Mar

18

Remembering Natasha Richardson 1963-2009

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March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Beautiful and talented actress Natasha Richardson passed away today after a devastating brain injury suffered from a skiing accident.  She was only 45.  Married to actor Liam Neeson since 1994 and the mother of two young sons, 12 and 13, Richardson, the daughter of legendary actress Vanessa Redgrave and sister of Joely Richardson, was known [...]

Feb

23

It’s Oscar night!!!

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February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

So, I’ll just keep a running blog throughout the entire show as opposed to having to remember everything upon which I wish to comment.
First, Hugh Jackman was a fabulous host.  He’s funny and hey, the guy can sing and dance, not to mention Movie_Maven_Jr and I were happy with the eye candy.  I loved his [...]

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 [...]

Sep

16

In praise of Sean Bean

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September 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

One of England’s most versatile actors, Sean Bean (b. 17 April 1959) has had and continues to enjoy a prolific career in television, stage, and film which has currently spanned nearly twenty years … and he’s one hot hunk to boot!  Obviously I’m not the only one who thinks so, as he is currently married to his 4th [...]

Sep

4

All hail the Tiny Canadian!

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September 4, 2008 | 1 Comment

After seeing “Hard Candy” during my 3 months of free Showtime since DirecTv failed to send me my free dvd player for signing up and I raised not only Cain, but Abel too, I was immediately taken by the diminutive Ellen Page and immediately went to imdb.com to find out more about her.
Therefore, I recently rented “An American Crime” - [...]

Jul

31

Christian Bale is a hunk, part 2

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July 31, 2008 | 2 Comments

Now that I have my daughter, Movie_Maven_Jr hooked on Christian Bale, we watched “The Prestige” the other night on DVD.  Having seen Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece in the theather when it was first released, I had forgotten how wonderful the film is.
The ensemble cast was outstanding: Bale, Hugh Jackman and Michael Caine were fabulous.  David Bowie [...]

Jan

8

Interview With Cloverfield’s Michael Stahl-David

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January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Shocktillyoudrop.com features an inteview with  Michael Stahl-David of the upcoming monster flick, Cloverfield, due for release January 18th.  You can catch it here.

Oct

28

Owen Wilson After The Suicide Attempt

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October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In his first intentional appearance since the August suicide attempt in Santa Monica, California, there was no real insight into the actor’s psyche as to why his life took the turn it did late this summer. Not that we have to know, but interest is there nonetheless. Maybe we don’t need to know. [...]

Oct

15

Nosey Hospital Workers Spanked Over Clooney Visit

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October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Well, not really. But it’s somewhat of an economical equivalent.
The New York Times reported last week that some over-zealous medical workers not only clamored to see the star and his girlfriend while hospitalized after their September 21 motorcycle accident, some even snooped through Clooney’s medical records. One doesn’t need any imaging tools- magnetic [...]

Oct

3

Tom Cruise Nuise You Can Uise (Or Not)

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October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The man who pleaded guilty last July to planning to extort more than one million dollars from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was found dead in his home last week. He threatened to release the unauthorized photos if the 1.2-1.3 million dollars wasn’t doled out.
According to the Associated Press, David Hans Schmidt was [...]

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