There are many devoted fans of the highly acclaimed novels written by Swedish author Stiegg Larsson and there is also a strong following for the original film adaptations that also came out of Sweden (myself included), so creating another version for U.S. audiences with mainstream Hollywood actors would have high expectations and would also be looked at with a fair amount of skepticism.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - Movie Review
There are many devoted fans of the highly acclaimed novels written by Swedish author Stiegg Larsson and there is also a strong following for the original film adaptations that also came out of Sweden (myself included), so creating another version for U.S. audiences with mainstream Hollywood actors would have high expectations and would also be looked at with a fair amount of skepticism.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Weekly Movie News 01-04-2012
The first 'Movie News' post of the year starts off with a bang as the fine folks at FilmSchoolRejects.com give us a look at the Russian version of the Avenger's trailer. This is not only fun to watch because everyone is speaking Russian, but we also get more scenes of Scarlet Johansson doing bad-ass action stuff!

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Monday, January 2, 2012
The Tree of Life - Movie Review

'The Tree of Life' is the latest film by Terrence Malick who is a director that polarizes audiences with a unique blend of breathtaking cinematography and abstract story telling. His films tend to be meant as life lessons and not just put on the screen for Saturday matinee style entertainment and this one pulls out all the stops to give viewers a reality check on existence and purpose.
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2011 Movie Theater of the Year Award



The Seattle Cinerama has long been established as THE place to go for that big premier or special event movie night. Recent improvements to everything from the projectors to the seats and even the addition of chocolate popcorn has kept this classic movie house at the top of my list of favorite places in Seattle and has now earned the inaugural "Two Oh Six: Movie Theater of the Year" award!
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
2011 Restaurant of the Year Award


Kylie's Chicago Pizza is known for serving the best deep dish, Chicago style pizza in the Seattle area while providing consistently top notch service and, by doing so has earned the inaugural 'Two Oh Six: Restaurant of the Year' award.
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