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Best movie status (five stars baby!)
Photo from Y! Movies
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Tue,
Jun 24,
2008
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2:47:47 PM in 2008 / movie
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Forgot to post this up but Iron Man rocks, you better watch it
Photo from Y! Movies
Showtimes at AMC Van Ness (can't believe Century doesn't have it)
10:05 10:45am 1:00 1:45 4:00 4:45 7:00 ...
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Sat,
May 17,
2008
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5:43:08 PM in 2008 / movie
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Hawke and Hoffman are piercing the silver screen in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, one of the year's best (ThinkFilm, wide release November 2, 2007; photo from Y! Movies)
Showtimes AMC Loews Me...
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Sun,
Dec 2,
2007
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10:51:40 PM in movie
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Here's a flick that most of my friends won't like. Part of the appeal. I didn't love it but it was very interesting and looked "gorgeous"
Photo from Y! Movies
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Sun,
Nov 25,
2007
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11:20:34 PM in 2007 / movie
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Peeped it at AMC Van Ness to a packed house, thx cy. It's almost been released for a week (Superbad opened Aug 17, 2007)
Photo from Y! Movies
Awesome pick me up, check on it
Trailer report
Lot of...
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Wed,
Aug 22,
2007
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10:51:10 PM in 2007 / movie
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Bruce Willis is sooo bad ass
Photos from Y! Movies
I'd go watch this in theater, preferably not in the whack seats I got (2nd row from the back of lower level all the way to the left), showing up ...
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Sat,
Jun 30,
2007
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6:53:33 PM in 2007 / movie
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I am so glad I went to see this, it's not often movies live up to the hype (Spidey and Pirates 3?)
Photo from Y! Movies
Gravy
PS: all the previews blew, $10.50 @ AMC Van Ness: that hurts
Posted
Fri,
Jun 8,
2007
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12:33:26 AM in movie
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Ridley Scott reunites with Maximus on American Gangster, the big deal is probably that it stars Denzel Washington. The premise is that Denzel plays a mob figure who's even above than the Italian mafia...
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Wed,
Jun 6,
2007
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3:36:13 PM in movie
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Fun as in scary fun. It was $9 well spent (wonder how long I can milk that student discount.. kinda depressing how expensive it still is), go watch Disturbia (oh previews sucked hard)
More pictures...
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Tue,
Apr 24,
2007
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10:10:08 PM in movie
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Probably the most complex spy movie ever made. Pretty good if you get into it
More pictures from Y! Movies
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Sat,
Apr 21,
2007
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5:20:00 PM in 2006 / movie
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A sequel that won't suck? Anything's possible. 28 Weeks Later picks up from 28 Days Later and it's looking quite impressive, even without original director Danny Boyle. Maybe getting Muse on this is w...
Posted
Tue,
Mar 27,
2007
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4:43:20 PM in movie
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Badd. Ass.
300 is one flick you want to experience in the theaters. I could post a ton more pics from Y! Movies
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Sat,
Mar 10,
2007
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7:56:25 AM in 2007 / movie
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One of the best movies I didn't see last year. A gem that more people should check out
Picture: Y! Movies
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Sun,
Feb 18,
2007
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4:06:03 PM in 2006 / movie
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I didn't expect to like Babel, reviews are mixed but it's the Oscar nomination that was the most intriguing (also lilgee liked it, nico hated it). It was pretty good
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Sun,
Jan 28,
2007
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9:09:55 PM in movie
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I finally watched The Pursuit of Happyness, yes it took me forever but I'm glad I did. $9 student discount (AMC), it's kind of expensive. cy was swooning over the ad for Shooter. Trailer placement op...
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Wed,
Jan 24,
2007
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9:49:47 PM in movie
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DiCaprio is having a good year
Blood Diamond is one of the best movies of 2006. More pictures from Y! Movies
Posted
Tue,
Jan 16,
2007
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12:01:36 AM in 2006 / movie
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A very solid year and I've become pretty jaded/impatient which means somethin. The best movie of the year was the Departed, which I actually rewatched yesterday (that makes three viewings). It's that ...
Posted
Fri,
Dec 29,
2006
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11:36:11 AM in 2006 / movie
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Apparently, Blood Diamond is supposed to be pretty good: Ebert & Roeper gave two thumbs up, it got 77 on Metacritic (The Departed scored 85, this year's highest)
Plot Outline A farmer, a smuggler, a...
Posted
Tue,
Dec 5,
2006
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11:49:31 PM in movie
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Snap judgement on this week's movies, without watchin em, this is what I'm thinking after Ebert and Roeper (every Sundays on ABC/Tivo)
Watch Casino Royale
I still don't think he looks the part (and ...
Posted
Sun,
Nov 19,
2006
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8:04:42 PM in movie
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The new Bloc Party album was leaked, I like
Another $10 sale at Threadless, except there's nothing to buy (maybe a green Pandamonium?)
I need a vacation, among many things
Finished reading, nothin...
Posted
Wed,
Nov 15,
2006
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11:54:35 PM in book / concert / food / movie / music / shopping / suck
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Unknown looks to be quite the mindfu-k movie, part Saw, part Reservoir Dogs. 5 strangers wake up in a warehouse and conveniently have no memories of how they ended up there. All they know is some of t...
