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  • http://picturesup.typepad.com/pictures-up/2014/02/my-top-10-movies-of-2013.html My Top 10 Movies of 2013 - Picture's Up - 10. American Hustle: This movie evaporated from my mind like snow falling on warm ground. Yet it left a pleasant aftertaste. The strength of the ensemble is difficult to ignore. Jennifer Lawrence puts another feather in her cap here, believably creating a woman far removed from Winter’s Bone’s Ree Dolly...
  • http://picturesup.typepad.com/pictures-up/2014/02/hoffman.html Hoffman - Picture's Up - The late, greatly lamented Philip Seymour Hoffman, with Baxter Harris, in 1992's Scent of a Woman. Stunned, shocked, depressed. He was not supposed to go this young. I confess I was not aware that he had a drug problem, so this news came completely out of left field to me....
  • http://picturesup.typepad.com/pictures-up/2013/12/otoole.html O'Toole - Picture's Up - I know little of Peter O’Toole’s career, and I have seen only a fraction of his output: Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, The Lion in Winter, My Favorite Year, and perhaps a few other films. His death, all the same, was a blow. He is beautiful in Lawrence; the blue of...
  • http://picturesup.typepad.com/pictures-up/2013/11/dispatches-from-lonelyland.html Dispatches from Lonelyland - Picture's Up - I've been watching Stephen Merchant's Hello Ladies since it debuted and have mixed feelings. As comedies go, it is only intermittently funny, and tends to rely too heavily on the tic of modern comedy (powerfully inaugurated in Merchant and Ricky Gervais's The Office) wherein awkwardness functions as a stand-in for...
  • http://picturesup.typepad.com/pictures-up/2013/10/aliens-hitting-the-fan.html Aliens: Hitting The Fan - Picture's Up - All together now: "They mostly come out at night... mostly." One of the themes in James Cameron's Aliens is meritocracy, and the way extreme circumstances can enforce it. The ascending chaos which dominates the story functions as a kind of sorting mechanism, through which false hierarchies are upended and true...
  • http://picturesup.typepad.com/pictures-up/2013/04/roger-ebert-1942-2013-.html Roger Ebert: 1942-2013 - Picture's Up - I first became aware of Roger Ebert as one half of “Sneak Previews,” or “At the Movies,” or whatever the show was called when I was a kid. Apart from vague memories of bad sweaters, petulant arguments, and the ending tagline “the balcony is closed,” I don’t have much recollection...
  • http://picturesup.typepad.com/pictures-up/2013/02/before-we-were-all-bound-to-hate-it.html Before we were all bound to hate it - Picture's Up - Below is an email I wrote in 1999 describing the experience of watching The Phantom Menace on opening night at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. It is of some historical interest. I have acceded to the conventional wisdom that generally loathes the prequels, though if you got me drunk enough...

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  • Amazon Customer - light burnt out 2nd week of hardly running it, ...

    light burnt out 2nd week of hardly running it, when will the next fizzle, thanks for stealing a cancer patients money CHINESE

  • writtenwordlover - I felt like I was watching an Suspense/Thriller/Romance unfold on the Big ...

    Latrivia Welch put her pen in it! I felt like I was watching an Suspense/Thriller/Romance unfold on the Big Screen. I could not wait to get to the next page to find out what happened. I fell in love with Anatoly all over again. He is slowly but surely revealing a gentler side. It goes without question Dmitry is the man! Gabriel's parents prepared him for everything he went through. He is truly a Medlov now. The Medlov women are a force to be reckoned with! Make no mistake about this, Royal Medlov fits her name! She is in charge! She is strong, vibrant and knows how to get what she wants from everyone. Don't even think about crossing her. Renee is growing. She knows how to handle her man. Can't wait to see what happens to Gabriel and Valeriya. This is a fantastic read! Bravo! Can't wait to see what's next! Bring back Nicola!

  • Brianna - Does not work and they do not honor their guarantee

    I do not recommend that anyone order this. It did not clear my husbands nails and, when I asked the company to honor their guarantee, I was first told that my husband must not have followed their instructions. When I insisted he did, the customer disservice rep told me that if their product didn't clear the fungus my hubby must have some bizarre skin condition and he should go see a skin specialist. A total waste of money.

  • jimczer - Penetrex is Amazing!

    I don't write many reviews but I felt compelled to write this one. I've seen lots of products out there that claim to do things but one you try it, it does nothging but not in this case. I have been suffering from severe Tendonitis in my elbow whiich has been causing me major discomfort and impact my life. I've been to a doctor and he gave me suggestions on what I can do and told me it could take a year to go away and thats if I'm careful with it. I could get a cortizone shot but I have never had luck with that and my surgeon told me it weakens and damages the tissue and he doesn't recommend I do it. I have tried topical and medication like Ibuprofin and tylenal but nothing has relieved the pain and burning from my Tendonitis in my elbow. I have trouble even sleeping from the pain.

  • Mel B - Isnt a snug fit

    Bought a cheap knock brand. . .didn't fit. Bought the RTIC brand (have an RTIC tumbler) and fit just as poorly. The top is snug but the bottom has a noticeable gap. I guess it works but the bottom does not feel as stable as I would think it would of the bottom ring was tight

  • MrGrave - Kid can't stop reading this.

    My kid recently got his "black belt " as a third grader reader, so this was part of a "hard-copy" treat for him. He has most of his books in his iPad, but he actually enjoys hard-copies of books from time to time.

  • Amazon Customer - Excellent FIRST AID

    This book is the first book you should get on preparing the USMLE Step1. It contains not only the review of the subjects, but also informations that you should know on taking the exam. I strongly suggest this book especially if you are an International Medical Graduate.