Happy May Day everyone! Well April's certainly been a hectic month! We've got the Minneapolis/St. Paul Film Festival (MSPIFF 14) and also my hubby and I are planning for our trip to Europe at the end of May. Oh and guess what, I also got a press pass for the first ever Minneapolis Comic-con, yay! The thing is, …
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ob·ses·sion əbˈseSHən/ the state of being obsessed with someone or something. an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind. Ok this is not just another excuse to talk about Toby Stephens... as if I needed one, ahah. Seriously though, my weekly question is usually inspired by something that's been on …
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This may sound harsh, but I’m growing tired of WWII films that have a singular focus on the Nazis and Jews. There have been so many wonderful films successfully depicting the horror and tragedy that befell the Jews, but at the same time, there are so many untold stories from different perspectives that are worth …
If someone were to ask me, "What did you do this weekend?" Well, the short answer would be "Toby Stephens." Ahah, well ok so it came out wrong, didn't it? I meant, my weekend pretty much consisted of watching/listening/tumblr-ing about him, my long-lifeless tumblr has been set ablaze now by Toby's fiery charisma. I did manage to …
Review by Josh P. The Double follows Simon James (Jesse Eisenberg, who plays against type and is award-worthy superb), a meek man unrecognizable to his co-workers, one of whom is the girl of his dreams, Hannah (Mia Wasikowska, terrific). Early in the film, Simon’s bleak life takes two unhappy turns. First, he witnesses a suicide, and …
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Ok, here we go again. Some of you who follow me on Twitter might've already known about my new crush but I want to make it official here that I've been suffering from Toby-itis. This kind of *infection* happens once in a blue moon... the last time this happened was with Gregory Peck nearly three years ago. …
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Happy Wednesday everyone! Ok, we're down to the last two batches of MSPIFF reviews. Today we've got two from Josh from JJames Reviews. PROXY Review by Josh P. Proxy begins with Esther Woodhouse (Alexia Rasmussen), who is nine months pregnant, at an ultrasound appointment, talking to a technician (Shayla Hardy). Rasmussen’s stunningly removed vocal and facial …
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