Posted
Sun,
Nov 5,
2006
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1:00:42 AM in movie
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My pseudo reviews
Little Children (btw, We Are Marshall trailer was good, check out the poster)
John Legend - Once Again, Monsters Are Waiting - Fascination
Farmerbrown, Golden Boy, Koh Samui
The Na...
Posted
Mon,
Oct 30,
2006
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11:16:20 AM in book / food / movie / music
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This movie will ruin all the creepy dudes who like to smell women's hair, it's a weird period piece about a young man who "encapsulates" women in fragrances that dazzle the senses. Sounds pretty stup...
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Mon,
Oct 16,
2006
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3:14:49 PM in movie
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Caught a late show at the Westfield SFC (10:30p will have you out after 1am), the 9:10p show was sold out, this is a week after the release. The Departed is worth its many many praises
PS: why are al...
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Sat,
Oct 14,
2006
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2:20:18 AM in 2006 / movie / sanfrancisco
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The unveiling of the Ghost Rider poster announces something else
.. the movie will suck. That is what happens when you design a poster around giant faces
Ghost Rider (Sony) opens Feb 16, 2007
Trai...
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Mon,
Oct 2,
2006
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10:48:59 PM in movie
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This is another book I'll never read (since they made a movie out of it). And it's funny cuz I picked it up at the library recently but found no time to go past 10 pages. The hardcover really grabbed...
Posted
Mon,
Oct 2,
2006
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4:26:15 PM in movie
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The hype machine is on for the flick, Martin Scorcese works with Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon (I was gonna write Jason Bourne). The supporting cast is no less stellar. All these cool people and t...
Posted
Sun,
Oct 1,
2006
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11:37:45 PM in movie
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Denzel Washington's new movie about Deja Vu looks oddly familiar, didn't Will Smith do a "high-tech big brother" flick with Enemy of the State? Denzel's character here is on the other side of the law...
Posted
Tue,
Sep 26,
2006
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3:32:29 PM in movie
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Dead Man's Chest is making some serious cash, with good reason (and I didn't like the first one as much as everyone else)
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Thu,
Jul 27,
2006
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1:08:21 AM in movie
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Alfonso Cuaron creates an apocalyptic world (read 12 Monkeys) where humans have lost the ability to reproduce. Owen's character is picked by an estranged wife (Julianne Moore) to lead the only pregnan...
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Thu,
Jul 20,
2006
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3:42:47 PM in movie
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Some chick asked me about the book when I just started reading. She was like "is this about people who fight using kites?". I was like "no man, it's about Afghanistan", thinking you retard.. Turns ou...
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Fri,
Jul 14,
2006
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3:22:08 PM in book / movie / paperbackswap
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Watching The Prestige trailer, it felt like director Nolan really wanted to make another movie with his Batman Begins costars without actually making a Bat or WB movie (that's alls set for 2008). Mic...
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Fri,
Jul 14,
2006
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9:18:58 AM in movie
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Larry was in town for a wedding and he had some time to kill. We had lunch and thought we'd catch a movie before he had to head down San Martin. Solid
More pics at Y! Movies
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Fri,
Jul 7,
2006
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10:24:37 AM in movie
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Huge sigh of relief as I'm able to say "good stuff". That Spiderman 3 trailer is hot too. More Superman Returns pics at Y! Movies
Posted
Sat,
Jul 1,
2006
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1:42:46 AM in movie
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Nice reco from John, thumbs up (more pictures at Y! Movies)
Posted
Thu,
Jun 29,
2006
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1:32:31 PM in movie
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Bay area events, movie and cd dates
Tuesday June 20
Keane @ GAMH - blog
CD: Keane - buy it from Amazon
CD: Nelly Furtado - buy it from Amazon
Wednesday, June 21
Built To Spill @ Slim's - elbo.ws
T...
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Mon,
Jun 19,
2006
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12:24:32 AM in concert / movie / music / sanfrancisco
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Bay area events, movie and cd dates
World Cup fever all week, 3 games a day, watch some
Monday June 12
Walkmen @ GAMH - album
Tuesday June 13
Walkmen @ GAMH - concert, album
Thursday June 15
MSTR...
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Mon,
Jun 12,
2006
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7:27:05 AM in book / concert / movie / sanfrancisco
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Went to see Cars opening night. It was so good I went to get a happy meal toy ha
Update
I saw Over The Hedge the next day.. it was actually really good too.. maybe better?
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Sun,
Jun 11,
2006
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7:49:27 AM in 2006 / movie
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Bay area events, movie and cd dates. Little obsessed with this ish lately, it's all gcal's fault, see
Tuesday June 6
Movie: The Omen - trailer
CD: Sound Team
Thrusday June 8
Douglas Coupland @ Books...
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Sat,
Jun 3,
2006
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8:41:47 AM in concert / movie / music / sanfrancisco
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Tuesday May 30
Madonna @ HP Pavilion - album
Wednesday May 31
Arctic Monkeys / We Are Scientists @ Warfield - monkeys, scientists
The Eels @ Fillmore - album
Mono @ GAMH - album
Pinback @ Bimbo's
T...
