From Hell (Warning...Violent)

From Hell, starring Johnny Depp, is a movie which displays enough blood and guts to make you feel like you have actually witnessed a real live murder take place right in front of your own two eyes. Detail in this movie is incredible as people are sliced open left and right by a mysterious character/historical figure thought to be known as "Jack the Ripper". Along with the intense violence in this film, the movie also has a very intruiging and also entertaining storyline. In fact, just for your information I also believe the film falls under the genre or film noir.

Film NOIR, Film NOIR, whats a film NOIR?!

Hmmm.... After carefully reviewing the contents of many sites, I settled on the idea that a "film noir" is an old type of film that mainly stretched from the 1940's into the 1950's. Most "film noirs" were a black and white, and had a classic Hollywood feel to them. The picture that comes to my mind after all my research is that of a private eye sitting at his desk in a secluded office while a sexy, voluptuous vixen sits in front of him. She is preferably in a low cut dress with high heels and a pair of silk gloves. There is some type of love connection between them that is occurring during the time that he is not running through the dark rainy streets of an urban city trying to solve a murder. All the while he is avoiding some creepy guy who is trying to kill him. Most likely this creepy guy, is always popping out of alleys and is never fully shown except for as a shadow. In the end, of course, the private eye solves his mystery, kills his enemy, and of course falls in love with his beautiful blond.


If you look to the left, that is the private eye. He forgot his trench coat but thats ok. He has his voluptuous woman on his arm and his gun in hand. If you look closely, a shadow/silhouette of his enemy is in the background.

To the right is a picture of a good private eye. He dutifully has his trench coat, his magnifying glass, his pipe, and of course his little matching hat.

Now here is my vixen. Va, va, va voom.

Here is another, only she is a red head. ~~~~>

Film Noir

Film Noir was at first very unfamiliar to me, as I’m sure it was to most people. I looked at a few different types of films. After going through these two sites it helped me understand the concept of film noir. I found many noir films are older, made n the 50s. Hopefully these sites helps…

Watch Your Back

Guaranteed jaw-dropper.....see for yourself.........

"Soccer sometimes gets exciting, but this fan makes soccer look more like the UFC."

This site also shows various fight, shocking, painful, and funny clips. There's also games, jokes, and pictures. At this particular site, there is something for everybody.

FILM NOIR

Film noir first came around right after WWII, following a new kind of book. This kind of book was the detective story books. Films noir are mostly centered around some kind of a mystery and a detective who is trying to solve it. Most common Characteristics of film noir are very limited lighting, extreme camera angles which give the chaotic sort of look, narration, and mostly the mood of the film, always gloomy and boring looking, like for exaple constant rain or over cast. A lot of traditional noir film were black white, and not only because of the time period in which they were made but because it gives off that extra depressive look.

Here is a site that talks about the crime story type of noir films, and also give a little history as well.

Violent films on children.

Many people believe that violent films effect the psychological behaviors of children if they watch the films at a young age. Other people that oppose this idea tend to believe that violent behavior from children are influenced by the children's society and environment; however, studies show that children who watch violent films at a young age develop violent behavior in their later years. Accordring to statistics from William Bennett, there have been approximately 250 deaths related to the movie Die Hard, and approximately 100 from Rambo 3, and so on.

"The National Committee on the causes and prevention of violence reported in 1969 that violence in the media had a negative effect on children. Violent films encourage violent forms of behavior and promotes violence in daily life as being acceptable. Professor Malamuth, chairman of communications studies at the University of California and Professor Edward Donnerstein, a psychologist at the Center for Communications Research at the University of Wisconsin, have both conducted studies that suggest viewers of media violence are detrimentally affected."

So kids, don't try this at home...really.

For more information, go to: http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~tonya/Film/film_violence.html

"Film Noir"

Film Noir is a genre that falls within the lines of a detective or crime story. It has a more gloomy and downbeat setting. The term itself was thought up by French film critics.

...Very often, a film noir story was developed around a cynical, hard-hearted, disillusioned male character who encountered a beautiful but promiscuous, amoral, double-dealing and seductive femme fatale..."

I hope this following link will better your understanding of what "film noir" really means, I know it helped me.

Film Noir

"Film Noir (literally 'black film or cinema') was coined by French film critics, who noticed the trend of how 'dark', downbeat and black the looks and themes were of many American crime and detective films released in France following the war." I was never familiar with the term "film noir." I heard it when speaking of certain movies, such as Sin City, but never developed a comprehension of the term. This website is a great tool to learning and understanding the concept behind film noir. It includes its history, what it is, some film examples, and very insightful facts.

