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Man of Yesterday
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This blog is written by the author Robert D. Spake, mostly used for movie, book and board game reviews. It also contains links to his books and interviews he has participated in.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 634 )
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Movie Review – The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)
Directors: Damon Beesley Iain Morris Stars: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, Emily Berrington, Freddie Stroma, Tamla Kari Jay (Buckley)... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Spread (2009)
Diretor: David Mackenzie Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarite Levieva, Sebastian Stan Nikki (Kutcher) is a drifter who manipulates women into having... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)
Director: Lance Comfort Stars: Richard Attenborough, Cathy O’Donnell, Derek Farr, Ian Hunter, Maurice Denham, Harry Welchman, Totti Truman Taylor Tom... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Wild One (1953)
Director: Laslo Benedek Stars: Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith, Lee Marvin, Hugh Sanders, Ray Teal, Jay C Flippen, Peggy Maley, Will Wright Johnny... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Reviews – Sharknado & Sharknado 2: The Second One
Director: Anthony C. Ferrante Stars: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, John Heard, Cassandra Scerbo, Jaason Simmons, Alex Arlo, Vivicia A. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment is the Russian classic by Dostoevsky that focuses on Raskolnikov as he’s drawn to commit a brutal double murder. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – One Chance (2013)
Director: Jason Frankel Stars: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Waters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook This is the true story of Paul Potts (Corden), a shy... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Turbo (2013)
Director: David Soren Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Pena, Luis Guzman, Bill Hader Turbo (Reynolds) is a race-obsessed snail. Read more
Posted on 04 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Hollow Man 2 (2006)
Director: Claudio Faeh Stars: Christian Slater, Peter Facinelli, Laura Regan, David McIlwraith, Sarah Deakins The military has been able to stabilize the serum... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Director: James Gunn Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker, Djimon Hounsou,... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Hollow Man (2000)
Director: Paul Verhoeven Stars: Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Greg Grunberg, Kim Dickens, Frank Chase, Janice Walton Sebastian (Bacon) is a genius... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Urban Legend (1998)
Director: Jamie Blank Stars: Jared Leto, Michael Rosenbaum, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Loretta Devine, Joshua Jackson, Tara Reid, John Neville, Danielle... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Deadpool Test Footage Leaked (and It’s Freaking Amazing!)
ManOfYesterday:This movie has to get made! Originally posted on My Tiny Obsessions: A test footage, created in 2011, has Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Tim Mille... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) & a Discussion About the...
Director: Joe Dante Stars: Brenden Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, Wile E. Coyote, Joan Cusack, Heather Locklear... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton
Apparently Peter F. Hamilton is Britain’s number one science fiction writer. This is my first experience with one of his books and it’s quite a tome to get... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Mission (1986)
Director: Roland Joffé Stars: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Ray McAnally, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low 18th Century Spanish Jesuits try... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Star Wars Board Games: Another Way to Print Money
Originally posted on Game Shepherd: Thanks to a comment from Man of Yesterday, I decided to provide another way for Fantasy Flight Games to print money (as if... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – King and Country (1964)
Director: Joseph Losey Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Peter Copley During WW1, Private Hamp (Courtenay) is accused of desertion... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Director: Arthur Lubin Stars: Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Bill Travers, Belinda Lee, Ronald Squire, Set in the early 1900s, Footsteps in the Fog begins just... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Before Watchmen: Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan by J. Michael Straczynski ...
I put and others because otherwise the title would have been too long. Lots of people worked on these. Andy Kubert did the art for Nite Owl, Adam Hughes for... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES