TV talk: What the Fae TrueBlood?
Okay, I am really anxious and somewhat skeptical about what to expect from tonight’s episode of TrueBlood on HBO. If you missed it, last week was a bit of a roller-coaster ride that included unexpected hospital stays, Tara’s angry face, and fairy princess dreams. So much has gone on this season so far that I [...]
Read MoreRental: Afterwards (Et après)
Et après – France Release Date: October 2009 (June 2010 DVD) Rating: Not Rated – (My guess PG-13) Starring: Romain Duris, John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly Director: Gilles Bourdos Based on the Novel by Guillaume Musso I picked up this little gem of a movie at my local rental spot the other day and was [...]
Read MoreRental: The Eclipse (2009)
Release Date: DVD April 2010 Rating: R for language and disturbing imagery Starring: Ciarán Hinds, Iben Hjejle and Aidan Quinn Writer/Director: Conor McPherson Based on short story by Billy Roche I am a sucker for a good ghost story. Any thing that chills the spine and makes the tiny blond hairs on the back of [...]
Read MoreReview: Robin Hood
Release Date: 5/14/2010 Rating: PG-13 for violence and some brief sexuality Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac and Danny Huston Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Brian Helgeland Official Website: Here I had read some crummy reviews of this film which had been really disappointing since I am a huge fan [...]
Read MoreRental: The Road
Release Date: May 2010 DVD Rating: R for violence, gore, disturbing images/subject matter and language Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Michael K. Williams, Guy Pearce and Charlize Theron Based on the book by Cormac McCarthy Directed by: John Hillcoat I actually tried reading this book before the movie came out (as I sometimes [...]
Read MoreRental: Women in Trouble
Release Date: DVD February 2010 Rating: R – Language, sexual content and strong sexual dialogue Starring: Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Connie Britton, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Isabella Gutierrez, Simon Baker, Marley Shelton and Josh Brolin Written and Directed by: Sebastian Gutierrez I had little to no idea what this film was about went I rented it so [...]
Read MoreAMC New Walking Dead Show
I am totally thrilled that AMC, who has in recent years been a major front-runner in television drama and comedy, has signed on for 6 episodes of the show Walking Dead based on the graphic novel by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. This will mark AMC’s fourth original and sure to be award winning series. [...]
Read MoreTV Talk: Big Love Season Finale
Wow, I was incredibly impressed and surprised with the season finale of Big Love last week. I have taken plenty of time to watch the episodes leading up to the finale this week so I can really get an idea of where the writers were taking the story and what might be in store for [...]
Read MoreRental: Where the Wild Things Are
Release Date: March 2010 on DVD Rating: PG – Adult themes, language and action sequences Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener with voices of Forest Whitaker, Catherine O’Hara, Paul Dano and James Gandolfini Based on the kids book by Maurice Sendak Directed by Spike Jonze Official Website from Warner Bros. Of all the beloved children’s stories [...]
Read More12 Geek-Tolerable Romance Movies
So Valentines Day is coming up and whether your spending it with someone you care for this year or alone on your couch with a carton of ice-cream/box of chocolate and your dog/cat I do hope you get to enjoy it. So, to help out I am listing here my personal favorite (or at least [...]
Read MoreGood Reads: Lullaby – Novel
By: Chuck Palahniuk (2003) – Fiction Buy it Here at Amazon.com Official Chuck Palahniuk Website Reading a Palahniuk novel is like watching a David Lynch movie written by a more literary Howard Stern: completely off the wall, usually mildly offensive and nearly impossible to dismiss. Certainly not for the conservative or oversensitive, his novels are [...]
Read MoreTV Talk: Big Love Season 4 Shockers
I don’t know if you caught this Sunday night’s episode of Big Love on HBO or not, but if you haven’t then definitely check it out and beware there are some major spoilers below: So, wow, that was a jam packed episode that really kept me guessing. In retrospect it seemed a big rushed but [...]
Read More15 Great Films ignored by the Academy
It is not big secret that the grand old Academy has made it a habit of snubbing any film that isn’t a Drama or Documentary when it comes to the big awards or just being nominated for that matter. I find this completely absurd and have decided to list my own personal favorites (posted mostly [...]
Read MoreRental: Treeless Mountain
Release Date: 2009 US Rating: Not Rated: Most likely PG Country: South Korea (Subtitles) Starring: Song-hee Kim & Hee-yeon Kim Writer/Director: So Yong Kim It’s rare for me that I get to see a film that is so impressive in every film-making aspect that I honestly cannot find a single criticism to make. This in-depth [...]
Read MorePreview: Red Riding Trilogy
While I was suffering from cruel insomnia last night/this morning I came across an interesting trailer on hulu for a trilogy of independent UK films entitled Red Riding. They are a dramatic based-on-true-events murder mystery as told from three different points of view. Something that I personally have not seen done before. I will most [...]
Read MoreNew Fall Shows: The Good & The Okay
So I have been looking over hulu for the fall TV premieres I missed recently and have found some good and not so good shows. I am really horrible about forgetting when the shows I want to watch are actually on television so hulu (and DVR) are a the best thing since color TV. Since [...]
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