NOVEMBER 24, 2009
GENRE: CLASSIC, HAUNTED HOUSESOURCE: CABLE (TURNER CLASSIC)
Routinely making appearances on any “all time scariest movies” list is Robert Wise’s The Haunting, which is what prompted me to watch it sometime I think in 1996 or 97 (before the 1999 remake at any rate). And I wasn’t scared. But having no recollection of [...]
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
GENRE: INDEPENDENT, PSYCHOLOGICALSOURCE: NETFLIX (INSTANT VIEW)
I’ve largely sworn off watching these no-budget indies that clog the horror section of Netflix’s instant viewing selection (which itself is an act I only resort to when I have no physical rentals to watch – drawback of a holiday weekend), but Summer School demanded my attention. [...]
There were 101 participants in the latest Who Are LAMB? survey, compared with 79 last time (though, of course, there were fewer LAMBs at that time; probably about the same level of participation overall).
The results:
Compared to last time, you’re: about the same age, much more male (from 69% to 81%), equally hetero-homosexual, a bit more [...]
Mississippi Damned takes place in 1986 and 1998 and is based on a true story about three poor, Black kids in rural Mississippi who reap the consequences of their family’s cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence. They independently struggle to escape their circumstances and must decide whether to confront what’s plagued their family for generations [...]
Bad Roomate, one of the zaniest shorts from the 2009 Toronto After Dark Film Festival makes its online debut today on YouTube. It’s dark, twisted and a hell of a lot of fun. Shot on a $100 point and shoot camera it involves a rather sinister puppet and a really hilarious song. [...]
In recognition of The Princess and the Frog, the latest Disney fairy tale to hit the big screen, December’s calendar wallpaper is a celebration of our most beloved movie Princesses!
Joining Tiana are her fellow toon royals Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine and Ariel, as well as in the flesh favorites from The Princess Diaries, Roman Holiday [...]
URL: http://cinematakes.blogspot.com/Site Name: Cinema TakesCategories: Reviews, Humour, General, Foreign Films, DocumentariesRating: PG-13
What is the main focus of your site?Current films at the cinema.
What are your blogging goals, personally and/or professionally? In other words, what, if anything, are you trying to get out your blog?Enjoyment, interaction, what writers get from writing.
Do you prefer an interactive community [...]
Sorry for the delay this week. Blame the holiday.
Lets Go to the Movies
The Dark of the MatineeThe Movie EncyclopediaFoolish Blatherings
Big Mike’s Movie BlogMatte Havoc
Cut Print Review
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Marlo Thomas, the first single girl to front her own sitcom in the ’60s, has come full circle playing one of those women who can’t do anything for themselves in the new play George Is Dead. The play, being staged at the Arizona Theatre Company, was written by Thomas’ friend, comedy legend Elaine May [...]
We are only three days away from installment number four of The LAMBs in the Director’s Chair event that will prominently feature Steven Soderbergh at the forefront of the three-day event. If you are not completely sure how the event works, I will explain it for you. Simply put I ask that every participating blogger [...]
