Tag Archives: movies

Kenneth Branagh is the New Olivier

Posted on April 9, 2019 by cdsmiller17

One Face, Many Roles I caught the last few minutes of Thor the other night on TV and was startled to see that the director of the movie was Kenneth Branagh. I wasn’t startled that he was the director, just … Continue reading →

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Maleficent is Magnificent!

Posted on April 6, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Maleficent (2014) It took me a while to get around to watching this one. (We have a pre-owned DVD of it.) As with all things from one’s childhood, it is difficult to replace one memory for another. Disney’s Sleeping Beauty was … Continue reading →

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Is This the Real Thing or Just a Fantasy?

Posted on April 1, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai… (1984) I never saw this one during its initial cinema run. I suspect a lot of other people didn’t, as well. It had a budget of US$14M, but recouped only about half that at the … Continue reading →

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80’s, 90’s and 00’s Workout Videos

Posted on March 21, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Maniac (1983) This song was intended as a horror picture soundtrack entry. But it got ‘accidentally’ sent to the music director of the film Flashdance instead. After the lyrics were rewritten, a classic workout video was born. (Jennifer Beals didn’t … Continue reading →

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Get Out of Jail, Free Card?

Posted on March 19, 2019 by cdsmiller17

College Admissions Scandal Imagine, if you will, a world in which everyone is treated the same. Now, open your eyes and look around you: that world is not here on planet Earth! This latest distraction from the States is a … Continue reading →

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Female Hero in Male Dominated Worlds

Posted on March 8, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Rogue One Do you think it was an accident or coincidental that this movie came out shortly after Donald Trump was elected President? In my world, there are no accidents… Today is International Women’s Day: my youngest grandchild is staying … Continue reading →

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HTTYD: The Hidden World’s Villain

Posted on March 5, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Grimmell Animators have a lot of leeway when it comes to creating their characters. Take Grimmell, for instance, in the latest How To Train Your Dragon instalment. He spoke in a somewhat foreign accent, like Spanish (I thought). His character … Continue reading →

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How To Train Your Dragon (Energy)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Hidden World I haven’t seen the previous two movies, but our youngest grandchild wanted to see it, so we went to the cinema yesterday. As luck (?) would have it, Avatar was on the television the night before. Synchronicity … Continue reading →

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JWR’s Portrayer?

Posted on March 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

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Let’s Drop a Little…

Posted on March 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Joy (2015) It’s hard to believe that this little gem of a movie is three years old. They had it on TV the other night. It still makes me cry (well, that’s not really too difficult, as I feel great … Continue reading →

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