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After much deliberation, I have decided to hang up my blogging cap. Since relocating to Canada I have found that I now have less time to spend just writing for pure leisure and enjoyment.

Subsequently, since our relocation, my writing and proofreading career has taken off and trying to balance this blog as well as my job and my family just proves to be difficult on most days.

So farewell film bloggers - I have enjoyed spending time with you.

My fondness however for movies will always remain!

If anyone would like to take over this blog, please let me know.

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The Lovely Bones

December 29th 2009 17:36

I have been anticipating the release of Lovely Bones (based on Alice Sebold's novel of the same name) for quite a while now. It seems an odd movie choice for Peter Jackson of The Lord of the Rings trilogy although he has previously shown he has a sensitive side with 1994's Heavenly Creatures.

Lovely Bones stars Saoirse Ronan as the main character Susie Salmon. who meets with an early death thanks to her killer at large George Harvey (Stanley Tucci). The movie is told from her perspective after her death from heaven and also stars Rachel Weisz and Mark Wahlberg as the mourning parents. Susan Sarandon features as Grandma Lynn.

The release dates vary from country to country although should open for the most part by the end of January at a cinema near you.

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Niagara Falls

October 12th 2009 00:41

With the recent wedding filmed in Niagara Falls for the American based comedy, The Office, it made me wonder what other movies may have been filmed here so I thought I would take a trip back in time to investigate.

1941 - 49th Parallel

Starring Richard George and Laurence Olivier. A WW2 U-boat crew is stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral USA.

1953 - Niagara

Starring Marilyn Monroe and Joseph Cotton. As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.

1979 - Last Embrace

Starring Christopher Walkin and Mandy Patinkin. It begins with an ancient warning. It ends at the edge of Niagara Falls. In between there are 5 murders.

1980 - Superman II

Starring Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to marry Lois, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.

1995 - Canadian Bacon

Starring John Candy and Alan Alda. The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.

1996 - The Long Kiss Goodnight

Starring Geena Davis. A women suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again.

1997 - Niagara, Niagara

Starring Robin Tunney. An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada.

2000 - The Whole Nine Yards

Starring Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry. Nick is a struggling dentist in Canada. A new neighbor moves in, and he discovers that it is Jimmy "The Tulip" Teduski.

2001 - Dead By Monday

Starring Helen Baxendale and Tim Dutton. Dead by Monday is a darkly comic tale of love and death... but not necessarily in that order.

2001 - Bubble Boy

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal. A comedy about a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom.

2003 - The Recruit

Starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell. A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

2003 - Bruce Almighty

Starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston. A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world.

2006 - Niagara Motel

Starring Craig Ferguson and Anna Friel. In Niagara Motel, a group of struggling individuals cross paths at a low-rent motel in the tourist a of Niagara Falls.

2007 - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

Starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

2008 - The Love Guru

Starring Mike Myers and Jessica Alba. MeccPitka an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business.

2009 - Camille

Starring Sienna Miller and James Franco. A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.

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Cruz and Almodovar Reunite

October 7th 2009 03:44

Pedro Almodovar's latest full length feature with Penelope Cruz has been doing the rounds since the premiere in Barcelona in March. Entitled Los abrazos rotos or Broken Embraces it tells the story of a four way tale of love in the style of 50s American film noir. I love the sound of it already.

His last stint with Cruz on Volver earned her a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and him a BAFTA for Best Film not in the English Language

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Clooney In The Men Who Stare at Goats

September 25th 2009 03:07

What a great title for a book and even better when the book is made into a movie starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey.

The film follows reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) as he stumbles upon a story of a lifetime. Special Forces Agent, Lyn Cassady (George Clooney) reveals to Bob his twenty year involvement in a top secret, psychic military unit. The title of the movie comes from one of the bizarre activities the unit is involved in - staring at goats in order to kill them telepathically

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Intermission

August 11th 2009 18:20

Apologies for not having posted for a while but the move from China to Canada has meant that I have not been able to view many (translate to any) movies in a while.

