so when he first read the concept of the film. But no, it only sounds too good to be true. Childers was a former gang biker who led a reckless and dangerous life full …

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Everybody’s Chattin’: October Edition

Welcome to October, folks! Wow, where did September go?? It's certainly been a hectic start to the Fall season—or Autumn as some prefer to call it—for me. After a crazy busy week covering TCFF, this weekend I have a friend staying with us for the weekend from my home country Indonesia. I was out pretty …

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Autumn Scene Spotlight: When Harry Met Sally

I love, love, love the Fall season! Though I was born and spent the first half of my life in a tropical country, I've always preferred a cooler climate. I truly can't imagine not having the four seasons... I don't even mind snow, as long as it's not the debilitating kind that wreck havoc on …

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Top Three Posters of the Week: The Deep Blue Sea, Iron Lady, Another Happy Day

Happy almost-Friday, everybody. Feels like it's been ages since I've done a poster post, and my weekly visit to IMPAWARDS site is long overdue. Well, here are three that caught my eye ... The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot. Please, don't get …

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The Flix List: Four Best Film ‘Making-Of’ Documentaries

As a film lover and also a filmmaker wannabe, I love watching behind scenes stuff. It's probably the closest thing for anyone to see what's it like to be part of a film crew. Spike Lee once said in an interview, 'had DVD existed when he was younger, he probably would never attended film school.' …

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TCFF Final Day: Stan Lee Doc & Closing Thoughts

The TCFF concluded its 6-day film festival with a wonderful family event Parade of Superheroes where kids get to dress up as their favorite superheroes, which is a great tie-in to the Stan Lee documentary playing mid afternoon. In the last six days, I saw a total of eight films and attended four panels. I …

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