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Fall Flicks

September 20, 2009 1 Comments

So, what is coming up this fall? More for the chicks, one can only hope. Usually, post-summer we get back to having adult fare and start the march to the…

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Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--//Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night//And watching, with eternal lids apart//Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite//The moving waters at their priestlike…

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District 9

August 29, 2009 3 Comments

District 9 is basically a war movie wrapped in a science fiction movie. And I don’t particularly like war movies or science fiction. So that could explain why I’m so…

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Junebug

August 13, 2009 0 Comments

If you are anything like me, you wonder what Amy Adams is doing all over the place. Seems like she is in everything. [I looked her up and sure enough…

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Julie & Julia

August 7, 2009 3 Comments

Meryl Streep has channeled Julia Child. She is marvelous. I love her. Like Julia, I love food and I love cooking, so this movie spoke to me, though I am…

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Tetro

August 2, 2009 1 Comments

Serendipity is a wonderful thing. I have to admit, when I was looking for a movie to see today and I saw Tetro listed, I'd never heard of it. But…

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Public Enemies

July 1, 2009 2 Comments

Let me start by saying I am a big Johnny Depp fan. I loved him in "Chocolat" and "Finding Neverland", even the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy. He's one of…

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Away We Go

July 1, 2009 1 Comments

I really enjoyed going along for the ride with Away We Go. Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski, who both give great performances, play Burt and Verona, a long-time couple about…

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Amelia

June 25, 2009 2 Comments

Since I was a kid, I have loved Amelia Earhart's story. And when I heard they were doing a film, I was excited. But I am not sure this looks…

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Goodbye Solo

June 25, 2009 0 Comments

"Goodbye Solo" is a rare film. A true indie gem. It is a quiet story that begins with a cabbie being asked to drive his passenger some days in the…

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Australia

June 11, 2009 0 Comments

I kind of wanted to see it when it was in the theaters, but it didn't stay around that long and I missed it. Glad I saved the 9 bucks.…

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Ikiru 生きる & Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 千里走单骑

June 8, 2009 1 Comments

I rented two films this week that coincidentally both center on older men and fractured relationships with their grown sons. Why do so many men and their fathers have such…

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No Shirt Sherlock

June 6, 2009 1 Comments

I am sure Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would not approve of the upcoming Guy Ritchie version of his Sherlock Holmes. From the looks of the trailer, it is very 21st…