Today is my 9th Wedding Anniversary. Can't believe we've been married that long, I feel like we just got married a few years ago! I've been blessed to marry my best friend Ivan whom I still adore him as much — if not more — as when I first met him when I was only …
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Greetings, all and sundry! I am going to take a step sideways and count some coup. Regarding a few recent minor victories involving films that come very close to or exceed 'Required Viewing' status. I'm thrilled that my recent labor of love entailing 'The French Connection' tempted Ruth and others to enjoy its gritty suspenseful wonders. So, I …
Continue reading Classic Flix Review: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
With The Avengers kick-starting the Summer movie season, 2012 is shaping up to be the year of blockbusters. The year of ensemble cast blockbusters to be exact, as The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit are all vying to be amongst the 'billion dollar club' of the decade. ... An ensemble cast: a cast in which …
Continue reading The year of ensemble-cast movies – which one is your favorite?
How big of a smash hit is The Avengers? Certainly a hulking big one with over $200 mil domestic opening weekend. That number already broke the record of the final Harry Potter film ($169 mil) released last year, and combined with the international earnings, it brought the total worldwide haul to $641.8 million in barely …
Hello folks, welcome to the May 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 get …
Happy Friday all! I'm afraid it's going to be a short post today as I'm getting ready to post this month's Five for the Fifth for tomorrow. I've clearly been bitten by the BBC TV bug as I'm so addicted to both these shows! Those who've seen at least one episode of either one of these would …
Continue reading Tube Watch: Bitten by the BBC bug – Sherlock & Spooks
One of my favorite films of the last decade was the low-budget sci-fi movie District 9. In my review, I said that it’s such a distinctly moving, poignant and provocative film that makes you ponder long after the end credits roll. Not long after I saw the film, there's immediate buzz for an inevitable sequel, which I …
Continue reading A ‘sequel’ I actually want to see: District 9 follow-up ELYSIUM
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