On the plane ride back home, I wasn't able to fall asleep right away. So what's better than catching up on flicks I've missed and Invictus is one I had been wanting to see (I wrote a post on it back in October). The Clint Eastwood-directed flick tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson …
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Stage Musical Review: Love Never Dies
This is my first attempt at reviewing a stage play, so bear with me folks. I saw the show last Thursday night at Adelphi Theater. Walking from the main square from Covent Garden, we asked a couple of people along the way how to find the theater, and one of them remarked, 'Oh is that …
Hello everyone, I’m back from London!
Hello again everyone! Finally back from London Friday Saturday (d'oh! Thanks Becky) night after a slight flight delay due to a security breach, where we had to vacate the plane and be re-boarded one by one! But hey, considering all travel woes from the volcanic ash, I really can't complain about how smooth our trip …
Classic Flix Review: A Hard Day’s Night
A Hard Day’s Night (1964) by guest blogger Vince Caro a.k.a rockerdad In the spirit of rtm’s trip to London this week, and guest blogger Samantha’s fine piece on Mark Strong, I thought I’d mix things up a bit with an unlikely classic review: The Beatles’ first movie – A Hard Day’s Night from 1964. …
Chat-Worthy Actor: Mark Strong
Special thanks to guest blogger Samantha Klein of Banana Oil Movies for her outstanding contribution! ... I have a confession to make. I play "Six Degrees of Russell Crowe". Yes, I know it's supposed to be Kevin Bacon, but I don't watch Kevin Bacon stuff, and I'm a huge Crowe fan. I've seen over half …
The Art of Movie Title Sequences … and My Top Ten Favorites
Hello all, this is my last post for at least a week as I'm flying to London tomorrow night (God willing the volcanic ash doesn't wreak havoc on our travel plans!). However, look for two special guest posts next week so please check back later. I promised on my Rocknrolla post last Friday that I'll be …
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Movies that made going to the movies suck #26: GLADIATOR
Hi everyone! Another blog event is upon us movie bloggers. Mike at You Talking To Me? Blog is compiling a list of influential movies that in its wake bring about other movies trying to capitalize on its success. So the list is basically about the great movies that were trailed by a bunch of pretty …
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