Posted
Mon,
May 29,
2006
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8:52:51 PM in concert / movie / sanfrancisco
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The concensus with my friends is that Cars might be the first Pixar bomb. Which brings us to the company's next project: Ratatouille (ra.ta.tou.ye), directed by Brad Bird (Incredibles)
French for a h...
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Thu,
May 25,
2006
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2:56:40 PM in movie
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Monday May 22
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness @ Independent - album
Tuesday May 23
Architecture in Helsinki @ GAMH - album
Wednesday May 24
Esthero @ Indepedent
Thursday May 25
Beck w/ Jamie Li...
Posted
Sun,
May 21,
2006
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2:51:41 PM in concert / movie / sanfrancisco
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Watched it at Winchester 22 to an eventually sold out theater (I think it sold well in the bay). We saw two protesters who packed their signs as we arrived (something closer to this than a full on ral...
Posted
Sat,
May 20,
2006
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9:11:19 AM in movie
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Around Flickr, I know the movie might suck, whatever go watch it
The wait ends for me, tonight 9p
Credits (Flickr)
http://flickr.com/photos/alenlin/149432066/
http://flickr.com/photos/vince...
Posted
Fri,
May 19,
2006
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5:21:43 PM in movie
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"A true story of courage and survival". Uhm. As much as United 93 is supposed to be good, right and non dramatizing, this is pretty much the opposite
But it might just be okay. I saw at least some...
Posted
Tue,
May 16,
2006
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11:14:50 PM in movie
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Monday May 15
Jimmy Scott @ Herbst Theatre
Wednesday May 17
The Aquabats @ Slim's
Thursday May 18
Bike to work day
Friday May 19
Da Vinci Code - poster, trailer
Over The Hedge - trailer
Saturday ...
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Sun,
May 14,
2006
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12:15:49 AM in concert / movie / sanfrancisco
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Hey a foreign language trailer with actual dialogue, fierce!! This Shu Qi girl is all kinds of hot. Check out the trailer
Three Times (IFC) was directed by Hoa Hisao-hsien (never heard) and is in e...
Posted
Wed,
May 10,
2006
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8:37:03 PM in movie
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Surprisingly the best trailer shown was not Superman Returns (girls dig it when he flies Kate/Lois on his boots) but Nacho Libre.. for reals
Posted
Fri,
May 5,
2006
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11:39:35 PM in movie
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I'm not sure the movie can sustain the hype, I think Gee's Da Vinci Code pre-screening party is a great idea though haha
Posted
Fri,
May 5,
2006
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7:48:29 AM in movie
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When I saw Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock at an awards show, I thought they were making Speed 3. Not so lucky, the two have been tapped for a remake of extra romantic (or Korean) movie Il Mare (aka S...
Posted
Wed,
May 3,
2006
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9:09:39 PM in movie
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There is hope for Superman Returns (not to suck)
Good trailer
Posted
Wed,
May 3,
2006
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7:32:42 AM in movie
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Good flick, I'm pretty sure I asked for "thank you for not smoking" at the box office, whatever. Almost saw Hard Candy actually but this worked out well, solid
Cool trailer of the show: Sketches of F...
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Sun,
Apr 30,
2006
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9:36:49 PM in movie
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In truth, I have little faith anyone I know would like this movie. It's so.. odd. Scarlett Johansson pulls off some Lost In Translation voodoo though, and you'll be quite mesmerized
Posted
Fri,
Apr 28,
2006
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8:06:10 AM in movie
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Sofia Coppola did it again, on a smaller scale.. is Marie Antoinette headed for disaster? The hype is unstainable, Dunst reunites with the Oscar winning director, the trailer (music) is ever so delig...
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Thu,
Apr 27,
2006
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12:10:18 AM in movie
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I love Ed Norton (call him Edward) in about anything from American History X to of course, Fight Club. This one is a doozy, some cowboy urban forbidden love story.. Evan Rachel (sans Wood), my she be ...
Posted
Thu,
Apr 27,
2006
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11:05:56 PM in movie / podcast
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An intricate trailer full of interesting imagery put together for a most indie film. "Brick" is a Twin Peaks-ish murder mystery, "noir" is thrown around with good reason. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (still ...
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Wed,
Apr 26,
2006
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2:11:57 AM in movie / podcast
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... or just good trailers
Peaceful Warrior, making gym look good (Sia helps, maybe I'll watch Stick It also).. oh yeah and bangs look good on about nobody (Amy Smart included)
More
- The Lost City,...
Posted
Sat,
Apr 22,
2006
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8:01:44 AM in movie
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For everyone really, I'm about to take my mom there
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Wed,
Apr 5,
2006
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10:15:45 AM in movie
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Just a tad too real. Kudos on mostly non famous actors
Paul Greengrass is the director. United 93 (Universal) opens April 28
Posted
Tue,
Apr 4,
2006
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12:58:59 AM in movie
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I was a bit iffy on this but it was a good surprise.
On the trailer side, I saw a new one for Da Vinci Code and I think anticipation is becoming overwhelming. Poseidon has a better trailer. They're...
