“Cinematography is the most important of all arts” V.I.Lenin
I watch a lot of movies. (If you are reading my blog by going to my site you can see my Blockbuster Online rentals in the left sidebar). Some time has passed since my last movie post and I have nothing better to do on this Sunday [...]

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Some day I will go out to get lunch and come back dead or it least in a “critical but stable” condition. That’s because unlike the local lunch-reviewing icon who eats in the safety of Johnson County,I have to forage for food around the war zone a.k.a. Independence Ave. Its unpredictable mix of ethnicities, [...]

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Well, maybe not “goes”,I am too cheap for that (please refer to the title of this blog) but I do watch a lot of movies thanks to my long-time Blockbuster Online subscription. Here are a few movies that recently showed up in my mailbox.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - one of the best movies [...]

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It so happens that my only “going out night” falls on Friday. Last Friday I visited Marty’s Blues Cafe in Merriam. Blues is one of the few music styles that I actually enjoy, so when I saw an advertisement in the Star my Friday plans were set. Marty’s is located in semi-industrial area along [...]

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At the blogger meet-up I realized that many people are not familiar with the Photog Blog by Eric.He creates the most awesome photos of Kansas City. And by “creates” I mean that he takes beautiful photos and than makes them look even more outstanding. Check out his archives here. Eric may not know about us, [...]

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When the local movie goddess commands me to see a movie, I listen. This movie has everything - dirty jokes, innuendo, great music and the most literal interpretation of how the Jews run show business in the history of movies. My only complaint is that subject of female nudity is not covered enough, while [...]

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I love reading restaurant reviews. Maybe it has to do with me vicariously visiting all the restaurants that I will never visit and eat the food I can’t afford through the person of a food critic. Some reviewers are fun and to the point, the other ones are too wordy and their taste buds are [...]

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I’ve heard that this movie received great reviews, but when JustCara recommended it I had to go see it. I liked this movie but in a different way: I was almost hypnotized by it. The movie is 2 hrs long but if it went on for another two hours, I wouldn’t complain. Something about [...]

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This weekend I watched four movies but I will just write one short review for all of them, since none struck me as a masterpiece.I was not surprised to find out that some critics thought that one of the movies - Breathless is thought to be very influential, paradigm-changing masterpiece. I thought it [...]

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Disclaimer 1: I am not a democrat or a republican, green, independent or whatever, I am just a guy with the Russian accent. Disclaimer 2: I will never write movie reviews as good as JustCara, please keep your expectations low.
The following clip will make a good intro for my next review:
Long movie [...]

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