Happy almost Friday! It's TMP time! The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. 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 you're up to it one …
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Spotlight on ’13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’ – Interview with 3 surviving members of the security forces team
On Friday December 4, I had the privilege to interview three of the real-life soldiers depicted in the 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi film on Friday 12/4 afternoon at the Grand Hotel Mpls. The film tells the true account of the events of September 11, 2012 when Islamic militants attacked the U.S. State Department Special …
Short Film Spotlight: IN VITRO (2015) directed by Toby Stephens
In many ways, short films can be just more effective and compelling than feature films. IN VITRO is a prime example, which marks an excellent directorial debut from British thespian Toby Stephens. I found out about its Indiegogo campaign last year and I'm glad to be one of its backers. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it …
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Everybody’s Chattin’ + Black Sails Season 2 Pictorial Appreciation
Happy Wednesday everybody! I have a super special post coming tomorrow... y'know I love the fifth 😉 But before that I just want to highlight some great posts from my fellow bloggers, there are tons terrific reviews of films I can't wait to see. So well done, my friends! Let's start off with some TV-related …
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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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Five for the Fifth: OCTOBER 2014 Edition
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! 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. 1. Inspired by my recent viewing of Gone Girl which features yet …
Interview with Black Sails’ actor Sean Cameron Michael (aka Richard Guthrie)
As most of you know, I'm a big fan of Starz's latest flagship show Black Sails, which has been renewed for a second (possibly third?) season before its initial season was done, yay! I was fortunate enough to chat via email with one of the cast members, Sean Cameron Michael, a South African-based actor who played Richard Guthrie in the series. I …
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