Posted
Sat,
Mar 25,
2006
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5:04:16 PM in 2006 / movie
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Crime fiction at its finest. Strange coincidence cuz noir director Brian De Palma has just finished adapting the novel, the movie set to open Oct 13, 2006. Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary ...
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Thu,
Mar 23,
2006
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12:26:53 AM in book / movie / paperbackswap
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I basically loved it, it held all the promises that a small movie brings, no hype, the straight dope. And I've sorta ruined that ha
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Tue,
Mar 21,
2006
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12:02:01 AM in movie
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It's early but I'm already lookin at the week-end
V for Vendetta looks so hype, all explosions and shit. It might be a lot more political than action though, Ebert says it's in the vein of Batman Be...
Posted
Tue,
Mar 14,
2006
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11:04:10 AM in movie
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Moviefone (I think IE only) got the latest Cars trailer and there's hope yet for Pixar cuz the original teaser was way too Nascar
The repurposed story looks more like a pleasant coming of age journey...
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Thu,
Mar 9,
2006
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1:43:05 PM in movie
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If this is the final one, it's a much better job than previous efforts. There's a good voice over (Ian McKellen) and it's action packed with mostly cool special fx. Random: Beast still looks kinda lam...
Posted
Tue,
Mar 7,
2006
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10:53:10 AM in movie
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Yes, Paul Walker is everywhere (or not.. I think I'm mad that he was groping Jessica Alba in Into The Blue) but this got surprisingly good reviews* for this movie, it's no masterpiece but might be ok...
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Mon,
Mar 6,
2006
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5:59:31 PM in movie
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Pretty pleased with the results
Winners (all first time winners, lot of different movies)
Best Picture, Crash
Ang Lee, Best Director (Brokeback Mountain)
Reese Witherspoon, Best Actress (Walk Th...
Posted
Mon,
Mar 6,
2006
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10:55:56 AM in movie / tv
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Posted
Mon,
Feb 27,
2006
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4:52:59 PM in movie
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Cute little movie, very Garden State with an unrecognizable Casey Affleck who does his best Paul Giamatti (ultra-depressed), I guess the movie is a bit more grown up. For some reason it also reminds m...
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Fri,
Feb 24,
2006
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5:07:45 PM in movie
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The Sentinel is your run of the mill White House security thriller, "ooh someone in the US Secret Service plans to assassinate the president"
It does mark the return of Michael Douglas, last seen in...
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Wed,
Feb 22,
2006
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3:02:59 PM in movie
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Simply excellent
Posted
Sun,
Feb 19,
2006
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5:40:54 PM in movie
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It came as my surprise going through some logs where I noticed X-Men 3 (X3) was now called X-Men: The Last Stand on IMDB, the official site url remains x3movie.com
My homie Will sent me a link for th...
Posted
Fri,
Feb 10,
2006
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10:49:18 AM in comics / movie / sanfrancisco
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Liked it a lot, it's the best Paltrow movie since.. whoa.. 'Ripley? I'm trippin, that movie was all Jude Law and Matt Damon. Anyway it's been a while and it's a beautiful redemption for Gwyneth
More ...
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Mon,
Feb 6,
2006
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3:45:21 PM in movie
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ATL is a big Black urban movie directed by music video maestro Chris Robinson (not Kate Hudson's husband), the Menace II Society/Boyz N The Hood for the South (Atlanta here) starring Clifford Harris...
Posted
Fri,
Feb 3,
2006
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3:47:21 PM in movie
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Complete list on the official site (list below from ComingSoon.net), my picks in bold (hardly watched any of these movies so it's highly speculative)
The Oscars air on ABC March 5, the host in Jon S...
Posted
Tue,
Jan 31,
2006
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2:56:36 PM in movie
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I thought the one-sheet was quite intriguing, little did I know I clicked on the long rumored Outkast movie
Idlewild is directed by long time r&b/hip-hop director Bryan Barber, the trailer is high o...
Posted
Thu,
Jan 26,
2006
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6:45:31 PM in movie
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A wannabe Training Day, it'd be nice for Cuba Gooding Jr to be bad again (less Boat Trip, more Jerry Maguire or Boyz N Da Hood); I first saw his co-star Clifton Collins Jr on the excellent Mindhunter...
Posted
Tue,
Jan 24,
2006
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9:57:18 AM in movie
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The one sheet is what really got me to check out the Hard Candy trailer. It has a little red riding hood theme of innocence going (see Ellen Page and her very young haircut). The other lead is Patric...
Posted
Fri,
Jan 20,
2006
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1:49:35 PM in movie
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TV
Mary-Louise Parker stuck it to the 'Housewives and won for Weeds. She gave a shout out to John Spencer who died suddenly of a heart attack last December, they worked on The West Wing together (he ...
Posted
Wed,
Jan 18,
2006
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10:01:30 AM in movie / tv
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The trailer has been out for a minute (Nov 2005) but I never got around to check it. Darren Aronofsky has been working on this project since 1999 so people are anxiously waiting for The Fountain to co...
Posted
Fri,
Jan 13,
2006
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3:42:16 PM in movie
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I'm seeing a lot of lists for music but not as many for movies (probably because I follow more music blogs). A stand out was CHUD's worst of 2005, here's an excerpt about Bee Season Richard Gere wins ...
