Costume Dramas
Until a few years ago, I was a huge movie fan. In addition to watching lots of movies via my Netflix subscription, I’d go to at least one current movie a week in the movie theater….
Move over Mr. Darcy?
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Movie Review: Black Swan
I made one of my rare trips to the movies to see Black Swan, a film I’ve been excited about ever since the first promotional pictures came out over the summer. She’s getting major Oscar buzz…
New Year's and Silly Movies?
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Animated cartoons
I’m not quite sure why, but the days before and just after Christmas are the perfect time for me to watch animated cartoons (is that the right term to use?). Somehow it’s the perfect moment to…
Perhaps perhaps perhaps …
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Characters | Heroes | Heroines | Jean AAR | Movies
Good on You, Zach Braff
Unlike romance novels, I feel almost no urgency to see movies when they come out (I make exceptions for Pixar, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Robert Downey Jr). This explains why last night I watched Garden State…
Toronto International Film Festival
The beginning of the school year also brings an annual buzz to T-Dot: For two and a half weeks, the cinematic world gets to focus on our fair city for the Toronto International Film Festival.
Like That Could Ever Happen…
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Awards Shows: The Critics vs The People
The Teen Choice Awards aired on Monday night. As its name suggests, the winners are chosen by the viewers rather than a mysterious “Academy” or other exclusive group of critics, executives, and showbiz insiders. Not surprisingly,…