1997 Oscars: Best Director
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We now start our journey through the 50th Academy Awards, celebrating the
films of 1997. Next week we'll do Best Picture, this week we'll do the
Acting cat...
Review: Blitz
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*Official synopsis:* The story of a boy, George (Elliott Heffernan) trying
to get back to his mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) during the German bombing
camp...
400. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (#—)
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The GameBoy Advance Games *Ecks vs. Sever* and *Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever*,
with Dean Buckley.
At time of recording, the film was not ranked on the list of...
Dracula (1979) Directed by John Badham
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This could easily have been called "Frank Langella's Dracula" since his
presence is the driving force throughout. After rising to fame on stage in
th...
End of Days (Going Back to 1999)
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*(Optional musical accompaniment to this post.)*
In assessing the best movies of 1999 for Salon on December 17th of that
year, Michael Sragow quoted James ...
They Live
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You know how sci-fi movies from the 1950s served as an allegory for the Red
Scare and the Cold War? That lurking fear of "the enemy" being on your very
d...
trans|cendental cinema
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Some bittersweet news - this will be the final post at From the Front Row.
Today I am unveiling my new website, www.transcendentalcinema.com.
After 18 y...
Review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
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* Director:* Wes Ball
*Starring:* Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durrand
When the "Caesar Trilogy" ended with *War for the Planet of the Apes*, I
rema...
HITCHOLOGY is out now!
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They thought it would never happen, and by "they" I very much mean "I", but
my first book, HITCHOLOGY: A film-by-film guide to the style and themes of
Alfr...
TUMP [EP#387 – ASYLUM BLACKOUT]
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What happens when you get stuck in a blackout and nothing to do but hide
away from frightening inmates of an insane asylum? I guess we complain
about who’s...
Dress review: blue floral dress (Albaray)
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I received the good news in July of this year that I passed my last
actuarial exam, which marked the end of me studying for the actuarial
qualification sin...
The Perfect Find
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Enjoy these first look photos of Numa Perrier's *The Perfect Find* starring
Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers.
After a high-profile firing, Jenna's fashi...
Favourite K-Pop Songs of 2022
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I'm back! With this list! I hope to make some film lists too because 2022
was a great year for films, but you know what else was really good this
year?...
Movie Review: She Said (2022)
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by Tony Dayoub
The opening scenes in *She Said*, Maria Schrader's new movie about the
media coverage that first addressed Hollywood's colossal #metoo pr...
[10/10] 300 (2007) [15th Anniversary Re-Review]
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*300 (2007)*
*Quick Review:* A legendary tale of valor, which Snyder adapts with epic
effect, the testosterone-driven "300" is led by Gerard Butler's mas...
Printable Female Body Map Template
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Fin
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*Visit me at my new website, **By Rich Watson *
Ten and a half years ago, I started this blog. That’s a fair-sized chunk of
my life. What began as an ex...
Mr. Jones Paints A Fence [Short Story]
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"Do I really need to be here for this?" the young human girl before me
asked. 15 Years old and the ward of the alien that sat beside her. She wore
a ...
WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME (1945)
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8.5.5
* “C’mon Diana, make with the tonsils.”*
Believed to be a lost film for decades, 1945’s *Why Girls Leave Home*
recently became findable for thos...
Tenet (2020)
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Tenet (2020)
Writer/Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth
Branagh
Christopher No...
[Schumacast] Remembering Joel
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Rebecca Nicole Williams, the Sorceress of Film, joins Angie and I as we pay
our respects to the late Joel Schumacher and what led us to each of our
project...
Links
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So it should be obvious from a cursory look that this site isn't really
updated anymore but I am still writing around the internet so here are
links to my ...
A Look Back At The New York Film Festival
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It's been two weeks since the New York Film Festival wrapped, nearly 4
weeks since Hollywood has imploded following the news of Harvey Weinstein's
dirty be...
Trailer Alert: A Ghost Story
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*Director* - David Lowery
*Genre - *Drama/Fantasy
"A Ghost Story is easily the greatest movie ever made with an Oscar winner
standing around in a ...
2017 CHALLENGE: The European Reading Challenge
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A challenge for the new year! Thanks to Gilion Dumas at Rose City Reader
for this idea. I will post the books I am choosing soon...
Click the link below for...
Out to pasture
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Covering Thai cinema and living in Thailand for the past decade or so has
been an illuminating experience, one that I'm not sure whether I'll regret.
I s...
2016 Oscar Predictions and Wishes
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This is the rare year where there are some big question marks as we head
into the Oscars. Namely, Best Picture is a toss-up between a few movies,
meaning w...
DEMOLITION (#TIFF15 Review)
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The nuances in DEMOLITION allow for it to rise above its overtly symbolic
nature. And Jake Gyllenhaal catches all of that nuance and delivers it to
us with...
Poor Joe: on Angels in America's lost character
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For Nathaniel’s interactive *Hit Me With Your Best* Feature this week he’s
chosen Mike Nichols’ HBO adaptation of the Tony Award winning play Angels
in Am...
