Category Archives: Entertainment

Brush with celebrity — Dan Aykroyd was in our town today

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Joel

Alright, alright, I’ll admit that the term “brush with celebrity” would be a bit of an exaggeration. We didn’t get to brush by him by any means. However, we were damn close. Dan Aykroyd cofounded a new business called Crystal … Continue reading →

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Dredd (2012)

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Joel

I had a free Friday night as everyone had gone to bed, and I had to work on uploading vacation photos from our recent trip to Cancún. I wanted something to watch while I worked (gotta love the benefits of … Continue reading →

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Skyfall (2012)

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Joel

I watched Skyfall. the latest Bond film from Sony Pictures, starring Daniel Craig. It also features the always creepy Javier Bardem, the staunch Dame Judi Dench, and Naomie Harris. The plot of the film is that after a particular mission goes … Continue reading →

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Before Sunrise (1995)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Joel

Over the course of two days, I watched Before Sunrise, a 1995 film starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. It is a pretty famous film that came out in January 1995, the beginning of my college years when I began to … Continue reading →

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48 Hours (1982)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Joel

In my journey of catching up on films that I never saw the first time around, I decided to watch 48 Hours, the 1982 action / cop / comedy film directed by Walter Hill, and famously starring Nick Nolte and … Continue reading →

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Ted (2012)

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Joel

I missed the beginning, but I watched Ted through the magic of HBO this week. This is is that Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and Seth MacFarlane raunchy comedy about a child’s teddy bear coming to life because of a childhood wish. … Continue reading →

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Joel

Well, this is different. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) stars Steve Carell as Dodge Petersen, and Keira Knightley as Penny. The film opens with the revelation that a humongous asteroid named ‘Matilda’ is on a collision … Continue reading →

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Joel

Had some free time Saturday night, so I decided to check out Amazon’s Prime Instant Video library. I saw they had Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, a rather famous film directed by … Continue reading →

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The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Joel

Blargh. Saturday night, we were sitting around chillaxing, and The Five-Year Engagement (2012) had just started. It’s a strange romantic comedy drama starring Jason Segel and Emily Blount, supported by Chris Pratt, and Allison Brie. I say strange because the … Continue reading →

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Man of Steel (2013)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Joel

I recently learned that my buddy Sean has been working off and on out of Pennsylvania, not that far across the NJ/PA border. We made plans to meet up after work. I took the train back to my train station … Continue reading →

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