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Fidelity Wars #114: Jeff Bridges & Colin Farrell – “Fallin’ & Flyin'”

Crazy Heart was a rather disappointing film. It’s about a fictional has-been country musician, played by Jeff Bridges, and his attempt at getting his life back together. But the lows of this washed-up country musician’s life aren’t particularly low, and … Continue reading

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Brief Film Reviews Galore

The Final Destination. Seemed like a hastily thrown together film made to cash in on the recent boom in the 3D films market, where the entire purpose was to throw stuff at the camera. I saw it on a normal … Continue reading

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Legend Of the Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole

A week or two ago I saw Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole at the cinema – in digital 3D! Arguably better than analogue 3D. It’s directed by Zack Snyder, the man behind the excellent Dawn Of The … Continue reading

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Review Of The Day

An excerpt from a review I found on IMDb for the film Jackass 3D: This movie is very funny. It was really great to hear the entire theater laughing hysterically. We need more of that especially with the problems today. … Continue reading

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Juletide Specials ’09

Christmas, or Jul as we call it here, is a time for giving, for receiving, for good food and good company, for peace among men, and for Christmas specials – films or televised features about or otherwise made for this … Continue reading

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Subtitle Me This

I will be getting a visitor from the UK later this month, and one of the films I have on DVD that I’d like to show him is the grandiose Studio Ghibli feature film Spirited Away. But, I have the … Continue reading

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Brief Reviews Of Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea And Wanted

For a limited period of time the newest film by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli, Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea, was shown in its original language and with English subtitles at a cinema in Oslo. I managed to … Continue reading

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Ponyo, Bare PÃ¥ Norsk?!

Just returned from my li’l vacation to Germany, I look to see if the film District 9 has premiered in Norway yet. It hasn’t, but I see that the newest Studio Ghibli anime film, Ponyo On The Cliff By The … Continue reading

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The Multilingual Inglourious Basterds

Last Friday I had a rather peculiar movie going experience – perhaps the most peculiar I’ve ever had. I went to watch the premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Inglourious Basterds together with a British friend of mine who was … Continue reading

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A Review Of Drag Me To Hell

Sam Raimi is perhaps best known to the public at large as the director behind the blockbuster Spider-Man films. But before that time, he made his directorial debut directing the Evil Dead trilogy films, which are considered cult classics within … Continue reading

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