Category Archives: movies

Moore is sued for dishonest footage, again

Moorelies.com is retired, and I don’t intend for this space to inherit its subject matter. That said, in checking Instapundit today, I noticed my old mark, Michael Moore, is in trouble again: A double-amputee Iraq-war vet is suing Michael Moore … Continue reading

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The ‘Code’ movie is not for ‘DaVinci’ book lovers

Despite (or perhaps, due to) my high hopes, I thought The DaVinci Code movie was a long, boring, overwraught, and entirely lame screen incarnation of the book. I love Audrey Tatou- Ameilie is on my Top 10 All-Time list- and … Continue reading

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Coudal’s “Copy Goes Here” short film released

If you have 11 spare minutes, I highly recommend you click over to Coudal Partners site to view their new short film, Copy Goes Here. It’s pretty darn good!

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Idea factory: Compare the box office theories with fact

Okay, so some folks are suggesting that summer box office was down because the movies were bad. Bereft of proof until recently, they’re now claiming vindication because box office receipts are now up, in a time when “better” movies are … Continue reading

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I hate to say it, but…

I just finished watching Empire Falls. My grade: F. A school shooting? …a school shooting? F, Russo. F.

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Star Wars III…

Going to see it tonight with my Dad. UPDATE: Short review: It was pretty damn good. One thing that’s been bothering me over the past few weeks as I’ve been following all the reviews was the sheer extremity of the … Continue reading

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Tales from The Long Tail: an interview with the co-founder of Peerflix

Today’s Tales from The Long Tail link is an interview with Peerflix co-founder Billy McNair by my closest-in-geography-blogger, F-Stop Blues‘ Tim Coyle. In the interview, Peerflix is explained (if you don’t know what it is, read the interview!), and its … Continue reading

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Instapundit: New Star Wars movie insta-stinks

Ouchie! The Professor reviews the new Star Wars movie, and let’s just say that he wasn’t a fan: Actors’ words didn’t always sync perfectly with their lips, nobody even tried to capture room ambience to match the settings, and the … Continue reading

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When favorites converge

In this week’s Entertainment Weekly, one of my favorite writers, Stephen King, reviews the new Jimmy Fallon romantic sports comedy Fever Pitch- adapted for the screen from a book by another one of my favorite writers and directed by my … Continue reading

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Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg’s “”Must I Paint You A Picture“” (from Walking & Talking) is one of the best movie-ending-soundtrack-songs ever.

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