Monday, October 31, 2011

Things I Like: The Wicker Man (1973 Film)

Need a perfect Halloween movie? Look none other than The Wicker Man. Not the remake but the 1973 British original. It's not scary in the traditional sense, there's not really any blood or gore, but it does seem more Stephen King than Wes Craven. The movie stars a police officer looking for a missing girl. He goes to a remote Scottish island in search for her. It's so remote that he's the only

Watched The King's Speech (2010 Film)

Rented this movie today, and it was pretty much as good as I heard it was. The film is about the man who would eventually become King George VI of Great Britain. Despite being a royal, he can barely make a speech. Geoffrey Rush plays Lionel Logue a speech therapist who helps King George VI become a real king not a stumbling fool with a crown. The best character of the film for sure. You might

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Fact of Day: Lose America, Go Insane

In the later part of his life, King George III (the king during the time of the American Revolution) went insane was deemed unfit to rule. So his son ruled as Prince Regent until his death. Afterwards, he became king himself, and became King George IV.