Hopefully once things settle down then I will be back on track

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Cold Souls

July 27th 2009 11:42

Paul Giamatti returns to the screen after the recent Duplicity to star in Cold Souls which is due for limited release in November. Cold Souls is a metaphysical comedy of sorts which involves the extraction of souls for trade.

Paul Giamatti stars as Paul Giamatti who undergoes the experimental procedure to have his soul removed in order to reduce anxiety. Unfortunately for Paul, complications arise when a soul-trafficking mule borrows Giamatti's soul for an ambitious, but talentless, soap-opera actress. Starring alongside Paul is Dina Korzun, Emily Watson and David Strathairn

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Classic Children's Stories Reimagined

July 9th 2009 07:14

Classic children's tales being made into a movie is certainly not new but it is great to see some creativity being shown with some of the titles. Where The Wild Things Are has long been a popular story with children and adults alike and no doubt, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs will prove to be equally as popular.

Based on the book of the same name by Judi Barrett, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs focusses on a town where food falls from the sky. Sporting an interesting vocal cast, actors include Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell, James Caan and Mr T to name a few

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Doubt Leads Reunite

July 7th 2009 01:28

Meryl Streep and Amy Adams both feature in Nora Ephron's movie Julie and Julia released next month.

The drama is an adaptation of two memoirs: Julie Powell's Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme

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My Sister's Keeper

June 29th 2009 11:11

My Sister's Keeper, based on the popular novel by Jodi Picoult, will no doubt be a success at the box office despite the opinion of the reviewers. Starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric, the movie touches on a sensitive subject about a young girl who sues her parents for the right to make her own decisions about how her body is used particularly in light of a planned kidney transplant to save her older sister's life. The sisters are played by Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva.

Director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook), when asked about the alternative ending that featured in the movie replied "I think the book is awesome and I think the movie is awesome and I think that because they’re different, it actually adds to the value of both. I didn’t change the book’s ending. We changed the movie’s ending and the reason why we did it is I think it’s a superior ending for the movie". Movie-goers who are sticklers for the storyline to remain the same may not be as keen and many reviews are calling the movie manipulative and contrived

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Collette's Cheri Hits The Big Screen

June 16th 2009 02:40

Cheri marks the return of Michelle Pfeiffer to the big screen since 2007's release of Stardust and Hairspray - this time in a period piece adapted from French novelist Colette's novel of the same name.

No stranger to costume dramas, in Cheri, Michelle plays a retired courtesan by the name of Lea de Lonval who breaks the cardinal rule - allowing herself to fall in love with a young man nicknamed Cheri (Rupert Friend

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Time Traveler's Wife

June 12th 2009 07:53

I enjoyed reading Time Traveler's wife by Audrey Niffenegger and was immediately pleased to hear that it would be made into a movie starring Eric Bana (Star Trek, The Other Boleyn Girl) and Rachel McAdams (State Of Play, Married Life).

Directed by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan - 2005) and adapted by Bruce Joel Rubin (Deep Impact, Ghost) it will be interesting to see how this movie plays out. Essentially a romantic drama with a sci-fi twist, Henry DeTamble (Bana) has a gene which causes involuntary time travel

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Orphan

May 29th 2009 03:32

Children are not as innocent as they seem and I guess those that watch Orphan, the soon to be released movie starring Vera Farmiga (The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas) and Peter Sarsgaard (In The Electric Mist) will agree.

Orphan is the story of a couple who adopt a 9 year old girl named Esther after the loss of their unborn child

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Is Anybody There?

May 22nd 2009 03:32

Starring film veteran Michael Caine (The Dark Knight, Sleuth) and Bill Milner (Son of Rambow), Is Anybody There? is set in a seaside English town in the late 80s. It charts the unlikely friendship that develops between Clarence (Caine), a veteran performer and the afterlife-obsessed young son (Milner) of a nursing home's overwhelmed owners (Anne-Marie Duff and David Morrissey).

Directed by Irish theatre director John Crowley (A Boy, Intermission), this charming film was written and based on the true to life experiences of Peter Harness as he grew up in a nursing home

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