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Category Archives: Entertainment
True Grit (2010)
Today, we dropped both kids off to Lily’s daycare, and drove up to Jersey Gardens to meet with our friends Doug & Kathy for lunch and a movie. We had lunch at Ruby Tuesday (FYI, I’m not impressed with their … Continue reading
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Tagged coen brothers, drama, hailee steinfeld, jeff bridges, josh brolin, matt damon, movies
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Tangled (2010)
Friday, we braved awkwardness of taking the kids to the movies, and went to watch Disney’s new animated film Tangled. It’s an updated take on the Grimm’s fairy tale of Rapunzel. It’s animated obviously, and starring the voices of Mandy … Continue reading
Timer (2009)
Thursday night, after we got home from Thanksgiving lunch/dinner, we put the kids to bed, and watched a movie. We streamed Timer, a 2009 “sci-fi fantasy” film starring Emma Caulfield. When implanted in a person’s wrist, a TiMER counts down … Continue reading
I’m playing Batman: Arkham Asylum again, or how I became the Dark Knight of central NJ
Last Christmas, I got two new PS3 games as gifts. Actually, they’re the last two new games that I added to my collection. I don’t play often, so when I get something new, it’s real news. Of course, my definition of real … Continue reading
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Sunday night, we watched Hot Fuzz, a 2007 British action comedy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Simon Pegg plays Nicholas Angel, an overzealous British police officer (constable?) who is so good at his London job that his dept transfers him … Continue reading
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Tagged action, british, comedy, movies, nick frost, simon pegg
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Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Last night, I watched Batman: Under the Red Hood, a 2010 direct-to-video film based on the two DC Comic Batman storylines “A Death in the Family” and “Under the Hood“. The film is the eighth in the DC Universe Animated Original … Continue reading
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Tagged animated, batman, dc animated universe, dc comics, movies, red hood
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In Good Company (2004)
We rented In Good Company, a 2004 comedy-drama starring Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, and Scarlett Johansson, There wereother supporting cast members, with honorable mentions to Marg Helgenberger and Clark Gregg. I’ve been interested in watching this film since it came out, … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, dennis quaid, drama, movies, scarlett johansson, topher grace
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Killers (2010)
Oh, romantic comedies. I’m starting to see a pattern. Reality is not important for a romantic comedy. What is important are certain set pieces, situations, or jokes. the actual plot doesn’t matter. I know they’re very popular, yet like Lifetime … Continue reading
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Tagged ashton kutcher, katherine heigl, movies, romantic comedy
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Into the Wild (2007)
After much not getting around to it, I finally got around to it. Saturday night, after everyone went to bed, I popped the Blu-ray disc into my PS3, settled onto the couch to watch a quality movie in peace and … Continue reading
The first trailer for Paul
There is a new film called Paul scheduled to be released in 2011. Starring Simon Pegg (he’s literally awesome), “Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.” This is an early trailer. It looks interesting.