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Entertainment > Movie Genres Most overrated movies of all time: 2 of 28
Every year people throw quotes around like "the best film of all time". Are they really? So many films get an overwhelming amount of credit for being great when they are in actuality, average. These are the films overrated films. I shall name a few of these such films, please don't hunt me down.TitanicJames Cameron's deviatio... More..
Entertainment > Movie Awards & Nominations Oscar predictions: 2008: 1 of 10
The 80th Oscars are on their way and due to the end of the writers strike, there will indeed be a ceremony. Like any year, a handful of films have dominated the nominations. No Country for Old Men, the Cohen Brothers' new masterpiece has been nominated for a staggering 8 awards along with Paul Thomas Anderson's violent tale, ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Awards & Nominations 80th Annual Academy Awards: Winners, losers and surprises: 1 of 8
The carpet's out, the stars made up and the winners pre-decided. That's right, the 80th Academy awards have finally come our way. We were unsure as to whether there would even be a ceremony; there was, and it was splendid. Each year, the ceremony gets bigger and this year was not exception.Naturally, we open with a few jokes ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Sin City: 2 of 12
The film opens with a short scene starring Josh Hartnett and Marley Shelton based on the Sin City short story, The Customer is Always Right. The soft wind instruments and dark setting establish the tone for the rest of the film. The audience hears beautiful dialogue brought to a close by a gunshot. This close relationship bet... More..
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Website reviews: Lovefilm.com: 1 of 6
As a person who loves films and has a large amount of films they would like to get around to watching, LoveFilm was something that seemed perfect for me. I was offered a 30 day trial and free cinema tickets for subscribing from my local Picturehouse so I saw no reason but to sign up. Upon signing up I discovered a fantastic m... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Slumdog Millionaire: 4 of 20
Over the years, Danny Boyle has proved himself as a director who is not constricted to one particular genre. Beginning with the small scale drama Shallow Grave and later going on to direct the cult hit and critical success, Trainspotting, based on the novel by Irving Welsh, Boyle showed his command of the drama and thriller g... More..
Sciences > Psychology How are phobias treated?: 1 of 5
A Phobia is an uncontrollable, irrational, and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or activity. Phobias often result in great panic and anxiety when exposed to the stimulus feared. Different treatments treat different aspedxts of the phobia. Some treatments try to treat the root cause of the phobia, be it faulty ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis Movie analysis: Separating fact from fiction in Star Trek XI: 1 of 5
There have been many things heard (mainly through the grape-vine and various sci-fi forums) about the upcoming 11th Star Trek film. A large amount of this hearsay is simply rumour that will soon be extinguished.J.J AbramsIt has been confirmed that the man behind Alias, Lost and Mission Impossible: 3 will be producing the new ... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Psychological explanations of stress: 2 of 9
The experience of stress consists of two major components; stressors and the stress response. A stressor is a stimulus that causes a person to make an adaptation or adjustment. Stressors can be external in the form of crowding or heat, social such as contact with a hated one or internal such as pain. Such experiences result i... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Good family movies: 7 of 31
What I consider to be the most important aspect of a family film is that it entertains both the adults and the children. There a few films that have this duality allowing them the make this list of what I believe to be the some of the best family films.The Lion KingWho better to get a family film from than Disney. The Lion Ki... More..