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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Buffalo ’66 (1998, USA)
Vincent Gallo‘s face was familiar but it took some digging to find out where. I my case it is more likely that I recalled him for being in the movie Arizona Dream than being a Calvin Klein model. After seeing … Continue reading
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Alien Trespass (2009, USA)
Alien Trespass is a successfully executed parody of 1950′s style monster movies. The opening captures well the feel of both the newsreels of the time and the rest of movie is in the same colors (literally: gaudy for today’s taste) … Continue reading
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Collins: The Moonstone (1868)
I finished listening to another 20 hour long Libriviox recording of a classic 19th century novel. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins is considered to be the first detective novel, but it was more of a mystery novel. Just like the … Continue reading
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8 x 10 Tasveer (2009, India)
I’ve never seen an Indian paranormal detective story before–even if it was made and set in Canada–before. So when on a flight I had the chance to choose 8 x 10 Tasveer in the “world” selection I did. The premise … Continue reading
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Aliens in the Attic (2009, USA)
Aliens in the Attic is in the tradition of the best and worst of lighthearted summer movies aimed at young boys. It has physical slapstick comedy; almost unending sibling rivalry that ends only to save the family and the world; … Continue reading
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Nykanen: Primitive (2009)
Mark Nykanen‘s Primitive was the first and last ebook I read (for a while). Unfortunately I don’t have a dedicated e-book reader, which meant that the reading process was the equivalent of staring at the computer screen for hours upon … Continue reading