Category Archives: Movies

Jigsaw Is Kind of the Man

Posted on July 19, 2012 by judisunshine

This is part one of a blog. The second part will be about forgiveness. I am relating it to “Saw III,” but you don’t have to have seen it, or any “Saw,” to read part two. This part one is … Continue reading →

Posted in AcTING!, Animals, Celebrities, Childhood, Entertainment, Family, Food, Friends, Going Out, Miscellaneous, Movies, Music, Superheroes/Villains, Supernatural :o, Women | Tagged 1970s, active imagination, bloody sequel, Colorado, Donnie Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg Hangin' Tough, eeriness, eli roth, Eric, Gilmore Girls, great metal band, helples, helpless feelings, hostel 2, invaluable lessons, jelly omelet, Jigsaw, Legion of Grandeur, life meaning, Luke Danes, maggoty pigs, metal, movie theaters, New Kids on the Block, Poltergeist, red wine, Rob Zombie, Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Scott Pattersone, selective tolerance, torture, torture porn, violence, what do you do to live | 1 Comment

“Revenge” Season One: Awesomeness from Beginning to (Especially) End (Non-spoilery first half for anyone curious about the show)

Posted on July 15, 2012 by judisunshine

Okay so I was trying to figure out some kind of cohesive way to write about how kickass the finale of my favorite new show of the season was, and realized that my brain is FAR too discombobulated, due to … Continue reading →

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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 14: The Care Bears Movie

Posted on July 9, 2012 by judisunshine

So the other night, I took a poll for the next Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night: “The Care Bears Movie” or “Cheerleader Massacre 2?” And “The Care Bears Movie” won by one vote. But because I am a foolish, foolish woman, … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons to Watch “Magic Trip”

Posted on June 14, 2012 by judisunshine

The other night, Josh borrowed “Magic Trip” from the library. As is the case with many of the movies he recommends, I’d both never heard of it before, and had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Celebrities, Driving & Other Transportation, Entertainment, Friends, Going Out, Lists, Miscellaneous, Movies, Music, Superheroes/Villains, Supernatural :o, Vacations, Work | Tagged 16 mm color footage, 1964, Alex Gibney, Alison Elwood, Allen Ginsberg, apple doesn't fall far from the tree, artistry, Avengers, charisma, documentary, drugs, English majors, Fourth Amendment, fun and wistful, Furthur bus, Jack Kerouac, Jack Nicholson, jail, Ken Kesey, Larry McMurtry, Libertarian, Magic Trip, McMurphy, Neal Cassady, painting buses, rebels, spirit, Stark Naked, startstruck, Stephen King, The Huffington Post, The Merry Pranksters, Timothy Leary, Travis Birkenstock, trolling, weird, Wikipedia | 3 Comments

Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 13: Impact Point

Posted on June 7, 2012 by judisunshine

SYNOPSIS: The only thing that Kelly Reyes (Melissa Keller) has ever thought about is playing beach volleyball. Until one day when a mysterious reporter named Holden (Brian Austin Green), comes into her life and strange events start to happen to … Continue reading →

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Salem’s Lot & Sleepless Nights

Posted on May 19, 2012 by judisunshine

I have been terrified of horror for as long as I can remember. Ghouls, mainly, when I was younger, scared the heck out of me. And even at five, I could tell that part of vampires’ power came from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Childhood, Entertainment, Family, Friends, Going Out, Miscellaneous, Movies, Supernatural :o | Tagged Adventureland, Beverly Cleary, Buffy Innocence, buried alive, Eerie and Creepy comics, Farmingdale, ghouls, Hempstead, Home Depot, horror movies, little brother scratching at the window, Long Island, made for television movies, Merrick, Nickelodeon, parents, peach paint, Ramona the Brave, Salem's Lot, Saw 3, suburbia, The Adventures of Black Beauty, The Vanishing, vampires | 6 Comments

Cupcakes, Wine, or Beer?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by judisunshine

So we’re speeding towards that time of year To the day that marks that you’re not here ~ Azure Ray It’s been a year. Today, it’s been a year, since. I’d never lived in any other state in my entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Cats, Childhood, Driving & Other Transportation, Family, Food, Friends, Miscellaneous, Movies, Romance, Women | Tagged Azure Ray, beer, Chip, Colorado, cupcakes, Doctor von Rockenstein, Grandmother, hardest day of life, JFK airport, May, Mean Girls, mother, New York, November, Oneonta, pizza, Townhouse Lounge Manitou, wine, yellow roses | 2 Comments

Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 10: Two of a Kind

Posted on May 3, 2012 by judisunshine

Right off the bat, you sort of know what you’re getting into with this movie, because there are John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John on the root menu, smiling, with matching feathered hair and Olivia Newton-John in blue ’80s sunglasses. So … Continue reading →

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Some Movie Remakes That I Think Are Cool

Posted on April 19, 2012 by judisunshine

So like five years ago at Boulder Creek, my friend Jay accused me of acting like a fuddy duddy because I was worried that kids on wheelies were going to fall and kill themselves on the sharp-edged fireplace in the … Continue reading →

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A Few Good Men

Posted on April 5, 2012 by judisunshine

Warning! Spoilers for the series mentioned ahead, if you haven’t seen them! So a lot of times, sensitive dudes get crap for showing their “feminine” sides. And I think that’s sad. Because as a woman who likes guys, I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Celebrities, Entertainment, Friends, Lists, Miscellaneous, Movies, Romance, Superheroes/Villains, TV, Women | Tagged accidental pregnancies, Andy Botwin, Angel Batista, Anya, awesome guys, Ben Covington, BMOC, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Callie, Chris Messina, Cordelia, David Zayas, Dawn, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Dexter, Emma Nelson, Eric Dane, Faith, family, Grey's Anatomy, Hunter Parrish, J.J. Abrams, J.T. Yorke, James Gandolfini, Julie Bowen, Justin Kirk, Lexie, luminous redheads, Mary Louise Parker, McSteamy, Nancy Botwin, nicholas brendan, Nina Dobrev, Ryan Cooley, Scott Speedman, sensitive guys, Silas Botwin, six feet under, Six Feet Under finale, suffering, Ted, Tony Soprano, weakness, Weeds, Willow Rosenberg, Xander Harris, Zeppo | 8 Comments

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Category Archives: Movies

Jigsaw Is Kind of the Man

“Revenge” Season One: Awesomeness from Beginning to (Especially) End (Non-spoilery first half for anyone curious about the show)

5 Reasons to Watch “Magic Trip”

Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 13: Impact Point

Salem’s Lot & Sleepless Nights

Cupcakes, Wine, or Beer?

Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 10: Two of a Kind

Some Movie Remakes That I Think Are Cool

A Few Good Men

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