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Not sure where the best places are in the U.S. being a Canadian, but I've been contesting since 1999 (but heavily since 2003) and the best places to look for your region (and nationally) for all contests =
- Local newspapers
- Blogs for your city or state (here in Canada they often target markets like Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Edmonton for their events)
- The movie studios and sponsors' pages on FB & Twitter respectively
- Entertainment sites (for Canadians many of them are based in Toronto, but open to the rest of us in other provinces and shit)
- Entertainment magazines
Django Unchained - got around to it yesterday.
how was it?
This is a pretty good trilogy.
I liked the movie alot. It was short but had great traps. If you liked part 1 you should like this.
Death Race trilogy was good. I like part 3 the best.
Saw "Mama" Saturday and enjoyed it. Creepy, Del Toro style movie with a typical hard, bittersweet Del Toro ending.
On "Horrible Bosses"
Charlie Day can be a breakout star off that movie.
On "Horrible Bosses"
Charlie Day can be a breakout star off that movie.
True. He's got that spastic role down pat over the years on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He also teamed up with Jason Sudeikis (from SNL) back in 2011 in that Going The Distance movie. That was the one with Drew Barrymore. Won free tickets to that joint back in Aug' or Sept' of that year.
The Possession of David O'Reilly (2010)
A supernatural shockumentary about a demonic presence in a young couple's home in London.
This was better than I expected but the IMDB synopsis^^^^ is wrong.
It's more a guy coming off a bad breakup is sleeping over at his friend's place and starts seeing demons. It's pretty intense and we can't tell if he's imagining them or if they're real until the very final shot of the movie.
A supernatural shockumentary about a demonic presence in a young couple's home in London.
This was better than I expected but the IMDB synopsis^^^^ is wrong.
It's more a guy coming off a bad breakup is sleeping over at his friend's place and starts seeing demons. It's pretty intense and we can't tell if he's imagining them or if they're real until the very final shot of the movie.
Looking to win passes to A Good Day to Die Hard. That one takes place on Feb. 13th.
Otherwise, gonna watch Silver Linings Playbook and The Hobbit soon.
Otherwise, gonna watch Silver Linings Playbook and The Hobbit soon.
Bullet To the Head
Sylvester Stallone sleepwalks through this very basic and for the most part dull action flick.
Even the axe fight which i was looking forward to,is lackluster.
Scale of 1-10 a 5
Young Adam
Bleak but honest story of an amoral drifter,who faces a dilemna that could
alter his life forever
Scale of 1-10 an 8
Paul Williams Still Alive
Engrossing and interesting documentary of the multi-talented Williams,and how
even the brightest stars in Hollywood can slowly fade away.
Scale of 1-10 a 10
MOVIE 43
An extremely vulgar version of Saturday Night Live,but just like SNL
some of the sketches are very funny and some are painfully unfunny and go on to
long.
Scale of 1-10 a 6½
Sylvester Stallone sleepwalks through this very basic and for the most part dull action flick.
Even the axe fight which i was looking forward to,is lackluster.
Scale of 1-10 a 5
Young Adam
Bleak but honest story of an amoral drifter,who faces a dilemna that could
alter his life forever
Scale of 1-10 an 8
Paul Williams Still Alive
Engrossing and interesting documentary of the multi-talented Williams,and how
even the brightest stars in Hollywood can slowly fade away.
Scale of 1-10 a 10
MOVIE 43
An extremely vulgar version of Saturday Night Live,but just like SNL
some of the sketches are very funny and some are painfully unfunny and go on to
long.
Scale of 1-10 a 6½
Thanks to the varied movie intel, JB ^ √
Won passes to Beautiful Creatures for Wednesday. Gonna probably see the original JAWS once there (it's part of a digital film festival - probably slightly re-mastered). Should be fun on the big screen. Only saw it a few times on VHS & tv in the 80s and 90s 
Tower Block
Good movie
Good movie
Seems pretty good I'll check it out
Won passes to Beautiful Creatures on Wednesday. We went and checked out JAWS (Digital Film Fest) instead. That was fun. Slightly re-mastered or digitized, or whatever they call it. Looked sharper. I had only ever watched the movie on VHS before, so this did it justice (hard to believe it's almost 40 years old now). People applauded the "We're gonna need a bigger boat!" line 
.
