The Dude
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African Chicken Peanut Stew
When the beauty that is Autumn finally arrives, it brings with it fantastically bright colors of yellow, orange and red. It brings wonderfully chilly football weather, where sweaters, jackets and hats become a staple in my wardrobe until Spring of… Continue reading
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Top 5 Most Memorable Music Videos
This week marked the 30th Anniversary of MTV. Although I didn’t watch its original launch at midnight (I was just six and we didn’t have cable then), I did spent a healthy amount of my weekday afternoons and summers filling… Continue reading
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Day 60: A Movie That Inspires You
CITIZEN KANE (1941) As we finally pull into the station after this 60 day trek, I arrive at one of the most fascinating motion pictures ever put on screen – Citizen Kane. This was the one and only time that… Continue reading
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Day 59: A Movie That Represents Your Favorite Decade In Film
THE GODFATHER (1972) While everyone that loves movies has a favorite decade of film, I’m no different. The 1950s & 1960s brought great studio productions via post WWII. But the 1970s brought the Hollywood Studio system to its knees with… Continue reading
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Day 58: A Movie With The Best Score
SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978) Listen to the clip below and tell me that it doesn’t give you chills. Best. Score. Ever. (My only double-dip!) Continue reading
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Day 57: Favorite Action Film
PREDATOR (1987) I was going to pick Die Hard, which truly is my favorite action movie, but since I chose this already in the first 30 days – along with James now picking it as his favorite action movie –… Continue reading
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Day 56: Favorite Horror Film
ALIEN (1979) It’s like Day 55/56 are paired together in a double feature. Alien is just as much science fiction as it is horror and very scary. While Halloween used to be my favorite horror movie, I think Alien took… Continue reading
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Day 55: Favorite Science Fiction Film
ALIENS (1986) James Cameron took a very successful film and made a sequel that was just as good, if not better by combining Sci-Fi, horror & action. If Alien was a haunted house film, Aliens became a roller coaster film.… Continue reading
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Day 54: Favorite Comedy Film
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) One of the greatest comedies ever. Period. Need I say more? No. Continue reading
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Day 53: Favorite Drama Film
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997) I’m kind of at a loss for words today. Not for any other reason than it just shows how ignorant I can be sometimes. Searching for images of this film to put in this photo album for… Continue reading