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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Cinema Obscura: Expect the Unexpected

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Patrick Yau's late nineties action thriller, "Expect the Unexpected", certainly lives up to its title. Executive produced by ...
Friday, January 23, 2009

Moments of 2008

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In conjunction with my favorite films of the year list, I offer up some moments out of 2008 films that made an indelible impression on me. O...
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Monday, January 19, 2009

My Favs of 2008

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As a continuation of other "year's end" wrap up posts on this blog, I humbly submit my twenty favorite films of 2008. I can pr...
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Doldrums

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What does 13-3 mean in the postseason for the past couple of years? That you'll lose in the first game you play. Ask the Giants, or the ...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Great World of Sound: My Fav Music of '08

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Part 2 5. DeVotchKa- "A Mad and Faithful Telling" As written about in an earlier post , Denver band DeVotchKa are certainly an acq...
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Monday, January 12, 2009

Great World of Sound: My Fav Music of '08

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Part 1 I find myself being more and more selective about the music I buy. It's not for lack of good music- in fact, my acquisition of XM...
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Cinematic Round Up

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Valkyrie Typically, when a film is pushed back and reloaded as many times as "Valkyrie" has been, there's definitely trouble o...
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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Hidden Treasures On the Boob Tube

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Some days I can flip through the 150+ channels I've got and scream. One hundred and fifty channels and nothing on. How is that possible?...
Thursday, January 01, 2009

Happy New Year...

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Enjoy a stirring collection of images from the year in film, 2008, via Matt Shapiro.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Movie Endings

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This post is a contribution to the Endings-Blogathon hosted at Valley Dreamin' . What makes a great ending? I don't know if I can pu...
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Sunday, December 28, 2008

A David Fincher Tear Jearker?

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Would it be wrong to declare that I sorely miss the clinical David Fincher over this new... softie? Immediately after returning home from th...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

On Doubt

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Bringing a play to the big screen is always a tenuous task. In some cases, the restrictive nature of the stage hinders its celluloid interpr...
Saturday, December 20, 2008

Recently Seen

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Cadillac Records I admit to a strong bias on this one. My first job as a young teenager was working in a record/baseball card shop where I g...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Trailers I Love

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I haven't been a huge fan of Sam Mendes. While his films always seem to deal with 'heavy themes' that feel like an over-sized re...
Monday, December 15, 2008

Love Bites: Let the Right One In

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As someone who appreciated the graphic novel roots of "30 Days of Night" from last year, I'm doubly impressed by the subtle br...
Saturday, December 13, 2008

What's In the Netflix Queue #21

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I apologize for light posting this week. It's been a busy one. I've got some reviews I've been meaning to bang out (especially o...
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Monday, December 08, 2008

Top 5 List: The Death Game Genre

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I suppose one could make top 5 lists of the best rock documentaries (with the release of "Cadillac Records" this week) or the top ...
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Friday, December 05, 2008

The Future's So Bright...

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A few things I've run up against in the last couple weeks that I can't wait to see or experience: 1. Naturally, this new little thin...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008

DVD Shout Out: Jar City

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I can count the number of glacial-set police thrillers on one hand. There's Erik Skjoldbjaerg's Norwegian "Insomnia" and t...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Great Soundtracks

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Fans of 80's indie pop should rush out to pick up Devotchka's latest album, "A Mad and Faithful Telling". Blending soulfu...
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Joe Baker
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Freelance writer, film enthusiast, contributor to DallasFilmNow.com
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