Oscar Musings, Predictions & Everybody’s Chattin’

Happy last Friday of February... or as we cinephiles call it, the start of Oscar weekend! As usual, the Oscars will be televised live this Sunday by ABC and in more than 225 countries worldwide from 8:30-11:30 p.m., ET. I'm a bit bummed out that the James Bond tribute won't be featuring all of the …

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Question of the Week: Who’d you pick for Best (or Worst) Casting in 2012?

Since it's the week of the Oscars, I've been preparing my predictions and also an Oscar-edition of Everybody's Chattin' series. That's on schedule for Friday but today I just want to pick your brain a bit today, so hope you'd indulge me. I just found out about this post from Flavorwire site (thanks to @WordandFilm …

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Long Weekend Roundup: Top Gun, Code 46, & Bill Cunningham New York

Hi everyone! My weekend roundup is slightly delayed this week as I also got Monday off. Well I ended up seeing quite a few movies in the comfort of my home cinema. These are the four films I got to watch in my three day weekend. Top Gun (1986) Thanks to Ted for lending me …

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Trailer Spotlight: British Crime Thriller ‘All Things To All Men’

Wahoo!!! Thanks to my friend Stella over at Byrneholics for the tip. This is THE trailer I've been waiting for, even though there's not a confirmed US release date yet for this movie. Though for my lucky UK friends, this movie opens on April 5. For those who missed my spotlight post for this crime …

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New Releases Reviews: A Good Day to Die Hard and Beautiful Creatures

Happy President's Day! I'm blessed that I get a day off today, woo hoo. Nobody likes Mondays so it's always nice to get Monday off 😀 I'll reserve my weekend roundup until tomorrow, but instead I've got a couple of new release movies for you. Perhaps those of you who get today off are considering …

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Motifs in Cinema Project: Love (and/or Marriage)

I was recently asked by Andrew Kendall at Encore Entertainment to contribute a post for the Motifs in Cinema blogging project. 2012, a multi-site themed blogging projects of 11 writers looking at 11 motifs from films last year. When Andrew emailed me the topics for the Motifs in Cinema Project, for some reason I gravitated …

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Valentine Special: Spotlight on 14 Favorite Movie Couples

Ahhh... it's Valentine's Day. Yes, it's perhaps a commercial birthday where flower and candy shops get to guilt people to get something nice for their significant other. I actually told my hubby not to get me flowers this year and instead, we'd get something nice for BOTH of us to enjoy. It is, after all, …

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