Allen’s Film Reviews for Summer 2010 #3: The A-Team

Darn it but I loved The A-Team as a boy!  For me, this was the film of the summer.  Reviews have been mixed. This reflects my own judgment of the final product.   But as a concept it still has class! In a venture like this, casting is everything, more important than plot or even dialogue.  They had to look and feel the part, they had to have that chemistry of camaraderie that gave The...

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I’m OK, You’re an Introvert

True story.  A colleague told me recently about how they conducted psychological profiles for people in a workplace team.  When one of the participants found out that she was classified as as an introvert, she broke down in tears.  An introvert?  The shame of it all!  Pass the paper hankies… It was interesting to listen to some celebrities whose personality traits were analyzed for a...

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