Tag Archives: movies

Date Night (2010)

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Joel

On a Sunday night, we made arrangements with my sister and BIL to drop off the kids at their house for babysitting, while we two would go see a movie. For adults. Not an adult-themed movie per se, but one … Continue reading →

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Munich (2005)

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Joel

A month later, I finally watched Munich. Directed by Steven Spielberg, this 2005 movie is about the 1972 Munich Massacre and the Israeli action to exact revenge on the organizers of Black September. I thought it was a fairly well done … Continue reading →

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A new Iron Man 2 trailer has debuted

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Joel

Ooooh, a new Iron Man 2 movie trailer debuted Sunday night. Is it May yet.

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The Blind Side (2009)

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Joel

On a Saturday night without the kids, we went to see a late showing of The Blind Side, a 2009 film starring Sandra Bullock. We attempted to see it back in mid-February on Presidents’ Day, but there were no seats. … Continue reading →

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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Joel

Lame. I’m a fan of Futurama, and wasn’t happy with Fox’s cancellation of the series. Although I didn’t like the 1st movie that Matt Groening’s team put out, Bender’s Big Score, I thought I should at least watch the rest … Continue reading →

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9 (2009)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Joel

After much anticipation, I finally remembered to rent 9, a film based on a story by Shane Acker. It’s an animated story that I first noted back early last year, that looked like a great story and cool animation. It … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day (2010)

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Joel

We had the day off for President’s Day again this year, so we wanted to grab a quick lunch, and see…… The Blind Side starring Sandra Bullock. We were in a rush, so we scarfed down fast food as we … Continue reading →

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Dreamgirls (2006)

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Joel

Our next movie in the Netflix queue was Dreamgirls, a 2006 film about a trio of black female soul singers making into the music business in the 1960’s, focusing on the inevitable rise and fall of their careers. I was a … Continue reading →

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Away We Go (2009)

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Joel

Another movie in the can. Once the kids went to sleep on a quiet Friday night, we sat down to eat some Pappa John’s pizza, and watch our latest Netflix movie, Away We Go. It’s a 2009 Sam Mendes movie … Continue reading →

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Avatar (2009)

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Joel

I took the day off today, and met up with my friend Doug to see James Cameron’s big CGI epic Avatar.  Even better, we saw it in IMAX 3D. I’ve actually not seen any mainstream movies in 3D that have recently … Continue reading →

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