Checked out Silver Linings Playbook dvd-style yesterday and enjoyed it.
Trying to win passes for A Good Day to Die Hard (screening is taking place next Wed').
.Checked out Silver Linings Playbook dvd-style yesterday and enjoyed it.
Trying to win passes for A Good Day to Die Hard (screening is taking place next Wed').
Killer Joe. That shit was interesting. Good mixed feedback on it on BGOL in recent months.
SIDE EFFECTS
Director Steven Soderbergh and writer Scott Z. Burns enter the world of Pharmaceuticals and Psychiatry
and craft a smart and entertaining thriller around it.Fun and sexy twists abound in this Hitchcockian like
film.Aside from some predictable turns its a well acted film with a likeable cast that includes :Jude Law ,Rooney Mara,
Channing Tatum,and Catherine Zeta-Jones (I had forgotten how sexy she can be).
If this is truly Soderbergh's last film,he has left movie lovers with quite an intriguing finale.
Scale of 1-10 an 8
Director Steven Soderbergh and writer Scott Z. Burns enter the world of Pharmaceuticals and Psychiatry
and craft a smart and entertaining thriller around it.Fun and sexy twists abound in this Hitchcockian like
film.Aside from some predictable turns its a well acted film with a likeable cast that includes :Jude Law ,Rooney Mara,
Channing Tatum,and Catherine Zeta-Jones (I had forgotten how sexy she can be).
If this is truly Soderbergh's last film,he has left movie lovers with quite an intriguing finale.
Scale of 1-10 an 8
- Catching up on a few porn scenes of late
- Didn't win tickets to A Good Day to Die Hard (screening would have been yesterday)
- Aiming to win some for Oz - The Great and the Powerful - 3D (early-March)
- etc.
- Didn't win tickets to A Good Day to Die Hard (screening would have been yesterday)
- Aiming to win some for Oz - The Great and the Powerful - 3D (early-March)
- etc.
A Good Day to Die Hard
I can just imagine the brainstorming session to come up with ideas for the 5th Die Hard
film A Good Day to Die Hard. Remember that nice family picture in the first film?
That's right John McClane had a son.Let's have him hook up with his son with whom
he's estranged ,they team up and bond while taking on some Russian baddies who
want goodies from Chernobyl.
Speaking of the baddies the villains in the film had an interesting vibe to them and may have had
cool backstories but i have a feeling most of it ended up on an editing room floor
I can watch Bruce Willis do anything big fan since T.V'S Moonlighting.Willis mainly goes
through the motions in this one but some of his charisma still shines through.
Jai Courtney as John "Jack" McClane, Jr. is not fleshed out enough to care about.
There are some great action sequences as we watch father and son and their CGI doubles get thrown
around in all kinds of crazy but i admit fun stunts.
In the end i think the producers took the easy why bother with a strong story route.
The main star has returned,we have the built in fan base and Die Hard name,so not much effort
is needed,unfortunately its the audience that loses.
Scale of 1-10 a 5 ½
I can just imagine the brainstorming session to come up with ideas for the 5th Die Hard
film A Good Day to Die Hard. Remember that nice family picture in the first film?
That's right John McClane had a son.Let's have him hook up with his son with whom
he's estranged ,they team up and bond while taking on some Russian baddies who
want goodies from Chernobyl.
Speaking of the baddies the villains in the film had an interesting vibe to them and may have had
cool backstories but i have a feeling most of it ended up on an editing room floor
I can watch Bruce Willis do anything big fan since T.V'S Moonlighting.Willis mainly goes
through the motions in this one but some of his charisma still shines through.
Jai Courtney as John "Jack" McClane, Jr. is not fleshed out enough to care about.