Gojira Roars Back in Toho Studio’s 2016 Reboot
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Today, we have a really great article from TDYLF reader (and apparently a
great writer), Beth Kelly. Enjoy! Whether you know him as “Godzilla” or
“Gojira”...
6th Annual Chrisfilm Awards (2015)
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It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, but for a day at least, I’m
back. I still don’t think I’m ready to write about every movie I see as I
see the...
Movie Club #30: "Popeye" and "Punch Drunk Love"
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*0:00 - 2:10* -- Intro / Roll Call
*2:15 - 45:17* -- Popeye
*45:20 - 1:42:10* -- Punch Drunk Love
*1:42:15 - 1:48:44* -- Next Month / Outro
Your browser do...
Announcement!
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It's been a very busy year for me, and it's probably going to be just as
busy next year. This blog has not been updated since January of 2014, which
just w...
La Vie en Rose
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You will not have noticed, but ...
the last attempt at this blog did not go over well. That is to say, I
stopped writing it completely after day one.
Th...
BOYHOOD Review
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Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" is an extraordinary filmmaking achievement in
its ambition, scope and as an experiment in time and longevity through the
te...
Lowongan Kerja SMK Di Tanggerang April 2014
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*Lowongan Kerja SMK Di Tanggerang April 201*4 - Lowongan Kerja Terbaru kali
ini akan memberikan informasi tentang lowongan pekerjaan terbaru . Berikut
adal...
Between the Seats 2.0
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New life, new purpose.
The old Between the Seats is probably never coming back. Random reviews of
older films or new theatrical releases, marathons, those...
NEW WEBSITE
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Hello, friends. Well, it's been real, but the time has come for me to mosey
on over to a new space. I've had Film Forager since the fall of 2008 and
I've ...
Oscar 2014 Nominee Announcement Reactions
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Since I ALWAYS do this, I'll go ahead and do it again! Even though I
literally only wrote 2 blog posts last year (one of them was Oscar nom
reactions so......
Saving Mr. Banks
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*"Just Because It's Fiction Doesn't Make it a Lie"**
*or*
*"Cavorting, Twinkling, and Prancing to a Happy Ending Like a Kamikaze"*
Mary Poppins was a bitc...
Promo Heboh AlfaOnline.com Kontest SEO Terbesar
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Alfaonline.com : Toko belanja online murah, Promo heboh jual barang hanya
Rp 1,-
Kabar Terbaru dari pengembangan Bisnis dari *Alfamart*, yakni melalui
pr...
One Chapter Ends...Another One Begins
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Today marks the end of a lengthy, and I would say very unexpected, journey.
After seven years it is time to close the door on this little film blog
known...
Wiener Dog Nationals (2013)
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*RECENTLY, JACK-JACK WAS OBSESSED with dachshunds, aka “wiener dogs.” *Whenever
he’d see one, he’d point it out and giggle until the little four-footed
fra...
We've moved!
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It's true. As I look forward to an upcoming year of academic job hunting,
I've been doing some e-cleaning and e-housekeeping. First item on the list
was fi...
Iron Man 3 – Review
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Iron Man 3 – Review Film Review by FilmFellaLozz – 7.9/10 It’s been three
years since Robert Downey Jnr. reprised the role of smart-ass, quick-witted
metal...
Why I want to rub movie posters all over me
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It’s no secret that I want to rub a number of movie posters all over me.
The film industry staked its claim on a large part of the popular culture
of the l...
Roger Ebert (1942 - 2013)
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A few days ago Roger Ebert wrote a blog post where he discussed taking what
he called a "Leave of Presence." He was planning to cut back on the number
of ...
Most Enjoyed / Fave Films of 2012
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Hey Moxie Moxie Readers, Listeners and Watchers!
Long time no post, eh?
It's the time of year that I usually am furiously listing, categorizing and
re...
The Marisa Mell Photo Memoir
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It was Nightmare Castle, one of the first Italian B-movies I saw, that
introduced me to Italian horror and the lovely and talented actresses that
starred i...
Man of Steel Trailer
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It's finally here, the Man of Steel trailer and I know you all have
probably seen it a million times already, but I wanted to give my two cents
on it and w...
The State of Cinema Essay 2012
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Cinema used to connote a place and film a material. Now what makes a film
is a philosophical or contextual issue, one of form and favour. The
'cinematic',...
Weekly TV Watch (Oct. 20-26)
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Sunday October 21st
Once Upon a Time - "The Crocodile"
I really didn't like this episode very much. Here's the thing, I'm not a
very big fan of the decision...
Prometheus (2012)
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So that's where babies come from. Let's pretend that it's early 1982. Three
years ago, Ridley Scott's Alien became a runaway success and his newest
science...
Review Slam 6-14-12
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So, I figure, if I'm watching movies I have no reason to NOT write at least
some kind of reviews for them. Thus, when I watch a few movies, I'm going
to do...
Insight into Entertainment has MOVED
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This will be the last post on INSIGHT INTO ENTERTAINMENT. From now on, you
can find my musings and optimistic comments on movies over at REEL INSIGHT
No Eyeballs Were Harmed in Buñuel's 'Crusoe'
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In fact, the eyeballs of yours truly were very grateful.
