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‘The Artist’ (2011) movie review

#51 of 100 on my 100 Movies I’ve Never Seen Before Challenge (part II)

Except for Mel Brooks’ “Silent Movie” in 1976, the art of the silent movie has, for the most part, gone the way of the dinosaur. Once thought by many (nearly 100 years ago) to be the most pure form of cinema, silent films evolved, incorporated sound, color, etc. and Hollywood hasn’t looked back since. It’s no surprise that with the release of “The Artist”, a black and white silent movie that was also…silent– and paid tribute to the early days of Hollywood and the transition from silent movies to “talkies”, Hollywood drooled all over it and threw a ton of awards at it. After all, Hollywood loves nothing more than paying tribute to itself. Continue reading ‘The Artist’ (2011) movie review

100 Movies I’ve Never Seen Before in 90 Days: #1-10

This is mostly review.  I started this project late at night on JUNE 1st.  I should have known it was going to be painful when the first flick I watched was total crap.  Here is a recap of the first 10 movies on my 100 Movies I’ve Never Seen Before challenge. Continue reading 100 Movies I’ve Never Seen Before in 90 Days: #1-10

Ed Helms goes solo in quirky ‘Cedar Rapids’ — movie review

Sometimes, you just know a movie isn’t going to be any good. True you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, or in this case a movie by its poster or trailer. Wait maybe you’re supposed to judge it by the trailer…after all, the point of the trailer is to get you to watch the movie, right? Well, “Cedar Rapids” stars Ed Helms and is about a guy that goes to an insurance seminar…zzzzz….exactly.

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