It's another s-l-o-w week at the box office when the number one movie is a small-budget horror flick The Possession and it barely cracked $10 million! I skipped the cinema this weekend, though I was initially anticipating The Cold Light Of Day. But the utterly dismal critical rating (9% on rotten tomatoes!!) dissuaded me for …
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Reflecting on 9/11 and the Movies… 11 years later
It's September 11's eve as I'm writing this... eleven years after that infamy of the heinous terrorist attack, once again it falls on a Tuesday. I could not remember what I was doing that night of September 10, but I certainly won't ever forget where I was when I heard the news. I've jotted down …
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Upcoming Flix Spotlight: The Coen Brothers’ Gambit remake
I haven't visited impawards site in a while but I'm glad I did so today. How have I not heard of this film before?? I mean, hello Col. Brandon and Mr. Darcy... I mean, these are two of my all time favorite period drama heroes!! 😉 The gist: So what's Gambit about? Now, you comic-book …
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Five for the Fifth: September 2012 Edition
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 …
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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