Category Archives: Movies

Lord of the Rings II: Their First Assignment

Posted on February 16 2004 by Mickey

    I read an interesting article today from the Wall Street Journal (reprinted in our local paper, the Detroit Free Press). Unfortunately one has to subscribe to the WSJ to read the online version, so I am unable to … Continue reading →

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Congratulations PJ!

Posted on February 8 2004 by Mickey

    Peter Jackson received the Directors Guild Award last night! The One Ring.net has a set of images from the ceremony here. This and Barrie Osborne’s Producers Guild Award last month should bode well for Return of the King‘s … Continue reading →

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It’s the Arts

Posted on February 6 2004 by Mickey

    And now … the moment you’ve been waiting for! Your chance to be like Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Alec Guiness, and Laurence Harvey in the privacy of your own living room. Yes, all you need is this record … Continue reading →

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Pixar Packs Up

Posted on January 30 2004 by Mickey

    The word is out. Pixar has ended negotiations with Disney and is now off to find Nemo a new home. Contract talks broke down because reportedly Pixar wanted to retain all rights to the movies it creates and … Continue reading →

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The Deer Hunter Home Game

Posted on January 27 2004 by Mickey

    Teach your kids how to play Russian Roulette in the comfort of your own home!    (Saw this over on Something Awful. Thought I’d include it here too. Reportedly, it’s a real ad from a real catalog.)

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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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Movie Listings

Posted on January 14 2004 by Mickey

    I guess this is Steal Ideas off Jaquandor‘s Site week. He cites a new pastime of ticking off which movies one has seen of IMDB’s Top 100. It looks like I’m fairly well-versed — well-spooled? — in the … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Life Resolved

Posted on January 13 2004 by Mickey

    I heard rumors from The Digital Bits that those people who’d sent back their defective Meaning of Life DVD were being sent back equally defective replacements! Even though the replacements were available by mid-November I took no chances, … Continue reading →

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Directing Agrees with Peter Jackson

Posted on January 2 2004 by Mickey

    A screen grab from Australia’s Daily Telegraph, from Thursday.The award winning director, following his sex change

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