Category Archives: Movies

Tolkien geek. Yes, I am a Tolkien geek.

Posted on 12/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Hobbit trailer debuted the other day. (Really funny first comment at the link, from someone who has obviously read the books and wanted to see how stupid some commenters can be. Scroll down.) Sigh. Next year? NEXT YEAR?

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A new record for Meryl

Posted on 12/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I was checking out Reason’s blog and discovered that they were right. A bunch of movies you probably haven’t seen get Golden Globe nominations from the preposterous “Hollywood Foreign Press Association.” A quick trip down the list shows that I … Continue reading →

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Those were the good ol’ days

Posted on 07/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Saw Captain America this afternoon. Heroes, villains, totally easy to tell the two apart, no shades of grey. Those were the good old days. Best comment from fifteen-year-old Jake, while watching the war bonds song sequences: “Were the 1940s really … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Posted on 07/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

My friends and I went this morning, because so many people are in church Sunday mornings, and we figured it wouldn’t be too crowded. It was, and it wasn’t. But we got good seats, and enjoyed the movie immensely. My … Continue reading →

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Retro blogging

Posted on 07/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, I’m totally going to ignore most of the news and post personal bloggy things. For instance, I’m glad I didn’t really want to see a midnight showing of Harry Potter DH2. I’m tired enough to go to bed now; … Continue reading →

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Movie weekend

Posted on 06/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

X-Men First Class on Friday, Mr. Popper’s Penguins on Saturday, and Pirates of the Caribbean today. I enjoyed them all. You know, I almost never listen to reviewers anymore. I’m even planning on seeing Green Lantern, even though I have … Continue reading →

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Mel Gibson schadenfreude update

Posted on 05/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Beaver is declared a flop–on opening weekend. Sucks to be you today, Mel. Awww. Are we sad? Nope. Not at all.

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The 21st century Gene Kelly

Posted on 03/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Daniel Cloud Campos is utterly amazing in this short film. Via Vanderleun.

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Briefly

Posted on 03/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Uninformed people, understandable. Uninformed journalists, no: So religious Jews wrapping themselves in tefillin and praying is an “elaborate ritual“? Really? Because I’ve seen people put on tefillin, and it’s not all that elaborate. The AP can’t even get something this … Continue reading →

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Oscar thoughts

Posted on 02/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

How do you give the awards for sound editing and mixing to Inception, but not the best score? Toy Story3 ? Seriously? Toy Story 3? No comparison to the Inception soundtrack. Well, at least they gave the right film best … Continue reading →

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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Posted on 11/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, I am very late to the party, but I bought the DVD and finally caught up. My estimation of Joss Whedon has gone even higher than I thought it could ever go. Must. Buy. Soundtrack. And Blu-Ray. I read … Continue reading →

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Saturday night stupid

Posted on 10/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I put this baby on the DVR, and Sarah came over to watch it with me. It’s great, stupid fun. Made by the guy that brought you Megashark vs. Giant Octopus.

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Friday, briefly

Posted on 09/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Awesome! The UN gives up on Israel’s nukes: That will be one less anti-Israel report out of the UN, as investigators have given up because they can’t get the information they need for the report. Oh, like Israel is going … Continue reading →

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Your evening funny

Posted on 08/31/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Via Allahpundit. Spit-monitor warning. VERY funny.

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Anger management program dropouts

Posted on 07/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Language warning: It’s Christian Bale vs. Mel Gibson. Effing hilarious.

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Just four simple words on Mel Gibson:

Posted on 07/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I told you so. (Background)

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Snarky entertainment news

Posted on 05/04/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Damn! Wrong Redgrave: Lynn Redgrave died of breast cancer yesterday. Shame it wasn’t her sister Vanessa. Say, you think you might have put the new website up before the new CD came out? Mary Chapin Carpenter’s new album is out. … Continue reading →

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Arnold Stang and the Middle East

Posted on 04/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Barry Rubin has succeeded in using an Arnold Stang analogy while explaining the way power works in the Middle East. And so, if you’re going to have a superpower protector, the relatively moderate Arab rulers prefer Arnold Schwarzenegger to Arnold … Continue reading →

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Back home, tired, and there’s work to do

Posted on 03/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I am back in my home sweet home, with my cats yowling for attention in the background. I’m currently cleaning up a mess on the blog. I have a ton of real work to do, and though I had a … Continue reading →

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Horrors! A scary movie I want to see

Posted on 01/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

First, understand that I do not like horror movies. I don’t like being scared. I have never understood why people like gory films like the Saw series, or watched the latest episode in a slasher flick series. The last movie … Continue reading →

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