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Showbits bloggers' thoughts on films they've just seen, both new and old.

What's Snoo?

Posted on Feb 18, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by meancritter

[Editor's note: With this submission, we welcome our first guest author to Showbits. Interested in writing your own blog post here? Drop me a line!] What do you get when five mentally and physically disabled persons pile into an RV and travel across the United States, interviewing people on the street? The answer: How's Your…

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Domo Arigato

Posted on Feb 2, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

In seeking meaningful animated films, I was recommend to watch Howl's Moving Castle, a movie about a young wizard named Howl who roams the countryside in a quadruped mansion. When a storegirl is unprovokingly cursed to be four times her age, she seeks Howl's help in breaking the curse. Hilarity ensues. I found much to…

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Long Walk Off a Short Pier

Posted on Jan 24, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Temporal mechanics intrigue me, such that I'm willing to go to great lengths to expose myself to such — whether it is watching Adam Sandler's Click, or perusing Nicholson Baker's revolting, aimless The Fermata. It was this drive that led me to The Lake House, despite reviews urging against such desperate action. For those who…

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Library Distortion Field

Posted on Jan 15, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Just as my Trekkie nature led me to watch What the Bleep?!, a film with a cameo by Quark, I've now been pulled in the direction of The Librarian. Commander William Riker directed the recent second film in this TNT series of action-adventure-comedy films, both of which are now available on DVD. The underlying concept…

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Staying Alive

Posted on Jan 13, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I'd never seen Saturday Night Fever before this, the 30th anniversary of the film. But when a friend 52 years my senior was stunned at this gaping hole in my cinematic education, she insisted on filling it for me and one of my peers. I now see how vital it is to have knowledge of…

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To Grandma's House We Go

Posted on Jan 4, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I recently saw the CGI animated film Over the Hedge. I'd not read the comic strip upon which it is based, but like any good adaptation, it didn't seem necessary to enjoy the film. And enjoy it I did! Like most good animated films, it had plenty of content aimed at kids and adults alike….

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