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Monthly Archives: June 2015
The Grey (2011)
The sad John Ottway works in Alaska in winter as a marksman at a refinery. When his plane crashes, he and a small group of fellow employees try to survive in the wild while being hunted by wolves. Jeez, what … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, art, Entertainment, featured, film, hollywood, landscapes, Liam Neeson, Wolves
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Robert Holdstock – Mythago Wood (1984)
Let me share with you a real discovery: Robert Holdstock’s Mythago Wood! This book came to my attention because simply everybody seems to like it; critics and readers alike. And so did I. The central premise of this book is … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Entertainment, Fantasy, featured, History, myth, Robert Holdstock
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Ursula K. LeGuin – The Earthsea Novels (1968-’90)
Consisting of: A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) The Tombs of Atuan (1971) The Farthest Shore (1972) The Earthsea novels are considered milestones in the fantasy genre and have never gotten out of print. It has been adapted as an amine … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, dragon, Earthsea, Entertainment, Fantasy, featured, magic, Ursula K. LeGuin, wizard
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Post-apocalypse: The Book of Eli (2010) and The Road (2009)
In The Book of Eli, Eli (Denzel Washington) is an action hero in a desert world, but how he got his fighting powers is never explained. The post-apocalyptic world seems to be there just to show the audience what a … Continue reading
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Tagged Denzel Washington, film, hollywood, movies, post-apocalypse, science fiction, The Book of Eli, The Road, Viggo Mortensen
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Ip Man (2008)
A review of the movie Ip Man (2008). Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Entertainment, History, martial arts, movies
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Clifford D. Simak – Way Station (1963)
What do you think about when you hear the term space opera? To those familiar with the science fiction genre it has a history of meaning and nowadays it is broadly used to designate a dramatic, large-scale epic involving aliens, … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Books, Clifford D. Simak, Entertainment, science fiction
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The Fall (2006)
Stunt actor Roy is in the hospital without love, health nor belief in himself. He tells his story in the form of a fantasy to the little girl Alexandria, but she gets so dragged into his story that he no … Continue reading
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