Monthly Archives: July 2010
HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY!
WE DID IT BABY! IT’S DANCE DANCE FEVER TIME! Watch for 10 Actors to Watch and Why later today!
How to Save Gossip Girl
When Gossip Girl debuted three years ago it looked like it could be as good and interesting as that film Cruel Intentions with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon. It was sold as a peak into the “world of Manhattan’s elite” and all the twisted games they played. My favorite character quickly became the spoiled [...]
10 Actresses to Watch & Why 2010: Part Two
#5 Name: Emily Blunt Born: 23 February 1983, Roehampton, London, England, UK Credits: Devil Wears Prada, Sunshine Cleaning, Young Victoria Interest: Emily Blunt seems to be one of those actresses who are always the bridesmaid never the bride. Take for example her break-out role in The Devil Wears Prada, she acts circles around plain Anne [...]
10 Actresses to Watch & Why 2010: Part One
#10 Name: Bridget Regan Born: 3 February 1982, San Diego County, California, USA Credits: Legend of the Seeker Interest: Bridget first came to my attention as the strong heroine of the cult series “Legend of the Seeker.” She played Kahlen Amnell, a woman sworn to protect the hero known as the Seeker (Craig Horner). The [...]
20 Best Fringe Directors: Part Two
This Top 20 is presented by new writer and all round movie buff Grif O’ The Wisp. Email Grif O’ The Wisp! 11. Jason Reitman Movies: Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air. Coming Up: Whispers in Bedlam. (just announced) Why he makes the list: His father, Ivan Reitman, was a comedy director [...]
20 Best Fringe Directors: Part One
This Top 20 is presented by new writer and all round movie buff Grif O’ The Wisp. Email Grif O’ The Wisp! Certain directors get all the attention – Welles, Kubrick and Spielberg dominate any talk of whom the best directors are. So how is a young director to make his name? My answer to [...]
Retro Review: Closer
The games we play and the things we say are explored in “Closer” the new film from director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Patrick Marber, based on his play. We all have a lot to say when our hearts are involved. This has never been truer for four unique and inwardly tortured strangers. Anna (Julia Roberts) [...]
Retro Review: Rat Race
Written: September 2, 2001 A remake of “It’s a Mad Mad Mad World” with hi-jinxes galore. “Rat Race” opens in a casino in Las Vegas as contestants are brought together through winning golden coins from casino slot machines. The golden coins bring the wide assortment of desperate contestants face-to-face with an eccentric millionaire (John Cleese). [...]
20 Hidden DVD Gems to Seek Out: Vol. 2: Part Five
Over the course of this week, we will uncover twenty titles you need to seek out at your local DVD store. Here is Part 5. The list is laid out something like this. The title, year it was made, genre, synopsis and finally my rating. I hope to do more of these lists as I [...]
New Trailer
TRON: LEGACY TRAILER http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/tron-legacy.html?showVideo=1#movTitle
