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Cheesy Movies

Posted on March 29, 2010 by midiguru

Some of the movies I get from Netflix are unsuspected gems, but some of them are just silly. I like fantasy adventures, so I took a chance on a couple of for-TV movies from TNT. The series title is The … Continue reading →

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Video: Tin Man

Posted on April 7, 2009 by midiguru

Browsing in Netflix, I spotted a miniseries called Tin Man, a re-imagining of, you guessed it, The Wizard of Oz. It’s nothing whatever like Gregory Maguire’s wonderful novel Wicked — but both of them prove that, against all odds, Frank … Continue reading →

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Dust Gets in Your Eyes

Posted on March 31, 2009 by midiguru

Watched Stardust tonight. It’s a charming movie. I haven’t read the novel, but I’ll make a point of seeking it out; I’m a Neil Gaiman fan already, so I was pretty sure the movie would be good. Aside from one … Continue reading →

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Legendary?

Posted on March 12, 2009 by midiguru

Rented Ridley Scott’s Legend from Netflix this week. Watched the first eight or nine minutes of it. Ejected it. Met four or five characters — two pure evil, three pure good. None of them even remotely real or believable. Huge TechniColor … Continue reading →

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Mirrormask

Posted on February 7, 2009 by midiguru

Prowling around Netflix, I stumbled on a blurb for Mirrormask. Written by Neil Gaiman, so I knew I had to see it. Wow! Jaw-droppingly good. So good I watched it Friday night, and then again Saturday night. Visually stunning, conceptually … Continue reading →

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