Understanding Film Noir

Below is a link to a page that gives a great description of Film Noir. The writer gives a great description of common settings and scenes for film noirs to take place in. As it also gives a well said history on it.

One new thing that I learned from here is that "noir" actually means "black" in French. So really, film noir stands for "black film."

For a list of film examples that fall into the film noir genre, this page is also a great resource to look at..

Film Noir?

Film Noir is not a genre I was very familiar with up to this point and it also seems to not be as popular other genres out in theaters right now. The folowing link, however, did give me a better idea and understanding of what a "film Noir" is. I am sure it can help out any one else who is still unclear about this genre. Here is a fact by Wikipedia to get you started in understanding a film noir.

"The term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most of the American filmmakers and actors while they were creating the classic film noirs."~ Wikipidia.org

Film Noir vs Sci-Fi

Here are some definitions that i thought would be useful in determining what characteristics these genres encompass. Its not much, however i do think that they get across some of the basic ideas of really understanding what the two mean.

Film Noir- shadowy, pessimistic movie: a cinematic genre popular in the 1940s and 1950s, often filmed in urban settings with extensive use of shadows, cynical in outlook, and featuring antiheroes. Definition courtesy of msn encarta: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/film%2520noir.html

Sci-Fi- fiction based on futuristic science: a form of fiction, usually set in the future, that deals with imaginary scientific and technological developments and contact with other worlds.
Definition courtesy of msn encarta: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/Science%2520Fiction.html

Like i said, its not much, but i do think that these definitions manage to deliver a solid idea of what we should be looking for as far as determining what genre the movie "Blade Runner" falls under.

Catwomen: A Bust

A shy woman, endowed with the speed, reflexes, and senses of a cat, walks a thin line between criminal and hero, even as a detective doggedly pursues her, fascinated by both of her personas. "Catwoman" is a movie about Halle Berry's beauty, sex appeal, figure, eyes, lips and costume design. It gets those right. Everything else is secondary, except for the plot, which is terrible. What a dissapointment. The filmmakers have given great thought to photographing Berry, who looks fabulous, and little thought to providing her with a strong character, story, supporting characters or action sequences.

The Black Dahlia

Reading different reviews anout this movie gave me mixed feeling about it. Many people loved the movie and thought it to be a classic. "Like De Palma's previous films, "The Black Dahlia" is absolutely gorgeous, while avoiding modern filmmaking techniques and camera angles to further enhance the illusion." written by Edward Douglas. But others I have not seen the movie, but the previews caught my attention. The movie was based on the novel written by James Ellroy. “The Black Dahlia” is a real-life unsolved murder story of an actress wannabe Elizabeth Short, played by Mia Kirshner. The movie is filled with an all-star cast including Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, and Josh Hartnett. The following link gives more details...

The Pianist

The Pianist is a movie based on an autobiography of a Polish Jewish radio musician, Wladyslaw Szpilman, played by Adrien Brody. It tells the story of his struggle and journey through the Holocaust. This is a very emotional movie and is not an easy one to watch. "It is never easy to watch people suffer and die without even the glimmer of hope, which makes it extraordinary that Polanski, another Polish Jew who survived, has been able to bring Szpilman's detachment to the screen." as said by Manohla Dargis, Seattle Times Staff Writer

The Blair Witch Project

We're instinctively afraid of natural things (snakes, barking dogs, the dark) but have to be taught to fear walking into traffic or touching an electrical wire. Horror films that tap into our hard-wired instinctive fears probe a deeper place than movies with more sophisticated threats. A villain is only an actor, but a shark is more than a shark.

Four Brothers

"Four Brothers wants basically to be an entertainment, although it deliberately makes the point that in an increasingly diverse society, people of different races may belong to the same family."Four Brothers is a film of four siblings who were adopted by a caring woman named Evelyn Mercer. The four brothers come together when they recieve the tragic news that their mother is dead. They are all greatly affected by the death of their mother so they decide to do whatever it takes to find out who killed her. Throughout the film, the brothers create a closer relationship with one another. They go through a lot of ups and downs in the movie beginning with the death of their mother and ending with the death of their youngest brother. This film demonstrates the meaning of "family".

Six Women In A Cave

Remember the last time you just so happen to get trapped in a cave? These six women decide one day to just go cave-diving. Sure why not, we have nothing else to do. Once they get inside the cave they cannot get out. How ironic. They end up yelling and fighting with each other until some crazy-looking cave monster tears their bodies apart and eats most of them. These are the best parts of the movie. Oh yeah, one of the women kills one of her friends. Maybe it was her way of saying that this escapade was a bad idea.

