Today marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, a day I still remember vividly as I was on my way to work that morning. I was listening to my local radio on my commute when they interrupted programming when the first plane hit. I immediately thought it was some pilot error, and that …
Groovers & Mobsters event is upon as again and this time it's all about Time Travel Movies! This blog-a-thon was started by Heather from Movie Mobsters and Andy from Fandango Groovers where various bloggers join them in exploring a select genre in the only way we know how, talking about our favorite movies. This is …
Continue reading Groovers & Mobsters Present: Time Travel Movies – TIMELINE
As TIFF is underway in Toronto starting yesterday, I've been anticipating our own Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) that'll be starting in two weeks starting Tuesday, Sept. 20. A couple of days ago the full lineup is finally announced, yippeee!! I am truly excited for this, I think the organizers did a great job getting …
Continue reading TCFF Full Lineup is here! See what’s playing from Sept. 20-25
Special thanks to my friend & colleague Susan Martin. While I read Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, The Help, almost three years ago, seeing the movie adaptation a few weeks ago truly reminded me how much I loved the book. I appreciated the fact that the movie stayed true to the novel in every sense. The …
Continue reading Guest Review: The Help is a faithful adaptation
Ooooh, lookie here! I was looking for an interesting looking poster to feature this week when I came across these at FirstShowing. Man, with every marketing item Focus Features release for this film, my excitement for this just keeps on mounting. I've posted the trailer and character posters on this spotlight post a couple of …
Continue reading Posters of the Week: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Series by Paul Smith
Film directors know that it’s hard to make movies in Hollywood; it’s even harder to actually make a successful one. So when some of them hit the jackpot and make a box office hit, studio executives and fans are expecting nothing less from them in their next film. In the last few years, some filmmakers …
Continue reading Guest Post: Six directors’ career who got derailed by box office bombs
Happy 5th of September everybody... and to my American friends, Happy Labor Day! As promised on the August edition, I'm going to try to make this a monthly post. Well, the gist of the post is simple... I give you five random news item/observation/trailer, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your …
Continue reading Five for the Fifth – 5 Questions for The 5th of September
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