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June 19th, 2008

Get Ready for Period Movies

No, not THAT kind of period…the kind where movies are set in all types of historical and cultural settings — everything from the 1780s to the 1960s. Will we be able to handle a bunch of them all at once? I guess the box office will tell that story.
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May 19th, 2008

May Blogathon: Choose Your Words Wisely (Jane’s Top 5 Movies About Writers)

Our May Blogathon continues, and today, I’m featuring Carolyn Erickson’s blog, Choose Your Words Wisely. Of course, this lends itself to some of my favorite movies - those revolving around words, words and more words. Here are five that spring to mind. Feel free to add your favorites in the comments!
1. Stranger Than […]

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May 15th, 2008

May Blogathon: The Lacrosse Blog (Jane’s Top 10 Sports Movies Chicks Love, Too)

Continuing with my May Blogathon with my blogger-pals, today’s entry is for Barb Adamski’s Lacrosse Blog. Since I know little about Lacrosse (but have had fun learning from Barb’s blog), I thought it might be fun to do a list of Sports Movies Chicks Love, Too. Hey, chick-flicks can be sports-flicks, too. So here they […]

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May 14th, 2008

Summer Blockbusters 2008!

Well, Iron Man and Speed Racer have dropped in theaters — the first with great reviews, the second, not so much. But there are plenty of ultra-cool movies due in theaters this summer. I’ve mapped out the blockbusters for you - print it out and stick it on the fridge!
May 16: The Chronicles of […]

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May 13th, 2008

May Blogathon: Living in Season

Some writer-pals and I decided to do a fun thing and blog about each others’ blogs. So for the next few weeks, I’m going to weave in posts about their blogs (with a movie theme, of course!).
Today’s entry is for Amy Grisak’s blog, Living in Season. It made me think of movies with […]

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April 16th, 2008

Funny Nude Scenes at Cinematical.com

Cinematical.com posted a great piece this morning about funny nude scenes in movies. It’s pegged to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which includes a scene with Jason Segel doing full frontal nudity. Yep, hangs it all right out there for God and everyone to see.
Check out the piece at Cinematical.com. Here’s a little preview […]

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March 31st, 2008

Box Office: March 28-30, 2008

Here’s a peek at the box office numbers this weekend, as reported on Box Office Mojo. Looks like movie-goers were lured in by Sin City.
1-21 - $24.10M
2-Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! - $17.74M
3-Superhero Movie - $9.51M
4-Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns - $7.48M
5-Drillbit Taylor - $5.71M
6-Shutter - $5.22M
7-10,000 B.C. - $4.94M
8-Stop-Loss - $4.55M
9-College […]

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March 25th, 2008

Box Office: March 21-23, 2008

Here’s a peek at the weekend’s box office numbers, as reported by Box Office Mojo. That loveable elephant, Horton, is still the king of the box office jungle:
1-Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! - $24.59M
2-Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns - $20.08M
3-Shutter - $10.44M
4-Drillbit Taylor - $10.30M
5-10,000 B.C. - $8.93M
6-Never Back Down - $4.82M
7-College Road […]

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March 17th, 2008

Top 10 St. Patrick’s Day Movies

Irish immigrants, unlucky leprechauns, people whose names start with O…it’s all great fodder for movies that celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Here are my top ten movies to give you a wee bit ‘o the Irish:
10. Finian’s Rainbow. A leprechaun with issues, a new dam, and a bigot Senator all play into this […]

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February 28th, 2008

Top 50 Family Movies of All Time

Need a good flick for family movie night at your house? Here are my picks for the Top 50 Family Movies of All Time. Any I missed? Any that shouldn’t be here? Comments welcome!
1. RATATOUILLE (G; ok for kids 5+). Remy (Patton Oswalt) is a rat who dreams of becoming a great chef, despite […]

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