Happy Thursday everyone! Today we've got a special guest post from Yorkshire. Izzy is writing about a topic that's dear to my heart and an important discussion point. So without further ado, let's dive into Izzy's post... How many times in a day do you quote the lines of a TV program or movie? Personally I wouldn’t …
Continue reading Guest Post: Gender and Hollywood Scriptwriting – “Houston, we have a problem”
Based on the ABSCAM scandal of the late 1970s, con-artists Irving Rosenfeld and Sydney Prosser are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. When I first heard David O. Russell was making this film, I was immediately drawn to it mainly because of the cast. It's combining the best of The Fighter …
It's a pretty uneventful weekend for me movie-wise, but I got to meet up my old college buddy I haven't seen in years! So it was a lovely weekend in that regard though she's as far away from being a cinephile as it gets. The last movie she saw at the theater was Nacho Libre, …
Continue reading Weekend Viewing Roundup & Warm Bodies Review
I've been wanting to feature this haunting score for a while now, and since Easter was just a few days ago, I thought it'd be fitting to feature it this week. Ennio Morricone is one of my favorite composers of all time, with Cinema Paradiso being one of my favorite scores ever. There's something so …
Continue reading Music Break: Ennio Morricone’s The Mission – Gabriel’s Oboe
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 …
Continue reading The 85th Oscar Nominations: The Good, the Bad and the WTF
My friend Nostra at My Filmviews started this back in mid March, as if he needed to prove to anyone that he lives up to the title 'King of all Blog Series' that I gave him 😀 What's this relay race all about? I'll let Nostra himself explain: "So what’s the idea behind the relay? I’ve …
Continue reading The Ten Best Actors of All Time: Relay Race
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