"BOARDWALK EMPIRE" Season One (2010) Photo Gallery

 

Below are images from Season One of the 2010-2014 HBO series called "BOARDWALK EMPIRE". Produced by Terence Winter, Mark Walhberg and Martin Scorsese, the series starred Steve Buscemi:

"BOARDWALK EMPIRE" SEASON ONE (2010) Photo Gallery

Favorite Episodes of "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" Season One (2005-2006)

 

Below is a list of my favorite episodes from Season One of the CBS series, "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER". The series was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas:



FAVORITE EPISODES OF "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" SEASON ONE (2005-2006)



1. (1.22) "Come On" - In the season finale, narrator Ted Mosby decides to seriously pursue Robin Scherbatsky, the young woman he had first met in the series finale, instead of a date arranged for him by a matchmaking service. Meanwhile, best friend Marshall Eriksen is stunned by his fiancée Lily Aldrin's decision to break their engagement and leave him for an art fellowship in San Francisco.





2. (1.11) "The Limo" - On New Year's Eve 2005, Ted spends a large portion of his Christmas bonus for a limo for him and the gang to celebrate the holiday. Things do not go as planned.





3. (1.18) "Nothing Good Happens After 2AM" - With his long-distance girlfriend Victoria on his mind, Ted has conflicted feelings when Robin invites him over for a late-night rendezvous.





4. (1.01) "Pilot" - In the series' pilot episode, Ted starts his tale of how he had met his children's mother with how he, Marshall, Lily and their womanizing friend Barney Stinson had met Robin for the first time.





5. (1.05) "Okay Awesome" - Robin, Ted, and Barney visit a hot new nightclub; leaving the engaged Marshall and Lily to a more adult and boring evening of wine tasting with another couple.

"TRANSFORMERS" (2007) Review

 

"TRANSFORMERS" (2007) Review

Based upon the Japanese cartoon TV series and the line of Hasbro toys, "TRANSFORMERS" is the story about how Earth is caught in the middle of an intergalactic war between two races of robots, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, which are able to change into a variety of objects, including cars, trucks, planes and other technological creations. This 2007 film was developed by producers Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto and executive director, Steven Spielberg, had convinced Michael Bay ("PEARL HARBOR", "BAD BOYS", "BAD BOYS II" and "THE ISLAND") to direct it as his first family film.

I really do not know what to say about "TRANSFORMERS". It has a pretty good cast with the likes of Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, Anthony Anderson and John Turturro. It also featured the voices of Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime (leader of the the good alien robots) and Hugo Weaving as the voice of the evil Megatron.

I am already into the third paragraph of this post and I have yet to give my review. It sounds as if I am delaying in giving my view of the movie, doesn't it? Perhaps I am. Like I had stated in the previous paragraph, I do not know what to say about "TRANSFORMERS". On the surface, it is a pretty exciting, yet funny film. It can boast some first-class action, which happens to be Michael Bay's forte. And the performances are pretty good. I could say that Shia LaBeouf (Spielberg's new favorite at the time) was exceptional. Although there were times when I found his performance a little frantic. Rather like a young John Cusack on crack. Nearly six years ago, I thought Tyrese Gibson seemed a little too big to be playing second fiddle to a TV actor like Josh Duhamel. Now that both are big screen actors . . . well, I was too busy enjoying their on-screen camaraderie to really care one way or the other.

Despite all of the action, special effects and good performances, I had left the theater with this uneasy feeling that "TRANSFORMERS" seemed a little beneath for someone of even of Bay's talent or reputation when I first saw the movie. When one really comes down to it, the movie seemed nothing more than an over-the-top kiddie flick. But hey, if you are really a fan of THE TRANSFORMERS franchise, I suggest that you consider re-watching it. Chances are you will either enjoy it again or not be disappointed.

"LOOPER" (2012) Photo Gallery

 

Below are images from the new science-fiction thriller called "LOOPER". Written and directed by Rian Johnson, the movie stars Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt:



"LOOPER" (2012) Photo Gallery