I might describe Warrior
as equal parts Rocky and Miracle. In fact, during the final
contest we even hear the sports commentator shout something akin to the famous,
“Do you believe in miracles?” spoken by Al Michaels at the close of the 1980 “Miracle
on Ice” when the USA defeated the Soviet Union in ice hockey in the Lake Placid
Olympics. Miracle, based on that
event, was also directed by Gavin O’Connor, the helmsman of Warrior.
A blog mostly dedicated to cinema (including both new and old film reviews; commentary; and as the URL suggests - movie lists, although it has been lacking in this area to be honest), but on occasion touching on other areas of personal interest to me.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Monday, September 13, 2010
Another from the Celebrity Death Pool Bites the Dust
Many years ago I heard about these celebrity death pools in which people throw their money into a pool to bet on which celebrities will die in the next 6 months. The younger the celebrity who dies and the sooner within the 6 months, the more points you earn. It's a sick game. It's morally depraved at best, but it was so intriguing. I thought about throwing myself into the thick of it and made up a preliminary list of those likely to die.
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