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Entries from January 2008

Theatrical Review: There Will Be Blood

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

There Will Be Blood, the latest film from director Paul Thomas Anderson started as a writing exercise for him adapting some of Upton Sinclair’s work and eventually it turned into a full-blown film. There Will Be Blood follows the story of Daniel Plainview, a turn-of-the-century prospector turned oil man whose ambition leads him to [...]

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Theatrical Review: Cloverfield

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Right off the bat, it’s immediately shown that what you’re about to see in front of you is video tape footage of one of the more personal instances involved in New York City around a military operation that has been named Cloverfield. As this personal video unravels, we’re shown how a young man, Jason [...]

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FBSD Episode 047: Apocalypto

January 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

In pre-recorded (like from June or July) Tony and Tony discuss the Mel Gibson flick Apocalypto.
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Theatrical Review: In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

January 15th, 2008 · No Comments

In the Kingdom of Ehb, a power struggle is starting to occur, with the Mystic, Gallian and the king’s n’er-do-well nephew, Duke Fallow working together to overthrow King Konreid, while in the back ground the struggle hits close to a peasant named Farmer who’s much more than he seems.
And simply enough, that’s the basic premise [...]

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The Best Movies of 2007 (and the Worst as well)

January 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

So anyway, it’s that time of the year again to put together a Top 10 list of what I thought was the best movies that I saw all year. 2007 was a pretty darn good year and I know I certainly saw a lot of films that I had in consideration. Anyway, I’ve [...]

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FBSD Episode 046: Ghostbusters (Fixed)

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Join us as we have a few drinks and discuss Ghostbusters. We also discuss how the movie came to be and the sequel.
Join in on the fun.
Note: Apparently I was drinking when I posted the episode, too. Sorry for the mix up. The proper file should now be in the feed

 
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Theatrical Review: I Am Legend

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

In our present day, a cure for cancer has been found. By taking the measles virus and genetically altering it, it has been turned into a cure for cancer and as our story starts, it’s 100% reliable. Three years later, the vast majority of the world’s population has been wiped out with the [...]

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Theatrical Review: Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem

January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Moments after the climactic events of the first Alien Vs. Predator, the predator ship departing from Earth, meets with major trouble within, and finds itself turned around and crash-landing back on the planet near the small town of Gunnison, Colorado. There, captured Alien parasites get free of the wreckage to quickly attack and infest [...]

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Theatrical Review: Sweeney Todd

January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

In Victorian England, a barber by trade, Benjamin Barker who had a lovely wife and daughter, found his wife to be the object of desire by a malicious public official, Judge Turpin, and through trumped up charges, Barker was banished from London, leaving his wife and daughter to the wiles of the judge. Fifteen [...]

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