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Niten. NR (75 KP) rated Crazy Heart (2009) in Movies

Jul 30, 2017

Crazy Heart (2009)

2009 | Drama, Music, Romance

8.0

(3 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Jeff Bridges (4 more)

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Coin Farrell

Robert Duvall

Soundtrack (Ryan Bingham's song especially)

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"This ain't no place for the weary kind"

What an amazing film, superb acting from Jeff Bridges but, also from Gyllenhaal, Farrell and Duvall. The soundtrack to this film was ever so important and it goes a long way to help to make the film so special.
Bridges plays Bad Blake, a down on his luck country music legend, Bad is in a drunken, dark and lonely place but lucky for us, we get to see a transformation, and one that I can't see anyone else, other than Jeff Bridges pulling off so well.
Go all country and watch Crazy Heart you hear? You'll not regret it!

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Stone Age in Tabletop Games

Mar 7, 2018 (Updated Mar 7, 2018)

Stone Age

2008 | Dice Game, Prehistoric

8.3

(11 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Excellent tactile feel to the game. Offers a sense of accomplishment. Forgiving, but still creates tension. Easy for newcomers but still enjoyable for advanced players. (0 more)

Might run a little long, especially with new players. Dice rolls prone to swings of luck. Not an extremely deep game. (0 more)

Dice are most of the time anathema to Euro gamers. The numbered cubes are seen as the center of luck-driven games. Almost all of us have a tale to tell of knocking on the door of Irkutsk with a giant army only to be fended off by a few lucky rolls.

Reviewer: Farmerlenny
Read the full review here: http://islaythedragon.com/game-reviews/a-rolling-stone-gathers-no-moss-a-review-of-stone-age/

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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Unlucky Charms (Superstition Mystery, #3) in Books

Feb 21, 2018

Rory runs the Lucky Dog Boutique in Destiny, CA. When someone starts breaking into local shops and leaving bad luck symbols in their wake, no one wants to talk about it for fear of bringing down even more bad luck on the town. After the real-estate agent who has been trying to find Rory the perfect home confesses to the vandalism and is subsequently murdered, Rory decides it is time to investigate.

Destiny is a quaint, almost fairy-tale like town where superstitions are real and good luck charms are a necessity. I might not like to live there, but it is fun to visit for a while!

<i>Note: I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.</i>

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Neon's Nerd Nexus (360 KP) created a post

Dec 10, 2019

Today I met one of my favourite actresses Jena Malone, a true 'diamond in a sea of glass' and star of my favourite film of all time 'The Neon Demon' by Nicolas Winding Refn.
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What an absolutely stunning and down to earth woman.
She was so lovely, intelligent, friendly, interesting and really genuine too.
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Just an all round beautiful person that was so happy to engage with her fans and spend some time talking to me about the movies that I adore.
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I feel so lucky and privileged to have met her as who would of guessed that one day I would actualy get to meet someone from a film that means so much to me.
So happy and totally overwhelmed right now 💜.