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Entries from December 2009

Happy New 2010! Best wishes!

December 31st, 2009 No Comments

We Wish You Happy New Year & all the Very Best Wishes
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Model Making at Its Best

December 31st, 2009 No Comments

The P-51D Mustang model was built by Young C Park who surprisingly is a dentist by nature. Built exactly like the original plane, it is on a 1/16 scale. Like you can imagine, a lot of hours of work has gone into it. He has worked for 6000 hours in a span of three years [...]

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The Best of the Decade: Indies

December 30th, 2009 No Comments

“I know it when I see it.”–U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, in reference to the definition of obscenity, 1964.
The past decade has seen an explosion in the number of films proudly identified — either by the filmmakers themselves, marketing campaigns, or members of the press — as “independent.” But what makes an “independent” film [...]

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U.S. Film Registry Inducts Muppets and Spaghetti Western

December 30th, 2009 No Comments

The selections for this year’s additions to the National Film Registry include some Muppets, a Sergio Leone classic, dancing zombies, and a Doris Day rom-com. In short, not a bad slice of U.S. film history.
Under the National Film Preservation Act, the Library of Congress chooses 25 films each year to add to the registry, picking [...]

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Buy This: DeLorean Time Machine on eBay

December 30th, 2009 No Comments

You know you have entered a new realm of fandom when you are willing to plunk down almost $90,000 for a movie memorabilia recreation — but that is exactly what a Back To The Future fanatic by the name of edaum is hoping you’ll do. That’s right, for just $89,000.00 (US), you can be the [...]

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Girls on Film: Female Feats in 2009

December 30th, 2009 No Comments

While it seems like just a blink since we rang in the last New Year, 2009 is almost over. It was a speedy blur of 365 days, but it was also a year that boasted some pretty great moments for women in cinema.
I played with the idea of doing a Best Of for 2009 — [...]

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Scenes We Love: The Age of Innocence

December 30th, 2009 No Comments

My memory bank of movie reviews doesn’t stretch as far back as it should, but am I wrong in feeling that Nine is the first time people have been ragging on the critical behemoth known as Daniel Day-Lewis? It’s almost as though some critics have been longing to tear him apart for ages. As per [...]

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Real Life ‘Lars and the Real Girl’

December 30th, 2009 No Comments

When Lars ordered his Real Girl, it was the skeevy act that suddenly became sweet — the dead-eyed, make-believe girl being his vehicle to wellness and real-life happiness. But .. What if he was a real person, and his Bianca was a paraplegic, Real Girl robot that he’s given up his whole life for?
The Daily [...]

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It’s Time To Embrace The Stargate You Have, SG Fans

December 30th, 2009 No Comments

Long-time Stargate fans need to stop their whining and complaining about Stargate Universe. Syfy has just announced that the series first half posted the best ratings for any Stargate series since the premiere season of Stargate Atlantis. In fact, it saw a 22% total viewer increase over the latest season of SGA
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The Bachelor Preview: On The Wings Of Love

December 30th, 2009 No Comments

Next week, the fourteenth edition of The Bachelor is set to premiere as fans of last season’s Bachelorette will get to see whether or not Jack Pavelka manages to find love this time around.
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