The Celebrity Couple Otherwise Known As McFreed

These are a Few of My Favorite Flicks...

2008-02-29T17:54:35Z

Stefan says... It is no secret that Sean is more of a film aficianado than I am. However, that doesn't mean that I, too, don't have my favorite films - I love a good movie as much as the next guy! Although I don't create an annual list of my pe...

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A boy unique...

2008-02-27T04:52:52Z

Sean and Stefan say... A lot of people have posted this story here on Vox or steadily heard about in the last two weeks already, but it bears repeating. It is so sad that in a nation that talks about opportunity for all, uniqueness is discourage...

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Life QotD: Name that Child

2008-02-27T00:29:52Z

What would you name your first, or next child? (Girl or boy.) Sean says... Stefan and I have been thinking about this surprisingly since we were both 12 or so. We sadly were nerds and kept our own ongoing list of names. I had my original list to...

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Best Pictures The Best and Worst of Oscar

2008-02-24T23:05:39Z

Sean adds... Here is a list of what I think are the best of Oscar's Best Pictures and the worst. Now this does not mean that what was left off was not good or bad. This does not mean that I don't like some of the worst listed. This is to indicat...

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Best Picture 2008? - There Will Be Blood (Part 5 of 5)

2008-02-24T22:58:58Z

Sean opines... Paul Thomas Anderson is a director I rarely find fault with. His films Boogie Nights (one of my top 100 of all time) and Magnolia are two that I regularly visit and many of this flawed attempts like Hard Eight and Punch Drunk Love ...

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Best Picture 2008? - No Country For Old Men (Part 4 of 5)

2008-02-24T22:25:39Z

Sean opines... Joel and Ethan Coen are one of the best director/writer teams ever. Their films have become ones that everyone remembers even though not always universally celebrated. Raising Arizona caught my attention first. "Son, you got a pant...

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Best Picture 2008? - Michael Clayton (Part 3 of 5)

2008-02-24T20:27:35Z

Sean opines... The legal thriller is something that has always intrigued us as movie goers. Since the 1970s legal thrillers have since added the threat of something larger than just an unknown killer after our villain. The villain now is the mult...

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Best Picture 2008? - Juno (Part 2 of 5)

2008-02-24T19:33:57Z

Sean opines... Juno is one of those quirky teen comedies that has the sharp quotable dialog but also respects the decisions teenagers must make as they realize adulthood is around the corner. Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a mature girl who in her ...

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Best Picture 2008? - Atonement (Part 1 of 5)

2008-02-24T18:56:37Z

Sean opines... Atonement is the inheritor of the drawing room romance where the main characters are faced with many obstacles to their love. Girl and boy love each other from afar despite their station, yet use class status to restrain their love...

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For the love of Oscar...

2008-02-24T18:08:51Z

Sean says... As many of my long time friends and family know, I am a film addict. And maybe foolishly I am doubly an Academy Awards addict. Some hate the pageantry and the idea of choosing a "winner," but I enjoy it for what it is supposed to b...

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