Posted
Fri,
Dec 23,
2005
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9:28:08 AM in 2005 / movie
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Over The Hedge
IMDB - Opens May 19 2006
Nice follow up to the teaser, this new Yahoo! trailer exclusive is even more fun
Poseidon
IMDB - Opens May 12 2006
Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Josh Lucas...
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Thu,
Dec 15,
2005
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10:47:58 AM in movie
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It could stand to be hyper though it's decent trailer. I'm always weary when there is little dialogue, just flashes here and there. It's cool to see the actors in character. Hanks still looks a bit of...
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Wed,
Dec 14,
2005
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3:57:57 PM in movie
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I'll admit, I won't be rushing to see Brokeback Mountain in theaters because I'm not sure how I feel about guys holding each other or lines like "I wish I knew how to quit you" from a man to another. ...
Posted
Fri,
Dec 9,
2005
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1:44:02 PM in movie
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King Kong is opening in just a few days. In fact the latest trailer I saw may have been the best part of watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The lovely Naomi Watts on Jay Leno Tuesday (well ...
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Thu,
Dec 8,
2005
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11:41:47 PM in movie
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...I'd actually watch
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Update Narnia kinda blew)
Memoirs of a Geisha (limited, starts showing in Mountain View 12/16, goes wide 12/23...
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Wed,
Dec 7,
2005
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3:24:07 PM in movie
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I think the movie could be good (not everyone is thrilled with Brett Ratner replacing golden boy Bryan Singer who dropped out for Superman Returns as the director) but the trailer ain't so hot. The "...
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Mon,
Dec 5,
2005
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6:48:58 PM in comics / movie
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Annapolis
IMDB - Touchstone - opens Jan 27, 2006
Top Gun for the upcoming generation, Tyrese is coming into his own as an actor, good casting on the lead James Franco. Not really advertised, the movi...
Posted
Sat,
Dec 3,
2005
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11:35:13 PM in movie
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The Weinstein Co of Miramax fame have their own animated (read cgi) movie just in time for Christmas. While the medium is becoming a bit saturated and in need of originality (this movie is based on L...
Posted
Fri,
Dec 2,
2005
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12:01:36 PM in movie
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For serious, more pics
Posted
Wed,
Nov 23,
2005
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1:27:23 AM in 2005 / movie
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Oct 17 marks IMDB's 15th birthday and there's a really good retrospective feature that chronicles movies by year from 1990 to 2005, cool anecdotes and historical stuff. Very informative
All lovers of...
Posted
Tue,
Oct 18,
2005
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3:04:43 AM in movie
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This continues my take on Stylus' list.. I made picks for the rest of the list and went 2 for 16 (12.5%)
Trends: more foreign flicks, 3 docs, big on drama, lotsa crappy picks (lists are 90% retarded,...
Posted
Tue,
Oct 11,
2005
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2:07:53 PM in movie
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Coming Soon! comes to the rescue of my CGI animation blues with a teaser (that is really a short trailer) for DreamWorks Animation's next project Over the Hedge which mashes up friendly wood creatures...
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Wed,
Oct 5,
2005
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2:05:26 PM in movie
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Largehearted Boy has the heads up on Stylus Magazine's top 50 movies of the new millenium.. what a pompous title. If the list is a reflection of our era, the millenium is quite bleak (save the few act...
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Tue,
Oct 4,
2005
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3:44:26 PM in movie
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Moonlight Mile (2002)
If you can get past the first 90min, you're in for a treat
Affair to Remember (1957)
Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr fall in love on a cruise and decide to meet 6 months later at ...
Posted
Mon,
Oct 3,
2005
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10:44:26 AM in movie
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Let's see, we've had Antz and A Bug's Life (both in 1998), Finding Nemo (2003) and Shark Tale (2004), sequels for Toy Story and Shrek. I'd even argue Robots (2005) was a rip off of Monsters Inc (2001)...
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Thu,
Sep 29,
2005
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7:01:20 PM in movie
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Whoa crappy movies yo
The Family Stone
IMDB - Fox - opens Nov 4
Dermot Mulroney takes Sarah Jessica Parker (first big screen role after Sex and the City ended) home to face a large judging family inc...
Posted
Thu,
Sep 29,
2005
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9:57:36 AM in movie
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Where TV was largely > Movies
Entourage (HBO)
"Let's hug it out bitch"
I watched the entire run (2 seasons, 22 episodes) of Entourage (okay I started watching sometime last week but still), excellen...
Posted
Mon,
Sep 26,
2005
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2:06:25 PM in movie / tv
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We were talking about recent celebrity sightings after dinner at ASJ (3rd meal there in the last 10 days or so) and someone mentioned how Will Smith was at Bob's Steak & Chop House (Google Maps).. ne...
Posted
Wed,
Sep 21,
2005
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11:18:55 PM in movie / sanfrancisco
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Checked out Lord of War with Larry today, wait for the dvd. Shoulda known, the trailers they played really blew
Oh yeah, the Great Mall sucks
Posted
Sun,
Sep 18,
2005
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8:30:45 PM in movie
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Where The Truth Lies
IMDB - Thinkfilm - opens Oct 21
I hate generic titles like that. The one-sheet got a bit of hype from JoBlo but that's it. Looks like a film noir of sort that is very LA Confiden...
