Patrick Swayze died. Pancreatic cancer. He was only 57. His movie, "Dirty Dancing" inspired high school men and women to learn to dance in the jazzy, athletic eroticism of Swayze and Jennifer Grey. "Ghost" reinforced Swayze's role as a sexy, yet average man. RIP.
Patrick Swayze Has Died: Ghost and Dirty Dancing Inspired Kids
Labels: Patrick Swayze, RIP
Harry Potter: A Top Movie of Just a Huge Blockbuster?
There's no getting around Harry Potter's box office results. But what about it critically, as a movie? Does it hold up to blockbusters like Jaws or Rocky? No one dares consider is Citizen Kane (nor would anyone suggest Rocky was Citien Kane eiher).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/
Labels: Harry Potter, movies
Amazon Video On Demand
Essentially what's below is a big ad. Buy as much as you can.
The Amazon Video On Demand store has thousands of high quality TV shows, movies, and more for you to purchase or rent.
Roger Ebert: Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009 and Your Movie Sucks
Two books by Roger Ebert to help you get started with 2009 movies, reviews and attitutdes.
Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009
Your Movie Sucks
81st Academy Awards
The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
http://www.oscar.com/nominees/
Labels: academy awards
