Category Archives: Cinema

Love in all its flawed glory

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Mark Aidan Bergin

My EMC News column for January 2, 2014 Last week, I was sitting in a room talking with some people about Christmas movies. No one had seen Love Actually. Internal stunned silence on my part. Later, in another setting, I … Continue reading →

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Michael Collins

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Mark Aidan Bergin

For those not familiar with Irish history…. Liam Neeson played the role of Michael Collins in the eponymous film. Great movie. Perfect day to watch it. Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rae and Alan Rickman each gave a brilliant performance.

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Memphis, the musical

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Mark Aidan Bergin

Memphis, the Broadway musical, is showing in more than 500 Cineplex theatres around North America. Saw it last night. Impressive! Okay, it’s not live Broadway. But, it is a taped version of the current (original) live Broadway cast.  I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Hanna – the movie

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Mark Aidan Bergin

Just saw Hanna. Now *that* is an intense movie. Loved it. Indeed, applied martial arts in action. And justice. None of that wishy-washy drawn out “I had a bad childhood” court case nonsense. Hanna (Irish actor Saoirse Ronan) rocks! She’s … Continue reading →

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Academy Awards

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Mark Aidan Bergin

Midway through the awards show….I continue to seriously go against the flow….but still think Social Network is the most over-rated film in many years. It’s basically “Revenge of the Nerds” twinned with “Good Will Hunting” (which I loved). SN = … Continue reading →

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3D

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Mark Aidan Bergin

3D – this has to be one of the most annoying gimmicks ever deployed on the movie-consuming world. It’s like the populace will accept anything. The corporate giants say “3D is the best thing ever created,” so the sheep fail … Continue reading →

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