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Whiplash – Frame Rates
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It's about movies. January 19, 2015. Bull; ( 0. When an aspiring drummer, Andrew (Teller), registers at a world-renowned New York music school, he fast realises that his drum kit isn’t the only thing that requires a thick skin. Has a strong chance of remaining top of my Film of the Year 2015 list. My surprise was short-lived, however, because. Teller’s characterization of the quiet, socially awkward protagonist should have been recognized in this year’s Oscar nominations, especially consideri...Also deal...
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Movie Review – ‘Brooklyn’ is Perfectly Pleasant and More! – Ice the Burn
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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Movie Review – ‘Brooklyn’ is Perfectly Pleasant and More! Offers that and more with a plot set in the 1950s and a wide array of characters that offer moments of different tones that keep the audience entertained in multiple ways. So here goes a summary and review…. For those who don’t know) was a shocking surprise that kept me wanting to see a little more from her character. Rating: A, slight lean towards A-. November 30, 2015. March 23, 2016. Liked by 1 person. Movie ...
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Movie Review: ‘The Intern’ – Charming, Humorous, and not Overbearing. – Ice the Burn
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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Movie Review: ‘The Intern’ – Charming, Humorous, and not Overbearing. Despite reading reviews all across the board from disdain to praise to somewhere in the mediocre middle, I wanted to see. The Devil Wears Prada. Background that makes her character a futuristic extension of her character Andy Sachs. Similar personality, every-girl trope that we root for. So is it the way she plays the characters, the roles themselves, or Anne Hathaway herself? Then there’s the ...
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Movie Review: ‘The Martian’ – Exciting, Suspenseful, and a whole lot of Potatoes! – Ice the Burn
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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Movie Review: ‘The Martian’ – Exciting, Suspenseful, and a whole lot of Potatoes! After four weeks of being released in theatres, I finally got around to seeing. Based on Andy Weir’s 2011 novel of the same name. Even so, I somehow managed to avoid spoilers (although, with a plot like this, what is there really to spoil? And got to enjoy it without really any idea of what I’d be watching except something like. 12 Years a Slave. Also known as Childish Gambino). The ensem...
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Captain America: Civil War (2016) Review – Ice the Burn
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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Captain America: Civil War (2016) Review. I may have skipped. Batman v. Superman. For viewing and reviewing, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is for me and. Captain America: Civil War. General Plot: a mission involving the Avengers to stop Brock Rumlow, or Crossbones (seen in. Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s tricky to tackle this review without spoilers, so I’ll save that for a Part 2 critique. But for things without the spoilers, here’s what I can say:. It has a ...
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Portfolio – Ice the Burn
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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. While I will write creatively or analytically depending on the day, I’ve also written and produced study guides for the theatre organization Live Arts in Charlottesville. As the Education Intern, I created study guides for the main stage productions of the 2014-2015 season which were uploaded onto the website as supplementary material for each show. Each required extensive research and writing, and occasionally something more to keep it exciting! Les Mis Study Guide.
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Oscars 2016, Movie Review: The Revenant – Ice the Burn
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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Oscars 2016, Movie Review: The Revenant. Strange as you may think,. Is another film that I didn’t really want to watch. While the plot is vastly different, the general design and feel from the trailer made me think it’d be like. But in the snow. And, while the remake was made well and received numerous Oscar nominations (it didn’t win any), I found it to be boring because of the incredibly slow place. As for. Mad Max: Fury Road. Now, plot-wise it’s similar to. From whe...
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Oscars 2016, Movie Review: Ex Machina – Ice the Burn
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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Oscars 2016, Movie Review: Ex Machina. This movie has been on my to-watch list probably since I first watched the trailer way back in fall 2014. Didn’t come out until spring 2015 to the U.S. and I think it’s gained even more traction with Alicia Vikander gaining Oscar praise and Oscar Isaac with his featured role in the new. A film about human emotions through Artificial Intelligence. Love that. Check it out:. Now let’s talk Oscar nominations:. Never Let Me Go. This is...
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The Strong Female Lead in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) – Ice the Burn
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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. The Strong Female Lead in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015). Rebecca Ferguson plays Ilsa in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Production. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. In June 2014, Tasha Robinson wrote an article for. On what she calls the Trinity Syndrome. In short, she argues that a large number of strong female characters, who seem pretty awesome and strong role models for their capabilities, are eventually pu...
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Let’s Hear it for The Beats | Subliminal Spaces
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Stories and Thoughts from an Archetypal Life. Let’s Hear it for The Beats. When I read Jack Kerouac’s. The voice in my head insisted on reciting it in an American drawl with a jazz rhythm and haunted tone. Quite why this occurred is a mystery to me but I admit that it certainly added to the enjoyment of the book. Yet on hearing the author himself read the extract above I was blown away. So what made the work of The Beat Generation and Jack Kerouac. In particular so enthralling? Mar 30, 2015. Mar 30, 2015.
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