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Disaster Weekend – Aftershock (2010)
Director: Xiaogang FengWriter: Wu Si (Screenplay) Ling Zhang (Novel)Starring: Fan Xu, Jingchu Zhang, Chen Li, Ti Lu, Zi-feng Zhang, Jiajun Zhang, Zhong Lu Plot: The epic story of a family separated as...
View ArticleBest Of 2016: Directing Awards
For me, when I pick my directors, I think of many different factors. Was the film made better because the director was attached to it? Does the director have a unique voice and/or perspective? How well...
View ArticleBridget Jones’s Baby
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Emma Thompson Directed By: Sharon MaguirePlot: Bridget Jones (Zellweger) is now in her early forties, alone, and wondering how she got here....
View ArticleProject Mantra left us wanting more
Project Mantra gave the crowd something to clap about. Project Mantra is a little bit of it all, From Folk to Rock to jazz they get your feet moving. I really did love their diverse music. They played...
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Cervellopoli
After more than a year spent working on it I can finally announce that Cervellopoli, my first children’s book, is now published!Editoriale Scienza approached me back in 2015, asking me if I was...
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Sanford Music Festival Artist Spotlight on: Electric Shrine
One wedding, four friends and a phone call is what it took to bring together the Members of Electric Shrine. In early 2016, Chris Angleberger (formerly of Tranquilizer) on guitars, his wife Bhren –...
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The Sundance Film Festival, Coming Soon to a Couch Near You
If you are of a certain age you likely remember a time when movie trailers used to end with some variation of the phrase "Coming Soon to a Theater Near You." It was common enough that when Siskel &...
View ArticleBest Of 2016: Some Honorable Mention Performances
I’m about to start releasing my top 10 performances lists, but there are some performances this year that are outside that list. I figured, I’d list them here. Of course, this might give you an idea of...
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Tom’s Striped Charcoal Suit in Miller’s Crossing
Gabriel Byrne as Tom Reagan in Miller’s Crossing (1990)VitalsGabriel Byrne as Tom Reagan, pragmatic Irish mob fixerUpstate New York, Fall 1929Film: Miller’s CrossingRelease Date: September 21,...
View ArticleBest Of 2016: Supporting Actress
Here are my picks for the top 10 Best Supporting Actress performances of 2016.10) Kristen Stewart (Cafe Society) The first thing you need to know about me is that I actually don’t like Kristen Stewart...
View ArticleMy Oscar Nomination Predictions
No guts, no glory, right? With the nominations being announced tomorrow morning, here’s a look at what I think will actually be nominated.BEST PICTURE: La La Land Moonlight Manchester By The Sea...
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Movie Review: ‘Split’
Movie Review: 'Split'Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley Plot: Three teenage girls are abducted by an insane man who they quickly discover suffers from...
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Moonlight (2016)
Director: Barry JenkinsWriter: Barry Jenkins (Screenplay) Tarell Alvin McCraney (Story)Starring: Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monae, Naomie Harris, Ashton Sanders, Jaden Piner, Jharrel Jerome, Andre...
View ArticleBest Of 2016: Supporting Actor
Here are my 10 picks for Best Supporting Actor of 2016:10) Jack O’Connell (Money Monster) I know you probably didn’t see Money Monster on many year-end lists, but you’d be mistaken to not think Jack...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About the Last Scene of ‘Split’
Let's Talk About the Last Scene of 'Split'Have you seen Split? That new Shyamalan film getting decent reviews where McAvoy plays a crazy person with 24 personalities? No? Then you'd better leave. The...
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Tamara Woestenburg: The Colony
Barqoue pop made a comeback in The Netherlands when Jacco Gardner released his debut album Cabinet of Curiosities in 2013. Singer Tamara Woestenburg's 2010 EP was labeled as a jazz record when it came...
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Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1964
The Contenders: Becket (winner)Dr. StrangeloveMary PoppinsMy Fair Lady Zorba the Greek What’s MissingIt’s rare that I find a year with such odd nominations. The Adapted Screenplay nominations for 1964...
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My Dream Crate
Subscription boxes are all the rage now-a-days. There are boxes for pretty much everything from makeup to hair products to just about anything that could be purchased on the world wide web. Whether you...
View ArticleOscar Nomination Reactions
So here are my quick thoughts on the nominations.Meryl Streep got her historic 20th nomination last night. 14 nominations for La La Land. Holy crap. That ties it for the most nominations in history....
View ArticleTop 10 Best Bollywood Thriller Movies of 2016 {Super Hit}
Bollywood has always been a place where thing and news floats like the air in the place. Have not we been many times misguided by the same news again and again in different ways? Well coming apart of...
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