Thursday Movie Picks #62: Journalist/Reporters for Print/TV

Happy Thursday everyone! This is another entry to the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that's spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. Here's the gist: The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if …

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Weekend Roundup: Ex Machina, more Daredevil, BORGIA (2011) & a new obsession

I thought I'd take a bit of a break from MSPIFF to give you a bit of a rundown of how last week's been going so far, which is perhaps one of my favorite weeks so far in terms of movie-viewing. Just occurred to me that three films I saw in the past week might …

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Birthday List Update: Favorite Films from Each Decade I Live Through

Today I'm moving up the age bracket. I'm taking the day off because well, it's my ME DAY and sleeping in is one of life's greatest joys 😉 Well, four years ago I did this list of favorite movies from the past three [full] decades I've lived through, so basically from the 1980s to 2000s. Looking at the list, …

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10 Brilliant Acting Performances Defined by One Look

I LOVE LOVE this idea from Brittani that I came across earlier this week that I had to take part. "Sometimes a simple look an actor gives is nothing short of brilliant," I totally agree with her sentiment. Sometimes the quietest, most subtle look or gesture has the power to generate the most emotional response, no …

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Question of the week: Actors whose famous role you can’t shake

I just reviewed The Judge this weekend and I mentioned how RDJ is playing yet another variety of Tony Stark. He's always the smartest guy in the room, and always have an arsenal of snarky remarks he can just throw at you at the best opportunity. I'm not just talking about the recent roles he …

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Blogathon: 10 Actors I Would See In Just About Anything

Thank you to Lady Sati, whom I've been commiserating with in the agony & ecstasy of crushing over an underrated Brit, kindly passed the baton to me to join this awesome blogathon! This idea originated with Abbi at Where the Wild Things Are, and to be honest with you, it wasn't as easy as I …

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Wordless Wednesday: 7 Favorite Scenes of the Roman Epic GLADIATOR (2000)

This past weekend, I rewatched an old favorite. Well it's not just an oldie-but-goodie, it's perhaps one of my top 10 favorite of all time: GLADIATOR. It's the one cinematic masterpiece Ridley Scott's been trying to replicate ever since, to no avail. After seeing the trailer for Exodus: Gods and King, well it seems that …

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