I have experienced some wonderful movies lately. Some are being released on DVD, some are still in theaters. Here are just a few of my favorites! I have included links to most of the official websites of the films listed below so you can go check out the trailers and so on. I will try [...]

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It is always great to receive the love and support of friends and fans alike. And sometimes a person of prominence takes an interest in promoting your talent and will enrich your life just by their say so. That is my great fortune. Roger Ebert the great film critic, writer, screen writer, artist (Yeah, he [...]

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I was watching a clip from the Ellen Degeneres Show in which she is interviewing Gabourey Sadibe, the actress who portrays “Precious” in the movie. Ellen kept saying “it’s so sad”… “the topic is so depressing…” and all I kept thinking to myself was: “Stop saying that! This movie is not depressing!” “Precious” is not [...]

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I have been back at it folks – going to the movies. I had a moment there (about a month or two) where I didn’t see shit, but I’m over that now. The thing is you gotta go every week to keep up with the indie and foreign flicks cause some of them stay at [...]

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I’m watching: “Paris, Je T’aime” (Paris, I love you.) 2006 C’est magnifique! 20 different directors each filming one five minute movie (2 days shoot time allowed) including the likes of The Coen Bros, Wes Craven, Gurinder Chadha, Nobuhiro Suwa, to name a few. They are all film shorts, in and about Paris and featuring a [...]

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I saw a wonderful film tonight. It is entitled: “Everlasting Moments.” It is from Sweden, directed by Jan Troell. I guess I should try to explain what the film is about, but I want to say first that it moved me to tears but not because of any sentimental journey, or any great tragedy that [...]

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