“Bodies are pushed, pulled, battered and stretched to the breaking point and beyond…..These women are straining the limits of their muscles and bones, their friendships, and their core beliefs about who they are.”

The Matrix Has You!

This is a review of the original philosophic, science-fiction, action movie "The Matrix" which opened in 1999 and has blown the minds of movie enthusiasts ever since. The plot involves Neo (Keanu Reeves) a mild mannered computer programmer who hates his job, apartment and his life. But their is another side to Neo. He is also a brilliant hacker wanted for almost every computer crime. As fate would have it Neo discovers something terrible. The world he knows, the world he has grown up in and come to accept has all been fake. An artificial representation of how the world used to be. The real world has been taken over by super-intelligent machines which harvest human beings like crops. The entire population is kept in a sub-conscience, dream-like state "jacked in" to a system known as "The Matrix" to keep the populace under complete control.

The Matrix Roger Ebert explains "uses flawlessly integrated special effects and animation to visualize regions of cyberspace. It creates fearsome creatures, including mechanical octopi. It morphs bodies with the abandon of "Terminator II." It uses f/x to allow Neo to run horizontally on walls, and hang in the air long enough to deliver karate kicks. It has leaps through space, thrilling sequences involving fights on rooftops, helicopter rescues and battles over mind control."

A great movie, a slightly unconventional review by Roger Ebert but a professional and insightful analysis nonetheless.
Roger Ebert reviews The Matrix

These guys do the killing for us!

The film The Boondock Saints tells a story about two irishmen that take a stand on the Russian mobs in Boston and decide to fight back. Detective Paul Smecker, played by Willem Dafoe, decides to hunt down these two guys, but realize that they are doing a better job of "cleaning up the streets" than he is.

Smecker arrives at every crime scene, almost perfectly describing the actions taken by the irishmen, while the two men hunt other mobsters.

The movie introduces questions on certain issues, especially the question of morality, which can only be answered by the viewer. These questions include: is it alright if these guys are killing murderers, rapists, and other sorts of criminals? Should they be charged for murder themselves? Is it right for these two guys to play God, and decide who lives and who doesn't?

According to critic Kevin Carr, "The real magic of “The Boondock Saints” is that it taps into everyone’s secret desire for vigilantism. Who hasn’t thought of how great it would be to just mow down gangsters in a rain of machine gun bullets? Can anyone really grieve the death of murderers? "

For more reviews on The Boondock Saints, go to http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/reviews/theboondocksaintsdvd_review.htm

Rudy... Reviewed By Roger Ebert

"...Rudy persists. And although his story reads, in outline, like an anthology of cliches from countless old rags-to-riches sports movies, "Rudy" persists, too. It has a freshness and an earnestness that gets us involved, and by the end of the film we accept Rudy's dream as more than simply sports sentiment. It's a small but powerful illustration of the human spirit," Says Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times. Rudy is about someone who will stop at nothing to beat the odds, and come out victorious in his quest to achieve his lifetime goal, to prove everyone who has ever doubted him wrong.

American History X

Racism has been around for a long time. Although segregation is over and it is an equal opportunity nation, there are still some individuals that believe their race is better than others. In the opening scene of American History X, viewers learn that Derek, a leader of the neo-Nazi group, kills two men that attempt to steal his truck. It is later revealed that Derek not only shot the two men because of his truck, but because they were African American. When sent to prison, his younger brother, Danny, follows in Derek's shadow. After being released, Derek goes back home only to find that many things had changed. He is determined to change Danny's vision of the neo-Nazi group before it is too late...

It is a really good movie. There is never a dull scene throughout the film. This movie has a little bit of everything including drama, action, gore, and suspense.

Remember the Titans

I'va always been a big fan of sports and sports movies, so i figured I'd give you guys the review for "Remember the Titans." The film is set back when racism was really big in the United States. It involves Caucasians and African-Americans competing together for time on the football field, as well as dealing with off the field controversies. This movie stars Denzel Washington and is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer ("Gone in 60 Seconds" and "Armageddon").

