How to screw up your life without really trying seems to be the theme of the film Like Crazy an inconceivable little film that’s poorly written and delivered. Even with heartthrobs Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, the unlikely plot just kills any chance for a dramatic winner.
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LIKE CRAZY, Chemistry and Plot Fails
November 18th, 2011 
John Delia 
Posted in FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS 
Tags: Comedy, Jennifer Lawrence, PG-13, Romance 
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MELANCHOLIA, Mesmerizing
November 18th, 2011 John Delia The film Melancholia by writer and director Lars von Trier stimulates the artistic part of the brain with sprawling landscape images, ominous tableaus and threatening visuals of a drifting planet. The film moves along playing out like the definition of its title. Melancholia: a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme […]
Posted in FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT FILMS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Drama, Lars von Trier, Rated R No Comments »Something looks familiar…
November 18th, 2011 DaveWill In my last post I put forward the argument that modern day posters just don’t cut it anymore. So many movie posters released lately have really wasted their potential and missed out on an opportunity to stand out from the crowd . They could potentially have been timeless works of art, but instead they often […]
Clooney’s Payne-ful Decisions
November 17th, 2011 baeby The Descendants arrived in theaters yesterday – 5 to be exact – and will expand tomorrow to 27 more. Depending on the reception, the movie will continue to expand to markets, maybe even making it possible for my parents in the Midwest to see it if they so desire this holiday awards season. The newest […]
HARRY POTTER red carpet event Universal Studios, Orlando
November 15th, 2011 John Delia The stars were out the night of Saturday November 12, 2011 at new Harry Potter village Universal Studios Islands of Adventure Theme Park Orlando, Florida for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Blu-ray release celebration. Being on the carpet at this amazing event was a thrill with a background of Hogwarts […]
Posted in BLU-RAY, DVD, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, John Delia, RANTS & REVIEWS, Uncategorized, VIDEO No Comments »Beyond the Marquee: The Web-Series (Episode 3): Everything Old is CLUE Again!
November 13th, 2011 Beyond the Marquee When thinking about the games that used to occupy my closet as a kid, some classics come to mind; Candyland, Stratego, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Connect Four, Monopoly and most notable CLUE. Many a family game night, way before they went main-stream were filled with my family making accusations of which characters committed the murder, where […]
THE CAPTAINS DVD: Sorry Haters, Shatner Still Rules.
November 7th, 2011 Jennifer Smith The Captains – A Film By William Shatner (2011) We die-hard Star Trek fans greet every William Shatner/Star Trek-related DVD release with a mixture of excitement and apprehension. One thinks: “Will this one be understated and great like the surprisingly moving Shatner/Nimoy love-a-palooza called Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001), or […]
Posted in DVD, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, Jennifer Smith, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS, VIDEO Tags: Awesome, Shatner, Star Trek 1 Comment »
