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War Movies Month 2 – A Bridge Too Far
Even after I said last week that I’d be watching Battle Of Britain, I changed my mind for this month’s World War 2 movie. I ended up watching A Bridge Too Far, which was one of the movies I considered … Continue reading
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War Movies Month 1 – 1917
It often feels like there aren’t enough good movies about the first World War. Most war focused movies tend to revolve around either World War II, the Vietnam war, or relatively modern wars. Even with movies about ancient wars, a … Continue reading
Bruce Willis month 1 – The Fifth Element
Before I get into this blog post, this past week I celebrated my third houseversary. Usually I write some sort of blog post related to that around the time of my houseversary, but this year, I’m working on completely redoing … Continue reading
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Hollywood Epics 4 – Schindler’s List
Today is a different sort of epic film. With a fairly large cast, including several major stars, it fits the scope part of the definition. With a length of over 3 hours, it also fits that part of the definition. … Continue reading
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Pixar Movies 23 – Soul
This post has been delayed because, well honestly, I was watching the swim meet at the Olympics. Now that it’s over, it’s time to get back to blogging about movies. Two weeks ago I said I’d look at Black Widow … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, annie awards, bafta, disney, herbie hancock, jamie fox, jazz, jazz music, joe gardner, jon batiste, mike jones, movie review, movies, pete docter, pixar, pixar movies, quincy jones, tina fey
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Batman/Superman movies 20 – Joker
Joker is a notable film for a variety of reasons. One major distinction is that it’s the first, and so far, only R rated movie to earn over $1 billion worldwide. It’s also the second movie where an actor won … Continue reading
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Batman/Superman movies 4 – Superman 1978
This is it, the big one. The main reason I wanted to start this blog series. Superman, directed by Richard Donner, is a very significant movie. It featured what was then groundbreaking visual effects, its massive success proved that superhero … Continue reading
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Sean Connery Month 3 – The Untouchables
In order to properly sum up Sean Connery’s career with only four movies, one must watch at least one movie where he plays a supporting role instead of the lead. He played a lot of supporting roles over the years, … Continue reading
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Harry Potter Movies 9 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
This post is a bit delayed, but I felt like posting at least one Christmas related movie review before I got to this, and then I spent a couple of days at my parents’ house. Anyway, this is the first … Continue reading
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Harry Potter Movies 8 – The Deathly Hallows part 2
There are only two Harry Potter movies I saw in theaters, Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows Part 2. The first was back when Order of the Phoenix arrived, and I was completely lost, having not seen any of … Continue reading
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