You Can't Measure Love

If you are like me then a good love story is one that will make you cry. The Notebook starring Rachel McAdams as Allie Nelson and Ryan Gosling as Noah Calhoun would be the story. Allie Nelson and Noah Calhoun find themselves madly in love in just a few months, but are then torn apart when Allies mother insists that Noah is not good enough for her and announces that they will be leaving earlier then expected. Allie and Noah are apart for seven years before reuniting again and picking up where they left off. This love story not only shows the wonderful moments of love , but also the times where you just want to strangle your significant other. It shows that even through a disease and Allie forgetting who Noah was he was still there for her every step of the way, knowing that in reading their story day after day she will always come back to him. Roger Ebert states:

"The Notebook" is a sentimental fantasy, but such fantasies are not harmful; we tell ourselves stories every day, to make life more bearable."

The Notebook is a great movie to watch if you are in the "Love" mood. Though it may not appeal to most guys there have been guys to admit that is movie was a good movie.

To See the review by Roger Ebert click the link below.

War Of the Worlds

If you like the science fiction type of movies this movie is good for you. This movie deals with Robots controlled by aliens and the whole world is getting attacked by these huge robots."The film is designed both as an adaptation of the seminal H.G. Wells novel and a tribute to the 1953 classic produced by the legendary George Pal. The setup introduces us to New Jersey dockworker Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise), a dimwitted cretin with an ex-wife who laughs at him, a teenaged son (Justin Chatwin) who hates his guts and a nine-year-old daughter (Dakota Fanning) who by turns condescends to him, hyperventilates and emits a horrifying banshee wail. Ray gets the kids for the weekend, and in a deft ten minutes or so we learn everything we need to know about the family dynamic. And then all hell breaks loose."

Claustrophobic's Worst Nightmare!

If you are claustrophobic this is the wrong movie to watch! During many scenes in the movie Jack (Adrien Brody) is in a straight jacket and put in a morgue drawer, while he is still alive! In this review from the New York Daily Newspaper, Jami Bernard writes, "Ironically, Jack's downtime in this coffin environment works for him. Claustrophobic and sweating, he hallucinates — much of the movie is shot to approximate his semi-delirious state of mind — and imagines himself into the future." He goes through many mentally draining things during the entire movie. Bernard also compares his appearance to that to the role he played in "The Pianist." "In "The Pianist," he evaded Nazis in burned-out Warsaw. Now there's "The Jacket," a deliberately disjointed psychological thriller in which he's tortured, shot, shell-shocked, locked in a morgue drawer and, once again, looks short on proper nutrition." Click on the link below to read the entire review.

Match Point

Match Point is a movie I was skeptic of viewing, at first. I had reservations of watching a Woody Allen film because I have never seen any of his films before and I have heard that his films are rather bizarre. However, the actors and the little I knew of the plot prompted me to see it.

Match Point entails Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Scarlett Johansson as love interests in the film that closely resembles the novel Crime and Punishment. "The movie stars Chris, a poor boy from Ireland who was on the tennis tour and now works in London as a club pro. He meets rich young Tom, who takes a lesson, likes him, and invites him to attend the opera with his family. During the opera, Tom's sister Chloe looks at Chris once with interest and the second time with desire. Tom's own girlfriend is Nola, an American who hopes to become an actress or Tom's wife. Tom and Chloe are the children of Alec and Eleanor Hewett, who have serious money.

Chloe likes Chris. She wants Chris. Her parents want Chloe to have what she wants. Alec offers Chris a job in "one of my companies" -- always a nice touch, that. Tom likes Nola, but to what degree, and do his parents approve?

All is decided in the fullness of time, and now I am going to become maddeningly vague in order not to spoil the movie's twists and turns, which are ingenious and difficult to anticipate."

The ending portion of Ebert's quote depicts the film's nature perfectly. The film has many unexpected scenes, which allows the audience to stay attentive and excited during the entire movie. The movie depicts two genres we will review in class: the noir and the romance.

I chose this specific review from Roger Ebert because of the format and content in his writing. The film critique is formal, with an educated tone. There are also times when he is sarcastic in the piece. I chose this because it is similar to my writing style with the eloquent word choice and personal touches that are put in the paper.

Just Another Kong Fu Movie

As a kid I grew up watching Marshall Art movies. Whether it was "The karate Kid","Mortal combat" or any one of Jacke Chans movies I had to watch them. I could safely say that I have seen good martial arts movies but also allot of bad ones. When "Ong Bak" came out you could be sure that I sow it. The movie was simple and even though it was not one of those big budget movie I liked it. Sadly I could no say the same thing about the "The Protector".

First of all I did not even take the time to see The "The Protecor". Why should I when I hear that it has the same basic plot as "Ong Bak"? I would rather watch "Ong Bak" again then go out and see another version of it. The original movies are always better.