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Thu,
Sep 15,
2005
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4:12:29 PM in movie
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The new Harry Potter trailer is out, the 4th movie is looking good
People be hating on Michael Gambon cast to replace Richard Harris as Dumbledore but he's got the voice to back it up. Make sure you...
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Thu,
Sep 15,
2005
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10:41:37 AM in movie
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My family (especially mom) love the movies, she along with my brother Denis and my dad watched a ton while they stayed with me this summer
Loved it
Fantastic Four
Forrest Gump (rewatched) - mom cried...
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Mon,
Sep 12,
2005
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4:42:42 PM in movie
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I spent a good part of the afternoon checking out new(ish) trailers, thanks goldenfiddle
Elizabethtown
Paramount - opens Oct 14
I've seen this trailer in theaters, and I'm intrigued by Orlando Bloo...
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Fri,
Sep 2,
2005
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4:06:33 PM in movie
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Talk about boredom, here's in order watched (all over week-end except Zissou)
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Loved it
4/5
Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
Whoa depressing
3/5
Crash (200...
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Mon,
Aug 22,
2005
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1:05:57 AM in movie
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The 40 year old virgin
I listened to the Ebert and Roeper podcast which is basically the audio recording of their tv show and they really liked the 40 year old virgin, very wholesome fun and not at a...
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Wed,
Aug 17,
2005
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11:05:01 PM in movie
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I miss working out in the morning, I used to catch all kinds of ridiculous morning show stuff no one actually watches (people are at work or school or don't care). I watched Jessica Simpson this morni...
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Fri,
Aug 5,
2005
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9:32:42 AM in movie / tv / video
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The King Kong trailer is out, the movie is looking quite Jurassic Park-ish (the island and oh yeah the T-Rex) but we know Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings extravaganza) is more than qualifie...
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Wed,
Jun 29,
2005
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5:44:38 PM in movie
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While others were busy camping and enjoying the outdoors, I for one, could not have been more home. I wasn't about to touch my bike till Monday, that was for sure. We...
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Mon,
May 30,
2005
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11:18:59 PM in movie
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Casting for a movie is probably hard in general. It becomes very challenging when it's for a popular novel because the large audience familiar with the material alr...
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Fri,
May 27,
2005
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7:26:12 AM in movie / book
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I'd like to big up Gee(hw) for sparking this week's edition of Fearless Tuesdays. I was totally down for House of Wax but apparently some of us are kinda wussy (I suppose myself included) I woul...
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Tue,
May 24,
2005
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8:38:57 PM in movie / movie
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Spent a beautiful Friday afternoon Cary-style (kid is living the good life right now), how can you not enjoy the California sun? If I could only quit the job and be done with it all (be careful what y...
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Sat,
May 14,
2005
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1:38:15 AM in movie
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Met up w/ Johnny Saturday at Glas Kat, I thought I had gone there but I had it confused with Kit Cat Club. His boat from Taiwan just got here hah. It's good to see my homey. Doesn't seem like it but h...
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Mon,
Apr 4,
2005
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12:14:27 AM in friend / movie
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Not really. The Rain is back (= no running, which worked out). Watched Closer (good) and Spanglish (bleh). I ate the worst food today, in order: Stax chips (that may have been yesterday), Dannon Cream...
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Mon,
Mar 28,
2005
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12:06:37 AM in food / movie
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You don't have to be a Star Wars fan to know that Episode III - Revenge of the Sith is going to be huge. In a clever marketing ploy (maybe), Fox premiered the official trailer at the end of tonight's ...
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Thu,
Mar 10,
2005
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10:50:12 PM in movie / tv
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The movie trailer for Sin City came out recently though the teaser and those wonderful posters have been out for a while
Sin City is based on a series of black and white comics published by Dark Hors...
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Wed,
Mar 9,
2005
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1:37:15 PM in comics / movie
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This fucka The Superficial is doin a great job though I ain't really agreein with some of the stuff he said (zellweger hasn't looked good since Jerry Maguire). The Defamer is of course the insider of ...
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Sun,
Feb 27,
2005
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8:09:13 PM in movie / tv
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gotta love matinee prices. it's also very convenient how shoreline isn't even 10min away from castro in mountain view where me and my buddies have lunch. however, the $6.50 i spent was the best thing ...
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Tue,
Feb 22,
2005
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3:34:55 PM in comics / movie / movie
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The Oscar nominations are out and I sadly have not seen a lot of these movies. I should be watching Ray any day now (dvd out Feb. 1, Foxx got some major kudos for his Golden Globe acceptance speech wh...
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Tue,
Jan 25,
2005
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9:09:05 AM in movie
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John told me he saw the Fantastic Four trailer and I very casually dismissed it after having seen some of the costumes and make-up (The Thing looks like crap) though I thought the casting was good.
I...
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Wed,
Jan 19,
2005
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3:04:16 PM in comics / movie
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No 5-star movies but a solid year actually even though there was no LOTR to look forward to, the list is heavily dominated by sequels, a trend I see continuing with an industry devoid of imagination.....
