Tag Archive: 2014

Blogathon Relay: The 10 Most Influential Directors of All Time

Mark, over at Three Rows Back, has kindly passed the baton to me in the very interesting (and demanding) blog relay called The 10 Most Influential Directors of All Time. This one was started by John at… Continue reading

Expecto Fangirlum

OK. So you remember what I went through last year, unsuccessfully trying to get into Comic-Con. Not everything was awful (I did get a poster signed by Aaron Johnson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and… Continue reading

Dear Diary: I’m an undersexed housewife…

… or at least it seems that way, judging on how much I liked the heavily-anticipated trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey. I’ve never read any of those books (or any erotic novel,… Continue reading

Six Degrees of Separation Blogathon

Well, hello everyone! This is a special day because I’m part of the pretty cool Six Degrees of Separation blogathon, started by Nostra at My Filmviews, in association with dutch blog De Protagonisten.… Continue reading

The top 10 actors who irrationally annoy the shit out of me

Inspired by the mighty Abbi’s recent posts over at her online home, Where the Wild Things Are (hit that “Follow” button ASAP, if you haven’t already), I now present my list of the… Continue reading

Coming Attractions: Gone Girl

A new David Fincher movie is an event I look forward to with the giddy anticipation of a child on Christmas morning. Second only to Pedro Almodóvar, he’s the director I most admire,… Continue reading

Coming Attractions: The Skeleton Twins

Halfway through the year, some of the possible award contenders start making an appearance. One of those could be Craig Johnson’s The Skeleton Twins, which takes SNL alumni Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig… Continue reading

Halfway thru 2014, the finest films of the year (so far)

I know it’s a huge cliché but time absolutely flies. It feels like just yesterday we were watching the ball drop on Times Square with a glass of champagne and 12 grapes and… Continue reading

Random Vignettes: Chef(ail)

You guys, the Mexican poster for Jon Favreau’s Chef is horrid. In a world with so many gifted graphic designers, it baffles me that such an atrocity exists. They could’ve gone with one… Continue reading

Eli Wallach [1915 -2014]

It’s a sad night for cinema, as iconic actor Eli Wallach has passed away. He was 98 years old. Wallach served in the Army and started his acting career in the theater. Later,… Continue reading