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How about a get well card for Roger Ebert?
Posted By Swede74
How about a get well card for Roger Ebert?

Not long ago, I learned that film critic Roger Ebert had been hospitalized due to a hairline fracture on his femur. Sadly, his health troubles are, according to his own tweet "keeping me offline. ...
Forum: Movie Reviews 11-19-12
Replies: 15
Sneakers a Phil Alden Robinson film
Posted By Swede74
I watched it Saturday night. A great movie that...

I watched it Saturday night. A great movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not. It's fairly long, but not drawn-out to the point where it becomes tedious.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 10-26-12
Replies: 79
Favorite character actor or supporting actor...
Posted By Swede74
It's absolutely true that Brian Cox is among the...

It's absolutely true that Brian Cox is among the best of actors who seem to get mostly supporting roles. James Rebhorn is another one that falls into the same category, and Kurtwood Smith is a third....
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Television Series
Posted By Swede74
How about Weeds, or the rarely talked about but...

How about Weeds, or the rarely talked about but well worth watching series from 1995/96: Nowhere Man?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowhere_Man_%28TV_series%29

If you are a fan of the nineties,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 10-07-12
Replies: 156
Best Death Scene
Posted By Swede74
Deaths that don't purport to be anything but...

Deaths that don't purport to be anything but entertainment:

Best: Gus Fring in Breaking Bad (Season 4, Ep 13, Face Off)

Worst: Paris Hilton in House of Wax


Deaths that probably come close...
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Mitch Pileggi in Dallas - he looks so different!
Posted By Swede74
Mitch Pileggi in Dallas - he looks so different!

I watched the seventh episode of the new (2012) season of Dallas today. I noticed that Mitch Pileggi was credited in the opening, but even though I knew he'd appear, I had a hard time recognizing him...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 09-18-12
Replies: 34
Best Bond Actor?
Posted By Swede74
I created this poll on another forum some time...

I created this poll on another forum some time ago. Of course I expected Sean Connery to "win", but I'm a little surprised that Roger Moore didn't get a single vote.

Sorry about the low quality...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-16-12
Replies: 8
Looking for cold war spying movies/series
Posted By Swede74
I haven't seen The Company so I don't know how...

I haven't seen The Company so I don't know how close this comes to what you are looking for, but it both takes place and was recorded during the cold war, so it shouldn't be completely off target.
...
Forum: Movie Questions 09-16-12
Replies: 3
Answered: Reservation Road - how did he connect the dots?
Posted By Swede74
Thank you very much for your swift and...

Thank you very much for your swift and comprehensive reply! I was still paying attention when Ethan learned that the SUV had a grill guard, when they attended the concert, and when Ethan and Dwight...
Forum: Movie Questions 09-15-12
Replies: 3
Answered: Reservation Road - how did he connect the dots?
Posted By Swede74
Reservation Road - how did he connect the dots?

I just finished watching Reservation Road, but towards the end I must have lost my concentration because I couldn't quite figure out why the picture Ethan (Joaquin Phoenix) found in Lucas's (Eddie...
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What was the last DVD you bought and why?
Posted By Swede74
I just bought The American Friend because: -...

I just bought The American Friend because:

- I like Dennis Hopper
- I like Bruno Ganz
- I like the picture of a train that looks like it's moving that Jonathan Zimmerman gives to his son
- I...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-14-12
Replies: 37,672
Movie You're Watching Tonight
Posted By Swede74
2012. I was going to give it a miss because I...

2012. I was going to give it a miss because I thought it would just be another Dante's Peak or Day After Tomorrow, but then I read Roger Ebert's review and now I'm looking forward to 158 minutes of...
Forum: Games and Tabs 09-07-12
Replies: 11,136
Is It In Your DVD Collection?
Posted By Swede74
No, but this is: ...

No, but this is:

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1014/aterkomsten.jpg

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/4018/returnq.jpg

The Return (Возвращение, Vozvrashcheniye)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-07-12
Replies: 37,672
Movie You're Watching Tonight
Posted By Swede74
I just finished watching Angels and Demons. Since...

I just finished watching Angels and Demons. Since I didn't like The Da Vinci Code I half-expected it to be a waste of time, but I actually enjoyed it. I kept thinking if National Treasure and The...
Replies: 34
Songs you get tired of hearing
Posted By Swede74
You don't hear it very often nowadays, but 10...

You don't hear it very often nowadays, but 10 years ago Nelly Furtado's "I'm like a bird" was played on the radio way too often. I didn't like it the first time I heard it and it hasn't grown on me...
Replies: 1,305
Breaking Bad
Posted By Swede74
I don't mind a year of anticipation. To me, the...

I don't mind a year of anticipation. To me, the characters are still "alive" as long as there are more episodes to come. Once the series has come to an end, they die, and a period of mourning begins....
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 09-04-12
Replies: 18
Greetings from Sweden!
Posted By Swede74
I loved seeing Robert Grubb from The Flying...

I loved seeing Robert Grubb from The Flying Doctors pop up in the movie (or TV-series?) Salem's Lot, based on Stephen King's novel. I don't remember the name of his character, but if I'm not mistaken...
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 09-03-12
Replies: 18
Greetings from Sweden!
Posted By Swede74
It really is Doreen! I would never have...

It really is Doreen! I would never have recognized her at a quick glance. Thanks for the link, by the way, very interesting. Now I'm starting to feel the itch to watch all 692 episodes a third time....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-03-12
Replies: 37,672
Movie You're Watching Tonight
Posted By Swede74
Tonight I'm watching Gran Torino, and tomorrow...

Tonight I'm watching Gran Torino, and tomorrow night Icelandic movie 'Skytturnar'. I don't know if it has an English title, but in Sweden it's called Whale Hunters.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 09-01-12
Replies: 534
Celebrity crushes
Posted By Swede74
Tempestt Bledsoe and Candace Cameron Bure when I...

Tempestt Bledsoe and Candace Cameron Bure when I was a teenager. They both seem to have aged more gracefully than I.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-01-12
Replies: 33
Movie Your Looking Forward To Seeing?
Posted By Swede74
A Good Day to Die Hard 11/22/63 * ...

A Good Day to Die Hard

11/22/63 *

Ghostbusters 3 *

* I hope they actually make them.
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 09-01-12
Replies: 18
Greetings from Sweden!
Posted By Swede74
Thank you all for welcoming me to the forum. ...

Thank you all for welcoming me to the forum.

I've never watched Neighbours, but I used to watch Flying Doctors. When I did, I spotted quite a few actors from PCBH; Elspeth Ballantyne for instance,...
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 08-31-12
Replies: 18
Greetings from Sweden!
Posted By Swede74
Greetings from Sweden!

Hello, I'm a film and TV buff from Sweden, as the title of this thread suggests. At 37, I sometimes feel as though I've spent a lifetime in front of the TV, but it actually feels like time well...