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Black Book is proof that Verhoeven does make real movies

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Steve

When the name of Paul Verhoeven is mentioned, most people turn up their noses and go “ugh!” since they always recall his violent movies: Starship Troopers, Total Recall and Robocop; or his “adult” movies: Basic Instinct and Show Girls. I read that he was … Continue reading →

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3:10 to Yuma

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Steve

Whenever Hollywood remakes a movie, the litany of Creative Bankruptcy roars across the land. I don’t completely agree, I think the major studios are just run by risk-averse morons with MBAs incapable of passing Film History 101. 3:10 to Yuma has … Continue reading →

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The Simpsons Movie

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Steve

At worse, this movie is a 90-minute episode with the A Story going to Homer, the B to Bart, C to Marge, D to Lisa and the rest of Springfield receiving the E but it all ties together from beginning … Continue reading →

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Blade Runner 25 years later

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Steve

I always thought this movie came out in 1981 but then again, that was the year Raiders of the Lost Ark appeared and Harrison Ford couldn’t make movies so quickly then. Despite this guy overanalyzing it, especially why there aren’t any Black … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Fever 30 years later

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Steve

I am glad I finally saw this movie now instead of when it was new or during its first 20-25 years of existence. Much like all pieces of Pop Culture, Fever was loved at first then reviled followed by a revival … Continue reading →

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The Ant Bully

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Steve

Pixar’s A Bug’s Life is still the best of the batch when it comes to animated movies about ants and/or insects. I’m not sure who approved this rather mediocre forary into children’s programming for last last Summer but if it weren’t … Continue reading →

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Ratatouille

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Steve

Quick disclosure on this review. Pixar’s head guy is Steve Jobs who is also the CEO of Apple, my employer. Hiring director Brad Bird was one of the smartest moves Pixar ever made. For years he worked on The Simpsons and … Continue reading →

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Happy 65th Birthday Roger Ebert

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Steve

When I first noticed the show Sneak Previews on PBS, even as a kid I found myself siding with him over the better known Gene Siskel (my parents had a subscription to the Chicago Tribune). As I got older, I always wondered … Continue reading →

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Happy First Anniversary Kelly & Ethan

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Steve

Right now they’re off to a wedding in Boston for one of Ethan’s friends and Kelly will be having their daughter sometime in the near future. The daughter matter is 90 percent likely according to what he told me. What … Continue reading →

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28 Weeks Later

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Steve

Thanks to the formatting problems I encountered on my Web site’s software through the 10.4.9 update, I decided to change the ratings of the movies I see. They’re no longer going to be in the title but you can scroll … Continue reading →

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Hot Fuzz, in the Must See group as soon as it’s on DVD

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Steve

The team behind Shaun of the Dead returns to do a send-up of American Action-Buddy-Cop movies with their trademark British Twist: the slower pace of life in the English countryside, their slang, their mindset, etc. It translates just fine so nobody … Continue reading →

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Movies on DVD and Cable unified as one category now

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Steve

As of next Friday (May 25), we say goodbye to our Dish satellite service again. This time we hope to be done with it for good. The decision was made for financial reasons so I’m not going to go on … Continue reading →

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The China Syndrome 28 years later

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Steve

As nuclear power tries to make a comeback, maybe this old flick should be revisited by the general public. I only remember its existence as a kid in 1979 because the whole Three Mile Island accident happened after its release. … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man 3 is worthy of at least Rental
and it was better than I expected

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Steve

Originally, I was going to watch Spider-Man 2 before I went to this but Apple paid for my ticket and who am I to turn down a free movie. A friend said there wasn’t anything critical I would be missing if … Continue reading →

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Yankee Doodle Dandy, a window into the past

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Steve

Here’s another masterpiece from TCM but I recorded it during the night some actress from The Sopranos was the guest programmer. Much like Singing in the Rain, I’ve always wanted to know what the fuss was, namely with my grandparents, they always … Continue reading →

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