Author: coolpapae
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The Office: Episode 175 – Junior Salesman
Written by Carrie Kemper Directed by David Rogers A brief synopsis – Dwight gets a challenge from David to come up with a part-time replacement while Jim is away. This allows Dwight the chance to be creative in his pursuit of said replacement. Pam is anxious to discover who her new neighbor will be. Erin and Pete try…
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Seven Psychopaths: Sam Rockwell out-Walken’s Walken.
Seven Psychopaths – 2012 Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh Starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko The craziest notion in the film Seven Psychopaths is the idea that Colin Farrell is any sort of writer. I can buy the alcoholic part, even if it’s a cheap stereotype…
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Forgotten Gem: High Fidelity is like singing in your sleep
High Fidelity – 2000 Directed by Stephen Frears Starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Lisa Bonet, Jack Black, Todd Luiso, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones Screenplay D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, Scott Rosenberg and Cusack taken from the novel by Nick Hornby Mix tapes. They’ve been lost in time, replaced playlists on iTunes. It’s not the same. There was a time…
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Butter finds liberals guessing what conservatives do
Butter – 2012 Director Jim Field Smith Starring Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Rob Corddy, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone, Hugh Jackman, Yara Shahidi, Kristen Schaal Screenplay Jason Micallef Dear Jennifer, I want to talk a little about the first movie your production company has graced the world with. I will address each of my topics with its own bullet…
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The Office: Episode 174 – Customer Loyalty
Written by Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller Directed by Kelley Cantley A brief synopsis – Jim reaches a crisis point with the new company just in time to miss a big event with the family. Darryl’s move to the new company is resisted by Dwight. Pete and Erin are revealed to the rest of the staff. We get…
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CPE and Em: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Slightly better than expected
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 2012 Directed by Peter Jackson Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Sylvester McCoy, Manu Bennett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Barry Humpheries, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott Screenplay Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Guillermo Del Toro, Jackson Upon discovering that…
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To Rome with Love – Rented by mistake
\To Rome with Love – 2012 Written and Directed by Woody Allen Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Alec Baldwin, Penélope Cruz, Woody Allen, Roberto Begnini, Judy Davis, Greta Gerwig, Allison Pill, Flavio Parenti, Alessandro Tiberi, Alessandra Mastronardi When my wife told me she rented To Rome with Love, she seemed kind of curious. She no doubt had seen the…
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The Queen of Versailles: Down but not out
The Queen of Versailles – 2012 Directed by Laura Greenfield Featuring David and Jackie Siegel David Siegel claims to have personally gotten George W. Bush elected President. He claims that it was not necessarily done in a legal fashion. He says this with a mixture of pride and shame. He knows the price that is being paid…
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Frankenweenie: Where everyone looks dead, and the dog is.
Frankenweenie – 2012 Directed by Tim Burton Starring Charlie Tahan, Frank Welker, Winona Rider, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau, Martin Short, Robert Capron, Atticus Shaffer Screenplay by John August Tim Burton has occupied this strange place in Americana as “macabre for the family.” His mixture of preciousness, precociousness and comedy has been imitated, but not as often as his…
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The Office: Episode 173 – Suit Warehouse
Written by Dan Greaney Directed by Matt Sohn A brief synopsis – The staff makes it a personal mission to test each of the many flavors that come with the NEspresso machine that they got as a gift from Jan when she returned her sex slave, Clark. Darryl brings Pam along with him for his interview in Philadelphia. Erin…
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