After watching Public Enemies this weekend, it's clear the film portray the dangerous criminal as a charming hero. Obviously his real life story offers a stark contrast to how the film made him out to be. Hollywood does this all the time it seems, making a hero out of otherwise shabby characters. I thought of …
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The Flix List: Cure for the Common Flix
I don't know about you but when I'm at Blockbuster, I often agonize way too long trying to decide what movie to rent. I actually haven't rented anything for months so hopefully the next time I go there'll be so many flix to choose from it'll be a breeze. I know what you're thinking, what, …
Nifty flix teaser poster: From Paris with Love
Luc Besson's new spy thriller's got a super cool looking teaser poster! It's so clever in its simplicity, yet so beautiful and elegant I can't take my eyes off it! The Eiffel tower icon is sort of cliche in a way but I don't mind it at all here, it's a bit James Bond-y. Could be …
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Ledger had wanted out as Joker?
Well according to the Vanity Fair tribute to the late actor, that's exactly what he wanted. That comes as a surprise to me as his performance was so masterful that you'd think an actor of his caliber would've welcomed the opportunity to play such an outrageous character. But his friend/agent Steven Alexander told Vanity Fair's …
Conspicuous Trailer of the Week – The Informant!
For some it's watching Sex & the City or Entourage reruns, but for moi, one of my guilty pleasures is watching trailers. My are they fun, most are certainly better than the flix themselves. After watching the pointless and rather insipid Spread (ok so Ashton is hot, what else is new), I was ready for …
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The ups & downs of Christian Bale’s career
In light of Public Enemies release this past week (which I’m hoping to see soon), everybody’s talking about Johnny Depp as Dillinger. Hey I like Johnny as much as the next guy, but it’s Christian Bale whose career often leaves me perplexed at times. I mean he's obviously a gifted actor from the moment Stephen Spielberg …
Just what exactly is the Academy??
In response to my earlier post about new members added to the Academy (that is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), I thought I ought to give a bit of a history about the organization that give out the Oscars each year. Thanks Becky for asking me just who are the other members …
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