Tag: movie
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Canada’s Changing Climate: What Key Cities Could Look Like With ‘Dune-Ification’
How Climate Change Could Transform Cities into a Dune-Like Landscape Dune’s cinematic and literary success reflects our fascination with desert landscapes. But the vast deserts of Arrakis, the movie’s fictional planet, hold a deeper meaning. They serve as a cautionary tale for our own planet threatened by desertification. A new study by our friends at…
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Bullet Train Arrives On 4K Ultra HD October 18
In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world’s…
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ODDBALL CINEMA: CONVOY
Errrr breaker one. This here’s the Rubber Duck. CONVOY (1978): Maybe because I knew that director Sam Peckinpah was pretty much reaching new depths of being an irresponsible drug-addled drunk during production, that I figured maybe it would show in this movie, and maybe that’s why I’ve avoided it for so long. I mean, it’s…
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The Social Network Movie Blows My Mind
Movie expectations are a dangerous bag. We savor anticipation, but envisioning a positive experience before you’ve actually had the experience can warp perception and lead to anti-climax: the proverbial let down. Hype is another form of expectation, one that is projected from external sources. And how many times have we heard the phrase: “It just…