Author: coolpapae
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Battleship: Featuring ships that battle and loud music
Battleship – 2012 Director Peter Berg Starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Tadanobu Asano, Peter MacNicol, Adam Godley, Hamish Linklater, Gregory D. Gadson Screenplay John and Erich Hoeber Early on in Battleship, there is a moment when a very large vessel is raised out of the water. The ship, recently landed on Earth is jutting out of the water hundreds of feet…
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The Office: Episode 165 – Andy’s Ancestry
Written by Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller Directed by David Rogers A brief synopsis – Erin turns to Dwight to teach her a new language to impress Andy’s family. Pam works with Nellie to help her pass her driving test. Andy discovers that he is related to Michelle Obama. Darryl is developing skills as Andy’s Assistant Regional Manager,…
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What to Expect when You’re Expecting is only as strong as its best material
What to Expect When You’re Expecting – 2012 Director Kirk Jones Starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Chace Crawford, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro, Kim Fields Screenplay Shauna Cross and Heather Hauch based very, very loosely on the novel by Heidi Murkoff It’s like Love, Actually, Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve:…
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October Classics: Cool Papa E’s favorite Baseball Films
The season of the year has come where, despite football’s best efforts, it’s baseball’s time to shine. A few readers have been after me for a while to come up with a list of the best baseball films of all time, and one might think it’d be a bit easier than it turned out to…
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Machine Gun Preacher: A worthy effort about a flawed, good man
Machine Gun Preacher – 2011 Directed by Marc Foster Starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon, Kathy Baker, Souléymane Sy Savané, Rhema Marvanne Screenplay by Jason Keller Sam Childers is not an easy man. His path through early life was drugs, booze, prison and then he graduated to armed robbery for more drugs, and then to attempted murder. Around…
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The Office: Episode 164 – Roy’s Wedding
Written by: Allison Silverman Directed by: Matt Sohn A brief synopsis – Jim and Pam get invited to Roy’s wedding and the toast leads to the awkward realization that they know everything about each other. Nellie’s charity leads to an opportunity for Dwight to express himself. Clark is moving in on Ellie and Andy ends up falling…
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Snow White and The Huntsman: Bread is definitely not meat
Snow White and the Huntsman – 2012 Director Rupert Sanders Starring Charleze Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Sam Clafin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Toby Jones, Bob Hoskins, Nick Frost, Ray Winstone, Eddie Marsan, Brian Gleeson,Johnny Harris Screenplay Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, Hossein Ameni Julia Roberts probably wanted to fire her agent after watching Snow White and The…
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Corner Gas, Episode 28: Rock On!
The Writers – Brent Butt & Chris Finn Director – Wendy Hopkins A brief synopsis – Lacey discovers the truth about Dog River’s name. Brent, Wanda and Hank reform the band, Thunderface, not everyone is happy about this. Oscar claims that a famous country singer stole his song, Davis disputes the claim. The best line –…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 