Mar

13

I love Clive Barker, but….

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March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

…“The Midnight Meat Train” (2008) - as a film - disappointed me a bit.  Now, I haven’t read the short story upon which it is based…yet, but I suppose I expected a bit more, especially from the previews.  The film suffered from what a lot of short stories that are adapted to full-length movies suffer from:  [...]

Feb

22

The absolute WORST “horror” movie ever…

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February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I watched Prom Night (2008) last night on Starz (thankfully I have the channel free for several months because of a DirecTV screw-up or I would have called to request a credit on my bill for being forced to pay to watched this nonsensical and horrid film!) 
First of all, according to the boards on imdb.com (and [...]

Nov

24

Watch your sodium intake!~~ Review of ‘Salt’ (2006)

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November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I rented this little gem of a movie last week, written, directed, produced and starring Bradford Tatum, and co-starring his wife Stacy Haiduk, Alexandra Wilson, and Judith Hoag. 
The plot revolves around an abusive husband, his seemingly “simple” wife, and the problems in their relationship.  Enter his sister, who develops a relationship with the wife.  Now toss [...]

Oct

14

Final Destinations

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October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

After rereading our earlier post on Miss Congeniality, Movie_Maven_Jr. wanted to collaborate, once again, on another blog, so after carefully perusing our extensive movie collection, we agreed upon the “Final Destination” trilogy (soon to be a…um…fourlogy? with the 4th installment due 21 August 2009.)
Which was your favorite?
Ow, my mouth hurts.  What??
Which “Final Destination” was your [...]

Oct

1

In honor of football season…

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October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

Movie_Maven_Jr is studying personal achievement in her Life Skills class and the teacher was discussing the film Rudy (1993), the true story of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger whose dream was to play football for Notre Dame in the mid 1970s.  Being considerably smaller than his teammates, and not as athletically-inclined, he beat the odds.  Starring Sean Astin, Ned [...]

Sep

16

“The Signal” - DVD Review

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September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Mr. Movie_Maven and I rented “The Signal” (2007) last night, touted as a horror/sci fi/thriller, and it didn’t disappoint on any level.
The premise involves an electronic transmission via telephone, radio and television which wreaks havoc upon the minds and psyches of the inhabitants of the fictional town of Terminus.  As a result, people inextricably begin killing [...]

Aug

16

Miss Congeniality (2000) - A Flashback Review

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August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This 2000 comedy starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candace Bergen, and priceline.com’s own William Shatner (who I have to say I had a major crush on when he was in ‘Star Trek’, had his own hair, and didn’t weigh the equivalent of a domesticated pygmy elephant.)
I want a pygmy elephant!
Oh look, here’s Movie_Maven_Jr, [...]

Aug

12

Hellboy & Hellboy II - The Broadway Musicals

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August 12, 2008 | 5 Comments

Just kidding….but I got your attention, didn’t I??
Now, here’s Movie_Maven_Jr. to give you a 13-year old girls-eye view of these two films by Guillermo del Toro.  We thought we’d try a new slant on the whole blog thing…an interview session.  That way I only have to pay her 1/2 of what I get.  Hi Jr., [...]

Aug

10

Speaking of Christopher Nolan…

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August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I figured I ought to round out my Christian Bale/Christopher Nolan month-of-blogs with Nolan’s first feature film “Following” (1998) which we recently rented.  His first film “Doodlebug” (1997) can be seen in its 2:55 minute entirety here.
Anyway, back to “Following” - Quite good for a film shot in black and white at a mere $6,000 and [...]

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 [...]

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