Hello folks, welcome to the 4th Five for the Fifth of the year! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. I had …
Tag: movies
Special Collaborative Post: 10 Redeeming Films for Easter… or any other time of the year
Happy Easter everyone! I'd like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday. Fellow Christians all over the world are celebrating the resurrection of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ... I'm forever grateful for His atoning sacrifice. So in the spirit of personal redemption, I invited two of my best blog pals Terrence and Keith to participate …
Everybody’s Chattin’ … LAMMYs 2013 Edition
Happy Good Friday everybody! It's Easter this weekend which is a very meaningful time of the year for me and I've got a special collaborative post with my pals Terrence and Keith, so stay tuned for that folks 😀 Well, in the spirit of giving, I thought I'd show my support to my fellow bloggers …
Rental Pick: Red Cliff (2008)
Though I've just blogged about Asian auteurs recently, I figure I should watch one of the Chinese films I've been meaning to see in a while. Glad to see that John Woo's Red Cliff is on Netflix streaming. Despite not really being a fan of far films, I was quite engrossed in this film which centers …
Classic Actor Spotlight: Walter Matthau – Showing his Chops
Greetings and all sundry! Given the success of my earlier three article arc on the career of Jack Lemmon. And to steal a suggestion from Nostra. Allow me a few moments of your time to focus some attention and love towards a consummate character actor. Utilized and cozily comfortable as part of an ensemble or …
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FlixChatter Review: Olympus Has Fallen
I was wondering the other day if it's possible to find a review of this movie that does not mention the words Die Hard. Seems that the comparison is inevitable and it seems that Olympus Has Fallen is begging for a comparison. In fact, perhaps it's an homage to that action franchise, as it's more …
Question of the Week: What’s your favorite White House movie scene?
I'm set for an advanced screening of the white house actioner Olympus Has Fallen tomorrow. Surely you've seen the pretty aggressive promos of that one all over the place. Interestingly enough, the marketing for the movie has been putting the White House itself as the main STAR of the film. I mean there are some …
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