Well, it's another Wintry weekend here in MN with snow and plummeting temps. But I'm looking forward to 30 degrees above zero this week, ahah. Well, it's relatively unproductive as I only saw two movies this weekend as I spent some time working on my ARGO write-up for The Lamb Devour The Oscars series. This …
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I watched the Superbowl for the trailers… specifically Star Trek Into Darkness & The Lone Ranger
I barely watched the Superbowl, maybe only for 5 minutes when the Baltimore Ravens' QB threw a 40+ yards touchdown pass. I've only watched the biggest sporting game show for the ads, and now that I've got a movie blog, for the movie trailers! The power outage cracked me out though, someone tweeted that he's …
Friday Question: Movies with Great Ideas, Poor Execution?
TGIF everyone! Certainly glad the weekend is approaching. Well, another week of blah at the cinema, nothing opens this weekend that I really want to see. Seems like aging Hollywood actors dominate the big screen with Stallone starring in Bullet to the Head, and Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, Christopher Walken makes up a trio of …
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Monthly Viewing Roundup & Favorite Film of January 2013
Last day of the month already and I must say I'm glad January is over. It's been one of the coldest Winter months yet with up to a week (maybe more) of subzero temps! I hope only one more month left of this brutal frigid weather. As is customary for the beginning of the year …
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The Flix List: Pompous Jerks in Cinema
Having seen many hours of cinematic entertainment, I've developed a rather discerning pallet in regard to actors and the various roles they play. And have noted a few here for mass discussion and dissertation. Tough guys. Femme Fatales. Saps. The Superb Louse and the like. There is one classification the has both eluded and annoyed …
Upcoming Flix Spotlight: British Crime Drama ‘All Things To All Men’
A new contractor at my office who just started last week made an observation the other day when he stopped by my cube. "Are you a bit of an Anglophile?" I asked him why he thought so, then he pointed out to my Skyfall poster, London desktop pics, and other British-related memorabilia all over my …
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Weekend Roundup: Puncture & Everything Or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007, BBC’s Emma (2009)
Happy Monday all! It's been a quiet weekend for me, I barely went out on Sunday as we've got everything old man Winter has got to offer. Frigid temp is not enough apparently, so we've got dumped with snow, sleet and freezing rain all afternoon. Perfect weather for staying in however. Apart from going to …
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