Category Archives: Books

Oscar Shocker

Posted on January 27 2004 by Mickey

    I’m up early and watching E!:    Wow! No Cold Mountain for Best Picture! No Nicole Kidman as Best Actress. Some heavy-weight competition in the Best Actor category. A big ten nominations for Master & Commander (but not … Continue reading →

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Golden Globes Blog

Posted on January 25 2004 by Mickey

    • A couple disappointments and some bad guesses on my part, but — woohoo! — the show redeemed itself with a big win for 24, a new favorite show.    • E! better not compliment Nicole Kidman on … Continue reading →

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More Stuff for Me to Buy

Posted on January 19 2004 by Mickey

    Sideshow Weta, the maker of the high quality statues and busts from The Lord of the Rings, has announced its 2004 line-up. I’m still kicking myself that I missed out on the Fell Beast, which sold out before … Continue reading →

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The End of All Things

Posted on December 17 2003 by Mickey

    I’m glad cooler heads prevailed. My friends…okay, make that friend…all right, imaginary friend and I were joking that the release of Return of the King was such a culmination of our hopes and expectations — after close to … Continue reading →

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Return of the King Eve

Posted on December 16 2003 by Mickey

    My local paper this morning gave Return of the King four out of four stars. The review also couldn’t resist taking swipes at the third movies of other trilogies, such as The Matrix and even The Godfather. I … Continue reading →

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Knowing the Score

Posted on November 20 2003 by Mickey

    I am consumed with watching all of The Two Towers: Extended Edition, so my blog might as well reflect that with its third straight LOTR entry. This Tuesday brings the release of the new Return of the King … Continue reading →

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I’s a Star!

Posted on November 18 2003 by Mickey

    DVD Planet.com came through again, delivering my Two Towers Extended Edition last night, and I’ve stayed up way too late getting all the way up to about halfway through disc three. My reaction isn’t as strong as with … Continue reading →

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An Observation

Posted on November 17 2003 by Mickey

    I haven’t posted in a couple days, simply because every time I find something to write about I see others have already done so and have probably done it better. I cannot however let it go unremarked that … Continue reading →

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Howard Shore MP3s!

Posted on November 9 2003 by Mickey

    I love this time, anticipating next month’s release of Return of the King. All sorts of little things to whet one’s appetite and make the wait that much more excruciating yet exciting. A TORN image here, a new … Continue reading →

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Book Tour

Posted on October 24 2003 by Mickey

    It’s Natural Disaster Day at work. Not only do we have a coronal flare hitting us in an hour and threatening our satellite broadcasts, but we just discovered one of our AC units is flooding underneath our floor … Continue reading →

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