Jan

24

The Oscar nominations are out…

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January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Within the more “popular” categories, there are a few directors/actors/actresses who seem to be perennial nominees and such remains the case this year as well.  Examples include Sean Penn (Milk), Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Kate Winslet (The Reader), Meryl Streep (Doubt), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt), and Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon) who seem to be [...]

Jan

11

Comment to readers and my opinion of “The Unborn”

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January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I have had quite the influx of comments lately criticizing my “movie reviews”; for example, how biased they are, or how I don’t offer enough reasons for my opinions.  Well, guess what?  This is not a movie review site.  This is a blog and, therefore, my opinions are what gets posted (along with the opinions [...]

Jan

9

Perhaps one of the WORST movies EVER

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January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment

“Wanted” - starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, and Morgan Freeman, directed by Timur Bekmambetov.
Why, Morgan, why?  I love Morgan Freeman, but his talent was truly wasted in this too-long, riduculous adaptation of yet another graphic novel (er comic book).  Of course, Mr._Movie_Maven was high on this film, so I reluctantly sat by him, attempting to [...]

Jan

1

A review of “Twilight” by a member of its target audience

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January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Hi folks.  This is Movie_Maven_Jr.  So, I went to the Twilight premiere with my friends, since I really like the books, and have been hounded by my MOTHER for a month to write a review. So I will now.
ACTORS:
Kristen Stewart was a good choice for Bella, since she had the looks and acted the part well.
Robert [...]