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Tag Archives: Movies
Just ONE Princess in space, Wachowski brothers? That’s cute!
On this year’s summer movie docket, two items in particular stand out to me. First is Jupiter Ascending, in which young Earthwoman Mila Kunis apparently discovers that she is key to the resolution of some kind of space saga thing. … Continue reading
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“We need Kate, and we need Leo, and we need them NOW.”
A dumb article attacking Love Actually is making the rounds, so I’ll just re-link the post I wrote five years ago on the movie: “Let’s get the shit kicked out of us my love!”. I’d add that the film isn’t … Continue reading
The kind of weird thought that keeps me from achieving success
Regarding this clip from The Karate Kid: I think it would be funny if this clip just went on and on and on, with the Evil Sensei just listing all these things that do not exist in his dojo. FEAR … Continue reading
It’s all in the details.
I have a half-arsed theory that one thing that makes stories work, be they in book form or movies or teevee shows, is in the little details they include. It’s not the “details” as in the various plot points and … Continue reading
Anybody got a sports page?
From 40 Behind the Scenes Photos from Classic Horror Movies, which is exactly what it says. Really nifty stuff, and even though I don’t like the movie, this one’s my favorite: I just love that he’s just sitting there, waiting … Continue reading
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Something for Thursday
Oops…how on Earth did I completely forget about last week’s installment? It just totally flew out of my mind, alas. I’ve been listening a bit this week to John Williams’s amazing score to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the … Continue reading
On Death and Villainy
John Seavey, one of the regular posters at MightyGodKing, writes at length about Norman Osborn, the human alter-ego of Spider-Man villain Green Goblin. I don’t much have a dog in that fight, but I did like two different side points … Continue reading
Star Trek Into Frustration
Well, despite my initial intentions to not see the new Star Trek movie until the DVD came out, a number of factors intervened: the fact that we went on vacation (and seeing a movie on vacation is always fun), and … Continue reading
EW’s 100 Greatest Movies
UPDATE and EDIT: I screwed up somehow the first time I posted this — entries 34 through 50 were Roger’s, not mine. I’ve changed it to reflect my actual views! ANOTHER UPDATE: I missed The Wizard of Oz on here. … Continue reading
This means something. This is important.
So The Wife and I took a few hours a couple weeks back to wander the aisles and corridors and back corners and nooks and crannies (but, sadly, no dimly-lit basement!) of the Orchard Park Antique Mall. This wonderful space, … Continue reading