Apart from perhaps Point Break, Kathryn Bigelow's films are often a one-time-viewing-only for me and this one is no exception. It's not a dis mind you, it's just that the subject matter she picks are usually so difficult to watch. The beginning of the film took us back to September 11, 2001. With nothing appearing …
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Weekend Roundup: Quick Thoughts on Life of Pi
Hello all! It's been quite a hectic weekend for me – one company holiday party and a farewell dinner for a friend who's moving out of town. But I was able to fit in a trip to the cinema to catch Life of Pi before its last theatrical run. We were expecting an empty theater …
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FlixChatter Double Reviews: Gangster Squad
Ted and I went to this film screening last Tuesday and once again we pretty much agree on our take on this one. Is it worth a watch? Well, read on. ... Ted's Review Gangster Squad is a film that has big ambitions and it tried hard to be something more than it was. With …
The 85th Oscar Nominations: The Good, the Bad and the WTF
It's a big morning in Hollywood... and it's a life-changing moment for some filmmakers and actors alike. Take Bradley Cooper, he's now going to have 'Oscar nominee' before his name is spoken in his movie trailers. Being nominated for the same film as Robert DeNiro's got to be extra sweet! Now, as I did last …
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Introducing… Traveling Through Cinema: In Bruges
Hello everybody! I've been thinking about doing this for a while so today I'm starting a new feature on FlixChatter! Not sure how often I'll have this, probably once a month or a couple times a month, we'll see 🙂 Well, since I love both movies and travel, why not combine those two passions? Inspired …
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Musings on the case of Great trailers, bad films & Bad trailers, great films
Movie trailer is the greatest selling tool in marketing for Hollywood. Heck even tech start-up companies today are using short trailers to sell their product. Case in point, a start-up company I’m involved with just got done with a short intro/trailer about the product, I saw it and I thought it was awesome, well maybe …
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What I’ve Watched in my First Week on 2013
Happy Monday all! This the first FULL work week I have for a while now, I'm definitely gonna miss the partial work week from the Holiday season, ahah. In lieu of a weekend roundup, I thought I'd share how my movie watching has been in its first week of the new year. Actually it's been …
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