October 2009

  • American Psycho

    By akgoemans on 10/29/09 10:10am
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    Height of NarcissmHeight of Narcissm

    This cult classic is in the news again, more so because of director Mary Harron's comments about Tom Cruise. But that surely brings up an interesting point … how about some more interesting trivia about American Psycho?

     

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  • Comics Based on Movies and TV Shows

    By akgoemans on 10/23/09 6:01am
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    Angel ComicsAngel Comics
    A lot of recent movie adaptations have revolved around popular comics. You know, take a beloved idea/theme and dilute it for the big screen debut. Well, to be fair, a few of them do justice to the original concept – and byt that I mean you, Mr Bat Ears. Anyway, I decided to turn it the other way around; I wanted to find out how many movies resulted in the creation of a comic book/series. Check out my list below.



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  • Nicholas Cage: The Action Man

    By akgoemans on 10/16/09 7:08am
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    Be cool, manBe cool, man

    It may seem weird to talk about Nicholas Cage and his string of acting flicks. After all, you could ask if this really qualifies as fun trivia. Wait a bit, it's going to get interesting. The reason for this article is an ad for a Nicholas Cage movie that I came across recently. I didn't catch the name of the flick but it did make me wonder about his love affair with action movies.

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  • Equilibrium

    By akgoemans on 10/9/09 7:23am
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    Bale in EquilibriumBale in Equilibrium

    A lot of folks hate this movie and yet, even more folks are crazy about it. I'm talking about Equilibrium, the modern take on the creepy totalitarian world depicted in Orwell's '1984'. I recently rewatched it and, following a discussion with no-so-big-EQ-fans, decided to dedicate one article to this cult classic. Take that, oh ye who make fun of Gun Kata!



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  • Worf as Weasel and other tidbits

    By akgoemans on 10/2/09 10:47am
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    Heavy MetalHeavy Metal

    I discovered two fun facts this weekend; two noteworthy actors, Micheal Dorn and Christian Bale, did a bit of voice acting for popular animated movies/series. In these cases, they were projects which were unexpected moves by both actors. It was not because the projects were bad or anything along those lines; rather, think of it as a fun surprise to see them involved in the movies/series. So, to complete this list, I looked around to find famous actors and their little known voice acting ventures.



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