Category: Movies
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EASTER AND HALLOWEEN–FRIGHTENINGLY SIMILAR
I haven’t had much time to blog the past week or so, and will not have much time to blog later. I’ve been spending most of my time finishing my novel (oh, it is awesome!) and then this week is both the week of Easter (busy busy busy) and spring break for my kids all…
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BEST PICTURE OSCAR ROUNDUP 2012
In two previous posts (here and here) I have given my initial reactions to the 9 films which are nominated for best picture. Here are some themes and trends I found curious. 1. The similarity in plot between Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Hugo is uncanny. Absent father tragically killed. Check. Mysterious object needing…
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FINALLY FINISHING BEST PICTURE NOMINEES
This is the second of three posts I’ve planned on the Oscar nominees for best picture. It has taken a while to watch all nine. We finally finished last night with a showing of “The Artist.” It is such an obscurely released film that we had to drive almost 45 minutes just to find a…
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WATCHING BEST PICTURE NOMINEES
With the exception of an absolutely wonderful day of worship with my church family on Sunday, the Greenbeans spent most of the weekend trying to watch as many of the best picture nominees as possible. Here are my impressions so far; in the order we have seen them. The Help–Okay, we saw this film about…