Category Archives: Movies

Best British Films

Posted on October 5 2004 by Mickey

    The UK’s Total Film has compiled a list of the top 50 Best British Films. The list is available is this month’s issue, but thanks to The Scotsman, I’m able to present the top 26 (since many of … Continue reading →

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Another Bites Bites the Dust

Posted on September 30 2004 by Mickey

    One of the three Arby’s restaurants I’ve been relying on to feed me Jalapeño Bites has let me down. They’ve been swayed into joining the dark side, removing my favorite item from their menu. They say they stopped … Continue reading →

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“Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed”

Posted on September 22 2004 by Mickey

    Guess what’s in my DVD player. Yep, that’s right, the multidisc set for which I’ve been waiting several months: … Season 4 of Mr Show.     I did go to the store Tuesday to get the Star … Continue reading →

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Pulling a Trailer

Posted on September 17 2004 by Mickey

    The recent press about Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow — sadly, no word on what font they use though — has got me suddenly interested in seeing this movie. I was having trouble trying to save … Continue reading →

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Movie Links

Posted on September 8 2004 by Mickey

    I was wondering if Peter Jackson’s commendable openness with fans, and TORN‘s access to him, would continue; and now I see it has. TORN is morphing into Kong is King.net. The site was down last time I checked, … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Fay Wray

Posted on August 10 2004 by Mickey

Fay Wray (with Robert Armstrong)    Perhaps best known to film history as the girl in the giant ape paw, Fay Wray [link to IMDB page] passed away on Sunday, at the age of 96. The above image, from King … Continue reading →

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T-Minus 7

Posted on July 23 2004 by Mickey

    Just a week to go.    However, I watched The Ring, for the first time, last night, so I will unfortunately be dying the day before my G5 gets shipped.

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End Titles

Posted on July 22 2004 by Mickey

    I heard the sad news on the way to work this morning: famed composer Jerry Goldsmith “died in his sleep Wednesday night at his Beverly Hills home after a long battle with cancer.” He was 75. Details or … Continue reading →

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Twofer Tuesday

Posted on July 13 2004 by Mickey

    Thanks to The Unofficial Apple Blog I now have a test G5 to help me prepare for the delivery date.Not actual size    I can’t even say I’m that interested in seeing the movie, but for the last … Continue reading →

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We Do Routines and Chorus Scenes with Footwork Impec-ca-ble

Posted on July 8 2004 by Mickey

    Evidently Eric Idle was quite serious when he was talking Mike Nichols into directing a Broadway-bound musical based on the Monty Python & the Holy Grail movie. CNN has announced a few roles have been cast, and although … Continue reading →

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