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Tag: drama

trailers

Fly Away – AMELIA Trailer

Originally, I’d chosen the teaser for Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND as this week’s trailer post…but it looks like the folks at Disney weren’t too … Read More ›

Posted on July 23, 2009March 29, 2012
trailers

Family Affair – BROTHERS Trailer

Every once in a while, I find that a good movie is saddled with an awful trailer. This is just such an occasion. Take a … Read More ›

Posted on July 15, 2009March 29, 2012
reviews

THE HURT LOCKER

War is a drug.

Posted on July 13, 2009January 28, 2012
watchin' & writin'

With a Little Help From My Friends: BRICK

Haven’t done one of these in about nine months. For those of you new to reading this space, this is a feature that I try … Read More ›

Posted on July 6, 2009December 24, 2012
reviews

PUBLIC ENEMIES

With his Latest Film, Director Michael Mann has Sauntered His Way Up to the Pitcher’s Mound…and After a Long, Deliberate Motion, He Delivers With a Pretty Good Fastball.

Posted on July 2, 2009January 12, 2013
reviews

THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE

A film that leaves you wondering whether it’s the pro or the client that is after “the girlfriend experience”.

Posted on June 30, 2009July 25, 2012
reviews

AWAY WE GO

Marriage involves setting out on a journey together, trusting the other person to be your compass…trusting that they will guide you home.

Posted on June 29, 2009August 7, 2013
trailers

Soul to Squeeze (COLD SOULS and ZOMBIELAND Trailers)

I had so much fun posting two trailers last week that I thought I’d give it another go. First we have COLD SOULS, which looks … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2009March 29, 2012
trailers

Walking With a Ghost – SHUTTER ISLAND Trailer

It’s been a pretty good week for trailers, thus I decided to post two of ’em today… For a while in the late nineties, director … Read More ›

Posted on June 17, 2009March 29, 2012
reviews

ANGELS & DEMONS

Or “What the Scooby Gang did During Their Vatican Vacation”

Posted on June 15, 2009July 25, 2012
dvd doubleback

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

Every once in a while, you’re late to the party. So late that the bottles are empty, the food is gone, and people are already … Read More ›

Posted on June 4, 2009March 29, 2012
trailers

In The End – THE ROAD Trailer

Note: Go figure – I write one of my most popular and well thought-out entries to date, and the day I post it, a work … Read More ›

Posted on May 15, 2009March 29, 2012

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