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Sun,
Jan 2,
2005
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3:07:58 PM in movie / 2004
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ocean's twelve proved to be a tad long for fearless tuesdays, it was okay i guess. the movie had started (shortly) before we walked in, it was recapping how brad pitt and catherine zeta-jones knew eac...
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Tue,
Dec 14,
2004
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1:51:39 PM in movie / movie
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Ring Two teaser poster out
So scary
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Sat,
Dec 11,
2004
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2:59:24 PM in movie
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the poster is kinda dope. it's the sky and them clouds
my hopes are kinda subdued for this to work, with the dc curse and all (botched jobs on last few batman flicks, never happenin superman project)...
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Fri,
Dec 3,
2004
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3:23:48 PM in movie
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when the bosses are gone... engineers watch movies, caught the flick at shoreline, it was fun, makes a weekday quite enjoyable, let's do it again
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Wed,
Nov 10,
2004
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11:27:46 PM in movie / movie
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We've been talkin about goin to see The Grudge, the latest Japanese horror import/remake for a while and we finally did, caught the 11pm show at Mercado.
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Sat,
Oct 30,
2004
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1:04:11 AM in movie
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12 is the new 11, that's kinda cheesy but the movie should be solid
i like the poster a lot, a variation of the original ocean's eleven poster. so much cooler than the eventual dvd artwork.. i think ...
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Sun,
Oct 17,
2004
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5:39:18 PM in movie
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You can now preorder Return of the King Extended Edition from Amazon, to be released 12/14.. right around xmas, they know what they're doin
These EE are really worth it, if you don't own any, you mig...
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Tue,
Oct 5,
2004
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3:44:00 PM in movie / shopping
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The trailer for the latest DreamWorks Animation project Madagascar is posted (via Coming Soon!). And while Shark Tale looks major lame, Madagascar already looks like a hit for the creators of the Shr...
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Thu,
Sep 30,
2004
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10:16:35 AM in movie
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watched cold mountain over the week-end, took me two sittings but it was well worth it, grand grand stuff. everyone is great in the movie but you can't help but stay rivetted to each and every words f...
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Sun,
Sep 26,
2004
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11:37:37 PM in movie
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I went to see Will Smith's latest, the mighty "I, Robot". I had only been lukewarm about it till recently when the trailers really kicked it up a notch. I'm glad I went, it was probably the best movie...
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Sat,
Jul 17,
2004
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5:24:13 PM in movie
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Spider-Man 2 rocked
Best of 2004 (so far anyway)
On the trailer front
I, Robot looks better and better (saw final trailer I think); they are repackaging Sky Captain.. into an action flick (cool fx b...
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Mon,
Jul 5,
2004
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8:02:25 PM in movie
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Saw Harry Potter 3 yesterday, highly expected since the novel has been a favorite of mine in the series. It was good most definitely, go see it. My IMDB rating: a solid 8/10
As a note, they showed the...
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Mon,
Jun 7,
2004
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9:30:59 AM in movie
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Havin ventured through the ghettoness of Alum Rock and Capitol Ave (large Latino constituency) yesterday in search of a south bay classic hot dog joint, this sfgate article caught my eye.
A Mexican c...
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Fri,
Jun 4,
2004
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2:27:49 PM in movie
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Watched Shrek 2 over the week-end, good stuff mostly except there may have been too much love stuff. I really liked some of the design work they did, the characters are extremely well done and I enjoy...
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Mon,
May 24,
2004
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11:06:47 AM in movie
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Just saw this anticipated sequel though Kill Bill had been originally conceived as a 3 hour plus kung fu epic. In general I left with a positive feeling
Best of movie of 2004 (as of April)
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Sun,
Apr 18,
2004
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7:47:36 PM in movie
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record high 85, about to bust out the shorts! i wore em saturday but it was quite cold at the beach haha.. maybe tomorrow?
watched my sassy girl last nite, whoa that girl is really cute. the whole th...
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Wed,
Mar 17,
2004
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4:58:10 PM in movie / weather
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Well the glitsy affair was sort of a bore, but it was exciting too for a few winners. I missed the beginning but Zellwegger and Tim Robbins won the Oscars for their respective supporting roles. Sofia ...
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Sun,
Feb 29,
2004
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8:52:53 PM in movie / tv
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Continuing my bouts of insomnia (goin on two weeks strong.. i should stop it) I watched this "little" movie in the wee hours of the night.. it had that eerie Virgin Suicide quality.. the music is a bi...
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Thu,
Feb 5,
2004
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1:09:53 AM in movie
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Well the nominations for the 2004 Oscars are out, and not surprisingly, Lord of the Rings - Return of the King is a major favorite with 11 (most ever). Other flicks I wanna check out: Mystic River, Lo...
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Tue,
Jan 27,
2004
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10:20:10 AM in tv / movie
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So here we are, a week into the 04, let's take a look at what rocked in 2003 baby
- Movies
For all out fun, Finding Nemo probably pleased most all people though Sinbad was particularly strong for tr...
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Wed,
Jan 7,
2004
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1:40:59 PM in comics / movie / music / personal / tv / 2003
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More of the same, this really feels like 2004... not
Pretty much been recovering from nye party... homey homes.. jbc been gone to LA so that sucked. Went to DNA on Saturday, signed up for the guest li...
