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LRE #36: Independence Day

LRE #36: Independence Day

Little Red Envelope In my mailbox this week: Independence Day Release Year: 1996 Staring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell Who hasn’t seen Independence Day… But have you seen it in… HD?

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So it Begins: The Hobbit in Production

So it Begins: The Hobbit in Production

I don’t mean pre-production. I mean, today they started filming. Finally.

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10 years later, and the Harry Potter movies are about to end.

10 years later, and the Harry Potter movies are about to end.

It’s somewhat amazing how time passes. In the last ten years, I have started school at a University, Graduated said university, got married, bought a house, had a kid, changed my nationality. And come July, will have seen the entire Harry Potter film series.

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LRE #35: Unstoppable

LRE #35: Unstoppable

Little Red Envelope In my mailbox this week: Unstoppable Release Year: 2010 Staring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee ‘Inspired by true events’; The open words of a film that I pretty much dismissed before having even seen it. Now, I have egg on my face. It was actually a lot of fun.

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Costner signs on as Jonathan Kent in Superman

Costner signs on as Jonathan Kent in Superman

Looks like for all intents and purposes, that Kevin Costner landed the role of Jonathan Kent, in Zach Sniders new adaptation of Superman.

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, just got better

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, just got better

20th Centrury Fox thinks that people will want to see Honest Abe, kicking some honest Vampire ass, so they have asked Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Dodgeball, etc) to join the cast.

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Dead: Actor Michael Gough (94)

I hate saying it, but I think once you cross 90, you are pretty much running on borrowed time. Today, Actor Michael Gough (Alfred in 1989 Batman) passed away. While perhaps to us most known for Batman, Gough had a long standing career that spanned over 5 decades. Of his titles, are some notables: Blakes […]

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LRE #34: Tales from Earthsea

LRE #34: Tales from Earthsea

Little Red Envelope In my mailbox this week: Tales from Earthsea Release Year: 2006 Staring: Matt Levin, Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Cheech Marin I am a big fan of Studio Ghibli films, and when I was walking through Costco the other week, I saw one I had never even heard of before. I was ashamed of myself. Tales from Earthsea […]

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LRE #33: The Last Airbender

LRE #33: The Last Airbender

Little Red Envelope In my mailbox this week: The Last Airbender Release Year: 2010 Staring: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone One of the most popular US animation series of the last decade gets turned into a major motion picture. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it has an amazing twist; It Sucks Balls.

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Super-8 looking better and better

Super-8 looking better and better

I am a big fan of good monster flicks. While most turned away from it, I adored Cloverfield. Super-8 looks like it is going to be giving me my fill of summer blockbuster horror.

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Robocop reboot has a writer now

Robocop reboot has a writer now

Ever heard of Josh Zetumer? No? Me either.

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3 Reasons Why You Should Be Watching: Sym-Bionic Titan

3 Reasons Why You Should Be Watching: Sym-Bionic Titan

Since my efforts to save Stargate Universe fell to the floor, I am at least going to make an effort to get people to watch my other favorite show.

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LRE #32: Babylon 5 Season 1

LRE #32: Babylon 5 Season 1

Little Red Envelope In my mailbox this week: Babylon 5 Season 1 Release Year: 1994 Staring: Bruce Boxleitner, Michael O’Hare, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan I can’t believe it’s been basically 17 years since Babylon 5 came out, and I am just now getting to a review of the first season!

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Chew #17 – Review

Chew #17 – Review

Imagine if you knew everything about something, just by tasting a single bite of it. The whole life history of an apple, the peril-less journey of a grape, the pain and suffering of a slaughtered cow, or even the murderer of a dead body.

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LRE #31: Ip Man

LRE #31: Ip Man

Little Red Envelope In my mailbox this week: Ip Man Release Year: 2008 Staring: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan Is there such a thing as a perfect Martial Arts movie? I would like to think so. And for once, my wife agrees!

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