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Nov 18 2009

“Pirate Radio” Movie Review

Published under Entertainment, Movies

“Pirate Radio” (my 0-10 rating: 5)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Curtis
Screenplay: Richard Curtis
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Darby, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Talulah Riley, January Jones
Time: 2 hrs., 15 min.
Rating: R (for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity)
What to expect? Nostalgia, that’s what.
Hey, having been a part of the [...]

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Nov 18 2009

“2012″ Movie Review

Published under Entertainment, Movies

“2012″ (my 0-10 rating: 7)
Genre: Action
Director: Roland Emmerich
Screenplay: Roland Emmerich. Harald Kloser
Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt,
Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson, George Segal
Time: 2 hrs., 38 min.
Rating: PG-13 (for intense disaster sequences and some vulgarity)
I d’no. Is there really any room to criticize a movie when it’s so much illuminating fun?
Take [...]

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Nov 11 2009

“The Men Who Stare at Goats” Film Review

Published under Entertainment, Movies

“The Men Who Stare at Goats” (my 0-10 quality rating: 6)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Grant Heslov
Screenplay: Peter Straughan, based on the 2004 Jon Ronson nonfiction bestseller
Cast: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey
Time: 1 hr., 33 min.
Rating: R (vulgarity, some drug content, brief nudity)
OK, yeah,… I can see the creative poker-faced comedy it’s shooting for, but [...]

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Nov 06 2009

Give holiday house guests the gift of a 5-star hotel experience

Published under Holidays, Home

(ARA) – Like mistletoe and eggnog, overnight house guests go hand-in-hand with the holidays. Whether visitors are spending just one night or an entire week in your home, the situation can be stressful for everyone involved. Never fear. You can do a few simple things long before your company arrives to ensure their stay is [...]

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