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What Is Phil Connors’ Nature?
Do you ever take a mental inventory of yourself, thinking about areas where you could improve? I did that this week when I got a text message from my oldest brother. He is probably the greatest man I have ever … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films, Videos
Tagged characters, films, groundhog day, movies, videos
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No One Knows What to Do with James Cameron’s Child Characters
Terminator: Dark Fate killed the child character from James Cameron’s previous installment in its opening scene. After all of Sarah Connor’s sacrifices to stay alive, give birth to the future savior of mankind, and protect him at all costs in … Continue reading
Posted in After The End
Tagged aliens, characters, films, james cameron, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, terminator
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Why The Sixth Sense’s Twist Works
I once heard someone criticize The Sixth Sense saying that there’s no way Dr. Malcolm Crowe could have gone for a long period of time without noticing that no one ever made eye contact with him or talked to him … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged film endings, films, m night shyamalan, movie review, movies, the sixth sense
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10 Times Disney Chased Popular Film Trends
Disney is well known for creating their own film trends. They practically invented the template for feature-length animated movies in the 1930s, released the first movie about video games with 1982’s Tron, and made pirates cool again for a brief … Continue reading
My Marlin Moment
One of my sons recently taught me an important lesson. This is the same son who took many years to tell me that he loves me. During his bedtime routine, he was running around an office chair as he flossed … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged animated films, family, fathers, films, finding nemo, movies, parents, pixar, videos
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The Mechanic’s Ending Blows Away the Rest of the Film
When I was starting to get interested in films as a teenager, my mom stoked the flames by introducing me to a number of great ones like Lifeboat and an edited version of Witness. And then she told me about … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged action movies, charles bronson, film endings, films, movie review, movies, the mechanic, videos
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James Cameron’s Many Imitators
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then James Cameron must be one of the most beloved directors in Hollywood. Every one of his films has been aped at least once, sometimes before they even came out. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged abyss, action movies, aliens, avatar, films, james cameron, movies, science fiction, sequels, terminator, titanic, true lies
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Can Mission: Impossible Survive Without Tom Cruise?
I’m old enough to remember a time when the idea of Mission: Impossible being a Tom Cruise action vehicle was as outlandish as James Cameron directing a courtroom drama. Such a thing just seemed to be outside the realm of … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged action movies, actors, films, mission impossible, movie franchise, movies, movies based on tv shows, tom cruise
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The Secret Weapon of ’80s Comedies: Elmer Bernstein
What is the most recent live-action comedy film you saw that had a really memorable original score? Liar Liar? Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery? Home Alone? To me, most comedy films of the past few decades have had scores … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff, Videos
Tagged 1980s, comedy, drama, elmer bernstein, film score, films, movies, music, soundtrack, videos
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Sgt. Bilko Is an Underrated Comedy
Jonathan Lynn doesn’t seem to get much respect as a director. And yet he directed several excellent films, including Clue, My Cousin Vinny, and Sgt. Bilko (1996). Yes, I lump that last film in with those earlier ones because I … Continue reading
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