There are few movie/book combinations out there where both are equally excellent, but Thomas Harris’s Silence of the Lambs most definitely ranks among them. Think of it like this: the film is ranked #23 on IMDB. It’s got an 8.6/10. It swept the 5 “big” Oscars: Best Film Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay. It did […]
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Just as fast as I was back blogging, I was back to not blogging. A week ago on Saturday, I was back to experiencing pain and had a low fever, so I went to the ER to have them take a look at things. It turns out I had complications from the appendicitis which ended
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I try to be as open as reasonable (maybe even more open than reasonable) on the blog, mainly because I think too often all everyone talks about is how sparkly their lives are, and that can leave many people wondering why their life just seems to have the occasional glimmer. Solidarity, folks. And right now,
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There are some movies out there, as I’ve mentioned before, that seem tailor made for certain people. Movies that are just matched perfectly for someone’s interest. When I heard the premise of Totally Killer, I was pretty sure I’d found another match for me: “Thirty-five years after the shocking murders of three teens, an infamous
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Before I bought my tickets for Scotland, I had no real idea what to expect there. I didn’t know much about the country other than kilts and bagpipes. I soon discovered that going to Scotland in August–anywhere in Scotland–is somewhat problematic, because everyone and their brother comes to Scotland in August due to the Edinburgh
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