Long and Barrymore in ‘Going the Distance’ Photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
When I say that Nanette Burstein’s romantic comedy, Going the Distance is a fictional take on long distance relationships – I mean exactly that: it’s fictional. I am not saying that they never work nor am I speaking from first-person experience; I am just [...]
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There’s a part in The Switch where Wally (Jason Bateman) has to procure a head lice situation with his artificially/illegitimately inseminated son Sebastian (Thomas Robinson).
It’s probably the best part of the entire movie – that and the tormented cuteness of Robinson’s portrayal of Sebastian.
But let’s rewind just a little bit to paint a picture [...]
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I love Natalie Portman. I love Mila Kunis. I love Darren Aronofsky. I love ballerinas. I love psycho/stalker girls with lesbian undertones. I love girl on girl action. I love girl fights.I love mysterious scars. I love swans.
That’s some crazy shit right there. I can’t wait.
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Idris Elba as Gordon Cozier in Takers
When I told people I was interviewing Idris Elba for the upcoming bro-centric heist movie, Takers many people gave me a puzzled look and asked, “Who?”
I list his long resume of roles and it’s not until I get to his character of Stringer Bell from The Wire until he [...]
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Boomerang has been on HBO a lot lately — and it keeps on reminding me how brilliant it is. Specifically this scene:
It’s even more enjoyable en français.
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Eat Pray Love: Food porn at its finest
Throughout the entire (I repeat: ENTIRE) 133 minutes of the screening of Eat Pray Love, I had the pleasure of sitting next to a young woman who said, “That’s cute” every 15 minutes. Occasionally, she would repeat the dialogue said by the characters and then giggle to her [...]
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The internet is used for a lot of things: email, research, shopping and social networking; but what would it be without porn? And who knew that the origin story of internet porn would be so enthralling?
Actually, anything involving porn is captivating. And depending on what kind of person you are, it can captivate you or [...]
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Luke (center – Rick Malambri) and his “Pirates” get ready for battle
Is it really necessary to have a third installment of Step Up? Apparently yes — and in 3-D no less! If this movie franchise made Channing Tatum a megastar, then it must be important.
Even though the movie’s plot doesn’t need an explanation (it’s secondary [...]
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The moral of The Other Guys can be summed up by a line said by Captain Gene Mauch (played by the movie’s comedic dark horse, Michael Keaton):
You can stop shaking your dicks, this pissing war is over.
I may have misquoted, but the “memorable quotes” seciton on this movie’s IMDB page is not accessible. Nonethless, [...]
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So much has happened since my last post. I bought two Ralph Lauren Black Label shirts from the Barneys Warehouse Sale, I’ve taken my first Muay Thai class, Prop 8 got overturned, and I need to do laundry.
My excuse for not posting? I don’t have one.
What better way to get back into my blogging rhythm [...]
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