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Category: listy goodness

listy goodness

Besame Mucho (Hatter’s Five Favorite Movie Kisses)

While it is indeed a bit of a manufactured holiday, I can’t help but be a believer in Valentine’s Day. It is after all, an … Read More ›

Posted on February 9, 2010August 23, 2012
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How Soon is Now? (Top Five for 2010)

I suppose it’s no surprise that for the last five days I’ve had that Death Cab For Cutie song playing in my head. Y’know the … Read More ›

Posted on January 5, 2010August 23, 2012
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Decade pt. xi ( Top Five 00’s Movies – Best of The Decade )

So it’s 2010 huh? Pardon my surliness, but didn’t ya think the world would be a bit more futuristic by now? I mean, according to … Read More ›

Posted on January 1, 2010August 23, 2012
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Decade pt. x ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2009 )

I might have already said this, but it bears repeating…I cannot be happier to see the page turn on 2009 at the movies. To paraphrase … Read More ›

Posted on December 29, 2009August 23, 2012
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Feliz Navidad (Hatter’s Five Favorite Christmas Movies)

It’s a mere three sleeps until Christmas kids! (Show of hands – who still has shopping to do?). This is my third time cobbling together … Read More ›

Posted on December 22, 2009August 23, 2012
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Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing ( Worst Films I Saw This Decade )

We are mere days away from the end of the decade, and this has many reflecting on all sorts of best-of lists. However, as I … Read More ›

Posted on December 15, 2009August 23, 2012
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Decade pt. ix ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2008 )

Unreal. I have only two more entries to go in my Decade series, and the next one will be summing up the year at hand. … Read More ›

Posted on November 24, 2009August 23, 2012
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With Teeth (Top Five Vampire Movies)

This blog is, and henceforth shall remain, a TWILIGHT-free zone. I have nothing against the fans of the books and/or movies, but they are truly … Read More ›

Posted on November 17, 2009August 23, 2012
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Give Peace a Chance ( Top Five War Films )

Note: I posted this same post around this time last year, but considering I’m still trying to shake this cold, that many of you weren’t … Read More ›

Posted on November 10, 2009August 23, 2012
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Decade pt. viii ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2007 )

I’m fighting off some post-Vegas jet lag this morning. Thus, I am calling in my last post-dated blog entry. Yes gang, starting tomorrow, I’m back … Read More ›

Posted on October 27, 2009August 23, 2012
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Waking Up in Vegas (Top Five Vegas Movies)

Hatter here. …Yes I’m actually writing this one, I didn’t schedule it to post a week or two ago. I know it might seem weird … Read More ›

Posted on October 20, 2009August 23, 2012
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Can’t Help Falling In Love (Top Five Movie Weddings)

Seventy eight hours from now, my days as a single man are over. It’s kinda funny to write that, for the same reason that jokes … Read More ›

Posted on October 14, 2009August 23, 2012

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