"If the story of Ong Bak was "Hey, you stole my Buddha statue," the story of The Protector is "Hey, you stole my elephants." "

-Don Willmot-

For more on the movie please click on the link bellow:

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UnLucky # Slevin

All though the movie,"Lucky # Slevin" was entertaining it seemed very awkward from the beginning. The Dialog itself was two witty and mannered making the characters seem like they had no care in any situation. In a way they all acted like existentialists.

"Lucky Number Slevin," on the other hand, goes to some pains to make it clear it is only an exercise in style. Here we are looking at a crime mystery involving warring hoodlums and beautiful neighbors and a confused guy from out of town and a gunman and a cop, and the movie knows we're deluded and they're all just conceits. It's smarter than we are. Well, it must be, because it got us to watch it. -Roger Ebert-

Sure the argument that the movie was made for a sophisticated audience could arise because it seem like Robertr Ebert writes "They think they're more clever than I am, and they may be right, but that doesn't make me like them."

More about the movie at the following link:

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Half Nelson

Should people be classified in the bad category just because they do a certain something in their lives that is bad?

This is a question that you have to ask your self when viewing the movie Half Nelson. The movie revolves around a junior high school teacher who is a Crack addict and his students.

" "Half Nelson" isn't one of those "inspirational teacher/mentor" movies -- at least not in any generic or conventional sense. There's no triumph, no breakthrough, no by-the-numbers victory in test scores or on the basketball court. This movie isn't about those things, but is concerned with an even greater achievement that is generally unacknowledged: how people -- flawed, miserable, frustrated people -- go to work every day and find a way to care about something beyond themselves, despite themselves. "

-Roger Ebert-

Read more on what Roger Ebert has to say about the movie at this link.

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Captain Jack Sparrow Has Done it Again

One of the things i can remember about the first time i saw "Pirates of the Caribbean" was leaving the theater and thinking to myself, "when are they going to make a second one." Well, three years and 653 million dollars later, the second pirates movie, " Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" was released. Once again, Director Gore Verbinski delivers the same wondeful cast of characters that made the first film so entertaining. Not only is the cast great the second time around, the plot of the second movie takes the audience on an adventure that is not only exotic and thrilling, but does an excellent job of setting us up for the third and final piece of this awesome trilogy.

The plot of this movie leaves the audience begging for more. It yanks us around a colorful world that always brings someting new to the table. The story that is continued through this second masterpiece follows a plethra of characters, but focuses mainly on Will Turner and his soon to be wife, Elizabeth Swann and their adventures and mishaps involving everything from epic sea monsters to being thrown in prison. Whatever it is that makes you enjoy a film, this will deliver it. Joe Williams, a post-dispatch fil critic, proclaims "it's buoyed by another high-wire performance from Depp, stoked by imaginative effects and propelled by Verbinski's comedic pacing." I completely agree and recommend that if you have not seen this movie, drop whatever you are doing and see this film.


Link to Joe Williams' comments:http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/reviews.nsf/movie/story/84B7A80D6C1A18FA862571A30067B908?OpenDocument

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko was never a major hit in the box office, but people talk about how good of a film it is as the fan base grows till this current day.

The film is about a boy named Donnie Darko who dreams about a 6-foot tall rabbit who lures Donnie out of his house which results him in avoiding a jet-engine that falls into his home. From there, the rabbit tells Donnie that he is destined to live for a special reason. Donnie is haunted through the days and nights by this six foot rabbit as he is told to do various tasks. However, Donnie doesn't understand why he does these things, but is told that he will soon understand.

The story of the film gets very deep. Emanuel Levy said:

"Audiences at the Sundance festival were confused by the narrative, whose
structure shifts from one time-frame to another, and disoriented by the rapid
changes in tone from the real to the surreal and back. Part of the puzzlement
derives from the movie's ambitions. Unlike most school flicks, Donnie Darko is
not about scoring or getting laid. Instead, it deals with metaphysical concerns,
like the inner workings of the universe, challenging notions about time-travel.
In short, unabashedly, Donnie Darko aims higher than most youth pictures."

Even though Donnie Darko is about five years old, it is still a must see for those who have not already.

Important reminder from Prof Bushnell

I just wanted to remind you all about one important detail, just in case anyone was confused. The review that you choose as your model should not, repeat not, be a review of the same movie that you're planning to write on. The assignment is asking you to take the structure of an existing review and put new content into that structure... so, for instance, taking the structure of a review of XXX but taking all the XXX content out of it, and just using the skeleton to talk about another movie (say, Charlie's Angels or what have you). Don't use the structure of the XXX review to talk about XXX—then there's not enough new material coming from you. If that doesn't make sense, ask me a question in the comments box, below.

