tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38154123502578364782011-11-27T16:27:04.024-08:00Val, a computer-geek, writes screenplays and novels.Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05660798980029894767noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815412350257836478.post-30449323071199849422010-12-15T19:52:00.000-08:002010-12-15T19:52:43.544-08:00

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Ladies, Christian Keyes leaves little to the imagination on this juicy track. Check out this video. This is bound to be one mouth-watering dinner to remember.

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After my review of Let The Right One In on IMDB, I got rebuffed by a few people who thought I sounded snob in saying that it can only be appreciated by those familiar with foreign films. I wasn't being snob, just pragmatic. So, below is my response to one person who got especially sensitive. *** A film is not good because it is foreign or bad because it was made in the USA. And a film is not

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Cover is a little known treat that is surprisingly suspenseful and enlightening.   It tackles the highly pervasive yet equally controversial materials like homosexuality and "down-low" in the Black American community.  Few movies have dared venture there and make a case for acceptance amongst Christians. When her husband gets promoted, Valerie Mass's life begins to fall apart.  Aunjanue

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" Brooklyn's Finest" truly has the finest of everything: great actors, superb director, strong writers, phenomenal suspense and action sequence, steamy sex scenes, etc.. I can go on an on. This movie is so mind blowing and flawless that it is easily the best movie of 2009 and, possibly, 2010. Three brilliant cops. Three career paths. Tango is an undercover cop who wants the long-promised

Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05660798980029894767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815412350257836478.post-89649016238444822932010-08-30T21:16:00.000-07:002010-08-30T21:18:32.432-07:00

I have grown sweet on this song. Beautiful collaboration with Taylor Swift.

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I might get blasted on this one but this remake of the 1981 movie (by the same name) was a welcome enjoyment.  As a teenager obsessed with Greek Mythology, Clash of The Titans had a major impact on me.  Tonight, as an adult, I rather enjoyed director Louis Leterrier's modern spin of this old-fashioned flick. As humans distance themselves from their capricious gods and rebel against them,

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This guy's voice is like the finest drug ever created.  I totally feel the lyric, music and the nostalgia that brought him to write this masterpiece. This CD too is a must have.  Check this out!

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Contrary to popular belief, this is no Broke Back Mountain. A Single Man is a wonderful theatrical piece with strong performances by Colin Firth (plays Jim Falconer, a gay English Professor) and Julianne Moore (plays Charley, his infatuated female friend).  It is one of the rarest, most riveting and best written and directed movies ever made in America! Basically, Jim Falconer's sexual

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I floor the accelerator each time this song comes up the radio!  I floor it, crunch it, ride it... not giving a damn if I tail spin.  I get so high and warm over this song, it's scary! The video is choreographically sexy... and so are these slender-limbed Black beauties. This CD features many hot tracks, which prove that the new Usher is better than ever.  It's a definite must-have! (Am I not

Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05660798980029894767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815412350257836478.post-16487488162684384862010-08-08T05:29:00.000-07:002010-08-08T05:31:48.381-07:00

I read about boxing and mixed martial arts fighting but can't ever watch realtime violence. I tuned in this morning just in time to find that Anderson Silva overtook Chael Sonnen in a surprising finale.  Sonnen overwhelmed Silva during most of the match but failed to force submission. Why was Silva's performance throughout the game so weak?  Well, word has it that he went messing with Japanese

Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05660798980029894767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815412350257836478.post-80676106449548161652010-08-07T19:56:00.000-07:002010-09-04T08:32:17.834-07:00

It would be blasphemous to say that Leonardo DiCaprio delivered another outstanding and enduring performance in Inception. The entire cast deserves standing ovation for their acting performances: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Dileep Rao. Seems like Christopher Nolan rounded the very best multi-ethnic talents to represent this truly visionary

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It's a love triangle for a physical therapist who falls in love with a handsome basketball player, who is also being woed by her gold-digger best friend. Love eludes her when he marries her best friend but destiny boomerangs him back into her arms when he gets injured and she is the only one who can fix him. This romantic comedy is a real treat. For someone who is not a fan of romantic

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Here is a literary masterpiece translated to screen. This movie is outstanding and probably the best acted and directed movie I have seen in the past five years! Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson received over 30 awards an nomination on this movie alone.  It is a must see romantic teenage vampire flick for those acquainted with foreign films.  Otherwise, the understated nuances and

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Shit on screen.  That is the best way to describe this movie.  And I may be the only colored person to think or say that this American movie is so shameful. In this botched version of the British comedy Death At A Funeral 2007, my joy of seeing Martin Lawrence on the big screen was short lived.  James Marsden's smoking hot body is what kept this foul smelling boat ride from totally

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This movie makes an 11-hour airplane ride so atrocious that I snapped out the earbuds and went to sleep... just to wake up and see that it was still playing :-(  Dang! The dizzying list of high-profile cast makes this movie much more confusing.  The long list includes Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx and Ashton Kutcher.  I couldn't

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I didn't intend to see this movie but I was on an 11-hour plane ride to Germany.  In fact, I had never even heard of this movie.  So, I'll just cut to the chase... Someone snorted on expensive paper and Catherine Zeta Jones should be banned from making movies! In this blander version of  Prime (2005 movie starring Uma Thurman), Sandy, a single mother of two moves to New York City after

Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05660798980029894767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815412350257836478.post-28676937178050807262010-07-22T09:52:00.000-07:002010-09-04T10:27:38.629-07:00

This Hollywood take on a true story is quite inspiring and refreshing, though somewhat superficial.  John Lee Hancock kept a tight grip on this movie and did a superb job directing it. Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron, is a troubled Black American teen who gets practically rescued by Leigh Anne Tuohy and her brood.  Sandra Bullock plays Leigh Anne Tuohy.  Tim McGraw plays Sean Tuohy. The

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I am so excited to take two weeks off to myself.  My flight and hotel are booked.  I fly tomorrow to Munich.  First time in this country -- and I intend to do it alone! I plan to look around the city for four days :-)) , chill and detox.  Then, move on to Switzerland :-((( -- not a trip I am looking forward to but I have family who would be disappointed if I don't show up. So, Germany might be

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Directed by Harald Zwart, Karate Kid 2010 is a movie about a single mother, played by Taraji P. Henson, who relocates to China for work. Jaden Smith plays her son.  Jackie Chan is the building maintainance man who will become Jaden's character's mentor... I have been a big fan of all the Karate Kid movies but  I had serious doubts about Jaden Smith starring in the Lead role in 2010.  Though

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As long as the industry is making money, it really maters not how bland the film is. So, disillusional geniuses will always cut big checks at the end of the day for as long as people continue to bank on their names. Shyamalan did a great job on the Sixth Sense - that is where his genius status ends. He is highly creative and has an unusual approach to filmmaking but he is NOT in touch

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Welcome to the new Val Has It.  My previous blog by the same name is now ValHasKinks.blogspot.com. This blog is dedicated to my professional writing endeavors.  I thank you for your support. Cheers, Valerie

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