The main draw for me about this film is not the talents involved, but the subject matter of one of the most revered innovator of the 20th century. As a huge fan of Apple products, naturally both my hubby and I knew quite a bit about Steve Jobs' life. My hubby more so than I …
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Roman Polanski Blogathon – Bitter Moon (1992)
This post is part of the Roman Polanksi Blogathon spearheaded by Ratnakar of Seetimaar - Diary of a Movie Lover Blog. Check out his blog for more posts on the acclaimed director. Greetings, all and sundry! It is not often that I am invited to opine on a director who makes his films and tells …
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FlixChatter Review: Lee Daniels’ The Butler
What strikes me most when I left this film was how the devastating events portrayed in this film happened not too long ago. As an immigrant living in the US, I may not be as well versed about the history of the Civil Rights movements nor the details of racial segregation that still prevailed just …
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Follow-up Question of the Week: Favorite FICTIONAL biopics?
Hello everyone! As I'm still working on my review of Lee Daniels' The Butler that'll be up tomorrow, biopics are still on my mind this week. Thanks to Chris from Terry Malloy Pigeon Coop and Nick from Cinematic Katzenjammer for bringing up this topic on the comments of yesterday's post on favorite biopics. When I …
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Question of the Week: What’s your favorite biopic(s)?
A biographical film, or biopic (/ˈbaɪɵpɪk/; abbreviation for biographical motion picture), is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. This week I saw two press screenings (The Butler and Jobs) that are both based on real-life characters. So I thought I'd blog about one of Hollywood's favorite genre [or is …
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Weekend Roundup … Dragon Knight review + Musings on Matt Damon
Happy Monday everyone! Did you catch anything this weekend? Two R-rated films ended up winning the box office this weekend. ELYSIUM beat We're The Millers by a slim margin with a little over $30. With a budget of $100 mil (3 times the amount of District 9 which ended up grossing $115 mil), we'll see …
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FlixChatter Review: We’re The Millers
When I first saw this trailer, I've got to admit that I found the premise to be quite hilarious. Former SNL cast member Jason Sudekis plays a small-time pot dealer David, who has to assemble a fake family for a mission to transport a 'smidgen' of pot from Mexico. He's convinced that under the disguise …
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