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Monthly Archives: June 2009
It’s surprising such an intriguing mystery could miss the mark so completely. Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) is a U.S. district attorney working with various foreign authorities to bring down a massive money laundering operation that fronts as a bank. She … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Armin Mueller-Stahl, bd-live, blu-ray, cine-chat, Clive Owen, Eric Singer, International, Naomi Watts, Tom Tykwer, Ulrich Thomsen
High school football players want to have sex with cheerleaders. The concept isn’t new, but this puts the boys’ hormones into overdrive. Nick (Eric Christian Olsen) and Shawn (Nicholas D’Agosto) are hardcore jocks that pride themselves on their ability to … Read more The negative attitude towards people and the belief in uncontrolled luck centre stage in this film are not a far-fetch from Woody Allen’s own views on life. Boris Yellnikoff (Larry David) is a crotchety hater of humankind that lives in … Read more Quentin Tarantino made his second splash on the scene after Reservoir Dogs with a writer’s credit rather than a director’s with this romantic black comedy. Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) works at a comic book store, likes kung fu movies and … Read more With the conclusive events of the second Underworld film, the only place to go was back to the beginning. Viktor (Bill Nighy) was head of the vampires as other elders slept and even then they were known as death dealers, … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Bill Nighy, Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, Lycans, Michael Sheen, Patrick Tatopoulos, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, Underworld, vampires, William Control
Having a baby is a scary experience, especially when you realize your house is not really your home. Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) are going to be unplanned parents. The figured they could handle it with the help … Read more This is the third incarnation under this title: the first was a book by John Godey and the second was a 1974 film starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw, which became a cult classic. The following will attempt to avoid … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Denzel Washington, James Gandolfini, John Godey, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzmán, Michael Rispoli, Oscar, Taking of Pelham 123, Tony Scott, Walter Matthau
You can use a lot of words to describe Chuck Palahniuk’s work: weird, disgusting and disconcerting come to mind; but boring is certainly not one of those words. With his previous releases, Palahniuk has made a name for himself by … Read more
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tags: Chuck Palahniuk, Pygmy
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Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean will appeal a recent decision by Haiti’s electoral council rejecting his run in the country’s Nov. 28 presidential election. The former Fugees member’s candidacy was rejected beacause has hadn’t resided in the country for the past … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 9-15, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 2-8, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more |
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