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A Cineaste's View: November 2009
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Up in the Air. I truly wish the TV commercial for this movie did not tout it as being the "from director of. That is selling it short. Or worse. Was self-conscious in almost every aspect. Up In The Air. However, is anything but that. It is fresh, funny and touching - and probably marks (I hope) a new epoch in. S somewhat uneven career (What was. Young whippersnapper Natalie Keener ( Anna Kendrick. To let him go on one last trip to show Keener the tricks. He returns to the job with a new intensity. S rang...
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Cumberland County Fair: Fair Dates
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Greenup, Illinois - Since 1888. Sunday, March 28, 2010. This year's fair dates are announced! August 22 - 28, 2010. Here is the listing of events:. Greenup - Cumberland Co. Fair Assoc. (Greenup). August 22 - 28. 4-H Pony/Horse Show Noon. Union Church Service/Higher Ground and Muddy Creek Gospel Quartets 6:30 PM. Judging/Swine, Sheep, Beef Cattle 8 AM. Illinois Bred Thoroughbred And Quarter Horse Races, Open Races Featuring The Cumberland County Derby 12:30 PM. Pedal Pull, Age 4 and 5 6 PM. I think they h...
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Cumberland County Fair: April 2010
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Greenup, Illinois - Since 1888. Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Like most fairs of its kind, the Cumberland County Fair has an Art Hall for people to display their homemade handiworks. For the cost of a quarter per item (generally), you can submit your work to be judged in numerous categories. WInning means a ribbon and as much as a couple of dollars in prize money. See, she got the blue ribbon - again! One of the other fun categories to see is the. You never know exactly what you will find in that section....
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A Cineaste's View: March 2010
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Alice in Wonderland (3D). I put off writing this one for a few reasons. In fact, it may be too late to influence anyone, but the irritation I felt still lingers. Burton did Alice a disservice. There I said it. It delivered numerous sighs, forehead-to-palm slaps and a headache (not caused by the forehead slapping). An older Alice (. Finds herself being forced into a society marriage with a useless fool and in a fit of fear, she runs off and follows a rabbit ( Michael Sheen. Posted by Eminence Grise. Cumbe...
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A Cineaste's View: I've moved
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I've moved to a new site: mwgerard.com. But don't worry - this site will remain open and all of these posts and comments are on the new site too. All of my writings and posts, including film reviews. Will be housed at the new site. Posted by Eminence Grise. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Cineaste's Bookshelf - Book Reviews. Cumberland Co. Fair - Support the Tradition. A Week In Rural Illinois. Dave "Big Brother" School's Blog. Dispatches from Aaron in Morocco.
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A Cineaste's View: Thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
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Thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Things I Noticed Upon Viewing the Final Installment of Harry Potter. Harry, it's time to get some laser eye surgery. (Or as my husband suggested, get someone to do a little occulum repairum. Nope, it's Coventry Cathedral after the bombing. Voldemort seriously needs some lotion. Potter and Voldemort are NOT Sherlock and Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls. Stop it. Seriously guys. Spit it out! The Room of Requirement would be a fantastic yard sale. The D...
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A Cineaste's View: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. If you've read the classic short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Be warned. The wit and charm (and the major plot points) are missing from this melodramatic adaptation. The story was inspired by Mark Twain. S comment that youth is wasted on the young. Fitzgerald. Took the idea and ran with it, and the film shares the same central idea. A baby is born as an old man, then grows younger as time passes, until dying as a baby. . Character is flat, and nearly opaque....
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A Cineaste's View: MESRINE: Parts Un et Deux
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MESRINE: Parts Un et Deux. Part 1 - Killer Instinct. Part 2 - Public Enemy No. 1. I have rarely been so entranced by what is primarily an action movie. So far-reaching is the protagonist's mayhem that it took two full length films to show just pieces of his exploits. There could easily have been a third. The saga begins in the early 1960s when Jacques Mesrine ( Vincent Cassel. Have labelled him Public Enemy #1, but the public are not so quick to condemn. He is a modern Robin Hood. By the second film, Mes...
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