Due South - season two (ep. 9-18)

Should have posted this ages ago :] For continuity’s sake, it’s in same film review format as the other Due South reviews, but I think I’m going to make yet another change of format soon as this one just isn’t working *sigh*
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Due South: season 1 (ep. 14-22) & season 2 (ep. 1-8)

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Note: Please refer to this post for more details and links to other Due South reviews.
"Due South" (Canada/USA, 1994)
Viewed: Late May & Early June 2010
Rating: +3 (All-time favourite)
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Episodes:
- 14: The Man Who Knew Too Little
Fraser has to safely escort Ian McDonald, a key murder case witness and a pathological liar, to Canada.
- 15: The [...]

Green Zone or why going to see films because of editors is apparently a good idea

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Green Zone (France/USA/Spain/UK, 2010)
Seen: Saturday, 5th June 2010 (cinema)
Runtime: 115′
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Yigal Naor, Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Khalid Abdalla, Jason Isaacs
Production House: Universal Pictures, Studio Canal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Antena 3 Films
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See a clip from the film here.
Rating: +1 (Loved It)
Themes: Conspiracy, Army, CIA, War on Terror, [...]

Due South: season 1 (ep. 7-13)

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Note: Please refer to this post for more details and links to other Due South reviews.
"Due South" (Canada/USA, 1994)
Viewed: late May 2010 and early June 2010
Rating: +1 (Loved It)
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Episodes:
- 7: Chicago Holiday: Part 1
Ray investigates the death of a prominent figure of the underworld, while Fraser has to watch over a very reluctant daughter [...]

Due South: season 1 (ep. 0-6)

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Note: Please refer to this post for more details and links to other Due South reviews.
"Due South" (Canada/USA, 1994)
Viewed: late May 2010 & early June 2010
Rating: +1 (Loved It)
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Episodes:
- 0: Pilot
Fraser comes to Chicago to make sure the murderer of his father is found and convicted.
- 1: Free Willy
Fraser convinces Ray to help him [...]

Due South: the review master list

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"Due South" (Canada/USA, 1994-1996)
Runtime: around 45′ per episode
Creator: Paul Haggis
Cast: Paul Gross, David Marciano, Beau Starr, Catherine Bruhier, Tony Craig, Daniel Kash, Gordon Pinsent, Camilla Scott, Ramona Milano
Production House: Alliance Atlantis Communications, Baton Broadcasting Incorporated (BBS), CBS Productions, CTV Television Network, Paul Haggis Productions
Themes: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Police, Crime, Chicago, Canada, Wolf
Plot: The [...]

Men Who Stare at Goats - lots of goats and a funny premise

I like the new film review format better than the old one, so I’m going to continue using it for now. However, I’m not going to include the “General Comments” section on everything. Sometimes I just don’t have that much to say and so there’s no point in rambling on.
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FILM DIARY: May 2010 summary

Thursday, 3 June 2010, 15:28 | Category : Film Diary
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Films watched: 17 (of which 16 were new to me)
Average rating:* +0.29
*+0 = 0.1 and -0 = -0.1 when calculating the average
+2 (Adored It)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (India 2006)
A Single Man (USA, 2009)
Eastwick [season one] (USA, 2009-2010)
+1 (Loved It)
The Red Chapel (Denmark, 2009)
Wilby Wonderful (Canada, 2003)
I Love You Phillip Morris (France/USA, 2009)
+0 (Liked It)
A Blooming [...]

I Love You Phillip Morris - the unlikely coupling of Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor

Lately, my film reviews seem to be getting much too rambling… It’s time for change :)
I’m trying a slightly different review format this time. Most things should be self-explanatory. The one thing that might be a bit confusing is the “driving force” concept. My theory is that films can be driven by:

Action/Plot
By this I understand [...]

The Witches of Eastwick (1987) review or how I much preferred the series ;-P

Whew, I’m finally up to date on my film diary *grin*
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The Witches of Eastwick (USA, 1987)
Seen: Sunday, 23rd May 2010
Runtime: 118′
Director: George Miller
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright
Production House: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company, Kennedy Miller Productions
Plot: (from imdb)
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted [...]