There are some great action sequences as we watch father and son and their CGI doubles get thrown
around in all kinds of crazy but i admit fun stunts.
In the end i think the producers took the easy why bother with a strong story route.
The main star has returned,we have the built in fan base and Die Hard name,so not much effort
is needed,unfortunately its the audience that loses.
Scale of 1-10 a 5 ½
Gonna watch 21 Jump Street soon.
Watched 21 Jump Street and Ted on dvd. Enjoyed 21 Jump Street more (writing was a bit funnier).
Won passes to DARK SKIES for this Thursday evening.
Won passes to DARK SKIES for this Thursday evening.
Red Dawn - Certified wackjuice - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234719/ & http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/red_dawn_2012/ .
Somewhere Between - Good documentary - credit to the intelligence and maturity of the people featured - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1581845/ & http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/somewhere_between_2011/
Somewhere Between - Good documentary - credit to the intelligence and maturity of the people featured - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1581845/ & http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/somewhere_between_2011/
Little Birds - good movie. Picks up about 25 - 30 mins in. Checked it out as Juno Temple is one of the co-stars and she did good work in Killer Joe (full frontal, lol). She's a brave actress.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Birds_(2011_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Temple
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Birds_(2011_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Temple
Jack the Giant Slayer
The legendary story of Jack and the beanstalk in the film Jack the Giant Slayer ,takes its
time to get going.Nicholas Hoult as Jack is likeable enough for you to root for him,but the film
has such a drawn out beginning ,i found myself saying lets get to the beanstalk and the giants already!!
There are some fun and adventurous moments but not enough wit or peril to truly hold my attention
for its almost 2 hour running time.
Scale of 1-10 a 7
Pariah
As her family grows apart 17 year old Alike (Adepero Oduye) begins to embrace her sexuality and begins a relationship and has
to deal with all of the changes and turmoil that come with the aforementioned.
Scale of 1-10 a 10
The Sweeney
If you liked the films Heat or The Town you will definitely enjoy The Sweeney. Ray Winstone is terrific
as the leader of a unique group of cops that take on tough crews of thieves.There are a few
preposterous moments,but not enough to stop this from being a sleak British crime drama.
Scale of 1-10 an 8½
The legendary story of Jack and the beanstalk in the film Jack the Giant Slayer ,takes its
time to get going.Nicholas Hoult as Jack is likeable enough for you to root for him,but the film
has such a drawn out beginning ,i found myself saying lets get to the beanstalk and the giants already!!
There are some fun and adventurous moments but not enough wit or peril to truly hold my attention
for its almost 2 hour running time.
Scale of 1-10 a 7
Pariah
As her family grows apart 17 year old Alike (Adepero Oduye) begins to embrace her sexuality and begins a relationship and has
to deal with all of the changes and turmoil that come with the aforementioned.
Scale of 1-10 a 10
The Sweeney
If you liked the films Heat or The Town you will definitely enjoy The Sweeney. Ray Winstone is terrific
as the leader of a unique group of cops that take on tough crews of thieves.There are a few
preposterous moments,but not enough to stop this from being a sleak British crime drama.
Scale of 1-10 an 8½
Killing Them Softly - Enjoyed it, although reviews at times have been mixed in recent months.
The Cabin in the Woods - Enjoyed it as well. Good slant/take on the genre. The final 20 mins or so were a bit far-fetched, but otherwise it was a fun ride.
Gonna check out the Breaking Bad XXX Parody, Identity Thief, Smashed, Life of Pi, and some others in the near future.
Hoping to win some passes for Oz - The Great and the Powerful - 3D. Screening's in the next week or two.
The Cabin in the Woods - Enjoyed it as well. Good slant/take on the genre. The final 20 mins or so were a bit far-fetched, but otherwise it was a fun ride.
Gonna check out the Breaking Bad XXX Parody, Identity Thief, Smashed, Life of Pi, and some others in the near future.
Hoping to win some passes for Oz - The Great and the Powerful - 3D. Screening's in the next week or two.
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