Guest Post: The Joy of Discovering Rufus Sewell – a Birthday Tribute

Today we celebrate the birthday of a special actor Rufus Sewell. I had a birthday post for him last year, but this time I thought what better way that to invite Mr. Sewell's number one fan, my good friend Prairiegirl to share her own heartfelt tribute. Read on: Today Rufus Sewell is 43. Who would …

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Everybody’s Chattin’: 5 Blog Links to Start Off Your Weekend

Happy Friday everyone! It's an especially sweet Friday for me as I'm taking the day off today and get to have brunch with hubby instead of going to work! 🙂 Tonight I'm also hosting my monthly Girls' Movie Nite with my girlfriends, we'll be watching a Merchant-Ivory production A Room With a View starring Helena …

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FlixChatter Review: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

I don't know why it took me so long to watch it, as I've heard about this movie when Gerard Butler was cast a few years back. But in any case, I'm so glad I finally did. The movie exceeds my already-high expectations and now stands as one of my favorite animated features ever! The …

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Conspicuous Trailer & Poster of the Week: Made in Dagenham

I've been watching quite a few movies set in retro UK lately—Nowhere Boy, An Education—it's an interesting period of time and this one is no different. Made in Dagenham is based on a real life event in 1968 where a group of female workers at the Ford Dagenham assembly plant went on strike for equal pay …

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Random Thoughts: Where have these once-famous actresses gone?

Upon hearing this news from CinemaBlend that Meg Ryan is cast along with John Lithgow in a Crash-eque drama, it dawned on me how long I haven't seen her in ages. The last movie I saw her in was Kate & Leopold which was nearly a decade ago! I did see her in the trailer …

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Random Thoughts: Man of Steel casting ideas

Upon hearing news last week that Zack Snyder & co. are looking for a middle-aged Superman (though he specifically mentioned 35-40, now since when is that middle aged??!), I immediately conjured up a list of actors previously starring in Snyder's movies worth considering. But before I posted that list, my blogger friend Sam from Banana …

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Weekend Roundup: The Dark Knight & How to Train Your Dragon Blu-ray

Happy Monday, everyone. I didn't get to the movies again this weekend, but a whole bunch of people showed up in droves to see Paranormal Activity 2, making it the #1 movie with $41 million! No surprise I suppose, as the horror genre usually reigns in October. As I'm not a horror fan, nor am …

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