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Worthy of an Oscar 24: A Beautiful Mind

July 30, 2013 in HedonisticActor

https://www.veoh.com/watch/v137621506KeZ5zqXX

In the best film of 2001 we follow the life of John Nash, a famous mathematician who has to deal with his insecurities while he gets involved in a dark conspiracy.

Tales from the North 22: Going to Kansas City

July 20, 2013 in HedonisticActor

A Finnish youngster goes to be an exchange student in American town of Canaan, Kansas and meets an estranged deputy’s daughter in this 1998 youth film which also has an internationally known actor in it. Read the rest of this entry →

Old Shames: At One Rainy Summer Day

July 15, 2013 in HedonisticActor

In this episode we take a look at the two short stories that inspired my magnum opus superhero comic Energycore of Power. They tell about Stanley, a 20-year old bum who gets in all sorts of troubles with begins and people who can control lightning. Read the rest of this entry →

Behind The Cinema Snob: Cheap

July 5, 2013 in HedonisticActor

From internet reviewer Brad “The Cinema Snob” Jones comes a movie where a failed porn director decides to revolutionaize the industry and make a real snuff film. Based on the premise alone it’s safe to say that the most sensitive viewers should be wary. Read the rest of this entry →

Worthy of an Oscar 23: Driving Miss Daisy

June 29, 2013 in HedonisticActor

https://www.veoh.com/watch/v137621199Gh95Jsar

The last entry of The 80’s Slow Tempo Month is about an old lady who gets a chauffer and their friendship develops through two decades. Um… riveting? Read the rest of this entry →

Worthy of an Oscar 22: Out of Africa

June 24, 2013 in HedonisticActor

https://www.veoh.com/watch/v137621198QrbH3Ny9

The 80’s Slow Tempo month continues with the best film of 1985 where a Danish writer travels to Kenya with her fiancee in the 1910’s and meets a handsome British stranger. Read the rest of this entry →

Worthy of an Oscar 21: Chariots of Fire

June 12, 2013 in HedonisticActor

It’s time to start The 80’s Slow Tempo Month with the best film of 1981. Is the slow pacing a possibility or a hinderance to the movie about two British men preparing for 1924 Paris Olympics? Read the rest of this entry →

Tales from the North 21: Miss Blue Jeans

May 31, 2013 in HedonisticActor

In this 1970’s nostalgia trip from 2012 a young boy is trying to impress the hottest girl in school by becoming a rock star. Is this movie more than the thin premise suggests? Read the rest of this entry →

Behind The Cinema Snob: Freak Out

May 20, 2013 in HedonisticActor

Behind the Cinema Snob is a new miniseries where I take a look at the creative works of internet entertainer Brad Jones who is perhaps best known from his review show The Cinema Snob. Based on true events Freak Out from 2003 tells about a teenager who takes his friends to the house of his adult friend who also happens to be a serial killer. Read the rest of this entry →

Tales from the North Special: Comet in Moominland

May 16, 2013 in HedonisticActor

In this Japanese animation based on a Finnish novel a hippo looking creature and his group of friends go on a adventure while a comet is approaching their land. This special episode was made as the entry for ConBravo’s Indie Video Showcase contest. Read the rest of this entry →

Old Shames: Energycore of Power #11

May 7, 2013 in HedonisticActor

In the thrilling conclusion of my old superhero comic’s first story arch Smoker gathers Protectors of Humankind in order to try to make the severly weakened Energycore of Power fall. As one might guess things won’t be that simple. Read the rest of this entry →

Old Shames: Energycore of Power #10

April 30, 2013 in HedonisticActor

In the June 2005 issue of my old superhero comic Energycore of Power both our heroes and their enemies are preparing to settle their differences once and for all. And… that’s pretty much the story in this one. Read the rest of this entry →