Luis Buñuel has always been one of my favorite directors, and I was very
happy to see a movie of h...
Margin Call or "That One Big Oops"
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Ok so me and the boy saw Margin Call over the weekend, admittedly partially
against my will. But with a trailer like this, can you blame me for being
reluc...
Quick Thoughts : "The Thing" (2011)
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As a devout loyalist to John Carpenter's 1982 version of "The Thing," I
approached this prequel/remake with an admittedly great deal of skepticism,
but I f...
My new film blog
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I haven't written anything on here in ages, so I don't expect anyone to
care about this recent turn of events, but I now have a new film/television
blog (w...
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
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*Director:* Michael Anderson
*Cast:* David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, plus an enormous list of
cameos
*Genre:* Drama, Adventure
*Other Nominee...
All for One
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"This Ryan better be worth it."
Steven Spielberg forever changed the American war film when he directed Saving
Private Ryan. Before this, war movies were ...
The Tree of Life
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*The Tree of Life* is a song to the human, to the world, to time. It is a
sweeping, swooning roller-coaster through the moments that make us alive,
the bl...
I'm New Here
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Hello He Shot Cyrus Fans!
Your waiting and patience will hopefully be rewarded. As been mentioned on
the excellent Frankly, My Dear podcast (which you shou...
Top films of all time
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Okay, so on my podcast, me and my co-hosts will be doing our 8 favorite
films of all time. So that leads me here. I'm trying to whittle the ...
OUR LAST POST AT THE LIST
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After a year and a half of writing this blog, and well over 200 posts, I’m
here to announce that this will be the final post at THE LIST. While it is
very ...
The end of an era
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Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We're so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!
Wait, let's try that again:
Welcome back my ...
Blogger No More...
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As of today, I will no longer be using this blog for film reviews. However,
I will continue to write reviews for my own website, which I will link to
this ...
This blog is changing...
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Hello again,
Remember that this site no longer is in use and that all posts and future
posts are now on:
http://www.screeninsight.blogspot.com/
If I am r...
Welcome to Culture Served Raw
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*Select a topic below...*
The Bullfighter - Justifying Erotic Violence
Tattooing - Confessions of the Flesh
Footy Gods
Sizing Up - Pursuing the Ideal Penis...
Well, Hello There
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Oh, there you are...
I'm sorry. Were you looking for Films From the Supermassive Black Hole?
Well, gee. That's just super! Thank you for supporting my site.
...
It's Kind of A Really Good Movie
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I recently had the pleasure of seeing Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's new film, *It's
Kind of a Funny Story* (2010), starring Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts an...
Random Ratings of 2 recent films
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Had the privilege of going out on a movie-date with my husband last week.
His amazing boss offered free babysitting AND gave us movie vouchers so we
could ...
Mad Women Style
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Okay, so I haven't posted in ages. Sorry I have been so uninspired. I hope
to post more frequently sorry lovely followers. So onto something that
always ...
Closed
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While I enjoyed writing these reviews, I have discovered that doing them
well simply requires too much time, and I don't want to do them poorly,
there...
Mean Creek Movie Review
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*Mean Creek* (2004) is an artistic film on the cusp of greatness. The
cinematography is excellent, acting is great, storyline is good (although a
little p...
The King Bulletin Has Moved
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http://thekingbulletin.com/
Those who have been following The King Bulletin for a while are probably
aware that I have been working on redesigning my websi...
Summer anime 2010: Part 2
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Once again before we get started, a few helpful links for the people who
aren't completely familiar with Japanese media terms. Ecchi, light novel,
moe, vis...
Gone With the wind (1939)
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This movie set on my shelf still wrapped in its shiny red Netflix envelope,
I am embarrassed to say, for several months. I was not looking forward to
the ...
Hot Tube Time Machine (2010)
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"Hot Tub Time Machine" Review
By Paolo Sardinas
"Hot Tub Time Machine", yes this really is the title, tells the tale of
three men in their 40's who try...
We Meet Once More
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*Flibertigibbeting,*
*The future is too confusing to think about. To look into the world with
the eyes of my choosing and to see it in the dimensions and c...
2010 Motorsports Calendar
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*(last update: December 15th 2009)*
I've compiled a brief motorsports calendar for 2010 in an excel file. Each
sheet consists of one month and I've decided ...
SYTYCD Auditions: Boston
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Audition City: Boston, at the Colonial Theater
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tyce D'Orio,
I'm partial to this episode because I'm from Massachusetts ...
Gran Torino 7/10
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I have to say this movie had its ups and downs for me. It was a bit slow to
grab my attention, but I was definitely hooked by the end. The thing I
liked t...
DVD Review: "17 Again" (***)
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"17 Again" (PG-13)
Written by Jason Filardi. Directed by Burr Steers.
Starring Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, and Thomas Lennon.
Released by New L...
Participants
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- Jugu Abraham *Movies that make you think*
- Melanie Addington *Oxford Film Freak*
- William Ahearn *Essays and Ramblings*
- Ricardo Lui...
Tina Aumont: 1946-2006
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Just before Halloween this year we lost yet another great film icon. Tina
Aumont was one of the lovliest stars of the sixties who made her debut at
the ag...
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