Author Archives: Elizabeth Ditty

Splices: “Beginners” (2011)

Posted on July 17, 2011

Sometimes the cinematic world seems to collaborate with time and space to find you, teach you, and encourage you in just the way you need.  It’s the magic of movies — of all art, really. And today BEGINNERS and the … Continue reading →

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LARRY CROWNE: A Defense of Pleasant Films

Posted on July 8, 2011

LARRY CROWNE was one of my most-anticipated films of 2011. I love Tom Hanks. I love Julia Roberts. I love romantic comedies (or at least the idea of them). I’m quite fond of Hanks’ first foray into writing and directing, … Continue reading →

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Ditty’s March Netflix Pick: TiMER

Posted on April 10, 2011

Set in a world it’s possible to have your soulmate pinpointed and presented to you with zero guesswork, 2009′s TiMER takes a quirky-funny, surprisingly un-twee look at what one true love really means. The mechanism for soulmate detection is a … Continue reading →

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The No-Name Movie Podcast – Episode 4 (March 2011)

Posted on March 26, 2011

Welcome to the butt end of March and the latest (and greatest) edition of the No-Name Movie Podcast.  Episode 4 is in like a lion and out like something equally ferocious but suspiciously lamb-like in this nonstop episode of thrills, … Continue reading →

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Our Picks for the 83rd Oscars

Posted on February 22, 2011

As we gear up for the 83rd Oscars, it’s always fun to make our own predictions.  If you listened to this month’s podcast, you heard us talk a little more in depth about both our predictions for the major categories … Continue reading →

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The No-Name Movie Podcast – Episode 3 (February 2011)

Posted on February 20, 2011

Happy President’s Day Weekend, everybody!  We’re here to celebrate the amazing contributions of the men who have led our country for more than two centuries by ignoring all of that in favor of talking movies. That’s right, the real reason … Continue reading →

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Ditty’s January Netflix Pick: THE STATION AGENT

Posted on January 27, 2011

THE STATION AGENT (2003) Writer/Director: Thomas McCarthy Starring Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson and Bobby Cannavale On the surface, THE STATION AGENT is about a man named Fin (Peter Dinklage) who is left an abandoned train station after his only friend … Continue reading →

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Ditty’s Favorite Movies of 2010 (via Elizabethan Theatre)

Posted on December 29, 2010

As is tradition, here’s my year-end list of my favorite movies from 2010.  … Read More via Elizabethan Theatre

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The Inaugural Episode of the No-Name Movie Podcast

Posted on December 19, 2010

Matt and I argue about movies a lot. After doing our little debate a while back about THE BICYCLE THIEF, we got to thinking that maybe a podcast would be a good forum for that sort of thing, too. And … Continue reading →

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[Split Screen] The Bicycle Thief (via Elizabethan Theatre)

Posted on September 9, 2010

This is the first in what will likely be a series of articles from myself and Mr. Matt Marko. We both watch way more movies than any sane person should, and we often find ourselves developing wildly differing opinions on … Continue reading →

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