Tag Archives: movies

Not About Wine: Elysium

Posted on August 15, 2013 by David D.

I saw Elysium last week and I was not a fan. I very much enjoyed District 9 and I was intrigued by the basic premise of the film which seemed to build on the political and social message from District 9 but without … Continue reading →

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Not About Wine: Wrapping Up 2012 in Film

Posted on February 21, 2013 by David D.

I was able to get mostly caught up on the rest of the Best Picture nominees I wasn’t able to mention last time. So here are my thoughts on three more, plus another nomination-free movie that I saw that is … Continue reading →

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Not About Wine: 2012 in Film

Posted on January 24, 2013 by David D.

So at this point I’ve seen four of the Best Picture Oscar nominees, plus a couple other multiple Oscar-nominees, and overall my thoughts on the top movies of 2012 is that this has been a year of ambitious movies that … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Louis

First, I must apologize for the missing post last week. Due to two employees in separate departments being absent the same week, I had to dance around a lot at work, and I couldn’t get something cohesive together. This week … Continue reading →

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On Super Hero Movies

Posted on June 9, 2011 by David D.

In the last couple months I’ve done something I haven’t done in years: I saw two first-run super hero movies in a large multiplex during the weekend of their premieres–Thor and X-Men: First Class. Also, thanks to a run of … Continue reading →

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Thor: who are they selling this to?

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Clint

You know, it wasn’t long ago that a certain friend confided in me about one of the rejection notices he received from an agent for his novel, where the agent admitted more or less that they just didn’t know how … Continue reading →

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Is The Geek Bubble Ready to Burst?

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Clint

The decade beginning this millennium will be known as The Era of the Nerd. No really, this is exactly how historians will label it. Oh, what, you’ve got a better idea? You think there’s something more significant to describe the zeitgeist of … Continue reading →

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