Category: Special Series

2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 30, 2015

2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW It’s that time of the year again when critics post their best and worst of the year lists. The beginning of 2015 was a big doozy to the point where I thought it was going to be a bad year at the movies. It was one lousy movie after another…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND FILMS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 5, 2015

You may remember that before the release of 2012’s Skyfall I watched the entire James Bond franchise and wrote about them for “The Bond, James Bond Challenge”. Here is my definitive ranking of Bond’s missions as written back in 2012 after seeing Skyfall. As I look back at this list after having re-watched the franchise…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 1, 2015

MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS With the upcoming release of Spectre on November 6, I’ve been rewatching the entire franchise and listening to those beloved theme songs. Just like the movies themselves, the songs range from classics to downright questionable. Without further adieu here is my ranking counting down from the…
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TWIN CITIES FILM FEST 2015

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 20, 2015

TWIN CITIES FILM FEST 2015 The Twin Cities Film Fest is upon us, and executive director Jatin Setia has delivered one of the best line-ups I’ve seen from the festival. The festival runs October 21-31, 2015 at the ShowPlace Icon Theaters at the Shops of West End in St. Louis Park, MN. Setia and Artistic…
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YOUR FIRST LISTEN: “WRITING’S ON THE WALL” By SAM SMITH FROM SPECTRE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 27, 2015

YOUR FIRST LISTEN: “WRITING’S ON THE WALL ” By SAM SMITH FROM SPECTRE Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw The latest James Bond theme, “Writing’s On the Wall”, has finally been released weeks after it was announced that Grammy winner Sam…
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FALL MOVIE PREVIEW 2015 EDITION

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 15, 2015

FALL MOVIE PREVIEW 2015 EDITION This fall season may be one of the best in recent years. It’s chock-full of exceptionally buzzy movies that I’m super excited about. We have films from big directors (Spielberg, Abrams, Mendes, Scott), promising teen/children’s movies (The Good Dinosaur, Goosebumps, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2), and of course plenty…
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ALTMAN AT THE TRYLON

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 31, 2015

ALTMAN AT THE TRYLON Confession time. Robert Altman is one of those directors that I don’t know as well as I should. Yes, I watched Popeye as a kid and I went and saw A Prairie Home Companion when it was released. I’ve somehow missed out on a majority of the other films for which…
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THE MINNEAPOLIS HITCHCOCK FESTIVAL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 17, 2015

THE MINNEAPOLIS HITCHCOCK FESTIVAL Trylon takes pride in the fact that they are the Twin Cities classic film specialists. Every year they partner with the Riverview Theater and Heights Theater to present a variety of films from the Master of Suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. He is one of my favorite directors, so…
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PAUL’S YEAR AT THE MOVIES: 2012 EDITION

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 1, 2013

PAUL’S YEAR AT THE MOVIES: 2012 EDITION I started this blog two and a half years ago and have loved writing reviews and sharing my thoughts with all of my loyal readers. It brings me great joy whenever I get to share a passion of mine with others. Whether you have left comments on the…
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AMC Theatre’s Q&A with Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 15, 2012

AMC Theatre’s Q&A with Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln hits theaters November 16th and this Spielberg fan will be there opening night. I started reading “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin and am hoping to finish by the film’s release date. For anyone new to Lincoln, screenwriter Tony Kushner based her screenplay on…
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