While we're on the subject of Ebert's XXX review, I'm linking it below, in case anyone wants to use it as their model.

Maria Full of Grace

The uprising actress, Catalina Sandino Moreno, plays the role of Maria in 2004's "Maria Full of Grace". This movie takes place in Columbia where the young woman is working to support her poor family and expecting baby. Money was hard to come by until she was offered a chance to become a mule, someone who is paid greatly to transport packets of cocaine to New York. Maria faces several challenges and tough decisions along her journey to a new life. This Spanish drama and thriller did not dissatisfy me nor Ebert. He explained it as...

"...an extraordinary experience for any reasons including, oddly, its willingness to be ordinary. We see everyday life here, plausible motives, convincing decisions, and characters who live at ground level."

Click on the link below to read more about the movie, characters, and what else Ebert thought.

The Comedy with a Life Lesson

The movie "Click" gives out a message that has been gaining popularity recently. The message being, live all of your life to the fullest and not missing out on anything. The movie is a must see to all of the Adam Sandler fans. However, the review by Roger Ebert may dissapoint and even make others loose interest in the movie as one can see by the following statement Ebert made.

"The movie is being sold as a comedy, but you know what? This isn't funny."

He goes on to give it only two out of four stars. To go into more depth and to see how Ebert defends his viewpoint click on the link.

"Remember Remember the Fifth of November."

One of the most important films of 2006 is, by far, V for Vendetta. It is an intense film about a fascist government and those who are ready to take it over, especially "mysterious masked vigilante" who goes by the name of "V" (played by Hugo Weaving) and his accidental accomplice, Evey (played by Natalie Portman), and return it back to the way it was before. Adapted from a comic book by the same name, the film yields many differences.

“The film shows liberalism rising up against fascism; Moore's vision offered anarchy as a counter to fascism. On the big screen, V for Vendetta says "We can take the system back!" On the page, the suggestion is that there's nothing in the system worth having.”

This was taken from this website which spews both similarities and differences to the comic book and the Wachowski Brothers “The Matrix.”

The review is great for those who enjoyed the movie, and for those who may not have fully understood the movie.



--Anastacia

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

When you think of Jim Carrey, you automatically assume that anything associated with him is a comedy. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind defies Carrey's role of a comedic actor. Carrey instead plays a rather depressed guy in this film, which makes this film seem far from a comedy. It's an absolute love story of a couple who have been seeing each other for quite some time. "After a nasty fight, Clementine stormed out of Joel's apartment and his life and impulsively hired a New York firm called Lacuna, Inc., to erase all memories of him. Joel was devastated when he found out what she had done and decided to undergo the procedure himself." During the erasing process they both remember why they fell for each other and towards the end don't want to go on with it but it's too late.

Here is a site that talks about how the idea for the movie came around, and also there a whole big section that explains the whole movie and talk about everything in detail. I have also seen this movie and I consider it to be an excellent film.

Will the real secret agent please stand up?

Have you ever wanted to become a secret agent or even had a dream that you were one? Well, here’s your chance to learn the reality of being a true secret agent.

“What guy hasn't actually wondered what it would be like to be a spy? Cruising around foreign countries, experiencing great adventures, hooking up with hot exotic babes, and, at the same time, helping out your country.”

Mr. and Mrs. Smith page

Hey everyone! Mr. and Mrs. Smith is in my opinion, one of the better examples of showing how the world of secret agents really works. At the same time, the movie adds of good amount of comedic relief as well. If you are at all interested, the link to the movie's site is as follows... http://www.mrandmrssmithmovie.com/#
At the site, you can check out the movie trailer, read about the movie, the characters, view photos, wallpapers, and more. Hope you all enjoy this site.

J.MOSS

Posting links now even easier

OK everyone: I fooled around with Blogger a little bit and found a way to make adding a link even easier. Now when you go to create a new post you'll see a blank field just below the "Title" field and just above the "posting window." This field is labeled "Link" and it'll look pretty much like this:

Now, all you need to do is plug the URL you want to link to into that field, and Blogger will make the link and add it to the end of the post for you automatically. It'll look like the one at the end of this post. (That one will lead you to a Q+A page about how to make posts to Blogger, if you have any questions about that.)

Hello everyone. You've found the place where our blog will appear. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.