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The Internet Etiquette Guide
As a longtime blogger and user of the Internet, I have learned a thing or two about how to navigate the Web while maintaining my dignity and staying positive. I’d like to share my pearls of wisdom with you to … Continue reading
The Truth Behind James Bond’s Conquests
James Bond has bedded dozens of women over the decades with barely a mention of any of them when the curtain comes up on the next film. I used to think Bond girls were mostly virginal to make it clear … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged action movies, for your eyes only, goldfinger, james bond, on her majestys secret service, relationships, romance
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Movies About Picking Sides
Captain America: Civil War comes out this week in the U.S., and it got me thinking that this isn’t the first movie to be about choosing a side on an important issue. No, I’m not going to compare this film … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 angry men, action movies, comic books, crimson tide, films, fugitive, movie review, movies, new moon, relationships, rivalries, romance, twilight, x-men
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Pleasant Surprises: Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated
I never enjoyed the classic Scooby Doo cartoon shows. Even as a child, I found them repetitive and formulaic. In every episode Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby Doo would drive into some spooky town in the Mystery Machine and … Continue reading
Posted in Pleasant Surprises
Tagged cartoon, comedy, fun, funny, humor, jokes, mystery, nostalgia, parody, relationships, romance, scooby doo, TV shows
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Forgotten Film Gems: Only the Lonely
In between his two Home Alone films, Chris Columbus wrote and directed a little romantic comedy starring John Candy called Only the Lonely. It wasn’t exactly a huge hit like many of Columbus’s other films, but it has a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged chris columbus, comedy, drama, films, fun, funny, humor, john candy, john hughes, jokes, macaulay culkin, movie review, movies, only the lonely, relationships, romance
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Fiddler on the Roof’s Story Is in the Tradition of Pride and Prejudice
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single film in possession of a good story must be in want of a remake. Thus, we see the reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic story of manners Pride and Prejudice as a … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged books, britain, drama, fiddler on the roof, films, fun, great britain, jane austen, Jews, judaism, love, movie review, movies, movies based on books, musical, pride and prejudice, relationships, romance, tradition
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9 Variations on the ‘Nanny Fixes a Family’ Movie Plot
I’ve written about Mary Poppins and Uncle Buck recently, and those films got me thinking about their niche within the wider comedy genre. These are movies that follow what I call the “Nanny fixes a family” plot. A quirky nanny … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged captain ron, children films, comedy, elf, family, films, mary poppins, movie review, movies, mrs. doubtfire, musical, nanny mcphee, relationships, the king and i, the sound of music, uncle buck, what about bob
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Forgotten Film Gems: Truly Madly Deeply
Would you like a cathartic film to deal with the loss of Alan Rickman? Watch Truly Madly Deeply. It’s a refreshingly low-key ghost movie that came out the same year as Ghost, but attracted much less attention. It also came … Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged alan rickman, comedy, drama, fantasy, ghost, movie review, movies, poems, relationships, romance, spanish, truly madly deeply
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Mary Poppins, The Twilight Zone, and the Epidemic of Male Suicide
Mary Poppins and the classic Twilight Zone episode “A Stop at Willoughby” approach the problem of male suicide from two very different angles. Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged animated films, disney, drama, films, mary poppins, men and women, movie review, movies, relationships, rod serling, the twilight zone, TV shows
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The Best Time-Travel Movie You’ve Never Heard of: Timescape
What I love about Timescape is that, like any good time-travel story, it isn’t about time travel. It’s about a father’s love for his daughter. The time travel is simply a vessel for exploring what a father would do to try to save his daughter. Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged action movies, david twohy, films, jeff daniels, love, movie review, movies, relationships, science fiction, time travel, timescape
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