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One Fine Day (1996)

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Joel

Over the weekend, we watched one of my wife’s favorite movies, One Fine Day (recently purchased on DVD) starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney.  My wife was actually afraid that I’d watch the movie complaining and mocking her movie, but … Continue reading →

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Stargate: Continuum (2008)

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Joel

I rented Stargate: Continuum, the latest direct-to-DVD movie based on the Stargate SG1 tv series.  In this one, the evil Goa’uld Ba’al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.  It … Continue reading →

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Amazon.com is da bomb

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Joel

I don’t know why I don’t buy from Amazon.com more often.  I stepped into a Best Buy last week to get an AUX cable to connect my iPod to the car stereo, and I happened to see Iron Man (2008) … Continue reading →

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Michael Clayton (2007)

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Joel

After more than a month, I finally watched Michael Clayton, a 2007 movie starring some great actors — George Clooney,Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack.  The movie was a little slow, but interesting camera direction by the director, and … Continue reading →

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Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Joel

Milton Waddams: “And I said, I don’t care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I’m, I’m quitting, I’m going to quit. And, and … Continue reading →

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Deja Vu

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Joel

We finally got around to watching Deja Vu starring Denzel Washington this week.  It’s a crime drama that turns out later to be a sci-fi movie.  Reminds me of Frequency in a way — how they trick the audience into … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight (2008)

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Joel

Nums and I finally got to watch The Dark Knight. I thought it was a very good movie, an excellent superhero movie, and good acting from a cast of actors and actresses. It also helped that it was very well … Continue reading →

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I am Iron Man

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Joel

After working in Philadelphia today, I went to see Iron Man by myself at a nearby movie theater. That movie was great.  Robert Downey, jr. was a great choice, but I didn’t find Gwyneth Paltrow’s role to be all that … Continue reading →

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A lazy July 4th 2008

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Joel

Ah, nothing better than a 3-day weekend.  Well, that’s not true.  I do appreciate the rare 4-day weekend (e.g. Thanksgiving.) Yesterday, due to unforeseen circumstances, I ended up working from home.  There was an early dismissal, but it didn’t matter … Continue reading →

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A little bit of everything

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Joel

What a busy few weeks it has been. I recently upgraded to Firefox 3, and it’s pretty good so far. I installed a cool extension called PicLens which lets you view photos and movies in a free-flowing wall of media, … Continue reading →

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