Category Archives: DVDs/Blu-Ray

Movies and television shows

Television Series Sets – The Glades

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Sarah

Starring Matt Passmore, Kiele Sanchez, Carlos Gomez, Michelle Hurd . This series comes from A&E (cable). In it, Detective Jim Longworth, a Chicago cop, has located to Florida, to a FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) located on the edges … Continue reading →

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DVD/Blu-Ray – White Face

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Sarah

Written and Directed by Brian McDonald This short film came out in 2000, and I saw it – as a filler on one of the cable movie channels, I believe – and fell in love with it. The blurb for … Continue reading →

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Television Series Sets – Sherlock

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Sarah

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman When I first heard of this “modern update of Sherlock Holmes,” I shrugged. I like my Holmes set in his original period (I was never keen on the Rathbone Holmes-versus-Nazis type versions). It seemed to … Continue reading →

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Movies – Valkyrie

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Sarah

starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branaugh, Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy; directed by Brian Singer VALKYRIE flies off the handle. I admit that I went to see this out of curiosity. First, I’m doing research on Nazi Germany for a … Continue reading →

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Movies – Hitch

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

starring Will Smith, Eva Mendes and Kevin James directed by Andy Tennant, written by Kevin Bisch Now, I’m a fan of Will Smith’s. He’s engaging and open, and brings a joi de vivre to his work. Hitch shows off these … Continue reading →

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Movies – Galaxy Quest

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman; directed by Dean Parisot; story by David Howard, screenplay by David Howard and Robert Gordon For anyone who loves television science fiction shows, but especially those who love the original Star Trek, Galaxy … Continue reading →

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Movies – Battlefield: Earth

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker; directed by Roger Christian; from the novel by L. Ron Hubbard, screenplay by Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro I went to see this opening night in the theaters, in order that my friends … Continue reading →

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Television Series Sets – Farscape

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

starring Ben Browder, Claudia Black I admit that I did not hop on board Farscape at the beginning of its run. I had followed Babylon 5 for its entire run, and then been disappointed by the way Crusade was handled. … Continue reading →

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Television Series Sets – Mission: Impossible – Season 1

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

. The lit dynamite fuse burning across the screen. The driving theme music. The snappy images of bits of “this week’s” episode. You know what it is right away. It’s the original Mission: Impossible. Looking at the show across the … Continue reading →

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Television Series Sets – Cadfael – Set 1

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

starring Derek Jacobi, Sean Pertwee The Cadfael Mysteries are well crafted novels, plopped in the midst of mediaeval conflict. Ellis Peters conveys the historical period without forcing you to endure a history course in order to follow events. In the … Continue reading →

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