Category: Movies
Best New Books Turned into Movies – Part 1
Ever since cinematography was born last century, filmmakers found inspiration in literature. The novels of Jane Austen became romantic comedies, and Isaac Asimov’s books were turned into SF blockbusters. Lately, producers and directors have become more interested in the latest best-sellers who managed to make reading cool again. This year we got to see a [...]
5 Inspirational Movies You Should Watch Before Running on a Marathon
If you’re an athlete and you run to stay fit, it’s highly probable that the thought of participating in a marathon has occurred to you at least once. Thankfully, while running a marathon is a high endurance activity which requires training and perseverance, the personal feeling of achievement is well worth the effort. So, once [...]
10 Movies a Stoned Person Would Definitely Enjoy
There are some movies that, when you watch them, you have the impression that a stoned person would somehow enjoy them more than you do. And I’m not talking about silly stoner comedies like How High, Grandma’s Boy or Half Baked. Not even about Trainspotting. But about those movies that are powerful, maybe a little [...]
4 Reasons to Love ‘New Girl’, Starring Zooey Deschanel
Photo from The New Girl Facebook page. When I first heard about ‘New girl’ I was pretty excited. Not only do we have Zooey Deschanel, who is lovely whatever she does, portraying a woman in her late 20s trying to get over her sudden breakup with her model boyfriend, but the trailer also looked extremely [...]
6 Movies That Could Change the Way You Think about Food
Do you know what you have in your plate? Are you one of those people who try to see behind the tasty looking meal staring back at them from their plate? And even though you try to look behind your plate, your habits, your condition or your entire lifestyle, how can you be entirely sure [...]
8 Adorable Geeks from Modern TV Shows
Age of the geek, baby! That’s what Hardison from ‘Leverage’ says every time someone starts questioning his habits. With plenty of TV shows out there, technology becoming more and more important and geeks conquering the world, it was just a matter of time for the TV characters portrayed as ‘nerds’ to become attractive. Here is [...]
Emmys 2011: Best and Worst Moments
Modern Family cast, photo from DaemonTV The Emmys happened on September 18, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, with Mad Men and Modern Family taking home the biggest awards of the evening: Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series. Same as last year. And as far as Mad Men is concerned, same as the [...]
18 Movies You Shouldn’t Miss This Autumn
The Rum Diary movie poster, from InContention. Concerning movies, this autumn has it all: action, comedy and a little bit of drama. You will get to see big shot actors like Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Antonio Banderas, you can choose to watch a comedy about cancer or see what Puss in boots [...]
Ten Reasons To Watch The New Season of ‘Two And A Half Men’
On the set of ‘Two And A Half Men’, photo from TV Series Lounge There have been many rumors concerning the ninth season of ‘Two And A Half Men‘. With Charlie Sheen gone and Ashton Kutcher joining the cast there should be a lot of changes on the set of the infamous CBS comedy. Actual [...]
Introducing New Characters In Dexter’s Sixth Season
Dexter Season 6 Poster, from TVBlog After a whole summer with almost no news about our favorite autumn TV shows, September brought us more promos than ever. For example, here’s a first look at the new characters that will appear on the highly appreciated drama ‘Dexter’, scheduled to premiere on Showtime on October 2. As [...]