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Sun,
Jan 4,
2004
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8:48:16 PM in clubs / movie
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Goin to see this in the afternoon, I'm hyped
Even with the spoilers (fuckin JAMES!?), I still wanna see it. The trailer alone should get an oscar hahha.. of course the big up on the last installment o...
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Sun,
Dec 21,
2003
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11:34:40 AM in movie
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So I saw a banner and I don't usually click on em, but this one was too enticing, teaser for new Spider-Man 2 flick... ish is hot, I still like Kirsten Dunst no matter what everyone says (hayters) and...
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Mon,
Dec 15,
2003
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1:00:36 AM in movie
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Went to see Last Samurai w/ Tom Cruise at AMC Saratoga.. was pretty good, longer than I thought but very Edward Zwick, especially noticed the narration and to a larger extend those dream/fantasy seque...
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Sun,
Dec 14,
2003
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11:05:20 PM in movie
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So I watched the Two Towers in its extended version the other day, this movie rocks so badly it's crazy. The extended version adds almost 40 min of extended and new scenes. Story flows so well, even m...
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Wed,
Nov 26,
2003
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3:33:35 PM in movie
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Saw the new trailer for the next big comic book based movie. This one is not Marvel or DC but a comic from Dark Horse, which is considered a smaller publisher. I've been a fan of Hellboy for the longe...
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Mon,
Nov 24,
2003
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9:29:32 AM in movie
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Movie's set to come out 5/14 in summer 2004.. looks hot, who doesn't know the story of the siege of Troy, a 10 year war... love, drama and betrayal yeahh... the Greeks know wassup hahha
Trailer's bee...
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Thu,
Nov 13,
2003
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2:36:09 PM in movie
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Went to a late showin last nite at Mercado for Elf, sorta on a whim though I've been wantin to see this flick about a human raised as an elf (Will Ferrell of SNL fame).. flick was alright, pretty funs...
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Wed,
Nov 12,
2003
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12:34:10 AM in movie
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Flick was lamers, I could barely keep myself awake in the beginning.. kinda puts a cap to this would be trilogy.. it sucked the hell out of the first movie which attained cult status. I thought Reload...
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Sun,
Nov 9,
2003
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9:19:37 PM in movie
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Watched this notoriously scary movie last nite, the scariest in a few years now (previously I really dug What Lies Beneath.. scary!). They have scary movies out there but they tend to kinda be nonsens...
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Fri,
Nov 7,
2003
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11:41:06 AM in movie
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Saw Kill Bill Vol. 1 tonight at Mercado, pretty hot w/ some highs and lows
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Sun,
Oct 19,
2003
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11:02:52 PM in movie
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Saw Intolerable Cruelty, first Coen brother flick I really liked. Clooney was smooth, a bit afflicted but I loved his dialogue and speech pattern. Catherine Zeta-Jones was so radiant it was frightenin...
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Sat,
Oct 11,
2003
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9:09:00 AM in movie
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Saw the nastiest spider outside my building at work, it's HUUGE!
Been busy for a hot minute, I saw Thirteen about how outta control young girls can get, the parents really have to fess up and be ther...
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Tue,
Oct 7,
2003
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11:14:28 AM in movie / personal
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Went to Sake Lab last night, it was fun but apparently I had too much to drink. I thought the place was small but it's all blurry to me haha. Spent today (Sunday) mostly being lazy, had some jacked fo...
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Sun,
Sep 28,
2003
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7:03:13 PM in clubs / movie / tv
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Friday.. feelin lazy, silly links ensue
The Bush card deck is pretty fun but borderline stupid, that Nokia new phone looks ghey (2nd link), Johnny sent me that forbes one.. I dunno, is this usable at...
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Fri,
Sep 26,
2003
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10:23:31 AM in movie / web
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The indie flick Better Luck Tomorrow comin out on DVD on 9/30
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Wed,
Sep 17,
2003
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1:36:14 PM in movie
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Borrowed that special extended edition of Lord of The Rings and watched it (yesterday and the day before actually) with lotr2 that I bought, this movie is so the bomb. I think in general though I like...
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Tue,
Sep 16,
2003
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5:41:21 PM in movie
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Gonna go watch a screening of this flick (opens in theater in a week), not a whole lot of expectation but I haven't seen a new movie in a while, since SWAT actually (which was a disappointment, sorry ...
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Thu,
Sep 4,
2003
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5:38:17 PM in movie
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So I went to see the Hulk with Tran last night, caught the 9:30 show at Mercado. We initially sat next some people who talked so much during the movie we had to move.. I swear some people don't know h...
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Tue,
Jun 24,
2003
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11:08:43 AM in movie
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Watched the new trailer for S.W.A.T., this new action flick about the elite police team. The trailer is slickly produced with red hot star Colin Farrell, and it looks like a lot of fun (stuff blowin u...
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Wed,
Jun 18,
2003
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10:38:49 AM in movie
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So I caught this new flick Alex & Emma (hate the title) at an advanced screening at the Pruneyard (Campbell) and it wasn't so bad although Tran didn't like it (she say it was cheese).
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Tue,
Jun 17,
2003
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1:14:54 AM in movie
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