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Star Trek XI

Friday, May 8th, 2009

If you’re in your 40s, there’s a good chance you’ll have grown up watching original runs of the original Star Trek episodes. In fact, “The Devil in the Dark” episode was the very first program on TV I saw in color!
The Star Trek series you like the most seems to be the one you [...]

Brad Pitt Talks The Hobbit Movie, Women and Life as a Celebrity

Friday, May 8th, 2009

His recent popularity and Oscar nominations has many entertainment, news magazine and tabloids scurrying for aninterview with Brad Pitt.He has recently received more than a dozen nominations for his last two films. In all likelihood the most coveted is the nomination for best actor from the Academy Awards. That combined with his love life has [...]

Want To Be A Rich Author? Learn To Write Romance Novels

Friday, May 8th, 2009

 
People are helplessly hapless romantics. Why, the world hasn’t survived millions of years without love and the universe has not been created if there is no Love. Even amidst in these troubled times where violence, hatred and anger dominates the earth, there is always room for love and that’s why, there are still a lot [...]

Brokeback Mountain Movie Review

Friday, May 8th, 2009

The entire country is talking about the film Brokeback Mountain and it has created no tiny stir. On a Sun. morning TV editorial Charles Osgood pointed out that Hollywood is not tying to put forth a gay liberal agenda but rather are interested only in the base line money. Though not inferred, it sounded like [...]

Does censorship actually work?

Friday, May 8th, 2009

The issue of censorship came up for me the other night while i was watching Cannibal Ferox with some friends. While watching the movie it came to a point where the captives are going to be tortured or eaten by the cannibal tribe, the only problem is i cant tell you which one actually happened [...]

Casablance One of The Greatest Romance Movie of All Time

Friday, May 8th, 2009

One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most quoted, films in theatre history, Casablanca contains all the essential components of a Hollywood blockbuster : journey, love, intrigue, suspense, and naturally, noxious Fascist bad fellows. With a director [ if you doubt this last one as an essential element, then reference the success of [...]