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Sunshine Blogger Award Nomination

I recently had the distinct pleasure of being nominated for a Sunshine Blogger Award by blogging pal Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews . This made my month! So, the way it works is I answer the following eleven questions asked of me, then nominate somewhere between five and eleven bloggers for the award while providing them with a new set of eleven questions to answer. Here goes nothing! Your perfect romantic movie stars you opposite which actor/actress as your love interest? Do I really need to spell this one out for you? If you've been paying attention, you know the answer: Michelle Pfreaking Pfeiffer. Image courtesy of GorgeousPfeiffer.com What movie always makes you cry? Frankie and Johnny . Are you sensing a theme? What film do you think didn’t need a sequel? I think a sequel should have worked, but I'll choose The Matrix because in my opinion the sequels really only diluted the impact of the excellent first film. Whats your favourit...

It Came From the '90s: Remembering Speed at 25, or, an Ode to Sandy and Keanu

This series looks back at the 1990s and its influence on the generation of people who came of age during the decade. Back in the day, my friends and I saw a lot of instant-classics at the cinema, often during college breaks., including  Se7en (1995) , Showgirls (1995) ,   and Heat (1995). Jan de Bont's white-knuckle thrill-ride  Speed (1994) was definitely one of our favorites. We walked out of the theater that night both dazed and energized. The shear breakneck pace of the film's sustained action was exhilarating—most of it is one long action set piece that only slows down occasionally for some beautifully timed character moments, especially those between stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves, who share an undeniable chemistry We're always looking for someone like us in the movies, someone who makes us feel a little better about ourselves. As a tall, lanky kid in an era of muscle-bound action heroes (including several of the popular guys at school), I ...