See You Next Wednesday See You Next Wednesday turns 100 this week! It’s been a long, hard road but we’ve persevered to become one of the foremost providers of inane chatter. Our sincere thanks to our listeners; without you we would just be three idiots in a room talking to ourselves. This week Dan and Casey saw The Lego Movie and piece together a glowing review. Then Greg goes back to school to learn how to become a shitty vampire with the help of the utterly banal Vampire Academy. Then Greg and Casey feel Dan’s former pain by revisiting the “music” from Shrek: The Musical. All this plus Blue Jasmine, Magnifico, talk of Modern Superior’s brand new show The Dew Over and more! Also, don’t forget to check out the Flesh + Blood: The Films of Paul Verhoeven retrospective at TIFF Lightbox Theatre from Jan 24th – April 4th. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, LibSyn and iTunes. This Week On Rdio: February 4th, 2014 Episode 50 - Love Stinks
This is a garbage heap of weak quips, delivered by an assortment of pretty boys and girls and amped up with some cheesy moments of animal cruelty. February 13, 2014 | Not only plays like the crassest possible mashup of "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" elements, but seems designed to make those franchises look like eternal monuments of world culture by comparison. February 11, 2014 | This attempt to capture the magic of the "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" franchises tries too hard to pack all the backstory and borrowings into one film. February 9, 2014 | [Mr. Waters] doesn't seem especially interested in the supernatural parts of "Vampire Academy," and he clearly didn't have the budget to make what little hocus-pocus there is magical. Ultimately more "Meaningless" than "Mean Girls," "Vampire Academy" is a busy, overcomplicated empowerment fantasy with more hormones than brain cells. February 7, 2014 | The only thing that distinguishes this teen-magnet wannabe from its predecessors is how lazily it appears to have been slapped together.
After Joaquin Phoenix withdrew from acting in October 2008, he grew a beard, started rapping and began acting like a world-class weirdo. Casey Affleck made a thoroughly-watchable documentary about it and then admitted it was all a hoax, which technically means Phoenix never left acting at all. Either way, the two-time Academy Award-winning actor may be making his official return to acting in the screen adaptation of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Green (author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). Phoenix has been offered the role of Henry, an ageless figure who teaches the 16th President of the United States to throw axes and kill bloodsuckers with the best of them. At this time, Phoenix has met about the project but has yet to accept the role. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is set to be directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch, Wanted) and produced by Tim Burton.We're sorry, you've either entered an invalid address, or followed a broken link. If you find a broken URL on an IMDb page, please report it to us
To continue your visit to IMDb, please visit the homepage.Movie Review: The LEGO Batman Movie Details from IMDB: The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) PG | Animation, Action, Adventure | 10 February 2017 (USA) Bruce Wayne must not only deal with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of raising a boy he adopted. Book Review: Ernest Hemingway The Short Stories, Volume II Details from Audible: The Short Stories, Volume II Written by: Ernest Hemingway Narrated by: Stacy Keach Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release Date:12-19-03 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio 4.10 (126 ratings) Publisher’s Summary Before he... Details from IMDB: Fences (2016) PG-13 | 25 December 2016 (USA) 7.6/10 13,137 A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. Director: Denzel Washington Writers:... Details from IMDB: Split (2016) PG-13 | 20 January 2017 (USA) 7.5/10 31,350 Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities, and must try and escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th....
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2016 my year in review Greetings all, Before I get into this year’s post I’ll address what happened two days ago, of course I’m talking about the Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting. I’m not going to get political or into gun control, I’ll just say that the past... Movie Review: Why Him?23 December 2016 (USA) 6.5/10 2,012 A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter’s Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question. An American came calling…I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season. Mine is going fine, except for all the snow 🙁 I’m not one of those outdoorsy ski/snowmobile/snowshoe winter people, I hibernate until I can go on vacation. We’ve also had 5... My Review Tour of “The Gathering Dark” by Goddess Fish Promotions Happy Holidays everyone! 🙂 I’m soon off for a Christmas Eve dinner and gift exchange but before I do that I wanted to let you in on the news, I’m finally having a book tour for my third Newfoundland Vampire book “The Gathering Dark“! Th
Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Details from IMDB: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Rogue One (original title) 8.2/10 123,838 PG-13 | 2htion, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 16 December 2016 (USA) The Rebel Alliance makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga... Details from IMDB: Remember (2015) R | 1hama, Thriller | 17 December 2015 (USA) 7.4/10 9,902 With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his... Movie review: Office Christmas Party Details from IMDB: Office Christmas Party (2016) R | 1hDecember 2016 (USA) 6.0/10 5,048 When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day,... Movie Review: Blood, Sweat and Sequins Details from IMDB: Blood, Sweat & Sequins (2013) 52min | Documentary, Music, Sport | Ja
nuary 2013 (Australia) 6.9/10 19 Blood, Sweat and Sequins follows three women as they face daily preconceptions about who they are and what they do, as they battle it out for... Details from IMDB: Allied (2016) R | 2htion, Drama, Romance | 23 November 2016 (USA) 7.2/10 4,947 In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in... Greetings all, Not time for my end of year/beginning of new year post yet. Instead I’d like to get a little serious (and no I’m not going to talk about Trump, because it’s just too depressing) but not a downer. I do what I can to help out in the... Movie Review: Hacksaw Ridge Details from IMDB: Hacksaw Ridge (2016) R | 2hama, History, War | 4 November 2016 (USA) 8.7/10 21,645 WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to...
Gift Ideas from 4P for this Thanksgiving season! rst off I wanted to wish all my American readers a very Happy Thanksgiving! (Here in Canada we have in October). Something I haven’t talked a lot about lately (hopefully that will change) is the author publishing group I’m a part of, Four... Details from IMDB: Arrival (2016) PG-13 | 1hama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 11 November 2016 (USA) 8.5/10 32,195 A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications. Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Eric Heisserer (screenplay),... Book Review: Open All the Way by Sadie Smythe Details from Audible: Open All the Way: Confessions from My Open Marriage Written by: Sadie Smythe Narrated by: Sadie Smythe Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release Date:05-29-14 Publisher: Red Planet Audiobooks 4.20 (36 ratings) Publisher’s... Thoughts on “The Gathering Dark” book launch Greetings all, Been a while since I did a personal post so here goes. Wh
ile I say personal I’m not going to talk about anything private as I don’t (usually) share those details (I’ll just say anyone with senior parents knows they have health issues... Movie Review: Doctor Strange Details from IMDB: Doctor Strange (2016) PG-13 | 1htion, Adventure, Fantasy | 4 November 2016 (USA) 8.0/10 64,258 A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. Director: Scott Derrickson Writers:... Details from IMDB: Sully (2016) PG-13 | 1hography, Drama | 9 September 2016 (USA) 7.9/10 33,933 The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight’s... Movie Review: The Accountant Details from IMDB: The Accountant (2016) R | 2htion, Crime, Drama | 14 October 2016 (USA) 7.7/10 18,402 As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. Di