Tag: film
member name: Garen Daly
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January 29, 2008 08:16 AM EST --
Of all the alleged holidays Groundhog Day has to rank up there as one of the more inane. A large rodent pops its head out a box and some oddly dresses humans proclaim wether or not our winter weather . . .
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January 14, 2008 08:56 AM EST --
Woody Allen said he was more attracted to the bad witch in Sleeping Beauty than the recumbent good girl? I am the same way. I like warped sickos. The smarter, the nastier, the better.
Chosing my . . .
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May 26, 2008 09:36 AM EDT --
It's Memorial Day. Many think it is simply the first day of summer and a time for BBQs, new Hollywood popcorn films or perhaps two too many beers. If this is you, get a life. Take a second and . . .
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June 30, 2008 07:34 AM EDT --
They act surprised. A movie is made, it doesn't adhere to the same old, same old. It's a tad different and the pundits, the talking heads, the people in search of a topic to espouse, all proclaim . . .
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December 26, 2007 08:17 AM EST --
Film going is all about expectations. We like a certain star or director or topic. The buzz is strong. The plot sounds intriguing. We buy the ticket, inhale the popcorn aroma, and find our way to our . . .
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November 05, 2007 03:04 PM EST --
How many times have you seen a film and it resonates within you? I’m not talking about getting all breathless over star, or even getting jazzed by the plot or action or whatever. No, what I am talking . . .
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December 10, 2007 06:11 PM EST --
Head to the video store and have yourself a Merry Christmas Film Festival . Start December 13, watch one film a day and as you do, the full range of the holiday feeling will slide down your chimney right . . .
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September 14, 2009 09:41 AM EDT --
In an era where Video on Demand (VOD), near simultaneous DVD releases and now downloads to smart phones, the question is, can megaplexes survive the iPhone?
There are nearly 600 films released in . . .
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February 19, 2009 01:02 PM EST --
Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th; triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.
The second Friday the 13th of this year is upon us. Recently, Hollywood re-made or in their parlance, . . .
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August 19, 2009 03:28 PM EDT --
This article is a review, plus an interview with the real editor of Julia Child's books, Judith Jones.
JULIE and JULIA is the story of two women - author/cook Julia Child and blogger Julie Powell. . . .
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March 06, 2008 03:51 PM EST --
The Oscars have come and gone. Did you have a favorite moment? Besides the obvious where the winning Americans thank everyone including the parking lot attendant while the Europeans gave classy acceptance . . .
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October 29, 2007 04:42 PM EDT --
For over a century, movie goers have plopped down coin, walked into the dark, sat down and waited, waited to be frightened. Think about that for a second. We are using our hard earned bucks to get . . .
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October 15, 2007 09:46 AM EDT --
By Garen Daly
Creativity is lacking in Hollywood. This is no surprise. Since the first movies, critics have complained how films pander to the masses and how they lack imagination. Has it gotten worse? . . .
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January 08, 2009 09:03 AM EST --
Since the beginning of cinema, films have entertained and, sometimes educated us. It has also scared the beejeebees out of us. From Der Golem and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari to The Exorcist to the . . .
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October 31, 2008 04:44 PM EDT --
Everyone and every media outlet is yakking about Halloween. It is the 3rd biggest retail holiday of the year and it seems everyone has a party to go to or is holding one. Of course the kids are looking . . .
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July 31, 2008 09:16 AM EDT --
The independent film scene is in trouble. Well reviewed and well made films like In Bruges tank at the Box Office. Well crafted and well acted films like The Visitor can’t find an audience. The average . . .
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February 11, 2008 06:18 AM EST --
It looks like the writer's strike is over. Let's hope so. Now we can pay attention to the Oscars. Who got nominated and who will win. Some folks will spend time figuring out who will wear what . . .
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December 30, 2008 05:29 PM EST --
America’s number one film last week was MARLEY AND ME . Based on John Grogan’s book of the same name, MARLEY stars Owen Wilson and Jennifer Anniston as a couple who meet, marry and have a family. They . . .
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March 01, 2009 05:42 AM EST --
I’ll admit I wasn’t a huge Marvel comic book fan back in the 60s & 70s, but I did love and collect Doctor Strange , Stan Lee & Steve Ditko’s’s story of sorcerer supreme Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange. . . .
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July 26, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
Indie films are at a tipping point.
Inexpensive digital equipment and abundant financing has caused a boom in production. There are more films being made than ever before. So if there is a boom . . .
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