Honest Trailer
Came across Honest Trailers yesterday on YouTube. While I haven’t seen the movie, I did think it was funny. What do you think? Is this an honest trailer? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUTtt14G31c&feature=relmfu – Leigh AAR
Goodbye to the Olympic Games
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-7Vu7cqB20Although I only watched the competitions now and then, I enjoyed the Olympic Games in London hugely. By all accounts, they were especially happy and friendly, and I think you could sense that even from the TV screens.
Going to the Movies
Way back in 2005 my husband surprised my son and I with tickets to the midnight showing of Batman Begins. My son, only 10 and not allowed to stay up that late on a regular basis, was completely and totally thrilled. We were on vacation and as a result got to see the film on…
AAR at the Movies: Brave
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4EZULqhP2E&feature=relmfu My love for Pixar movies has built very gradually – I was a relatively late bloomer, since the early ones didn’t impress my socks off. But “The Incredibles” was a revelation, and ever since the new Pixar movie in June has become a must-see. (I made an exception for “Cars 2” – I’m not…
Re-watching Old Favorites
While on vacation I had the chance to watch a couple of films that were favorites from the 80’s. Both are movies I loved enough to have seen multiple times, going so far as to own them on DVD. Both are films I haven’t picked up in at least (gulp!) eight years. It was funny…
AAR at the Movies: The Intouchables
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olhg1suvE60 This weekend, I saw “The Intouchables”, a movie that has, perhaps inexplicably, become France’s #2 grossing film of all time, and that finally landed in North American theatres this week. I loved it, and I also think it’s a good film. But I can also see why American critics have been alternately scoffing, miffed,…
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Dark Shadows
Before we had the tormented Carpathians, and the Black Dagger Brotherhood, not to mention Edward of the Twilight series, many people grew up watching Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows. No doubt the show paved the way for the acceptance of romantic vampires today. Yet many of today’s tormented vampires can’t hold a candle to Barnabas….
Summer Movies Preview
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac5zNHLEQp8 When it comes to movies, summer used to mean two things: Harry Potter and Pixar. Now that Harry Potter’s over, I’m left with just Pixar. I would call it religious, the way I unfailingly see the new Pixar every June and look forward to their new short, but I did skip Cars 2. And…
You Bring Out the Bad Girl in Me!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G-Y__6zIig I am not for sure, but I think I just came across this song accidentally on youtube. Since that time it has become a daily recurring ear worm which has resulted in me watching this scene ten times more than I ever watched the whole movie.
Battle Royale: The Original Teen Survival Arena Film
The Hunger Games have been all over the news lately. In one of the many articles a critic discussed Battle Royale, a year 2000 Japanese film about a class of teenagers forced to fight to the death in an arena. The writer pointed out the similarities between the two films. The greater violence of Battle…
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