Archive for December, 2008
I have given up on movie rentals. I don’t think in my case they really qualify as movie rentals anyway. I think that instead of movie rentals, I should call them movie purchases, because every time that I pick up a few movie rentals, I end up keeping them out so long that I pay [...]
December 30th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
I sat alone that year in the theatre, watching the much touted chick flick, Thelma and Louise. So when he appeared on screen in the hotel room scene—sans shirt, cum dimpled Robert Redford golden boy beauty, no one heard me comment that he would be our next star. No one was there to witness my [...]
December 30th, 2008 | Posted in Stars | No Comments
One of the first things you have to let go of when watching Blade Runner is the temptation to compare the movie, Blade Runner, with the book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By the number one SF writer of all time, Philip K. Dick. Yes, the mechanical pets are absent (but a monologue discussing [...]
December 28th, 2008 | Posted in Movies | No Comments
Are you a big film buff? Now, when I say a “film buff” I’m not just referring to someone who lounges on the couch 24/7 and views film after film. I’m talking about someone who actually wants to make a film of their own. You know, maybe start writing a phenomenal screenplay, or shooting random [...]
December 25th, 2008 | Posted in Movies | No Comments
Going to the movies is a popular dating activity for almost any age group, and is great for first dates, or night away from the children for married couples. Catching a movie is also something friends like to do together to stay in touch. Going to see the movies is a universal pastime that most [...]
December 24th, 2008 | Posted in Movies | No Comments
How often do you watch movies? This is a pertinent question that should be taken seriously if you want to save some cash in the entertainment department. Just think about it. How often do you venture of to the theater to catch a flick on the big screen, or rent some DVDs to view at [...]
December 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Movies | No Comments
Bela Lugosi was an Austrian actor, best known for his role as Dracula in the Broadway stage production of the famous Bram Stoker novel, and later in the film version. He more recently was made famous yet again when his life story was depicted in the 1994 movie ‘Ed Wood’, with Martin Landau playing the [...]
December 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Stars | No Comments
Batman and Robin call up numerous associations—different ones for different people of different ages, genders, and mindsets. Batman and Robin, that is, didn’t always inspire such sardonic satire as that of Saturday Night Live’s “Notoriously Gay Duo” animation or such innocent hero worship as the Batman or Robin costume and mask that little kids still [...]
December 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Movies | No Comments
Since the first Harry Potter book in the series, the world has been gripped by the imaginative world of Harry and his wizard friends. Fantasy fiction in books and films always spawn lots of props unique to their inner world, along with the usual videos, DVDs, computer games and movie posters. The Harry Potter story [...]
December 21st, 2008 | Posted in Movies | No Comments
Amber Smith is a famous American model and actress that has been turning heads and haunting men around the world with her stunning good looks since she began her career as a teenager. She is best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Esquire, Elle, Vogue, and Cosmopolitan, as well for her [...]
December 18th, 2008 | Posted in Stars | No Comments