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Measuring Tape Girl Behind The Scenes

Thursday, February 18, 2010
By AnnieG
Measuring Tape Girl Behind The Scenes

Measuring Tape Girl is the latest cinematic endeavour by Canadian filmmaker P.M. Veltri. The film deals with a milieu of issues packed into a short format centred around what is essentially a monologue. How is that possible many of you may be asking?  Well, at first glance and after trying to say that... »

AnnieG’s Movie Picks for 2009

Thursday, December 31, 2009
By AnnieG
AnnieG’s Movie Picks for 2009

Here’s our second multi-media-thingy.  So far it’s going well so I think we will be sticking to this format! Hope you all enjoy! »

10 Must See 80’s Movies

Monday, August 24, 2009
By AnnieG
10 Must See 80’s Movies

SAY ANYTHING (1989) Starring John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, and Lili Taylor. (Written and Directed By Cameron Crowe).  The movie famous for that Peter Gabriel Song "In Your Eyes" and that even more famous movie moment it’s in.  One of the taglines of this movie is "She’s got everthing going for her.  He’s... »

Italian Films To See Before Dieing: Part I

Monday, August 3, 2009
By AnnieG
Italian Films To See Before Dieing: Part I

  ITALIAN FILMS TO SEE BEFORE                                 dieing:                             Part i Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.  This film is perhaps one of the most romantic films in the history of cinema.  Romantic in the sense originally intended by the romantics of... »

Artist In Retrospect: Ennio Morricone

Thursday, July 30, 2009
By AnnieG
Artist In Retrospect: Ennio Morricone

Cinema Paradiso Love Theme Unce Upon A Time In America The Untoucables Sooner or later in life you might find yourself lucky enough to be caught... »

Artist In Retrospect: Anna Magnani

Sunday, June 21, 2009
By AnnieG
Artist In Retrospect: Anna Magnani

                 ANNA MAGNANI:       FORGOTTEN BEAUTY                Written by: AnnieG   The Fugitive King 1959 (Anna Magnani & Marlon Brando) Anna Magnani wad (and perhaps still is) the incarnation of what Keats spoke of when he said "Beauty is truth, truth is beauty."   Hers is the face of earthy beauty.  A beauty that divulges only... »

Oldies But Goodies #1

Sunday, May 17, 2009
By AnnieG

I try to sometimes bring back the Oldies but Goodies from my personal collection.  The movies nobody talks about anymore but that someone should mention every now and again.  That’s the trouble with business–profit determines everything.  Where business fails us the culture of memory should help us.  Since I’m broke and no one pays... »

Valentine’s Day Movie List

Saturday, February 14, 2009
By AnnieG

This is the Valentine Movie List according to MOI right now.  I may change my mind next year, but, this is what feels like the best (in retrospect) from the present moment.  (There’s a lot to mull over in the time space continuum of movie lists…I bet you other movie reviewers aren’t that honest…but... »

Christmas DVD List

Thursday, December 25, 2008
By AnnieG

I have promised to post here and there Christmas themed movies but I am afraid it just won’t happen that way. So I will post 3 here so as to ensure I don’t leave you all hanging when seeking Christmas DVD’s Here is a Griswald Christmas everyone can enjoy, and if you don’t... »

Love Actually (2003)

Tuesday, December 9, 2008
By AnnieG

Release date: Friday November 7, 2003/Tuesday April 27, 2004 (dvd/video) Genre: Comedy Director: Richard Curtis Cast: Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Martine McCutcheon, Rowan Atkinson, Keira Knightley, January Jones, Elisha Cuthbert, Thomas Sangster, Chiwetel Ejiofor I have repeatedly shown... »