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Full Metal Jacket Diary

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Full Metal Jacket Diary iPad App
Full Metal Jacket Diary

Full Metal Jacket is one of the iconic movies of its time, and movie buffs will tell you that if you have not seen it yet, you simply ought to stop what you are doing right now and watch it. It’s Monday morning anyway. You probably won’t get much work done! ((Disclaimer: I have only seen it in bits and pieces myself.))

If you appreciate the movie as most people who have seen it, then you will love the new iPad app that Matthew Modine has released. The star of Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 film decided to release the app, dubbed Full Metal Jacket Diary, because of the amount of material he had collected while keeping an actual diary as they filmed the movie.
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Will the Sky Fall or Rise for James Bond in the 23rd Installment?

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With the 23rd James Bond film on our horizons, I wonder just how it would fare this time around.  The new title just made me think on whether this latest James Bond installment will make the sky fall or rise at least for the movie-going audience.  James Bond is the longest running film series initially based on Ian Fleming’s novels.  Later films however used original story lines including the much anticipated Skyfall.

All James Bond movies elicit much excitement and interest primarily because of its established reputation as an action-packed movie displaying the latest gadgets and the most beautiful women.  The making of the first James Bond movie did not come easy having to go through several failed negotiations.  The concept was initially seen as being too British for the American audience. [Read more…] about Will the Sky Fall or Rise for James Bond in the 23rd Installment?

Neurologists Diagnose Harry Potter’s Mysterious Headaches

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Harry Potter
Harry Potter

I don’t know if you got suckered in by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, but it is rather hard not to at least want to read/watch the franchise once. I remember burying my nose into the books – well, the first several ones. I have not watched all the movies, but there is something to be said about the story of this young boy with that lightning scar on his forehead.

For sure, one of the things that has been the topic of many a debate or discussion are the headaches that Harry Potter experiences. Whatever the “real” reason for those headaches may be, it seems that real life science might have something for us. [Read more…] about Neurologists Diagnose Harry Potter’s Mysterious Headaches