Pete’s Dragon
PETE’S DRAGON (1977) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076538/ Directed by Don Chaffey I was a mere eight year old when PETE’S DRAGON first came out in 1977. I remember going to see it with my mother not really knowing what the heck I was about to see. I hear the songs now and I get misty eyed. It really was a huge hit for me when I was a kid. My parents really helped to foster my love of films by taking … Read entire article »
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The Class of ‘87 Movie List
~ The Class of ‘87 Movie List ~ “Dude! It was a rad year! No DUH! I feel like such an airhead sometimes, but this list will TOTALLY help me remember stuff BIG TIME. These are some of my fave films, homefry. Bitchin’!” Ah, the 80’s. These films are like a time capsule of my high school years. The music, the times, and the clothes. Weird Science (1985) Two teens create a woman one night. Go figure. Ferris … Read entire article »
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The Machine Girl and Machine Girl Lite
Machine Girl (2008) -Kataude mashin gâru- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1050160/ Machine Girl Lite (2009) -The Hajirai Machine Girl- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319567/ Remember The Road Runner cartoon? Of course you do. Well, MACHINE GIRL and MACHINE GIRL LITE are the live action, Japanese action, deadly schoolgirl versions of the same. These films are candy for the fans of over the top, cartoon style gore and violence. It’s so damn silly that the violence becomes second to the pure comedy goodness of the absolutely silly plot … Read entire article »
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Mini-Movie List: THANKSGIVING
Are you looking for a little something to watch to ring in Thanksgiving? Well, here are a few little somethings that might be fun to watch! ~ Home for the Holidays (1995) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113321/ Holly Hunter spends the holiday with her family – for better or for worse. I remember seeing this and thinking about my relationship with my family. It’s a fun, light film. Also stars Robert Downy Jr. House of Yes (1997) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119324/ A personal fave of mine, House of Yes … Read entire article »
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Spiral
SPIRAL (2007) Directed by Adam Green and Joel Moore http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491162/ I heard a lot of buzz about SPIRAL. So much that I avoided it like the plague for a while. I had heard that the less you know about it, the better it is and I wanted to hold to that just to be safe. I have spent too many sad times watching films that I had too much knowledge about. The height of this being the film … Read entire article »
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Trick ‘R Treat
Trick ‘R Treat (2009 DVD Release) Directed by Michael Dougherty http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0862856/ A MUST HAVE FOR HALLOWEEN ~ A FANTASTIC FILM! There are times when an adult is transported back to a simpler time of childhood wonder and excitement. That excitement fills a person with warmth and makes them feel wonderful for a moment. Those times are not often felt as an adult and they are so nice when you stumble upon them. When TRICK ‘R TREAT was finally released from … Read entire article »
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Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity (2007) Written and Directed by Oren Peli http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179904/ As a horror movie fanatic with hours and hours of horror movies under my belt, I was happy to hear that something new and amazing was on the scene. Sadly, I was not blown away as the lights came up in the theater after I viewed PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. It wasn’t something super different and didn’t manage to send me running from the theater in terror. And, while I … Read entire article »
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ZOMBIELAND
ZOMBIELAND (2009) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156398/ Directed by Ruben Fleischer Rhett Reese (written by) & Paul Wernick (written by) Those of you who know me know that I can sometimes go off on a rant about crap movies having no problem getting a wide, theatrical release while good films crawl around under cover of “Mom and Pop”, small screen venues or after hours purgatory…if the see the light of day at all. There are movies that get rave reviews during test screenings … Read entire article »
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Surrogates
Surrogates (2009) Directed by Jonathan Mostow http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/ Tom Greer (Bruce Willis) and Peters (Radha Mitchell) are FBI investigators in a world were surrogate, robo-humans venture out and live the day to day while the real humans stay at home plugged into machines. Crime has dropped to record low levels. Sexually transmitted disease worry is a thing of the past. But, when someone dies when their surrogate is killed and the safety of all humankind is in jeopardy, the … Read entire article »
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