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

9

I’m Glad My Vacation in Cancun Wasn’t Like This!!

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July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As the horror flick lovers my husband and I are, we (despite being informed by our local Hollywood Video store employees that it was “crap”) rented “The Ruins” - a film which was to Cancun like “Hostel” was to Slovakia and ”Turistas” was to Brazil.
I am a big fan of Jena Malone, and am wondering what on Earth […]

May

6

Horrorfest 2007 - 8 Films to Die For

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May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Is it just me, or were last year’s Horrorfest films infinitely better than this season’s fare?  Granted, I have not viewed them all this season (yet); however, I really have not found even one which I enjoyed.
Of last year’s films:  Reincarnation, The Abandoned, The Gravedancers, The Hamiltons, Dark Ride, Penny Dreadful, Unrest, and Wicked Little […]

Apr

29

Well, I Did It…

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April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I actually rented “Cloverfield” despite the negative hype I have read.  Not taking my usual “let’s read EVERYTHING about the movie on IMDB before watching it” I have to say I didn’t hate it at all.  Granted, I am glad I watched it at home, for I could see myself succumbing to extreme motion sickness in […]

Mar

18

New DVD Releases I Want to See

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March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

Having not been to a cinema for months due to the fact that I live in a college town, chock full of incessant yappers, and “going to the movies” - while once a pleasurable experience - now ranks with eyebrow waxing and oven cleaning, I am often forced to wait for release on DVD or […]