Hello folks, it's time for the September 2012 edition of Five of the Fifth! 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. So let's …
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Labor Day Music Break: 80s Workplace Movies
Happy Labor Day my fellow American & Canadian friends! Hope you are enjoying your day off, but if you somehow have to work today, well hats off to you and I hope you are well-compensated for it! 😀 In honor of labor day, I thought I'd post a couple of soundtracks from two workplace movies …
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Monthly Roundup: August Movie Watching Recap
It's the last day of the year before we enter the 'brrr' months. Well, September is still relatively balmy here in the upper Midwest, and after the Sahara-like Summer we've been having, I must say I'm looking forward to Autumn. I know I always say time flies but really, I feel like August just passed …
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‘Small Roles… Big Performances’ Blog-a-thon!
Hello, hello!!Summer is winding down as August comes to a close... but hey, there are still plenty of Autumn movies to look forward to! In fact, more smaller-budgeted but with more character-driven fares featuring 'bigger' performances are often released in the Fall/Winter months, though of course there's always exceptions to such a rule.Well, like I …
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The Movie Questionnaire Blog-a-thon
Yes, another blog-a-thon! I've been reading a few of these questionnaires around the blogosphere, spearheaded by Alexander from Cinemaniac Reviews. I figure why not join in on the fun. 1. What’s your favorite movie? Sense & Sensibility – my love for this film knows no bounds 2. Least favorite movie? Ghost Rider – simply ghastly …
Musings on Hollywood Relentless Miscasting
I read the other day that Tom Hardy was being considered for lead role in the Jack Ryan spinoff Without Remorse, which prompts me to write this piece. Filmmakers and studio executives tend to cast the wrong actor/actress for a certain role many times. Some times it works out well, but other times, not so …
Weekend Roundup: Side by Side Documentary Review
Happy Monday, everyone! Hope y'all had a nice weekend. I skipped the cinema again this weekend as it's quite a hectic one with my hubby Ivan's triathlon on Saturday morning and we also had people over for dinner this weekend. But Friday night we had a chance to check out the documentary we've been wanting …
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